Siheyuan diet for men and women

Chapter 956 Fight to the death
"Director Li"

Li Xuewu was talking to Wei Wei when he heard Xiang Yunnian calling him.

He turned around and saw the other person walking down the stairs quickly, so he stood up.

Wei Wei felt a little nervous as soon as he entered the solemn government office on the stairs.

Especially this kind of department which is rarely seen on weekdays, but is said to be in charge of cadres.

Just think about it, the cadres manage the masses, and they manage the cadres. How powerful is that?

Seeing that Li Xuewu was about to stand up, he also wanted to stand up with the help of crutches, but Li Xuewu's hand was pressed on his shoulder.

"You sit here and wait. Someone will come to you to verify the situation in a while. Just tell the truth."

"Ah? OK, OK, Deputy Director Li."

Wei Wei felt a little timid when he saw the cadre in a Zhongshan suit walking towards him. He glanced at the other person and lowered his head.

He was particularly sensitive because when the other person's eyes swept over his legs, he staggered and retracted the broken leg.

After looking at Wei Wei, Xiang Yunnian looked at Li Xuewu and raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of confusion.

Li Xuewu tilted his head slightly and explained: "This is Wei Wei."

"Oh?"

Xiang Yunnian frowned slightly, knowing who this was. He looked at Wei Wei on the bench, and couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy in his eyes.

Where does the disciplinary and supervisory cadres have any sympathy when handling cases? A case is just a case. They are all professionals and have long become "heartless".

But as a man, he couldn't help but look at the matter from another perspective.

"They said our leaders have already communicated with the higher-ups and have the latest instructions."

Xiang Yunnian pulled Li Xuewu aside and said seriously: "The leaders attach great importance to this case and have decided that I will continue to form a special task force."

"While increasing our support, we also coordinated with the confidentiality and municipal bureaus."

"Including you here"

Xiang Yunnian nodded at Li Xuewu and said seriously: "I have already applied to the leader, and the leader agrees that you will preside over the interrogation."

After saying that, he raised his hand and signaled Li Xuewu who was about to speak to finish his words, and said: "If you have any arrangements or needs, just tell me directly."

He looked into Li Xuewu's eyes, lowered his voice and said: "I don't recommend you to go to the branch. There are too many things to do and the water is too complicated. You can send someone else to go."

After finishing the coordination with the leader, he patted Li Xuewu's arm and said, "There are too many people involved this time. We will judge the merits first and then reward them. You have to be mentally prepared."

"What did Director Zheng say?"

Li Xuewu trusted Xiang Yunnian, otherwise he wouldn't have helped him make the connection.

Xiang Yunnian glanced around and said, "I will try my best. The leader means that Director Zheng will be responsible for coordinating the arrest and at the same time conduct in-depth investigations into the murder case."

"You don't have to worry too much about him. Our leader has a good relationship with him. We have made some preparations here. It's up to you."

He stared into Li Xuewu's eyes and said, "Just tell me what you want."

"no"

Li Xuewu replied decisively: "No requirements, I will be responsible for the interrogation of this case, but I have to ask for leave."

"Okay, I get it"

Xiang Yunnian looked at Li Xuewu for several seconds, nodded, and said: "I won't cause you any trouble at your factory. You can coordinate it yourself and start work immediately after you're done. We'll try to complete the case tonight."

"Row"

Li Xuewu responded, threw the cigarette butt in his hand and stomped it out, gestured to the duty room and went to make a phone call.

He first called the Management Committee Office, and the Secretariat replied that Director Li was not there, so Li Xuewu reported the situation.

I called home again and Qin Jingru answered the phone. When she heard that there was a case to be handled, she didn't say much.

Finally, the call was made to a prison, and Huang Gan answered the phone. He thought the man was just going to gossip and was clamoring to go out and get together in the evening.

Li Xuewu explained the situation in a few words, told him to get ready quickly, then hung up the phone and went to the interrogation room.

The person being tried was not Du Xiaoyan, but Han Luyao, who was related to the fraud and murder case.

