The vehicle drove for a while.
Lu Ming said to Murong Xue, "Get off the car in a moment and draft a memorandum to the Election Supervision Committee. List all the people who accompanied Yang Guiren and report Yang Guiren's sending of mooncakes and gift certificates. The key point is to make it clear that if any of Yang Guiren's companions want to announce the election of the third district councillor in the future, it is a disguised bribery!"
Yang Guiren brought Mrs. Jia with him and introduced her in detail, but of course he did not say that Mrs. Jia wanted to run for election.
But after ten days or so, Mrs. Jia might find a reason to visit the people with her former congressman and feel that she should do something for them, so she prepares to run for congressman.
It’s also a good plan.
Murong Xue was stunned for a moment after hearing Lu Ming's words, then she pursed her lips and chuckled. She was immediately attacked.
…
The location of the military academy has actually been selected. It is a third-rate university in Xinfa District that has moved to a satellite town. The old campus is being renovated, and the construction has been completed almost completely.
When Lu Ming first proposed the public security armed guard team, he did not expect that Lieutenant General Neville would make it such a big deal.
This armed force has a confirmed strength of 1,500 military and police personnel, but more than two-thirds will come from the reorganization of some patrol police and riot control agencies, with only a few hundred reservists being recruited to serve in this military and police force.
In the Donghai Metropolitan Area, there are more than 20,000 patrol police, but only a thousand or so have been reorganized into the armed guard force, so the impact is minimal.
After the military academy is officially established with the approval of the parliament, these 1,500 people will enter the new military academy to receive professional education for their new positions.
Of course, this is a short-term training course, only three months long. Then next summer, the military academy will recruit students from all over the society. Junior high school graduates can apply for the course. The system is seven years, and after graduation, the best candidates will be selected to join the public security armed forces, while the rest can enter patrol police, security companies and the like.
There are more than a dozen instructors now, most of them are Westerners. Lu Ming met with them in the Navy restaurant. They ate and drank, and after discussing for three or four hours, Lu Ming received a call and said goodbye and left, and everyone else also dispersed.
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The Office of the Special Advisor to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office is located on the second floor of the South Block of the Liberty Building.
Lu Ming flipped through the report in his hand.
The extremely spacious office was furnished with various tables and chairs in a Western aristocratic style. Even on Lu Ming's large desk, there was a quill pen inserted in an ink bottle, which was very appropriate.
The huge floor-to-ceiling windows with curtains hung let in a layer of warm golden afterglow from the setting sun, making the office even more luxurious.
It’s not that Lu Ming likes Western style, but as for the office, he does feel that the style of old-fashioned Western aristocrats is more stylish.
The report in Lu Ming's hand was about Beiguan prosecutor Hou Dexing abusing his power for personal gain and bending the law by forcibly pushing the son of powerful Beiguan councilor Gao Depei into the water and declaring the death of an elderly man an accident.
The accusation materials were sent by Cheng Lingyu. Hou Dexing has successfully passed the investigation of the internal investigation department. From the relevant procedures, he did not violate any regulations.
As for this case, the Supreme Procuratorate did not conduct an in-depth investigation to reach a conclusion, so Cheng Lingyu simply transferred the relevant materials to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming understood that Cheng Lingyu naturally thought that it might be useful for his election campaign, so he could decide how to deal with it.
The call received in the Navy restaurant was from Cheng Lingyu. At the same time, he sent someone to deliver all the files.
The investigation materials of Hou Dexing and the police on this case are also included.
The deceased was the gardener of Councillor Godber's family and was in his seventies.
The investigation materials included a forensic report that the old man died of drowning. However, because he had multiple old injuries from beatings and new injuries on his head, the case was investigated as an unnatural death. A servant initially testified that it was Gao Depei's youngest son who pushed the old man into the water. The police transferred the relevant evidence to the prosecution, and the Beiguan Procuratorate branch sent Hou Dexing to follow up on the case.
But later investigation found that the new wound on the old man's head matched the joint of the drain pipe in the swimming pool. It was believed that the old man slipped and fell into the swimming pool, and his head hit the drain pipe while struggling.
As for the multiple old injuries on the old man's body, it proved that the old man was being abused by his son for a long time.
More importantly, Councillor Godber's son is only nine years old. He is a model student at Windsor College with excellent academic performance and good conduct. He has character guarantees written by many teachers, including the principal. It is impossible for him to do such a cruel act as pushing someone into the water.
It was originally said that it was the servant who was pushed into the water by Gao Depei's son, but it turned out that he was a drunkard who was drunk all day long. What he said was nonsense and no one ever believed him.
