No one obstructed Li Chonglou when he left subsequently; however, three unknown major cases were implicitly pinned on him.
Not long ago, after Fourth Master received a photograph of Li Chonglou from a mysterious individual, he immediately had Li Meixia contact him. Li Chonglou was still undergoing interrogation at the time and couldn't take the call, but this basically confirmed the content of the photograph for both of them.
After further confirmation from subordinates' intelligence, Fourth Master, who had already recognized Lin Qianqian, sighed. For the sake of maintaining stability, he arranged for someone else to take over Li Chonglou's current territory.
Unaware of all this, Li Chonglou finally checked his phone and discovered Li Meixia's missed calls. When he called back, both of them were stunned.
"You're unharmed?"
Li Meixia couldn't believe it. After all, there was photographic evidence, and someone had personally gone to confirm that he had indeed been captured by the "Upper Capital Female Demon." How could he be fine?
Li Chonglou was also bewildered. "I just went in for a short while, and the Deputy Director position is gone?"
Li Meixia found the situation somewhat peculiar. However, upon realizing the gravity of the matter, she said solemnly, "Listen, I'll arrange for you to meet Fourth Master again. You first explain the situation of being in police custody to Fourth Master. This time, the trouble might be real."
Li Chonglou understood Li Meixia's preceding words but caught the hidden meaning in her last sentence. "Did something else happen?"
"Do you remember I said that your Deputy Director position still required competition to become the Director? The person taking over your area now is your biggest competitor. If nothing unexpected happens, the Director position will be his."
Li Chonglou's eyes narrowed instantly. This meant that if he wanted to reclaim his position, he had to make that unexpected event occur.
"I understand. Make the arrangements."
After replying to Li Meixia, Li Chonglou realized something. He probably had another enemy now, but he could only sigh helplessly. Who would have thought things would turn out like this in just a few hours?
As for what to say to Fourth Master, Li Chonglou had already thought of it. After all, only Lin Qianqian knew the truth, even within the police. He just needed to say it was self-defense, and the police were impressed by his skills and asked for his assistance in solving the case, which would explain his quick release despite a death.
What he didn't know was that shortly after he left the police station, a troublesome individual arrived.
"Senior Brother? Why are you here too?"
Lin Qianqian looked at the man who had suddenly appeared, her brows furrowed.
The man was also from the Upper Capital General Police Headquarters, his position no lower than hers, and they shared the same teacher.
"If my junior sister can come, why can't senior brother? Where is he? I need to interrogate him." The man didn't explain much to Lin Qianqian, his expression cold, appearing to have come for an important matter.
"Him? Who?"
Lin Qianqian's heart skipped a beat. She feigned ignorance. The man frowned, "Didn't you just apprehend a suspect? I found out he might be related to the anomaly here, so the Director has assigned me to assist with the investigation."
Hearing the word "assist," Lin Qianqian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "No need to investigate. It was just a misunderstanding. He's from the Falcon Special Forces."
The man's eyes narrowed. "I don't care whose subordinate he is. I only know that this person is not only related to the current case but also to a treason case."
Lin Qianqian was instantly stunned. "What? He's a traitor?"
Lin Qianqian jumped up in fright. She had come to Yi'an specifically to investigate this matter, but she only knew that the captured Qiao Sen had someone behind him. She hadn't participated in the interrogation and wasn't aware of the specific details.
So, when she heard that Li Chonglou was related to the treason case, she panicked. Killing a scoundrel was one thing, and his Falcon Special Forces identity could resolve it. But if he were a national traitor, no one, not even those in the core levels of the government, could protect him!
"Not a traitor, but it was discovered he has connections with the Green Gang. You should know the current situation of the Green Gang, junior sister. It's highly possible that someone from the Green Gang is the link to the mastermind behind the treason case, so it's not ruled out that he killed someone in an internal conflict." After stating his reasoning, the man lost his patience. "Where is the person? I'm going to interrogate him!"
Lin Qianqian frowned. "I've already released the person. Moreover, he's currently my assistant."
"What?"
The man's face immediately changed drastically, while Lin Qianqian had calmed down. "Senior Brother, what you said just now is merely your speculation. Even if he has connections with the Green Gang, he is still a member of the Falcon Special Forces. With this identity alone, without concrete evidence, we are not qualified to interrogate him."
He naturally knew this. In fact, before coming, he had already used his connections to investigate Li Chonglou and was aware of Li Chonglou's special identity, which was why he rushed over after learning Li Chonglou had been apprehended.
His intention was to use this golden opportunity to interrogate him.
But he had never expected Lin Qianqian to release the person so quickly!
The man's face turned grim for a long time. "Junior sister, this doesn't seem like your usual style. Is there something special about this person?"
Lin Qianqian caught the fleeting shadow of suspicion in the man's eyes and secretly thought it troublesome. However, she maintained a poker face. "In any case, I'll keep an eye on him. Senior Brother, you can rest assured and go back."
Lin Qianqian tried to dismiss him, but the man chuckled, "Junior sister, did you not hear what senior brother said? I'm here to help you this time. It's the headquarters' intention. This person will be supervised by senior brother to help you."
After speaking, the man turned and left, appearing very resolute.
Lin Qianqian knitted her brows and sank back into her chair, placing her feet on the desk, looking distressed.
"Hey, Li Chonglou, let's meet up after I finish work. You find a place."
Li Chonglou, still in the taxi, had barely settled himself when he received Lin Qianqian's call. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but then he remembered he was apparently her subordinate now. He could only reluctantly agree and set a time.
When Li Chonglou returned to the hospital, Fourth Uncle had already reunited with his daughter. Upon seeing Li Chonglou enter, both of them suddenly knelt down and thanked him.
Several people were present in the ward at that moment, but no one stepped forward to help them up, as they all knew that Fourth Uncle's daughter's return was thanks to Li Chonglou.
Li Chonglou accepted this gesture of gratitude with all sincerity.
However, it was a bit overwhelming for him, so he quickly helped the two of them up. Although this matter had brought him considerable trouble to some extent, Li Chonglou harbored no resentment.
Even if he had to do it again, he would still kill Chi Biao.
At this moment, Feng Zheng stepped forward and said, "Fourth Uncle, now that the person is safe, shouldn't we go and celebrate properly?"
Fourth Uncle quickly nodded. "Absolutely, absolutely! I'll treat this time!"