Then let the witch offer her loyalty

However, since everyone belongs to the same department of the imperial administration, ordinary people would not expose the truth. Even if they looked down on each other, they would still speak to each other politely.

But Yang Jie didn't have such a good temper. He didn't give Qin Wei a kind look at all and asked coldly, "Have you thought about how to handle the matter I reported to you?"

Qin Wei said in a businesslike tone, "Old Yang, I just talked to Old Yue about this on the way here. Our comrade revealed his identity but was still deliberately murdered. This is a very heinous matter."

"But don't worry, the deterrent effect of the law is there. Just half an hour ago, the murderer turned himself in to the police station."

Yang Jie was taken aback upon hearing this and asked in confusion, "Tang Huajian turned himself in?"

Qin Wei shook his head: "It's not Tang Huajian, it's this person."

He took a report out of his pocket and handed it over.

Yang Jie looked through the documents for a moment and found that the person who came to turn himself in was a skinny thug who looked like he had been taking too many drugs and wouldn't live much longer.

He slammed the report on the table and cursed, "Isn't this guy obviously here to take the blame?! We had other undercover agents present at the time, and they all reported that Tang Huajian was the one who committed the murder!"

Qin Wei took a leisurely sip of tea and said earnestly, "Old Yang, you are also a law enforcement officer. You should be clear about matters of principle."

"We live in a society governed by law. When handling cases, we need to look at the evidence. It's not enough for you to say who killed whom."

"When this person turned himself in, he said that Tang Huajian had no knowledge of the matter and that he killed the person on his own initiative."

“We also sent sheriffs to question the eyewitnesses at the scene, and their testimonies were all consistent. The murder weapon had only the fingerprints of the murderer. The surveillance footage also captured him dismembering the body. He also confessed and accepted the punishment. The chain of evidence is complete.”

"Don't worry, we will definitely deal with this seriously and get justice for Comrade Chen Yuehong."

Yang Jie, enraged, laughed and threw the document at Qin Wei's face: "You, surnamed Qin, are you pretending to be ignorant with me? Do I have to expose the relationship between your Public Security Bureau and those bastards?"

"You know perfectly well how much of this so-called evidence is real, how much is fabricated, or even how much you secretly helped fabricate. How much money did you get from them?!"

"Yang Jie!" Yue Zhenyun reprimanded him sternly, helping Qin Wei organize the documents as he said seriously, "This is a formal occasion, watch your words! Don't make baseless speculations without evidence!"

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Old Yang has always been like this all these years, haha." Qin Wei rubbed the spot where the document had hit him, still wearing a friendly smile.

Yang Jie coldly questioned, "What do you mean now? Are you just going to let Yuehong's matter go like this? She died in the line of duty! She's a martyr! How can you just gloss over it like that?!"

Qin Wei said slowly, "Chen Yuehong is your old subordinate. I know you're anxious, but don't rush."

“I have made myself very clear. Case handling is all about evidence. The evidence we have now is that Tang Huajian is innocent and the murderer is someone else.”

"If you have any objections, you can appeal to our bureau. We can send people to reinvestigate, including the Dawn Society's alleged involvement in human trafficking. Once verified, we will not tolerate it."

Yue Zhenyun asked, "So, how long will the investigation take?"

Qin Wei took another sip of tea slowly, shook his head and said, "I can't say for sure. First of all, we have a lot of backlogged cases and we are already short-handed."

"Secondly, we also need to see how solid the chain of evidence is. After all, many things are currently just your side of the story. If we really can't find anything, we can't just force a charge on them, can we?"

Yang Jie immediately pointed at Qin Wei's nose and cursed, "Don't pretend with me! I'll be blunt today, Tang Huajian is your dog, someone you're protecting!"

"If it weren't for you being his master protecting him, would a coward like him dare to touch our comrades even if he had a hundred lives?"

"Your Public Security Bureau appears to be on good terms with our Administration Bureau, but in reality, you're in cahoots with those scum and rats, constantly trying to trip us up!"

"I'm telling you! You bear responsibility for Comrade Chen Yuehong's death!"

Qin Wei's face darkened with anger. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly, shouting, "Yang Jie, aren't you going too far by repeatedly making baseless accusations against me?!"

"I'm warning you, you have to take responsibility for your words! You've made such reckless remarks that have slandered my character and even the entire Public Security Bureau. I have the right to report you to the organization!"

"You're saying I colluded with Tang Huajian? If you have any evidence, then produce it and report me to the court or council! Don't spout nonsense if you don't have any evidence!"

He straightened his collar and snorted coldly, "And you still dare to say that I'm responsible for Chen Yuehong's death?"

"Let me tell you, the one who should bear the most responsibility is not someone else, but herself!"

"As a special agent of the Administration Bureau, he failed to fulfill his responsibilities and instead went off to meddle in irrelevant matters."

