Police Chief's Anti-Organized Crime Storm

"Are you sure you don't?" Duan Fei looked at Old Liang with suspicion. The latter was slightly startled and quickly changed his tune, somewhat embarrassed: "I do have some, but because of what happened here a few days ago, our captain said he's quitting and told us not to contact him anymore, and not to give him his contact information if anyone asks for it. That's why I said I didn't. Officer, I didn't mean to lie."

Duan Fei nodded. This old Liang was honest enough; he hadn't kept it a secret all along.

"Could you please provide Wu Xiangqian's contact information? Also, do you know where I can find him?"

"I really don't know. He hasn't called us since he resigned, so we really don't know where he went," Lao Liang said innocently.

Fatty Xu took the phone from Lao Liang, copied down the number he had opened, and wrote it down.

"That night, besides Wu Xiangqian and Xiao Liu, were there any other people who were on duty?" Duan Fei suddenly looked at Lao Liang, his eyes fixed on him.

Old Liang was startled and quickly shook his head: "It's not on our duty roster. There are only four people in our security department. It just so happened that it was my turn to rest that day, so I wasn't there, and neither was Xiao Song."

"You mean Song Daming?" There were four people in the security department: Captain Wu Xiangqian, and team members Lao Liang, Song Daming, and Liu Sanpao.

"Yes, did you see him?" Song Daming was in Building 1 today, so Lao Liang guessed that the other party might have initially been looking for Song Daming.

"I saw him, but he said you came back that night?" Duan Fei suddenly looked at Old Liang, his gaze unblinking.

Old Liang was secretly alarmed. He shouldn't have called Song Daming that night. Wait a minute, how could Song Daming be so sure he'd come? He saw him return.

Old Liang looked at Duan Fei suspiciously and said cautiously, "That night, I wanted to come back to get my things, but then I realized it would be too much trouble, so I didn't come back. I told Song Daming that I might come back, but in the end, I didn't."

Duan Fei glanced at Lao Liang, whose eyes flickered slightly before he lowered his head. Duan Fei's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't immediately point it out. Instead, he looked towards the dormitory, nodded to Fatty Xu, and the two turned and left the security department's dormitory.

Only when the footsteps disappeared into the corridor at the door of the two-person dormitory did Lao Liang finally breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly walked to his bunk and began packing his things. He also needed to leave as soon as possible, as the policeman from earlier might already be suspicious of him.

It has to be said that Lao Liang's guess was very accurate.

Duan Fei and Fatty Xu appeared in Lin Ying's office after leaving the dormitory: "Boss, I suspect that Old Liang might have come back on the night of May 17th."

"Is there any evidence?" Lin Ying looked at Duan Fei, who slowly shook his head and quickly added, "That Lao Liang is very strange. We didn't find any evidence of him appearing that night in the surveillance footage. So, if he came back, he could only have appeared between 10 and 11 p.m. on May 17, which is the hour when Gao Lan was murdered."

Lin Ying was startled, her gaze turning slightly cold as she looked at Duan Fei. This guess… She looked at Duan Fei with some surprise. If Lao Liang had really come back, then why would he lie? And, coincidentally, Wu Xiangqian resigned?!

Lin Ying felt increasingly uneasy.

In the security guard's dormitory, Lao Liang packed his things, but a wave of hesitation washed over him. County Magistrate Gao Lan was a good official. That night, he saw her being... He saw those innocent and helpless eyes. He knew Gao Lan had seen him too. If he hadn't just peeked through that corner, he wouldn't have witnessed that shocking scene: three men in County Magistrate Gao's dormitory, brutally beating her and even assaulting her. Yes, three men, it was them... He was so frightened he couldn't speak. If it hadn't been dark, he would have been discovered. If he hadn't dodged quickly, he would surely be dead.

The next day, he heard that County Magistrate Gao had died, so he guessed that it was probably those people who did it.

But he was just a lowly security guard, and not even a permanent employee. What could he possibly do? Would people believe him if he told them? I heard the police have ruled that County Chief Gao Lan committed suicide out of guilt for accepting bribes. But if that's true, why did those people treat her like that that night?

Old Liang felt a chill run down his spine. County Magistrate Gao Lan was a very humble person. Even when she saw people like them who had no background, no power, and low status, she would take the initiative to greet them. She was such a good person!

Old Liang's eyes were slightly moist. She was such a good person, she shouldn't have died so unjustly!

But he couldn't do anything about it. He was just a security guard. Even the police said that County Chief Gao committed suicide. Could he say that County Chief Gao was murdered?

He can't, of course he can't, not only can he not, but he also has to leave here as soon as possible.

Old Liang wiped his wet eyes, quickly packed his things, and prepared to leave. He took out a black bag, looked at it, and was both excited and worried. What if someone saw so much money?

Also, besides him, did anyone else see what happened that night? Wu Xiangqian must know something, otherwise he wouldn't have resigned so quickly. He must know that County Magistrate Gao Lan didn't die by suicide.

No, he had to leave as soon as possible. If he waited too long, things would get complicated. With that thought, he picked up the woven bag containing his belongings, carefully placed the black leather bag inside, unzipped it, checked it again and again to make sure the money was still inside, and then zipped both bags shut. He turned and quickly walked out of the dormitory.

"Old Liang, you're leaving too? No, why?" Xiao Zhang from the HR department was a little annoyed. Wu Xiangqian had just left, and now Old Liang was leaving too. What were these two up to?

"There's an urgent matter at home, and I might have to take a long leave. Besides, the security department isn't short-staffed, and if this goes on for too long, we'll run out of staff. So, I have no choice but to resign." Old Liang didn't want to say more, but his reasons were quite valid: he had family matters to attend to and couldn't stay.

HR specialist Xiao Zhang was a little frustrated. He knew that Gao Lan's death in the dormitory had caused some psychological trauma to everyone, but he couldn't let everyone quit because of this.

"Old Liang, tell me the truth, is it because of County Magistrate Gao Lan's matter?"

Old Liang was startled and quickly waved his hands, "No, no, Director Zhang, you're overthinking it. It's really not that. I just have something to do at home and need to get back quickly. If I'm late, something terrible will happen at home."

Xiao Zhang frowned, his gaze flickered as he looked at Lao Liang, and suddenly blurted out...