Azhen looked at Lao Li who was about to leave, called out to him, then stood up from his seat and chased after him:
"Is there no other way besides this?"
"Based on what I've learned, it seems like this."
Lao Li looked back at Azhen, nodded helplessly, and tapped his fingers in the air:
"As I said before, Lao Xiang is now a chess piece on the chessboard. He has fallen into the opponent's trap. If he wants to save him, he can only let his chess players come up with something to exchange with the opponent."
"As outsiders, it is definitely impossible for us to enter the game. We can only let the two chess players talk. What you can do is to find the person behind Lao Xiang."
Finished.
He raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist: "Okay, it's getting late. We can contact you if anything happens. That's it."
After Lao Li left, the lawyer who had been sitting next to him and had not come over came to Azhen's side and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose:
"He hasn't done anything, and he only has this little information. Isn't it worth the price?"
Azhen just glanced at him and said nothing. She turned back to her seat and stared at the coffee on the table with a slight frown.
Lao Li's words gave Azhen a thorough understanding of the basic situation of this case. He was right. What happened to Lao Xiang must have been set up. Ji Bu's target was Cai Yuanqi, and Lao Xiang was just a victim of failure.
Last night, Azhen had already gone to see Cai Yuanqi. Cai Yuanqi's words of pretending to be stupid had clearly explained his attitude. Generally speaking, Lao Xiang had lost his value and would not pay a greater price to save him.
of.
"Cai Yuanqi, Cai Yuanqi."
Azhen frowned and stared at the coffee in front of her. She kept this posture for a long time, then reached out to open the sugar bowl, pinched out a small bag of Taikoo white sugar, opened it, poured it into the coffee, stirred it, and murmured to herself:
"If you do something like this, it's obviously your fault."
Azhen is no stranger to Cai Yuanqi, because she has met Cai Yuanqi many years ago, when Lao Xiang was just an inspector, and Cai Yuanqi was already the superintendent at that time.
Cai Yuanqi was kind to Lao Xiang for promotion. Azhen didn't know what happened between them, but she knew that since Lao Xiang followed Cai Yuanqi, the speed of promotion has made a qualitative leap.
Whenever there is a festival, Lao Xiang will take Azhen to visit Cai Yuanqi, and the two parties are somewhat familiar with each other.
Azhen didn't know what was going on between Cai Yuanqi and Lao Xiang, nor did she know their affairs. Faced with such a predicament, Azhen didn't come up with any good solutions.
She put down the spoon that was stirring the sugar, picked up the coffee and took a sip, then picked up the phone and called Cai Yuanqi.
only.
Cai Yuanqi didn't answer, and Azhen didn't stop. He continued to call, but still no one answered. When he called again, he couldn't get through.
"call"
Azhen couldn't help but let out a heavy breath and frowned: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, don't blame me."
She pressed a series of numbers quickly with her fingers and dialed the number. After the call was connected, she spoke quickly:
"Reporter Zhang, right? I need your help with something. Okay, then I'll wait for you here, and you can bring someone over."
It took A-Zhen so long to finally sort out the stakes. The only way to save Lao Xiang was to let Cai Yuanqi take action. Since he was unwilling to take action, A-Zhen could only force him to give in.
Find someone to write a black draft and put pressure on Cai Yuanqi. Azhen doesn't know what happened between Lao Xiang and Cai Yuanqi, but she doesn't know that she can make it up.
Cai Yuanqi was able to instruct Lao Xiang to kill Senior Inspector Chen Guozhong, so how much better could Cai Yuanqi himself be?!
As long as Cai Yuanqi is put under enough pressure, he will have to take action to rescue Lao Xiang.
It didn't take long.
The reporter found Azhen with an assistant. Azhen had already prepared a draft and started to make up the story. The reporter quickly took notes. After finishing the draft, he showed Azhen the first draft. The two parties finalized some details and wrote an article like The dust has settled on a decent black manuscript.
"Don't worry, Sister Azhen!"
The reporter stuffed the things back into his bag, patted his chest and promised: "Leave this matter to me. Coupled with my connections in the circle, this article will soon be spread all over the world."
"good!"
Azhen nodded happily, then took out a passbook from her Hermès handbag and pushed it to the reporter: "Thank you for the hard work."
