After listening to Mao Jianbin's account of Xu Jianguo's identity, Li Yuzhong pondered for a moment before speaking, "Comrade, the case hasn't been finalized yet. Deputy Director Mao has violated discipline by notifying you without authorization. So please go back. We'll notify your unit once we've thoroughly investigated the matter!"
After hearing what the man in front of him said, Xu Jianguo basically guessed what he meant, so he asked, "Who are you?"
When Li Yuzhong saw Xu Jianguo asking him who he was in a stiff tone, his brows couldn't help but frown slightly, and he felt a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to show it blatantly. First, he was afraid of Xu Jianguo's identity as a member of the Longke Academy, and second, it was because Xu Jianguo was wearing a cadre military uniform.
"I'm the deputy director of the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau. My name is Li Yuzhong!"
"Oh, did you participate in today's events from the beginning, or did you rush here halfway?"
Li Yuzhong was caught off guard by Xu Jianguo's sudden question. Feeling embarrassed in front of his subordinates and old friends, he said in a cold tone, "This is an internal matter of our Public Security Bureau. It has nothing to do with you!"
Xu Jianguo ignored Li Yuzhong and turned to look at Zhang Tao and Mao Jianbin. He continued, "Have the statements of the parties involved, the criminals, and other witnesses been taken? Are their statements consistent?"
Zhang Tao and Mao Jianbin already disliked Li Yuzhong, and since Xu Jianguo was wearing a military uniform, after hearing his question, they looked at each other, then nodded vigorously and said, "Yes!"
Xu Jianguo smiled at the two of them, then looked at Li Yuzhong again and asked, "Deputy Director Li, now that the facts have been investigated clearly, what do you say?"
Li Yuzhong never dreamed that the director and deputy director under his jurisdiction would dare to openly contradict him. He hated them completely and decided to give them a good lesson after returning.
But it was useless to think too much now. Facing the questions raised by Xu Jianguo, he had to give a reasonable explanation. After all, the director and deputy director were not on the same page with him. If this matter was reported to the higher-ups, even if he had someone behind him, he would still be implicated.
"The family members of the criminals believe that the police officers at the Public Security Bureau have forced them to confess under torture. As the superior leader, I have the obligation to find out the truth. Therefore, the records they made today are invalid and need to be re-interrogated!" Li Yuzhong said nonsense seriously.
Xu Jianguo did not reply immediately. Instead, he looked at his watch and found that it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. So he did not intend to waste time talking to Li Yuzhong and directly took out his military officer certificate.
That's right, he didn't use his special service certificate from the Guard Bureau, but instead used the ordinary military officer certificate jointly issued by the Jingzhou Military Region and the Longke Academy. The military rank on it was still colonel, and his position was electronic mechanical science researcher (chief engineer).
After taking out his officer ID, Xu Jianguo unfolded it directly in front of Li Yuzhong and said, "I won't waste my time talking to you. Besides, with your rank and position, you are not qualified to talk to me. We are both thousand-year-old foxes. I know exactly what you are thinking! Now I give you two choices. One is to release him immediately and handle all the formalities according to the official procedures. Anyone who dares to bend the law for personal gain will be skinned alive by me. The other is that if you continue to insist, I will call the Municipal Bureau and the Military District Patrol Brigade to come over and jointly investigate the case!"
When Li Yuzhong saw the rank of colonel written on Xu Jianguo's military officer certificate, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. When he heard that he was going to ask the Municipal Bureau and the Military District Police to come and jointly handle the case, he shuddered and hated Liu Xiangyu to the extreme.
Xu Jianguo's voice was loud, even resounding, but it produced two completely different effects in the ears of two groups of people.
Zhang Tao and Mao Jianbin were trembling with excitement, just like a young wife who had been bullied for many years by her husband's family and suddenly had the support of her natal family, and this natal family was of such high seniority and ability.
The other group of people included Li Yuzhong and the two police officers he brought with him, as well as the parents of those children, including Liu Xiangyu himself.
He could never have imagined that this random person could be so awesome. Although he didn't know what level of cadre Xu Jianguo was, he could guess about it by seeing the performance of his old friend Li Yuzhong at this time.
"Have you thought it through?" Xu Jianguo asked in a cold tone, looking at Li Yuzhong, who was standing there in a daze with cold sweat.
Li Yuzhong swallowed hard, forced an unpleasant smile, and said, "No... no, Commander, I haven't investigated this matter thoroughly. But please rest assured, I will handle it impartially and will not bend the law for personal gain. There's no need to trouble the leaders of the Patrol Squadron and the Municipal Bureau."
Seeing this, some people may ask, didn’t Li Yuzhong ever doubt the authenticity of the documents in Xu Jianguo’s hand?
You have to know that it is the late 1960s, less than 20 years since the founding of the Longxia Kingdom. In addition, the North Korea War and the Western Xinjiang Self-Defense Counterattack War after the founding of the country, as well as the breakdown of the Longsu relationship and the impact of the wind (storm), gave some enemy spies an opportunity to take advantage.
Therefore, all kinds of slogans are written on the walls of the streets and alleys in Jingzhou, wherever they are conspicuous.
Apart from the red slogans, the most common ones are warnings against espionage and enemy agents. This has led to the entire Longxia country, from military and police officials to civilians, all having a very high awareness and vigilance against enemy agents. As the public security guards in charge of Jingzhou's public security, one of their most proficient skills is to identify the authenticity of various documents.
Therefore, when Li Yuzhong saw the military officer certificate in Xu Jianguo's hand, even in dim light, he was able to confirm that the certificate was authentic at the first moment. This was also the most fundamental reason for his fear.
"Are you sure?" Xu Jianguo asked with a blank expression.
"Sure, I promise to deal with it seriously and will never let such a black sheep continue to harm the people!" Li Yuzhong stood up straight and said loudly.
His words immediately aroused the emotions of the parents standing nearby. Some of the mothers wanted to rush over to argue with him immediately, but were stopped by Liu Xiangyu's whisper.
"Okay, I hope you can do what you say and let him go!" General Xu Jianguo said after putting away his military ID.
"Yes, yes, let them go immediately!" Li Yuzhong said with a smile. After that, he looked at Zhang Tao and Mao Jianbin and gave them orders.
Seeing that their boss had given in, the two of them didn't want to continue to flatter him, so they immediately agreed and walked into the house.
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