At 6: 30 in the evening, when the sky had just turned dark, Li Rui met Han Shui in the detention room in the backyard of the city's armed police detachment. Li Rui asked the special task force officers to wait outside while he negotiated with Han Shui alone.
As the saying goes, "When enemies meet, their eyes burn with hatred." However, when Li Rui and Han Shui met, neither of them was enraged. Li Rui's face was solemn while Han Shui had a cold smile on his face. It was as if the hatred between the two was not that deep.
Li Rui carried a chair and stopped two meters away from Han Shui. He put down the chair and sat on it, facing Han Shui.
Han Shui looked at him coldly with a sneer on his face.
"Aren't you not afraid of death?"
The two looked at each other for a while before Li Rui took the initiative to start the conversation.
Han Shui was stunned and said, "I never said I was afraid of death."
Li Rui said, "Since you are not afraid of death, why did you resist the interrogation?"
Han Shui snorted and scolded, "What do you know!"
Li Rui nodded and said, "I understand. You are actually taking the opportunity to spread the news. You won't betray your friends and let them rest assured that they won't harm you. I also understand that you think you are a hero and a good man. A good man can be beheaded by the government, but he definitely won't be stabbed to death by his friends, right? "
Han Shui curled his lips and said, "You are f * cking smart. You know exactly what I am thinking. But you only guessed half of it right. I am still worried that if I tell them, those bastards will harm my son. I'm now locked up in a top-secret place, so it's not easy for anyone to sneak in and harm me. But my son is in the detention center. Those scumbags can find an insider or an outsider at any time to take revenge on my son. "
Li Rui said, "You don't have to worry about this. No one will know what you told the special task force. The city's public security bureau will keep it strictly confidential."
Han Shui looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot and said, "The Municipal Public Security Bureau is not a safe. It is strictly confidential. The Municipal Public Security Bureau is made up of people. It is impossible for people to leak information. It's fine for me to trust you now, but I don't trust the people in the task force outside. What if one of them has been bribed? "
Li Rui said, "Aren't we talking about two different things? Now, the task force is interrogating you for your illegal activities. You just have to confess honestly. Later, there will be cadres from the Discipline Inspection Commission or the Procuratorate who will ask you about your collusion with the officials. You only need to confess your crimes now, such as drug trafficking. This has nothing to do with those officials. Why would they take revenge on you or Zhijie Han? "
Han Shui scolded, "What do you mean two different things? It's the same thing, you idiot! Don't you know what an attitude problem is? If I confess my crimes honestly, it means that I will also confess my dealings with those officials. Will they let me go? Now that I didn't even say anything about my crimes, I naturally wouldn't betray them, and they could rest assured. Attitude determined everything! Understand? "
Li Rui thought for a while and suggested, "How about this, do you think it's safe enough here?"
Han Shui looked at the door and said, "I don't know where this is, but there are armed police guards outside, so it should be safe. At least, it's safer than the city's Public Security Bureau, detention center, and prison. "
Li Rui said, "Okay, then I'll go back and ask for Director Zhou's opinion. I'll think of a way to get the city's public security bureau to imprison Zhijie Han here. Then, you can confess all your crimes honestly. After you … after you're sentenced, those evil officials will probably be dealt with by the city. They won't have the ability to take revenge on anyone, whether it's you or Zhijie Han. Do you think this is acceptable? "
Han Shui thought for a while and slowly nodded, "I can accept this, but you can't fool me. You're only going to bring my son here for me to take a look and then release him back to the detention center."
Li Rui nodded and said, "I can guarantee in my name that Zhijie Han will be detained here until the day he's out of danger."
Han Shui thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll confess when you bring my son here. I can accept the investigation of the city's public security bureau or the city's public security bureau first. Then, the city's public security bureau can punish them early, so they won't have time to take revenge on me or my son. "
Li Rui was very satisfied. He stood up and said, "Then it's settled. I'll go back and report this to Director Zhou."
Han Shui tiredly nodded and lowered his head. He looked at the heavy shackles on his feet and fell into deep thought.
Li Rui turned and walked to the door. After a few steps, he stopped and turned back. "Zhenjie is back!"
Han Shui suddenly raised his head and shouted, "What did you say?"
Li Rui said, "You always say that she's the woman you love the most in your life. Before you leave, don't you plan to leave something for her?"
Han Shui was startled and said in a lonely voice, "I've already given her the Red Pavilion. Then, she wanted to leave me. Now that she's back, the Red Pavilion is still hers. But it should have been closed down by now, right?"
Li Rui said, "Even if it's closed down, it's still yours. It'll be released one day."
Han Shui nodded and sighed. "Then help me tell her that the Red Pavilion used to be hers and will be hers in the future."
