Chapter 1142: Seeing through it all, and everything is under control

Seeing through it all, and everything is under control.

Director Luo Lan tidied his appearance and entered Mr. Bo Te's office. Just like the offices of the big shots he had seen before, it was solemn and dignified; every furnishing and layout was just right.

This is the purpose of those famous designers—they can make every piece of furniture appear exactly where it needs to be.

This is also the value of high-end designers; otherwise, why would they be able to get tens of thousands of dollars or more in design fees from those wealthy people just by sketching and drawing?

Is it just because the wealthy are stupider?

High society is too distant for ordinary people, but for someone like Director Luo Lan, who is on the rise and can catch glimpses of fragmented things, it has a fatal attraction.

At this moment, Director Luo Lan had an idea in his heart: once the Federal Investigation Bureau moved to the new headquarters building, he would also find a high-end, well-known designer to decorate his office.

This thought was born in his mind the moment he saw Mr. Bo Te sitting behind that massive desk, but he quickly reined it in.

He walked to the opposite side of the desk and did not sit down, because Mr. Bo Te had not yet asked him to.

From a professional standpoint, Director Luo Lan is currently a federal government employee and the main person in charge of the law enforcement department, while Mr. Bo Te is nothing; he is still just a "free man."

According to federal law, anyone running for president must first end their previous job. This is to ensure the fairness of the election and is also one of the many conditions and requirements for running.

I wonder if the people who formulated these strategies and rules would laugh when they recall this clause themselves. Fairness or not has nothing to do with what they are doing now; perhaps only children would believe this is fair.

Although he holds no official position, no one can look down on him, including Director Luo Lan.

Mr. Bo Te also had no intention of letting Director Luo Lan sit down. The things he had been handling these past few days were indeed too terrible; the continuous failures made him very disappointed.

Now everyone thinks that Director Luo Lan of the Federal Investigation Bureau is his man, yet his own man has messed up so many things. As a "master," he couldn't possibly be very happy.

So he never even thought about letting Director Luo Lan sit down, even if he is a director!

"So?"

"You came here just to stand in front of me?"

Director Luo Lan immediately got into character, "I was considering how to more clearly express what happened today."

"Actually, the reason I came over in such a hurry is because we have had some breakthroughs in some cases. Although Bo Bu is dead, we found the person related to this matter, and this person finally confessed the existence of Lan Si."

Mr. Bo Te became interested, "Tell me in detail."

Subsequently, Director Luo Lan told the whole story in minute detail, including his suspicion that this guard might have betrayed the Federal Investigation Bureau, and how he had people quietly investigate him after relieving him of his duties.

The result was shocking: they quickly found an account belonging to his son that had been transferred fifty thousand dollars after Bo Bu died.

"Who could have imagined he would use his own son's account to receive this money?"

"Of course, I also considered that there might be some misunderstandings here. Every year there are always people who transfer money to the wrong account, and there are quite a few people who file lawsuits because of this..."

Mr. Bo Te nodded. He lit a cigarette, leaned back in his chair, and crossed his legs, just as if he were listening to a story, "Yes, I have heard of that too."

He began to join in this "process," which meant he had started to invest himself, and this made Director Luo Lan heave a sigh of relief.

He is currently playing the role of a "dancer." He has to dance gracefully, but the most important person in front of him cannot be a blind man. Dancing for a blind man has no meaning, no matter how well he dances.

Fortunately, Mr. Bo Te is not a "blind man"; he can provide his own perspective.

"So I didn't immediately do anything to Lan Si, but instead interrogated this traitor and used some methods."

"His mouth was very tight, and he had received professional training—both in interrogation and counter-interrogation—so I used some time."

"But in the end, I conquered him. He told the truth and voluntarily confessed that the whole matter was related to Lan Si, and that it was Lan Si who directed all of this from behind the scenes."

Mr. Bo Te nodded. He seemed very satisfied at this moment and pointed to the chair beside Director Luo Lan, "Why don't you sit down and talk?"

Director Luo Lan walked to the chair with a smile and sat down, "I just wanted to tell you this news too much!"

"You are a smart man," Mr. Bo Te commented, "I believe we are all smart men. How much of what you said do you think is true, and how much is false?"

This sentence caught Director Luo Lan off guard. He froze for a moment; he didn't know if he had revealed any flaws. Why was Mr. Bo Te reacting this way?

But his reaction was quick, "Whether what he confessed is true, everything is real."

"Or if what he said is false, it was something he fabricated voluntarily to escape punishment."

"Mr. President, we are the highest law enforcement agency in the federation. We have an obligation to figure out whether these things he said are true or false. If we make a rash judgment without investigation, it would indeed be a dereliction of duty."

It looked like he said this without stuttering, but in reality, his brain was already about to burn up to forty degrees!

He planned to squeeze out all the performance of his brain to be able to think of these words in such a short time.

