Cheng Wannian sat in his office with a tired look on his face, drinking tea and listening silently to the report from the head of the task force opposite him.
Strictly speaking, the head of the task force sitting opposite him was assigned by the provincial department, so he cannot actually be considered his subordinate.
However, as the head of the Qindao Municipal Bureau, Cheng Wannian must hold the title of deputy mayor in the Qindao government team, and also a deputy position in the provincial department.
Perhaps the scope of authority is not as broad as that of the provincial department, but except for the top leader who is to hold the title of deputy provincial governor, no one else in the provincial department can compare with Cheng Wannian in terms of rank, treatment, or status within the system.
Therefore, there is no problem for the head of the special task force dispatched by the provincial department to report directly to Cheng Wannian.
What's more, this was originally a case in Qindao City, and the experts from the provincial department were the helpers that Cheng Wannian called for when he submitted the application.
However, even Cheng Wannian himself did not expect that the case would be so difficult. After two months of investigation, all the forces that the Qindao Municipal Bureau could mobilize were mobilized, but apart from identifying the most suspicious suspect, nothing was gained!
What Cheng Wannian couldn't accept was that the identification of the suspect had nothing to do with evidence, but only with some abnormal circumstances and the resulting suspicions.
If the suspect is just an ordinary person, then he has ten thousand ways and means to detain the person first, and then slowly look for the evidence that must exist.
Even if there is no evidence, it doesn't matter. Nowadays, people can be convicted without any confession, so fabricating some evidence is not a difficult thing.
But the suspect is not an ordinary person...
The people involved behind the suspect made Cheng Wannian feel extremely difficult.
Those unacceptable means can only be used against unacceptable people.
Once everyone is able to come to the stage, they must abide by the corresponding rules. Anyone who dares to break the rules will inevitably be torn to pieces by the big hands that maintain the rules, without exception!
After listening to the feedback from the task force leader, Cheng Wannian fell into deep thought.
After thinking through all the interests involved, Cheng Wannian confirmed that the current case was beyond his ability to handle.
Of course, this is also related to his upcoming retirement.
It is difficult for people who are about to retire to have the same drive as when they were young.
I just want to complete my last journey peacefully. I will naturally restrain myself from any risky thoughts so as not to ruin my reputation in my later years.
"I understand. Regarding this case... the task force will temporarily suspend its handling. However, surveillance of Chen Yan cannot be discontinued; it must be maintained. Since all other suspects have been ruled out as possible perpetrators during the past two months of investigation, Chen Yan cannot be easily dismissed as a target.
I'll report the case to the higher authorities and see if we can directly ask the National Security Bureau to send someone to help. Since we can't handle this case, we can only escalate it and let higher authorities decide how to handle it. You've all worked hard these past two months. I'll give everyone a few days off and wait for my news."
After thinking for a long time, Cheng Wannian finally spoke.
The head of the task force nodded in agreement, then stood up and said goodbye.
After the person in charge left the office, Cheng Wannian used the office landline to make an internal call.
Further escalating the case is not a trivial matter, especially for a sub-provincial city like Qindao. It is equivalent to admitting that the higher-ups are insufficient in their work capabilities and need direct intervention and assistance from above.
To make this decision, of course, the top leader has to make the final decision.
The call was connected quickly. Although it was just a phone call, Cheng Wannian still stood up from his chair and bowed slightly to show his respect to the person on the other end of the phone.
After explaining the difficulties encountered by the task force and the possible relationships behind Chen Yan without any omissions, Cheng Wannian carefully expressed his thoughts.
Immediately, listening to the instructions from the other end of the phone, Cheng Wannian nodded in agreement.
Soon, the call ended, Cheng Wannian let out a long breath, sat back down, and felt relieved.
His proposal was adopted.
If it was just an ordinary homicide case, even if it could not be solved, it would not rise to the level of national security.
Even if there is a requirement that all homicide cases must be solved, the rate of solving homicide cases is not 100%. When encountering a truly difficult case, it is completely feasible to temporarily seal the case and wait for new technical means to assist in solving the case before reopening it.
But this case is no longer ordinary because the person who died is Sun Fulin!
Since there are indeed doubts about Sun Fulin's death, if the case cannot be solved, it will be a big shock to the entire system.
It only hurts when the knife cuts yourself!
The murderer can kill Sun Fulin in this way today and successfully escape the police pursuit. Then he can use a similar method to kill other officials tomorrow!
Since it concerns their own safety, it certainly cannot be overemphasized how much importance they should attach to it!
Thinking of this, Cheng Wannian shook his head with a wry smile, then called his secretary and asked him to draft a formal application for assistance and send it out in his name.
At this time, Chen Yan did not know that because of Sun Fulin's death, even the mysterious national security department would be alarmed.
Of course, even if he knew it, he wouldn't feel proud.
If the person who died was an ordinary person, it would not have caused such a big fuss.
The reason why this time the news reached the emperor's ears was simply because the one who died was one of their own.
This is what is very strange: a group of people who claim to be public servants, a group of people who claim to have ideals and beliefs, gradually began to stand in opposition to the people.
Maybe they are still noble in name, but in most cases, to judge what a person is like, you should not look at what he says, but what he does.
Just like Liu Xiaolu, she kept saying no and emphasized that she had enough, but her body was very honest.
Humans are such hypocritical creatures. What they think and what they say are often completely different.
Such a hypocritical nature has led to the civilization system built by humans being full of various hypocrisy.
The bloodless exploitation of the lower classes under various legitimate names has become the mainstream of the world.
"I really can't take it this time. I made an appointment with someone to go get some supplies at 3pm, and it's already 2:30pm. You... let me go! I need to take a shower and get down to business!"
Liu Xiaolu finally got rid of Chen Yan's clutches and said while panting.
Chen Yan nodded with a smile and said, "That's perfect. Take a taxi and take me to the company first. I have something to do."
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