Chapter 47

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"… I, on behalf of the county party committee and government, make the following decision: Police Chief Wen Peng of the Chengguan Police Station is immediately dismissed, and Officer Zhang Liye is expelled from his public position. Both will be handed over to the county bureau for investigation. Officer Qian Xiaohao of the police station will receive a severe reprimand." Before Yang Jie even stepped out of the police station's inner courtyard, he heard Zhou Dalong's stern voice from the hall outside.

"Secretary, Yang Jie has come out!" Chen Yuan, seeing the pale-faced Wen Peng and Zhang Liye being handcuffed and taken away by several officers, noticed Yang Jie hurriedly walking over from the back yard and whispered a reminder to Zhou Dalong.

"Secretary, Secretary Luo, Secretary Lei, Director Chen, Minister Sun, I have caused you trouble!" Yang Jie quickly came to Zhou Dalong and, bowing deeply to the leaders, said gratefully.

"Comrade Xiaoyang, are you hurt?" Zhou Dalong, seeing that Yang Jie was not injured and looked fine, felt relieved.

"Thank you for your concern, Secretary. I am fine, but Liao Kai first slandered me, arranged for the Chengguan Police Station officers to arrest me, and then in the interrogation room, he was about to defile the hotel receptionist Xiao Yue, who was testifying for me. If Director Yang had not arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable." Yang Jie then recounted in detail how Zhang Liye had found him on Changning Road and asked him to assist in the investigation, and what he and Chen Yinglong had seen in the interrogation room.

"Captain Chen, is what Yang Jie said true? Did you see Liao Kai trying to defile Xiao Yue with your own eyes?" Luo Yuancheng, after hearing Yang Jie, turned to Chen Yinglong, his eyes flashing with a cold light, and asked sternly.

"Secretary Luo, what Comrade Yang Jie said is indeed true. At the time, I and three officers from the Public Security Brigade saw with our own eyes that Liao Kai had torn off Xiao Yue's top in the interrogation room. If we had not arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable…" Chen Yinglong stopped speaking when he saw Xiao Yue come out.

After listening to Yang Jie and Chen Yinglong, Zhou Dalong's face turned cold, and he silently exchanged glances with the other standing committee members. He then looked at Yang Hua, who was standing nearby, and said, "Director Yang, immediately arrest Liao Kai and Zheng Yuan, and thoroughly investigate this matter. Without my permission, no one is to see them until the investigation is complete."

"Yes! Please rest assured, the Public Security Bureau has the confidence and ability to complete the task assigned by the higher leadership." Yang Hua, hearing this, straightened his face and saluted Zhou Dalong, making a promise.

"After this incident, I have found that the problems in the Wuhe County Public Security Bureau have reached a point where they must be rectified. Immediately carry out internal rectification and investigation in the Public Security Bureau. Officers who are not suitable to remain in leadership positions should be expelled or adjusted. As the acting director, you must use decisive measures to rectify and govern the various departments of the county bureau. Remove from the police force those who are derelict in duty, violate discipline, are inactive, or do not obey orders. Ensure that the county bureau is rejuvenated in the shortest time possible, becoming a united, combat-effective, and trustworthy team that obeys orders and is brave in the face of challenges."

The Chengguan Police Station had such a major incident, and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Guo Xin, quickly received the news. With the five standing committee members gathered at the Chengguan Police Station and Liao Kai being personally ordered to be detained by Secretary Zhou, it was impossible to keep this a secret.

Liao Guojin felt uneasy all afternoon. When he received a call from Guo Xin and learned that his precious only son, Liao Kai, had been ordered to be detained and investigated by Secretary Zhou, he was completely shaken, his face pale, and he leaned weakly in his chair, his eyes filled with disappointment.

No one knew better than Liao Guojin about the many bad deeds Liao Kai had done in Wuhe County. Liao Guojin, who had been cleaning up after Liao Kai all the time, knew that the police could easily uncover many of Liao Kai's dirty deeds if they investigated seriously. With Luo Song out of the picture and the police now under Secretary Zhou's control, it would be easy to take action against Liao Kai.

Last night, Liao Guojin had warned Liao Kai to stay out of trouble, as the secretary and the county head were already at odds over the police. If Secretary Zhou found a handle, Liao Kai would become the breakthrough point.

Unexpectedly, after just one night, Liao Kai was ordered to be arrested by Secretary Zhou, and the matter was very serious, with the five standing committee members personally going to the police station to catch him in the act.

Liao Kai's attempt to defile a young girl in the police station's interrogation room, although unsuccessful, was a grave mistake. Liao Guojin, in his concern, was completely flustered.

"Ring, ring, ring…"

The phone on his desk kept ringing. Liao Guojin, sitting in his office, was racking his brain to think of how to save Liao Kai. The constant ringing of the phone was preventing him from concentrating. Finally, he could no longer bear it and picked up the phone.

