Chapter 197 The truth? They died unjustly~
Inside a member of parliament's office in the Executive Yuan.
Wang Xinfa sat behind a large desk, listening to Du Ziteng's work report while wiping his glasses out of habit.
Du Ziteng's voice echoed in the office, and he spoke at a steady pace: "...The above is the latest intelligence collected by the police station. Although we have conducted a thorough search of the entire city, unfortunately, Secretary Hou's whereabouts are still unknown."
"Also, the people I sent out to monitor that area reported back that they showed no abnormalities and seemed to be still in a wait-and-see state."
Du Ziteng paused for a moment, frowned slightly, and continued with some hesitation:
"Member of the Council, it's been a while since Secretary Hou was kidnapped, but we haven't received any news from the kidnappers. Logically speaking, if it was really done by those people, they shouldn't be so quiet since the incident has been brewing for two days."
Wang Xinfa responded softly with "Hmm", he also felt something unusual.
After all, given the way those people do things, if Hou Wendong really fell into their hands, he would definitely not last more than a day and would reveal all the secrets.
According to common sense, at this moment the media should be flooded with accusations and questions, or someone should have contacted him privately, trying to force him to make some kind of deal.
Wang Xinfa did not doubt that Hou Wendong was too soft-hearted, but he had witnessed with his own eyes the high-tech means and cruel techniques used during the interrogation process.
In the face of those endless means, unless you are an extremely fanatical madman or a "new human" with a chip implanted in your brain, for ordinary people, anyone who can survive one round is a warrior.
He pondered for a moment, then slowly asked: "So, what is your judgment?"
Du Ziteng answered frankly: "This is not my personal judgment, but the analysis of Li Shang, the deputy captain of the patrol station. He suspected that behind this case was an act of revenge against Secretary Hou personally."
Wang Xinfa's pupils shrank slightly, and his tone was full of unquestionable seriousness: "Are you saying that this incident is targeting Hou Wendong personally?"
Du Ziteng responded immediately, his voice firm: "Yes, it is only aimed at Secretary Hou. This is a personal grudge and has nothing to do with you, the congressman."
Wang Xinfa pushed his glasses up on his nose, his expression becoming complicated, and his tone was filled with doubt: "Are you sure that the police station's judgment is correct?"
Du Ziteng's mind quickly flashed through Li Shang's actions over the past two days.
He recalled how Li Shang carefully planned the city-wide search, how he conducted meticulous visits to the area around the ramen restaurant, how he did not miss any possible clues and collected them one by one.
In the end, how did Li Shang summarize and analyze these scattered fragments of information and piece together the complete picture of the case bit by bit?
Every link seemed so rigorous and thorough that he had to express his sincere admiration for their professional qualities.
The final analysis of the case is like peeling off silk threads from an onion, with each link interconnected and well-founded, worthy of the title of detective.
If Du Ziteng hadn't known Li Shang's identity, he would have almost doubted it several times. When Hou Wendong was kidnapped, Li Shang was watching at the scene.
In short, Du Ziteng was completely impressed by Li Shang's detective ability, and he was willing to do a favor and recommend this capable deputy captain to Councillor Wang.
15 minutes later.
Li Shang walked into the office, his posture straight, and he saluted in a standard and neat military salute. He meticulously reported his qualitative analysis of the case: "... In summary, I firmly believe that the murderer who kidnapped Secretary Hou is most likely the ex-husband of the ramen restaurant owner Li Xiuwan."
Wang Xinfa's brows knitted up involuntarily. He was obviously surprised by this information: "Li Xiuwan was married before?"
Li Shang quickly replied, "That's true. Li Xiuwan was once married, but they divorced four years ago due to a breakdown in their relationship. After that, she ran this ramen restaurant on her own."
"Her ex-husband is named Wang Nan, and they have a child. Because Wang Nan's citizenship rank is higher, the child is raised by him."
