In the office, Lu Ming was flipping through the files on the table, which were candidates for selection of auxiliary police officers.
There are three police academies in Donghai, which is located in the northeastern half of the empire. These three police academies are the top ones. When graduation season comes, many police stations in neighboring states and provinces will also come to recruit people.
However, most of the graduates from the three police academies are rarely willing to go to other states or provinces even if they cannot become official police officers after graduation. Instead, they stay in Donghai to engage in other professions.
This time, a prosecutor's independent office is recruiting auxiliary police officers. Although they are not regular police officers, they are well paid, have federal pension protection, and work for prosecutors. If they perform well, they should have a good chance of becoming regular police officers. Therefore, students from the three police academies are very enthusiastic. Although it is not graduation season, many people from junior to senior grades have submitted applications.
Duan Lian and others selected sixty relatively outstanding people, thirty men and thirty women, and handed them over to the commissioner's office, who finally selected twenty auxiliary police officers.
After flipping through them, Lu Ming put them aside. They all looked the same, so he let his men choose whatever they wanted.
He then looked at the several files that Murong Xue had sent to him.
The council election campaign has been underway for a month and is about to enter a white-hot stage. Cao Ying has already entered the communities of the third district to carry out publicity in a high-profile manner.
If Yang Guiren, the original councillor of the third district, defended the title, it would not be a big deal, but Cao Ying has a very high social prestige, which Yang Guiren cannot compare to.
Within a few days of entering the community to promote, the polls quickly caught up with ours.
As she was the hands-off boss, Murong Xue was under a lot of pressure and even submitted her resignation, hoping to hire an experienced chief clerk. She would not leave the campaign office, but was willing to be an ordinary campaign affairs officer.
There was no other choice but to promise her that she could hire a capable assistant to be the Deputy Minister of Affairs. Only then did Murong Xue withdraw her resignation letter.
These files are the candidates for the position of Deputy Minister of Affairs.
Moreover, Murong Xue had many little habits. For example, when it came to personnel selection, the ones she favored the most were often placed at the bottom.
So Lu Ming directly took the one at the bottom. If it was almost the same, this would be it.
When Lu Ming opened the file, his eyes suddenly focused.
The photo shows a black and white half-length portrait of a young woman in cheongsam, with curved willow-shaped eyebrows and a very delicate look.
Look at the name, Gao Wang Ling'er, isn't that Gao Depei's wife Gao Wang
What are you doing
According to the case files, Gao Wang has taken several politics-related degrees in recent years.
Her current social position is the vice president of an elite women's association. It's obvious that it's a social gathering of socialites that does charity work.
Moreover, he is also a special consultant to Congressman Gao Depei's campaign office.
With such qualifications, it is no wonder that Murong Xue ranked her first and hoped to interview her as soon as possible.
After all, Murong Xue was completely unaware of Eucalyptus's situation.
But what does Gao Wang want to do
The phone suddenly rang and Lu Ming picked up the receiver.
On the other end of the phone, it was Fu Mosi's voice, "Master, Gao Yulong was electrocuted to death."
"What?" Lu Ming was startled and stood up suddenly, "I'll be there right away!"
On the morning of the conversation with Gao Wangshi and Gao Yulong, five days ago, both of them were released on bail and returned home.
The government then further searched for evidence and prepared to provide irrefutable evidence when prosecuting Gao Yulong.
Fu Mosi personally led people to keep an eye on the Gao family's unusual movements.
Lu Ming is also studying how to use Gao Wangshi to sue Gao Yulong. Even better, he could implicate Gao Yulong in Gao Wangshi's past. This guy is very smart and might know something.
But unexpectedly, the news of Gao Yulong's death came.
…
The lamp posts were bright, and through the carved black iron gate one could vaguely see that there were many vehicles parked in the yard of Gao Depei's villa.
Lu Ming had heard from Fu Mosi's report earlier that in the evening, many Justice Party members and heavyweight party figures came to Gao's house.
Perhaps it was because of this that Formosus relaxed a little.
Originally, they were required to keep an eye on Gao Yulong 24 hours a day.
Gao Depei and Gao Wangshi both knew this.
Gao Yulong is young and it is impossible for him to be detained for a long time before being convicted. No judge will deny him bail.
Moreover, prosecutors have not yet filed charges.
The outside world is still completely unaware that a shocking case may emerge, a murder case involving a nine-year-old little devil.