"Secretary Liao, this is Ma Liangyu. The county head wants to see you at the government office!" Ma Liangyu, seeing that Liao Guojin had taken so long to answer, was cursing in his heart. Fortunately, the call was finally connected, or he would have had to go to the county party committee.

Hearing that Zhang Daxian wanted to see him, Liao Guojin's heart stirred. He and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission Guo Xin were Zhang Daxian's left and right hands. Now that Liao Kai was in such trouble, only Zhang Daxian could save him.

"Okay! I'll come right over!" Liao Guojin hung up the phone, got up, and left his office.

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Yang Jie, who had gone to the Public Security Brigade with Chen Yinglong to give a statement, quickly finished his statement under Chen Yinglong's personal recording. Considering that Xiao Yue was a woman, Chen Yinglong thoughtfully arranged for two female officers to take her statement and take photos for evidence.

"Brother Yang, Fan Shaozheng has been brought back from the People's Hospital and is already in the interrogation room with Zheng Yuan. Time is tight, and we need to take the initiative before Secretary Liao and the others make a move. We need to break through these two and get their statements. Rest here for a moment, and I'll go interrogate them."

Chen Yinglong, known for his decisive actions, immediately got up after recording Yang Jie's statement, asked him to rest in his office, and went to the interrogation room to get the statements from Fan Shaozheng and Zheng Yuan.

Seeing Chen Yinglong about to leave, Yang Jie, reminded by Xiao Wu, quickly called out, "Brother Chen, interrogating Fan Shaozheng and Zheng Yuan directly involves Liao Kai. Just recording their statements is not enough; they can always claim that you coerced them. It would be best to use a camera to record the entire process, just in case."

"Brother Yang, I didn't expect you to think so thoroughly. Alright, our brigade has a camera, and I know what to do!" Chen Yinglong, hearing this, his eyes lit up, nodded at Yang Jie with a smile, and then strode out of the office.

When Chen Yinglong closed the door and left, leaving Yang Jie alone in the office, Xiao Wu quickly emerged, smiling, and said, "Brother Jie, you won't regret listening to Xiao Wu. See, only by exposing the matter can there be a chance for a turn of events."

"Yes! Thanks to your calmness and timely reminder, Xiao Wu!" Yang Jie, looking at the mischievous Xiao Wu, said with a smile, "You are just an intelligent system, yet you can consider such complex matters. Sometimes I really doubt whether you are a person, not a system."

"I am an auxiliary system for work and life, and providing the most beneficial suggestions to the host is my duty. However, based on the system's comprehensive analysis, Liao Kai's father will not sit idly by after his son's arrest. They may take action." Xiao Wu, hearing this, smiled proudly but then became serious, staring at Yang Jie and asking, "To protect the host's interests, I can connect to the telephone network and eavesdrop on calls. Do you need me to secretly monitor Liao Kai's father's movements?"

Yang Jie, not expecting Xiao Wu to have such capabilities, and considering that she had already merged with him, asked curiously, "You are already merged with me, so how can you eavesdrop?"

To be honest, the ability to eavesdrop on calls was very tempting to Yang Jie. He was still unsure of Liao Guojin's stance, and if he could eavesdrop on the county head's calls, he could turn the passive situation into an active one and know their plans in advance.

Seeing Yang Jie's confusion, Xiao Wu smiled mysteriously and explained, "I am a variable material intelligent optical brain, so I have the ability to change. Look at your right index finger; isn't there an extra small spike?"

Yang Jie, hearing this, looked at his right index finger and saw that, at some point, a transparent spike about half a centimeter long and the size of a toothpick had grown out from under his skin. The spike looked like glass or crystal, clear and shiny.

He gently touched it, and the spike was very hard, with a texture similar to crystal. It was perfectly integrated with his skin, as if it had grown there naturally. Looking at the sudden spike, Yang Jie said to Xiao Wu, "When did it come out? I didn't feel anything at all."

"When I parasitized you, I extracted your DNA, and the main body of the intelligent optical brain has been transformed into a cellular structure within you, so it won't be rejected by your body. This network signal transmission line was originally hidden in your hair, but I moved it to your finger to eavesdrop on calls. You just need to insert it into a phone line, and I can search for useful information through the phone network." Xiao Wu explained the origin of the spike on Yang Jie's finger with a smile.

If Xiao Wu hadn't mentioned it, Yang Jie wouldn't have known that he had such a thing on his head. It sounded like a satellite antenna, hidden in his hair, and it wouldn't be noticed. The most special thing was that it could change position at will and wouldn't be affected by haircuts.

Curious, Yang Jie picked up the phone line on the desk and inserted the spike into it.

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