Chapter 163: Making Things Difficult for You
"Hey, isn't this Captain Wu?" The person coming up the stairs was none other than Captain Ni Jianrong, the head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau.
"Oh, it's Ni Zhi. Why are you still in the bureau on the weekend?"
"Isn't Captain Wu also in the bureau this weekend? Why can't I come?" Ni Jianrong said with a smile, but there was a hint of gunpowder in his smile.
"Hey, I said the wrong thing, don't blame me, Ni Zhi." Wu Yongcheng didn't want to have any conflict with him, so he immediately turned a blind eye.
The two passed each other, one going upstairs and the other going downstairs.
Wu Yongcheng, who was walking downstairs, suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, Ni Zhi, do you know where Director Xie went? There's no one in the office, and no one answered my call."
"Oh, Director Xie. He went to a provincial meeting yesterday. It seemed to be a high-level meeting. I guess it's not convenient for him to answer the phone for such an important closed-door meeting. What's the matter? Is there something urgent?"
"Why are you attending a provincial meeting at this critical moment?" Wu Yongcheng thought for a moment and said, "Ni Zhi, I'm afraid I'll have to discuss this matter with you."
"Oh? What's going on?" Ni Jianrong asked.
"Do you still remember the kidnapping case a few days ago?"
"The entrepreneur who donated twenty mobile phones?"
Wu Yongcheng nodded. "His son has been kidnapped again, and this time the kidnapper is likely a career criminal, ruthless and merciless. He didn't ask for anything, but just cut off a finger and sent it to the family."
"So, you're looking for the chief to mobilize all the police forces in the city to hunt down the kidnappers?"
"Yes, we were able to quickly identify the suspects last time, so we didn't have to conduct a large-scale manhunt."
As the deputy chief of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, Wu Yongcheng can, in principle, mobilize the detachment's personnel based on the needs of the case. However, if he wants to mobilize the entire city's police force or even collaborate across departments, he must obtain Xie Guoqiang's signature. Just like when he was searching for Zhang Hui's body in the Xu Jiaguang case, he immediately found Director Xie.
After listening to this, Ni Jianrong touched his chin and said, "Hey, Captain Wu, I'm not criticizing you. Your approach to handling the case is wrong."
Wu Yongcheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Once the other party spoke in an official tone, it was certain that something bad was going to happen.
As expected, Ni Jianrong continued, "You solved that kidnapping case beautifully. That entrepreneur made a high-profile donation, and your Third Brigade gained some publicity. But it's only been a few days, and now you're launching a high-profile manhunt. If the higher-ups and the public find out, they'll think the Hongcheng police didn't solve the case thoroughly enough. What do you think we're going to do then? What about the reputation of our Municipal Bureau and Director Xie?"
Wu Yongcheng's face darkened instantly. "Captain Ni, which is more important, the police's reputation or the hostage's life?"
Ni Jianrong's answer immediately ignited Wu Yongcheng's anger. He said calmly, "They're all important."
Wu Yongcheng knew that there was no point in saying more, so he immediately turned around and left.
But Ni Jianrong stopped him. "Captain Wu."
"Captain Ni, any further instructions?"
"Captain Wu, even if you don't consider the face of our Municipal Bureau, you still have to consider the safety of the hostages. Facing such cruel criminals, if a large-scale search leads to alerting the enemy, who will be responsible if anything happens to the hostages? I see that everyone in your Third Brigade is a top soldier, especially that guy named Zhou... Oh, Zhou Yi, each of your men, Captain Wu, can do the work of ten people. There is no need to mobilize so many police forces. That's all taxpayers' money." Ni Jianrong said sarcastically.
Wu Yongcheng was no longer polite and retorted coldly, "If you say so, then don't investigate the case at all. Just wait for the suspect to show some kindness."
Then he left.
Ni Jianrong snorted with disdain: "Humph, what an attitude."
Ever since Ni Jianrong came in and took away the position that should have belonged to Wu Yongcheng, Wu Yongcheng has actually been avoiding conflicts with Ni Jianrong at work. Sometimes the two have different opinions, but as long as it does not violate the principles, Wu Yongcheng will basically give in.
He was a person who didn't care much about fame, wealth and power. Besides, Director Xie was very good to him, so he didn't want to cause any internal struggles to embarrass Director Xie.
He had also heard about the background of this airborne detachment commander and his daily style.
Old members of the detachment like Jiang Biao were quite dissatisfied with Ni Jianrong, but Wu Yongcheng always reminded them to put the overall situation first.
But today, Ni Jianrong's words made Wu Yongcheng angry.
His words clearly meant that he couldn't even use the entire city's police force, let alone the detachment's personnel. If he wanted to solve the case, he would have to rely on his own Third Brigade.
This kind of thing is commonly known as making things difficult for others.
Wu Yongcheng knew Ni Jianrong could do it, because today was Sunday, and except for those on duty, most people were on holiday. Especially for the people in Team 1, a word from Ni was enough.
And Director Xie can't be contacted, so it seems that I will have to fight alone this time.
