Running along the stairs to the door of Ye Xinyi's dormitory, Cai Minghai gasped and knocked on the door, "Secretary Ye, are you there?"
There was no response from the room.
Cai Minghai looked under the door and found that there was no light inside. He frowned. Could it be that Qiao Liang had made a mistake?
Thinking in his mind, Cai Minghai continued to knock on the door, "Secretary Ye, I am Cai Minghai, are you there?"
The room was quiet, not a single sound.
Xu Honggang was in Ye Xinyi's bedroom. He turned off the lights in the living room before coming in. Only the lights in the bedroom were turned on. They could not be seen outside the door through the bedroom door.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a knock on the door, and Xu Honggang, who was about to attack Ye Xinyi, trembled with fright.
The knock on the door was so intense that Xu Honggang didn't know who was coming, so he subconsciously remained motionless, hoping that the person knocking on the door would leave after hearing no sound.
But Xu Honggang was obviously disappointed. The knocking on the door continued. After a while, it stopped, and there were still voices outside the door. The people outside seemed to have not left.
Outside the house, Cai Minghai was calling Qiao Liang. Cai Minghai reported to Qiao Liang, "County Magistrate, I have arrived at the door of Secretary Ye's dormitory. The door is closed and there seems to be no one inside."
"No one?" On the other end of the phone, Qiao Liang's eyes widened, "How could there be no one?"
"County Magistrate, I have been knocking on the door, but there is no movement inside." Cai Minghai said.
The more Cai Minghai said this, the more Qiao Liang's heart sank. The text message Ye Xinyi sent him clearly mentioned dormitory. Could it be that Ye Xinyi has...
Qiao Liang didn't dare to think any more and said in a trembling voice, "Old Cai, no matter what, you have to go into the house and take a look. If no one opens the door, you break the door and you must go in."
"Okay." Cai Minghai nodded. He believed that there must be a reason for Qiao Liang to ask him to do this. After hanging up the phone, Cai Minghai pointed to a subordinate and said, "Go get the tools from the car and smash the lock."
"Yes." The men agreed and ran downstairs, quickly got tools and started breaking the lock.
Inside the house, when Xu Honggang heard the sound of the door being locked being smashed, his eyes widened. Damn it, people outside were actually breaking the lock?
A trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, Xu Honggang gritted his teeth, just a little bit... just a little bit, as long as he was given a few more minutes, he would be able to completely get Ye Xinyi. Who is it at this critical moment? To ruin his good deeds?
Xu Honggang's eyes were sinister. Although he was unwilling to give in, he also knew that the matter could not continue. He put on his clothes helplessly, quickly put away his mobile phone, and at the same time helped Ye Xinyi put on his clothes. After checking, Xu Honggang finally Turned around and went to the living room.
Outside the house, Cai Minghai immediately noticed that the lights were on in the living room. Seeing this, Cai Minghai exclaimed, there was someone in the room?
The police officer who was breaking the lock also noticed that a light suddenly came out from under the door. He stopped and said, "Chief, there is someone inside."
"Keep smashing." Cai Minghai's eyes were cold. If he hadn't realized that something might be going on inside, all his years of criminal investigation would have been in vain.
As soon as Cai Minghai finished speaking, the door suddenly opened from the inside, and Xu Honggang stood at the door.
Looking at Cai Minghai and the others outside the door, Xu Honggang frowned. They were actually from the police station? Could it be that Ye Xinyi had just called the police? But it was impossible. Ye Xinyi had been under his nose before she fell into coma, except when the other party was in the bathroom. That short period of time... Unless the other party called the police at that time, he did not hear the other party's call.
Thoughts flashed through Xu Honggang's head. At this moment, Cai Minghai said in surprise, "Are you Secretary Xu?"
"Do you recognize me?" Xu Honggang stared at Cai Minghai.
Cai Minghai nodded quickly. Xu Honggang might not recognize him, but he knew Xu Honggang. The other party was the deputy secretary and third-in-command of the city. He had attended an event in the county last time. How could Cai Minghai not know Xu Honggang?
"Secretary Xu, I am Cai Minghai, director of the Songbei County Bureau." Cai Minghai quickly took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Are you Cai Minghai?" Xu Honggang's eyes flashed. A few days ago, Cai Minghai was suspended. There was a lot of commotion. Luo Fei also gave instructions. Xu Honggang had heard about this matter, but he was not familiar with Cai Minghai himself. He couldn't help but feel this. Looked at it a few more times.
"Yes, I am." Cai Minghai nodded.
Xu Honggang said solemnly, "Who asked you to come here?"
Cai Minghai blinked, "Secretary Xu, I'm here to report to Secretary Ye."
"Really?" Xu Honggang looked at Cai Minghai suspiciously.
"Yes." Cai Minghai nodded, looked inside, and asked, "Secretary Xu, why are you here with Secretary Ye? By the way, where is Secretary Ye?"
"Secretary Ye is drunk and is resting in the room." Xu Honggang said.
"Drunk?" A trace of doubt flashed in Cai Minghai's eyes.
