Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Director Li"

Li Xuewu was talking to Wei Wei when he heard Xiang Yunian calling him.

Turning around, he saw the other person walking down the stairs quickly, and stood up.

Wei Wei had been a little nervous since he entered the serious Yamen above the steps.

Especially this kind of thing is rarely seen on weekdays, but I heard that it is a department in charge of cadres.

Think about it, cadres are in charge of the masses, and they are in charge of the cadres. How powerful this is.

At this moment, Li Xuewu was about to stand up, and he was about to stand up with a cane, but Li Xuewu's hand pressed on his shoulder.

"You sit here and wait. Someone will come to you in a while to verify the situation. Just tell the truth."

"Ah? Okay, okay Deputy Director Li"

Wei Wei looked timidly at the cadre in Mao suit who came over. He glanced at him and lowered his head.

What was especially sensitive was that when the other party glanced at his legs, he stumbled and retracted the remaining leg.

Xiang Yunian looked at Wei Wei and then looked at Li Xuewu and raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of doubts.

Li Xuewu tilted his head slightly and explained: "This is Wei Wei."

"oh?"

Xiang Yunian frowned slightly, knowing who this was. Then he looked at Wei Wei on the bench, with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

Where does the compassion of the disciplinary inspection cadres come from when handling cases? A case is a case. They are all professionals and have long been "hard-hearted".

But as a man, he couldn't help but look at the matter from another perspective.

"Here it is said that our leaders have communicated with the superiors and have the latest instructions."

Xiang Yunian pulled Li Xuewu aside and said seriously: "The leadership attaches great importance to this case and has decided that I will continue to form a task force."

"While increasing support, we also coordinated with the confidentiality and municipal bureaus."

"Including you here"

Xiang Yunian nodded to Li Xuewu and said seriously: "I have already applied to the leader, and the leader also agreed that you should preside over the interrogation work."

After speaking, he raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling Li Xuewu who wanted to speak to let him finish, and said: "If you have any arrangements or needs, just tell me directly."

He looked into Li Xuewu's eyes, lowered his voice and said, "I don't recommend you go to the branch. There are too many things going on and the water is too deep. You can ask someone else to go there."

After talking about the coordination with the leader, he patted Li Xuewu's arm and said: "There are too many people involved this time. Let's discuss merit first and then reward. You must be mentally prepared."

"What did Director Zheng say?"

Li Xuewu was more trustworthy than Xiang Yunian, otherwise he wouldn't have matched him.

Xiang Yunian glanced around and then said: "I'll try my best. The leader means that Bureau Zheng will be responsible for the arrest and coordination, and at the same time dig deep into the murder case."

"You don't need to think too much about him. Our leader has a good relationship with him. It's up to you to be prepared."

He stared into Li Xuewu's eyes and said, "Whatever you want, just ask."

"No"

Li Xuewu replied decisively: "There is no requirement. I will be responsible for the interrogation of this case, but I have to ask for leave."

"Okay, I get it"

Xiang Yunian looked at Li Xuewu for several seconds, nodded, and said, "I won't cause any trouble to you at your factory. You can coordinate by yourself and start work as soon as it's done. Try to complete the case tonight."

"OK"

Li Xuewu responded, threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and stamped it out, motioned to the duty room and went to make a call.

First, they called the management committee office. The secretariat replied that Director Li was not here and Li Xuewu reported the situation.

Another call was made at home, and it was Qin Jingru who took the call. She heard that there was a case to be handled, so she didn't say much.

Finally, the call was made to a prison, and Huang Qian answered the call. He thought he was trying to make some nonsense, and even shouted about going out to have a party at night.

Li Xuewu explained the situation in a few words and told him to prepare quickly. Then he hung up the phone and went to the interrogation room.

The person on trial was not Du Xiaoyan, but Han Luyao, who was related to the fraud and murder case to be tried.

The other party has been jointly interrogated by the disciplinary supervisor and the confidentiality department several times. When Li Xuewu comes here, he is already beaten by frost.