Mr. Bo Te nodded with satisfaction again, "Very good, this is the sense of responsibility that the person in charge of federal law enforcement should have. We cannot harm a good person, but we cannot let a bad person go unpunished."

"In this way, take the evidence you have obtained—the evidence that makes it impossible for people to find rebuttals immediately—and take it to show Senator Ke Li Fu Lan, then publicly investigate Lan Si."

"There are no other requirements, just to be realistic and investigate as meticulously as possible. If this matter was not done by Lan Si·Huai Te, then he must be cleared of suspicion."

"Do you understand?"

Director Luo Lan's brain was running at super high speed. After his gaze was somewhat dull for two or three seconds, he finally captured the key core of Mr. Bo Te's words, "I understand, I will definitely conduct a very detailed investigation."

Seeing that his idea was understood, Mr. Bo Te seemed very happy. This was not only an obedient dog, but one that could understand his words and had ambition.

"Very good. As a law enforcement agency, your job is to investigate the truth of every case, send criminals to the dock, and return innocence to the innocent. Do it well. If you encounter any resistance, I will give you help!"

Afterward, he glanced at his watch, "I have an event later, so..."

Director Luo Lan stood up immediately, "Everything I needed to report has been reported, so I won't continue to disturb you."

Mr. Bo Te nodded and stood up, "I won't see you out. Remember to notify me if there is any further news."

When Director Luo Lan walked out of Mr. Bo Te's office, his back was already soaked with sweat. He was very nervous, and there was even a trace of fear!

He had thought his plan was perfect, but in front of these politicians, they didn't just see through the truth or falsehood at a glance; they stood at a higher level to look at the whole thing.

At this moment, he already understood some things roughly. Even if the things he fabricated were true, so what?

Bo Bu is dead, dead under his management. Who the hell knows what he said to Bo Bu!

This is a fact. No matter what Lan Si did or didn't do, this is a fact that cannot be changed.

Even the things Lan Si did might make many people who could be implicated feel lucky. Fortunately, Bo Bu died early; otherwise, they might have been exposed—of course, it is also possible they have already been exposed.

So now, whether the evidence is true or not is not important. What is important is that Mr. Bo Te's election cannot have any problems; he must win.

After winning the election, whether it is Congress, the Presidential Palace, or the entire federation, it will usher in a new side, and power will be concentrated in the hands of Mr. Bo Te.

At that time, if he says these things are true, then they are true.

If he thinks these are false, then even if they are true, they are false!

Different roles, different positions, and the world operates differently.

Director Luo Lan quickly headed to Senator Ke Li Fu Lan's office with the "evidence" and explained his purpose.

Then, in front of Senator Ke Li Fu Lan, he played the recorded footage.

Watching the guard beaten into a shape that didn't look human, and finally voluntarily confessing these things under torture, there was indeed no entrapment. Senator Ke Li Fu Lan didn't continue watching.

Tossed into such a state, the testimony he gave has no legal value, but this matter still needs to be investigated because he confessed.

Federal justice is sometimes very interesting; it can split one thing into many independent events.

It can also assemble many independent events into a whole event. This depends on who has the final say.

Since they have already obtained the "evidence," Lan Si is now in a passive position. If he demands no investigation here, perhaps tonight he will become a part of Mr. Bo Te's campaign speech—

A big shot with a very impressive background is organizing an investigation into a murder case!

This kind of content will be very explosive in the election. On one hand, the underclass hopes more to obtain some inside information and secrets of the upper class from the mouth of the future president, and they will firmly believe that these are real things that happened.

Then Mr. Bo Te will use other methods to publicize to the outside world that the "big shot with an impressive background" is Senator Ke Li Fu Lan, and then in the subsequent adjustment of congressional seats, he might be marginalized.

So now, the only thing he can do is do nothing.

He didn't finish watching it all before he let Director Luo Lan stop it. He sat there and looked at Director Luo Lan for a while, then smiled and said, "Go and investigate well. You had better pray to God that you can really find something. Only in this way can we let such criminals who disrupt social stability accept legal sanctions."

"I agree with Mr. Bo Te's idea and also support you in investigating, but everything must follow the process and the rules."

"After all, you represent the highest law enforcement agency of the federal government at present, and you represent the face of the Federal Investigation Bureau. If even you don't follow judicial procedures and the law, then you and Lan Si, the two of you, are both a joke!"

It sounds like the senator has already given up on Lan Si, but Director Luo Lan has already figured out the flavor of it: it must conform to federal judicial procedures.

This damn process—isn't it still up to the Supreme Court justices and Congress to decide?

If they say your process is fine, then you are fine, even if there is a problem, there is no problem—in some investigations targeting foreign capital, the Federal Attorney General's Office has violated regulations and procedures many times, but no one cares about this.

Now that the senator has spoken, it means someone will be watching. As long as his procedure is wrong and the process is wrong, then the things he investigates become meaningless, even if they are evidence of real crimes.