The other party had been jointly interrogated several times by the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Confidentiality Bureau, and by the time Li Xuewu saw him, he was already like a frost-bitten eggplant.

"Keep it simple, I ask, you tell"

Li Xuewu was a criminal officer from the same branch, and he was interrogated together with a deputy section chief of discipline inspection.

As soon as he entered the room, Li Xuewu noticed his decadent eyes and defeated expression.

"Have you ever been involved in a fraud case? Have you ever been involved in a murder case?"

"No, I really don't!"

Han Luyao suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Xuewu in surprise, and said, "I am wronged. I really didn't know she would do this."

Boom~boom~
Li Xuewu tapped the table with a pencil and reminded: "My time is limited, you don't have to complain to me, you know whether it is unfair or not."

"I ask, you answer. If it's you, admit it. If it's not you, tell me the reason. That's it."

“It’s not me, I don’t know”

Han Luyao had never been identified as being involved in fraud and murder before, so he was afraid of being implicated and quickly explained, "I only know that Du Xiaoyan took the money from the agency..."

"We already know this, you don't need to explain it."

Li Xuewu first put pressure on him, and then interrupted his statement twice, which made him even more nervous.

"Now let me ask you, did you accept money from Du Xiaoyan to help her conceal the investigation of the fraud case?"

"I...I took the money."

Han Luyao hesitated for a moment, nodded, lowered his head and said: "I did make a mistake. I shouldn't have helped her conceal the deficit in the accounts."

"Then let me ask you now, when I questioned her at the police station, you deliberately protected her and covered up for her. Did you know that she had a problem?"

"explain!!!"

Li Xuewu slammed the table and shouted, "At this time, you still have hope and want to go to the execution ground for her and protect her from bullets!"

“I, I, I, I know.”

Han Luyao was frightened by Li Xuewu's slamming of the table and raised her head, saying with trembling lips: "I, I, I was just guessing. There was suddenly an extra sum of money in the society, and her accounts were balanced again. I was also surprised."

"Go on, what else do you know!"

Li Xuewu looked at him coldly and said, "Has she ever told you how she committed the fraud and how she killed people?"

"No, really not."

Han Luyao assured seriously: "These are really just my guesses."

"She and I...I...I did that with her...but we never talked about such things."

"She committed the crime on the 29th. There must have been some premeditation and planning beforehand. Did you notice it?"

Li Xuewu knocked on the table and said, "Have you noticed that she has close contacts or frequent contact with anyone?"

"I... don't seem to remember..."

"I really don't remember!"

Seeing that Li Xuewu's eyes were unfriendly, Han Luyao was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. He began to defend himself, "She and I are just work friends, it's not that complicated."

"And you still say it's not complicated!"

Li Xuewu slammed the table and cursed: "You guys slept with someone related to work!"

"You're still not being honest, are you?"

He pointed at Han Luyao and said, "Let me tell you, Du Xiaoyan is very afraid that she will be executed. She is calling the roll in that room now. What she is writing in her hand is not a confession, but the King of Hell's Book of Life and Death."

"I'm asking you now, will you tell me or not? If you don't, we will believe her confession completely. Don't regret it then!"

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you, I'm really telling you."

Han Luyao was frightened by Li Xuewu's ferocious look and his face turned pale and his whole body trembled. He said: "I really didn't notice anything different before the 29th, but she changed after the incident."

"Come on, tell me how it changed."

Li Xuewu frowned and said: "She has asked many people to come out, I can't waste time on you alone."

“I’ve become more cautious, and also… less so.”

Han Luyao glanced at Li Xuewu and explained in a low voice, "I originally thought that we were punished by the higher-ups and she had to restrain herself."

"She no longer invites people to her home, and no longer lives a life of debauchery?"

Li Xuewu looked at him and asked, "Did she have close contact with anyone during this period?"

"Don't tell me you don't know. She spends more time with you than with Zhao Ziliang. Stop trying to fool me."

"Yes, yes, I dare not."

Han Luyao thought for a while and said: "I asked her why there were changes in the accounts. She explained that she was afraid that the higher-ups would come down to investigate this case, so she had to find a way to settle the accounts."

