Chapter 426: Come On, Let's Hurt Each Other

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and this matter not only failed to subside but grew even more intense.

The Yu family acted like they had gone mad, coming to the branch station to cause trouble every single day.

Moreover, they had hired a lawyer and intended to file a lawsuit against Yu Dazhang.

During this period, Yu Dazhang underwent questioning by the inspectors, answering every question and insisting firmly that he had been saving a life at the time.

Such matters spread extremely fast within the system.

In two days, the entire Songhai police force knew about this incident, and the news had even reached the neighboring province.

Upon hearing that Yu Dazhang had jumped into the water to save someone only to be falsely accused, almost everyone felt indignant.

Not a single person even suspected there was something wrong with the situation.

The truth was that Yu Dazhang's reputation within the police force was simply too high.

Nowadays, who didn't know that Hongkou Branch Station had a fat man who specialized in solving special cases, and even the top leaders of the municipal bureau looked at him with new respect.

Once his image was established, the public naturally chose to trust him.

Furthermore, the root cause of this incident was Yu Dazhang jumping into the water to save a life.

If it were truly as those people claimed—that Yu Dazhang had jumped in and beaten the drowning person, nearly causing them to drown in the lake—then why hadn't he just stayed out of the water in the first place?

The logic didn't hold up.

In the eyes of the officers, the other party was simply making false accusations.

They had twisted a life-saving rescue into a murder committed in the water.

Therefore, the entire Songhai police force was now holding back a surge of energy, wanting to see how the municipal bureau would ultimately handle this matter.

That's right, it was the municipal bureau.

Since the matter had escalated to this point, the branch station could no longer handle it.

Hongkou Branch Station.

Inside the bureau chief's office.

"Chief Wu, tell me, does his family have so much money they're just burning it?"

Li Jun sat opposite Chief Wu, his face full of indignation:

"Yu Dazhang saved a life, yet they spent money to hire a lawyer to sue him. Is there any law left?!"

If the Yu family really did sue Yu Dazhang, although there would be no direct professional consequences, it would still affect his reputation.

Such things are easy to say but hard to hear.

Regardless of the reason, once a police officer has been sued, even if no charges stick, it is inevitable that people will point fingers and whisper.

It might just become a stain on his career.

"That is not what I am considering right now."

Chief Wu smoked a cigarette, his brows tightly furrowed:

"Tell me, does this kid Yu Dazhang care about being sued?"

Hearing this, Li Jun fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking:

"I think he doesn't seem to care at all. These past two days he has gone to work as usual; even when questioned by the inspectors, he showed no special reaction. That look on his face doesn't seem like an act."

This was also the part that made him feel strange.

If anyone else had encountered such a thing, they wouldn't just be angry enough to die; they would certainly have no mind for work.

Yet that fat man was completely unaffected.

Yesterday at noon, he watched Yu Dazhang eat two large bowls of rice in the cafeteria, and after finishing, he shamelessly went back to ask for another steamed bun.

His appetite was even better than his own; if he really had something on his mind, how could he possibly eat like that?

"That kid has already prepared for the worst-case scenario, which is why he can afford not to care."

Chief Wu took a deep drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke:

"If he gets transferred because of this matter, tell me, who would suffer the greatest loss?"

Li Jun instinctively wanted to say "Yu Dazhang would suffer the most," but on second thought, he realized that was simply not the case.

With that kid's abilities, no matter where he was transferred, he would be treated like a delicacy.

Moreover, considering the merits he had earned, even if he received a series of punishments, it would not affect his future promotions.

Looking at it this way, it seemed the Hongkou Branch Station would suffer the greatest loss.

"I understand."

After pondering for a moment, Li Jun immediately grasped Chief Wu's meaning:

"No matter how it is ultimately handled, one thing must absolutely not change..."

He paused, then gritted his teeth and said:

"We must absolutely not let Yu Dazhang leave our branch station."

If we only talk about solving cases, the Hongkou Branch Station is currently the undisputed number one in the entire Songhai.

Every branch station undergoes performance assessments.

The item ranked first is: a low rate of criminal cases and a high clearance rate.

Next is a high arrest rate.

Ranked last is the assessment of non-police activities.

From the performance assessment, it is clear that no matter how outstanding one's daily performance is, even if one stands in military posture every day, if no cases are solved, it is all Bai Da.

