Chapter 474 It's out in the open
Team Leader Zhu felt that something was off.
Song Yuanzhi smiled at him and said, "Let's go, let's take a taxi together."
Captain Zhu sighed, thinking that with Song Yuanzhi's intelligence, he shouldn't be easily manipulated by Lao Lü. It all depended on whether he could swallow his pride and argue with Lao Lü.
They say a new broom sweeps clean, so hopefully Old Lü won't extinguish his first fire.
Otherwise, this torch will never be able to burn again.
A large group of people gathered in front of the police station, queuing up to hail a taxi, which even alerted the taxi drivers.
Hearing that a murder case had been solved, the newly transferred Deputy Chief Song invited them to a celebration, and they all smiled and praised Song Yuanzhi.
Team Leader Zhu and Song Yuanzhi stood at the back, watching everyone's enthusiasm. Their smiles deepened, and Zhu lowered his voice to remind Song Yuanzhi again, "You should know that Old Lu likes to steal credit. If he says something like, 'You're young, you'll have plenty of opportunities later,' just change the subject and don't engage with him! Otherwise, watch me, I'll get you out of that situation. Don't let him trick you into giving away the credit like a fool..."
Song Yuanzhi glanced at him and nodded in agreement.
The eerie feeling in Captain Zhu's heart intensified.
Upon arriving at the hotel, the waiter greeted Song Yuanzhi naturally as Mr. Song. Song Yuanzhi smiled and nodded, "These are my colleagues. Please take them to the private room I reserved..."
"Okay, everyone, please follow me this way." The waiter led the way.
Team Leader Zhu and Song Yuanzhi followed behind, watching their colleagues enter the private room. Song Yuanzhi ordered a few of their hotel's signature dishes, telling his colleagues to look at the menu and order whatever they wanted, without worrying about saving him money.
A group of people excitedly exclaimed that Deputy Director Song was very generous.
Song Yuanzhi smiled and pointed to the opposite side, "Then you guys have fun, I'm going to find Director Lü across the street with Captain Zhu."
These words caused the room to fall silent instantly.
Team Leader Zhu looked at Song Yuanzhi in surprise, "Old Lü is on the other side?"
Song Yuanzhi nodded, considerately closed the door halfway for his colleague, and led Captain Zhu to knock on the door opposite. Just as they raised their hands, four or five more guests came up from downstairs and entered the room next to Director Lü's.
Team Leader Zhu felt that the leader looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen him before.
Song Yuanzhi had already knocked on the door, and Director Lü laughed heartily, "I was thinking you wouldn't be willing to take a taxi, so I was going to go downstairs and make a call to have you take a taxi over."
Team Leader Zhu frowned and asked, "Does Director Lü reimburse me?"
Lu Su choked, then glared at Captain Zhu.
"You little rascal, how many times can my meager salary cover your reimbursements? Young man, don't always think about taking advantage of others. Learn from Deputy Director Song..."
Team Leader Zhu, "..."
Director Lü invited Deputy Director Song to take a seat, but Song Yuanzhi smiled modestly and said, "You are the host, please sit down first."
Director Lü laughed heartily, then glanced at Captain Zhu, telling him to learn from him.
Team Leader Zhu looked at Song Yuanzhi with puzzlement, only to find that Song Yuanzhi had casually opened the door halfway.
Team Leader Zhu, "..."
What is Song Yuanzhi doing?
The food was served before the two of them arrived, and the wine glasses were already filled. Director Lü raised his glass to toast the two of them. Captain Zhu looked at Song Yuanzhi, who smiled and drank.
While drinking and eating, they listened to Director Lü boast about his great achievements in his youth. Towards the end, he sighed and lamented, as if he were a hero in his twilight years. "...You two are in your prime, but I'm old. In another six months or so, I'll reach retirement age. I invited you two here today, firstly to celebrate your success in solving a murder case, and secondly, because I have a favor to ask."
"What? You said?" Song Yuanzhi asked.
Upon hearing what Director Lü said, Captain Zhu knew what he was planning to do and quickly gave Song Yuanzhi a meaningful look.
Song Yuanzhi seemed not to notice, and even raised his voice, "Director Lü, besides not being able to give you the credit, what else do you want? Just tell us and we'll take care of it right away! Right, Captain Zhu!"
Team Leader Zhu was taken aback. "...Ah, yes!"
Old Lu, "..."
It was like being suddenly slapped in the face; the smile on his face vanished instantly.
The room was quiet for a moment. Old Lu sighed and said, "I'm getting old and about to retire. With the credit for this murder case, I'll get a few extra dollars a month after I retire. Can you please take pity on me? You're still young, you'll have plenty of opportunities in the future..."
“Chief Lü! How can you let me get the credit?! You still have more than half a year before retirement. If you want credit, I’ll let Captain Zhu and I give it to you next time there’s a case. But this murder case was solved by me, Captain Zhu and I, and a bunch of brothers working through the night, running back and forth across several districts, conducting a carpet search…”
Song Yuanzhi glanced at the wall next door and responded loudly to Lao Lü.
Captain Zhu seemed to sense something and glanced at the wall, wondering how someone next door could hear something with such a thick wall.
The next second, someone knocked on the door.
I knocked and found the door was ajar, so I pushed it open.
A man with an upright posture looked at the three of them with a cold and sharp gaze, his eyes locking onto Old Lu, and asked in a cold voice, "Which police station are you from?"
"Who are you? Do you think you can ask us who we are? Who let you in? Can't you see there are guests in the room? How can your hotel staff be so rude? Get out of here right now!" Director Lu's face changed, and he slammed his hand on the table to shoo them away.
The man turned and left, and Lu Suo just breathed a sigh of relief. The next moment, he saw several people coming over from next door. The one in the lead was none other than Director Chen, the head of the district's public security system.
"Director Chen?! What are you doing here?" Director Lü was taken aback and quickly stood up.
Director Chen glanced at him and said, "Lü Jiangong! You actually stole credit from your subordinates?!"
"No, no, it's a misunderstanding, Director Chen, it's a misunderstanding."
Director Lü broke out in a cold sweat. "It's...it's my subordinates who are considerate of me. They know I still have more than half a year until retirement and wanted to help me..."
As he spoke, he gave Song Yuanzhi and Captain Zhu meaningful glances.
Zhu's eyes darkened.
Song Yuanzhi sighed and said, "Director Lü, is this how you took credit for Captain Zhu Jialiang's achievements before?"
"What nonsense are you talking about! I didn't." Director Lü's expression changed drastically.
Director Chen looked at Song Yuanzhi and said, "What's going on? Explain yourself clearly."
"Yes, I was transferred from the military to become the deputy director of the district police station. The other people in the station strongly resisted my appointment as deputy director. I did some undercover investigation and found out that Captain Zhu Jialiang was responsible for more than 90% of the case handling tasks in the station. But when I asked my friends at higher levels, they all said that the list submitted by our district was Director Lü, and Zhu Jialiang was only vaguely mentioned as having played an auxiliary role in handling a few major cases. The awards and medals issued by higher authorities were only given to Director Lü, and Zhu Jialiang only received a few dollars... right? My colleagues in the station all know about these things. If Director Chen has any doubts, he can inquire about them."
After Song Yuanzhi finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Captain Zhu.
Captain Zhu's pupils constricted sharply; he never expected that Song Yuanzhi would dare to do such a thing!
He actually dared to...
They blatantly exposed to Director Chen all the things Lao Lü had done that stole his credit!
He finally remembered who the leader was.
He is the head of the district's public security system.
He had seen him speak on stage during the awards ceremony.
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