"Easy, I ask, you tell"

Li Xuewu was a criminal officer in the same branch, and he was interrogated together with a deputy chief of discipline inspection.

As soon as he entered the room, Li Xuewu saw his decadent eyes and expression.

"Have you been involved in a fraud case or a murder case?"

"No, I really don't!"

Han Luyao suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Xuewu in surprise, and said, "I was wronged. I really didn't know she would do this."

Boom~boom~

Li Xuewu tapped the table with a pencil and reminded: "My time is limited, you don't need to complain to me, you know whether you are wronged or not."

"I ask, you answer, it's you, take the initiative to admit it, it's not you, tell me the reason, that's it."

"It's not me, I don't know"

Han Luyao had never been classified as involved in fraud or murder before, but now he was afraid of being involved, so he quickly explained: "I only know that Du Xiaoyan took money from the company..."

"We already know this, you don't need to say more."

Li Xuewu first created pressure for him, and then interrupted his statement twice, which made him even more nervous.

"Now let me ask you, did you take money from Du Xiaoyan to help her conceal the investigation of the fraud case?"

"I...I took the money"

Han Luyao hesitated for a moment, nodded, lowered his head, and said, "I did make a mistake. I shouldn't have helped her hide the deficit in her account."

"Then let me ask you now, when I questioned her at the branch, you deliberately protected her and covered it up. Did you know that she had a problem?"

"explain!!!"

Li Xuewu slammed the table, shouted loudly, and said: "It's already this time, and you still have the luck to go to the execution ground for her and help her block the bullet!"

"I, I, I, I know"

Han Luyao was frightened by Li Xuewu's slap on the table and raised his head. He trembled and said with trembling lips: "I, I, I guessed it too. Suddenly there was an extra amount of money in the company, and her accounts were even again. I was also very worried. Surprised."

"Go on, what else do you know!"

Li Xuewu looked at him coldly and said, "Has she told you how she committed fraud and how she killed people with a vicious look?"

"No, really not"

Han Luyao promised seriously: "These are really all my guesses."

"She and I...I...that's all she and I have ever said...I never said anything like this."

"She committed the crime on the 29th. She must have had some premeditation and plan beforehand. Did you notice it?"

Li Xuewu knocked on the table and said, "Did you find that she had close contact with anyone or had frequent contact with her?"

"I...seem...don't remember"

"I really don't remember!"

It was obvious that Li Xuewu's eyes were unkind, and Han Luyao was so anxious that sweat started to fall on his forehead, and he defended himself: "My relationship with her is just a work relationship, it's really not that complicated."

"How dare you say it's not complicated!"

Li Xuewu slapped the table and cursed: "You have to go to bed because of work!"

"You're not honest, are you?"

He pointed at Han Luyao and said: "Let me tell you, Du Xiaoyan is deeply afraid that she will go to the execution ground. Now she is doing roll call in that room. What she writes in her hand is not a confession, but the book of life and death of the Lord of Hell."

"I'm asking you now, will you tell me? If you don't tell us, we will believe her confession. Don't regret it then!"

"I said! I said, I really confess"

Han Luyao was so frightened by Li Xuewu's fierce gaze that his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and he said: "I didn't notice any difference before the 29th, but she changed after the accident."

"Hurry up and tell me how it changed."

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "She told many people to come out. I can't waste time on you alone."

"I've become more cautious, and I've also become... less like that."

Han Luyao glanced at Li Xuewu, lowered his voice, and explained: "I thought at first that we had been punished by the superiors and that she would restrain herself."

"Is it because she no longer recruits people to her family, and she no longer spends too much time and alcohol?"

Li Xuewu looked at him and asked: "Did she have close contact with anyone during this period?"

"Don't tell me you don't know. She spends more time with you than with Zhao Ziliang. Stop playing tricks on me."

"Yes, yes, I don't dare"

Han Luyao thought for a while and said, "I asked her why the accounts had changed. She explained that she was afraid that because of the investigation of this case, she would have to find a way to settle the accounts."

"She really said that, and she even borrowed money from me."

