Thinking about this possibility, Xi Lan looked at the people in front of him again and asked, "Are you from the city bureau or the county bureau? How can I believe that you are really from the police department?"
"We are from the Jiangzhou Municipal Bureau, and here is our ID." The leader took out his ID.
Xi Lan took a closer look and found out that it was really someone from the Jiangzhou City Bureau. Her eyes changed slightly, and she became even more certain that this person was sent by Luo Fei.
With such a guess in his mind, Xi Lan was even more unlikely to follow the other party, saying, "I can't follow you unless you tell me clearly what crime I am involved in. Anyway, in my impression, I have not broken any laws, not before,
Not now."
"Whether you have broken any laws is not up to you. If you really have not broken any laws, then come back with us and cooperate with the investigation. Once we have found out, we will naturally let you go. What are you afraid of?" The leader stared at Xi Lan.
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"Haha, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain clearly when I go in." Xi Lan said with a smile.
When the team leader heard this, a look of impatience flashed across his face, "We don't have time to talk nonsense with you. If you don't leave, we will have to use force."
"Don't mess around, or I'll yell." Xi Lan raised her voice.
At this moment, the movement at the door also attracted the attention of people in other rooms. The assistant who lived next to Xi Lan immediately opened the door and walked out. Seeing the situation in front of him, the assistant was a little confused and looked at Xi Lan doubtfully.
"Mr. Xi, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, call out all the people in our company." Xi Lan ordered, thinking that as long as there were many people, the other party would not dare to mess around.
There were five people from Xi Lan Company who came to Songbei for inspection this time, and they all lived in the room next to them. When Xi Lan's assistant shouted, the other people who had not heard the movement also came out at this moment.
When Xi Lan saw the people in the company, she became more confident and said, "I won't go with you until you tell me clearly what crime I am suspected of."
"It's not up to you." The team leader said expressionlessly and stepped forward to detain Xi Lan. Xi Lan quickly stepped back. When the assistants and people from the company were about to stop him, he scolded, "Who dares?"
If you obstruct our handling of the case, it is a crime of obstructing official business and you will be jailed."
The other party's words undoubtedly had an effect and immediately shocked the people in Xi Lan's company. Although they were working for Xi Lan, they would never go to jail for Xi Lan, not to mention they didn't know what happened. Therefore,
Everyone was shocked by the leader's roar and did not dare to step forward.
Seeing this, Xi Lan said anxiously, "I know County Magistrate Qiao from Songbei. Don't mess around. I'll call Magistrate Qiao now."
As Xi Lan said this, she took out her cell phone and was about to call Qiao Liang. The leader's eyes flickered and he said, "Confiscate her cell phone and take her away."
Xi Lan was a step faster at this time, and retreated into his room in a flash, closing the door.
Outside, several investigators banged on the door. Xi Lan didn't care about anything else and hurriedly dialed the number of Qiao Liang's secretary, Fu Minghai. In fact, she only had Fu Minghai's number, not Qiao Liang's number.
When the call was connected, Xi Lan said anxiously, "Secretary Fu, I'm in trouble here. People from the Jiangzhou Municipal Bureau want to arrest me. Please help me."
On the other end of the phone, Fu Minghai, who was about to fall asleep, woke up instantly when he heard Xi Lan's words and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Xi, what's going on?"
"People from the Jiangzhou Municipal Bureau suddenly came over just now and said that I was suspected of a crime and asked me to go with them." Xi Lan explained.
Fu Minghai was a little confused after hearing this. Xi Lan was suspected of committing a crime? If this was true, Fu Minghai obviously couldn't help. Thinking to himself, Fu Minghai asked, "Mr. Xi, you are not really involved in any case, are you?" "
"Secretary Fu, absolutely not. I can guarantee it with my life. There is another hidden reason behind this matter. Someone wants to threaten me or even take revenge on me." Xi Lan said anxiously.
Fu Minghai was a little undecided. It was obviously not his decision to make the decision. After thinking about it, Fu Minghai said, "Mr. Xi, don't be anxious. I will report to County Magistrate Qiao. By the way, where are you now?" ?”
"I'm at the Songbei Hotel." Xi Lan said,
"Okay, I understand." Fu Minghai hung up the phone and immediately called Qiao Liang.
On the other end of the phone, Qiao Liang was surprised when he heard that people from the city bureau were going to arrest Xi Lan and asked, "What's going on?"
"I don't know the specific situation. Mr. Xi just said that someone was threatening to retaliate against her and hoped that I could help her." Fu Minghai said, "But I thought that the other person was from the city bureau, and I didn't know what Mr. Xi actually said. I don’t know whether it’s the truth, so I can’t come forward rashly, so I have to report it to you first.”
Qiao Liang frowned tightly, thought for a while, and said, "Let's go."
Qiao Liang hung up the phone and immediately put on his clothes and went out.
Arriving at Songbei Hotel, Qiao Liang saw Xi Lan being dragged out by several investigators as soon as he arrived at the door. It turned out that the investigators had just asked someone from the hotel to take the card, opened Xi Lan's room, and forced Xi Lan to leave. Bring it out.
