Li Yuanlang had lunch at Xu Zhongde's house.

Regardless of his superiors and subordinates, Li Yuanlang is Shui Qingzhang's son-in-law, and Xu Zhongde has a good personal relationship with Shui Qingzhang. When someone comes to visit him at noon, he can't let Li Yuanlang leave on an empty stomach, right?

Like his character, Xu Zhongde eats very simply.

There are four dishes and one soup, mostly green vegetables, which are light and less greasy. They are all home-cooked, without any tricks.

It is nothing to ordinary people, but Xu Zhongde is, after all, the leader of the municipal party committee and a deputy department-level cadre. He can maintain a simple style and is a rare good official.

Because he had to drive, Li Yuanlang had to drink tea instead of wine to accompany Xu Zhongde.

During the dinner, the two men talked about many things, mainly Li Yuanlang's work in Xiwu County.

Li Yuanlang talked a lot, but Xu Zhongde mainly listened, adding a few words of encouragement and giving him some suggestions from time to time.

Originally, Li Yuanlang could have stayed with Xu Zhongde for a while, but he felt that he still had endless fun chatting with Xu Zhongde and had endless things to say.

As a result, I received a call from Hu Xide on the way, saying that Cheng Li had beaten Guo Sihe.

He had no choice but to say goodbye, leave Guangnan and return to Xiwu County in advance.

Guo Sihe was very tough. After entering, he refused to admit any of his problems. He blamed Jiang Yufan entirely, saying that he was completely following Jiang Yufan's orders and that he was like a frustrated little daughter-in-law who had no choice but to carry out the orders.

Seeing that the interrogation could not continue like this, Hu Xide changed his strategy and locked Guo Sihe in a windowless room with a light on all the time and refused to allow anyone to talk to him.

Just think about it, in this kind of environment, there is an extreme lack of security, and it is even more difficult to fall asleep with a light on. Even though there is food and drink, who can still eat and sleep?

This trick can easily make people collapse, and if they can't hold on, they will do anything.

So on the third day, Guo Sihe gave up and wanted to see Hu Xide no matter what.

This was the time for a confession, but Hu Xide did not rush to agree. Instead, he waited for a few more hours before interrogating Guo Sihe.

It was Cheng Lili who was presiding over the trial that day, and for some reason, Guo Sihe cursed Cheng Lili loudly, and the eighteen generations of his ancestors greeted him one after another.

Cheng Li was really angry. He rolled up his arms and sleeves and looked at Guo Sihe like he was a big mouth. Guo Sihe was blinded and he didn't explain anything further.

After learning the news, county magistrate Rong Zibin personally called Hu Xide and seriously denounced Cheng Youli's violent behavior, and said that he would report the matter to the county committee for handling.

Li Yuanlang was very dissatisfied with Rong Zibin's actions. Hu Xide is the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission. What does it mean that you asked Cheng Li, who is also the deputy secretary, for making a mistake and asked for an explanation from Hu Xide, and you passed him as the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission?

Aren't they putting pressure on Hu Xide and supporting Guo Sihe in disguise?

Ignoring him, Li Yuanlang would not take the initiative to seek explanation from Rong Zibin and bear his harsh words. Otherwise, their words would conflict, which would be counterproductive.

Not Rong Zibin, but this matter must be reported to Zhu Fangjue and let him know.

After talking to Zhu Fangjue on the phone about some things, Li Yuanlang found that he had finished smoking.

Unfortunately, he was on the main road in Guangnan City, where parking was not allowed. He turned into a side street and could not find a parking space either.

Li Yuanlang thought about it and simply drove the car to the outskirts of the city, where there were relatively few cars and plenty of parking spaces.

After parking the car, Li Yuanlang saw a small supermarket not far away and walked there to buy two packs of Liqun cigarettes that he was used to smoking.

After opening it, I took one in my mouth and was about to light it when I accidentally saw a man appearing at the door of an express hotel across the road, and I immediately looked at it curiously.

It was none other than Sui Fengnian.

I saw him holding a briefcase in his hand, looking around alertly, and then walked into the hotel.

It looked like I was meeting someone.

The reason why Li Yuanlang pays so much attention to him is because the Discipline Inspection Commission has taken away Guo Sihe. As Guo Sihe's brother-in-law, Sui Fengnian's every move is particularly eye-catching.

Anyway, he had enough time, so Li Yuanlang simply got into the car and happened to see the scene at the hotel entrance through the rearview mirror. He was smoking, but his eyes were always staring in that direction.

