Shadow Empire

Chapter 514 I Became a Suspect and Find Someone to Take the Blame

Motive is always the most important link in the judicial system.

The police officer glanced at Ponda and didn't find any problems with Ponda's performance or reaction.

He did not show anything unnatural, spoke fluently, thought when he should, and showed some embarrassment or unhappiness when he should, and he did it naturally. At least there was no problem during the initial review.

In other words, he behaved normally until some important sensitive issues of his were discovered.

So the interrogators shifted their attention from Ponda himself to the two clues he provided.

"Can you tell me what Weber talked to you about?"

"I promise that only those who need to know these things are qualified to see this transcript."

“No one else will see it, and no one will leak its contents, except these people.”

Ponda put his hands together, "What can't we talk about?"

"But you have to give me a cigarette first."

After Ponda lit the cigarette, he took two puffs, as if reminiscing.

"I went into his office in the afternoon, thinking he would cause trouble for me. You know, the conflicts between us are sometimes quite obvious."

"But what was surprising was that he told me first that he didn't come here to take away my promotion opportunity."

"He said he had a big case on his hands. Once he solved it, he would have a great chance to move up the ladder."

"He mentioned some bad things about Chief Dell..."

The police officer was writing down everything Ponda said with a pen in his hand. When he heard this, he raised his hand and interrupted, "Sorry, can you tell me what he said?"

Ponda nodded and repeated what Weber said. These were the truth and he didn't need to hide or lie.

"We were humiliated by the bombings, you know, the two bombings."

The police officer nodded. This was such big news that not only him but also everyone in the federation knew about it. Many major newspapers had reported it, and it was said that it had been reported in foreign countries as well.

"He thinks these are problems with Chief Dell's management, that he was too timid in dealing with those criminals, and that we should be tougher."

"Then he told me that if he were the director, none of this would have happened, and..."

The officer looked up at him slightly, "What else?"

"He also said that he would recommend me to become a senior agent, saying that there was no conflict between him and me, and that the senior agent was just a stepping stone for him, and he hoped that I could work for him or something."

Ponda had a look of disdain on his face, "He wants to bribe me."

The police officer had a rough idea of ​​what he had heard. He quickly wrote something down and said, "Tell me about Chief Dale."

Ponda's thoughts couldn't keep up with his pace. After several seconds, he said, "Director Dale... I don't really know him. After all, I'm just an ordinary agent and rarely have direct contact with him."

"He is actually a pretty nice person. From my perspective, he is easy to approach and talk to."

"His sense of time is sometimes not so good, but overall he is very good to us..."

The two of them talked about a lot of things in a question-and-answer session. In the end, the police officer took a look at the key information recorded in his hand, and an outline slowly emerged in his mind.

"Finally, I have a question for you. Have you told anyone about your goals for the evening?"

"This is a very important question that you must answer seriously and honestly, as it determines whether you will be considered to have a problem."

Ponda shook his head firmly, "I haven't told anyone."

"Okay, thank you for your cooperation, Agent Ponda. We will contact you if we need anything. In the near future..."

Ponda put the cigarette butt into the ashtray and stood up. "I know I won't leave Jingang City."

After the two men shook hands, Ponda came out of the interrogation room. He looked very tired, but there was a hint of relief deep in his eyes.

The nature of this case was so bad that even the governor and the attorney general called to inquire about the occurrence, process and outcome of the case, as well as their response methods.

Hunter sat in the office, with several key members and confidants sitting opposite him.

He crossed his legs and held a cigarette between his legs, looking through the confessions submitted to him while listening to their work reports.

"...Based on the evidence we have so far, the suspects are mainly Dell, Ponda, and... these few people."

The police officer in charge of organizing the confessions briefly explained why these people were suspected.

"If Weber can successfully solve this case, he might replace Dale, and there will be an irreconcilable conflict between him and Dale."

"This contradiction is very sharp. Weber may have revealed his ideas to more people. It is possible that these ideas were known to Dell, so he betrayed the action plan."

"Ponda's suspicion lies in the fact that he and Weber have always had a bad relationship. Weber went directly from the State Prohibition Committee to work locally, replacing Ponda's promotion quota, so there was a conflict between them."

"in addition……"

He mentioned all the possible contradictions and problems, and Hunter put the report back on the table. "Who do you think is the most suspicious?"

"Although I don't want to think so, based on the evidence we have obtained, which cannot be determined whether it is true or false, I personally think that Director Dell is more likely to be suspected."

