Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 76: Inside First? Outside First! (Please order first!)
Masheng Lane, a nameless dead end alley.

There are a lot of abandoned townhouses here. No one lives there permanently, and many of them are uninhabitable.

But some townhouses have hidden gems and are a great place to hide away from the limelight.

At this time, there were several basements hidden inside the dilapidated walls of a row house. It was where Fang Xun, his grandfather and grandson, who had been abducted and detained, and Liu Jun, a bandit from Mount Paektu, were held.

In addition to these three people, all the physical evidence collected from the two cases are also stored here.

Wang Shigui and Chen Dong have been staying here for the past few days, just because they are worried about something happening. But at the moment, it seems that no one would think of this place, so it is safe for the time being.

"This Liu Jun is very important. With him here, these two cases can even be combined into the "Song Qixun's Collusion with the Paektu Mountain Bandits and Demons Series Case" and handled together. With this basket, we can put any future cases into it, and it will save a lot of trouble when doing the paperwork."

"Captain Zhou is right! Although Liu Jun is not the leader of the Paektu Mountain bandits, he is also a prominent figure and knows a lot. He can indeed play a role in connecting the two cases."

Although Zhou Yiming's face was still tense, after verifying the evidence, he looked at Yang Qian with a softer look, with a bit of appreciation. He thought to himself: No wonder he can be the head of the police at such a young age, he really does things flawlessly.

"The case has been verified. Yang Qian, what are you going to do next?"

Although he was not surprised, Yang Qian was still greatly relieved when he heard Zhou Yiming's affirmation. He realized that the breakthrough he had worked so hard to find had been recognized by the state government, so the next step was to prepare for how to end it.

"Captain Zhou, we must first capture the leader! Song Qixun is the key to everything. If we capture him, we can solve 60% to 70% of the cases involving demons in Sandao City in recent years! And once Song Qixun is captured, all the demons and monsters in Sandao City who are colluding with him will be exposed. Then it will be easy to deal with them."

"Catch the leader first? Why don't you deal with the people inside your police station first? Why do you choose to start from the outside?" Zhou Yiming's mouth corners slightly raised, and he let Yang Qian continue with interest.

"Captain Zhou, I think that the internal affairs are just minor details, and the best strategy is to go outside first and then inside. And instead of making careful calculations before taking action, it is better to cut the Gordian knot at this time and defeat ten skills with one force!

So, isn't the government going to host a banquet at Fumanlou tomorrow for all the officials from the two yamen who are coming to inspect? This is a great time to take action."

Even though Zhou Yiming felt that the young captain in front of him might have some ideas in mind, he was still a little surprised after hearing them.

So you really want to cut the Gordian knot, right? Just rush over, right?
Zhou Yiming didn't mind cutting the Gordian knot, but he didn't like being reckless. So he continued to ask, "Do you know that generals like Song Qixun can't be moved by the government? It takes an order from the prefecture military office.

Don't you think it's necessary to inform the officials in the prefecture military office about this matter first?"

"Captain Zhou, to be honest, I am even more worried about the prefectural military office. The case of Liu Chengkun in Sandao City had almost nailed Song Qixun to the ground, but Liu Chengkun died inexplicably, and the prefectural military office just let it go without even issuing a note of accountability to Song Qixun.

If this matter had been reported to the prefecture military office first, there is a 99% chance that Song Qixun would have gotten the news in advance, and by then the variables would have been too great."

Zhou Yiming shook his head and said, "That won't do. Rules are rules and they can't be easily broken. And this matter is far more complicated than you think. It's not advisable to throw the rules aside and act recklessly."

Yang Qian was slightly stunned, not because he had nothing to say, but because he tasted something unexpected in Zhou Yiming's words.

However, Yang Qian only paused for a moment and continued quickly: "Captain Zhou, we dare not break the rules in the Three City Police Station, but arresting Song Qixun does not necessarily mean "arresting", we can also take him away for "questioning". This is clearly written in the law, but there is no provision that routine questioning of a city's generals requires the consent of the prefecture military office. As long as Song Qixun is arrested, all the evil spirits related to Song Qixun will reveal their true colors. At that time, the depth of the "questioning" can be gradually deepened, and finally "problems" can be discovered and the military office can be notified at the same time, and then the "questioning" can be changed to "arresting". Isn't it in accordance with the rules?"

"Hmm?" Zhou Yiming looked at Yang Qian in surprise. He didn't expect that the strict laws and the state government's investigation rules could be found in such a flexible way in Yang Qian's mouth. And after thinking about it, although this method is very strong, it seems to be reasonable.

However, before this, no one would be bold enough to summon a city guard to the police station for questioning, so naturally there were no related special cases.

Without waiting for Zhou Yiming to speak, Yang Qian continued, “And once we can control Song Qixun first, the more than 1,000 guardsmen will be leaderless. Even if Song Qixun’s men want to do something, they will be suppressed by the officials present at the provincial military office.

In this way, the worst possible scenario can be avoided directly.”

Yang Qian said so much, but Zhou Yiming did not express his opinion directly. He just nodded and sneaked back to the government office with Yang Qian.

Cui Mingsheng and Pang Yi, who had been waiting in the government office, also fell into deep thought after hearing Zhou Yiming's final affirmation on the case.

After a long while, Pang Yi frowned and asked Yang Qian, "Apart from this method, is there no other way to capture Song Qixun first?"

"Yes, and there are many other ways. But none of them are as simple and direct as this one, and other methods have more variables." Yang Qian then talked about other step-by-step methods to arrest Song Qixun. After saying two, he was interrupted by Pang Yi.

Pang Yi looked at Zhou Yiming beside him and asked for confirmation: "Are there no other ways to bypass the military officials?"

"Yes, that's the rule."

Pang Yi was silent for a long time again. He also understood Song Qixun's complicated connections in the military office. After all, it was not just strength that made him a city commander. Once the news of Song Qixun's arrest was leaked to the military office, no one could guarantee that Song Qixun would not get the news in advance and escape. That was the result he least wanted to see.

So there are two options.

If you want to play it safe, you have to gamble on your luck, and it seems that the possibility of winning is slim.

If you don't want to take a chance, you have to take risks, at least the risk of being reported to the military office for "acting recklessly".

Fortunately, Yang Qian found a clever way to use the laws and investigative rules, so it is not unreasonable to insist on it.

"Master Pang, you are the boss of this luggage office, and you have to make the decision on this matter." Zhou Yiming frowned and reminded Pang Yi when he saw that Pang Yi remained silent for a long time.

Pang Yi nodded when he heard this, looked at Yang Qian, and said, "Do as you say, can you guarantee that it will be foolproof?"

"To reply Master Pang, it will be absolutely safe!"

(End of this chapter)