Han Luyao explained: "In order to settle the account, she did say that she borrowed money from relatives at home to settle the account, and asked me to keep it a secret for her, not wanting people in the company to know."

"Then what?"

Li Xuewu frowned and asked: "How big of a hole did she fill during the settlement period, and you didn't notice it at all?"

"I really didn't pay much attention. This is a good thing after all."

Han Luyao said with a bitter face: "I don't know the exact amount of money she has received in the past few years. I only know it after you found out."

"I asked Du Xiaoyan about this matter, but she categorically reported the injustice, saying that she was also a victim and that the repayment had nothing to do with the fraud case."

"Do you believe it?"

Li Xuewu asked with his eyes raised: "You don't believe it because you were still covering for her when she was interrogating her at the branch."

"yes"

Han Luyao lowered his head and said: "I don't believe what she said at all. She loves to lie the most, but I... there is no way back."

"There is no turning back, you have chosen a path of no return."

Li Xuewu squinted his eyes and asked: "You haven't answered me yet. Has she been closely associated with anyone? What are you avoiding?"

"...No, no"

Han Luyao lowered his head and said hesitantly: "She...she seems to know someone from your branch..."

"Lai Shanchuan, Director Lai, right?"

Li Xuewu frowned and asked: "You mean, Director Lai helped her carry out the fraud case and the murder case?"

"No! I didn't!"

Han Luyao raised his head and defended: "You asked her who she has close contacts with, and I saw that she knew Director Lai..."

"You don't have to lie to me"

Li Xuewu interrupted him, squinted at him and said, "You can probably guess how big this case is. Lai Shanchuan can't protect her, let alone affect the investigation of the case."

As he spoke, he motioned to the criminal investigators beside him and said, "Have you seen him here again?"

"Don't you know what this means? Stop playing tricks."

"I...I said..."

Han Luyao lowered his head, as if his spine had been taken away, and said: "I confess, I confess..."

——

The winter solstice has actually passed, and this Monday is the shortest day of the year and the coldest day inside.

After eating the winter solstice rice, you will grow taller every day.

From the winter solstice, the days get longer and the nights get shorter.

But this also means that winter is really here, and it will get colder day by day, especially in northern cities.

Just after three o'clock, small snowflakes have floated in the sky, making the meager sunlight even colder.

Even if the earthen heating in the house is turned on hard, it doesn't feel warm, and it's even a little cold.

The office of the director of the Public Security Department is not very spacious. There are many files in the filing cabinets, and there are some urgent tasks piled on the desk.

When the staff members coming and going in the corridor pass by this office, they will lighten their steps and lower their voices to avoid disturbing the work of the leaders.

But they don't know that the director of the Public Security Department is no longer in the official business on the desk, and his eyes are looking out the window with a little divergence.

"Director?"

"Huh?"

Hearing someone calling him, Lai Shanchuan retracted his gaze and focused on the face of the man in front of the desk.

"What's the matter?"

It was the secretary in the office. He asked with a somewhat surprised look after being interrupted, and wiped the non-existent marks on his face.

The secretary was a little afraid of him, and said softly: "Director Zheng just called and said that you should not leave after get off work, and there is an emergency meeting to be held in the evening."

"Meeting in the evening?"

Lai Shanchuan frowned and asked: "Did Director Zheng say what the meeting was? He was not at home today, right?"

"Yes, Director Zheng went out in the morning"

The secretary replied cautiously: "He said he went to the Municipal Bureau, it seems that there was a training, and he went to the Ministry with the Municipal Bureau."

"Who else is attending the meeting?"

Lai Shanchuan picked up the teacup and took a sip of the already cold tea, frowned and put it down with disdain.

The secretary wanted to come over to take the teacup to help him change it, but he refused again: "Talk about yours."

"Yes, the Zhengzhi Office has received a notice, and there have been notices from personnel, discipline supervision, and security."

"I know"

The secretary didn't notice that Director Lai's eyebrows jumped when he reported the two words "discipline supervision".