Azhen is never stingy on things that can be solved with money.
"Sister Azhen is too outspoken."
The reporter grinned when he looked at the bankbook, and his whole mood became even happier. Both parties got what they needed and got the best of both worlds.
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In the coffee shop, Azhen was chatting happily with reporters. She didn't know that Superintendent Li, who had just met him, was also very cheerful.
After leaving the coffee shop, Lao Li got into a car that had been parked on the roadside for a long time and drove off.
As the car left the entrance of the cafe, the window of the passenger seat slowly rolled down. Ji Bu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, glanced sideways at Azhen in the cafe and left quickly.
"Old Li!"
Superintendent Mo sat in the back seat, reached out and grabbed the shoulder of Lao Li who had just got into the car, and patted him gently:
"That's all thanks to you."
"Wherever you go, it's just a matter of a finger's work."
Old Li bared his teeth and smiled, the fat on his face squeezed together with the smile, and his tone was sonorous and powerful:
"In the face of such criminals, as long as we can catch them all, sometimes it is necessary to use some appropriate methods."
During the conversation.
His tone softened a bit, and he shook the sparse hair on his head, reflecting some light on his shiny bald head:
"From now on, this police force will be dominated by young people like you. We old men can just wait quietly until we retire."
"Hahaha"
Superintendent Mo chuckled and shook his head quickly: "Sir, Sir Li is still very young. Let's work hard together."
Azhen spent the whole day looking for someone who could intervene in Lao Xiang's case. With no way to ask for help, she finally contacted Lao Li.
But in fact, Lao Li also had problems. Superintendent Mo had already contacted him, so Lao Li was willing to meet A-Zhen.
otherwise.
If this factor were not involved, Lao Li would not have gone to meet A-Zhen. His meeting with A-Zhen was only prompted by Superintendent Mo.
"Superintendent Li."
Ji Bu, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, turned around and waited until the two of them finished their greetings before interrupting at the right time:
"Hello, sir."
"hehe."
Old Li smiled reservedly and glanced at Ji Bu: "I heard Superintendent Mo mention you a long time ago. The arrest of Wang Bao this time is all due to you."
"Excellent."
Ji Bu smiled reservedly, waved his hand and said, "Isn't this just about settling Wang Bao? Superintendent Xiang's matter has not been settled yet and is in progress."
"Speaking of which, I have to thank Superintendent Li for what happened today."
As Ji Bu spoke, he naturally pulled out a cigarette from the car's handle and handed it to Lao Li:
"Thank you for your help, Superintendent Li. These are the specialty cigarettes I brought from the mainland, flue-cured tobacco. You can't buy them here."
"oh?"
Superintendent Li glanced at the cigarette handed over by Ji Bu. The outer package had a pattern of a giant panda printed on it and the words "GIANT PANDA CIGARETTE" were written in large characters:
"Can't buy it? It's not that big of a deal, it's just flue-cured tobacco."
There was a trace of disdain or disappointment in his eyes.
He helped them deal with Azhen and pointed out a not very good path to Azhen. Ji Bu thanked himself with a cigarette?
How much is a carton of cigarettes worth?!
Is this what Ji Bu used to test cadres?! Which cadre can’t withstand this kind of test?!
Today's young people are getting more and more ungrateful in doing things. They are not like themselves when they were young. Asking people to do things doesn't involve paying a price and causing trouble.
"No."
The smile on Lao Li's face did not change. He waved his hand with a smile but refused the cigarette handed over by Ji Bu:
"I'm still not used to smoking flue-cured tobacco. I'm used to the taste of this kind of mixed tobacco."
"Take it."
Ji Bu had a bright smile on his face: "Try it, you won't be disappointed with the taste." Then he put the cigarette directly on Superintendent Li's body without any explanation.
The cigarette landed on Superintendent Li's lap. The weight was not right.
Lao Li's eyes focused on the cigarette, and then he realized that the upper half of the plastic packaging of the cigarette was gone.
The seal is slightly tilted up.
"Forehead"
When Lao Li heard this, he couldn't help but squint his eyes. He looked at Ji Bu first, and then at Superintendent Mo.
Follow.
He stretched out his hand to open the conspicuous seal and pulled out a box of Giant Panda cigarettes. Inside, rolls of banknotes tied with rubber bands came into view.
