Volume 1 Chapter 51: An Unfathomable Crime

  Qiu Wen's temper has always been soft and hard to swallow, the more you bully him, the more he will fight back.

  "I just helped introduce a deal, but the rest of the process was handled by other employees of Yuefeng. As for what you're saying, I don't know anything about it. Can't a person even speak without being guilty?"

  Ling's team stared at Qu Wen, his eyes ferocious: "Isn't that right? I heard that after the event, you got the most commission, a full 500,000. If you didn't have a share, why would Gong Haide give you so much money. Even if it was a commission, it's still a disguised bribe."

  "Frame me!" Qu Wen spat out the four words. He didn't understand much of the whole thing, but he had made tens of millions and was thrilled for a long time. Now his heart was both bewildered and infuriated.

  Ling Zhongdui looked through Qu Wen's file, no deep family background, no special interpersonal relationships, ordinary second-rate university graduate. Moreover, he had a criminal record, and a few years ago, he was involved in a fight, his hands were ruthless enough to send several high school students who were older than him to the hospital.

  "Bang!"

  Ling Zhongdui heavily slapped the desktop.

  "Don't think you can get away with your sophistry, I have a testimony here that proves the owner of the golden plaque did not voluntarily pawn it. As for what kind of shady dealings you've been involved in, it's best to confess clearly now, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite!"

  Others may be afraid of this set, but Qu Wen is a person who yields to softness but not to hardness. If he hasn't done something, even if you put a knife to his throat, he won't admit it.

  "Don't be polite, if you have evidence, just convict me directly. Even if there's a problem with this painting, it shouldn't concern me, I'm just getting paid by the company's commission, didn't steal or rob, didn't cheat or deceive, at most return the money, no need to look at your face here."

  Actually, the evidence in Ling Zhongdui's hands was not complete. Coincidentally, this month, a campaign to crack down on underworld forces was launched, and people like Gong Haide were all brought in for questioning. Several evil forces gangs were indeed cracked down, but this guy Gong Haide was particularly cunning and did not leave any clues behind.

  Ling Zhongdui is a man with quite some "ideals", unfortunately, the backing behind him isn't big enough. After staying in Long City for many years, he still hasn't accomplished anything remarkable. According to his own words, it's mainly because the place he's in charge of doesn't have any major issues, neither good nor bad. Although there are some brawls and fights, they don't affect the overall stability and unity. So, he can't become a model soldier, nor can he catch any big thieves.

  A 37-year-old person has finally managed to mix into the deputy director of the criminal investigation team, if there is no special achievement, waiting for retirement and promotion by one or two levels will be about it, forever impossible to sit in the position of director or deputy director.

  Everyone else's district has caught big fish, but the big brother in their own district is still at large. The director is anxious and so is Lieutenant Ling. The director is worried about not meeting his targets, while Lieutenant Ling is worried about missing this great opportunity to demonstrate his ability for promotion.

  Just then, the director's nephew inadvertently provided a clue, saying that the appraiser of Yuan Yuefeng Pawnshop, Qu Wenbang, had cheated the company and illegally sold a batch of stolen goods to Gong Haide.

  Ling Zhongdui was overjoyed when he received the news, and he often visited the director's home, getting to know some relatives, which would be very useful at critical moments.

  Later, Ling Zhongdui sent someone to ask the seller who had pawned the valuables to Gong Haide. The other party insisted that those things were not sold by themselves, but were forced by Gong Haide and others to pawn. In this way, it was not a borrowing and selling relationship between civilians, but extortion and robbery.

  To further verify the authenticity of the matter, Ling's team sent someone to investigate Yuefeng Pawnshop and proved that there was indeed such a transaction. So as long as they follow this clue, they will definitely be able to find evidence of Gong Haide's crime and convict him according to law.

  Ling Zhongdui slammed his hand on the table again, seemingly accustomed to this action: "Don't think that just because you're tough I won't be able to handle you. You come in here and still act like it's your own home, thinking you can do whatever you want. First, I'll lock you up for 48 hours, then slowly treat you, let's see if you can still be arrogant!"

  He scowled and shot back, "I didn't do it, I didn't do it. Don't mention 48 hours, even if it's 48 years, I still didn't do it. Either lock me up now, or stop wasting everyone's time with this nonsense."

  If he were a rich official's son, Ling Zhong might have been more polite, but Qu Wen was just a suspect with no background and no connections, so it wasn't necessary to consider him too much. His eyebrows furrowed and his eyes gleamed with ferocity, ever since becoming the captain of the team, nobody had dared to challenge him like this for a long time.

  "Since you want to be stubborn, don't blame me for being impolite." After finishing speaking, he took out the handcuffs and walked towards Qu Wen. As long as he was handcuffed to the iron window or iron bars, using an electric baton from the other end would not only make him suffer, but also make it difficult to find out in the hospital.

  Since he had the Ling Jue divine ability, Qu Wen's five senses became extremely sharp. Seeing Ling Zhongdui holding handcuffs about to cuff his hands, he suddenly dodged the opponent's body, grabbed the handcuffs in Ling Zhongdui's hand and directly locked them onto the iron window behind him.

  Ling Zhongdui, although he became a police officer through connections, had received training after all, and with regular exercise, his physical fitness was not bad. But he never thought that Qu Wen's movements would be so fast, and his hands would be so swift and powerful, leaving him no chance to react. By the time he came back to himself, he had already been pinned against the iron window.

  "You... you dare to attack a police officer!"

  Just now, Qu Wen himself was stunned for a moment. Although he had always been training and his physical strength was not inferior to that of ordinary people, this grab felt like an eagle grabbing a small chicken, without needing to exert much force, and the opponent was easily subdued. However, he didn't know that this was the effect of the spiritual awareness recovering and continuously expanding the meridians throughout his body. As the meridians expanded, his own strength also increased, so when facing Ling Zhongdui, he would be so relaxed.

  "The national criminal law has provisions, if you are not a confirmed crime suspect, you have no reason to handcuff me. Moreover, you had the intention of assaulting me, violating police regulations and suspected of abusing private punishment, so this is considered justifiable self-defense."

  Since Ling Zhongdui arrived, Fang Qiang and the others have been standing on the side, seeing and hearing everything clearly. As Qu Wen said, Ling Zhongdui's behavior was indeed somewhat against the rules.

  But Ling Zhongdui was still his own captain and couldn't let him suffer a loss under his own eyes, otherwise he didn't know what kind of small shoes Ling Zhongdui would wear afterwards.

  Dazed for a moment, Fang Qiang and the other rushed towards Qu Wen, intending to subdue him at the same time.

  At this moment, the door opened again from outside, and several people came in. The leader was surprisingly Lujia's uncle, the director of the West City Branch Bureau, Lu Shaojie.

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