Hunter showed no inclination, "Reason?"

"The conflict between Ponda and other agents and Weber should be some disagreements at work. Except for Ponda, the conflict between them is not serious enough to sell intelligence to the gangs and then set up a trap to kill Weber."

"In addition, I understand that it should be difficult for Ponda to cooperate with the Lans family, because under his leadership, many bars and warehouses of the Lans family were seized by him, and the case value was hundreds of thousands."

"The hatred between them should be difficult to resolve."

Hunter raised an eyebrow when he heard this, "Why is he so at odds with the Lance family?"

The police officer also expressed a guess, "Ponda used to work with Lucard, and Lucard's death has something to do with the Lance family."

Lucard is also an old colleague of Hunter. He knows this person. He is a bit pretentious, but not too bad. He is a good hand at work.

Of course, this is not the key point. The key point is that this reason makes sense.

Under the leadership of his old boss, Ponda and the Lans family had been in opposition, and then Lucar was killed, and he inherited some things from Lucar.

"Grand revenge" also exists in law enforcement agencies. If a boss is killed by gangsters, the subordinates will get support and recognition from many people if they avenge their boss.

"You continue!" He motioned for the police officer to continue.

"The only person who could escalate the conflict with him is Dell."

"Since the establishment of the Hazardous Materials Administration, Dale has not achieved much. The biggest scandal of the Hazardous Materials Administration also happened here, and he was involved with the mayor."

"I personally think that once he is replaced, he will probably be marginalized immediately and then eliminated."

"The conflict between him and Webber is the most irreconcilable one. Someone has to stop."

At this point, the police officer felt that he had said enough and that political issues were involved.

The mayor was abandoned, so would his good friend and partner, Chief Dell, also be abandoned, and he has done so many stupid things.

Is it possible that in order to keep his position, he would reveal the action plan to others and then exchange it for these people's actions against Weber?
It's very possible!

From a profit perspective, Weber's death would not make it possible for others, including Ponda, to take such huge risks.

In his confession, he stated that he had planned to apply for a transfer, and when questioned, his colleague also admitted this statement.

Then there is only Director Dell left, and he is the biggest beneficiary.

Hunter came to this conclusion in disbelief. “Do you think you can believe it after you say it?”

"The director of the Hazardous Materials Administration is in collusion with the largest local gang?"

Those here are all his confidants, or rather, those who are not his confidants have been transferred to other places to take up less important positions.

His confidant said without hesitation, "The mayor also has some connection with Lance."

If it weren't for the mayor's call a few days ago, Hunter would have kept Lance in prison for a long time. This statement made Hunter's intuition that he didn't believe in this speculation waver a little, a crack.

Yes, Lance and the mayor have a good relationship now, and the mayor and Director Dale are in contact. They are fully capable of uniting with the mayor as a bridge.

Not to mention how deep the cooperation is, but at least there is no problem in making this cooperation a success!
Hunter didn't want to think so, but he had to investigate the result.

"Give me a report that doesn't explicitly mention our suspicions about Director Dell. After all, he is still the director of the federal law enforcement agency."

"But you can guess and think from the perspective of the person who wrote the report. Do you understand?"

Of course, several of his confidants understood this matter. He paused for a while, letting everyone settle the matter in their minds, and then he talked about the other part.

"They all said that this winery belongs to the Lance family. Did they find any evidence at the scene?"

One of the officers took out a photo and handed it over. Hunter took a look and said, "Golden Lion Wine."

"Yes, we found some broken glass bottles near the farm, basically all of them were bottles of Golden Lion wine."

"Whiskey, brandy, wine, everything."

"So Golden Lion Wine is Lance's property?"

Hunter licked his lips, "Sounds like this case is getting bigger."

“Is there any evidence to support these speculations?”

He looked at his men expectantly, but unfortunately, they could not provide any of the evidence he needed.

"Let's do this for now. Follow our pace and don't alarm anyone."

"Whether it's Director Dale or Lance, they must obtain sufficient evidence..."

At the same time, Director Dell also received a call from his good friend.

The first thing he said was a broken voice that forced him to move the receiver away from his ear, "Are you fucking crazy?"

"I told you yesterday that Weber was going to replace you, so you killed him tonight?"

Director Dale was stunned for a moment, then he put the receiver back to his ear, "Don't talk nonsense, when did I kill Weber?"

He is a little nervous!
But his friend wouldn't listen to that, "Kang Mang, we've known each other for so many years, I know who you are, Dale."