Lai Shanchuan's eyebrows weren't the only ones twitching, his right eyelid had been twitching all day, making him uneasy.

After hearing what the secretary said, all departments in the branch had received notices for meetings, he felt relieved.

"Where's Guozhong?"

Lai Shanchuan frowned slightly and asked, "Why haven't I seen him for a day? What has he been doing?"

"Team Leader Liu went to see the scene"

The secretary replied, "He said that the goldfish pond hadn't been found yet, so he wanted to see the scene again."

"What scene?"

Lai Shanchuan slapped the table for no reason and said angrily, "Isn't this a waste of time? Can he find Zhao Ziliang in the ice hole?"

"Nonsense!"

Seeing the secretary's cautious look, he knew it was useless to say anything, so he said, "Call him and ask him to come back quickly. It's the 26th, and it's almost the end of the month. Let's get the case report ready before we talk about anything else."

"Yes"

The secretary responded, and then reminded quietly: "If the case is closed, should Zhao Ziliang's wanted order be issued first?"

"I have already applied for this, and it will take a few days"

Lai Shanchuan said, then waved his hand and said: "Call Liu Guozhong first and ask him to do this quickly."

After speaking, he stood up and took the teacup to the tea cabinet at the door to change the tea leaves.

The secretary glanced at his back and walked out the door quickly.

Lai Shanchuan watched the secretary go out, slowly brewed a cup of new tea for himself, and walked back to the desk with a serious face holding the teacup and sat down, looking for a document and reading it.

Zhang Shuqin's name was written on the desk of the document, and it was obvious that he had handled two cases.

It can be delayed for so long, and it involves so many relationships, and the amount involved is so large, it can be regarded as a top case in his opinion.

Especially after being fooled by three letters, this case is even more weird.

He looked at the names that appeared on the case file one by one. Some were in custody, some were under investigation, some were under surveillance, and some were in the morgue.

Some people say that what they are handling is not a case, but the life of some people.

Lai Shanchuan has a deep understanding of this. He did not get to this position today by flattery.

When he was young, he dared to take risks and solved countless cases. He sat in the position of director of the Public Security Department.

He disagreed with the saying that people are timid and overly cautious when they are old. Even in the past few years as director, he has supervised many major cases in the bureau.

The only thing that is vague about this case is the name involved in the case file.

He really doesn't want to be involved in any relationship with the other party. He even deliberately kept a distance on the day Li Xuewu came, fearing that the other party would see something wrong.

In fact, what worries him most is not the case, but Li Xuewu, his biggest worry.

Don't talk about being generous, let alone saying that everything is over. There is no such thing as a political dispute.

There is always one party to explain, especially the relationship between them, which is a fight to the death.

The handle is in Li Xuewu's hand. He can't rest day and night, and he will be awakened by nightmares at any time in the middle of the night.

The increasingly haggard look that Li Xuewu said when he saw him that day was not due to the tiredness of the case, but the torture of not sleeping well at night.

He thought about taking back the so-called evidence from Li Xuewu, but he couldn't find a way for a while.

Later, Li Xuewu and Wang Xiaoqin and others were allocated away, which aggravated his concerns.

Without him, if they are not in the same system, the relationship between the two parties will gradually become estranged. When the time comes, Li Xuewu will really have no scruples about making another move.

Sometimes he was really afraid of Zheng Fuhua, afraid that the other party would know what Li Xuewu was doing, and even more afraid that the other party would transfer him and let Li Xuewu use all his firepower on him.

In the past, this director's position was filled with pride, but now it has become his inner demon.

Jingle bell bell~

The phone rang suddenly, which startled him. After calming down, he put down the documents in his hands and answered the phone.

"Hey, I'm Lai Shanchuan, where are you?"

…

"Who? Who took it away?!"

…

"Where's Bureau Zheng? Is it him?"

…

"No, I don't know. Do you want me to call him?"

…

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Ding~

The phone in Lai Shanchuan's hand fell on the desk, making the same sound in his heart.

