klisemfg Chapter 295 Huadi is under investigation
Chapter 295 Huadi is under investigation
After Zhu Huabiao and Wang Zhicong led their men to storm the ICAC headquarters, Lei Yongxian proposed transferring Huadi to the ICAC training base.
At this moment, Hua Di sat quietly in the interrogation room at the ICAC training base. Opposite him sat two people, using a common ICAC interrogation technique known as pressure interrogation. They used a triangular table, with the two sitting side by side facing the interrogator directly, to increase the psychological pressure on the interrogator and hopefully achieve better interrogation results.
However, as things stood, this interrogation method seemed completely ineffective against Hua Di. There were two main reasons for this. First, Hua Di was incredibly powerful and fearless. If the other party dared to resort to violence during the interrogation, Hua Di was fully capable of escaping at any moment. In his eyes, the security here was flawed, making escape a simple matter. Second, one of the two people sitting across from him was Lei Yongxian.
"Hello, Mr. Liu! I am Lei Yongxian, Senior Investigation Director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. The person sitting next to me is my colleague, Investigation Director Lian Zhigang. The reason we asked you to come and cooperate with our investigation this time is mainly because we have received many anonymous letters. These letters reported that you used your power to accept large bribes, assisted drug lords in drug trafficking, and also sheltered underworld organizations." Lei Yongxian said with a serious face, and at the same time he winked at Lian Zhigang, indicating that he should continue asking questions.
However, facing the questions from Lei Yongxian and Lian Zhigang, Huadi remained silent and said nothing. No matter how Lei Yongxian and Lian Zhigang pressed him, he did not respond and sat there like a statue.
Lei Yongxian and Lian Zhigang exchanged a look of frustration. They had expected Huadi to respond to their questions, at least deny or defend himself, but they hadn't expected him to be so stubborn.
Due to time constraints, they only have 48 hours to interrogate Hua Di, so they can't waste too much time with him. Lei Yongxian decides to lock Hua Di up first and then discuss the next interrogation strategy with Lian Zhigang.
Just as they were about to get up and leave, someone came in and told Lian Zhigang to go to another office to answer the phone.
Lian Zhigang walked aside and answered the phone. After a while, he returned to Lei Yongxian and said solemnly, "Someone above me asked me to return to headquarters immediately. Someone else will assist you in interrogating Huadi. Please wait for a moment."
As soon as Lian Zhi left, Lei Yongxian came to the lounge where Hua Di was imprisoned.
"Don't worry, this is my territory. We have ten minutes. Let me briefly tell you about the situation." Lei Yongxian then told Huadi the new situation.
The reasons why Wah Di was brought to the Independent Commission Against Corruption for investigation were quite complex. In fact, the ICAC had been flooded with anonymous letters accusing Wah Di of corruption and harbouring organized crime. Normally, such anonymous letters would be ignored. However, at this moment, the situation was a little more delicate.
The key is that Wah Di has repeatedly successfully disrupted the careful plans of those hidden behind the scenes. These behind-the-scenes masters hate him to the core, so they decided to use the Independent Commission Against Corruption to deal with Wah Di. Although they know that these anonymous letters alone are unlikely to have a substantial impact on Wah Di, they can at least use them to disrupt Wah Di's normal work and cause him some trouble.
So why did Lei Yongxian take the lead in this investigation? After all, he wasn't an accomplice of the perpetrators. Those behind the scenes knew the investigation into Wah Di would ultimately be fruitless, with no chance of convicting him. Their staff had more pressing concerns, so they chose Lei Yongxian to lead the investigation. The Wah Di investigation was merely a feint; their true target was someone else, and they were determined to capture him.
Unexpectedly, the person chosen by the hidden forces behind the operation to carry out the mission was actually a member of the Hualian Office. This was a complete coincidence, as they could never have imagined that such a person would be connected to the Hualian Office. It was as if they had also planted an undercover agent within the Hualian Office. This was undoubtedly an extremely covert plot.
