On the table was the thick investigation material that Shemos had just presented.
Lu Ming flipped through the pages slowly.
He looked at Liu Teng who was standing beside him, "The case of Uncle Deng has officially entered the investigation stage. Go apply for a search warrant and conduct a surprise search of Gao Depei's home. You lead the team." He then looked at Fu Mosi, "Take the people in the search room with you."
After thinking for a while, he said to Liu Teng, "Ask Cao Guan to sign the search warrant."
Liu Teng was stunned for a moment, but immediately stood at attention and said, "Yes!"
Lu Ming sighed inwardly. A few days ago at Mingjia Nightclub, Gao Depei should have wanted to talk to him about two cases in his family, but before he could get to the topic, he was messed up by him.
He is being criticized a lot nowadays, and it is all because of himself. If he leads a team to search his house again, it would seem that he is too bullying, as if he is specifically bullying him.
At the end of this case, perhaps, my relationship with him will be different.
But, who knows.
…
A few hours later, Gao Depei appeared in Lu Ming's office angrily.
"Commissioner Lu, you are going too far! I have brought reporters with me to expose your abuse of power for personal gain, using your prosecutorial power to help you in your election campaign and suppress your opponent's party! Our entire party will submit a letter of protest to the Supreme Procuratorate, demanding that your prosecutorial power be taken back! If the Supreme Procuratorate refuses to correct this mistake, we will put it on the dock! Even if we appeal to the Supreme Court, we will not let you do whatever you want!"
"Oh, and there's Cao Guan! He's willing to issue this ridiculous search warrant, so he must be secretly colluding with you and has some hidden dealings with you!"
Indeed, not to mention the Deputy Speaker, even if it is to search the home of a member of parliament, the issuance of a search warrant will be extremely cautious.
Moreover, members of parliament are protected by the Constitution and cannot be arrested or subjected to criminal trials unless approved by parliament.
Although the search warrant was not aimed at the congressman's crime, the reason was that Dunbar was convicted of homicide and the murder weapon should still be in the congressman's mansion.
This reason is very vague. There is a 99% chance that other prosecutors would not be able to sign a search warrant.
Gao Depei just couldn't understand how any judge could be willing to sign such a search warrant.
If your home is in the slums, there is nothing to say, but if it is the Deputy Speaker's house, do you, as a judge, dare to sign a search warrant based on this reason
Lu Ming was also somewhat helpless, since he was very familiar with the personalities of these judges.
In fact, although Li Guan is close to her, she will definitely not sign if asked to do so.
But Cao Guan is not like that. This guy is like Bao Zheng, famous for his fairness. But most people would not realize that, precisely for this reason, Cao Guan is a little radical and seems to have a restless heart, just like an idealist who wants to see all justice in the world be upheld.
He now trusts himself very much, so he will still sign the search warrant applied for by his own office even though the reasons are far-fetched.
Regardless of whether it is a congressman's house or not, after all, if it is a slum or a gang member's house, such a search warrant would be easy to apply for and would not be that difficult to sign, as long as there is a similar reason.
In his opinion, for the same reason, why can't the homes of congressmen be searched
However, if I make a mistake once, it probably won't be so easy to take advantage of his weakness again.
Looking at the furious Gao Depei, Lu Ming waved his hand and signaled the security guard who wanted to pull Gao Depei out to close the door.
Gao Depei was still roaring: "Let's not talk about this for now. Why did you bring my wife back to assist in the investigation?!" The old man was really angry, and his face was a little distorted.
Lu Ming thought for a moment and shook his head. "The case is still under investigation. Please forgive me for not being able to comment. However, Speaker Gao, many people neglect their families because of work. There are many problems that you may not think of. My current investigation is also for your own good."
Having said this, I think the same thing happens to me. From now on, no matter how late it is, I will insist on going home.
Gao Depei stared at Lu Ming and nodded: "I will remember today!" Then he turned and walked out.
Lu Ming slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip. It seemed that no matter what the truth was in the end, Gao Depei felt that he had seriously humiliated him.
But that's how investigating a case works. It's impossible to inform you in advance, and the potential murderer would also know about it, especially since this case is so complicated.
…
In front of the glass wall of the interrogation room, Lu Ming looked at the people inside.
The interrogation was being conducted by Formosa and a prosecutor, with Formosa taking the lead, but no matter what Formosa said, the other party just shook his head and did not answer.
The person being investigated was a beautiful young woman in her early thirties, wearing a blue cheongsam. She looked noble and elegant. She was Gao Depei's wife, Gao Wang.
In this world, not many people take their husband's surname after marriage.
Next to Gao Wangshi was a middle-aged lawyer in his forties from Reed Law Firm, a Zhongzhou native, a fourth-level senior lawyer, the same level as Liu Hanming, which was still difficult for Zhongzhou natives. Moreover, the fourth-level senior lawyers of Zhongzhou natives basically reached their limit, because there were too few opportunities to receive big cases, and the channels for advancement were also limited.
It is even more difficult for a Chinese lawyer to gain a foothold in a top law firm in the East China Sea like Reed.
Although this lawyer named Xie Dading looked like a sickly person, with sweat on his forehead from time to time, and he had to keep wiping it with a handkerchief, and after a long time, he would take out the medicine bottle and put a pill in his mouth, looking very weak, like the kind of honest man who could be bullied at will.
But Lu Ming looked at him and frowned slightly. Intuitively, he felt that this was a tough opponent.
"You married Councillor Gao Depei as a second wife when you were sixteen. At that time, Councillor Gao Depei was forty-five years old. But it was not until ten years ago, when Councillor Gao Depei was fifty-four and you were twenty-five, that you became pregnant and gave birth to Gao Yulong?"
