Li Lei watched his enraged colleagues in the corridor and knew that Lu Sheng had made his move.
There were quite a few squad leaders and company leaders present who belonged to the First Brigade.
Lu Sheng had said that he would take responsibility if anything happened. Although he had not gone to Wu Yihua's office to speak up for Li Lei, he was supporting him in this way now.
Of course, this was also because Li Lei's attitude had been firm enough. He had dared to confront Wu Yihua head-on. Otherwise, even if Lu Sheng had been willing to help, it would not have brought about the scene before them.
Half of the Overseeing Bureau Inspectors present were agitated out of respect for Lu Sheng, while the other half were acting from the bottom of their hearts.
If Li Lei's son was bullied by the Tiger Sabre Gang today and they did nothing, who would stand up for them when their own families were bullied by the Tiger Sabre Gang in the future?
Li Lei was a company leader, yet even his son had nearly been crippled by the Tiger Sabre Gang. The other company leaders and squad leaders present could not help feeling a deep kinship with him.
The Tiger Sabre Gang had grown this arrogant. This time, the Overseeing Bureau absolutely could not back down!
Once this consensus had formed, the incident was no longer a simple assault case.
A dozen minutes later, Li Lei, Wang Xu, Lu Sheng, and Wu Yihua were summoned to the Chief Inspector's office.
Huang Weiguang, the current Chief Inspector of the Xingcheng Overseeing Bureau, was already fifty-one. Everyone in the bureau knew that he would retire after serving for only a few more years.
Over the past two years, Huang Weiguang had rarely managed the bureau's affairs and was basically half-retired.
Today, he had unusually summoned a Deputy Overseeing Bureau Chief, two brigade captains, and a company leader to his office at the same time. Clearly, he intended to handle the matter personally.
"How is that Liu Wen interrogation going?"
After listening to everyone's account, this was the first question Huang Weiguang asked.
"Chief Inspector, Liu Wen still hasn't opened his mouth. He insists that he acted alone, but he can't provide a convincing reason."
Li Lei answered.
Huang Weiguang looked at Li Lei. Although half his hair had already turned white and his age showed clearly, his eyes remained sharp, like an old eagle scrutinizing its prey. "You think the Tiger Sabre Gang ordered this. Why would the Tiger Sabre Gang target your son?"
Li Lei said, "Chief Inspector, my son entered the Military Academy and caught the eye of a Special Grade Instructor, who took him on as a student. Perhaps the Tiger Sabre Gang felt he might become a threat in the future, so they wanted to eliminate him ahead of time. You know that the Tiger Sabre Gang has always treated the local Military Academy as its own backyard and never tolerated anyone else taking a share."
"Oh?"
Huang Weiguang narrowed his eyes. "Which Special Grade Instructor from the Military Academy took a liking to your son?"
"Mr. Hao Yi."
"So it was him."
Huang Weiguang murmured, then looked at Li Lei with noticeably greater warmth.
"It seems your son truly has what it takes to become a threat."
Wu Yihua's expression changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Chief Inspector, I absolutely did not—"
Huang Weiguang waved his hand, cutting him off.
"I don't care who you associate with. But no matter what, the brothers in this bureau are the people who truly belong to us. If we can't even protect their interests, we'll leave everyone bitterly disappointed."
"Chief Inspector, you've really misunderstood me!"
Wu Yihua had to explain himself. "How about this? Let me make my position clear. If the investigation proves that the Tiger Sabre Gang was behind this, I'll personally lead a team to arrest them! We'll punish the culprits severely and give the brothers in the bureau an explanation!"
Lu Sheng, who had remained silent until now, glanced at Wu Yihua and said, "Chief Inspector, I think the breakthrough is still with Liu Wen. Since he has already fallen into our hands, there must be a way to make him talk."
"What do you have in mind?"
Huang Weiguang asked.
Lu Sheng said, "The reason Liu Wen doesn't dare to talk is that the Tiger Sabre Gang has his family in its grip. As long as we can protect his family and promise to protect his safety, he may be willing to talk."
"Liu Wen has been in custody for so long. If the Tiger Sabre Gang really has his family in its grip, wouldn't it be too late to look for them now?"