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In the villa in Hongcheng Baodi, Qian Hongxing was telling Zhou Yi everything in detail.
It is obvious that Qian Hongxing is a little confused now and what he says is a little confusing.
But Zhou Yi quickly sorted out the situation.
After Sun Kun’s last case was over, Qian Hongxing took his son home, and he and Yao Yulin stayed with him all the time.
Everything had been peaceful during this period. Considering the kidnapping this time, Qian Hongxing asked his friends where there were professional bodyguard companies. He planned to hire a bodyguard for his son to prevent him from being kidnapped again.
Zhou Yi's suspicions about Liu Jianshe had aroused Qian Hongxing's suspicions, so he had someone check Liu Jianshe's accounts and discovered the false invoices. Although the amount was small, Qian Hongxing could no longer tolerate Liu Jianshe being his driver.
So they called him to the office, threw the evidence in his face and told him to get out.
Liu Jianshe was filled with regret and begged Qian Hongxing to give him another chance. He also said that his girlfriend was pregnant and they were talking about getting married. If he lost his job at this time, his girlfriend would definitely break up with him.
Of course Qian Hongxing couldn't keep him any longer, so he told him directly to either get out or call the police.
Liu Jianshe angrily threw down the keys to the Audi and turned away, threatening that Qian Hongxing would pay the price sooner or later.
Qian Hongxing didn't care at the time. He just asked his secretary to find another driver quickly, and specifically told him to find someone who looked honest.
Liu Jianshe was fired on Friday. On Saturday night, Qian Hongxing discussed with Yao Yulin that he wanted to take her and their son abroad for some fun. Their son had never been abroad since he was born.
Yao Yuling was very happy and readily agreed.
So the next day, Qian Hongxing prepared to go to the travel agency to arrange his trip abroad.
Qian Lailai, who had been locked up at home for a few days, had recovered because Sun Kun had given him sleeping pills after kidnapping him. He was also kidnapped in the evening and rescued in the second half of the night. The child was actually a little confused and was not too frightened.
Children aged seven or eight are at an age that even dogs dislike and cannot stay at home at all.
So when Qian Hongxing was about to go out, Qian Lailai insisted on going out with him.
After the couple discussed it, they felt that there was no need to be so nervous. As long as they could keep an eye on the child, it would be fine. It was impossible to prevent the child from going out all the time.
After completing the formalities at the travel agency, the two took their children to the mall for dinner and then went to an imported toy store to buy toys.
Everything was normal until they were driving back, when a motorcycle suddenly appeared at an intersection about two kilometers away from Hongcheng Baodi and scraped against Qian Hongxing's car.
Two men in helmets got out of the car and started arguing with him fiercely. Although Qian Hongxing wanted to settle the matter peacefully and expressed his willingness to compensate, the other party still beat him during the struggle.
When Yao Yuling saw her husband being beaten, she quickly got out of the car to stop the fight. The two men then left cursing and never mentioned compensation again.
The couple thought they had run into a lunatic, but when they got in the car, Qian Lailai, who was sitting in the back seat, was gone, and the door near the child was still open.
The two were immediately frightened, thinking that the child had opened the car door and gotten out out of the car out of fear, but they searched everywhere but couldn't find the child.
Yao Yuling was so anxious that she wanted to call the police. Qian Hongxing immediately thought of Zhou Yi's previous suspicion of Liu Jianshe and decided to go home and contact Zhou Yi to see what to do. After all, calling the police would only bring someone from the police station. Going directly to Zhou Yi would be the best way to get the job done.
But unexpectedly, less than five minutes after I got home, the home phone rang.
Qian Hongxing answered the phone nervously. A man on the line said, "Mr. Qian, I have your son in my custody. Don't call the police, or you'll be waiting to collect his body. Also, I left a gift for you at the gate of your community."
Qian Hongxing loudly asked who he was and how much money he wanted, but he didn't expect the other party to hang up the phone directly.
Then the doorbell rang. The nanny opened the door and saw the community security guard holding a shoebox in a panic. He said that a motorcycle had just passed by the gate and suddenly dropped it. There was a note on the box saying that it should be given to Mr. Qian.
Qian Hongxing immediately snatched the box and opened it. The box was filled with a lot of waste paper used as shoe pads, and at the bottom was the severed finger.
When Qian Hongxing saw the severed finger in the box, he was completely shocked, and Yao Yulin was so frightened that she fainted.
After a long pause, Qian Hongxing came to his senses and decided to call Zhou Yi.
It's not that he didn't hesitate because the kidnappers had done such a cruel thing.
But he regretted even more for not listening to Zhou Yi, because he immediately connected Zhou Yi's suspicion of Liu Jianshe with the fact that Xiao Liu was fired by him, and felt that Liu Jianshe must be holding a grudge and taking revenge on him.
After listening to Qian Hongxing's entire description, Zhou Yi's expression became extremely solemn.
Because from Qian Hongxing's description, Zhou Yi captured a lot of information, and all this information told him one thing.
The kidnappers are not only ruthless professional criminals, but also act in a gang.
This is the worst possible scenario.
No doubt about it!
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