Qincheng Prison warden's office.

The atmosphere was solemn.

He Yong, Wang Hebing and a group of high-ranking prison officials were sitting scattered around. Wei Ting, who accompanied Li Xiangnan in investigating the case, also hurried over and sat at the last seat.

The room was completely silent, and everyone would occasionally cast their eyes on the man behind the desk.

The reason why the atmosphere at the scene was so tense was that Director Wei Dongliang had not spoken since he sat down. The seriousness and coldness between his brows grew deeper and deeper as time went by, causing no one at the scene to dare to offend him at this time.

In the huge office, there was only the sound of flipping pages.

Wei Dongliang was holding a comprehensive case report written by Wang Hebing, which was only half written.

Now that the case has not been investigated, there is naturally no closing report. The files and all the procedures are in Guo Qian's hands. What Wang Hebing wrote was originally just to remind himself of the direction of cooperation in the future so that he could sort it out.

But the content inside is so detailed that it is almost accurate.

After Wei Dongliang looked carefully, he found that the ashtray in front of him was already full of cigarette butts.

As he closed the notebook in his hand, the breathing sound at the scene suddenly stopped.

"Higher-level leaders and government departments have always attached great importance to our prison. I'm sure you all know how much money they've invested in it over the past two or three decades, how many policies have been implemented to support it, and how much effort they've poured into it!"

"After so many years of checking for leaks and patching them up, I thought this place had been built into an ironclad existence. I didn't expect such a huge flaw to appear..."

Hearing this, Prison Warden He Yong subconsciously wanted to refute and swallowed his saliva.

"..."

But just as he was about to open his mouth, he was glared back by Wei Dongliang's fierce eyes.

The room suddenly became quiet.

Having been in the officialdom for a long time, everyone who heard this now knew what Wei Dongliang's opening remarks meant.

Then what comes next is the most important!

It may well foreshadow a major reshuffle in prison management.

Inside the room, several section chiefs, department heads, wardens and sub-wardens were all sweating and their calves were trembling.

The most nervous ones were He Yong and Wei Ting.

At this moment, everyone in the room seemed to be able to hear their own heartbeats beating violently in their throats, and they were so nervous that they couldn't control themselves.

Snapped!

There was a sound of a slap on the table.

"Effective immediately, He Yong and Wei Ting are suspended for reflection. Wang Hebing has been issued a serious warning. The prison's daily operations will be overseen by Lan Tiangui, Deputy Director of the Pre-Trial Bureau. The specific handling of the matters involving you, the key personnel, will be handled after the Shen Yujing incident is resolved. The salaries of the remaining management personnel will be automatically reduced by two levels. Any illegal or criminal activity will be referred to the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate for handling! Is that clear?"

The majestic tone that came out of Wei Dongliang's mouth shocked everyone in the office into silence, and everyone looked as if they had lost their parents, their faces pale.

Especially the two prison wardens, He Yong and Wei Ting, whose lips and shoulders were shaking, and whose faces were as dejected and wilted as eggplants hit by frost.

"Is that clear?"

Seeing these people looking like they had lost their souls, Wei Dongliang couldn't help but feel angry again.

"I understand!" Wang Hebing was the first to respond, and then other managers followed suit.

From beginning to end, He Yong and Wei Ting were both in a state of confusion and dumbfounded.

Until Wei Dongliang walked up to the two of them.

"He Yong? Wei Ting?"

"Clear...clear!" He Yong swallowed hard and lowered his head, not daring to look at his leader: "I know I was wrong!"

"If you know you're wrong, then reflect on it!" Wei Dongliang's face was unhappy, and he said angrily, "You've made me lose face in the department!"

Seeing how bad his face looked, Wang Hebing said stiffly, "Director Wei, calm down. The leaders have already made the decision on how to deal with this matter. The most urgent task now is to find the murderer as soon as possible. There are still many things to worry about later. Please take care of yourself!"

Wei Dongliang glanced at him, nodded, and waved his hand, saying, "He Yong, go hand over your work to Director Lan!"