"Whether or not the Dawn Division engages in human trafficking is none of Chen Yuehong's business. Does it have anything to do with her?"

"Our Public Security Bureau also has undercover agents within the Dawn Society. There are people specifically tasked with laying long lines to catch big fish, and they are in charge of this kind of thing!"

"Chen Yuehong's actions, to put it nicely, are called stepping forward; to put it bluntly, they are acting without authorization. She is completely disrupting our Public Security Bureau's work plan! It's utterly unnecessary and meddling in other people's business!"

Hearing Qin Wei's words, Yue Zhenyun frowned deeply.

Although Yue Zhenyun did not know Chen Yuehong and did not share the same camaraderie as Yang Jie, Chen Yuehong was still a comrade from his own department.

He was also furious that his comrade had sacrificed his life, and that he had been deliberately murdered after revealing his identity.

But there was nothing he could do; Yang Jie could vent his emotions by cursing, but he couldn't.

He is the director, and his every word and action represents the entire administration bureau. Qin Wei also represents the entire public security bureau.

If he were to openly insult Qin Wei like Yang Jie did, it would mean that the Administration Bureau and the Public Security Bureau would publicly break off relations, which would be a political disaster.

So even though he was indignant, Yue Zhenyun could only soothe Qin Wei gently: "Old Qin, Yang Jie's old subordinate is dead. He's very emotional. You have to be understanding."

"Let's do this: proceed according to your plan for now, and I'll follow up later when I have time, and then..."

Before Yue Zhenyun could finish speaking, Yang Jie suddenly leaned forward to examine Qin Wei, asking in a puzzled tone, "Old Qin, what's on your face?"

Qin Wei was taken aback and subconsciously touched his face.

"Is there something on my face?"

"Yes, it's over there on your nose. Don't move, let me take a look."

Yang Jie walked around the table and stood in front of Qin Wei.

"Boom!"

Before Qin Wei could react, his collar was suddenly grabbed, and he received a heavy headbutt from Yang Jie.

Qin Wei's nose broke, and he fell to the ground with a scream, clutching his bleeding nose and wailing incessantly.

Yue Zhenyun was shocked and shouted angrily, "Yang Jie! You've gone too far! You're utterly lawless! You must get to me right now..."

"I'll go to the solitary confinement myself, you don't need to tell me." Yang Jie snorted coldly, opened the door and left.

Yue Zhenyun quickly helped Qin Wei up: "Old Qin, oh dear, come on, let me help you sit down. Luo Shoucheng, go find a doctor!"

Qin Wei covered his bleeding nose and pointed at Yang Jie's departing figure outside the door, shouting, "Disorganized and undisciplined!!!"

...

"What? Captain Yang has been suspended and put in solitary confinement?"

Hearing this news from Luo Lingyou, Chen Moxin was somewhat confused.

"How big of a mess must Captain Yang, with his seniority, have to get himself suspended and put in solitary confinement?"

Luo Lingyou shrugged: "I don't know the specifics. I heard it from a colleague. Apparently, Qin Wei, the director of the Public Security Bureau, came to our place for a meeting, and Yang Jie broke his nose."

Having worked with Yang Jie for so long, Chen Moxin knew her boss quite well.

Yang Jie is a typical arrogant and obsequious person. He looks down on those officials above him, but treats his subordinates very well.

In terms of temper, although Yang Jie has a fiery temper, he is by no means the kind of person who doesn't know the bigger picture.

The fact that he resorted to violence during a meeting suggests that Qin Wei must have offended him, and in a very serious way.

Just as Chen Moxin was pondering, someone jogged in and said to him, "Chen Moxin, go to the solitary confinement area. Captain Yang is in cell number 3. He needs to see you."

"Oh ok, I'll go right away."

Upon arriving at cell number 3 in the solitary confinement area, Chen Moxin discovered something quite amusing.

It's possible that Yang Jie had worked in the bureau for a long time and had extensive connections at the grassroots level; he and the guard seemed to be old acquaintances.

Solitary confinement is for punishment, and in principle, you won't even be given a full meal.

But at that moment, the guard was secretly lighting a cigarette for Yang Jie through the small window.

The guards were a little nervous when they saw an outsider arrive, but Yang Jie's calm voice quickly rang out: "It's nothing, he's my subordinate. Thanks, Xiao Li, let him come over, you can go back to your work."

The guard nodded, signaling Chen Moxin to come over. He then went out and closed the door, leaving the two of them alone inside.

There was no light source in the solitary confinement cell, so Chen Moxin couldn't see Yang Jie. She could only see faint glowing cigarette embers and smoke constantly drifting out of the small window.

Chen Moxin joked, "Captain Yang, you have students all over the world. You're even in solitary confinement and you still have cigarettes to smoke."