He was about to raise his hand to grab the phone, but he touched the tea cup again, and the tea spilled all over the desk, dampening the documents.

Lai Shanchuan didn't have time to clean up all this, grabbed the phone and locked it, then stood up and put on the coat hanging on the chair.

He took a deep look at the teacup on the desk and the case files that were damp with tea. He rummaged through the filing cabinet to find a luggage bag and walked out without looking back.

"Hey, Director"

The secretary was coming to him with documents to sign. When he saw him walking out with his bag in a hurry, he called out.

Lai Shanchuan wanted to ignore him, but he still stopped and took the other party's documents and pen, without even looking at them, and signed them in a swipe-like manner.

"I just got a call from home saying that my lover fell down and it was serious. I'll go back and take care of it."

"OK"

The secretary took the pen and asked, "Do you want me to help you ask for leave from Director Zheng?"

Lai Shanchuan, who was about to walk out, paused for a moment when he heard these words, then turned around and said, "There's no need to make a special call. Just tell him for me when the time comes. It's probably a matter of spiritual study."

"Oh, yes, there's more"

Lai Shanchuan nodded to his secretary, gestured to his office, and said, "I was so anxious that I spilled the tea cup. Please help me clean it up, especially the case files, and re-write them. Thank you for your hard work."

After speaking, he patted the other party's shoulder, turned around and went downstairs.

The secretary looked at the leader's back, scratched his forehead, and thought to himself, was this the first time a leader had tapped him on the shoulder?

If the leader hadn't been worried about something at home, the other party wouldn't have been so gloomy.

Normally, Director Lai cares most about his personal image and behavior, so he would not be too close to secretaries like them.

The secretary twitched his lips and walked to the leader's office. He first put away the teacup and saw that there was no tea leaves at all. Instead, there was a little bit of white powder at the bottom of the cup, like Western medicine that had not yet been dissolved.

Could it be that the leader is sick?

In the past, he was the one who made the tea, but today it was unusual, or maybe it was a secret.

The secretary didn't pay attention and washed the teacup in the washbasin at the door, then rinsed it again with water before putting it on the tea cabinet.

When he looked at the dilapidated case file on the table, he secretly complained about the leader's carelessness, and he was about to suffer.

He picked up a dry rag and wiped the water on the case file. The page he opened was the person involved in the fraud case investigated by the bureau.

He participated in organizing the case files, but he knew who this was, Du Xiaoyan, who worked at a credit union.

——

"Explained?"

Zheng Fuhua came back from outside and saw Li Xuewu coming out of the interrogation room, holding a teacup and asked.

"Well, there's something wrong, it's like squeezing out toothpaste."

Li Xuewu walked to the door of the tea room, looked at Zheng Fuhua, and asked, "Is there anything gained?"

"Well, I've gained quite a bit here."

Zheng Fuhua nodded, sighed, and said, "I never expected that things would develop to this point."

"Actually, you knew there was something wrong with this case from the very beginning, right?"

He looked at Li Xuewu, nodded slowly, and said, "Thinking about what you said to him over there in the goldfish pond, I really shouldn't have let you go in the first place."

"You are overthinking me. I am a human being, not a god."

Li Xuewu lit a cigarette for himself, blew away the smoke in front of him, and said: "The problem was not something I saw, it was him who exposed it himself. He is cowardly."

"Well, maybe."

Zheng Fuhua didn't take the cigarette that Li Xuewu handed him. His throat swelled up and the pain was severe.

"I really admire your mentality. You can pretend to do anything and endure anything."

"How can I~ I'm actually not a good guy~"

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Normally you don't dare to touch money or sex. That's because I have no chance. If someone really hunts me, I might have fallen long ago."

"Haha, I do have this confidence in you."

Zheng Fuhua took a sip of hot water and said: "Over the years, I have met and managed countless cadres, but you are the only one I can't see through. It's really rare."

"Maybe the time we spent together was too short."

Li Xuewu smiled and touched him and said: "Please invite me to restaurants more often. Even if it is just for tea, we will have a chance to get to know each other."

