Zheng Yuan slammed the door and left, the echo lingering in the auditorium for a long time.
After things quieted down, Jiang Wanqing closed her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. Her right hand rested on the table where the radio was placed, her fingers trembling slightly.
She turned on the radio and took the cassette tape out...
The next morning, Liu Chang was waiting for her at the police station entrance. Jiang Wanqing arrived as promised, carrying the crucial cassette tape that could turn the tide of the battle, and also the radio that would be of great use later.
"How about it?"
"Yes, Zheng Yuan confessed to what he did, and everything he said is recorded on the record. I'm really worried about troubling you to come all this way today..."
She pursed her lips, not saying it outright. It's true that some professions are sacred, but not everyone who works in one is dedicated and responsible.
Yesterday, Zheng Yuan easily lured away the police she had applauded; who knows what really happened behind the scenes?
With Liu Chang around, she could safely reveal the truth to the world with the only cassette tape in her possession!
"I understand. Let's go inside."
Liu Chang waved his hand, indicating that it was alright.
As expected, the treatment he received when he brought Jiang Wanqing in was completely different from when she went in alone; police officers immediately came to greet him.
"Comrade Liu, Comrade Jiang, what brings you here today?"
"We need to call the police." Liu Chang said with a serious expression.
"Call the police? What happened?"
“This is a matter of life and death. Have your leader come over, and I will speak with him personally.”
Liu Chang adopted a commanding presence, and seeing this, the police officer dared not be perfunctory and quickly agreed, running inside to call for help.
The local leaders soon came out to personally welcome him and Jiang Wanqing inside.
After pouring them two cups of tea, the leader seemed slightly uneasy, sensing Liu Changzhou's imposing presence.
“The police officer said that Comrade Jiang wanted to call the police, but we went to the school auditorium yesterday and nothing happened. This... it's not good to make a false report.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanqing's eyes flickered; so that's where the problem lay.
She scoffed, "But I didn't see any of your officers yesterday. When did you go to the school auditorium? Did you go before me? Or after I left? Or did you not go at all and just spout nonsense?"
She was aggressive and showed no mercy. The thought that he might have cooperated with Zheng Yuan to cause trouble during this time made her furious. She was already very restrained not to beat him up on the spot!
"This... Comrade Liu... isn't there some misunderstanding here?"
Seeing that Jiang Wanqing was not easily fooled, the man tried to shift the blame to Liu Chang to uphold justice, but Liu Chang simply ignored him.
"Comrade Wanqing, bring out the evidence and play it for him."
"good."
She placed the radio on the coffee table, loaded the cassette tape, and began playing it.
The crackling sound of electricity lasted for half a minute before Zheng Yuan's voice came through.
The first five minutes or so were just casual conversation, and then they slowly got down to business. When Zheng Yuan made those explosive remarks, the sitting leader almost jumped up, and his face changed drastically.
"...So what if I did all of this? You only have one choice now..."
"...Their good daughter also played a significant role in the deaths of Jiang Jianwei and his wife..."
Click, Jiang Wanqing pressed stop, and the entire office became eerily quiet.
Liu Chang's face was icy cold, and the leader swallowed hard in fear.
"The case you want to report is..."
"Didn't the criminal himself already confess? It wasn't my father who killed Jiang Jianwei and his wife, it was Zheng Yuan! Jiang Xiu was also an accomplice! Are you deaf or blind? What a pity, it's your fault for not sending someone to catch them in the act yesterday."
Her sarcastic remarks made the leader's face turn black with anger, but he couldn't retaliate because Liu Chang was present.
After a long pause, the leader slapped his thigh in anger: "Oh dear! I never expected things to turn out this way! I thought that Comrade Zheng from Beijing was a good person. I was blind! I'll have someone arrest him right now!"
“Give me a few men, and I’ll lead the team myself,” Liu Chang replied.
"ah?"
"Are you really deaf? Can't you understand? I said I'll lead the team myself, do you have a problem with that?"
"No... I wouldn't dare. I have no objection. I'll go find someone for you right away."
Despite being trembling with fear, he had no choice but to do as Liu Chang said.
Jiang Wanqing had seen many such vengeful spirits in her previous life; they always existed in every era.
“I’m afraid he’ll tip Zheng Yuan off.”
"Don't worry, I've already had his guesthouse surrounded. He can't escape!"
"Thank you, you've thought of everything. No wonder Cheng Ran trusts you."
After spending the last few days together, Jiang Wanqing completely changed her opinion of Liu Chang, and he felt a little embarrassed after hearing her words.
“Commander Cheng has always been clear about separating public and private matters, and I can’t break that tradition.” Liu Chang straightened his hat: “I’m going to arrest Zheng Yuan. You hurry up and call the Beijing area.”
"Um."
Inside the guesthouse, Zheng Yuan was discussing with his men how to deal with Jiang Wanqing when suddenly the door was kicked open, and several police officers drew their guns.
"Put your hands behind your head and squat down!"
"No, comrade...is there some misunderstanding? We are law-abiding citizens." The person with Zheng Yuan stepped forward to explain and inquire.
Liu Chang walked in from the back and snorted, "Whether you abide by the law or not, you know in your hearts. Now we have evidence to prove that you are related to the death of Jiang Jianwei and his wife, in addition to slandering and defaming cadres, deliberately creating chaos, and playing with relationships. Come with us!"
"What evidence?"
He didn't believe he had missed anything, so he glanced at another person, who also shook his head.
"Hmph, of course, it's evidence of your own admission," Liu Chang said.
He admitted it himself... Zheng Yuan's eyes darted around as he thought about his conversation with Jiang Wanqing yesterday.
"Comrade, did someone call the police and say something? You can't convict me based on her mere words, can you? I'm not having it!"
Zheng Yuan had no intention of going with them. He sat down on a chair and didn't move.
Liu Chang waved his hand: "Two men, go over there, handcuff him, and take him away!"
"clear!"
The two police officers followed orders, stepped forward, grilled Zheng Yuan, and dragged him away.
"Director Zheng..."
His men were very worried, and the next second Liu Chang personally put handcuffs on him.
"Stop yelling, you can't escape! Come back with me to cooperate with the investigation!"
Zheng Yuan's doubts were finally answered silently when he saw the radio at the police station.
Isn't that the very same machine that Jiang Wanqing brought to the school auditorium yesterday?
He had only heard that some radio models could record audio, and now that he thought about it, this must be it. No wonder Jiang Wanqing kept trying to get information out of him yesterday!
Liu Chang played the recording once and asked Zheng Yuan, "You should be very familiar with this voice, right?"
"Hmph, so what if it's my voice? Jiang Wanqing was just lying to me. You should be looking for her!" Even now, he was still being stubborn.
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