Starting by picking up a female fan, he swept through the martial arts world.

Chapter 61 The Incompetent Mistress

"Director Lü!"

Qin Wei's gaze turned cold: "Isn't it a bit presumptuous of you to come without prior notice?"

Lü Xing's pupils contracted: "Qin... Staff Officer Qin, you're here too!"

He originally thought there was only Yang Pan here, but he didn't expect Qin Wei to be here as well.

Faced with such a murderous scoundrel, he was still a little uneasy, but he quickly regained his composure: "Please don't take offense, Staff Officer Qin. It's just that some things have happened in our Anning District, and we would like to ask Mr. Zhong to come out of retirement."

I didn't expect Mr. Chung to be invited here by your Linqi branch office first. I was just thinking of seeing Mr. Chung as soon as possible, and also to see what big case my colleague had encountered. Please don't mind.

The Mr. Zhong he mentioned was named Zhong Gui, a renowned interrogation expert from the Public Security Bureau known for his expertise in interrogation.

He rarely appears in public, and is only called upon when various police stations encounter suspects they cannot handle.

This was the only excuse he could come up with when he came to the Linqi branch office.

Qin Wei narrowed his eyes, his gaze shifting to Gu Manzhi, who was glued to the monitor: "And what about her?"

"I?"

Gu Manzhi realized this wasn't the time to let her emotions get the better of her. She quickly pulled herself out of her jealousy, a cold glint in her eyes: "Why did I come? You'll have to ask Director Yang. His men were blocking the entrance to Xinghuo, demanding my presence. The Special Operations Division's reputation is legendary. How could a mere researcher like me dare not come?"

Yang Pan's expression was somewhat unpleasant. This matter was, of course, at Qin Wei's behest. Otherwise, given Gu Manzhi's status—whether she was an employee of Xinghuo or Gu Hongsheng's daughter—it wasn't a particularly prestigious position, but it carried significant symbolic meaning. Blindly provoking her could easily lead to trouble.

I went to Xinghuo with a heavy heart, but I didn't get the person.

Unexpectedly, Gu Manzhi came on her own initiative.

Not only did they come, but they also brought Lü Xing with them.

That changes the situation. With someone of the same rank backing her up, she can't easily touch her.

How long has it been? Lin Fang's status in the Longxi faction has risen so high? He was able to summon the head of the Special Operations Division to accompany him so quickly.

Things are a bit complicated.

Gu Manzhi gave Yang Pan no time to breathe: "But Director Yang, I'd like to ask, what mistake did I, a researcher at the Spark Research Institute, make that warrants your Special Operations Department summoning me? Is this reasonable? Is this legal?"

Yang Pan sensed that this young girl was no pushover, but being experienced, he immediately adopted a more diplomatic approach: "Miss Gu, the Special Operations Department has its own procedures. Of course, there's a reason for summoning her, but this case involves classified information, and we shouldn't reveal too much."

Gu Manzhi glanced at the surveillance footage again, her dissatisfaction growing: "So you can arrest whoever you want just because it involves classified information? Director Lü is here today, why don't you interrogate me in person? I'll cooperate fully, and let us see what kind of cases are considered classified!"

Yang Pan: "???"

Why are these young people so lacking in martial ethics?

He certainly couldn't interrogate her in person, since if the matter of the Seven Emotions Vine were to be made a big deal out of it, it would be a huge blow to the reputation and prestige of the Vertical Clique.

Seeing Gu Manzhi's aggressive attitude, his expression gradually darkened.

Then he turned to Lü Xing and asked, "Director Lü, aren't you going to do anything about this?"

Lu Xing smiled and said, "Miss Gu and I are just going the same way. At most, we have a relationship where Xinghuo asked me to take care of her. We are not superior and subordinate, so where does the idea of 'managing' come from?"

On the contrary... Director Yang!

On the way, I heard Miss Gu recount why she and this Jiang Lang had only conducted a survey together, and why they were summoned and interrogated by the Special Operations Department, and even had to use the well wire!

If everyone were like you, casually asking Mr. Chung to come out of retirement, what rules would be left in the Public Security Bureau? As a colleague, I have serious doubts about your motives, and I demand an explanation.

His words were barbed and sarcastic.

Yang Pan never expected that the other party would use political correctness to pressure him.

