In the evening, Deputy Minister Lu was invited to hold a press conference at the police headquarters.
When Wang Wei walked into Deputy Minister Lu's office, the deputy chief superintendent was at the desk reviewing reports and did not raise his head.
Later, Vice Minister Lu pushed up his wide-rimmed glasses and looked at Wang Wei sitting on the sofa.
Wang Wei's face was still bloodless, as white as a piece of paper. There were bandages on his head and hands. It was obvious that the pain hindered his movement, and he frowned at times.
Only those bright eyes still shine with deep, resolute and sharp gaze.
If the situation hadn't reached its most serious level, Vice Minister Lu Weishi couldn't bear to put this heavy burden on Wang Wei, who was all injured, and let his protégé bear the greatest blame and questioning, risking his own life.
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The deputy chief inspector smoked a cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it and blew out the smoke rings slowly. The ashtray in front of him was full of cigarette butts. He couldn't remember how many cigarettes he smoked. He only knew that throughout the afternoon, he smoked a cigarette.
One branch after another without interruption.
The recent Tiancheng attack on Xiong Yuanju, the Provincial Deputy Director, and Wang Wei was followed by the attack on the Wild Boar Cave Mental Hospital. 183 mental patients were burned or poisoned to death in the underground ward. These two storms only narrowly missed each other.
They failed to knock down the police building and scrape off the black gauze hat on Deputy Minister Lu's head, which directly threatened his bright future.
The Imperial Capital kept urging him to solve the case, the leaders kept putting pressure on him, and public opinion became increasingly unfavorable to him.
Because he was the biggest formulator of security measures and commander of the implementation plan during the World New Economic Forum.
What is even more hateful is the press. The press in Hong Kong is not as easy to fool as that in the mainland, and there are no big rules. All sentient beings are paying attention to him, endlessly blaming him, ridiculing him, and even insulting him.
He wished he could close those hateful newspapers, but he knew this was impossible.
He has only one way out, and that is to ask Wang Wei to personally explain the situation and solve the case as soon as possible.
In this way, Wang Wei will inevitably be pushed to the front desk.
The purpose of tonight's press conference is to push Wang Wei to the center of being questioned by various media and replace himself.
Otherwise, no one in the public opinion circles in Hong Kong will believe that what the police said is true.
He had to do this because the situation forced him to have no way out. As for whether Wang Wei could bear it or not, he didn't care so much.
At this time, Vice Minister Lu took a long puff of cigarette, blew out a string of smoke rings, closed the folder, and said to Wang Wei:
"It has been seven days since Xiong Yuanju and Ren? Director, and you were suddenly attacked. There has been no progress in solving the case. The situation is very different from that inland. Many places have to coordinate with the local police station. This time I
I came here specifically to quell some of the influence of public opinion as soon as possible. I remember there is a saying in the Gospel: 'If God wants to destroy a person, he must first make him crazy.' But in Hong Kong today, whether it is this sudden incident or
That's what happened to that group of crazy killers whose identities, origins and purposes are unknown."
"This situation is really surprising." Wang Wei put his injured hand on the coffee table and rubbed his scarred legs with the other hand.
"It's still unclear what ulterior information is hidden here. This is the main reason why I can't wait for you to recover and ask you to come to the police station to directly participate in solving the case."
"I understand."
"Maybe you don't know how much impact this burden has on the stability of the current situation."
"Some of the consequences are profound."
"To be sure, some of the consequences are related to the growing climate of public opinion and the business community in Hong Kong as a whole."
"You mean you want me to be responsible for investigating this incident alone?"
"That's all we can do for now."
"Are other intelligence units standing by and watching?"
"At this time, the fewer units involved, the better. Fortunately, no one in the society knows your current identity. Even Xiong Yuanju only knows that you are his personal bodyguard, and you are trying your best to protect his life. He is a loyal and rare talent. Moreover, you also saved his precious daughter and the Japanese woman, which are very convincing in explaining this incident."
"Is this the different situation of media in Hong Kong?"
"Yes, explain what happened to the reporters in detail when you arrive. Tell the truth and say it's okay, otherwise they won't believe any explanation from the police."
"I see."
"Of course, other people from the police will also participate and explain some things clearly."
"Damn it!" Wang Wei cursed secretly. Thinking of those damn killers, he couldn't help but feel angry. However, this matter could only be done slowly, not in a hurry.
"Now," Deputy Minister Lu suddenly stopped talking and carefully considered his words, "I authorize you to be directly responsible for detecting this attack. In an emergency, you can directly use the Flying Tigers and all police forces."
"I also want you to authorize me to take the actions I think I should take if necessary," Wang Wei bit his lips and stared at the deputy chief superintendent.
"But it must be within the scope permitted by the law." Vice Minister Lu immediately understood Wang Wei's intention.
He really wanted to catch those killers with his own hands and kill them one by one.
"Unfortunately, some things are not allowed by law, and those who suffer afterwards are always the scapegoats."
"Are you afraid of being a scapegoat?"
"I, Wang Wei, am not the only one who suffered such an ending?"
"In short," Vice Minister Lu knew that he would not let go. "You must be careful. If something goes wrong, you must not involve me."
"Sometimes things take surprises."
"Such an accident cannot happen," Vice Minister Lu said sternly, "This is the bottom line, understand?"
"Understood." Wang Wei almost bit his lip.
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Tonight's press conference was forced to be held under pressure from the powerful public opinion circles and the press in the island city.