However, Lu Ming did not expect that this clever and vicious little devil would die so easily.
Perhaps, a nine-year-old demon is still nine years old, but a thirty-five-year-old demon is even more terrifying.
However, the nine-year-old devil is not very good at hiding himself, and in the cell, it seems that this nine-year-old devil has the upper hand and is more dangerous.
Especially this nine-year-old devil, who lost the protection of his biological mother.
Along the way, Lu Ming was thinking about something.
In front of the Gao family villa, Lu Ming had just gotten out of the car when Fu Mosi came up to him quickly. "When I called you, Gao Depei called the police and the forensic evidence has been collected for a quarter of an hour."
Lu Ming nodded and walked quickly into the villa.
…
There were many people in the living room, and they all had serious expressions on their faces. On the day when the elders of the party gathered to make preparations for the fierce competition every four years, the only son of the party leader, who was born in his old age and whom he loved very much, met with an unexpected accident. It was shocking, regrettable, and even more depressing. People felt bad for the party leader, and a few people also felt that there was a kind of inexplicable bad luck. Of course, this was what they thought in their hearts, and no one dared to show it.
Lu Ming was quickly taken to the study on the second floor by the servant.
In the study, Gao Depei sat behind the desk in a daze.
Next to him sat Gao Wang, who was wearing a light purple embroidered cheongsam. Her originally jet-black hair was permed into slightly curly styles, which made her look fashionable and elegant. With the cheongsam, stockings and beautiful legs, she exuded the charm of a beautiful young socialite. But now her pretty face was full of sorrow and her eyes were red, and the same wandering soul was no longer there.
The study was also full of seven or eight people, all of whom were heavyweight members of the Justice Party, most of whom Lu Ming had seen in newspapers.
There was also the party minister Zhao Shengkui, who was wearing a green robe and had a long white beard. The old man was probably in his seventies.
"Everyone..." Gao Depei seemed to finally come to his senses, "Oh, Commissioner Lu, you're just in time. I have something to announce."
"Originally, at tonight's party affairs meeting, we were discussing the future of our party."
"I already feel that I am old and unable to handle many things. In the past few years, Ling'er has been handling many party affairs on my behalf. So, I hope that after I step down, I can appoint someone who is close to me. In the future, I hope that Gao, Wang and Ling will be the party leader. Mr. Zhao, do you and the other councillors agree? Of course, even in this room, there are voices of opposition. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zheng, you two strongly oppose it?! Right?"
When mentioning "Mr. Zhao", Zhao Shengkui seemed to glance at Gao Wangshi's seductive cheongsam curves.
Lu Ming, who had been paying attention to all these people's reactions, shook his head in his heart.
Lao Zhang and Lao Zheng, both heavyweight members of the Justice Party, had strongly opposed it at the meeting, but now they were speechless and felt a little guilty.
Because Gao Depei originally said that he was going to take a bath first, but because the two people kept arguing fiercely with him, Gao Depei did not take a bath. As a result, Gao Depei's young son was electrocuted to death. If Gao Depei had gone to the bathroom first, the exposed wires should have been noticed.
It seems that today the servants moved the bathtub as Gao Depei instructed, and the electrical wires were broken without anyone noticing.
The Gao family has had bad luck recently, so Gao Depei consulted a Feng Shui master yesterday and many rooms in the house were redesigned.
Unexpectedly, the young master of the house was electrocuted to death. All we can say is that it was fate.
Councillor Zhang cleared his throat and said, "De Pei, how about we talk about this in a few days? You are tired today, so take a good rest."
Gao Depei shook his head dejectedly, "You don't know, when I told Ling'er about this plan a few days ago, Ling'er disagreed at all. She said that there are many colleagues in the party who are more qualified and popular than her, and if I step down, she will never be able to take the position. She even said that if I insist, she will quit the party and work somewhere else... It seems that she has handed out a lot of resumes. Oh, yes, Commissioner Lu, you are recruiting people, right? You also received her job application letter?" As he spoke, he looked at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming nodded: "Yes, I was wondering, so this is the case. It seems that I am not lucky enough to have such a capable person to help me!"
Councillor Zhang, Councillor Deng and other people who had been vehemently opposed to the idea were all shocked when they heard this.
He was thinking about the serious consequences that might arise if Mrs. Gao quit the party.
Then the Justice Party will most likely split.