"She really said that and even borrowed money from me."

Han Luyao explained: "In order to settle the accounts, she did say that she borrowed money from relatives at home to settle the accounts, and she asked me to keep it a secret for her as she didn't want anyone in the community to know."

"and then?"

Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "How big a hole did she fill during the balance of accounts? Didn't you notice it at all?"

"I really didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it's a good thing."

Han Luyao said with a bitter face: "I don't know exactly how much money she has received in these years. It was only after you found out that I knew about it."

"I have consulted Du Xiaoyan about this matter, but she firmly protested that she was also a victim and that repaying the money had nothing to do with the fraud case."

"Do you believe?"

Li Xuewu asked with his eyes raised: "You don't believe it because you were covering for her when you were interrogating her at the police station."

"Yes"

Han Luyao lowered his head and said: "I don't believe what she said at all. She loves to lie, but I... there is no turning back."

"There is no turning back, you have chosen a path of no return"

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and asked, "You haven't answered me yet. Does she have close contact with anyone? What are you avoiding?"

“…No, no.”

Han Luyao lowered his head and said hesitantly: "She...she seems to know someone from your branch..."

"Lai Shanchuan, Director Lai, right?"

Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "You mean Director Lai helped her commit fraud and murder?"

"No! I didn't!"

Han Luyao raised his head and defended himself: "You asked her who she was close to, and I saw that she knew Director Lai..."

"You don't have to cheat me"

Li Xuewu interrupted him, squinted at him and said: "You should be able to guess how big this case is. Lai Shanchuan can't protect her, and he can't affect the investigation of the case."

As he spoke, he gestured to the criminal investigators around him and asked, "Have you seen him here again?"

"Don't you know what this means? Stop playing tricks."

"I...I said..."

Han Luyao lowered his head, as if his spine had been taken away, and said, "I will confess, I will be honest..."
-
The winter solstice has actually passed. It happened this Monday, which is the day with the shortest daylight in the whole year and the day when we feel the coldest.

After eating the Winter Solstice meal, the day will become longer.

Starting from the winter solstice, the days become longer and the nights become shorter.

But this also means that winter has really arrived and it will get colder day by day, especially in northern cities.

It was just past three o'clock and small snowflakes were already floating in the sky, making the thin sunlight seem even colder.

Even if the earthen heater in the house was turned on high, it didn't feel warm, and it was even a little cold.

The office of the director of the Public Security Department is not very spacious. There are many documents stacked in the filing cabinet, and there are some urgent tasks piled on the desk.

The staff coming and going in the corridor would slow down their steps and speak softly when passing by this office so as not to disturb the leader's work.

But they didn't know that the director of the Public Security Department was no longer paying attention to his work at the desk, and was looking out the window with a somewhat distracted look.

"Director?"

"Ok?"

Hearing someone calling him, Lai Shanchuan withdrew his gaze and fixed his eyes on the face of the man in front of the desk.

"what's up?"

It was the office secretary. After being interrupted, he asked with a somewhat surprised look on his face and wiped the non-existent marks on his face.

The secretary was a little afraid of him and said softly, "Director Zheng just called and asked you not to leave after get off work because there is an emergency meeting in the evening."

"Meeting tonight?"

Lai Shanchuan frowned and asked, "Did Director Zheng say what the meeting was? He's not at home today, right?"

"Yes, Director Zheng left in the morning."

The secretary replied cautiously: "He said he went to the Municipal Bureau, there seemed to be a training, and then he went to the ministry with the Municipal Bureau."

"Who else is attending the meeting?"

Lai Shanchuan picked up the teacup, took a sip of the already cold tea, then put it down with a frown in disgust.

The secretary wanted to come over to take the teacup and change it for him, but he refused again: "Go ahead."

"Yes, the Administrative Office has received a notice, and the personnel, discipline, and security departments have all received notices."

"I see"

The secretary didn't notice that Director Lai's eyebrows twitched when he reported the words "discipline and supervision".

Lai Shanchuan's eyebrows were not just twitching, his right eyelid had been twitching all day, making him very uneasy.