A roll of banknotes was bundled and placed inside, but the outermost part was blocked by two boxes of cigarettes. At first glance, it looked like a pack of cigarettes.
"hiss"
Lao Li weighed the cigarette with his palms and couldn't help but take a breath. His frown relaxed and he smiled brightly:
"How can you be so embarrassed? I'm just helping you with the case. You just gave me a pack of cigarettes. I'm so sorry!"
Having said that.
However, Lao Li stuffed the cigarette back, closed the seal, and placed it on his legs with no intention of sending it back to Ji Bu.
"hehe."
Superintendent Mo looked at Lao Li's movements from the corner of his eye, smiled faintly and turned to look out the window: "It's just a pack of cigarettes. Since Ji Sheng gave it to you, take it."
"It's just a pack of cigarettes. You can't have people from ICAC chasing you to your house and asking you to go to ICAC for tea? Just say thank you."
"Hahaha"
Lao Li raised his head and laughed. Under Superintendent Mo's persuasion, he could only nod his head reservedly and reluctantly accepted:
"Okay, then I will accept it this time. I, Lao Li, will be angry next time. I won't do it again!"
Lao Li's expression was serious and serious: "I am also an errand. You catch thieves, and I catch them. As long as the thieves can be caught, there is no problem for me to help you. The meaning is the same."
"Yes!"
Superintendent Mo and Ji Bu looked at each other and nodded: "Sir Li is right, same, same."
Next.
Everyone exchanged a few useless words, and Lao Li gained a new understanding of Ji Bu. Then he found an intersection and put Lao Li down.
"goodbye."
Lao Li put a whole pack of giant panda cigarettes under his arm and got out of the car. He didn't forget to turn around and say hello to Superintendent Mo and Ji Bu in the car:
"If you need anything else from me, Lao Li, just tell me. Everyone is here to catch thieves, so there is no problem at all."
Watching the car leave, Lao Li hummed a tune and walked towards the gate of his community, feeling really good.
In just a few hours, he completed his money-making process, first collecting Azhen's money, and then Ji Bu's money. He felt really happy eating from both sides, but he didn't have any psychological burden.
If nothing else goes wrong, Azhen Lao Xiang will definitely be doomed to them. Although Lao Li is old and greasy, and his Mediterranean hairstyle is very abrupt, he has become bald and stronger.
Lao Li, who had a vicious eye, could tell at a glance that Lao Xiang and Azhen would become the victims of this struggle. Today, he told Azhen this, and Azhen would definitely do something to force Cai Yuanqi to help Lao Xiang.
Her push may very well cause her to get angry and get her to die, but this has nothing to do with her.
He had already received the money, and he didn't lie to Azhen. He also described the situation truthfully, so he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong at all, and he felt very comfortable having money from both ends.
Little did he know, it was what he did that invisibly gave A-Zhen a signal, and then urged A-Zhen to go down.
In the blink of an eye.
One afternoon passed, and the reporter who received the money worked overtime to publish the black draft written under Azhen's instruction.
The reporter used his own connections and took some money from the banknotes that A-Zhen gave him, and gave the articles to others, outsourcing them layer by layer.
soon.
This article appeared in major media outlets with an eye-catching headline: A former retired senior police officer still accuses the police force!
The title was well chosen, and the following content was well concocted. Although Azhen didn't know what happened between Lao Xiang and Cai Yuanqi, she made some guesses and arranged them randomly around this theme.
soon.
This black manuscript came into Cai Yuanqi's sight.
"snort!"
After Cai Yuanqi read the black manuscript in his hand, he clenched his teeth angrily, crumpled the newspaper into a ball, and threw it into the trash can:
"You really don't know how to live or die!"
A Zhen didn't know that the police force was very taboo about these things, and Cai Yuanqi was even more taboo. After seeing this newspaper, Cai Yuanqi was already furious, but he was also afraid.
Because he didn't know whether A-Zhen knew what was going on between him and Lao Xiang. If she knew, if he didn't save Lao Xiang, A-Zhen would definitely continue to stab him, which would be very serious.
But Lao Xiang definitely can’t be saved, what should I do?
Cai Yuanqi was in a dilemma.
"hehe."
Ji Bu also saw the newspaper and quickly glanced at it: "Very good, the money is well spent and the value has been reflected."