Chapter 310: So the Detachment Commander Is Also a Man with a Story

On the phone, Li Jun didn't say much and hung up directly.

Yu Dazhang looked at his phone and couldn't help frowning.

A detachment commander going to the municipal bureau — there's no need for him to have me tag along, right?

Could someone at the municipal bureau be looking for me? Yu Dazhang felt this was the most likely possibility.

He went downstairs.

Li Jun was already sitting in the police car waiting for him.

"Is someone looking for me?" Yu Dazhang asked the moment he got in the car.

"Sharp as always." Li Jun started the car as he replied:

"Director Liu wants to see you, told me to bring you along."

Yu Dazhang thought for a moment — the last time he had contact with Director Liu was back in Province S, when Director Liu had called him directly on the landline.

After returning to Songhai, the two of them had never been in touch again.

Their ranks were too far apart; without a case, there was basically no chance of them having any contact.

And he had only handled one confinement case recently, which was wrapped up right away — what would Director Liu want with him at this point?

Could it be because of the underground prison case?

For an out-of-province case, just hand it off — in principle, criminal cases fall under the jurisdiction of the police where the crime occurred.

Besides, the reported contents had already been sorted out clearly, so coming to him again would be pointless.

"Didn't say what it's specifically about?" Yu Dazhang couldn't help asking.

He really couldn't figure out why Director Liu wanted him to go over.

"If it could be explained clearly on the phone, we wouldn't need to go in person." Li Jun glanced at him:

"I notice you sometimes ask questions that are way off the mark."

Yu Dazhang smiled:

"That's because I let my guard down around you — with you keeping an eye on things, nothing will go wrong."

As he spoke, he fished a pack of Hua cigarettes from his pocket, but the moment he opened it, Li Jun stopped him.

"I don't smoke when I'm driving."

Good habit… Yu Dazhang tucked the cigarettes back into his pocket.

"Actually, the way you are is pretty good — putting all your brainpower into handling cases, knowing what matters most."

Li Jun's tone was casual and calm, like making small talk:

"But you can't drop your guard against people — apart from your parents, you have to keep some guard up with anyone."

Why does that sound like someone who's been hurt? Yu Dazhang frowned and glanced, somewhat puzzled, at Li Jun who was driving.

If a criminal cop suddenly starts spouting life insights, he must have experienced it firsthand.

Because this profession is used to demanding evidence for everything, so without certainty, they generally don't say things carelessly.

Although Yu Dazhang was curious, he wasn't stupid enough to dig into his superior's gossip.

After a moment, Li Jun seemed to recall some unpleasant往事, his brow furrowing slightly, then he sighed:

"Back when I first became detachment commander, someone reported me, saying I was entrapment执法 in my work, luring others into breaking the law."

The moment Yu Dazhang heard this, he was immediately interested.

Generally at times like this, you can't just listen — you also have to play the straight man properly.

I'm definitely eating this melon — even Jesus coming won't stop me… Yu Dazhang chimed in:

"Someone on the inside?"

Just finished saying you can't drop your guard against people, then immediately followed up with being reported — he didn't need to think hard to guess it was definitely infighting.

Li Jun nodded:

"Yeah, and it was someone I never expected."

Teasing my appetite, huh… Yu Dazhang couldn't be bothered to guess and just asked directly:

"Colleague or superior?"

"Neither." Li Jun's face showed no expression, but a flash of pain and helplessness crossed his eyes:

"It was my master."

"Lu Zhongxin?!" Yu Dazhang blurted out, then immediately realized he'd misspoken:

"No no, that's my master."

This is a bit melodramatic — if Lu Zhongxin had stabbed him in the back, he wouldn't be able to accept it either.

Being betrayed by someone you trust — that feeling is hard to describe, probably like being sold to human traffickers by your own father.

Li Jun paid no heed to his words and just continued:

"The purpose of him framing me was actually to let his other disciple become detachment commander — he saw me as a stumbling block."

"In his eyes, I wasn't a disciple who knew how to play the game — I didn't flatter him, nor would I break principles for his sake."

"But back then it was he who taught me to be upright and honorable."

Saying this, he sighed again:

"From then on, I started being cautious and sticking to my own role, never daring to fully trust anyone again — you could say this was the last lesson he gave me."

Barely counts as a blessing in disguise… While sighing in感慨, Yu Dazhang didn't forget to ask:

"What happened later?"

He was asking about Li Jun's master's final outcome.

Such things are the most taboo within the system, and people like that are most排斥.

Since Li Jun became detachment commander, his master must have been caught red-handed.

Having framed his own apprentice, he probably wouldn't have the face to stay within the system either.

"Transferred away." Li Jun replied:

"A major demerit on his record, entered into his personal file — from now on there won't be any chance of promotion."

His tone carried a sense of relief and ease.

Yu Dazhang even caught a hint of vindictive satisfaction in it.

This was Li Jun's private matter, and others weren't qualified to judge it, so after hearing it out Yu Dazhang didn't offer any opinion either.

Tell him to be magnanimous?

Forget it — doing that would be asking to get struck by lightning… Yu Dazhang wasn't stupid.

They arrived at the municipal bureau.

The two of them went straight to the bureau chief's office.

After knocking and entering, Yu Dazhang and Li Jun walked up to the desk.

"Chief Liu." The two of them greeted him in unison.

Chief Liu smiled at them:

"Sit."

Good — it wasn't a one-on-one talk… Yu Dazhang had been afraid Chief Liu would ask Li Jun to step out first.

If it had been that, it would mean the boss was about to test him, and it definitely wouldn't be anything good.

After the two of them sat down, Chief Liu took out a document and placed it in front of them, then looked at them and said:

"This is the case your branch submitted two days ago — you're both clear on the details."

At this point, his gaze settled only on Yu Dazhang, a look of satisfaction and approval in his eyes.

But at this moment Yu Dazhang's attention was entirely on the document in front of him.

He opened the document, and with just one glance he recognized it as the case Fang Peng had recounted earlier.

"Chief Liu, what is this?"

Li Jun had also realized it; with him present, naturally he had to speak up before Yu Dazhang.

"This case is being assigned to you two to handle." After Chief Liu replied, he looked at Yu Dazhang:

"To be precise, you're to set up a task force and take charge of this case."

By all accounts, no matter how you figured it, this case shouldn't have landed on me… Yu Dazhang looked at Chief Liu, his face full of confusion:

"May I ask why?"

Asking like that was a bit impolite, but he couldn't be bothered with that now.

If he didn't get to the bottom of it, his heart would keep jumping around — he couldn't just go investigate a case in a muddled state.

Li Jun didn't stop him; clearly he was thinking the same thing.

"Cases that involve other jurisdictions require preliminary handling on our end."

Chief Liu explained:

"Among other things, there's the question of which jurisdiction the case belongs to."

"Fang Peng was abducted in Yangcheng, D Province; a year later, the place he escaped and reported to the police was Yancheng, N Province."

"Tell me — which jurisdiction does this case fall under?"

(End of chapter)