After hearing what the secretary said, all departments at the branch had received meeting notices, I felt a little relieved.

"Where's Guozhong?"

Lai Shanchuan frowned slightly and asked, "Why haven't I seen him for a day? What has he been doing?"

"Team Leader Liu went to see the scene"

The secretary replied: "He said that the discovery has not been made in the goldfish pond yet, so he wants to check the scene again."

"What scene are you looking at?"

Lai Shanchuan slammed the table for no reason and said angrily, "Isn't this a waste of time? Can he find Zhao Ziliang from the ice hole?"

"Nonsense!"

Seeing the secretary's cautious look, he knew it was useless to say anything, so he said: "Call him and ask him to come back quickly. It's already the 26th, and it's almost the end of the month. Get the case closing report ready first before talking about anything else."

"Yes"

The secretary responded and then reminded quietly: "If we close the case, should we issue a wanted order for Zhao Ziliang first?"

“I have already applied for this, and I have to wait a few days.”

Lai Shanchuan said this, then waved his hand and said, "Go call Liu Guozhong first and ask him to do this quickly."

After saying that, he stood up, took the teacup and went to the tea cabinet at the door to change the tea leaves.

The secretary glanced at his back and walked quickly out the door.

Lai Shanchuan watched his secretary go out, slowly made himself a cup of fresh tea, walked back to his desk with the cup in his hand with a serious expression, sat down, and took out a document to read.

Zhang Shuqin's name was written on the desk of the document, and it was obvious that he handled both cases.

For a case that could be delayed for so long, involve so many relationships, and involve such a huge amount of money, it is considered to be one of the top ones in his opinion.

Especially after being tricked by the three letters, this case is full of weirdness.

He looked at the names that appeared on the case files one by one; some were in custody, some were under investigation, some were under surveillance, and some were in the morgue.

Some people say that what they handle is not a case, but someone's life.

Lai Shanchuan understands this point very well. He has not climbed to his current position by gaining fame or by flattery.

When he was young, he was daring and took risks. He solved countless cases and finally became the director of the Public Security Department.

He disagreed with the opinion that people become timid and overly cautious as they get older. Even in the past few years as director, he had supervised many major cases in the bureau.

The only thing that is unclear about this case is the name of a person involved in the case file.

He really didn't want to have anything to do with the other party, and even deliberately kept his distance on the day Li Xuewu came, fearing that the other party would notice something was wrong.

In fact, what worried him most was not the case, but Li Xuewu, his biggest threat.

Don't talk about being magnanimous, let alone saying that it's all in the past. Political disputes will never be over.

One side always has to give an explanation, especially since the relationship between them is a fight to the death.

Li Xuewu held the handle in his hand. He was restless day and night and was often awakened by nightmares at any time in the middle of the night.

The increasingly haggard look that Li Xuewu described when he saw him that day was not caused by exhaustion from the cases, but rather by the torment of not sleeping well at night.

He thought about taking back the so-called evidence from Li Xuewu, but he couldn't find a way for the time being.

Later, Li Xuewu, Wang Xiaoqin and others were transferred away, which further increased his concerns.

There is no other reason. They are not in the same system. Gradually the relationship between the two sides will become clearer and distant. Then when Li Xuewu takes action again, he will really have no scruples.

Sometimes he was really afraid of Zheng Fuhua, afraid that he would know what Li Xuewu was doing. He was even more afraid that he would be transferred and Li Xuewu would go all out on him.

The position of director used to be a source of pride for him, but now it has become his inner demon.

Jingle bell bell~
The phone rang suddenly, startling him. He calmed himself down, put down the documents in his hand and answered the call.

"Hello, I'm Lai Shanchuan, where are you?"

……

"Who? Who took it away?!"

……

"Where's Director Zheng? Is it him?"

……

"No, I don't know. Do you want me to give him a call?"

……

"Okay, okay, I understand."

Ding~
The phone in Lai Shanchuan's hand fell on the desk, emitting the same sound as in his heart.

He was about to raise his hand to grab the phone, but he touched the teacup again, and the tea spilled all over the desk and the wet documents.