Gao Depei is truly the youngest son. He is over 60 years old and had a son in his old age. He has high expectations for this son and never spoils him. Instead, he disciplines him strictly. Many of his relatives and friends know how strictly he disciplines his son and how outstanding this child is.
Lu Ming slowly turned to the last page, thought for a moment, and said, "Minister Liu, take it and show it to everyone. Give me the summary of the opinions in an hour."
Liu Teng, who was originally sitting on a sofa chair with his buttocks half-closed, hurriedly got up, took the materials, and left happily.
Liu Teng was originally the head of Group 2 of the Operations Office and deputy chief prosecutor.
In Lu Ming's independent office, he is also the head of several prosecutors and assistant prosecutors, so he is considered the director of this independent office.
Watching Liu Teng close the door of his office with an apologetic smile, Lu Ming stood up, stood in front of the French window, and pondered this case.
Coincidentally, Gao Depei is also a member of the Justice Party and the party leader.
At the same time, he is also the vice-president of Beiguan Council.
His prestige is very high, but every time there is an election, he is always just a little bit short of joining the seven-member committee.
In this term, Mr. Qing retired and he was the one with the most support from the outside world.
In fact, the Justice Party is very powerful. However, because it is a local political party in Beiguan and not a branch of the major parties in Donghai City, it always lacks a little luck, or in other words, it lacks support from the upper level.
Otherwise, there would be no problem for Gao Depei to join the seven-member committee.
But now, Mrs. Jia, the representative of the Baclo family, and Yang Guiren, a member of the Justice Party, have arrived in the third district together.
Yang Guiren gave up the election in the third district.
With all of this, does it mean that the Baklo family has reached some kind of tacit understanding with the Justice Party
After repeated defeats, Gao Depei finally gave up the bloodline of the local party and sought support from the Baclo family, because this was his best chance to join the seven-member committee. If he missed the last chance, he would basically have no chance in the future.
The Baclo family supported his entry into the Seven-member Committee. Similarly, the Justice Party would from then on become an alliance party of the Baclo family's "Free Citizens Movement", or even a puppet party.
If this is true, you should think carefully about the changes that may occur during this period.
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In less than half an hour, Liu Teng came in with an apologetic smile and said that everyone had different opinions. Some thought it was necessary to conduct an in-depth investigation, while others thought that judging from the files, the original investigation results were reasonable and there was no need to waste time launching a new investigation.
Lu Ming felt helpless. He was just like that with a bunch of misfits. Probably there wasn't much discussion. Everyone listened to the specialist's opinion. Liu Teng created a very heated discussion. However, in the end there were still two factions. So, everyone had to listen to you, the specialist.
"Minister Liu, do you think it is necessary to continue the investigation?" Lu Ming looked at him.
Liu Teng immediately looked a little bitter, but after rolling his eyes, he said: "I think it should be investigated. I personally feel that this case is very suspicious." Obviously, Commissioner Lu's time is precious and it is impossible for him to spend so much time on a case that is not worth investigating.
Hearing him call himself a humble official, although it was not the first time, Lu Ming still felt strange.
This is the self-proclaimed term used by the subordinates in the old bureaucratic system. Since the establishment of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office, prosecutors should not have used this term to refer to themselves.
Moreover, even among the old bureaucratic agencies, few now call themselves that, but it is still very common in the North.
Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of water, Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, let's do as you say. You take people to Gao Depei's home and talk to the witnesses who have made statements again to see if there are any new discoveries. And this Gao..." He looked at the name of Gao Depei's son on the file, "Bring this Gao Yulong back and interrogate him."
Huh? Liu Teng was a little dumbfounded.
Seeing Lu Ming frown, he immediately stood at attention and said, "Yes!"
He is not from Beiguan, and the prosecutorial system is a self-contained system, so it doesn't matter to him whether he is a member of parliament or not.
Because this is not his official office, he has to send orders to his superiors and subordinates, and no matter how big the crisis is, there are superiors to take the blame.
Since Commissioner Lu really wants to investigate, then let him investigate.
After Liu Teng went out, soon there was the sound of footsteps outside.
Then, a dozen people wearing prosecutor uniforms and black uniforms of the action team ran out of the Liberty Building and went to the parking lot, and several cars drove out quickly.
Lu Ming stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, looking at something, not knowing what he was thinking about.
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More than half an hour later, the phone on the desk rang.
Lu Ming picked up the phone.
