Xie Yiyuan's heart skipped a beat.

He had just rushed back to the station from outside. He hadn't fully figured out what Director Xu had said yet; he only knew that someone had been arrested, but he hadn't had time to ask about the specifics.

But with these two big shots standing there, he had to say something.

"Director Xu, Secretary Du, I just got back and I don't know the situation yet. Let me check first..." He said, turning around and calling out, "Who went out on fieldwork this afternoon? Call them over here!"

The on-duty police officer jogged over, clutching a notebook in his hand: "Chief Xie, the officers on duty this afternoon are Zhao Xiaohai, Chen Gang, and Zhou Qiang."

"What did they go out to do? Who arranged for them to go?"

"They..." The police officer on duty glanced at the two high-ranking officials behind Xie Yiyuan, his voice lowering, "They said they went out and arrested someone for causing trouble, arranged by Deputy Director Sun."

"Where are they? Where are the people we captured?"

"Still in the interrogation room."

At this moment, Du Yunfei, the secretary of the district's Political and Legal Affairs Commission, spoke up, his voice carrying a sense of pressure:

"Why are you arresting people? What's the basis for it? Why didn't you follow the proper procedures when you went to the city to make the arrests? Where are the case files? Let me see them."

The police officer on duty recognized Du Yunfei, knowing that he was the district secretary in charge of political and legal affairs, and that he had visited the station before.

His mind went blank with fear, and he instinctively tried to explain, "Secretary, they...they didn't go to the city center to arrest anyone? They said it was just around here..."

"Right around here?" Upon hearing this, Xu Jie's anger flared up instantly.

The municipal bureau has already sent him the surveillance screenshots, which clearly show the Shuanglingang Police Station's car and personnel taking the person away from Taiyin Shopping Mall.

The officer on duty said it was "nearby"? It's obvious that the deputy director gave the order directly, and the three officers deceived the officer on duty, resulting in their statements not matching.

"Call all three of them, and Sun Yan, over here!" Xu Jie said, suppressing his anger.

The on-duty police officer immediately ran to call for help.

Du Yunfei's face darkened completely.

He turned to Xie Yiyuan, his tone stern: "Chief Xie, the on-duty police officer said they were going to arrest someone nearby? The city's surveillance cameras clearly show that your car and your people took the person away from the Taiyin Shopping Mall."

"Is this the neighborhood? Enforcement across districts without following coordination procedures, and you don't even know what the police officers are doing? Is this how your police station follows procedures?"

Xie Yiyuan was sweating profusely. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

"This isn't a work error," Du Yunfei said sternly, "this is knowingly violating the law! The 'Regulations on Cross-Regional Case Handling Cooperation' aren't just something hanging on the wall; they're meant to be enforced! What do you take this for? A joke?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the several police officers from the station who had rushed to the scene, his voice carrying clearly throughout the courtyard:

"The District Political and Legal Affairs Commission's Law Enforcement Supervision Section will follow up on this matter throughout! All personnel involved, regardless of their position, will be suspended from their duties immediately pending investigation!"

"Seal all case files immediately! Retrieve all CCTV footage from the investigation area! We'll discuss the relevant personnel with the inspectors when they arrive!"

Just then, Sun Yan rushed out of the building.

He had just made some harsh remarks in the interrogation room and was still figuring out how to get through it when he came out and saw Xu Jie and Du Yunfei standing in the courtyard. He was completely stunned.

He thought it was just the bureau chief coming for a routine inspection, but why was the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission also here? And judging from the way he was acting, he clearly didn't have good intentions!

...Could it be that they came for him?

He still harbored a sliver of hope.

Upon seeing Sun Yan, Xu Jie didn't even allow him to greet him, going straight to the point: "Sun Yan, this afternoon, you sent three men to the city to arrest someone, is that true?"

Sun Yan swallowed hard, his throat tightened, and his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his throat.

All hope was gone; it was all over. It was aimed at me.