This is a protective measure that big shots have for themselves and those around them. They always have ways to make evidence invalid, make witnesses disappear, and make charges fail!

Director Luo Lan knew this was a very severe challenge. A trace of a provocative smile appeared on his face, "I will follow federal judicial order and procedures, Mr. Senator."

Senator Ke Li Fu Lan stared at him for another two seconds and memorized this annoying face in his mind, "You can leave now. I still need to work."

Director Luo Lan immediately left here with the things. After he left, Senator Ke Li Fu Lan made a phone call to Lan Si, "You absolutely won't guess who was just here at my place!"

"Luo Lan?"

Senator Ke Li Fu Lan's eyes widened, "How did you know?"

"Could it be that you are also here at my office?"

"No, I remember I dialed this call to the old city. Could it be that you also arranged people here at my place?"

Although it was a joke, this joke is very dangerous.

Lan Si immediately explained, "You asked me to guess someone I couldn't guess, which means this person hasn't been to your office before, and at this time, the candidate who can make you confident that I won't guess and will definitely shock me is actually only two people."

"The first is Bo Te. From my current perspective, although you are not mortal enemies, you definitely couldn't have gotten together."

"But it couldn't be Bo Te. If it were him, you would definitely have made this call to the Speaker of the two houses or the committee chairman, not to me."

"Then the second one is Director Luo Lan who just returned to New Jincheng."

Hearing Lan Si analyze these elements so meticulously in such a short time, even though Senator Ke Li Fu Lan already felt he was very powerful, even a bit perverted, he still felt that his previous judgment of him was not enough.

"Lan Si, do you know?"

"The federation owes you a good background. If you... had a prominent surname, I would fully support you in running for president right now!"

Lan Si smiled, "There are no ifs, Mr. Senator."

Senator Ke Li Fu Lan felt a bit melancholy. Of course, this was just an expression of exaggerated emotion. If Lan Si were really that kind of person, he might not behave like this; after all, he also has his own interests and ideas, unless they could reach an agreement on many issues.

But once Lan Si really had that kind of identity background and power, they would very likely not become friends, but only become competitors, or even enemies.

"Luo Lan just showed me a video. In the video, that guard from the Federal Investigation Bureau confessed under torture that you were the one who organized everything behind the scenes."

"Bo Te's side has already given him the opportunity to investigate you. He should be clinging to you tightly for a period of time, and then try to investigate some problems from you."

"It doesn't necessarily have to be related to the assassination of Bo Bu; it's fine if it's related to other things. You know, as long as they can prove you are a gang leader, you will have trouble."

This is like someone eating shit. When others ask him what he is eating, he can say he is eating chocolate.

Perhaps people will feel very strange, but they won't say anything; it's just eating chocolate.

But once someone really exposes that this person is eating shit, then he will immediately suffer social death.

Senator Ke Li Fu Lan's tone was a bit solemn, but Lan Si appeared very relaxed, "I'm afraid he won't have this opportunity."

"Actually, his days are not easy now. I have already had people continue to publicize the 'Luo Lan Threat Theory,' saying that he has mastered those life-threatening materials, and soon you will get a new version of the rumors."

"In addition, Luo Lan's own ass is not clean enough. I will find his problems before he finds mine."

"Actually, Mr. Senator, during this period, you can appropriately brag about Luo Lan to the outside world, saying that he is a key member of Bo Te's side and a crime fighter."

Senator Ke Li Fu Lan was suddenly a bit curious, "You want to lift him up high and then drop him down heavily. I know this, but how do you plan to drop him?"

Lan Si laughed out loud twice, "You will know soon."

Lan Si has always been reassuring in doing things, and when he is so confident, he basically hasn't messed up any things. Senator Ke Li Fu Lan has 100% trust in him.

After this phone call ended, in the evening, when the senator was attending a social engagement, he commented on Luo Lan a few times, saying that he had become very powerful under Bo Te, and the Federal Investigation Bureau had also done a good job, curbing the momentum of crime growth in many areas.

For a time, people were a bit surprised. Could it be that Senator Ke Li Fu Lan and Mr. Bo Te had hooked up together?

By reason, it shouldn't be very likely, right?

Then it was purely appreciation for Director Luo Lan?

Even in the situation where he was chasing Lan Si's ass and barking wildly, this can only show that Director Luo Lan is truly excellent.

Soon, rumors about these began to spread in New Jincheng, and Mr. Bo Te knew about it the next day.

He was also very strange.

People like Senator Ke Li Fu Lan, who currently possess huge influence, will always have more than one person secretly watching his every move, so he doesn't need to be like those staff members like Tang Mu.

He still needs to make appointments with people to spread some news. He only needs to say something in a semi-public occasion, and the entire federal political mainstream group will know about it tomorrow!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1143 =====