Chapter 37: The Police Flower MM Lends a Helping Hand

  Originally, Lao Lin wanted to give Wu Jinrong, the secretary of his uncle, the municipal party committee secretary, a heads up and ask for help to see how to handle the aftermath. However, he suddenly remembered that at this time, his uncle was in the municipal party committee office, being monitored by some leader from above, and everyone was on high alert. If Lao Lin, who had just made a mistake, called Secretary Wu now, if someone found out, it would be a matter of style, and even if it wasn't shit, it would still be mud stuck in his pants.

  After some thought, Luo Lin decided to come find Jiang Yan first. Fortunately, this spicy police flower Jiang Yan and Secretary Wu were relatives. And after the last encounter, Jiang Yan must have known Luo Lin's identity and temperament. After analyzing the pros and cons, she would definitely call Secretary Wu immediately to inform him. At this critical juncture, Secretary Wu should understand that some things could be handled personally and wouldn't report it to Municipal Committee Secretary Li. He would wait until the matter had blown over before making a summary report.

  Moreover, Jiang Yan and Secretary Wu are relatives, they have a connection with each other. Even if it's just handling some trivial matters, they can also make excuses for personal reasons. Although the secretary is the spokesperson of the director, after all, he is still a spokesperson, and spokespersons also have private and family matters, right? Those who are waiting to catch Director Li off guard can only end up empty-handed, unable to even touch the seam of an egg.

  A truly qualified secretary is one who can clear obstacles for the leader before they arise, solve worries behind the scenes without the leader's knowledge, and take the blame at critical moments.

  This Wu Jinrong is a qualified secretary. Otherwise, he would not have risen from a small typist in the Tourism Planning Bureau to become the powerful Secretary Wu of Zhengzhou City in just three or four years. Usually, he is favored by Secretary Li of the Municipal Party Committee. This time, Secretary Li was being monitored by his superiors, which is actually a double-edged sword. Because there are people in the province who value Secretary Li's style and governance, they plan to promote him to work in the provincial government, so proper investigation is still necessary.

  This one-year probation period does not mention hoping that Secretary Li can achieve any more outstanding political achievements, but only wishes for stability and peace.

  Secretary Li, Secretary Wu, including Lorraine, all understand this truth.

  As expected, in the Criminal Investigation Office of the Criminal Police Brigade, Jiang Yan hung up Luo Lin's phone and told the duty officer that he was going to the bathroom. Then, he quietly dialed his brother-in-law Wu Jinyong's phone. The other end indicated that it was turned off, probably because he was in a meeting. Jiang Yan couldn't help but rub his temples, thinking to himself what on earth had Luo Lin done? Today, the municipal party committee was holding a meeting, and even the director of the Public Security Bureau had been summoned. Autumn had arrived, and people's emotions were starting to become agitated. It was the perfect time for a severe crackdown. If Luo Lin had made some big mistake this time, it would be hard to cover up.

  This Lorraine is really good at picking times, this mouth doesn't know what it did wrong, and actually directly found itself, isn't this giving itself a difficult problem?

  Jiang Yan came out of the bathroom and returned to the office, asking for a leave. She decided to intercept Lorraine from the middle first, figure out what was going on, and then talk about other things.

  "Comrade Xiao Jiang, you're in such a hurry, are you meeting your boyfriend?" Captain Zhang of the Criminal Police Brigade was a man in his forties, whose daughter was about the same age as Jiang Yan. However, she was studying abroad in the United States and they could only meet once or twice a year. As a result, he had more interactions with Jiang Yan and was particularly concerned about her well-being. Given Jiang Yan's background, Captain Zhang would often tolerate her slightly worse temper and impulsiveness at work. If she suddenly asked for leave to take some time off, as long as there were no important cases that needed attention, the captain would usually approve it.

  Jiang Yan's face turned red: "Captain, you're making this kind of joke again." As she spoke, she had already opened the office door and quickly rushed out.

  Before long, a tall and beautiful policewoman in uniform, Jiang, arrived at the entrance of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

  "Little Jiang, you've finally come out? This young man has been waiting for a long time." Gatekeeper Wang was a police officer in his fifties, an honest and simple man, who now smiled at Jiang with a sly glint in his eye.

  Jiang Yan was embarrassed again by the words of the gatekeeper, Wang Dàyé. She and Luo Lin were always misunderstood by others. Obviously, she was a beautiful woman with great temperament, while he was just a middle school student who hadn't even grown his hair out yet! What kind of eyes did these people have? Team leader Zhang had misunderstood them, and now the gatekeeper Wang Dàyé was misunderstanding them too. It seemed like misunderstandings happened every year, but this year there were especially many.

  Jiang Yan was about to explain something when she saw Lorrain at the door, grinning mischievously and beckoning her over, saying "Beautiful girl, I'm here to pick you up from work."

  Jiang Yan's long legs stepped out in a big stride, swiftly arriving in front of Luo Lin. He lightly gritted his silver teeth and frowned, saying: "You little brat, this is the entrance to my workplace. You suddenly appearing like this will lead people to misunderstand!"

  Lorraine smiled and shrugged casually: "A talented man and a beautiful woman, being misunderstood is also understandable."

  "Besides, watch it or I'll drag you away right now!" Jiang Yan glared at him with puffed up face, "Alright, stop joking around in front of the office building. Let's go to the coffee shop across the street and sit down for a bit. Honestly tell me what happened."

