Chapter 5
Who Let Him Into the Interrogation Room?

Soon, the police car from the county police station arrived to pick up the suspects.

Qi Tongwei escorted the two thieves onto the car. The police car honked its horn and sped towards the county police station.

Since it was a major case, the county police station did not dare to be negligent. They immediately launched an interrogation of the two thieves.

Qi Tongwei, as the case handler, also participated in the interrogation and took notes.

As the case was being investigated with great vigor, a call from Wang Zhengfeng reached the office of Dai Wei, the county police chief.

Dai Wei, nearing his fifties, had two heavy bags under his eyes.

He had played cards till late last night and was sluggish at work this morning, having smoked a whole pack of cigarettes just to stay awake.

Even though he was feeling unwell, upon hearing Wang Zhengfeng report that Qi Tongwei had caught two burglars who were also involved in two other cases, Dai Wei was shocked.

After all, Qi Tongwei was currently a Level 2 police officer, the lowest rank.

Under normal circumstances, a Level 2 police officer would need at least two to three years to be promoted to Level 1.

However, there were always exceptions. If an officer had outstanding achievements during their service, along with good education and abilities, they could be promoted exceptionally!

If the charges of burglary and attempted rape against the two people caught by Qi Tongwei were proven true, Qi Tongwei would at least receive a third-class merit!

Combined with his background as a graduate of the political science and law department of Handong University, a promotion beyond the usual regulations was a sure thing at the end of the year!

But Qi Tongwei was assigned to a rural township police station. The higher authorities had explicitly said that he should not be allowed to progress.

"What are you doing, Wang Zhengfeng? Didn't I tell you clearly last night while we were drinking?"

"Qi Tongwei cannot be promoted! Why did you send him here?"

Dai Wei directly started scolding.

Wang Zhengfeng on the other end of the phone was also feeling aggrieved. He was just a police station chief in a small township, a small office with hardly any authority. He was already quite old and hadn't even been promoted to a departmental level officer.

Now that someone under him had solved such a major case, even if he had the courage, he wouldn't dare to suppress it!

Dai Wei finished scolding Wang Zhengfeng and hung up the phone. Still fuming, he called his secretary.

"Where is Qi Tongwei now?"

Dai Wei asked.

He thought to see if he could send Qi Tongwei back before the interrogation began.

Then he could slowly figure out how to get rid of Qi Tongwei.

However, the secretary directly replied, "Report to the chief, Qi Tongwei is currently in the interrogation room, interrogating the new suspect with Officer Liu and the others!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Wei was furious. He slammed his fist on the table.

"Who allowed him to enter the interrogation room? Huh?"

The secretary immediately turned pale with fear, confused and thinking, wasn't this the usual practice?

He hadn't done anything wrong! Whoever caught the suspect would participate in the interrogation!

What had gotten into his boss today?

Dai Wei didn't bother explaining. He simply waved his hand and said, "Whoever is not from our county police station is not allowed to enter the interrogation room. Go and kick Qi Tongwei out!"

The secretary, with trembling lips, accepted the order.

However, by the time the secretary arrived at the interrogation room, Qi Tongwei had already finished taking notes and left.

The two thieves were terrified upon entering the police station, their legs went weak. They confessed everything.

They had decided to carry out a theft due to the approaching New Year's Eve.

When they were scouting the location, the owner of the new house, a couple, was still on their honeymoon.

Unexpectedly, when the two thieves actually started to steal, the couple had ended their honeymoon early and returned home, encountering the two thieves head-on.

To avoid alarming the neighbours, the two thieves had to tie the couple up.

In this way, the burglary turned into a home robbery, and one of the thieves, driven by lust, committed a further crime, adding more charges!

They never expected that their crime would be caught halfway through, with Qi Tongwei suddenly appearing and catching them red-handed.

Faced with overwhelming evidence, the two thieves had nothing to deny. They simply confessed to everything.

The secretary was surprised at how smoothly the interrogation went. He hadn't even arrived, and Qi Tongwei had already finished his work.

What should he do now?

Holding onto a sliver of hope, the secretary opened the internal computer of the interrogation room and checked the interrogation records.

He found that the interrogation record, including the video footage of Qi Tongwei's participation in the interrogation, had already been uploaded to the Golden Shield intranet!

Furthermore, the names of the person who recorded the record and the case handler clearly showed Qi Tongwei's name and police badge number 0765284!

There were viewing permissions for the interrogation records on the Golden Shield intranet. Unless someone had higher-level administrative privileges, no one could delete the interrogation records or the on-site footage!

In other words, Qi Tongwei's record as the main investigator of the case could not be erased!

"It's over! I'm definitely going to get scolded by the chief!"

The secretary lamented inwardly.

Seeing the secretary's expression of despair, Old Liu, who was responsible for detaining the two thieves, asked, "Secretary Fang, what's wrong? Your face is so pale?"

He thought for a moment and suddenly became frightened. He cautiously asked, "Could it be that the boss has given orders to let the two burglars go?"

Secretary Fang couldn't help but laugh and said, "Old Liu, don't talk nonsense. Who would dare to speak for these two thieves who committed such a serious crime?"

Old Liu breathed a sigh of relief and said with an envious tone, "That young Qi is really good. He's handsome, has solid professional skills, and his luck is amazing too!"

"After this case is finished, he'll definitely get at least a third-class merit. Sigh, why don't I have such good luck?"

Hearing Old Liu's words, Secretary Fang was even more distressed. He waved his hand and left the interrogation room, returning with a heavy heart to report back to the chief.

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