A resounding voice came from the receiver, "Commissioner Lu? I'm Gao Depei! Haha, I've heard of your name a long time ago, and I've always wanted to have a chat with you."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Chairman Gao, I have heard a lot about you. I am wrong. I should have paid you a visit a long time ago, but we are so different in status that I dare not disturb you rashly."
"Commissioner Lu is too polite." Gao Depei smiled. "Is there any problem with the accidental death of my domestic helper? Do you want Commissioner Lu to send someone to my house to investigate?"
"It's just a routine!" Lu Ming smiled. "You should know that the prosecutor Hou Dexing who handled this case before was investigated internally. I am here to take a look at this case as a routine. Don't be sensitive. If there is no problem, it's just a formality."
"Hou Dexing? It's not a misunderstanding. The internal investigation has been completed. Has a conclusion been reached?" Gao Depei sounded a little suspicious.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It seems that Chairman Gao is very concerned about this case!"
"Of course, Uncle Wang served my family diligently for more than 30 years, and I am also very saddened by his death!" Gao Depei sighed deeply, "But I don't know where the rumor came from, saying that my nine-year-old son was the culprit. This is even more infuriating!"
Lu Ming nodded: "Don't worry, Speaker Gao, the innocent will be innocent, it's okay."
"Okay, Commissioner Lu, I'm definitely not interfering with your investigation. I'm just upset and want to tell you about my grievances. Please tell your people what to do!"
"Okay, sorry to bother you, Speaker Gao!" Lu Ming smiled.
…
In the evening, Liu Teng led the team back, but he did not bring back Gao Depei's youngest son Gao Yulong, but brought back a drunken Western drunkard.
As soon as the Western drunk got off the car, he vomited all over the floor.
He was taken to the South District interrogation room, where he vomited again and then fell asleep on the floor of the interrogation room.
Looking out from outside the interrogation room, I could see the mess inside and assistant prosecutors Xiao Zhao and Xiao Zhang who were busy cleaning up.
Lu Ming frowned, "What's going on?"
Liu Teng smiled bitterly: "Commissioner, this is the witness who testified for the first time and said that it was Councillor Gao's son who pushed the old gardener into the water. Unexpectedly, he is a drunkard, and a Westerner. Councillor Gao's family is really rich, and they have Western servants. However, he looks like a Western tramp, holding a bottle of wine every day and doing nothing. Only Councillor Gao's family is willing to support him, but this guy acts crazy when he is drunk and talks nonsense every day. The servants of the Gao family all say so."
Lu Ming nodded and thought that no matter what, Liu Teng was quite smart. Although he was an alcoholic, if he brought him back and asked some questions, he might find something.
"Wait until he sobers up, then ask him about it to see if he was just drunk and talking nonsense that day, or if there is some truth to his talk." Lu Ming wanted to go back to the office.
"Commissioner, this guy killed someone, so I brought him back." Liu Teng smiled bitterly.
"Huh?" Lu Ming turned around immediately and frowned.
"Because in his initial confession he said that the young master of the Gao family pushed someone into the water, so I was definitely the first one to see him to get his confession. But at first no one could find him. Finally, a servant screamed and found him in the wine cellar. At that time, he was snoring, and the wine bottles were broken all over the floor. The floor was full of red wine. In addition, the body of the maid who often cleaned the wine cellar was next to him. The body was cold and hard. It was definitely not that he died after we went there.
Liu Teng paused and pointed to the interrogation room. "This guy was holding a broken wine bottle. There might be blood on it, but it was mixed with the red wine, so I couldn't see it. So, I brought him back first, and left someone there to watch over him. I also notified the forensic doctor and the criminal police."
Lu Ming looked at the Western homeless man in the interrogation room. At this time, someone was mopping the floor and pulling him up to sit against the wall. He had an untidy beard and looked weather-beaten, but his actual age might not be that old. He was probably in his forties.
"Commissioner, you may not believe it when I tell you this, but when this man came to the Gao family last year, he claimed to be named Stuart, Waffle Stuart! I don't know if it's true or not. If we go back two hundred years, it seems that all the people with the last name Stuart in Donghai were great nobles."
Stuart? Lu Ming was startled, and looked at the Western tramp carefully, and gestured, "Go wash his face, and lift it up to show me." He had always felt that this strong and beautiful nose was very similar to the nose shape of Pamela and Bessie, which was why he looked very young even though he was extremely poor.
But no? Pamela was still talking a few days ago. A few months ago, she sent a sum of money to her mother anonymously, but she still didn't have the courage to meet her mother.
This homeless man? Could he be Pamela's relative? Or even her father