Lu Sheng hurriedly replied, "Chief Inspector, when I approved Captain Li's arrest operation, I already sent people to look for Liu Wen's family. We should be receiving word soon."
"Oh?"
Huang Weiguang nodded. "Good. Continue investigating this matter. Tell me the moment you have results."
"Yes! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
Lu Sheng stood at attention and saluted.
"All right. You may all leave."
Huang Weiguang spoke one last time.
The four of them then left the office.
"Lu Sheng."
After leaving the office, Wu Yihua suddenly called out to Lu Sheng.
"Deputy Overseeing Bureau Chief, is something the matter?"
"If you find anything regarding Liu Wen, let me know as well. I'd also like to know who is really pulling the strings behind this."
"Yes. I'll inform you as soon as there are results."
Lu Sheng replied.
Wu Yihua gave Lu Sheng a deep look before turning and leaving.
As for his earlier claim that he would deal with Li Lei, he did not mention it again.
"Captain Lu, you can find Liu Wen's family?"
After Wu Yihua left, Wang Xu asked.
Li Lei naturally knew that getting Liu Wen to talk was the key as well, but he had no information whatsoever about Liu Wen's family. Naturally, he had no way to find them in such a short time.
"If nothing goes wrong, Liu Wen's family should already be on their way to the Overseeing Bureau."
Lu Sheng spoke calmly.
Wang Xu smiled when he heard this. "Captain Lu really has a way with things. No wonder you're the captain of the First Brigade. I, Old Wang, admit defeat!"
With that, he patted Li Lei on the shoulder.
"Old Li, I understand how you feel. This wasn't your fault. If my son had been attacked like that, I would have done the same."
"Captain Wang, I really—"
"Hey, all right. When this is over, buy me a drink."
"Sure. I'll make sure there's more than enough!"
The two exchanged a smile. Wang Xu then left as well, leaving Li Lei and Lu Sheng alone.
Li Lei said to Lu Sheng, "Captain Lu, thank you for this."
"Hey, Old Li, no need to be so formal."
Lu Sheng smiled and put an arm around Li Lei. The two walked side by side down the corridor.
"Your Xiao Fei is impressive. He was surrounded by more than a dozen people and beaten with iron rods, yet he actually managed to knock them all down and even bring their leader back himself. He's far stronger than my boy. I'll tell you, if it had been my kid this time, things would have looked grim. He probably would have been crippled."
Li Lei could not stop the corners of his mouth from rising when he heard this, and pride appeared on his face. Still, he said, "Captain Lu, you're too modest. My Xiao Fei told me that your Lu Changwu is quite a figure at the Military Academy—a top student."
"Haha, what figure? It's all blown out of proportion."
Lu Sheng shook his head with a laugh. "Still, I think part of the reason the Chief Inspector was willing to back you this time may have been because of Mr. Hao Yi. That Mr. Hao Yi is a formidable man. Since your Xiao Fei caught his eye and became his student, he's destined to be no ordinary person! He and my Changwu are both at the Military Academy now. Perhaps Changwu will need Xiao Fei's help someday."
"Captain Lu, don't say that. Xiao Fei will need Changwu to look after him in the future."
Li Lei hurriedly replied.
"Haha, all right. Those two children should grow closer in the future, and our families should visit each other more often."
"Good. We'll do as you say, Captain Lu."
The two chatted and laughed as they walked down the stairs.
Many people saw this scene and could not help clicking their tongues in amazement.
It was the first time they had seen Lu Sheng, whose future was dazzling and who was all but certain to become a Deputy Overseeing Bureau Chief, act so close with a company leader.
After returning to his office, Li Lei calmed himself down and could not help smiling.
At first, he had thought he was standing up for Li Fei. But looking at things now, it seemed more like he had benefited from Li Fei's glory. He had heard people say that for the first thirty years, parents raised their children, and for the next thirty, children honored their parents.
Now that he thought about it, perhaps he would not even have to wait thirty years.
"Why do I feel like I'll have fewer and fewer chances to stand up for this kid in the future?"
Li Lei muttered to himself, his face filled with a smile.
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