If they remembered correctly, today was Zhou Yi's fourth day in office, wasn't it?
A case that had gone nowhere for over four months, and Zhou Yi had solved it in less than four days?
Was this some kind of joke?
Yet every member of the standing committee, including Zhao Dingzhi and Han Jianguo, knew perfectly well that Zhou Yi would never joke about something so important!
So... it had to be true!
"Ask Comrade Zhou Yi to come over immediately. We'll wait for him here!" Zhao Dingzhi told Vice Mayor Wen, unable to hide his excitement once he recovered from his surprise.
Previously, he and Mayor Han Jianguo had shared much the same idea: wait a little longer, then decide when to summon Zhou Yi based on the investigation's progress.
Now there was no need to hesitate. This was the perfect opportunity!
Deputy Municipal Party Secretary Chang Baili, Publicity Minister Dai Jinshui, Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Ye Feng, and the other standing committee members sipped their water or chatted among themselves.
None of them was in a hurry to adjourn and leave anymore. They all wanted to see for themselves just what sort of man this "Director Zhou" was, who had solved a major case within four days of taking office!
In fact, Wei Zhonghou, the suspect in the 730 Dormitory Tragedy, had already been brought to the bureau for questioning by Criminal Investigation Detachment Captain Ji Fengning the day before, December 20.
He was a powerfully built middle-aged man, 1.83 meters tall.
His appearance and demeanor were as honest and kindly as his name suggested, but his heart and his deeds were even more vicious than those of the cruelest, most treacherous jackal!
He had raped his stepdaughter Wei Shanshan when she was only twelve and continued