Volume 1: Director of Public Security Chapter 62: Each Showing Off Their Divine Powers

  Hou Jianjun followed Lu Zhong into his office when Lu Zhong was on the phone.

  Hou Jianjun already roughly knew the ins and outs of the matter, his heart secretly cursing, and even when he looked at Lu Zhong again, he felt a faint sense of fear.

  His current mood and Gao Zhikai are vastly different. Gao Zhikai is now possibly immersed in violent rage and manic joy. The rage comes from Du Xiaohu daring to think of shooting him, while he himself had once knelt at Du Xiaohu's feet, wagging his tail and begging for mercy. The joy comes from the fact that after this incident, even if it means sending Lu Zhen to prison, it is not impossible.

  Hou Jianjun, however, saw another side of things.

  Lu Zhong, what kind of person is he? He can actually make people kill for him? And this murderer is not some street thug or fugitive, but a young and promising police officer from the public security system.

  This matter can't be explained simply by the life-and-death friendship on the battlefield, after all, Hou Jianjun understood Du Xiaohu, and although Du Xiaohu was a bit reckless, he wasn't a ruthless and brutal person who viewed human life as worthless, unless he had an unavoidable reason.

  What reason is this?

  Hou Jianjun was deep in thought, secretly shocked.

  Lu Zhong put down the phone and beckoned Hou Jianjun to sit with him on the sofa.

  "Jianjun, help me with something." Lu Zhong slowly lit a cigarette and said: "Old Zhao said he saw Hu Zi put a gun to Gao Zhi Kai's head with his own eyes, I don't quite believe it, you help me investigate and see if this thing really happened?"

  Hou Jianjun's heart skipped a beat, this case has not been spread in the bureau yet, no one knows why Du Xiaohu was sent to the hospital covered in blood. Only he, Lu Zhong, Gao Zhikai, Zhao Mingbang and Wang Liguang, a detective from the criminal investigation department, knew the details of the case.

  Zhao Mingbang and Xiao Wang were both trusted followers of Gao Zhikai, but Xiao Wang arrived late and didn't see the whole thing. When he rushed over, Gao Zhikai was viciously beating Du Xiaohu, who had already been handcuffed, forcing him to confess that the mastermind behind the scenes was Lu Zheng.

  So, Zhao Mingbang is the only powerful eyewitness in the entire case.

  Lu Zhong's words had a deeper meaning, and with Hou Jianjun's astuteness, how could he not know.

  Lu Zhong is hinting at himself, thinking of a way to shut Old Zhao up.

  Under Lu Zhong's gaze, Hou Jianjun inexplicably felt a chill run down his neck. How could he get Old Zhao to shut up? Was it also going to be necessary to take care of him?

  Lu Zhong had already stood up, "This matter is left to you, I have to hurry to the county for a trip."

  Hou Jianjun felt bitter in his heart, but he could only nod reluctantly.

  ……

  Lu Zhong hastily entered the county party committee office building, just as Ma Yuewu came out from inside. He had come early to report on his work to Jiang Haiyan and Qiu Dahai. Seeing Lu Zhong, he smiled awkwardly. It was not a big deal running into Gao Zhikai earlier, but bumping into Lu Zhong head-on made him feel embarrassed.

  Lu Zhong nodded to him and went up the stairs. In an organization, especially among officials with conflicting interests, where would you find bosom friends? If someone doesn't stab you in the back or kick you when you're down, that's already a high level of integrity. Lu Zhong saw through this point very clearly and was also very indifferent to it.

  When Gao Zhikai came to find Jiang Haiyan, Ma Yuewu had just come out of Jiang Haiyan's office and went to sit in Qiu Dahai's office for a while. When Lu Zheng arrived at the door of Jiang Haiyan's office, Gao Zhikai happened to push the door open and come out.

  Gao Zhikai glanced at Lu Zhong with a calm and collected expression, the venom in his eyes flashing by in an instant. After experiencing the emotional fluctuations brought about by the life-and-death moment earlier that morning, he was now much calmer.