"About half a year ago, Wang Nan seemed to be trying to get back together with Li Xiuwan. He came to the ramen restaurant several times to pester her, but Li Xiuwan firmly disagreed. Every time, Wang Nan left in extreme anger."
"The day of the incident happened to be Li Xiuwan's birthday, and Secretary Hou celebrated for her at the ramen restaurant. I conducted a surrounding investigation and found that Wang Nan also happened to appear on that street that day."
"So, I have reason to suspect that Wang Nan also wanted to celebrate his ex-wife's birthday on that day, and then he saw his ex-wife and Secretary Hou being intimate, which made him jealous and angry, so he kidnapped Secretary Hou."
Wang Xinfa's face looked unnaturally gloomy, and his voice was chilling: "If that's the case, why didn't Li Xiuwan say anything when she reported the case?"
Li Shang responded with reason and evidence: "First, Wang Nan was wearing a hood when he committed the crime, and his face was completely covered. Li Xiuwan was panicked and might not have been able to recognize her ex-husband. Secondly, although they have divorced and their relationship has broken down, Wang Nan is still the father of her son. Out of consideration for her son, Li Xiuwan may not be willing to testify against Wang Nan."
Wang Xinfa took a deep breath and snorted coldly: "So, have you caught Wang Nan?"
Li Shang shook his head slightly: "Since the incident, Wang Nan has not returned home and has completely disappeared. Therefore, I hope..."
A hint of gloom flashed across Wang Xinfa's eyes, and his voice was cold: "What do you want? Just tell me!"
Li Shang said in a deep voice: "I hope to interrogate Li Xiuwan. Maybe she can provide some clues to help us find Wang Nan's hiding place."
After the incident, Du Ziteng, in accordance with Wang Xinfa's instructions, protected and controlled Li Xiuwan to prevent her from being disturbed unnecessary.
Therefore, in order to interrogate Li Xiuwan, Wang Xinfa’s consent must be obtained.
Wang Xinfa glanced at Du Ziteng indifferently, and said faintly: "Take Captain Li to see Li Xiuwan, and make sure to pry open that woman's mouth."
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Du Ziteng took the order and left quickly with Li Shang.
After the office door closed again, Wang Xinfa stared at the air expressionlessly for a long while. He was silent for a long time before he uttered a few meaningless sneers from the depths of his throat.
Then he took out an old cell phone from the drawer, inserted a new phone card and dialed the number.
After the call was connected, there was silence on the other end of the receiver, no sound at all.
Wang Xinfa then spoke up: "The alarm has been lifted, the 'cleaning' operation will be stopped immediately."
There were no extra inquiries from the other end of the phone, just a brief response: "Got it."
Wang Xinfa didn't intend to explain further, but asked directly: "How many targets were eliminated?"
The voice on the other end of the phone replied calmly: "Qian Tong, Zhao Zhiyuan, Dong Zheng, Zheng Yanyan, half of the targets on this line have been basically cleared, and the remaining half is yet to be completed."
Wang Xinfa took a few deep breaths and for the first time felt a little annoyed by the amazing efficiency of his partners behind the scenes.
He closed his eyes, trying to steady his breathing and regain his usual rationality and calmness.
Since the incident has already happened, the dead cannot be brought back to life, and regret is useless. It is better to make the best of the situation and try to turn this mistake into a greater benefit.
After all, the deaths of our companions cannot be in vain.
Wang Xinfa's mind was spinning rapidly. He calmly instructed into the phone, "You have to find a way to lay some clues and frame the explosion on Qiming Street this morning and the deaths of the four unfortunate victims onto the prison system. Do it covertly. I just recruited a talented investigator."
The voice on the other end of the phone was still calm and steady without any ripples: "Understood."
Wang Xinfa continued, "Alas, their deaths were so unjust. I will not say more. I have to go and see their relatives and help them get through this sad and difficult time. This is my unshirkable responsibility!"
…….(End of this chapter)
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