Not long ago, a theft occurred at the town government.
A thief broke into the town government late at night and pried open the door to the finance office, but unfortunately, he didn't steal anything except a few packs of cigarettes from the accountant.
Logically speaking, this case is not worth mentioning; the town government simply had the local police station investigate it.
How did this minor case manage to attract the attention of the county public security bureau?
Gu Le also knew about this, and he found it a bit strange, but he didn't take it to heart.
At this moment, after listening to Gu Tian's words, he felt that something was indeed wrong.
A theft case as trivial as a sesame seed wouldn't have alarmed the county public security bureau.
What's even more puzzling is: why talk to Louis Koo?
Could it be that they suspect Louis Koo of committing the crime?
Even if there is suspicion about Gu Tianzuo's case, the town police station will report to the town mayor, and will not keep it from the town mayor.
The head of the town's police station was promoted by Gu Le, so it's impossible for him to play any tricks behind the scenes.
Gu Le paced back and forth in the room and asked, "Cousin, what else did the officers from the county public security bureau ask?"
“Cousin, what scares me the most is that a police officer asked me: ‘Do you have any conflict with the deputy mayor, Chang Xiaobao?’”
Gu Le was startled and asked in a panic, "What did you answer?"
“I replied that I was just a temporary worker, only responsible for cleaning the town government building. I had never spoken to the deputy mayor, so how could I have a conflict with him? That’s impossible.”
Gu Le asked nervously, "What else did they ask?"
"They also asked: What is your relationship with Mayor Gu Le? I replied that Mayor Gu Le is my cousin."
Gu Le remained silent for a long time, pacing back and forth in the room.
He suddenly stopped and said, "Cousin, things are not good. It seems that the county public security bureau has become suspicious of you. They asked you if you had any conflicts with the deputy mayor. This is a clear signal."
"Cousin, I will absolutely keep my mouth shut. Even if they torture me, I will not betray you."
Gu Le thought to himself: If I really tortured you, could you withstand that kind of pain?
He had read in a book that when foreigners trained spies, they would repeatedly tell them: Don't think that you are strong-willed and can withstand the enemy's severe torture. If you want to keep a secret, there are only two ways: one is suicide; the other is to delay the confession as much as possible.
Obviously, if Gu Tian is taken away by the county public security bureau, based on Gu Le's experience, they will definitely use coercive methods to extract a confession from him.
If Gu Tian cannot withstand this interrogation, he will definitely betray him.
If it really comes to that, Gu Le's official career will be over, and he will also face imprisonment.
Gu Le decisively said, "Cousin, tell them that your mother has fallen seriously ill and that you should go back to your hometown tonight. After a week, call the town again and say that your mother is now paralyzed in bed and can't come back. Then fire this temporary worker."
Gu Tian asked in a panic, "Cousin, are you telling me to quit my job here?"
"Yes, the county public security bureau already suspects you. If you don't leave, they will arrest you next."
“Cousin, the county public security bureau couldn’t possibly have any evidence. Why would they arrest me for no reason? Even if they do arrest me, I will never admit it. At most, they’ll release me after a few days.”
“Cousin, you don’t know the inside story. If they really take you away, they will use torture to extract a confession from you. No one can withstand these methods, and almost 100% of them will confess.”
Gu Tian said in a panic, "Cousin, if I quit my job, how will I survive?"
“Cousin, your family has a few acres of land, so you can at least make a living. Here’s what we’ll do: I have two hundred yuan here. Take it and use it first. I’ll let you come back when things calm down.”
Gu Le opened the drawer, took out two hundred yuan, and handed it to Gu Tian.
"You'd better leave now, just leave a note on the door."
"Cousin, there are no long-distance buses now."
“Cousin, things are really urgent. If things go wrong, you might be taken away by the police first thing tomorrow morning. If you don’t leave now, it will be too late, and you’ll regret it. There are no long-distance buses, so you can’t just walk. There’s a town about 50 li away from here. You can wait there until dawn and then take a long-distance bus back.”
Gu Tian asked, puzzled, "Cousin, is it really that serious?"
“Cousin, I’ve spent half my life in the officialdom, and I’m very good at reading people. I’m sure the county public security bureau has your eye on you and won’t let you go.”
Gu Tian certainly didn't want to go to jail; he still had an elderly mother to support.
Gu Tian hurriedly returned to his dormitory, packed his luggage, wrote a note and stuck it on the door, and then set off.
In the middle of the night, Mayor Gu Le arrived at his cousin's dormitory in the dark. Seeing the note posted on the door, he finally felt relieved.
The next day, Ma Yunfei and Chen Yuyan arrived at the sales station in Qinglong Town.
At this time, the horse-drawn cart carrying the yams had not yet arrived. Ma Yunfei said, "I'm going to my godfather's house. I want to tell him about the time he smashed our window a few days ago."
Chen Yuyan sighed and said, "We didn't even see who broke our window. Even if you told Godfather, it wouldn't make any difference."
"Even if it's useless, I still have to say something."
Ma Yunfei entered the town government compound and went to Gu Tian's dormitory first.
He immediately noticed the note on the door, which read: "Director, my mother suddenly fell ill and sent me a message asking me to come back quickly. I don't have time to ask for leave in person. I'm sorry."
The note was signed: Gu Tian.
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