  Lu Zhong knocked on the door and entered, Jiang Haiyan was holding a cup of tea, slightly dazed, perhaps still not fully awake from the shock brought by Gao Zhikai's report.

  "Oh, you're here? Sit down." Jiang Haiyan pointed to the sofa across from her.

  "For Du Xiaohu's sake?" Behind her thick glasses, Jiang Haiyan scrutinized Lu Zhong.

  Lu Zhong nodded: "Yes, I don't know what happened, but I absolutely do not believe Du Xiaohu's claim that he intended to murder Deputy Director Gao Zhikai. This is too absurd, who would believe it? A police station chief wanting to kill the public security bureau chief? Is this possible?"

  "But there is human evidence and physical evidence." Jiang Haiyan lowered her head, gently blowing the tea foam floating in her cup.

  "Where's the physical evidence? Du Xiaohu was originally armed, his own gun, how could it not have his fingerprints? As for eyewitnesses, can't they be fake? I hope that in this case, the county will be more cautious, after all, it's a big deal, if it gets out, what will the people think of our public security organs? The impact is too bad."

  Jiang Haiyan suddenly smiled and said, "Can't just cover it up because of concerns about the impact, can we?"

  Lu Zhong has always had a good impression of Jiang Haiyan, and many of her governing ideas resonate with him. Although Jiang Haiyan has misunderstood him in many ways and may even be one of the masterminds behind his departure this time, Lu Zhong doesn't hold any grudges against her; they just belong to different camps.

  But now talking about Du Xiaohu's life and death, suddenly saw Jiang Haiyan's face showing a smile, very relaxed, and also maliciously speculating about herself.

  Lu Zhong's heart surged with a fierce anger, this old woman was also asking for trouble.

  Taking a deep breath, Lu Zhong barely suppressed the anger in his heart, stood up and said: "Believe it or not, Jiang Haiyan, I've guaranteed Tiger's safety. If you have the ability, try to do something about it!" With that, he turned and left.

  Jiang Haiyan was stunned for a while, and it took her a long time to come back to herself. Her face turned pale and then red again, fortunately, there was no one else in the office who heard.

  In the hospital, when Lu Zhong came in, Du Xiaohu struggled to sit up. Lu Zhong quickly walked over and supported him, scolding: "You should just lie down."

  Seeing no one else in the ward, Du Xiaohu hung his head and said dejectedly: "Zhuangzi brother, my brain just loves to get hot-headed, this time... I'm afraid we've gotten into big trouble? I really am..."

  Lu Zhong smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "Know what it means to be afraid? That's good."

  "I'd have been better off shooting him and then killing myself..." Du Xiaobrain slapped his own head in frustration.

  Lu Zhong frowned and said, "Can this solve the problem? You framed him, the provincial and municipal leaders, as well as your superiors, will look up to me just because of this? Can I make progress just because of this?"

  Lu Zhong asked a question, and Du Xiaohu shook his head. Looking at him, Lu Zhong couldn't help but laugh and said: "I told you before that we only fight winning battles. However, this official path is not much different from the battlefield. Sometimes, in order to achieve some strategic goals, temporary retreats are necessary for the ultimate victory of the final battle. Tiger, don't rush into things when you encounter them. Today's matter is good for you, and next time you're impulsive, just think about today, think about how I'm worried sick because of you, and maybe in a minute, you'll be thrown into prison. This way, you can calm down."

  Du Xiaohu anxiously asked: "Zhuangzi brother, are you okay?"

  Lu Zhong patted his hand, "Don't worry, it's okay, you just focus on recovering from your injury."

  Du Xiaohu let out a long sigh and nodded silently.

  ……

  The second-floor private room of Dongmi Garden at dusk.

  Gao Zhikai, Zhao Mingbang and Wang Liguo occupied a large table, chatting while eating and drinking.

  Today is Gao Zhikai's treat.

  On the criminal investigation side, since Hou Jianjun took over as head of the department, Gao Zhikai has been unable to give orders. Now, only Old Zhao and Little Wang can be considered his trusted subordinates. This morning, he had also gone to their office to discuss something with them, but unexpectedly, he was almost shot by Du Xiaohu.