  At this time, Lorraine became serious and nodded. It seems that finding Jiang Yan was the right thing to do. This little girl looks cold as ice, but actually has a delicate mind and is quite thorough in her thinking. If it were someone else who didn't know how to handle things, they probably wouldn't even have a pre-hearing, and would directly take it to court.

  In the café, the two found a secluded private room, with two cups of latte, Lorrain calmly and lightly recounted today's events, including how Qin Wenshu and Song Meiyuan were taken away by someone, and how Chi Shi was beaten up by a rubber stick. Of course, this omitted the hundred or so black-gloved hands, as well as the wolf-like dog bringing over thirty brothers to put on a show. Instead, the narrative focus was placed on how the scoundrel Chi Shi colluded with underworld figures and took extreme measures to forcibly possess virtuous women.

  "This is outrageous!" Jiang Yan had a heroic spirit deep down, probably due to the influence of her family environment. Hearing Luo Lin's account of Qi Shi's various misdeeds, she was furious and gnashed her teeth, almost jumping up from her seat. "Relying on his father being an official, he actually did such a conscienceless thing! Luo Lin, you're not wrong this time. Anyone with a conscience would applaud for you!"

  Jiang Yan listened to Luo Lin's calm narrative, and gradually had some changes in her impression of him. She suddenly found that the little guy in front of her was no longer so annoying, but... thinking of Chi Shi's identity, and then thinking of the current severe crackdown on malicious disputes, the bureau attached great importance to it, and couldn't help but worry about Luo Lin's safety.

  "Lorraine, but honestly, you've gone a bit too far this time..." Jiang Yan thought back to Lorraine's account of that "Chrysanthemum Explosion" incident and couldn't help but feel that Lorraine was indeed a bit wicked. Good grief, what kind of twisted ideas did this little scamp have floating around in her head all day?

  Lorraine smiled and casually took a sip of latte: "Yeah, I also know this time was a bit over the top, so I came to find Chief Jiang to surrender myself. In general, how do you usually handle things like this?"

  "Generally speaking, it should be considered as excessive defense. From the severity of the crime committed by the other party, you have a great chance of winning the lawsuit. Moreover, since you are a minor student, you may be sentenced to several months of criminal detention. If the hired lawyer can make an extra effort, this short period of criminal detention is likely to be suspended. Even if it cannot be suspended, it is possible to negotiate for a non-custodial sentence."

  Lorraine knew that Jiang Yan had more to say, so she took another sip of her latte, narrowing her eyes slightly, indicating for Jiang Yan to continue.

  Jiang Yan also raised her coffee, took a sip, and spoke directly to the point without any hesitation: "The problem is that this Chi Shi's father is our city's vice mayor, Chi Yi Bu. Although there are two other vice mayors in our city, they basically have no power and only manage departments like environmental protection and scientific research. This Chi Yi Bu is different, his duties are not many, but they are all hard-hitting and influential departments. Although your uncle is a municipal party secretary with much more power than him, now that the matter has come out, it coincides with the provincial hall's critical examination phase of Secretary Li of the municipal party committee. You can't get away from this matter."

  Luo Lin blinked his eyes and said sincerely that he admired Jiang Yan, calling her a heroic woman, not exaggerating at all. On the one hand, she was straightforward and outspoken, on the other hand, she analyzed things so thoroughly. If she were a man, she would definitely not be relegated to the Criminal Police Brigade, which is the first line of defense in storming and attacking. Although it's also possible to get some benefits and advantages on ordinary days, he had heard about Jiang Yan's style, that was upright and honest, no matter who was above her, just talk after being arrested. With this kind of courage and vision, if she were a man, she would have been noticed by the higher-ups long ago, and might be training in some department in the Provincial Hall now!

  "Indeed, it's not easy to get out of this." Loring smiled seemingly effortlessly. "So I've come to seek your help, Officer Jiang. I know this is a critical moment for my uncle, so I didn't dare act rashly. Now that the situation has been exposed, I also can't avoid it, right? You see, why don't you first establish a case for me and initially define it as justifiable defense? After we finish this cup of coffee, we'll go take care of it. If we're late, we'll be at a disadvantage."

  "For now, it seems like this is the only way to go." Jiang Yan let out a light sigh and seriously thought for a moment with Luolin, her bright beautiful eyes rolling around, "Right, there's also another very important question, where are your two aunts currently hospitalized?"

  Lorraine recalled a report message sent by Liu Wanchuan earlier and said, "At the First People's Hospital in the city."

  Jiang Yan immediately stood up with her bag: "Let's go, hurry. We'd better inform the hospital before the proof is issued. I have a relative in the hospital. Also, I'm on duty now, so I can take your statement in front of your two aunts, which will be more beneficial for you."

  Luoling felt a surge of emotion and admiration, Jiang Yan was indeed clever and righteous, whether she was helping her brother-in-law deal with trouble or genuinely wanted to help herself, Luoling had to thank her sincerely.

  Two people paid the bill and quickly left the coffee shop, just as Jiang Yan was about to push open the door to leave, she suddenly turned her head back, and her cold, beautiful melon-seed-shaped face revealed a triumphant smile: "Young Master Luo, this time you owe me one favor, remember."