Chapter 441: Retreat to Advance

Even though Lei Zhan Ge said so, Qin Shousheng still wasn't going to let Lu Cheng off easily.

"Fine, even if, as you say, those Educated Youth aren't criminals, we're still carrying out normal case procedures, and yet Lu Cheng snatched the people away; that's not right, is it?"

Lei Zhan Ge spread his hands: "So, we have arrested him; as for whether that's right, we'll handle that ourselves."

"No, you…" Qin Shousheng was extremely helpless.

Looking at the situation, trying to take the person away is impossible; the Railway Bureau is too overprotective.

"Fine, fine, since you say you've arrested him, how can I be sure it's true? You might be trying to fool me—on the surface you tell me he's been arrested, but perhaps behind the scenes you're feeding him fine food and drink."

"So I have to see him with my own eyes to be at ease!"

At first, Lei Zhan Ge really did mean that, after all Lu Cheng's handling of the Educated Youth issue this time was for the General Bureau's work, for the sake of national stability.

We might as well not let Lu Cheng return to the capital yet, have him stay temporarily at some Railway Branch for a while; once negotiations here are settled and everything is completely fine, then let Lu Cheng come back.

But Lu Cheng voluntarily requested to go into the Detention Center; now, looking at it, the point is for Qin Shousheng to confirm on the spot.

Lei Zhan Ge shook his head helplessly; that kid Lu Cheng always manages to see through others and prepares in advance.

"Alright, at present Comrade Lu Cheng is being detained at the Railway Branch in He Province; if you're uneasy, you can certainly verify on site."

Qin Shousheng stared at Lei Zhan Ge's eyes; he wanted to check whether Lei Zhan Ge was lying, but those eyes were sharp and fierce—after just one glance, he dared not meet his gaze.

"No need, since Captain Lei says he's been arrested, I will certainly believe it; I just hope you handle it seriously, I will keep supervising."

Qin Shousheng finished speaking and left, and the junior police officer at the door hurriedly followed.

Arriving at the courtyard, the junior police officer, having heard everything clearly, couldn't help but ask: "Section Chief Qin, we can't trust him; he says he's arrested him, but he might be fooling us."

Qin Shousheng glanced and said: "Sure, you, your brain was sharp this once."

The junior police officer chuckled: "Following Section Chief Qin, I've certainly learned a lot of experience; I think, we shouldn't have said we believed Captain Lei's words just now."

Qin Shousheng got on the vehicle directly: "You don't get it, I said that on purpose to let him lower his guard; you think I'm really not caring? I'm planning a sudden strike on them."

The junior police officer understood, this is called advancing by retreat; the deliberate words earlier were to confuse the Railway Bureau.

"I told you, following Section Chief Qin lets you learn things."

Qin Shousheng laughed: "Then learn away, let's go to the He Province Railway Branch; I want to see if they really have arrested him, otherwise it'll give me a reason to demand someone."

The junior police officer gave a thumbs‑up: "Section Chief Qin is great."

"Hurry up and drive, no shooting, just sneak over quietly."

"Understood!"

…

He Province Railway Branch, Detention Center.

Lu Cheng lay on the wooden plank bed, letting two people knead his shoulders and pound his legs.

Although a man's massage has just the right pressure, he always feels that massages should be done by women—like the ones Sun Yan Hong gave were quite comfortable, Jiang Mengmeng wasn't bad either…

"Hey hey, fell asleep, huh? Why are you so weak?"

Those two also felt aggrieved; they never eat enough day after day, how could they have the strength to knead Lu Cheng's shoulders and legs? They've been massaging for an hour, their hands are already exhausted.

Lu Cheng also saw they truly were out of energy, so he said: "Alright, alright, bring two more people over, give a good massage, and there'll be cigarettes when you return."

Hearing there would be cigarettes, Daoban Lian quickly pulled the two down and stepped forward to massage.

"How's it, Boss? My pressure is okay, right?"

Lu Cheng was grimacing from the kneading; a massage, after all, is pain mixed with pleasure.

"Hmm, not bad, in this Haozi Li you're the most vigorous!"

"Hehe, then Boss, later could you give me an extra one? My nicotine craving is strong; since I entered this Haozi Li, I haven't smoked for months, it's killing me."

"No problem, as long as you obey, later each gets two sticks."

"Two sticks per person? I say, Boss, I see there are only a few left in your cigarette pack, not enough to share."

Lu Cheng thought for a moment; regarding meals and lodging, he's like everyone else, hasn't taken a private break, but this Haozi Li is truly boring, and without cigarettes it's indeed stifling.

"Don't worry, since I promised you, there will definitely be cigarettes for you; later I'll ask the station police for two more packs."

Daoban Lian suddenly became curious: "Boss, what exactly brought you in?"

Daoban Lian was mainly curious about Lu Cheng's identity; he could hide cigarettes and bring them in, that's not the point, the key is how he could ask the station police for cigarettes.

Lu Cheng guessed his thought: "Don't pry into things you shouldn't, stop gossiping; you won't be short of cigarettes."

Daoban Lian hurriedly nodded; although he was very curious about Lu Cheng's identity, the man didn't want to say, and there was nothing he could do.

The main reason is that you can't beat Lu Cheng; even all the people in a Haozi Li combined aren't a match for a single person like him.

At this moment, the noisy Detention Center suddenly fell silent; Daoban Lian, still curious, glanced toward the iron fence.

After a while, three people in police uniforms walked over.

Among them, Daoban Lian recognized two: one was a station police officer, the other the station chief; the one in the middle was unfamiliar, but certainly a leader from the bureau.

The station police officer first used a key to open the door, then said: "Everyone stand properly, line up against the wall."

This must be a leader's inspection; Daoban Lian and the others immediately complied, otherwise, if they disobeyed, the station police could starve them for several days.

To leave a good impression and seek leniency, Daoban Lian again took on the Boss's role, voluntarily shouted:

"Count off, one…"

The others immediately followed: "Two, three… six, seven…"

Hm? One person missing?

Daoban Lian hurriedly looked at Lu Cheng still lying on the bed, gave a signal, meaning to have Lu Cheng stand up and count, to leave a good impression on the leader.

Although Lu Cheng stole his Boss title, since Lu Cheng provides cigarettes, he should be the Boss.

Lu Cheng originally thought it was the station police coming for inspection; turning his head, he saw Wang Fengshi had arrived, and he hurriedly stood up.

"Wang Bureau Chief, why are you here? I have nothing going on, you don't need to worry about me."

Wang Fengshi smiled: "You really don't need to worry; on the contrary, I see you're actually quite enjoying it."

Lu Cheng swings his arms: "Don't even mention it—here someone serves me, I don't have to work or do chores, food is brought to my mouth every day, I really don't want to go out."

Wang Fengshi smiles helplessly; in this Haozi Li, he isn't worried that Lu Cheng will be bullied, but rather worries that Lu Cheng will bully others.

"Then that will probably disappoint Lu Jingzhang; Captain Lei just called, saying Qin Shou had already gone to the Traffic Police Unit, and after discussion Qin Shou went straight back. I guess there's nothing wrong, so you don't need to stay in the Detention Center any longer."