But he was a seasoned veteran, and he wasn't entirely unprepared for this situation. He immediately replied, "Director Xu, Secretary Du, this case came about because we received a report from the public that someone was causing trouble, so we..."

"A report from the public?" Du Yunfei interrupted him directly. "Where are the report materials? Were they registered? Were they verified? Where is the record?"

Sun Yan was speechless when asked the question, and sweat began to bead on his forehead.

You can't exactly say that the people were making a private call to him, can you? They even promised to send him some local specialties afterwards…

Just then, the three police officers who were on patrol also slowly walked over, one of them holding a hastily prepared statement.

He steeled himself and handed the statement to Du Yunfei.

Du Yunfei took it and scanned it from beginning to end. As he looked at it, he suddenly smiled.

He handed the materials to Xu Jie: "Director Xu, take a look."

Xu Jie took it and read it once.

Having worked in the police force for most of his life, he immediately noticed the numerous flaws in the transcript.

The time, place, and relationships between the characters are all fabricated; the logic is completely flawed.

In particular, the description of the arrest location was vague, clearly an attempt to cover up the fact that the law enforcement was carried out across regions.

He felt his blood pressure soaring wildly, and he was so angry that his hands were shaking.

How dare his own men do such a thing!

A deputy director of a police station under the branch bureau bypassed all procedures, sent people to illegally arrest people across districts, falsified records, and even alarmed the municipal government and the municipal party committee.

He had already spoken with Du Yunfei on the way here.

He was notified by the Municipal Bureau, while Du Yunfei was notified by the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission; there's only one possibility.

That means either the municipal party committee or the municipal government was alerted, which is why pressure was applied at each level, leading to the current situation.

Now, the trickery is obvious. Xu Jie's face, and the face of the East Suburb Branch, have been completely disgraced in front of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government by this one person.

He slammed the materials onto the table next to him with a loud bang, silencing the entire duty room.

"Who gave you that right!" Xu Jie pointed at Sun Yan's nose, furious. "Do you have any respect for discipline or the law?!"

Sun Yan was so frightened by the roar that he trembled all over and his face turned pale.

He finally realized that he hadn't kicked a steel plate, but an entire mountain.

That college student named Lu Jingxiu is definitely not an ordinary person.

Xie Yiyuan glanced at Sun Yan and shook his head inwardly.

He's getting old, and he'll only be in this position for a few more years before retiring, so he sometimes just ignores Sun Yan's little antics.

But I never expected it would cause such a huge mess.

Sun Yan's back was soaked with cold sweat.

That bastard President Zhao!

He cursed under his breath, wishing he could rush over right now, drag that guy surnamed Zhao out, and beat him up.

He spoke so casually on the phone, saying things like, "He's the son of a minor official," "At most, he's the child of a section-level cadre," "Probably from a low-level department."

He listened and felt that the matter was settled.

What trouble can a minor official with little real power cause if his son is detained for a few days? At most, he can use his connections to smooth things over, pay some compensation, apologize, and that's it.

President Zhao's local specialties are quite valuable, allowing him to skip six or seven years of hard work.

He never imagined things would escalate to this point.

The director of a branch office and the secretary of the district political and legal committee, two figures whose every move in the district shakes the ground, would actually come all the way to his remote suburban police station for such a trivial case?!

And judging from this demeanor, they're not here to deal with ordinary violations; they're clearly here to interrogate someone!

What does this tell us?

Sun Yan's mind was buzzing, and a thought that made his hands and feet go cold uncontrollably popped into his head.

This shows that Lu Jingxiu, the seemingly ordinary male college student who was handcuffed in the interrogation room, was definitely not some minor official!

The fact that the head of the branch bureau and the head of the district political and legal committee were both mobilized, rushing over overnight to bail someone out, and adopting such a determined attitude to investigate thoroughly...

The person behind this kid must be at least a division chief!

Moreover, it has to be a key department with real power!

He's finished.

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