Official Career Storm-Chapter 1396

Director Li's words were almost blatantly threatening.

Huang Sisi and the others couldn't say they weren't afraid.

After all, facing them was the head of the police station, while they were just ordinary people.

And they could feel that the other side was clearly standing with Jin Yongjun.

"Of course, I'm sure!"

Huang Sisi suppressed her fear and said, "All of us can testify!"

"Yes, we can all testify!"

"Last night was a class reunion, we were together!"

The other classmates also said.

Director Li chuckled lightly, not in a hurry to speak.

After thinking for a few seconds, he directly opened the door and left.

Huang Sisi and the others exchanged a glance, a bit unsure what this director was up to.

"What now?" a classmate asked.

A male classmate said, "Wait!"

Since they were here, leaving without resolving the issue would be pointless.

Moreover, this matter was closely tied to them.

A few classmates showed troubled expressions, wanting to back out.

...

Director Li returned to his office and called Zhang Yan: "Mayor Zhang..."

He briefly reported the situation.

"I got it."

Zhang Yan didn't tell him what to do, hung up the phone, and called Fan Jie.

"You little rascal, you guessed right, those classmates of yours really came over."

Zhang Yan spoke with a hint of surprise.

Last night, when Fan Jie had analyzed the situation, he had anticipated this possibility.

And it turned out just as he had predicted, Wu Qiangwei really arranged for these classmates to come testify.

"What do you plan to do next?" Zhang Yan asked curiously.

Fan Jie grinned confidently: "An old hand has his tricks, just wait and see the show. Oh, by the way, let Director Li know that I'm heading over to see him."

Fan Jie was near the police station, and after the phone call, he headed in.

"Director Li, Mayor Zhang should have told you, right?"

"Yes, he did." Facing Fan Jie, Director Li's demeanor turned respectful.

Fan Jie said, "Then please arrange a room, and have my classmates brought over one by one; I want to talk to them."

"Alright."

Director Li led him to an office and then found Huang Sisi and the others, casually pointing at someone: "You, come here."

The woman looked slightly nervous: "Where to?"

Director Li impatiently said, "I need to talk to each of you to confirm you're not lying."

Is it just that?

The woman glanced at Huang Sisi and the others, then got up to follow Director Li out.

Director Li led her to outside the office, opened the door, and said, "Go in."

Upon seeing Fan Jie, the woman was a bit stunned.

"Fan Jie?"

"Old classmate, come, sit, let's chat."

The woman sensed something was wrong and wanted to leave, but Director Li was right behind her.

She bit her lip and walked in.

Director Li didn't follow, closing the door and leaving the space for just the two of them.

"What do you want to say?" the woman asked warily.

"Xu Qian, don't look at me like that, we're classmates after all."

"Hmph." Xu Qian was unmoved: "Say what you have to say."

Fan Jie picked up the black briefcase at his feet, placed it on the table, and clicked open the switch. The briefcase popped open.

Inside the case were stacks of neatly arranged red bills, causing Xu Qian's pupils to contract.

"Here's three hundred thousand."

"If you step forward and tell the police that Huang Sisi and the others are making false testimony, this money is yours." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Fan Jie observed Xu Qian's reaction, and seeing her interest, continued, "I know you're divorced, raising a child and working two jobs, life isn't easy. Three hundred thousand isn't much, but it can ease your burden."

"Also, I remember you're good at English, you could work as a training instructor at my company. I'll give you a base salary of eight thousand, and with commission, earning twenty to thirty thousand a month isn't hard."

"And you don't need to feel guilty; I just need you to tell the police you were coerced by Song Guanchao into giving false testimony. At most, the police might scold you a bit."

The benefits and consequences were all laid out.

Xu Qian was torn, struggling to decide.

Fan Jie sighed lightly and said, "I'll be honest with you, the Korean Embassy has officially approached the City Secretary, and Song Guanchao is definitely going to jail. If he doesn't, all classmates who attended the reunion last night will be affected."

"Otherwise, why do you think we came to testify today?"

Shaking his head, Fan Jie said, "Think it over yourself. If you really don't want to, I won't force you. I'm sure Zhang Da and the others would agree."

"I, I agree."

In the end, Xu Qian couldn't resist the temptation.

Because she badly needed the money.

Besides, even if she didn't agree, as Fan Jie said, someone among Zhang Da and them would certainly agree.

Since the outcome would be the same, why shouldn't she take the money?

Fan Jie handed her the briefcase: "You should go handle the money first, then come back."

Receiving the briefcase, the heavy feeling made it seem unreal to her.

Three hundred thousand, just like that?

She took the money and left the police station, heading towards the nearest bank.

Just as she was about to enter the bank, she suddenly stopped.

She suddenly thought of something.

If afterward, Fan Jie accused her of extortion, what then?

Don't deposit it in the bank!

As long as it wasn't deposited, without leaving evidence, even if he wanted to reclaim the money later, he couldn't.

She took a taxi back home and hid the money under the bed.

After doing this, she returned to the police station.

Meanwhile, Huang Sisi and the others were increasingly sensing something was off.

"Why has she been gone so long?"

"Could something have happened?"

Just as they were anxiously worried, a police officer pushed the door open.

The police officer scolded as soon as he entered, "How dare you give false testimony for Song Guanchao!"

Huang Sisi and the others were bewildered, not understanding what happened.

The police officer said, "Your classmate already confessed that Song Guanchao had you all give false testimony!"

"What?"

They were in disbelief.

At this time, Director Li also walked over, with Xu Qian by his side.

Xu Qian felt guilty, lowering her head and not daring to look at them.

Director Li sternly said, "Do you know what false testimony entails? This is a criminal matter! I can arrest you all now, and your kids won't be able to take civil service exams in the future!"

Then softening his tone slightly, he snorted, "For Mayor Wu's sake, I won't hold this against you. Go back!"

Even after leaving the police station, they were still bewildered.

How did they give false testimony?

"Xu Qian!"

Suddenly, a male classmate shouted loudly.

Xu Qian, who just left the police station, lowered her head, walking quickly outside, not daring to look at them.

"Stop right there!"

They caught up and stopped Xu Qian, questioning, "Xu Qian, why did you lie?"

"Did Director Li threaten you?"

Xu Qian bit her lip, still looking down, finally saying after a while, "I'm sorry."

Having said that, she pushed through the crowd and hurried away.

Someone wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by Huang Sisi.

"Don't chase her."

"Don't hold me back, I want to ask her why she lied!"

They felt a sense of betrayal and anger.

"Even if you know, what's the point?"

Huang Sisi shook her head, sighed, and said, "Let's talk to Qiangwei."