Chapter 74: Don't Deceive Young Poor Men

  Pin Yue was taken alone to the interrogation room next door, Liu Tianlai hung a smile and said: "Director Wei, what's going on? I heard from people downstairs that this time it's quite big?"

  Wei's face was a mixture of red and white. He took a drag on the cigarette, inhaling deeply, and the thick smoke swirled in his nostrils before slowly dissipating.

  "Director Liu, you must believe me, I was deceived by that little slut, she is framing me!" Wei Wang wasn't a fool. Tonight's events were suspicious, but he thought it over carefully. He and Liu Tianlai had no grudges against each other, there was no need to resort to such underhanded tactics. He had long heard rumors that some people in the Public Security Bureau colluded with prostitutes, luring clients into traps before arresting them and extorting money from them. Tonight's events might have been a case of stepping on this kind of landmine, really unlucky.

  Liu Tianlai smiled and picked up a stack of confessions, throwing them onto the table. Wei Wang picked them up and flipped through them for a few moments before his body went limp and he fell into the chair. The boss of Xiushui Bay, the service staff in the hall, and the massage therapist in the private room could all testify that Wei Wang had brought this girl into the private room, but surprisingly, the girl was not an employee of Xiushui Bay. She claimed to be a customer who came to consume at Xiushui Bay, and Wei Wang had deceived her into going to the private room under the pretext of helping her, with the intention of raping her.

  "Director of the factory, I believe you. But after seeing these evidences, oh, and a few more photos, I don't know if the procuratorate will believe it, or if the court will believe it?"

  Wei Gang's face turned red with anxiety, he stood up from his chair and pressed his hands on the table, pleading: "Director Liu, you have to help me out, this is still up to you, right? I know the rules, that woman will get as much money as she wants without any further discussion. Tonight, all the brothers who are busy with work, I've already made arrangements for them, Brother Liu, please don't let this get out, for the sake of my uncle's face." He wasn't afraid of being accused of rape or not. If he hadn't done it, then he hadn't done it, but this matter was hard to explain. The common people loved nothing more than the romantic scandals of officials, and once it got out... his reputation would definitely be ruined. And at the critical moment when he was about to be transferred to the Light Industry Bureau, something like this happened. Wasn't that just asking for trouble?

  Liu Tianlai sneered inwardly, an idiot is just an idiot. At this time, whether or not to mention Wei Chenfeng is unimportant, those who want to curry favor will do so even if they don't have to, and those who don't plan to won't even if you give them a free handle. His expression didn't change much, and he said calmly: "Since everyone has mentioned Director Wei, I also can't not help with this matter. How about this? You call Director Wei and get some instructions from him, after all, there are so many brothers watching tonight, we can't be too casual. What do you think, Director Wei?"

  Wei spent all his saliva just to make this call. Liu Tianlai opened his mouth, what else was he waiting for? He immediately picked up the phone on the table and dialed Wei Chenfeng's home number. After two rings, a stern voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

  "Uncle, I'm Xiao Wang. This is what happened: I was accompanying a friend to rest at a bath center and coincidentally ran into the police station's task force. It was a misunderstanding. Director Liu from the Municipal Bureau was also there, you see."

  Wei Chenfeng's suppressed anger was audible in his low, stern rebuke: "You idiot! You're good for nothing but causing trouble! What has the farm equipment factory become like these past two days? And you still have the nerve to sneak out and fool around? Hmm? Hand over the phone to Liu Tianlai!"

  The Municipal Bureau has only one deputy director surnamed Liu, and it is said that he is the one. Wei Chenfeng's slight suspicion also disappeared, Liu Tianlai was notorious for being unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, and it was reasonable that Wei couldn't handle him either.

  "Hello. Is Tian coming? I'm Wei Chenfeng. Wei Gang has made a mistake, you must handle it according to the law, and punish him accordingly. However, the agricultural machinery factory currently has some issues that need to be addressed, which affects the overall situation in the city, so this also needs to be taken into consideration."

  He hung up the phone. Looking at Wei Gang's relaxed expression, Liu Tianlai hesitated for a moment and gave him two options. Either admit to soliciting prostitution, spare Wei Chenfeng's face, finish the transcript, pay a fine, and he would take care of the girl's side; or investigate as rape. In that case, nothing more would be said, and he would quietly stay there overnight waiting for the results. At the same time, he would also have to notify his family and unit, and anyone could anticipate the serious consequences.

  Wei's eyes widened in shock. You dog face? My uncle has already called, and you still want to make a record and pay a fine? Liu Tian saw his displeasure and coldly said: "Director Wei, I won't say anything else, just dealing with that girl alone will take a lot of effort. If your side doesn't have any punishment, I won't be able to explain it to my superiors. I have many ways to deal with you. Will you let Director Wei make a phone call?

  It would be better to replace the deputy director. Saying these words is intentionally provocative, but putting them on Liu Tian's body is normal. Wei Wang also knows that he can do this step, and it's already very face-saving for his uncle, after all, he has no relationship with him. Two evils are weighed and the lighter one is taken, reluctantly admitting to prostitution, signing and painting, throwing the pen away, and sighing: "Liu Ge, my life is now in your hands, if there's anything in the future, just speak up, I won't refuse." He himself is also clear. This transcript, once signed, is equivalent to leaving a big handle for Liu Tian, but the situation is stronger than people, and doing so is much better than making it a rape case.

