Chapter 565

The day after online public opinion erupted, the Propaganda Department of the S Committee of Baiyue Province received a call from superior leader Xie Yuxin.

Xie Yuxin is truly a woman of quality, and also a woman with attitude!

Although she didn't yell at them over the phone, her repeated criticisms and reprimands still left the leaders of the S Province Propaganda Department with sore heads, and they had to endure it whether they could bear it or not.

Secretary Wang was inspecting work in Haishan.

The propaganda department staff also panicked, hurriedly going to find Song Changeng, who oversaw political and legal affairs, to discuss handling it. Lin Dongfan originally belonged to the political and legal system, so Song Changeng had the responsibility to step in and clean up the mess.

Previously, Song Changeng had merely speculated that Lin Dongfan might have a background in the Jing circle.

When he learned that Xie Yuxin herself had called to demand an explanation, Old Song went numb—turns out he was the last person in the province to know that Lin Dongfan came from a prominent family.

Afternoon.

Song Changeng personally called and summoned Lin Dongfan to his office.

The atmosphere in the office was somewhat solemn.

Song Changeng sat behind his large desk, staring at Lin Dongfan sitting opposite him for a while; upon closer look, his facial features really bore some resemblance to Lin Zhenhua.

He blamed himself for being slow-witted and slow to react.

He never would have guessed that this guy Lin Dongfan was actually from the Jingcheng Lin family—no wonder Secretary Wang gave him full support in his work.

"Dongfan."

Although Song Changeng felt a bit of awe, he still maintained the composure expected of a leader on the surface.

He sighed, "You've seen the online public opinion; outside, rumors are rampant, saying all sorts of things. The pressure from Vice Governor Lu is huge, insisting on suspending you for investigation."

Seeing Lin Dongfan smile without speaking,

Song Changeng also chuckled, trying to appear calm and unhurried: "Secretary Wang's meaning is clear—we must quickly quell the situation and decisively suppress the rumors. Right now, the most crucial thing is evidence; we need to produce solid proof to vindicate you and show that Liu Wen is twisting black and white."

"I've already instructed Chen Shaokang of the criminal police detachment to hurry and interrogate Liu Wen." Lin Dongfan stood straight, his face showing no panic, his eyes calm as water.

He met Song Changeng's gaze without hesitation and declared firmly, "Just give me a little more time."

"How long do you need?"

"Seven days."

"Liu Wen surely has someone behind her pulling the strings. Since she's determined to bite back, she won't easily give in. You need to see the situation clearly and not focus the investigation solely on Liu Wen."

"Understood."

"Are you sure seven days is enough?"

"If I cannot clear my own suspicion within seven days, I am willing to be suspended and accept the organization's investigation, and I will certainly not cause any trouble for the leaders."

Lin Dongfan's such firm confidence greatly pleased Song Changeng, who thought, "No wonder he's from the Lin family—he has guts and responsibility!"

In these turbulent times, what we need is exactly this confidence and ruthless determination.

Song Changeng steeled himself and immediately declared, "Alright, I'll give you seven days. During this period, no matter who applies pressure, I'll back you up—you just go ahead and investigate. I'll greet the Provincial Public Security Department later and have them fully cooperate with your actions to prevent anyone from sabotaging."

"Thank you, Secretary Song."

"Go on, give it your all, and resolve the case as soon as possible—I'll be waiting for your good news."

"Mm."

As Lin Dongfan rose to leave, he felt a deep sense of concern.

Upon reflection, he had hardly ever met Secretary Song, and they had no prior connection. It was likely that his aunt's anger, combined with the accidental exposure of the family genealogy, had aroused Secretary Song's awe.

……

Outside the interrogation room of the Criminal Police Detachment of the Provincial Public Security Department.

Smoke and mist swirled.

Lin Dongfan leaned against the cold wall, a half-smoked cigarette dangling from his lips, brows slightly furrowed, listening to the faint interrogation sounds from inside.

Faintly, one could hear Liu Wen's curses and Chen Shaokang's angry table-pounding warnings.

He waited for over half an hour.

The door creaked open, and Chen Shaokang strode out, full of anger and helplessness.

Upon seeing Lin Dongfan, he blurted, "Damn, she's even less reasonable than my ex-wife—she's basically an unreasonable, shrewish woman who doesn't know when to quit!"

"Looks like you didn't get anything out of her." Lin Dongfan smiled calmly.

Chen Shaokang frowned, "Her mouth is like a machine gun—hard-hearted and vicious, she's cursed my ancestors eighteen generations over. She keeps repeating the same tune, insisting you ordered her to frame Qiao Lianzhou for illegally harvesting organs, and that I'm your accomplice, wanting to kill and silence her—utterly unreasonable."

"What reason is there to argue with a criminal suspect? This is a place for law."

Lin Dongfan calmly took a drag of his cigarette; he had clearly anticipated all of this.

After a moment's thought.

Lin Dongfan further analyzed, "She's gone all-in, thinking that biting me to death will give her a slim chance. Keep interrogating; if we can't pry her mouth open, we'll wear her down like training a hawk—see how long she can hold out. Extract every detail of her contacts with the outside world, especially any possible links with Jiang Lin and others, bit by bit."

"Understood!" Chen Shaokang nodded, a flash of confidence crossing his face: "Don't worry, Director Lin—I won't hold you back this time like before."

"Whether or not I drag my feet is another matter; the point is you should learn from Yang Qing—when you're a criminal policeman, you need to be tough when toughness is called for; who has the leisure to argue with a criminal suspect?"

"Yang Qing, is that the classmate you mentioned before? I've never met him."

"Right, I'll introduce you two another day."

As they were chatting, Lin Dongfan's phone rang; he pulled it out and saw it was a call from Jian Sining.

He had just pressed the answer key.

From inside came Jian Sining's urgent report: "Senior brother, the hospital just called, saying Jiang Lin suddenly went to the hospital to handle discharge procedures for Qiao Lianzhou."

"Why does she need to handle discharge procedures?" Lin Dongfan asked.

Jian Sining replied, "Jiang Lin's reason is: an expert gave her a suggestion that close relatives chatting daily with a vegetative person helps awaken them. She said it's better to bring Qiao Lianzhou home to try than to let him lie in the hospital waiting to die, so she can talk to him every day."

"Heh, she's acting overly devoted as a couple." Lin Dongfan chuckled, "I think her wish for Qiao Lianzhou to wake up is fake; she really wants him dead."

Jian Sining asked, "So what should we do now?"

"We can't let Qiao Lianzhou leave our supervision; first intercept her, I'll be right there." Before he finished speaking, Lin Dongfan stubbed out his cigarette and turned to leave.

Walked several steps.

Turning back again, he instructed Chen Shaokang: 'This is left to you. Within seven days, you must get Liu Wen to honestly confess the problem. Moreover, regarding the truth behind Qiao Lianzhou's second suicide attempt, you also need to push the investigation forward.'

'Director Lin, rest assured, I guarantee to complete the task!'

To prove he wasn't a hopeless lump of mud, Chen Shaokang has been pushing himself these days, sleeping only four hours a day, either investigating a case or on the way to investigate.

On one hand, he needs to find a breakthrough in the case; on the other hand, he must guard against petty people tripping him up behind his back.

His officialdom experience is shooting up, screech-screech-screech.

He is growing quickly.

When Chen Shaokang turned and returned to the interrogation room, unlike just now, he didn't immediately ask Liu Wen for her statement upon entering; instead, he ordered his subordinates: 'Since she can't remember, give her the great memory restoration technique…'