There are neat rows of five-story apartment buildings here, which is a community of Sonia immigrants.
At this time, in a room on the fourth floor of an apartment building, Lu Ming glanced at the document in his hand and then handed it to the person opposite the coffee table.
Sitting opposite the coffee table was a fat white man, who was none other than Eric, the mayor of Queens, and also the minister of the Queens branch of the Rose Party.
This is a safe house of the First Control.
However, all the safe houses before the First Control were abandoned by Lu Ming, and the current safe houses were newly opened after Lu Ming came.
Eric looked uneasy as he flipped through the documents in his hand, then looked at David beside him. David nodded and pointed to the video footage on TV. The paused footage showed David's wife and daughter playing on the East China Sea beach.
"I, I really won't be sentenced to hang?" Eric asked in a trembling voice.
David laughed and said, "I told you, if you become a tainted witness, you will also join our witness protection program. Your family is now under strict protection and is living a good life. After you testify in court, when the case is over, you can change your identity and enjoy life with your family."
But Eric was still looking at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming nodded: "Yes, Director David said that, and that is also my promise. Besides, the plea agreement is written in black and white. Can I lie to you?"
Eric looked at Lu Ming, finally gritted his teeth, picked up the pen and signed the document.
He had been allowing James to drag the case on Eric, and now took advantage of the intensified conflict between Goering and himself to suddenly put pressure on James, forcing James to interrogate Eric because he was worried about the conflict between himself and Goering. After he was enraged and could not do anything to Goering temporarily, he turned his target on Eric. After all, he was his direct subordinate, and it was not difficult for him to find fault with him.
Of course, although James' investigation of Eric seemed to be done in a serious manner, it was only a stopgap measure.
However, Eric originally thought that it was a non-issue, because his superiors had promised that there would be no problems with this case. But now, he was suddenly taken away by James, one of their own, to cooperate in the investigation. In addition, people around him who were bribed by the First Control spread the news, so he thought that his superiors were going to give up on him as a pawn. And he knew very well what the fate of his boss's abandoned pawns usually was.
Soon, First Control came to the door and offered a particularly generous plea agreement.
But he couldn't make up his mind and insisted that General Bit make a promise to him.
That's why Lu Ming came to this safe house.
Seeing him finally sign, Lu Ming nodded slightly: "You made a very wise choice."
Eric collapsed on the sofa as if he had lost all his strength. No one knew what he was thinking. He just smiled bitterly after listening to Lu Ming's words.
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The Cigar Club on the first floor of the Gaston Building.
Deputy Governor Vincent looked at the people in the box and felt very strange.
He thought that Beat had invited him alone to discuss some secret matters, so even though he heard that it was in the former slum Gaston Building, he still gladly accepted the invitation. Beat was very mysterious and his experience was legendary, so there was no harm in getting in touch with him more privately.
Unexpectedly, this Commissioner Bit invited several important cadres of the Rose Party.
In addition to him, there are Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court Valentine, Mayor Hines of Gill City, Director of the State Police Kallicek, Director of the Economic Management Bureau Hubertus, and Deputy Commissioner of the FCI and Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau James.
Vincent was confused and a little embarrassed. The other Rose Party members probably felt the same way. They all thought they were secretly invited, but unexpectedly, so many people came that it seemed like a big party for Commissioner Bit and the Rose Party.
Everyone was chatting casually, but there was nothing to say and it was awkward. I didn't know what they were doing.
Lu Ming, however, sat next to Hines and didn't pay much attention to others. Instead, he chatted and laughed with Mayor Hines, occasionally whispering something.
Chief Justice Valentine's face looked a little unhappy. He had never been treated so coldly before. He walked over and sat next to the two of them.
"Commissioner Bit, why did you invite everyone here?" Valentine asked with a cold face.
Lu Ming looked at him and smiled: "Your Honor, you came at the right time. I just happened to have a question for you. What is the grudge between you and First Control? Maybe First Control had an informant who offended you? So much so that after these informants were fired, you still wanted to kill them all?"
Valentine's expression changed slightly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lu Ming turned his head and said to Hines, "I invited you here mainly to be a witness. Chief Justice Valentine, Deputy Governor Vincent, Director Kallicek, and Director Hubertus are all suspected of a series of crimes. Chief Justice Valentine is suspected of planning to assassinate the former informant of the First Control, and Deputy Governor Vincent, Director Kallicek and Director Hubertus are suspected of corruption and using their power to provide shelter for the gangs, etc."
While Lu Ming was speaking, the door of the box was pushed open. Davidt was in front, and more than a dozen men in black suits came in from outside. They walked up to Valentine and others, showed their ID cards, and asked them to go back with them to assist in the investigation.
Hines was already stunned.
"Do you know what you are doing?!" Valentine stared at Lu Ming.
Vincent, Kalicek and others were even more unbelievable. They all accused Lu Ming of being unreasonable and said that his current behavior was a frame-up, and that he had no power to do so.
However, a wise man never suffers a loss in front of him. Looking at the big man in black in front of them, several people stood up and walked out while blaming Lu Ming. Otherwise, they were afraid that they would be forced by these first-control operatives, which would be too embarrassing.
"Commissioner, what are you doing?!" James came to Lu Ming hurriedly.
Lu Ming nodded at him: "Yes, and you, according to the in-depth investigation of the Intelligence Department, you are suspected of dereliction of duty and will be temporarily suspended for investigation."
James's face changed, and he saw a big man in black uniform standing on his left and right.
Lu Ming said to him, "Don't worry. You know the working style of our Joint Investigation Committee. We will never wrongly accuse anyone. If you are innocent, nothing will happen to you. During your suspension, David will temporarily replace you as the director."
James gritted his teeth and said, "Commissioner, you are too impatient. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the consequences of today's incident."
Lu Ming spread his hands, "Maybe."
The box soon fell silent, leaving only Lu Ming and Mayor Hines.
Hines turned his head and looked at Lu Ming. He thought that he would not be spared in the end. After all, in the Gad area, from top to bottom, it was rare to find a clean place.
Unexpectedly, this guy let me go.
However, from what happened today, it can be seen that this guy is not a normal person, he is simply a madman. What is he doing
He arrested almost all the cadres of the most important departments of the Rose Party, including the Chief Justice.
What's going on in this guy's brain
However, Heins suddenly felt a chill in his heart. There was another possibility, that is, the First Control wanted to declare a full-scale war on the Rose Party in this Gaide area.