Without time to clean up these things, Lai Shanchuan grabbed the phone and hung up, then stood up and put on the coat hanging on the chair.

He took a deep look at the teacup on the desk and the case files that were dampened by the tea, then he found a suitcase from the filing cabinet, picked it up and walked out without looking back.

"Hey, Director."

The secretary was coming to him with a document for his signature. When he saw him walking out in a hurry with his bag, he called out to him.

Lai Shanchuan originally wanted to ignore him, but he stopped, took the other party's document and pen, and signed them without even looking at them.

"I just received a call from home saying that my wife fell down and it's pretty serious. I'll go back and deal with it."

"Ok"

The secretary took the pen and asked, "Would you like me to ask Director Zheng for leave for you?"

Lai Shanchuan, who was about to walk out, paused for a moment when he heard this, then turned around and said, "No need to call specifically, just tell him for me when the time comes. I guess it's about spiritual studies."

"Oh, yes, there's more"

Lai Shanchuan pointed to his secretary, pointed to his office and said, "I was in a hurry just now and spilled the teacup. Please help me clean it up, especially the case files. Please recopy them. Thank you for your hard work."

After saying that, he patted the other person on the shoulder, turned around and went downstairs.

The secretary looked at the leader's back, scratched his forehead, and thought to himself, is this the first time that the leader has patted him on the shoulder?
If the leader hadn't had something urgent to do at home, the other party wouldn't have lost his composure like that.

Normally, Director Lai cares most about his personal image and behavior, so he would never be too close to his secretaries.

The secretary curled his lips and walked to the leader's office. He first put away the teacup and looked inside. There was no tea leaves at all, but there was a little white powder at the bottom of the cup, like some western medicine that had not yet dissolved.

Is the leader sick?
In the past, he was the one who made tea, but today it was unusual, or maybe he had some unspeakable secret.

The secretary didn't care. He washed the teacup in the washbasin at the door, then rinsed it again with clean water before placing it on the tea cabinet.

When he looked at the case file on the table that was soaked in water and was in a mess, he secretly complained about his leader's carelessness. He was in trouble.

He picked up a dry rag and wiped the water off the case file. The page he opened to was the one related to the fraud case being investigated by the bureau.

He participated in the case file sorting and knew who this person was: Du Xiaoyan, who worked in a credit union.
-
"Have you confessed?"

Zheng Fuhua came back from outside and saw Li Xuewu coming out of the interrogation room. He asked him a question while holding a teacup.

"Well, there is a problem, it's like squeezing toothpaste."

Li Xuewu walked to the door of the tea room, looked at Zheng Fuhua, and asked, "Did you gain anything?"

"Well, I have gained quite a lot here."

Zheng Fuhua nodded, sighed, and said: "I never expected that things would develop to this point today."

"In fact, you knew there was something wrong with this case from the beginning, right?"

He looked at Li Xuewu, nodded slowly, and said: "Thinking about what you said to him in the goldfish pond, I really shouldn't have let you go."

"You think too much of me. I am a human, not a god."

Li Xuewu lit a cigarette for himself, blew away the smoke in front of him and said, "The problem was not discovered by me, he exposed it himself. He was too scared."

“Well, maybe.”

Zheng Fuhua didn't take the cigarette that Li Xuewu handed over to him. His throat was swollen and painful.

"I really admire your mentality. You can accommodate anything and endure anything."

"How can that be possible~ I'm actually not that good~"

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Although I usually don't dare to touch money or sex, it's because I don't have the chance. If someone really wanted to hunt me, I might have fallen long ago."

"Haha, I do have confidence in you."

Zheng Fuhua took a sip of hot water and said, "Over the years, I have met and managed countless cadres, but you are the only one I cannot see through. It's really rare."

"Maybe the time we spent together was too short."

Li Xuewu smiled and touched him, saying: "Please treat me to dinner more often, even if it's just for tea, so that we can have a chance to get to know each other."

"Hahaha~"

Zheng Fuhua smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Stop talking nonsense and tell me how to conduct the trial next. Du Xiaoyan will not push herself to the guillotine easily."