"Hahaha~"

Zheng Fuhua smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Stop talking nonsense, let's talk about how the trial will be next. Du Xiaoyan will not easily push her to the guillotine."

"Well, so I have to chew on Han Luyao's bone first."

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "The only thing I'm curious about now is where they hid Zhao Ziliang."

"Yeah~"

Zheng Fuhua sighed slightly and said, "Where can I hide him?"

"Come on, I'm telling you that I can't figure it out even in a day, so I'd better ask the real owner."

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed in the direction of the interrogation room and said, "I believe she is anxious to wait for me."

"Um"

Zheng Fuhua nodded and said, "You are still young and charming, and people believe you."

"Come on, please save your time on teasing me. Don't blame me for avenging personal revenge one day when my superiors appoint me to interrogate you."

Li Xuewu and Zheng Fuhua talked and walked straight to the interrogation room where Du Xiaoyan was.

Just as he pushed open the interrogation room door, Li Xuewu suddenly turned around and asked, "Did Lai Shanchuan run away?"

"Yeah, ran away"

Zheng Fuhua paused for a moment, then said with an ugly face: "I want to see if he can escape from Tathagata Buddha's hand."

"I can rest assured that you will do your job"

Li Xuewu didn't know where he learned this sentence, and he used it for Zheng Fuhua.

Entering the interrogation room with a smile, what he saw was Du Xiaoyan's flustered and stunned face.

"Have all the materials been written down?"

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to her change of expression. He looked at the stack of manuscript papers in front of her and didn't move to collect them. Instead, he sat behind the interrogation table with Zheng Fuhua.

Before the two of them could speak, Xiang Yunian opened the door and walked in. He glanced at Du Xiaoyan first, and then said to the two of them, "Are we still going to interrogate her?"

"Let's have a trial and go through the procedures."

Li Xuewu raised his head, glanced at Xiang Yunian, and asked, "How are you doing over there?"

“It’s almost done, the net was closed in a timely manner”

Xiang Yunian didn't say much, but looked at Zheng Fuhua, who looked normal, and asked: "Do you want to prepare special powers in advance? I'm afraid that innocent people will be hurt."

"No need, isn't Tuan Li here?"

Zheng Fuhua pointed at Li Xuewu casually and said to Xiang Yunian: "He has a special service team on standby 24 hours a day, which is very good at urban offense and defense and emergency response. This time is just a chance for him to show off."

"I don't want to use the Weisan Regiment."

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette, and ignored Du Xiaoyan, who was shivering nervously over there, and said casually: "Catch him with the special service. It's like using a cannon to kill mosquitoes. It's really not worth exposing our strength."

"You said you were fat and you still had asthma."

Zheng Fuhua curled his lips and said: "If I hadn't decided to let go because I was afraid that this team would be destroyed in my hands, there would be no room for you to be arrogant today."

"Yes, I, along with all the officers and men of the Third Guards Regiment, express your gratitude. Thank you for your selflessness, which has made us what we are today."

"Hey~ If you say that, I'm going to give you a slap in the face."

Zheng Fuhua nodded on the table and said: "I really don't care about other people's affection. You and Wang Xiaoqin really have to cherish my kindness."

"Is it Director Xiang?"

He said to Xiang Yunian: "You have a straw boat borrowing arrows in your hand, a guy who secretly plotted against Chen Cang. What should you do?"

"Me? I have to stuff him into a hole in the ice!"

Xiang Yunian smiled and said something harsh to Li Xuewu, then looked at the door and said, "I'm going to ask you to prepare food over there in the cafeteria."

"I'll just try our discipline supervisor's food today. When this case is over, I'll treat you. How about we eat roast duck?"

"Then I want to eat from Biianfang. I won't eat from Quanjude. I'm too tired of it."

Li Xuewu said in a pretentious manner: "It's not enough to just eat roast duck. Their meatballs are also good. I won't be polite when the time comes."

"Who said you were invited?"

Xiang Yunian smiled and gestured to Zheng Fuhua, saying, "I'm talking to Director Zheng, what are you always doing?"