Moreover, when it comes to the position of party leader, in terms of seniority, it is Mr. Zhao, and in terms of ability, it is Councillor Gong Daxing. However, both Mr. Zhao and Councillor Gong Daxing firmly support Mrs. Gao to take over as party leader.
Councillor Zheng coughed and said, "De Pei, why don't you take a good rest for a few days and talk again in a few days?"
"Long'er died because of me..." Gao Depei suddenly burst into tears, and it was obvious that he was very sad.
Lu Ming understood that his understanding of the meaning of this sentence was definitely different from that of the Justice Party members.
There's someone knocking on the door.
The servant's voice: "Commissioner Lu, the forensic doctor asked if you have time."
Lu Ming excused himself and walked out, closing the door quietly, then was startled.
The one standing aside with an apologetic smile was Cheng Dalong.
Li Mingxuan was a forensic assistant in the case. He had revealed the information to me. I had invited him to dance at the Wendebao Ballroom.
"You lead the team?" Lu Ming smiled.
"Yes, Commissioner Lu, long time no see!" Cheng Dalong smiled flatteringly, "Didn't you once ask about my situation when you called our director? Later, I passed the interview for the forensic officer, and not long ago, I started to lead the team independently."
Is this true? I called you to ask about it. Lu Ming had long forgotten about it, but he nodded. This guy has good business skills, but lacks connections. I guess he made good use of his "acquaintance" with me. After all, he has really had private contact with me and can tell me some of my habits that others don't know.
"Oh, your director, I'll call him and thank him next time."
Cheng Dalong was stunned, and immediately burst into tears of gratitude. "Then Director, you have hinted several times. What you mean is, does Commissioner Lu know that you have been promoted to forensic officer?"
I've been troubled by this recently. If the director knew that I was just taking advantage of the situation and bragging, would it be difficult for him to fire me
"You, you will always be my benefactor, I know it!" Cheng Dalong's voice was a little choked, half true and half false.
"Tell me first, what is your initial opinion?" Lu Ming asked.
"Yes, yes..." Cheng Dalong lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear, "Based on the initial symptoms, it's electrocution. There are many signs of electrical burns, but an autopsy is needed. There are no signs of being tied up, so it should be an accident. The exposed wire was indeed broken by a claw in the bathtub. The wire was from the socket and was originally off. Then, the deceased should have wanted to turn on the switch to blow dry her hair. As a result, the moment the switch was turned on, the wire and the water on the ground formed a circuit, knocking the deceased to the ground. The strong current instantly electrocuted the deceased to death. An autopsy should reveal that it was sudden cardiac death."
Lu Ming nodded, turned around, and saw Gao Wangshi coming out and closing the door gently.
Lu Ming waved his hand, Cheng Dalong bowed quickly, and turned back to the washroom.
"Commissioner Lu, please follow me. They are still discussing party affairs. Let's go and talk in peace."
Lu Ming followed Gao Wangshi, turned the corridor and entered a lounge.
It was originally pitch black inside. Gao Wang turned on the dim wall lamp and drew open the curtains. Soon the room became bright.
"Commissioner Lu, please take a seat!" Gao Wang pointed to the sofa behind the coffee table, on which was a set of exquisite tea sets. Gao Wang gracefully bent her waist, which was tightly wrapped in her cheongsam, and turned on the electric stove to boil water.
"Commissioner Lu, although they are still discussing it, I think it shouldn't be a surprise if I become the leader of the Justice Party."
Gao Wang stood up and smiled at Lu Ming, "I will run for the seventh district councillor in place of De Pei, it won't be a problem."
Lu Ming nodded: "District 7 has always been your husband's favorite place. In the past few years, you have been like a living Buddha in the eyes of the people in those communities."
Gao Wang chuckled: "Commissioner Lu, you know everything. Is there anything in this world that you don't know?"
"Of course, but I don't know how Gao Yulong died." Lu Ming looked at her.
Gao Wang sighed softly: "This child is unlucky. He can be electrocuted to death even when taking a bath!"
"Ah, the water is ready..." Gao Wangshi carried the kettle to Lu Ming's side, knelt gently on the carpet, and began to fiddle with the tea set on the coffee table to make tea.
She raised her head and smiled at Lu Ming: "Commissioner Lu, do you like Gongfu tea or Kuai tea?"
Now, she is kneeling at Lu Ming's feet, wearing cheongsam and silk stockings with beautiful legs, raising her pretty face. She has the kind of permed hair that is popular among socialites, and beautiful and delicate curls like dark clouds, which makes her pretty face look more charming. She has a bit of the charm of the First Lady of the Republic of China in the old photos that Lu Ming has seen.