"Yes!"

……

The prisoners who were doing forced labor on the farm had begun to organize themselves into teams under the command of the prison guards and were preparing to return to the canteen for dinner.

From a distance, Song Zimo saw Hu Erliu and the prison logistics staff walking slowly behind him and starting to return to the cafeteria, and he became anxious.

"Xiao Song, Xiao Song!"

But soon, Wei Jingfei came hurriedly on his bike.

"Brother Fei? Why are you here?" Seeing him, Song Zimo was a little confused, but then he remembered something and felt warm in his heart. He smiled and said, "What's the matter? Are you here to pick me up for dinner?"

Wei Jingfei patted the back seat and grinned, "Hurry up, Hu Erliu, stop watching. He's not the murderer! I'll take you to dinner! Come back this afternoon after dinner!"

"Huh?" Song Zimo's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He reached out and pressed the seat, sliding onto the seat behind Wei Jingfei. He asked in surprise, "He's not the murderer? Are you sure?"

"I don't know either. Anyway, when Consultant Li asked me to pick you up, he told me so!" Wei Jingfei rode on his bike, not forgetting to express his guess. "I guess Consultant Li asked you to go back for dinner because he didn't want Hu Erliu to find out. Anyway, just do as he's told!"

"Okay!" Song Zimo gripped the handlebars under the seat with both hands and looked forward. "Where's Brother Nan? Is he eating in the cafeteria?"

"He's not here. He went to the city with Captain Guo after being released from prison!"

"..."

Song Zimo opened his mouth for a long time before he asked in surprise, "Brother Nan went into the city? We were just about to catch the murderer, how could he have escaped?"

He heard Wei Jingfei chuckle twice, and suddenly understood. He exclaimed, "Fuck, Brother Fei, the murderer couldn't have escaped from prison?"

"How should I know..."

Before Wei Jingfei could finish his words, his bicycle suddenly stopped in front of the cafeteria.

There, Wang Hebing, Wei Ting and others happened to come out of the management building, all of them looked dejected and pale.

Song Zimo took in the scene, silently glanced at the office upstairs, twitched his lips and said, "This is bad food, someone has stripped me of my official uniform!"

"You are really smart!" Wei Jingfei suddenly realized.

……

And at this time.

Li Xiangnan and Guo Qian had already driven their jeep into the city in a hurry, and after driving around a few times, they arrived at the entrance of Zhima Hutong.

Both of them were familiar with the place and soon arrived near Courtyard No. 117 and found Hu Erliu's home.

But none of them went in.

"Captain Guo, you keep watch here, I'll walk around!"

While Guo Qian was still surprised, Li Xiangnan had already run deep into the alley alone.

Wait until dark.

After returning, Li Xiangnan took Guo Qian to the wonton stall and ate two bowls of wontons. It took more than two hours before they entered the yard at around eight o'clock.

The yard is not big, and it is full of shacks that have been built and renovated randomly over the past decade, making the whole yard a mess.

There was a kerosene lamp lit in Hu Erliu's house.

The bean-sized light slanted onto the window paper, casting mottled shadows of people.

"Captain Guo! Do you have a gun?"

The cat was in a dark place in the corridor, and Li Xiangnan grabbed Guo Qian.

"Gun?" Guo Qian was startled, subconsciously touching his waist and nodded. "What are you going to do? I haven't had a chance to ask you, are you so sure that Hu Erliu's son is the murderer? Where did you go this afternoon?"

Li Xiangnan didn't answer him, but pointed to the back window of the Hu family's house and said, "Captain Guo, you just hide there with a gun, and you'll find out soon!"

Guo Qian was startled and stood up immediately, but he still paused anxiously, "Xiao Li, you want to go in?"

"Ok!"

"Then be careful!"

"Compared to me, you're more dangerous! Captain Guo, be careful! Don't come in unless I shout! Don't make any movement!"

Li Xiangnan smiled at him and knocked on the door gently.

"Who?"

A loud shout came from inside the house and the lights went out immediately.

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