When Director Wang learned the news, he quickly and calmly considered the situation and formulated a strategy. First, he decided to have Lei Yongxian appear more frequently before Keda and emphasize his hard work, even if he had no merit. He also instructed Lei Yongxian to lament to Keda how he had been idle for years and longed to be free to work, hoping Keda would give him a chance.
At the same time, Director Wang made full use of his other connections to find many things for the ICAC. Since Keda had very limited manpower available, faced with so many tasks, he had no choice but to find Senior Investigation Director Lei Yongxian, who had been idle, to handle these matters.
So why was the ICAC training base chosen to detain Wah Di? The main reason was that this was the same place where Lei Yongxian had been exiled. Lei Yongxian was not only the vice-principal, but more importantly, the principal, Chen Zhanbo, though not one of them, had his heart set on the motherland and would never disrupt their plans.
Although Hua Di can only be detained for forty-eight hours on the surface, in Lei Yongxian's plan, Hua Di will be detained for at least half a month. Lei Yongxian will release Hua Di here to do some things. In this way, no matter what Hua Di does outside, Lei Yongxian and other people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption will be witnesses that Hua Di was not at the scene.
Lei Yongxian quickly informed Hua Di of this information and then left like a gust of wind. However, he did not go far, because the headquarters would send another person to interrogate Hua Di with him.
Not long after, Lei Yongxian returned to his office. As soon as he sat down, the person he had been assigned arrived as promised. His name was Zhou Zhanpeng, the Investigation Director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Because this investigation involved the police, a special group, the ICAC dispatched a senior investigation director to personally oversee the investigation to ensure its fairness and authority. It was for this reason that Lei Yongxian was fortunate enough to take on this important task.
However, when the Senior Investigation Director personally took action, the ICAC naturally could not fully trust Lei Yongxian. Therefore, they arranged for the Investigation Director Zhou Zhanpeng to cooperate, or more precisely, to monitor Lei Yongxian's every move to prevent him from any misconduct during the interrogation.
Lei Yongxian was well aware of the stakes involved, so upon meeting Zhou Zhanpeng, he immediately stood up to greet him and explained the current situation in detail. After a brief exchange, the two began to discuss their interrogation strategy for Huadi.
After some discussion, they ultimately decided that Zhou Zhanpeng would be the main attacker, responsible for direct confrontation with Huadi, while Lui Yongxian would assist from the sidelines, providing necessary support and supplementary assistance. This division of labor not only fully utilized Zhou Zhanpeng's professional abilities, but also allowed Lui Yongxian to observe and learn from the sidelines, while also avoiding excessive suspicion from the ICAC.
After this, the two decided to interrogate Hua Di again, hoping to get some new clues or information from him. However, despite their various attempts, Hua Di remained indifferent, either remaining silent or babbling nonsense in response to their questions, which made Zhou Zhanpeng extremely angry and helpless.
Zhou Zhanpeng's patience finally reached its limit. He felt that if he continued like this, he would not be able to break through Huadi's psychological defenses. So he impulsively wanted to use violence against Huadi, trying to force him to speak. Just as he was about to do so, Lei Yongxian quickly stopped him.
Lei Yongxian knows Zhou Zhanpeng's temper very well, but he also understands that doing so may not only violate the regulations, but more importantly, Huadi's background and skills are not simple. Once a fight breaks out, Zhou Zhanpeng may not be able to gain the upper hand.
"Why are you still thinking of taking action?" Lei Yongxian said to Zhou Zhanpeng with a look of complaint. "Putting aside his background and whether you can afford to offend him, just looking at his skills, you can't handle him. Are you so angry that you're confused? He's already captured several of those terrorists. If you use violence against him and he injures you, you won't be held responsible."
Zhou Zhanpeng finally woke up from his dream after hearing Lei Yongxian's words, realizing how foolish his impulsiveness had been. He couldn't help but pat his head, revealing an awkward smile as he said sheepishly, "Yeah, I was so angry I lost my mind. That guy really can fight. Thanks, Brother Xian. If you hadn't stopped me, I might have really suffered."