"You felt that he would affect you, so you found someone to kill him at night. You were too impatient!"

"You can just wait a little longer. You'll put us in a passive position if you do this!"

Director Dell also realized this problem at this time. Ordinary people may not have this intelligence and there is an information gap, so they will not see anything abnormal.

But for those who knew the news, Weber's uncle was helping him run this matter, and Weber had an accident and died. If you say there is no problem here, I'm afraid no one will believe it!

"Egg!"

"I swear to God, I didn't do this!"

"You know me. If I did it, I would definitely tell you."

His friend was a little skeptical, "Really?"

"real!"

A sigh came from the receiver. "But now everyone thinks you did it. You have to find a way to clarify, otherwise the investigation team will come to your side soon."

"You know, when they decide to fuck you, you can't fight back."

The more successful people are, the more problems they have!

Especially for politicians.

The federal government doesn't pay politicians high salaries because there's a group of taxpayers watching.

This also means that if these politicians rely solely on their own salary income, they will not be able to support their current lifestyle.

Of course, some people may say that the federal government allows politicians to do business, invest, and even make political donations.

But these things also have standards and requirements.

Ninety-nine percent of the time, these requirements and standards are just a decoration and are of no use at all.

But when Congress decides to take action against a politician, all it needs to do is ask them to account for where every penny in their pockets comes from, and then they can find a way to punish them.

The same goes for capitalists. They also cannot clearly explain the origins of every penny they make. As long as they are wrong, or cannot find proof that the money is absolutely legal, then it is absolutely illegal and against the law!

When he was in Golden State, Director Dell was very familiar with these routines. He knew that Congress would not need to put in any effort to deal with the people below, and he became impatient.

"Thank you for telling me this. I won't talk to you anymore. I have to deal with something."

"But remember what I told you, this has nothing to do with me!"

After hanging up the phone, Director Dell sat in his office chair for a long time, then picked up the phone and called for a general meeting.

The Hazardous Materials Management Bureau is a law enforcement agency after all. Although they will cooperate with the police, it does not mean that they will be detained by the police. They also have their own work to do.

Soon the senior agents and team leaders were sitting in the office, including Ponda.

Except for something this big, they have to be on call at all times.

"I'm very sorry about what happened last night, but I'm also very angry!"

"This is a huge injury and provocation to us. We cannot become negative because of such a loss."

"Congress and the people have given us everything, and this is exactly where the people need us!"

"Never compromise or surrender to evil."

"We must launch a comprehensive investigation into this case. No matter who is behind this, we will find this person and send him to the gallows to avenge our fallen brothers!"

He paused as he spoke, "Senior Agent Weber was unfortunately killed, and another senior agent was also seriously injured and will not be able to return to work in the short term."

"Our work requires someone to take the lead, so I will re-select two senior agents from among you..."

Everyone was a little absent-minded at first, but because of this sentence, they all became energetic.

Chief Dell's eyes moved around everyone and finally landed on Ponda, "Ponda."

Pang Da was stunned for a moment, and his heart suddenly became a little excited. He stood up and asked, "Yes?"

"You're a senior agent now."

"I had intended to nominate you before, but...but everything is back on track."

"You have a heavy responsibility now. Not only do you have to find out the situation in that factory, but you also have to find a way to find the traitor!"

Ponda nodded vigorously, "I will, don't worry, Chief."

There was a reason for choosing Ponda. First of all, he should have been promoted to a senior agent, and at the same time, he had a very bad relationship with the Lance family.

There will be absolutely no problem in re-employing Ponda at this time. Everyone is saying that the winery is related to the Lance family. So using Ponda, who is not on good terms with the Lance family, shows Director Dale's position.

In addition, he also needs to divert some attention. He wants people to remember that the first person Weber offended after he came was Ponda, not him as the director!
He was not sure whether it would be useful to remedy the situation now, but it would definitely be better than doing nothing!

After appointing another senior agent, he let everyone go to work.

In addition to counting and storing the wines and then destroying them, we also have to find a way to move them around.

How can he be the only one to bear such a big pot?
The more suspects there are, the fewer problems he has and the more hope he has of surviving under heavy pressure.

People like him who came from the Golden State to the local area and also provided some services to Congress, either live out their lives happily or die violently the moment they are suspected. There is no third way!
After a day of fermentation, more media and farther places reported the news. Director Dell and the Jingang City Hazardous Materials Management Bureau became famous again, of course, not a good reputation.

(End of this chapter)