As for how the Hongkou Branch Station achieved this number one spot, everyone knew perfectly well.

It was that fat man who, single-handedly, forcibly raised the entire branch station's KPI. What was even more terrifying was that during this period, he also took time to go out of town and solve two special cases.

If someone like that left, it would absolutely be a heavy blow to the branch station.

"Do you believe it? Right now, the leaders of other branch stations would wish they could come to our office every single day just to keep an eye on that kid."

Chief Wu's face showed a worried expression:

"The moment we make the decision to transfer Yu Dazhang from his original post, they'll pounce on it and tear off a piece of that juicy meat."

Anyone who can sit in a leadership position is a shrewd operator.

If you want your own branch bureau to produce results, you rely on the talent under you.

So this time Yu Dazhang's incident, in the eyes of the other branch bureau leaders, is actually an opportunity.

"Then what do we do now?"

Li Jun was getting a little anxious:

"The Yu family over there is dead-set and won't let go, no matter what we say it's useless—looks like they're determined to take Yu Dazhang down."

The only way to resolve this now is for the Yu family to stop pursuing it.

But from the looks of it, the other side clearly has no intention of letting it rest.

The office fell silent.

Chief Wu and Li Jun lit their cigarettes again, the two of them frowning as they inhaled and exhaled thick clouds of smoke.

About a minute later.

"They say that one called Yu Ze, he hadn't committed few offenses in the past."

Chief Wu's face was hidden in the smoke, his voice somewhat low:

"Money isn't all-powerful—there are always some things money can't smooth over."

His tone grew increasingly stern:

"Even if he committed offenses and his old man wiped his ass for him, I don't believe it could be wiped clean every single time."

Some things don't need to be said too explicitly.

These two were both leaders; what they played at day-to-day was seeing through things without saying them outright, so Li Jun naturally understood the meaning behind those words.

Investigate him!

Your Yu family won't stop going after our branch bureau's criminal investigator, huh.

Fine, then we'll investigate Yu Ze.

Dig up everything he's done in the past—I don't believe we can't find a single handle on him.

Not daring to say anything else, when it comes to criminal investigators investigating people, that's absolutely professional.

Come on then, hurt each other!

"Leave it to me."

Li Jun pinched out his cigarette butt, stood up and left, his steps noticeably lighter than when he'd entered.

Chief Wu's nicotine addiction wasn't as heavy as Li Jun's; at this point, more than half of the cigarette in his hand still remained.

Following the principle of not wasting, he took two more drags.

The very instant he pinched out the cigarette butt, his phone suddenly rang.

"Come to my office. I'll give you fifteen minutes."

The one calling was Chief Liu; judging by his voice, his mood was terrible—clearly his temper had already hit the ceiling.

Ten minutes later.

He walked into Chief Liu's office; inside, smoke curled everywhere, the strong smell of tobacco filling the air.

"What's going on?"

Chief Liu sat behind the desk, continuing to smoke the cigarette in his hand:

"How does a cop rescuing someone end up getting sued for it?"

From his tone, it was obvious he'd already looked into the matter—he was just dissatisfied with the current state of affairs.

"I've already started handling it on my end." Chief Wu didn't dare slack off and immediately replied:

"This time Captain Li will personally lead people to investigate that drowning victim called Yu Ze. If anything turns up, there'll be no leniency—he'll be punished severely according to the law."

When leaders talk among themselves, it absolutely has to be righteous and stern in word.

Especially on serious matters like this—every single sentence has to be run through the brain first.

It has to be clearly expressed, yet leave no handle for others to grab.

Chief Wu's words, translated into plain speech, meant: That Yu Ze isn't any good person; I've already made my move on him. Once I find a crack, I guarantee I'll put him away.

"You need to wrap this up fast."

Chief Liu naturally understood the unspoken meaning, but didn't take a stance—instead he reminded:

"The speed at which this matter is spreading—you can't even imagine it. Leaders from two provinces have already contacted me, specifically requesting Yu Dazhang be sent over."

Though his voice wasn't loud, it carried an undeniable authority:

"If we can't protect him this time, we'll truly become a laughingstock. So we need to let the other side know…"

"The police aren't something they can touch just because they want to!"

(End of chapter)