Fortunately, Qin Wei spoke up at this moment: "Director Lü has overstepped his bounds! This is a case within Linqi territory. How could you presume to judge the whole picture based solely on outsiders' descriptions? Furthermore, inviting Mr. Zhong to come out of retirement was specially permitted by Commander Bai, so it's not a violation of regulations."

Commander Bai gave special permission?

Upon hearing these words, Lü Xing's eyes twitched; he hadn't expected the matter to be so troublesome.

Yunjin has a unique situation. Apart from large, lucrative areas like Qipu and Anning, the unspoken rule is that each faction governs its own territory. Since the other side has brought out Bai Heng, it would be against the rules if we continued to obstruct them.

The question is, what happened after Gu Manzhi finished sampling and left that made the Zong family go to such lengths?

He looked at Gu Manzhi, gently shook his head, indicating that he was unable to help with this matter.

Gu Manzhi felt a chill in her heart. Although seeing Jiang Lang being held in another woman's arms made her want to secretly punish him, she really couldn't bear to see him suffer from the well. Even without any aftereffects, such a thing was not something an ordinary person could endure.

But now, it seems we're at a loss.

Before coming here, she had come up with a plan: that he and Jiang Lang couldn't control their passion after collecting samples, so they went to a hotel and had sex before returning to the research institute.

The hotel was registered under Lin Fang's name, and the room booking records had been forged, matching all the dates perfectly.

But the current situation is too tense. Even if I produce this "evidence", I may not be able to fool these old foxes in the Secret Service. On the contrary, it may backfire.

What should I do?

Just as she was getting anxious, her phone suddenly vibrated.

She quickly looked and found that the dean had sent two messages, one a video file and the other a text message: This is the source file of the hospital's surveillance footage from last night.

monitor?

Gu Manzhi was startled, somewhat confused about the dean's meaning. Was he warning her not to meddle in things, or else he would sabotage her?

However, after clicking into the video file, she was shocked to find that the time on it was much earlier than expected. It was only half an hour after the end of the sampling video, which was exactly the time it would take to rush back to Xinghuo from the scene of the incident.

Is the dean helping me?

Generally speaking, surveillance footage that allows the police department to collect evidence is very difficult to tamper with.

But the dean dared to send it over, so he must be confident that he wouldn't be caught for forgery.

But... why would the dean help me?

She couldn't understand it, and even felt uneasy about it.

But saving Jiang Lang is the priority now; nothing else matters.

She composed herself and looked at Yang Pan: "I've heard about the martial law being imposed in Linqi District last night. Director Yang, do you suspect that we did something else after we finished collecting samples?"

"Miss Gu is very clever!"

"So, if I just prove that we returned to Xinghuo immediately after taking the samples, will I be able to clear Jiang Lang of suspicion?"

"this……"

Seeing her confident demeanor, Yang Pan felt a little uneasy, so he looked at Qin Wei.

Qin Wei frowned and pondered. Of course, he wanted Jiang Lang to accept the case. Firstly, all the information that could be uncovered regarding the case of the imitator must be extracted.

Secondly, he also wanted detailed information about the mirror.

Bai Heng tacitly approved of Jing Xun's request, only because of the previous one.

There is already a lot of evidence presented. If Gu Manzhi can prove the time issue, then there is indeed no need to interrogate Jiang Lang. Even if he still wants to know more about the mirror, he can only endure it.

After considering it carefully for a long time, he nodded: "Of course!"

Gu Manzhi breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the phone: "This is the internal surveillance footage that our dean retrieved, which is enough to prove that we returned to the hospital immediately after our investigation."

The two people huddled together in front of the phone, carefully watching the surveillance footage.

The moment they saw the time, they couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Gu Manzhi said from the side, "Our dean can't joke around with Xinghuo's reputation, can he? If you still have doubts about the surveillance, I can go back to the institute now and send the video to your Special Operations Department's email address in an official manner."

"No!"

Qin Wei waved his hand: "Director Yang, release Jiang Lang!"

Yang Pan straightened up: "Okay!"

He was getting ready to go out.

Gu Manzhi rushed out first, asking, "Where's the interrogation room?"

Qin Wei: "Go out and turn right, then turn right into the first dark corridor, then into the second to last room."

……

trial room.

"Squeak..."

The door was pushed open.

Bai Zhaoli subconsciously tightened her embrace, still unable to bear Jiang Lang accepting Jing Xun.

But then he heard a familiar voice behind him: "Stop hugging, your brother has been released."