The meeting room of the city bureau's task force was filled with smoke and silence.
Although the conference table was full of people, no one took the initiative to say anything.
The curtains were not drawn because there was no need to use a projector for today's meeting.
Moreover, it was raining heavily outside the window, and the dark sky made it impossible to tell what time it was. Even if a projector was used, it would basically not be affected at all.
The heavy rain has been going on for three days.
It starts raining in the early morning every day and doesn't stop until three or four in the afternoon, and continues to rain in the early morning of the next day.
The rainfall was so heavy that it seemed as if the sky was leaking.
Raindrops clattered against the window glass, and the dense sound made everyone in the conference room even more restless.
Since ancient times, weather changes seem to be related to mood. Just like at this moment, the pouring rain seems to be flooding the entire Qindao City, and it also reflects the increasingly gloomy mood of everyone in the conference room.
"Tsk, the heavy rain these past few days has been truly devastating. Aside from the coastal areas, many parts of the city have been completely flooded. Especially in low-lying areas, where the water is over a foot deep. Many cars weren't prepared and broke down after driving in."
One policeman couldn't stand the solemn atmosphere in the meeting room anymore. Perhaps he felt a little breathless and couldn't help but speak.
Unfortunately... no one responded to his words.
The policeman who spoke first felt embarrassed, but if he kept silent, the atmosphere would only become weirder.
So he could only continue to talk to himself, "Our Qin Island has really been in trouble these past few years... As long as the rainfall exceeds the standard, it will definitely flood. The situation in the urban area is relatively better, but the situation in the county-level cities below is even worse. I watched short videos and found that many streets are closed. The only areas near the sea are better, as the terrain is sloping, and the rainwater flows into the sea, so there is no excessive accumulation."
After he finished speaking, no one paid any attention to him.
The policeman was very bored and could only smoke again obediently.
Just when the smoke in the conference room was so thick that it felt like being in fairyland, the door of the conference room was finally pushed open from the outside.
Cheng Wannian walked in with a serious face and the gait of a dragon and a tiger.
He sat down directly on the host seat in the conference room, and his eyes, like an eagle's and a wolf's, scanned everyone in the conference room.
The people who were originally smoking silently felt uncomfortable when Cheng Wannian looked at them, and one after another silently put out the cigarettes in their hands.
Still no one dared to speak, but facing Cheng Wannian's gaze, everyone in the room couldn't help but lower their heads and avoid, not daring to look Cheng Wannian in the eye.
There's no way... The task force has been established for more than two months, and although there have been some results, it's still far from enough to solve the case.
For the members of the task force who were able to mobilize huge official resources to investigate the case, this is truly a huge shame!
Because in most cases, once a task force is established, relying on the high-tech case-handling methods of modern society, it means that there are almost no cases that cannot be solved.
Moreover, the time spent on handling the case will basically not be wasted on identifying the suspect, but on quickly confirming the identity of the perpetrator, and then most of the time will be spent on arresting the suspect.
After all, they don't need to reason when solving cases. They just need to find evidence, arrest the suspect, and then complete the chain of evidence during the interrogation of the suspect.
It is precisely because modern society's crime-handling methods can greatly simplify the process of solving cases that we should presume innocence.
Otherwise, if the presumption of guilt is presumed, a large number of false and wrongful convictions will inevitably arise.
After all, the art of memory recovery is no joke. Once the suspicion of guilt is established, it is very easy to fabricate evidence and frame charges using modern methods of investigating cases.
But the case they are pursuing is too outrageous.
It has been two months, and apart from the suspected target, no other clues have been found!
And even if it was the target they suspected, they arranged people to watch it 24 hours a day, but they didn't find anything unusual at all.
This caused everyone in the task force to feel a strong sense of frustration.
"I just got back from the Municipal Party Committee. You can probably guess the reason without me having to tell you. It's been dragging on for far too long! Most importantly, after all this time, I still haven't been able to give any of the higher-ups a reasonable answer!
So how much longer will this drag on? It's been over two months, and there's been no progress. So how much longer will this drag on? Two years? Twenty years? A lifetime? I was scolded to death at the Municipal Party Committee today!
"Since becoming director, this is the first time I've been scolded so harshly! It's so embarrassing, you know! I'm going to retire next year! And now, before I retire, I have to suffer such a huge loss of face!"
As Cheng Wannian spoke, he reached out and patted his old face.
Although the tone was not very harsh, the members of the task force still lowered their heads as they listened.
This is their negligence...
The higher-ups don’t care how complicated the case is; they provide all the support they can, and the intensity of the support is even greater than ever before.
In this case, it is their job to solve the case.
There is no reason why the case cannot be solved. It’s just their dereliction of duty!
Cheng Wannian took a deep breath and continued, "I've already promised the higher-ups that they'll give us another month at most. If after a month, we're still like we are now, with no results, then we'll have to report it again, and the National Security Bureau will take over!
I don't want things to get to that point. After all... if it does, it means the higher-ups have completely lost confidence in us. Our Qindao City Bureau will be completely disgraced and disgraced, and even the provincial department will be implicated and embarrassed!
So, I don't care what method you use, one month! I want to see results! Even if we still can't find the real murderer, at least we need a clear direction! Prove that we're not just wasting time! "
Having said that, Cheng Wannian's gaze once again swept across the conference room and continued, "Now, can you tell me what you plan to do next? I don't want to lose face and be scolded again!"
As Cheng Wannian finished speaking, the police officer sitting in Cheng Wannian's position immediately stood up and said seriously: "Director Cheng, we actually have a new discovery to report to you!"
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