The next day.
A little after seven in the morning.
Chengguan Police Station, a small room tucked away on the first floor.
This was one of the station's duty rooms. Officers working overtime occasionally rested here, and when they brought back someone who had drunk too much, they sometimes tossed them in here as well. Every Police Station had several rooms like this.
But this tucked-away room had been requisitioned yesterday afternoon. Several officers and staff members had hurriedly cleaned it up, all on Director Chang's personal instructions. The officers all knew who the room was meant for, so none of them dared be careless. They had even replaced the old wire-frame bed with a new one, changed the bedding, and brought in some daily necessities.
Dong Xuebin had been brought in as a suspect. Technically, he was cooperating with the investigation, but no one at the station wanted him to cooperate. However, since he refused to withdraw the case and readily admitted that he had hit someone, the station could not disregard his wishes. They had brought in such an important figure, and now it would not be easy to ask him to leave.
For the time being, they could only handle things according to procedure and follow the County Party Secretary's wishes. Obviously, they could not put Dong Xuebin in the Detention Room or the Small Black Room, so they had come up with this solution and cleared out the duty room.
Inside the room.
Dong Xuebin woke up, climbed down from the wire-frame bed, and yawned. After checking the time, he picked up the toothbrush, toothpaste, and mug he had brought with him, casually draped a towel over his shoulder, and strolled out of the room.
He hummed a little tune as he headed toward the restroom.