Lu Ming shook his head. "I was thinking, your husband must have known that Gao Yulong was a fake, doesn't he blame you in his heart? Of course, he suffered a heavy blow and lost interest, so it's understandable that he wants to step down, but nominating you? How did you tell him this story?"
"When it comes to telling stories, how can I tell a better story than Commissioner Lu? Moreover, no matter what, Commissioner Lu always outshines a little woman like me. Commissioner Lu is a towering tree, and I am just a small speck of mud under Commissioner Lu's roots..."
As Gao Wang spoke, she giggled and actually stretched out her snow-white hand to gently stroke the dust off Lu Ming's shoes.
"Commissioner Lu, I think you like quick tea!" Gao Wang held a cup of tea in both hands and placed it just above Lu Ming's legs.
"Zhao Si, will he die?" Lu Ming suddenly asked.
Gao Wang was surprised: "Everyone will die sooner or later, but if you mean in the next few years, Commissioner Lu, I think he will live a long life. After all, he is a good man. Although Long Er killed someone, he helped to conceal it after knowing it, but he was also devoted to his master. Moreover, when he told me, it was too late. I asked him to keep an eye on Long Er because I was afraid that something like this would happen again..."
Gao Wang sighed softly, "Maybe I am the kind of mother who is always more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. I should have called the police earlier, but in the end, I killed one more person. But, what can I say now? Things have already come to this. Long Er has been punished. Alas..."
Lu Ming stared at her. Indeed, her relationship with Zhao Si was such that even Zhao Si herself was unaware that she was being completely controlled. What she said was always measured, leaving Zhao Si confused.
Although some means were used in the interrogation of Zhao Si, in fact, Zhao Si told everything he knew. That was because Gao Wangshi was just a kind mother who could not distinguish the importance of things.
Now that Gao Yulong is dead, it is even less likely that this loving mother will be punished for her past wicked behavior.
"Commissioner Lu, you now know everything you want to know. What I want to know is, Commissioner Lu, why are you like a god?"
Gao Wangshi gently moved her knees and turned around, and really knelt at Lu Ming's feet. "Commissioner Lu, I didn't expect that you could tell such a long story of several decades so well. There were so many coincidences and mistakes in it that the storyteller probably couldn't have figured out. But you told it so brilliantly. So brilliant that I really respect you!"
Picking up the teacup that Lu Ming had just placed on the coffee table, he said, "Commissioner Lu, do you still think I would harm you? What good would it do to me?"
She picked up the teacup, raised her delicate neck, and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.
Putting the teacup aside, he smiled at Lu Ming and said, "Look?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "There is a storyteller in my hometown who once told me about a nine-dragon teapot that could hold eight different kinds of poisons and still pour out clean tea. However, I won't drink your cup of tea. It's not because I'm afraid of anything, but because I think this tea is a bit dirty..."
Standing up, "Not counting the people killed by Gao Yulong, you should have at least one life in your hands. Xiaoqiao, the charcoal burner, the real Gao Yulong's biological mother, was killed by you, right? As for Gao Depei's original wife, I'm not sure."
Gao Wang's expression changed, and then she smiled slightly: "Commissioner Lu is telling a story again."
Lu Ming looked at her and said, "Maybe the law can't do anything to you for now, but if you want to go into politics, I will beat you, beat you hard, and maybe make you suffer worse than death."
"I'm not the embodiment of justice. In this world, there are probably hundreds or thousands of people who die unjustly every day. Who can take care of it? But since someone died unjustly in the case I investigated, I will not let the murderer go! If the law can't punish you, I will beat you to death!"
Lu Ming looked at her calmly.
Gao Wang's pretty face really changed at this point, and she slowly stood up, "Commissioner Lu, you are just starting out in politics, and I am truly convinced by you. I will lead the entire party to support you in anything. You should know that I am serious, because I am very optimistic about you, and I hope to be your vanguard and share your glory in the future! You should also know how much help it will be to you if you get the support of the entire Justice Party now?"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's precisely because I'm just starting out that I don't want the foundation under my feet to be dirty!" He turned around and walked out.
Behind him, Gao Wang was staring at his back in a daze.
I don't know how long it took, but inside the tea room, a sigh was heard. "What would have happened if I had met him twenty years ago?"