"Director Zheng, let's do this."

He greeted Zheng Fuhua with a smile, and motioned to Du Xiaoyan, who was shaking like a sieve with fright, and said: "Hurry up, the cafeteria will open soon, don't be late."

After saying that, he stopped looking at anything else and walked out the door easily, as if the case had really come to light.

When the door of the interrogation room slammed shut, Du Xiaoyan was startled, and then she broke down emotionally. She shed tears and snot, which wetted the thick stack of manuscript paper in front of her.

"Stop crying now, wipe your tears, what a worthless thing to say."

Li Xuewu took the tissue on the table, pulled it out a long way, folded it neatly as he walked, and handed it to Du Xiaoyan when he arrived.

Du Xiaoyan was lying on the table, crying very hard, and her body was shaking. It was obvious that she was really scared.

The interrogation room itself was not big, and hearing her screams suddenly gave me a really creepy feeling.

This is a release of emotions, despair, heartbreak, and grief.

Li Xuewu stood next to her, placing the paper in his hand on the small table, listening to her beastly wails, his expression unmoved.

No matter how hard she cries, they are still crocodile tears. Sitting here, she will repent. If she walks out from here, will she still feel that she is wrong?

No, she would think she had escaped another disaster and should be careful about doing these things in the future.

Just like those tigers in warning documentaries, do you think he is really repenting? Is he really reflecting on the mistakes he has made?

No, most of them were thinking that they were unlucky, that someone had caught them, or that they were accidentally involved.

Some people are even trying to find ways to escape their guilt, just like the pile of confessions in front of Du Xiaoyan that were wet with her tears.

Why Li Xuewu wasn't interested was because it couldn't describe Du Xiaoyan's sins, and it was too numerous to describe.

Who would believe what she wrote herself? She explained everything clearly.

What Li Xuewu said to her before he left, I'm afraid Du Xiaoyan had already prepared how to escape and how to hide it before he left the house.

And when Li Xuewu stood at the door and asked the question outside, and when she saw Zheng Fuhua answering Li Xuewu's question, her heart was completely cold.

Even the person she relied on the most was discovered and targeted for arrest. What else could she say?

The words on the paper, as well as the efforts to contact people outside, all became empty words.

Right in front of her, Li Xuewu and the other three were chatting and laughing happily, and were already talking about where to celebrate after the case was over.

What does this mean? Is she too late to confess, or someone betrayed her in advance.

Any situation is possible, and she knows she can't afford to gamble. From this moment on, she has no bargaining chips or room for negotiation.

She knew very well the consequences of the things she had done, and she knew very well the punishment for what Zhang Shuqin and Zhao Ziliang had done.

Du Xiaoyan was really scared. The thought of having to spend the most painful time alone, having to be decapitated, being tied up and taken to the execution ground, and feeling the shot fired from behind, made her heart feel unbearable pain.

She really wanted to cry to death right here, without having to endure the torment in her heart, let alone experience the pain of fear.

Zheng Fuhua drank hot water patiently. His throat hurt so much that he had to hold on to the few words he just said to them. He just wanted to take a good rest.

The driver helped him find anti-inflammatory drugs. He took one tablet in the morning and one tablet in the afternoon, but it didn't help at all.

Xiang Yunian said that he had a strong heart and would not be able to rest until the root of the disease was cured. He also said that he had a good prescription that would ensure that the disease would be cured.

He really wanted to tell the other party how many eggs to use. This recipe was so easy to use, so it should be used more on the discipline supervisors.

The root of the disease, the reason why it is called a root, means that it is deeply rooted and has too many involvements and fetters.

Pulling out the root of the disease brings not only blood and energy, but also unforgettable pain.

But even if he is sick, he still has to hold on, just like he has to sit in charge of various major and important cases that he has encountered over the years.

For those who work on the front line, there is no question of whether they are sick or not. If they are slightly injured and cannot get out of the firing line, their work is over.

The reason why I have been drinking hot water is because it is getting dark outside, and some things cannot be done overnight.