Such a big thing has happened, and it is impossible without a clear explanation and explanation.
Before eight o'clock, the lobby of the police station was filled with male and female reporters. In addition to reporters from more than 30 newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong, there were also reporters from Tiancheng, Fangcheng, Pengcheng and many foreign news organizations. Several TV stations participated. An interview team was sent to follow the interview with cameras. The three largest TV stations in Hong Kong, "New News TV", "In-depth Investigation TV" and "HUE TV", arranged a live broadcast with the consent of the police station and Deputy Minister Lu.
It is conservatively estimated that the number of viewers that night will reach 15 million to 20 million.
When Wang Wei and the person in charge of the police station walked into the hall, countless cameras were raised, flashes kept shining, and the sound of "click! click!" shutters was heard everywhere.
Yu Xiaoman, the chief female reporter of "Xiangdao Daily News", arrived in the lobby almost an hour in advance. She finally occupied an ideal position in the dark crowd and was relatively close to Wang Wei. She lost no time in grabbing a few close-up shots.
As the camera rotated, several dazzling beams of light shone on Wang Wei and the person in charge of the police station.
The person in charge was sitting upright, with medals and colorful ribbons hanging on his straight police uniform. His eyes were calmly looking at hundreds of male and female reporters. He tried his best to smile on his depressed face, and his expression was particularly calm and serene under the strong light.
He knew in his heart how important tonight's press conference was to his future, as success or failure could depend on him in an instant.
He knew that the images of himself and Wang Wei appeared on tens of millions of TV screens in Xiangdao and many surrounding cities, and many people's eyes were watching the two of them.
Any mistake will cause him huge damage and endless troubles.
Wang Wei and this senior official had completely different ideas.
Wang Wei attended tonight's press conference. Unless he was required to attend, there was another important reason that no one knew - he wanted to send a message to the opponents hiding behind him. Wang Wei on the screen was confident and full of fighting spirit.
, fully capable of thwarting the enemy's next move.
What he demonstrated was the inner strength of a special forces "full-blooded God of War".
In this way, the opponent is threatened and will be lured out of the hole to carry out a fatal attack on him. He will find a breakthrough in the attack, track and pursue him, and pursue him fiercely.
This is the only chance at present to find clues to solve the case, and it is also the only purpose of Wang Wei's attendance at the press conference.
He knew that taking such a course of action would be risky and would be walking a tightrope on the tip of a knife. The problem was that he had to walk a tightrope on the tip of a knife.
Therefore, Wang Wei looked like a statue under the beam of light.
At the beginning, all the targets in the hall were focused on the person in charge of the police station. Reporters attending the meeting asked him a variety of questions. Some of the questions made the person in charge of the police station so embarrassed that he could not answer them at all, or could not answer them at all.
But the person in charge was a veteran after all. He had been in the officialdom for decades. It was very difficult to deal with such a situation, but he still answered them one by one and avoided major mistakes.
Later, the person in charge of the police station told reporters that Wang Wei was responsible for detecting this major attack case. He was the special person in charge of the police station, and the target in the hall suddenly turned to Wang Wei.
Because Wang Wei was not used to such receptions, he was only used to dealing with them indifferently and fighting directly with his opponents. At first, he got confused in the barrage of questions and was forced into a blind corner.
Through the TV screen, Vice Minister Lu could only feel anxious secretly when he saw these scenes.
He couldn't be of much help on such an occasion. Besides, it was impossible for him to directly face the questions of so many male and female reporters.
He felt a little guilty for doing this, but officialdom was officialdom after all, and it believed in the philosophy of self-existence, so he had no choice but to let his protégé adapt as soon as possible.
Fortunately, Wang Wei quickly calmed down, answered a series of questions, and gradually stabilized his position.
At this time, Yu Xiaoman recognized the best time to attack and launched a fierce attack on Wang Wei.
"Sheriff," the female reporter stood up and tossed her hair under the bright light. Her snow-white and golden clothes, which were fashionable and stylish, reflected her smooth skin, the sapphire blue necklace around her neck and the fingers on her fingers.
The diamond ring shone with blue and yellow light. Her almond-shaped eyes gave Wang Wei a sweet smile, picked up the sketchbook and asked:
"According to unconfirmed information, the real target of the assassination that day was not a person from Tiannan Province? The deputy director was Xiong Yuanju, the president of Daxiong Group, or you, the personal bodyguard, was just that the provincial governor flew out of Daxi Town temporarily because of something else.
Only then did you survive. When you escaped from the attack on the Lengshuixi Bridge, did you know that Xiong Yuanju was in danger?"
"have no idea."
Wang Wei glanced at her and instantly felt that this female reporter had some background, and his instinct reminded him to be careful.
"The police chief found out later?"
"To be precise, Mr. Xiong Yuanju guessed it after arriving at Ci Cemetery."
"May I understand that you were convinced of this attack before you went to the cemetery?"
"Yes."
"That means you not only guessed the attack, you also guessed the attacker."
"It can be understood this way."
"who are they?"
"A group of professional killers."
"Is there someone behind this?"
"have."
"Can you tell the press?"
"cannot."
"Why?"
"No comment."
"At least you should reveal some truth."
"What is certain is that this group of crazy killers were probably paid and hired by some sphere of influence."
"Dollars?"
"Yes."
Wang Wei ignored the female reporter and narrowed her eyes, with a hint of sarcastic smile in her eyes.