Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 697 The Group Leader's Decision

The disciplinary department office is located downstairs in the Dongzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau office building.

After questioning Li Menggang, Deng Xiaochao returned to his office, took a short break while drinking tea, and listened absentmindedly to Section Chief Shen's instructions on the next steps for the case.

The main emotion was excitement.

Having been overshadowed by Chen Shu for so many years, this rare opportunity to finally take him down is truly exhilarating.

Although he could sense that Chen Shu never took him, his defeated opponent, seriously, when they occasionally bumped into each other at the Municipal Bureau, the other party would still walk past without even glancing at him.

No, no, no, it's not that we didn't take it seriously, it's that we completely ignored it!

And that's what really annoyed him.

"Xiao Chao, we must take Li Meng to the detention room as soon as possible and try to get her confession within three days. We must make sure this case is airtight."

"Ok!"

"I feel that Li Meng is prone to extreme emotions, so you and Xiao Zhao should discuss this safety issue later, including things like going to the toilet and feeding her. Be sure to be thorough."

"Ah."

"By the way, I just looked at the statement you made earlier. It won't work. We need to re-interrogate and re-make it. The main thing is to get rid of Chen Shu."

"Pfft!" Deng Xiaochao thought he had misheard and spat out all the tea in his mouth. He questioned loudly, "Old Shen, Chen Shu has already given Li Meng minor injuries. How could this be overlooked?"

"What a load of rubbish, a minor injury." Section Chief Shen spat and said fiercely, "We've all been fooled by that kid! While you were questioning him earlier, Director Yuan arrived with his men. The witnesses and surveillance footage from the hospital are all there. Look how thick this stack of statements is, quite a few copies! I think Li Meng's career in our bureau is pretty much over."

"By the way, Director Yuan even specially assigned a professional forensic doctor to examine the injuries. If it weren't for the sake of the team leader's reputation, he might have exposed Li Meng on the spot!"

After saying that, Section Chief Shen glanced in the direction of the team leader's office and said with lingering fear, "The team leader got humiliated by Director Yuan and came back in a fit of rage, telling us to make Li Meng suffer as much as possible. Regardless of what he says, we should give him a four-day special interrogation to calm him down."

"Four days without sleep, even a god couldn't withstand that," Deng Xiaochao said subconsciously. Then he suddenly felt a chill in his chest, and a strong sense of unease and fear welled up in his heart, as if the air around him was rapidly becoming thick and heavy.

Deng Xiaochao realized that the reason Li Meng dared to harm herself to frame Chen Shu was because of him. If Li Meng knew that she had wasted her teeth for nothing and had incurred the displeasure of the bureau chief and team leader, resulting in a heavier punishment, she would definitely retaliate, and Deng Xiaochao would be the first to suffer.

It's still a serious crime!

The only way is to torture him to death or drive him crazy in the detention room. In that instant, Deng Xiaochao's eyes turned as fierce as a wolf's, his lips curled up slightly, and his gaze was filled with murderous intent.

"Xiao Chao, what are you thinking about?" Section Chief Shen, who was standing next to Deng Xiao Chao, was startled by Deng Xiao Chao's sudden change in expression and took a half step back.

Deng Xiaochao immediately regained his composure and said righteously, "Since the team leader wants to conduct a special investigation and Director Yuan also wants to target someone, Section Chief Shen, we have no choice in this matter."

"You mean..." Section Chief Shen hadn't quite grasped the meaning yet.

“Special interrogation is definitely not enough, we need to increase the workload.” Deng Xiaochao gave Section Chief Shen a knowing look, then said fiercely, “Otherwise, with the team leader and the bureau chief getting angry, it will be you and me who suffer for nothing.”

"Is it that serious?" Section Chief Shen was frightened by Deng Xiaochao's gritted teeth tone, and his thinking began to slow down.

With a confident expression, Deng Xiaochao helped analyze, "In the few months since Director Yuan took office, apart from the day our top official from Dongzhou came to investigate, in what matter have you seen him personally take charge?" Section Chief Shen thought for a moment and hesitated, "Probably not."

"No, there isn't! Director Yuan is just here to gain experience; he never bothers with the affairs of his subordinates. Even the most important matters are handled by Executive Director Wang. Isn't it obvious why he came in person this time?"

Section Chief Shen was completely convinced, but he still argued, "That's a matter for the Public Security Bureau. Xiao Chao, we're in the disciplinary department now, we can't just do whatever the director wants. This isn't a small case, and our team leader is watching us from above."

Seeing that Section Chief Shen mentioned his immediate superior, Deng Xiaochao pointed to the team leader's office, which was lit up not far away, and further persuaded, "You just saw the team leader's attitude, didn't you?"

Previously, when Director Yuan brought people over, he directly exposed the team leader's boast about vigorously rectifying the unit's atmosphere with witnesses and physical evidence, and accused the other party of being unreasonable and slandering the unit's comrades without any evidence.

Although Director Wang's tone was rather tactful at the time, his meaning was absolutely correct. This infuriated the team leader so much that he flew into a rage upon returning home, clearing out all the desks, chairs, and computers in the office, and immediately decided to make Li Meng suffer as much as possible.

This was an act of venting anger on the unfortunate man who was about to be detained.

However, what can you do when both he and Director Yuan are in the public security system?

"This..." Section Chief Shen was speechless. After thinking it over, he had the idea of ​​escaping. "Xiao Chao, you see, I've been helping you with your work in the disciplinary department all this time, haven't I?"

"Yes, yes." Deng Xiaochao lowered his head and responded repeatedly, a glint of triumph flashing in his eyes.

"I think you have the experience of an inspector, you're quick-witted, reliable, and considerate in every aspect. You also take good care of the leaders," Section Chief Shen continued to flatter Deng Xiaochao.

Deng Xiaochao scoffed at the idea of ​​spending his days squatting at the door checking for people's tardiness and early departures, calling it utterly worthless case-handling experience. However, he maintained a respectful demeanor and nodded repeatedly in agreement with Section Chief Shen.
"Shen Ke, you're right."

Section Chief Shen swallowed hard and concluded, "Then, I'll be assigning Li Meng's case to you?"

This is an attempt to shift the blame onto me, my dear section chief.

Deng Xiaochao, now that he had succeeded, stood up straight and said loudly, "Section Chief Shen, don't worry, this case is in my hands!"

"Okay, okay." Section Chief Shen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained, "Xiao Chao, I'm sorry to trouble you these next few days. Your sister-in-law just called to say that your daughter has fallen seriously ill and has been taken to the hospital."

"As you know, your sister-in-law just had surgery a while ago and is so weak that she can't even go to work. Look at how coincidental this is. Sigh!"

Section Chief Shen sighed deeply and stomped his foot forcefully.

Deng Xiaochao said considerately, "Section Chief Shen, the evidence against Li Meng is conclusive. He can't cause much trouble. You go see the child first. It'll only be a few days. I'll hold out for you."

"Alright, alright, then I'll leave it to you. I'll assign Xiao Zhao to assist you with your work. Be sure to call me if anything happens. My phone is on 24/7!" Having said that, Section Chief Shen hurriedly packed his bag and headed out, as if he might not see his daughter again if he was even a few seconds late.

Before leaving, he reminded him to make sure the person was taken to the detention room that night. It would be best if the interrogation could be completed before he returned, but the letter of repentance had to be written after he came back.

Ha, he still has a chance to write a letter of repentance?

Deng Xiaochao respectfully saw the person off, then turned around, his eyes turning bloodshot, and said coldly, "Hmph, Captain Li, you can't blame me for your bad luck."

(End of this chapter)