His own people must personally bring the other party to justice, and he cannot let others do it for him.

He didn't know whether it was because he drank too much hot water, or because the anti-inflammatory medicine had taken effect, or because Du Xiaoyan's crying relieved the anger in his heart.

Just as Du Xiaoyan gradually stopped speaking, the pain in her throat eased slightly.

"I'm going to die, right, right?"

"Wipe your tears first. Can you listen to me in this state?"

Li Xuewu's tone was relaxed and he didn't mean to scare her, let alone any pressure.

Du Xiaoyan grabbed the tissue in front of her with tears in her eyes and watched Li Xuewu open his mouth, but no words came out for a long time.

"Do you want to ask the doctor to give you an intravenous drip?"

Li Xuewu picked up the tea cup from the table and opened the lid to indicate that he wanted to feed her some water.

Du Xiaoyan looked at Li Xuewu, shook her head slightly, and raised her neck to receive the warm water he brought.

At this moment, her heart felt cold. The water she drank seemed to replenish the dry tear ducts, and tears welled up from her eyes.

"Just cry for a while, don't cry endlessly."

Li Xuewu waited for her to finish drinking, put away the tea cup and put it back on the table, then took his chair from behind the table and placed it in front of Du Xiaoyan's interrogation chair.

As he sat down, he rubbed his hands and said, "I just met Wei Wei outside the door. He is here to be questioned and investigated."

"Wei Wei..."

Du Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Xuewu stupidly with eyes filled with astonishment.

"Well, it's Wei Wei."

Li Xuewu crossed his legs, nodded slowly, and said, "It's a coincidence. I've known him for a year, and I met him earlier than this time last year."

"At that time, I separated from my family and lived alone. I went to the market to buy things for the cook, and I happened to meet his junior brother Yang Shuqian."

"You know Yang Shuqian, right?"

Li Xuewu asked, and when Du Xiaoyan nodded, he continued: "He said that the master and the apprentice were living together. They lost their jobs and had no rice to cook. They sold their servants, pots and spoons in exchange for some rations."

After hearing what he said, Du Xiaoyan's tears fell again, without crying, she cried silently.

"It was a coincidence. There was a shortage of cooks in the factory, so I thought of them."

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said, "I met Wei Wei when I went to their house to look for him, and I also found out that he was lame."

"Woooooo~"

Du Xiaoyan pursed her lips hard to prevent her crying from coming out. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to hear it.

Li Xuewu ignored her and continued: "Since they entered the factory, I have met him often, but mostly to say hello face to face, and never had in-depth communication."

"You should know my identity. I am the deputy director of the Security Department in the factory. I used to be the deputy director of the Public Security Department in the branch. Now my relationship with the branch has been transferred to the garrison area, deputy head."

"You can say that it was because of this case that you met me, otherwise I would never know how Wei Wei's leg became lame."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "He has served and known many leaders who are higher than me, and I have never heard him mention this matter."

"I don't know whether to say it is your luck or his misfortune that it has been so long."

"If you had met me earlier, or if he had told me about this earlier, let alone Lai Shanchuan, I could have dealt with two of them, believe it or not?"

"Woo woo woo ~"

Du Xiaoyan cried out this time, but Li Xuewu was sitting in front of her, and she didn't dare to cry hard even if she wanted to.

He didn't have a fierce expression, nor did he deliberately put pressure on her. He just told her a fact, which made her fear and afraid from the bottom of her heart.

"I don't want to know who you were crying for just now, but I want to ask you, how many of the tears you are crying now are for Wei Wei?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and looked at her, saying: "Do you have a trace of regret, or if you are given another chance to live again, will you still betray him and your family?"

Du Xiaoyan lowered her head and shed tears without saying anything. Maybe she was thinking about this question deep in her heart at this moment.

Or from the moment she was handcuffed and shackled, she had been thinking about this matter countless times.

Li Xuewu raised his hand and knocked on the table in front of her, and asked: "Wei Wei should be in the hall now. Have you thought about how to face him when you get out of here later?"