  Liu Tianlai picked up the pen and waved it, smiling: "Director Wei, you can rest assured. I'll go find that girl myself later and settle everything."

  Wei Wang came out of the police station. Immediately saw Xia Fugui, who had been hiding all along, anxiously pacing back and forth not far away, his anger surging up. He walked over and kicked him in the body. Xia Fugui was kicked painfully, but he didn't dare show any expression on his face. He said: "Director, I just happened to go out and make a phone call, and when I came back, I saw many police officers, so I didn't dare to show up. It's really not my fault. The whole street is being searched."

  Wei Wang killed his heart, got into a taxi with a dark face and quickly left. Xia Fugui stood stupidly on the street, his back stretched out, looking pitiful.

  Liu Tianlai smiled slightly as he watched the scene, knowing that there would be no more unexpected events tonight. He turned around and went into the house to call Xi Yuexi.

  "Director Zhang, it's all settled."

  Back home, Wei Wang didn't even wash up before hurriedly calling Wei Chenfeng. He told him about the record. Wei Chenfeng thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing, Liu Tianlai is now isolated and helpless, even if he has evidence, he won't dare do anything, I'll find an opportunity to talk to him." Then came another barrage of scolding. Wei Wang looked miserable, not daring to speak, only nodding and promising to handle the agricultural machinery factory's affairs as soon as possible, before Wei Chenfeng hung up the phone.

  The next morning, Wei Wang felt that the atmosphere was not right as soon as he entered the factory. Some female workers dodged to one side when they saw him, pointing and whispering in a very suspicious manner. Wei Wang walked to the office building with a confused expression, where a large crowd of people had gathered on the first floor. He thought it was about layoffs. Just as he was about to sneak upstairs unnoticed, someone turned around and spotted him, shouting: "Director Wei has arrived!" The crowd burst into laughter, dispersing immediately. Only then did Wei Wang see a large piece of paper stuck on the wall with a line of black characters written in bold brushstrokes: "Wei Director got laid, all agricultural machinery workers are laid off." Below it was a vivid description of last night's events, about 80% fabricated.

  Next to it is a photocopy of a photo, two people in the picture, the girl's long hair covering her face can't be seen clearly, Wei Gang is facing the camera, clear and visible.

  Wei Wang was stunned, and it wasn't until then that he realized everything Liu Tianlai had said the night before was a lie! Just as he thought the nightmare was over, three people pushed through the crowd and walked up to him. One of them pulled out an ID badge and said, "We are from the Qingzhou City Discipline Inspection Committee. We have received reports from the public and need to ask Comrade Wei Wang to return with us to assist in the investigation. Director Wei, let's go!"

  At this moment, it seemed as if the soul had left the body, swaying and rising to an altitude of tens of thousands of meters. The heart felt suffocated, as if a massive boulder was weighing down on it. Wei's face turned deathly pale, like that of a leukemia patient, with all the blood vessels instantly disappearing. The expressions of the onlookers were varied: shock, astonishment, excitement, thrill, disdain... and many more.

  A staff member of the Discipline Inspection Commission walked over, took down the big-character poster on the wall, rolled it up and stuffed it into a briefcase.

  News of Wei Wang being taken away for investigation spread throughout Qingzhou within a day. Ordinary people thought it was just a sensational rumor, and it became a topic of conversation after meals; but officials were like headless flies, inquiring about the situation everywhere. Nobody knew where this wind came from. Last time Yang Yixing stepped down, that was a louse on a bald head, obvious. But this time Wei Wang is just a deputy director. He's not big enough to be significant, nor small enough to be ignored, he doesn't have the qualifications to get involved in city-level affairs. Xu Fuyan wouldn't use him as a scapegoat even if he wanted to counterattack. City-level affairs are under control of Wei Chenfeng, ordinary people can't touch him, who is so blind?

  Who would have thought that all of this was caused by a young man's fit of anger?

  Actually, at this point, Wei Wang still didn't truly understand who was framing him and wouldn't have thought that Wen Qian would have such great ability, putting all the blame on Liu Tianlai's body.

  Peng, I've never offended you, but you're being really rude. You came up and started attacking me to death!

  Director Liu was also helpless, doing dirty work is just this fate!

  Wei Wang was going through the biggest test of his life, and Wen Cen, who had started it all, wasn't doing well either. Teacher Si Ya Jing's memory seemed to be directly proportional to her beauty. It had been two days since the weekend, but she still hadn't forgotten that night when she helped Wen Cen lie. During the fourth period of the morning chemistry class, as soon as school was over, all the classmates rushed out of the classroom like galloping horses, but Wen Cen was called to the podium. Ji Su was a bit curious. She sat in her seat without moving, slowly packing up her books, wanting to see what was going on, and unexpectedly, Si Ya Jing smiled at her and said: "Ji Su, school's out, go eat quickly. The teacher wants to talk to Wen Cen about something alone."

  Ji Su looked at Wen Chen with concern. Wen Chen winked at her and smiled slightly. Ji Su then realized that she had been a bit too tense around him. She quickly turned her head and ran away.

  "Hmm, Wen Cen, about that night's incident, if you can't give me a good reason, I'll consider explaining the true situation to your mom."