Outside the interrogation room, in the director's office.
The blinds were pulled down with a "whoosh," completely cutting off any prying eyes from outside the door.
The fat director sank into his boss chair, which let out a groaning creak under the strain.
He lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and the smoke he exhaled enveloped his greasy face, making it even more indistinct.
"Qin Rou, Qin Rou, what exactly are you thinking?"
He tapped the desk with the hand holding the cigarette, his tone filled with undisguised coercion and temptation, "Have you deleted the video? Don't try to play smart with me. Do you still want to join the criminal investigation team? Your father's hair has turned so white worrying about you; can you bear to disappoint him?"
Qin Rou stood rigidly in front of the desk, like a slender white poplar.
Her hands, placed at her sides, quietly clenched, her fingernails digging deep into her palms, causing a faint prickling pain that kept her clear-headed.
"Director, I..."
"Alright, don't say anything else."
The director waved his hand impatiently, cutting her off, "I'll give you time. Go out and think it through carefully. Remember, once this opportunity is gone, it's gone for good. I'm only giving you one chance."
Qin Rou bit her lower lip, said nothing, but gave him a deep look before turning, opening the door, and walking out.
Watching the door close again, the director's facade instantly peeled away, revealing a sinister and triumphant sneer.
He picked up the phone on the desk and skillfully dialed a number.
When the call connected, the smile on his face immediately turned fawning, and his waist involuntarily bent, as if the other party could see his posture through the phone line.
"Hello, Director Liu! Oh, don't worry, I'm handling things, it's all under control!"
"Yes, yes, yes, that kid is named Lu Xuan, I've already had people watching him."
"Don't worry, I guarantee I'll turn this into an ironclad case for you. The nature of it is heinous, a public brawl, extremely bad influence! If he doesn't get sentenced to ten or eight years, it won't be fair to his arrogance!"
"Good, good, good, just wait for my good news!"
After hanging up, the fat on the director's face was squeezed together from smiling.
As long as he handled this matter and got in good with Deputy Director Liu of Shunyi District, wouldn't his transfer to the city sub-bureau be one step closer?
As for Qin Rou, that naive girl... Hmph, even if something went wrong, she would be the one to take the fall.
Her father's entrustment? What did that count for?! Compared to his own future, it wasn't even worth a pile of dog shit!
...
Inside the interrogation room, Lu Xuan still maintained a calm and composed demeanor.
He looked at the photo on his phone of the director, Wang Fugui, in an imperious pose, and a cold smile played at the corner of his lips.
"Ding! New analyzable target detected..."
"Scanning photo information..."
"Target information confirmed..."
"Name: Wang Fugui"
"Looks: 35 (Greasy bonus -10)"
"Target Evaluation: A greasy waste of a person whose body has been hollowed out by wine and women, and whose soul has been corrupted by power."
"Wang Fugui? This name... it really fits him perfectly." Lu Xuan chuckled softly and continued to scroll down.
"Black material generating... Please wait..."
"Black material generation complete!"
The next second, a long list of incriminating information, comparable to an old woman's foot-binding cloth, unfolded on the virtual light screen in front of Lu Xuan.
Li Yifan was huddled in the corner like a mushroom, and the corner of his eye caught the increasingly playful smile on Lu Xuan's face, making him shiver involuntarily.
It's over, it's over, Brother Xuan is smiling again.
When he smiles, someone is definitely going to be in big trouble again.
Lu Xuan scrolled through the light screen, murmuring softly to himself:
"Whoa, using his authority to help KTVs and bathhouses avoid inspections, accepting bribes thirty-seven times, totaling one million two hundred thirty thousand... Tsk tsk, quite an appetite."
There were also other charges below. With all these charges combined, this director's career was definitely over, and he'd have to spend over ten years in prison.
Just as Director Wang Fugui was still in his office fantasizing about his promotion, the red landline phone on his desk suddenly rang with a piercing sound.
The moment he saw the caller ID, the smile on Wang Fugui's face instantly froze, his hand trembled, and the cigarette he had just lit fell onto his pants.
Caller ID—City Bureau, Wang Shouyi!
That was the Deputy Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, a true big shot!
He frantically stubbed out the cigarette, scrambling to pick up the phone, his voice trembling: "Director... Director Wang? Hello, hello! I'm Wang Fugui from Yan University Station!"
A majestic and steady voice came from the other end of the line, devoid of any emotion: "Did your station just bring in a Yan University student named Lu Xuan?"
Wang Fugui's heart sank, and cold sweat instantly broke out.
The person Deputy Director Liu wanted to deal with, how did he alarm Director Wang from the City Bureau? Were these two gods fighting?
"Huh? Yes... Yes, yes, yes! There is such a person, because... because of a small conflict..."
"Stop wasting time." Wang Shouyi's voice carried an unquestionable authority, "Release him immediately. Send him out politely, not a single hair can be missing! Do you understand?"
"Huh? Release... release him?" Wang Fugui's mind buzzed blankly.
"Can't you understand human language?"
"I understand! Understand, understand, understand! I'll go do it right away! I guarantee to complete the mission!"
After hanging up, Wang Fugui slumped into his chair as if his muscles had been pulled, his entire body of fat trembling.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his mind a chaotic mess.
What kind of powerful background did this kid have?
First, a deputy director from a district bureau wanted to destroy him, and then a deputy director from the city bureau personally called to protect him?
Who the hell could handle this?!
Suddenly, he thought of an even more serious problem, and his face instantly turned pale!
Qin Rou!
That naive girl, she wouldn't have actually listened to his hint and deleted the surveillance video, would she?!
That was solid evidence of Lu Xuan's "self-defense"!
Now that they had to release him, if that video wasn't there, how would he explain why the person was beaten like that? If this matter couldn't be clarified, he would go from "impartial law enforcement" to "unjustly arresting someone"!
Thinking of this, Wang Fugui didn't even care about the cigarette burn on his pants. He suddenly sprang up from the chair and stumbled towards the office door.
"Qin Rou! Qin Rou, stop right there! Where's that surveillance video?! Is the video still there?!"