"Well, so we have to chew Han Luyao's bone first."

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "The only thing I'm curious about now is where they hid Zhao Ziliang."

"Yeah~"

Zheng Fuhua sighed slightly and said, "Where can we hide him?"

"Okay, I can't tell you the answer even if I tell you all day, so why don't you ask the real owner?"

Li Xuewu smiled and pointed in the direction of the interrogation room, saying: "I believe she is getting anxious waiting for me."

"Um"

Zheng Fuhua nodded and said: "You are young and charming, so people trust you."

"Come on, save your time from making fun of me. Don't blame me for taking revenge if your superiors assign me to interrogate you one day."

Li Xuewu and Zheng Fuhua talked as they walked, heading straight to the interrogation room where Du Xiaoyan was.

Just as he pushed open the door of the interrogation room, Li Xuewu suddenly turned around and asked, "Did Lai Shanchuan run away?"

"Well, ran away"

Zheng Fuhua paused at first, then said with a somewhat grim expression: "I want to see if he can escape from the palm of Tathagata Buddha."

"I trust you to do the work"

Li Xuewu didn't know where he learned this sentence from, but he used it on Zheng Fuhua.

Chatting and laughing, I entered the interrogation room and saw Du Xiaoyan's panicked and stunned face.

“Have you finished writing the materials?”

Li Xuewu didn't care about her changing expression. He glanced at the stack of manuscript papers in front of her, but didn't try to collect them. Instead, he sat behind the interrogation table with Zheng Fuhua.

Before the two of them could speak, Xiang Yunnian opened the door and walked in. He first glanced at Du Xiaoyan, and then said to the two of them, "Do you still want to interrogate her?"

"Let's have a trial, just go through the procedures."

Li Xuewu raised his head and glanced at Xiang Yunnian, and asked, "How are you doing over there?"

"Almost done, the net was closed in time"

Xiang Yunnian didn't say much, but looked at Zheng Fuhua, who had a normal complexion, and asked: "Do you want to prepare special forces in advance? I'm afraid that innocent people will be hurt."

"No need, isn't Li Tuan here?"

Zheng Fuhua casually pointed at Li Xuewu and said to Xiang Yunnian: "He has a special service team on standby 24 hours a day. They are very good at urban attack and defense and emergency response. This time is a good opportunity for him to show his abilities."

"I don't want to use the Wei San Group"

Li Xuewu took a puff of his cigarette, not paying attention to Du Xiaoyan who was trembling with nervousness, and said casually: "Using special forces to catch him is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. It is really not worth exposing our strength."

"I told you you're fat and you're out of breath"

Zheng Fuhua curled his lips and said: "If I hadn't decided to let go because I was afraid that this team would be destroyed in my hands, you wouldn't have the room to be so arrogant today."

"Yes, I and all the officers and soldiers of the Third Guard Regiment are grateful for your kindness. Thank you for your selflessness and for making us what we are today."

"Hey~ If you say that, I'm going to scold you."

Zheng Fuhua pointed at the table and said, "I really don't care about other people's favors. You and Wang Xiaoqin really have to remember my kindness."

"To the Director?"

He said to Xiang Yunnian: "If you have a guy who can borrow arrows from a straw boat and sneak into Chencang, what will you do?"

"Me? I'll have to stuff him into an ice hole!"

Xiang Yunnian laughed and said something harsh to Li Xuewu, then looked at the door and said, "I'll ask the canteen to prepare the food."

"Today, just try the food provided by our Discipline Inspection Commission. When this case is over, I will treat you. How about we have roast duck?"

"Then I want to eat from Bianyifang. I don't like Quanjude because it's too greasy."

Li Xuewu said arrogantly: "It's not enough to just eat roast duck. Their meatballs are also good. I won't be polite to you when the time comes."

"Who said you were invited?"

Xiang Yunnian smiled and gestured to Zheng Fuhua, saying, "I'm talking to Director Zheng, why do you keep interrupting me?"