"Secretary Ye and I are very good friends. I happened to come to see her for a drink tonight, but I didn't expect that she was in a mood disorder and drank too much." Xu Honggang found a random reason and said, "If you have nothing to do, you can leave first. "
Cai Minghai rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Secretary Xu, I have something very important to report to Secretary Ye. In this case, I will go in and see if I can wake up Secretary Ye."
"Is there anything that I have to report at night? Can't you do it tomorrow?" Xu Honggang said displeased.
"Secretary Xu, this is really important. I'll go in and call Secretary Ye." Cai Minghai walked inside with a smile on his face.
When Xu Honggang saw this, his eyes were gloomy, but he did not stop him forcibly because he knew that Cai Minghai was not telling the truth. Did anyone who came to report work bring tools to break the lock?
Cai Minghai did not tell the truth. Xu Honggang also knew that his last effort had failed. It was impossible for him to trick Cai Minghai and others away. The other party obviously came with a certain purpose. He knocked on the door but did not respond. He even smashed the lock directly. .
Cai Minghai walked into the bedroom and saw Ye Xinyi lying motionless on the bed. He frowned slightly and walked over and called softly, "Secretary Ye, Secretary Ye."
Seeing that Ye Xinyi didn't react at all, Cai Minghai raised his hand and pushed Ye Xinyi gently. Ye Xinyi still didn't move. Seeing this situation, Cai Minghai's eyes darkened slightly. Ye Xinyi didn't seem to be drunk.
After checking Ye Xinyi's clothes and looking around the room, Cai Minghai walked out calmly.
Glancing at the living room, Cai Minghai didn't find Xu Honggang. He was stunned for a moment and looked at his police officer, "Where is Secretary Xu?"
"He left. He just picked up a bag and took away the wine and glasses on the table." his police officer replied.
Cai Minghai's eyes suddenly widened, "Why didn't you stop him?"
Several police officers looked at each other. They didn't know what was going on in Ye Xinyi's room. In addition, Cai Minghai had just called Xu Honggang 'Secretary Xu', so even if they didn't know that Xu Honggang was the deputy secretary of the city, they could guess that he must be the leader. , how dare they stop each other casually.
"Director Cai, we don't dare to stop you without your order," a police officer explained.
Another police officer had seen Xu Honggang on the city TV station and also said, "Bureau Cai, was that the city's Secretary Xu just now?"
"Well, it's Secretary Xu." Cai Minghai nodded muffledly. He didn't blame his subordinates anymore. Cai Minghai had realized that even if he tried to stop people just now, he wouldn't be able to stop Xu Honggang. He was the deputy secretary of the city. , why did he, a county bureau chief, stop the other party? With just a little suspicion, he was not even qualified to question Xu Honggang. The other party was a provincial cadre, so it was not his turn to say anything.
Walking to the small dining table next to the living room and looking at the untouched food on the table, Cai Minghai frowned.
After a moment of silence, Cai Minghai turned to his police officers and said, "Secretary Ye has drunk too much. Call a female comrade from the bureau to take care of her."
After explaining the matter, Cai Minghai walked to the balcony and called Qiao Liang.
As soon as the call was connected, Cai Minghai heard Qiao Liang's urgent voice on the other end, "Old Cai, how are you?"
County Magistrate Qiao really cares a lot about Secretary Ye. Cai Minghai thought to himself and replied, "County Magistrate, I have already entered the house. Secretary Ye is in the bedroom. There seems to be nothing unusual at the moment, but..."
"But what?" Qiao Liang asked.
"But when we just entered the house, Secretary Xu was in the house, and it was he who opened the door for us." Cai Minghai replied.
"Secretary Xu?" Qiao Liang was stunned for a moment, "You mean the city's Secretary Xu Honggang?"
"Yes." Cai Minghai nodded.
Hearing Cai Minghai's affirmative answer, Qiao Liang's heart sank. Was Xu Hong just in Ye Xinyi's house? Thinking of the content of Ye Xinyi's text messages and the fact that no one responded when Cai Minghai knocked on the door, Qiao Liang felt a shadow cast over her heart and quickly asked , "What is Secretary Xu doing in Secretary Ye's room?"
"Secretary Xu said that he came over to drink with Secretary Ye at night, and Secretary Ye was drunk."
"Drunk?" Qiao Liang's eyes narrowed, "What about Secretary Ye, where is she now?"
"Secretary Ye is still sleeping. I shouted, but there was no response." Cai Minghai replied.
Cai Minghai's words made Qiao Liang even more worried. After hesitating for a moment, Qiao Liang asked, "Old Cai, is there anything unusual about Secretary Ye?"
"I just checked briefly, and there should be none." Cai Minghai understood what Qiao Liang meant by the abnormality, and he didn't dare to be too sure, and said, "I have asked someone to call a lesbian from the bureau. , you can check it in detail later."
After hearing this, Qiao Liang remained expressionless and said, "Old Cai, I'm on my way back to the county now. You just stay in Secretary Ye's dormitory until I get there."
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to come over." Cai Minghai nodded.