Yang Jie said calmly, "Stop grinning and come here. I have something to tell you."

Yang Jie told Chen Moxin about Chen Yuehong's murder and the Public Security Bureau's cover-up of Tang Huajian.

Chen Moxin then understood why Yang Jie had hit someone during the meeting.

The old subordinate's undercover mission failed, and he was killed even after revealing his identity. This was an extremely heinous thing, equivalent to directly provoking the Bureau.

Normal border violence groups would never do something like this; it's tantamount to suicide.

But with the police force backing them up, they acted with impunity.

Qin Wei has a dirty past. He could have just pretended to be ignorant and let it go, but he insisted on arguing with Yang Jie.

Let them curse all they want, but when they get really angry they even make fun of the deceased, Chen Yuehong.

How could Yang Jie tolerate this? He immediately delivered a headbutt.

Chen Moxin asked, "Captain Yang, why did you call me here?"

Yang Jie said coldly, "I called you here because I want you to handle this matter."

"From an official standpoint, our comrades have been insulted in this way. We must take a strong stance, otherwise no one will dare to ride roughshod over our bureau in the future."

"Personally, Chen Yuehong was my old subordinate. She died unjustly, and I must avenge her and give her justice."

"We're asking you to take action because you're capable enough. Although everyone knows about the situation between the security bureau and the border gangs, there's really no way to bring it up in public."

"If you can't handle the Public Security Bureau, can't you handle Tang Huajian?"

"Find some time to go to the border, sneak up on Tang Huajian, and stab him to death without leaving a trace!"

"Doesn't Qin Wei like to talk about evidence? I'll let him taste what it feels like to suffer in silence."

"Captain Yang," Chen Moxin interrupted Yang Jie, saying meaningfully, "How can you be such a coward?"

Yang Jie was stunned: "...Me, a coward? How am I a coward?"

Chen Moxin slowly said, "The Dawn Society openly slapped our Bureau in the face by killing your old subordinate, and you expect me to secretly stab one to death? What is this if not cowardice?"

Yang Jie asked with some suspicion, "So what are your thoughts?"

"This is what I think." Chen Moxin leaned close to the small window and whispered something to Yang Jie.

This time, Yang Jie remained silent for a full half minute.

When he spoke again, his voice was somewhat weak: "Isn't this a bit too extreme?"

Chen Moxin smiled brightly and cheerfully: "It's not that I'm extreme, it's that you set your moral standards too high."

"They're not even afraid of the Bureau of Justice; these aren't just ordinary thugs. We have to crack down on them!"

Yang Jie hesitated for a while before saying, "...Then you handle it, just don't mess it up."

Chapter 216 Everyone Has Psychic Power, He Won't Go Wild

As evening fell and the border region was still shrouded in darkness, the Jinyu Hotel was already bustling with activity.

Jinyu Hotel is the most luxurious restaurant in the entire border region. Today, the already magnificent building has been adorned with custom-made red lanterns from the exterior walls to the facade, and a banner with the words "Warmly Celebrate Mr. Tang Huajian's 70th Birthday" hangs at the main entrance.

As the largest human trafficking boss in the entire Twin Cities outskirts, Tang's 70th birthday was naturally the focus of everyone's attention.

To highlight the status of the Dawn Society and to enhance his personal prestige on the frontier, Old Tang held a grand birthday banquet, sending out invitations far and wide.

In the border regions, although there are frequent disputes between violent groups, and many of them have blood feuds, they still have a set of rules under the unspoken rules set by the security bureau.

If you have a grudge against someone like Mr. Tang, you can stay away from his birthday banquet, but you absolutely cannot cause trouble. That's an ironclad rule.

Anyone who dares to break the rules personally established by the Public Security Bureau will, at best, be permanently banished to the outskirts, and at worst, simply try their luck on the street.

For this birthday banquet, Mr. Tang specially booked the entire Jinyu Hotel, setting up 125 tables with 8 people per table, and inviting a total of 1000 prominent figures from the border region for a grand banquet.

Many of the 1000 attendees were leaders of other violent groups who had a good relationship with Mr. Tang and would naturally come to support him on such an occasion.

As for those violent groups that had a bad relationship with the Dawn Society, even if the leader himself didn't come, he would send his core members to the banquet on his behalf.

Even in situations where tensions are high, at least they sent red envelopes and congratulatory invitations as a gesture of respect.

At this moment, Zhu Zhiwei, the number two figure in the Dawn Society, was greeting guests outside. It was already early winter, but he was still wearing short sleeves, and his thick, ox-like arms were exposed to the cold wind, with his ornate full-arm tattoos being particularly eye-catching.

"Hey, Brother Zhu, you've worked hard today. It's Old Tang's 70th birthday, let's share in the joy!"

"Haha, what a joyous day! Wishing Old Tang boundless happiness and longevity!"