"Director Zheng, let's do this"

He greeted Zheng Fuhua with a smile, gestured to Du Xiaoyan, whose body was shaking like a sieve with fear, and said, "Hurry up, the canteen will open for dinner soon, don't be late."

After saying this, he didn't look at anything else and walked out of the door with ease, as if the case had really been solved.

When the door of the interrogation room closed with a bang, Du Xiaoyan was startled and then broke down emotionally. She started to cry and snot, soaking the thick stack of manuscript paper in front of her.

"Stop crying, wipe your tears, they are so worthless"

Li Xuewu took the paper towels on the table, tore off a long strip, folded it neatly as he walked, and handed it to Du Xiaoyan when he got to her.

Du Xiaoyan crawled on the table, crying very hard, her body shaking, and it was obvious that she was really scared.

The interrogation room was not big, and her crying was so hoarse that it was really creepy to hear it suddenly.

This is an emotional release, a release of despair, heartbreak, and grief.

Li Xuewu stood beside her and placed the paper in his hand on the small table, listening to her beast-like howling without any emotion on his face.

No matter how hard she cries, those are just crocodile tears. She will repent sitting here. If she walks out of here, will she still feel that she was wrong?
No, she would think she had gotten away with it again and be careful when doing such things next time.

Just like the tigers in the warning documentary, do you think he is really repenting? Are he really reflecting on the mistakes he has made?

No, most people thought that they were unlucky, that someone had caught them, or that they were accidentally involved.

Some people are even trying to escape blame, just like the pile of confessions in front of Du Xiaoyan, which are wet with her tears.

Why Li Xuewu was not interested? Because it was impossible to describe all the crimes Du Xiaoyan had committed. They were too numerous to list. That was it.

Who would believe what she wrote herself when she explained everything clearly?

Based on what Li Xuewu said to her before he left, Du Xiaoyan was probably already prepared on how to escape and how to conceal the truth before he even left the house.

But when Li Xuewu stood at the door and asked the question to the outside, and when she saw that it was Zheng Fuhua who answered Li Xuewu's question, her heart sank completely.

Even the person she relied on the most was discovered and targeted for capture. What else could she say?

The words on the paper and the ways to contact the people outside all became empty words.

Right in front of her, Li Xuewu and the other two were chatting and laughing, looking relaxed and carefree, and were already discussing where to celebrate after the case was over.

What does this indicate? Was she slow to confess, or was someone betrayed her in advance?

Anything is possible, and she knows she can't afford to take the risk. From this moment on, she no longer has any bargaining chips or room for discussion.

She knew very well what the consequences of her actions would be, and what the punishment would be for what Zhang Shuqin and Zhao Ziliang had done.

Du Xiaoyan was really scared. The thought of having to spend the most torturous time alone, having to eat her last meal, being tied up and taken to the execution ground, and feeling the bullet in her back made her heart ache unbearably.

She really wanted to cry to death right here at this moment, without having to endure the inner torment and experience the pain of fear.

Zheng Fuhua drank the hot water patiently. His throat was very sore and he had just forced himself to say the few words he had just said to them. Now he just wanted to take a good rest.

The driver helped him find some anti-inflammatory drugs. He took one pill in the morning and one pill in the afternoon, but it was of no use at all.

Xiang Yunnian said that he had excessive heart fire and would not have peace of mind unless the root cause was removed. He also said that he had a good prescription that would guarantee a cure.

He really wanted to tell the other party that they were bullshitting. This recipe was so useful and should be used more on people in the discipline inspection department.

The reason why the root of the disease is called the root is that it is deeply rooted and has too many entanglements and fetters.

Pulling out the root of the disease brings up not only blood and anger, but also unforgettable pain.

But even if he was sick, he had to hold on, just like he had to stay in the bureau and handle all the major cases encountered over the years.

For those working on the front line, there is no such thing as illness. You won't leave the front line even if you are slightly injured. You just have to keep working.

The reason why I kept drinking hot water was because it was getting dark outside and some things couldn't be left overnight.

He has to bring his own people to justice personally and cannot let others do it for him.