Li Rui said, "But she doesn't want it. I'll persuade her."
Han Shui's body stiffened as he stood up. With a sorrowful and desperate expression, he said, "Can you … let … let me see her one last time before I leave?"
Li Rui said, "I can tell her, but whether she comes to see you or not is her business."
Hearing this, Han Shui's eyes turned red and tears welled up in his eyes.
Li Rui saw that such a ruthless and ruthless person who started out in the underworld was not afraid in the face of death, but when the woman he loved was mentioned, he was so emotional that he wanted to cry at the thought of parting with her forever. Li Rui sighed and left the room.
Back at the Municipal Party Committee, Li Rui reported Han Shui's request to Song Chaoyang. Song Chaoyang agreed. Li Rui immediately contacted Zhou Yuansong and asked him to arrange this matter according to Song Chaoyang's instructions.
That night, Zhou Yuansong secretly sent someone to take Han Zhijie out of the city detention center and sent him to the Municipal Armed Police Detachment. After he met with his father, he was locked up in the detention room next door.
After Li Rui accompanied Song Chaoyang for dinner, he called the Chief Inspector of the City Procuratorate, Dong Weidong, under his orders. He asked Dong Weidong to mobilize his elite forces to form an investigation team and rush to the City Armed Police Detachment compound the next day to obtain the testimony of Han Shui about the officials who violated the law.
This matter was not handed over to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection because the Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wei Hai, was a member of Yu Heping and could be a hindrance.
Dong Weidong agreed and went to make the arrangements.
When Li Rui got off work, it was already half past eight at night. Suddenly, there was a heavy downpour. Qingyang was a typical northern city. In the 1980s, there was still a lot of rain. Sometimes, it would rain for three days and three nights. It was normal for the road to be knee-deep in water. But in the 21st century, with the changes in the earth's climate and the destruction of the local ecological environment, the rain became less and less. Usually, there would be less than five rains in a summer. Every time it rained, it was difficult to soak the ground, let alone the water on the road.
Tonight's rain came very suddenly and was very heavy. It was as if God had poured all the rain he owed to Qingyang. Li Rui was confident that he had a car, so he did not bring an umbrella when he went downstairs. As a result, he ran from the building to the car and was half drenched. When he sat in the car, he was already in a mess. However, he was not unhappy at all. Instead, he was very happy. It was rare to see such a heavy rain!
He drove out of the Municipal Party Committee's compound and went west along Red Flag Road. Not far away, there was a red light at the intersection of Chaoyang North Street and Red Flag Road. Li Rui had to step on the brakes and slowly stop in the straight lane.
"Kala … Kala!"
Suddenly, there was a clap of thunder in the northwest sky. The thunder was not loud, but it had a strong penetrating power. Li Rui felt that the thunder pierced his eardrums and went straight to his heart. He was so scared that he panicked. He subconsciously looked up at the northwest sky, but he saw nothing. He thought to himself, When I was young, I read a ghost fox story. It said that every time God thundered, it would strike a fox spirit that was about to transform into a human. Could it be that a fox spirit was going through a tribulation right now?
When he thought of this, he felt that this idea was a little ridiculous. He shook his head with a smile and looked away. It just so happened that the red light turned green. He quickly stepped on the accelerator and followed the car in front of him through the intersection.
Just as he drove through the intersection, Li Rui suddenly saw a blue Jaguar parked by the side of the auxiliary road in front of him. Lightning flashed through his mind, and he subconsciously thought of the female boss of Fragrant Ink Garden, Wen Moshi. He wondered if that car belonged to her.
When Li Rui thought of this, he slowed down and stared at the license plate on the back of the Jaguar. Fortunately, the intersection was brightly lit. It was very easy to see a license plate from a distance of ten to twenty meters.
"That's her car!"
When Li Rui saw the license plate, he confirmed that the Jaguar was Wen Moshi's car. He was very puzzled. Why was she parked by the side of the road on this rainy night instead of going home to rest? Could it be that the car broke down? Or was there something else? When he thought of this, he turned on the right turn signal and drove the X5 to the rightmost lane of the main road. He drove forward for thirty meters and entered the auxiliary road at the nearest gap in the green belt. He then backed the car until he was in front of the Jaguar.
The rain had already lightened up a lot, and it looked like it would stop soon.
Li Rui didn't bring anything. After he got out of the car, he braved the rain and ran to the driver's side of the Jaguar. He raised his hand and knocked on the window.
The window rolled down quickly, and Wen Moshi's beautiful little face appeared. Her face was filled with surprise.
"What are you doing here?"
Li Rui raised his hands above his head to block the rain. His posture was very strange. It looked like he was surrendering, but also like a strange ritual.
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