Time passed by minute by second, and about an hour later, Sui Fengnian walked out of the hotel and stood on the steps fiddling with the buttons of his suit, actually observing the surrounding situation.

After taking a few glances and feeling safe, Sui Fengnian turned into a nearby alley, and after a while, drove away quickly in an old modern car.

Li Yuanlang noticed a detail. When Sui Fengnian came out, the briefcase was missing.

Who will he connect with?

This is the suburb of Guangnan, and the hotel is inconspicuous. Sui Fengnian chose to meet people here, so there must be an ulterior secret.

Besides, he is so alert, which further proves that carrying someone on your back is not a good thing.

However, Li Yuanlang waited in the car for more than ten minutes, and several people came in and out of the hotel. Based on his intuition, Li Yuanlang believed that there was absolutely no one he wanted to know here.

Just when he was about to give up starting the car, a person suddenly walked out of the hotel. Although the person was wearing a mask and sunglasses and wrapped himself very tightly, Li Yuanlang guessed who it was from the person's behavior and appearance.

Yes, it's Lin Fang, it must be her!

Lin Fang has a good figure and is not short. Even if she blends into the crowd, she can still be recognized at a glance.

Lin Fang was in a hurry, but the key was holding the briefcase in his hand, getting directly into the car on the roadside, turning the steering wheel, and driving away in the opposite direction of Sui Fengnian.

Li Yuanlang was not surprised by this unintentional discovery, but he was also quite surprised.

In fact, he had already suspected Lin Fang, especially going to the intensive care unit where Qiu Tiemao was hospitalized to inquire about information, which was not normal in itself.

Li Yuanlang decided to follow Lin Fang's car to see where she went with the briefcase, who she met or what she did.

Li Yuanlang always kept a car's distance, as he was worried that he would be easily discovered if he followed too closely.

Lin Fang's car is a red Mazda Encyclopedia worth hundreds of thousands. Not to mention its sporty appearance, its power alone is much more powerful than Li Yuen Long's classic car.

I don't know if she found someone following her or if Lin Fang was in a hurry. Anyway, her Mazda often changed lanes and turned left and right.

This is a bitter experience for Li Yuanlang. The Jetta King is resistant to construction, but its maneuverability is definitely not as flexible as Mazda's, and its power response is also slow.

Besides, Lin Fang’s Mazda is a new car, while Li Yuanlang’s Jetta is said to be a second-hand car. It’s hard to imagine how many owners it might have changed after it got to him. It’s incomparable to other people’s Mazdas.

The final result was that at a traffic light intersection, Lin Fang's car rushed past with a kick of the accelerator just before the light changed.

On the other hand, Li Yuanlang didn't want to rush out, but watched Lin Fang's Mazda taillight disappear from his sight.

Although he lost Lin Fang, Li Yuanlang still gained something. At least he discovered that Lin Fang was in close contact with Sui Fengnian, and that there was an unknown contents in the briefcase.

This is all a mystery that needs to be solved by him.

It's just that now is not the time, don't be anxious and take your time step by step.

Two and a half hours later, Li Yuanlang returned to Xiwu County. He did not enter the county seat, but drove directly to the entrance of a small hotel on the edge of the county seat.

This is a place specially used by the County Commission for Discipline Inspection to handle cases, and suspects are basically detained here.

He stepped forward and gently knocked on the old stainless steel door. He knocked three times in a row, paused, and knocked twice again. This was a signal, and someone soon opened the door.

He was a case handler from the Discipline Inspection Commission. When he saw Li Yuanlang, he immediately greeted him and said, "Hello, Secretary Li."

"Hello!" Li Yuanlang nodded in response, and was led up to the second floor by the staff member, where he met Hu Xide in the west room.

At this time, Hu Xide was looking down at the materials, and the ashtray beside him was filled with cigarette butts.

Li Yuanlang took the initiative to go up and greet him, held his hand tightly, and said emotionally: "Xide, you have worked hard."

Hu Xide said it was not hard work, but his eyes were bloodshot and his hair had grown a lot. He had spent all these days forgetting to sleep and eat, and was worried a lot.

Li Yuanlang handed him a cigarette, lit it for him, and asked Cheng Li in detail the whole process of beating Guo Sihe.

Hu Xide took a deep breath and said: "There is a video of the interrogation process, I will show it to you."

"Okay." Li Yuanlang nodded.

Hu Xida closed the curtains and turned on the TV in the room, and soon the scene of Cheng Li interrogating Guo Sihe appeared.

Li Yuanlang smoked a cigarette and kept his eyes on the screen to watch carefully.
Chapter completed!