"Secretary Ma, h-how could they just let him go?" Zhan Keliang asked anxiously as he watched the Public Security Director walk away.
Ma Jun ignored his subordinate. He stood where he was, going over the details in his mind once more.
Yes, from beginning to end, I never said a harsh word to Director Zhou, nor did I do anything to persecute him.
On the contrary, when Duan Kangming, deputy secretary of the Qingyuan Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Liu Jianbo, the Public Security Bureau's discipline inspection secretary, decided to use irregular methods to interrogate him and force a confession, I did everything I could to stop them. There's video evidence.
As for this petty, vindictive idiot in front of me, who insisted on following Duan Kangming down the road to ruin, I'll have to find a reason to finish him off. Right, and I'll have to do it before Director Zhou does, or how will I demonstrate my position and sincerity?
Good. That should cover everything!
"Go! We have to go now!"
After watching the video exposing their crimes, Ye Ru made a snap decision. She hurriedly pulled her distraught husband, Xie Bingyi, to his feet, then barked at her younger brother, "Get the car ready, now!"
With Zhou Yi suspended and under Shuanggui, they still had a window to escape Yangcheng. Even if they had to spend the rest of their lives on the run, hiding under assumed names, it was better than the certain death that awaited them if they were caught.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yi took out his phone and called Li Pingwu.
"Director!" Deputy Director Li's delighted voice came through the phone.
How could he not be delighted?
The boss had been under Shuanggui for three days!
Li Pingwu had been waiting so