If Qiao Liang hadn't arrived quickly, Xi Lan would have been taken into the car.
Seeing Qiao Liang coming, Xi Lan felt relieved. She thought Qiao Liang would retreat and not dare to come forward after knowing that it was someone from the city bureau who wanted to arrest him. She didn't expect Qiao Liang to come over.
"Magistrate Qiao, I didn't commit a crime, they arrested me illegally." Xi Lan shouted to Qiao Liang.
Qiao Liang walked up quickly and looked at the several case investigators in front of him. Qiao Liang looked sternly and asked, "Who is the person in charge?"
"I am." The leader came out.
"I am Qiao Liang, the magistrate of Songbei County. What crime did Ms. Xi commit? Why did you arrest her?" Qiao Liang asked.
Hearing Qiao Liang's question, the leader was at a loss for words. He knew Qiao Liang. He had met the former first secretary of Jiangzhou earlier when Qiao Liang was working as a secretary for An Zhe. Therefore, he met him now. He didn't question Qiao Liang's identity at all, and because of this, he didn't dare to fool Qiao Liang. Just now he could bluff Xi Lan casually, but when he met Qiao Liang, he was obviously more scrupulous.
After hesitating for a moment, he thought of the task assigned by his superiors and said bravely, "County Magistrate Qiao, this Ms. Xi Lan is involved in a case we are investigating. We need to take her back to assist in the investigation."
"That's nonsense. You keep saying that I am involved in some case, so what kind of case is it? You can't even tell me. Is there something wrong in your mind?" Xi Lan retorted.
When Qiao Liang heard this, he nodded and agreed, "Yes, since you said she was involved in a case, what case is it?"
"This..." The leader hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "County Magistrate Qiao, this is our case-handling secret. I'm afraid I can't tell you. Please understand our difficulties."
"Confidential handling of the case?" Qiao Liang looked at the other party with a half-smile. If he relied on Xi Lan just now, he was still a little unsure. He didn't know whether Xi Lan was really involved in any case. Now seeing the other party's performance, Qiao Liang already has a record, but he doesn't believe it if there is no ghost here.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Qiao Liang smiled and said, "I know your Director Lu Qian. Since you said so, I will call and ask your Director Lu to see what she says."
Qiao Liang said, and hit Lu Qian in front of the other party. When the leader saw it, his expression changed obviously.
The call was connected, and before Qiao Liang could speak, Lu Qian on the other end of the phone called him a bastard. Qiao Liang was a little embarrassed, coughed slightly, and said with a straight face, "Director Lu, are you free now? I want to I want to ask you about a situation."
On the other end of the phone, Lu Qian heard Qiao Liang speaking seriously, and immediately understood. Knowing that Qiao Liang's place was inconvenient, Lu Qian also became serious, "County Magistrate Qiao, what's going on?"
"Director Lu, I would like to ask, are you handling any cases involving a lady named Xi Lan?" Qiao Liang asked.
"Xi Lan?" Lu Qian blinked. She was completely unfamiliar with this name and said, "We have investigated a lot of cases. If you ask me suddenly, I really can't give you an answer."
"Well, your man is in front of me now. I'll let him talk to you." Qiao Liang said, taking the phone to the leader in front of him and saying, "This is your Director Lu, she wants to talk to you." .”
The team leader hesitated after hearing this, but finally took the phone, but he did not answer the phone in front of Qiao Liang, but walked to the side.
Qiao Liang didn't know what Lu Qian asked the other party, but the other party kept laughing and explaining something to Lu Qian in a low voice, as if he was afraid that Qiao Liang and the others would hear.
After a while, the other party came back and returned the phone to Qiao Liang.
Seeing that the phone had not been hung up, Qiao Liang picked it up and asked, "Director Lu, what exactly is going on?"
"County Magistrate Qiao, this case is a bit weird. Isn't it convenient for you now? I'll call you later. As for the Xi Lan you mentioned, you tell her not to follow our people unless they produce written documents." Lu Qian said.
"Okay, I understand." Qiao Liang nodded.
After finishing the call with Lu Qian, Qiao Liang looked at the other party and said, "You can take the person away, but you must produce relevant written documents to assist in the investigation."
The leader of the team was a little guilty. It could be seen from Qiao Liang's attitude that Qiao Liang had to intervene in this matter. He would not dare to play tricks with Qiao Liang on Songbei's territory, not to mention he was not qualified. .Follow-up, the search for Xing Gong Zhongyi was composed of the pinyin letters of Qiao Liang and Ye Xinyi's names. Thinking that he was just an errand boy, there was no need to trick himself into it, so the leader of the team laughed and said, "County Magistrate Qiao , I will ask my superiors for instructions first..."
After the leader finished speaking, he walked aside to make a phone call.
Xi Lan anxiously said to Qiao Liang, "Mayor Qiao, please believe me. I am not involved in any crime. Someone is threatening to retaliate against me."
"Mr. Xi, don't worry, wait and see what they say." Qiao Liang squinted his eyes and looked at the police officer who went to make the call.