Although the other party didn't answer any questions, Fomo Si was still patient and asked questions one by one.
"Officer Fommers, right?" Xie Dading looked at his watch. "It's been an hour. My client has no idea what you want to investigate, and doesn't want to answer any of your questions. If you don't have evidence to prove that my client is related to Dunbar's death, I now ask you to allow my client to leave."
Sherlock Holmes widened his eyes. "Oh? In the fireplace of your client's home, we found a blood-stained iron pipe. It is suspected to be the weapon used to beat Dunbar. It is being sent to the forensic department for examination. The male owner is often not at home. So, I have enough reason to detain your client for forty-eight hours."
The fireplaces in Donghai houses are basically decorations.
Xie Dading frowned slightly, "Has the iron pipe been proven to be the murder weapon?"
Sherlock grinned. "If it is confirmed that the iron pipe is the murder weapon, your client may be detained for more than forty-eight hours."
Xie Dading wanted to say something else, but Gao Wangshi waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Ask Sister Liu to bring me some clothes." Her voice was very gentle.
Looking at Sherlock Holmes, "I also hope to find out the truth about Uncle Deng's death, but my husband has ordered me not to answer any of your questions, so it's probably useless for you to keep me here."
Fu Mo Si frowned. It seemed that he also felt that there was no point in keeping her.
Lu Ming said to the person beside him: "Tell Fu Mo Si to arrest him."
Someone knocked on the door, pushed it open, and whispered something in Sherlock Holmes' ear.
Fu Mosi nodded and smiled at Gao Wangshi: "I'm sorry, Madam Gao, we are also following the rules."
Gao Wang was obviously stunned. She obviously didn't expect that the other party would actually detain someone.
Lu Ming said to Liu Teng beside him: "Lock him in cell number 2."
Liu Teng was stunned for a moment, then quickly smiled and said, "Yes, I understand!"
This office has four temporary detention rooms, including single rooms with better conditions and those with iron bars and hard beds. Cell No. 1 and Cell No. 2 are of this type.
Over there, Liu Teng brought a female police officer to complete the temporary detention procedures for Gao Wangshi.
Fu Mosi came back, looking a little unlucky, "This delicate little girl is quite cunning, I almost got fooled by her." He smiled at Lu Ming again, "Master, you have a sharp eye. You can tell at once that she is retreating to advance."
When Xie Dading was arguing with reason, Gao Wangshi calmly asked Xie Dading to notify the servants to send something to her. It seemed that she did not mind being locked up for two days and two nights. Moreover, she also said that her husband did not let her say anything.
Looking at her behavior, anyone would feel that detaining her would not yield any useful information except for the possibility of causing complaints and disputes.
But judging from her expression at the end, it was obvious that she was pretending to be calm in order to advance. In fact, she didn't want to be locked up here.
"Master, you are still taller!" Shemos smiled and flattered him again, "Yes, put her in an iron cage. Seeing how she is pampered, it will be hard for her to endure these two days. When the time comes, find a caring aunt to talk to her."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "However, if we are going in the wrong direction, what I am doing now would be a bit inhumane."
Liu Teng, who was just returning, was a little distracted. He wondered if such a delicate girl would be afraid of being locked in an iron cage.
It's a pity that the prosecutors don't have a fixed schedule for night duty, otherwise if it was my turn on duty, perhaps we would have the opportunity to have a deep conversation.
The other party is of noble status, she is the legal wife of the local vice-president, which makes it even more exciting.
No matter what kind of powerful lady she is, once she is put in prison, even temporarily, her mentality may collapse. Moreover, the more pampered the wife of an official is, the more likely she is to collapse when encountering such a thing.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Commissioner Lu say, "If we are on the right track, this Gao Wang is probably the scariest woman I have ever seen." I shook my head, "This family is pretty scary!"
Liu Teng was stunned. What
Lu Ming looked at him and said, "I suspect that this Gao Wangshi is the key figure in Gao Yulong's transformation into Gao Yulong. However, everything is just speculation, so let's follow the evidence and investigate slowly."
After all, he is the director of his department. If he is suspected of leaking secrets easily, to the point where he does not need to be told anything about the case, then it would be better to replace this director.
Gao Yulong became Gao Yulong? What does that mean? Liu Teng was confused.
"We have a female member in the action team, right? The one just now was quite tough?" Lu Ming shook his head. He regretted that he had too few people when he needed them. "She should stay on duty these few nights to take care of Gao Wang."
Liu Teng quickly agreed.
Lu Ming thought for a while and said, "Call twenty auxiliary police officers, 10 men and 10 women. Ask Duan Lian to go to the police academy tomorrow to select people. As for the salary, work content and rights of the auxiliary police, I will think about it and write it down for you. You can discuss it with Duan Lian." Duan Lian is the leader of the action team of this official department. The team consists of ten members, all of whom are formal police officers.
There are also auxiliary police in this world, but they are volunteers.
Lu Ming shook his head. He brought all the good and bad things into this world. However, from a manager's perspective, auxiliary police are indeed convenient.
If you want to add another 20 police officers to your government office, it is simply impossible. But it is different for auxiliary police. Even if the Supreme Prosecutor's Office does not provide a budget, you can find a way to solve it from other expenses of the government office.
Moreover, the elimination rate among police academy students who become full-time police officers is also frighteningly high.
There are many people like Park Soo-na who would take other jobs if they had the opportunity.
Therefore, once a job opportunity like auxiliary police arises, most students in police academies will flock to it.