stonecrandall Chapter 70: Citywide Martial Law Declared; Digging Up Radishes Brings Up Mud
Chapter 70: Citywide Martial Law Declared; Digging Up Radishes Brings Up Mud
The night sky over Jingzhou was completely shattered by red and blue police lights.
A large number of fully armed special police vehicles roared through the main road, their piercing sirens shattering the city's tranquility like sharp knives.
The city public security bureau's command center was brightly lit.
On the huge electronic screen, the traffic network map of Jingzhou City is flashing with dense red dots.
"Report! The eastern exit from the city gate is now blocked!"
"Report! A checkpoint has been set up at the West Expressway entrance; all vehicles are only allowed to enter, not exit!"
"Report! Special police at the airport and train station are in position!"
One command after another came in, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.
Qi Tongwei stood in front of the command platform, holding a walkie-talkie, staring blankly at the large screen.
Behind him, Sha Ruijin, dressed in casual clothes, sat in a chair, holding a teacup, his face ashen.
The provincial party secretary went directly from the provincial party committee compound to the municipal bureau late at night.
Just half an hour ago, a sniper assassination attempt targeting the Public Security Bureau Chief occurred in Jingzhou. This is a slap in the face to the Handong Provincial Party Committee and a challenge to the bottom line of the state apparatus.
"Secretary Sha," Qi Tongwei put down the walkie-talkie and turned around, "the citywide martial law is complete. As long as that fly is still in Jingzhou, he can't fly out."
Sha Ruijin put down his teacup, the bottom of which made a crisp sound as it tapped on the table.
"check."
Sha Ruijin uttered only one word, his tone as heavy as a mountain.
"No matter who is involved, no matter what their background is, investigate to the end. Tongwei, the Provincial Party Committee is backing you up. If you handle this case half-heartedly, I will hold you accountable."
"Yes!" Qi Tongwei stood at attention and saluted.
At this moment, Zhao Donglai rushed into the command hall, his brow beaded with sweat.
"Director Qi! Secretary Sha!" Zhao Donglai gasped for breath, but his face was filled with excitement. "That kid's lucky! He fell from the roof and landed on the second-floor beam of the GG sign, breaking three ribs and a leg, but he's already awake in the ambulance!"
Qi Tongwei narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a chilling aura.
"It's good that he's not dead."
He straightened his collar, turned around, and walked out.
"I'll go meet him. Donglai, notify the Criminal Investigation Division to take him directly to the Municipal Public Security Bureau's interrogation room, not to the hospital."
Zhao Donglai was taken aback: "Director Qi, isn't this against the rules? That guy is seriously injured..."
"I'll take responsibility if he dies." Qi Tongwei continued walking. "As long as his brain isn't damaged and he can still speak, it's fine."
……
The underground interrogation room of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
There are no windows here, only a stark white incandescent light hanging overhead.
The assassin known as "Gray Shadow" was handcuffed to a specially made interrogation chair, his body wrapped in bandages, his right eye socket sunken and hastily covered with a piece of gauze, blood seeping out and staining half of his face red.
He was in so much pain that his whole body was convulsing, and his only remaining left eye glared venomously at Qi Tongwei as he walked in.
Qi Tongwei pulled out a chair, sat down, and threw a pack of cigarettes on the iron table.
"You're a smart man." Qi Tongwei lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and blew the smoke into the gray-skinned man's face. "Fifty million US dollars, it's certainly worth risking your life for. But now your life is in my hands."
The gray-haired figure spat out a mouthful of blood, his voice hoarse and unpleasant: "I'm a foreigner... I need to see someone from the consulate... This is torture for prisoners of war..."
"There are no prisoners of war here, only thugs who attacked the police."
Qi Tongwei leaned forward, his eyes fixed on the gray figure's left eye.
[Skill Activation: Interrogation Psychology (Advanced Version)]
[Target's psychological defenses: On the verge of collapse.]
[Judgment: Crushed.]
Qi Tongwei's pupils seemed to transform into two bottomless black holes in the gray shadow's eyes, carrying an irresistible pressure that struck directly into the depths of his soul.
"Your real name is Nguyen Kim Ha. You are a retired special forces soldier from the Vietnam War. In recent years, you have taken on a lot of dirty work in Southeast Asia."
Qi Tongwei's voice was deep and magnetic, each word like a heavy hammer striking Gray Shadow's heart.
"You think your employer will save you? Don't dream. That shot didn't kill me, so you're nothing but trash to them. In fact, they want you dead even more than I do now."
The gray figure's body shuddered violently.
Qi Tongwei took a transparent evidence bag out of his pocket, inside which was a satellite phone with a cracked screen.
"This thing isn't completely broken yet." Qi Tongwei shook the evidence bag. "The technical department just recovered the last call record. Although the number was encrypted, the call location shows it was in the southern suburbs of Jingzhou."
"Where in the southern suburbs?" Qi Tongwei suddenly shouted, slamming his hand on the table.
The gray figure trembled in fear, its psychological defenses completely collapsing.
"It's...it's Old Huang!" the gray-clad figure cried out. "It was a butler named Old Huang who contacted me! He's the one who paid the deposit!"
Where is he?
"He's in the west of the city... there's an old villa area in the west of the city, that's his safe house! He said he'd give me the final payment there after it's done!"
Qi Tongwei stood up and stubbed out his cigarette hard.
"Come from the east!"
"arrive!"
"Assemble the SWAT team 1. Target: the old cotton mill dormitory area in the west of the city. Arrest them!"