88: Chapter 88 Director Luo Arrives!

88: Chapter 88 Director Luo Arrives!

Though Zi Yumo treated Xu Qianli a bit harshly, her work capabilities were unquestionable.

Under her command and coordination, colleagues from the Provincial Department and the Jiang City Criminal Police Team, along with officers from the Road North Police Station, acted swiftly.

They not only secured witnesses and evidence but also rapidly targeted several locations for arrest operations.

Among these were several properties owned by Lu Chen in the city area and the homes and company of the well-known Jiang City entrepreneur, Sun Wanshan.

Lu Chen was undoubtedly identified as the main suspect, and Zi Yumo also suspected Sun Wanshan of being deeply involved in the case, otherwise his coincidence at Tianran Residence and meeting with Lu Chen seemed unlikely.

The initial investigation of the physical evidence, including fingerprint extraction, had been completed and sent to the City County Bureau for sealing, supervised by specially assigned personnel from the Provincial Department.

Following that was the interrogation.

The interrogation of Lu Chen was personally conducted by Zi Yumo.

However, in just one hour of interrogation, Zi Yumo had already preliminarily clarified the ins and outs of the matter.

Xu Qianli soon learned of this.

It turned out that the two victimized girls were from Jiang City, coming from Qingshan Town to the county town to work.

They had entered a garment processing factory owned by Sun Wanshan.

Yesterday morning, Sun Wanshan had deceived them into going to the city to deliver goods, supposedly, but instead handed them over to Lu Chen.

Then Lu Chen, along with two cronies and a group of bodyguards, subjected the two girls to inhuman humiliation for two days and one night, until they were tortured to death this evening.

Afterward, Lu Chen’s two cronies left, and he, along with several bodyguards, took the bodies to Jiang City, arriving at Tianran Residence.

Sun Wanshan appeared at Tianran Residence to meet with Lu Chen and take away the bodies for disposal.

Such actions were not just a one-time occurrence between the two; according to Lu Chen’s confession, there were about a dozen such instances, always involving two girls.

As for the drugs, sprays, and cash found in the trunk, all belonged to Lu Chen.

He also confessed to other criminal activities, including running illegal entertainment cities and nightclubs.

The recently shut down Big Tycoon Nightclub in Jiang City was one of his properties.

He was extremely incensed that the Big Tycoon Nightclub had been raided and sealed by a team led by Xu Qianli, and had been preparing to contact a hitman to kill Xu Qianli.

Upon learning this information, Xu Qianli was terrified.

He had inadvertently stumbled upon such a major case.

Not only did it involve drugs and sprays, but it also exposed at least twenty human lives.

Even more astonishing, he had already offended Lu Chen, who had long been plotting to kill him.

Had it not been for today’s events, he might have been murdered by a hitman sent by Lu Chen at any time.

Today, however, turned out to be a blessing in disguise, saving his own life.

After regaining his composure, Xu Qianli asked Zi Yumo how this case should be handled.

Zi Yumo informed him that due to the grave nature and scale of this major case, perhaps the biggest the domestic public security system had cracked in recent years, and with suspects implicated up to the Mayor of Zhongzhou City, it must be submitted to the Ministry of Public Security.

No sooner said than done, Zi Yumo immediately contacted the leaders of the Provincial Department and also called her mother, Vice Secretary Zi Guangyu of the Provincial Committee, to report the situation.

While Zi Yumo was reporting the situation, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the Jiang City County Bureau.

A large contingent from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, at least two hundred strong, led by a Deputy Director, forcefully entered the Jiang City County Bureau to take over the case and seize all witnesses and evidence.

Xu Qianli and Zi Yumo were unwilling to agree and tried to lead the team from the county bureau to stop them, only to find out that no one except the criminal police team would listen to their commands.

Xu Qianli knew very well that this was Li Weiguo’s doing!

With the situation urgent, Xu Qianli couldn’t care about much, he called the criminal police team brothers into the office building, locked the main door, and tightly controlled all the evidence and physical evidence.

The standoff continued between the two sides, persisting for a long time until a large team from the Provincial Department arrived and the situation was finally brought under control.

Leading this team was none other than Director Luo Zhan from the Provincial Department, famously known as the iron judge in the provincial public security system, the most impartial and tough figure.

Upon his arrival at Jiang City County Bureau, after learning the specifics from Zi Yumo, he was furiously thunderous and immediately ordered the arrest of the deputy director of the city bureau, taking control of everyone else.

As for the case-related evidence, it was all securely sealed and transported to the most heavily guarded location in Jiang City, Jiang City Prison, which was strictly monitored while awaiting the arrival of the investigation team from the Ministry of Public Security.

To forestall any issues, they also coordinated through the provincial department with the military district, arranging for armed police from Jiang City’s military division to assist in guarding.

With these developments, Xu Qianli finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With Director Luo Zhan personally leading the team and the assistance of the armed police, everything was fail-safe and seemed unlikely to encounter any more problems.

After giving his statement, he finally found some free time.

He was just about to find a place to rest when he was caught by Liu Qian.

“You promised to help me deal with my parents at my house tonight, and it’s already so late; hurry up and let’s go.”

Xu Qianli replied, “Look, beautiful, spare me, please.

Look at me, all covered in blood.

If I go to your house now, I might scare your parents to death, making them think you’ve brought a monster home as a boyfriend.”

“So what if it’s a little dirty?

We can just buy a new outfit, find a place to take a shower, and change.”

“There’s a clothing store up ahead, come on, I’ll take you there to buy clothes!”

Liu Qian, without further discussion, forcibly dragged Xu Qianli away.

First, they went to the clothing store, where she bought him a new outfit, then took him to a nearby park.

Using the cover of the dark, quiet night, she made him wash up in the artificial lake and change his clothes.

By the time Xu Qianli had finished all this and walked back to where Liu Qian was waiting in the car, her eyes suddenly lit up.

She had already thought Xu Qianli was handsome, but now, seeing him freshly dressed, he looked even more ridiculously attractive with his fine appearance.

He was tall and solidly built, wearing clothes incredibly stylishly, and his slightly scholarly handsome face indeed had a lethal effect on women.

More importantly, Liu Qian had been with him since midnight and clearly knew he had a great masculine charm.

With such a guy, it was no wonder he had one woman after another by his side, and even the female police officer from the Provincial Department, Zi Yumo, seemed to have some unclear and suspicious relationship with him, presumably his ex-girlfriend.

Seeing Liu Qian staring intently at him, Xu Qianli chuckled and said, “Why are you staring so hard without even blinking?

Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for me?

I should tell you, I already have a girlfriend, so you don’t stand a chance.”

Liu Qian reached out, grabbed Xu Qianli by the neck, and forcefully pulled him into the car, glaring at him with beautiful wide eyes.

“What did you say, I don’t stand a chance?”

“As if you’re really that desirable, as if many women like you, getting all conceited.”

“I, Liu Qian, just wanted you to pretend to be my boyfriend, and there you go, getting all delusional and vain, behaving so!”

“I’m telling you, I feel absolutely nothing for you, not even a little bit, not at all!”

Liu Qian spoke loudly, insisting she felt nothing for Xu Qianli, but for some reason, her heart was getting more and more chaotic.

Xu Qianli said nothing, reached out, brushed away the strands of hair hanging in front of her face, and then kissed her.