  Now thinking back, Gao Zhikai still has some lingering fear, but more is the crazy joy of being about to knock down his opponent.

  Gao Zhikai suddenly laughed and said: "Lu Zhong once said a sentence, do you still remember? Not afraid of god-like opponents, just afraid of pig-like teammates. I think Du Xiaohu is the head pig."

  Lao Zhao actually had a good impression of Du Xiaohu, coughed twice, and didn't make a sound.

  Xiao Wang, on the other hand, was applauding and cheering. He was a few years older than Du Xiaohu and had entered the county bureau earlier than him. But who would have thought that Du Xiaohu was a protégé of Huang Ma Gui, and with Lu Bureau's support, he quickly rose to become the director of the police station, which made Xiao Wang feel extremely unbalanced psychologically.

  Gao Zhikai physically assaulted Du Xiaohu, and he also lent a hand. However, Old Zhao was always on the side advising against it.

  Gao Zhikai also said: "Originally asked you to investigate things, no need to investigate, Lu Zhong this time, down and out."

  Xiao Wang anxiously asked, "Director Gao, is Lu Zhong really done for? I can hardly believe it, it's like a dream." If it were before, he wouldn't have dared to ask such questions, but today seeing Gao Zhi Kai in a good mood, he took the opportunity to ask.

  Gao Zhikai took a sip of wine and coldly snorted: "This is called self-inflicted calamity, Lu Zheng has offended many people, not just one or two. He was originally going to be finished anyway, now it's even better, with this kind of thing happening, heaven itself is helping us take him down."

  Xiao Wang smiled and said: "I knew I had offended Director Gao, he must have eaten bad fruit. Did he also offend others?"

  Gao Zhikai snorted and said, "Don't mention Haiyan County Magistrate, just Peng Hongjun. Do you think he's a vegetarian? He's someone who's used to dealing with underworld figures. During the Cultural Revolution, he was persecuted, but couldn't he have learned some lessons from that?" As he spoke, he let out a scornful laugh. He looked down on Peng Hongjun's methods just the same. Today, seeing his arch-nemesis get his due, his mood relaxed, and it was rare for him to chat with his confidant for a few sentences. Usually, his words were bottled up inside.

  After drinking, Gao Zhikai said: "Whoever has a good face, he is just a young punk, dare to scold Peng Hongjun in the Standing Committee meeting? Who can't help but get rid of him? He Lu Zheng, how many days has he been up? In Guangning, how many people are really close to him?"

  Xiao Wang stuck out his tongue and said, "Is Peng Hongjun the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission? Lu Gangtou is really something else, everywhere he goes there are enemies." He thought to himself that living to this point was not easy either.

  At this time, the door curtain was lightly lifted, and a beautiful young woman with tears in her eyes walked in from outside. She was the wife of Old Wang, the owner of Dongmi Garden. She asked softly: "Director Gao, Zhao Ke, Wang Ke, do you want to order anything else?"

  Because Dongmi Garden is Lu Zhong's base, it has been prosperous since Lu Zhong's debut. Lu Zhong often invites guests to dinner here. Gao Zhikai had only heard of the name of Dongmi Garden before, but had never been there, because in his eyes, this was Lu Zhong's territory.

  Today, Lao Zhao and Xiao Wang were invited to dinner, and by the way, they talked about how to respond to the investigation team under the Municipal Bureau. With a proud heart, Gao Zhikai came to Dongmi Garden, which is Lu Zheng's old nest, to discuss how to deal with him.

  Seeing Wang's coquettish appearance, Gao Zhikai snorted and thought to himself: No wonder Lu Zhen has been taking care of the business here. This must be Cai Jin's mistress! It seems that she was long ago passed on from Cai Jin to Lu Gangtou - an old lecher and a young lech, what good can come of it?

  Originally, I wanted to investigate the relationship between Lu Bangtou and Wei Xiangxiu, but now, these trivial matters are no longer necessary.

  "Boss lady, aren't you going to give us a toast for Director Gao?" Meanwhile, Little Wang started cheering.