He didn’t know if it was because he drank too much hot water, or the anti-inflammatory medicine took effect, or if Du Xiaoyan’s crying eased the anger he had been pent up in.

Just as Du Xiaoyan gradually stopped talking, the pain in her throat eased a little.

"I'm going to die, right?"

"Wipe your tears first. Can you listen to me in your current state?"

Li Xuewu's tone was relaxed, with no intention of scaring her, nor any pressure.

Du Xiaoyan grabbed the tissue in front of her with tears in her eyes, looked at Li Xuewu and opened her mouth, but no words came out for a long time.

"Do you want the doctor to give you an IV?"

Li Xuewu picked up the teacup from the table, opened the lid and indicated that he was going to feed her some water.

Du Xiaoyan looked at Li Xuewu, shook her head slightly, and tilted her head back to receive the warm water he brought her.

At this moment her heart was cold, and the water she drank seemed to replenish her dried-up tear glands, and tears welled up from her eyes again.

"Just cry for a while, don't cry endlessly"

Li Xuewu waited for her to finish drinking, put away the teacup and put it back on the table, then picked up his chair from behind the table and placed it in front of Du Xiaoyan's interrogation chair.

As he sat down, he rubbed his hands and said, "I just met Wei Wei outside the door. He is here to be questioned."

"Wei Wei..."

Du Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, her eyes full of surprise, and she looked at Li Xuewu stupidly.

"Yes, it's Wei Wei."

Li Xuewu folded his legs, nodded slowly and said, "What a coincidence, I have known him for a year, or I knew him earlier than this time last year."

"At that time, I had separated from my family and was living on my own. I went to the market to buy cooking utensils and happened to meet his junior fellow apprentice Yang Shuqian."

"You know Yang Shuqian, right?"

Li Xuewu asked, and seeing Du Xiaoyan nod, he continued: "He said that the three masters and apprentices lived together, and they lost their jobs and had no food to cook, so they sold their used pots and spoons to exchange for some food."

Hearing what he said, Du Xiaoyan's tears fell again. She didn't cry out, but just shed tears silently.

"It was just a coincidence. The factory was short of cooks, so I thought of them."

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and said, "I met Wei Wei when I went to their house to look for him, and I also discovered that he was a cripple."

"Woooooo~"

Du Xiaoyan pursed her lips tightly to prevent herself from crying. She was afraid that she couldn't bear to hear it.

Li Xuewu ignored her and continued, "Since they entered the factory, I have often met him, but we mostly just greeted each other and never had any in-depth communication."

"You should know my identity. I am the deputy director of the Security Department in the factory. I used to be the deputy director of the Public Security Department in the branch. Now my relationship in the branch has been transferred to the garrison area, and I am the deputy regiment commander."

"You can say that it was because of this case that you met me, otherwise I would never know how Wei Wei's leg became lame."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "He has served and known many leaders who are higher than me, but I have never heard him mention this matter."

"I don't know whether to say it's your luck or his misfortune that it's been going on for so long."

"If you had met me earlier, or if he had told me about this earlier, I would have been able to deal with you, not to mention Lai Shanchuan alone, even if there were two of them, believe it or not?"

"Woooooo~"

Du Xiaoyan cried out loud this time, but Li Xuewu was sitting in front of her, so she didn't dare to cry even though she wanted to.

He didn't have a ferocious expression, nor did he deliberately put pressure on her. He just told her a fact, which made her feel afraid and scared from the bottom of her heart.

"I don't want to know who you were crying for just now, but I want to ask you, how many of the tears you are crying now are for Wei Wei?"

Li Xuewu frowned slightly and looked at her, saying, "Do you have even a trace of regret? Or if you were given another chance to live again, would you still betray him and your family?"

Du Xiaoyan lowered her head, shed tears and said nothing. Perhaps she was thinking about this question deep in her heart.

Or rather, from the moment she was handcuffed and shackled, she had been thinking about this incident countless times.

Li Xuewu raised his hand and knocked on the table in front of her, and asked, "Wei Wei should be in the hall right now. Have you thought about how to face him when you get out of here?"

(End of this chapter)