The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

When Chen Fang entered the gate of class eight,

Qin Shou's heart rose to his throat.

Just about to do something,

Chen Fang gestured with his hand and said to the teacher, "It's alright, continue with your class."

When Chen Fang came out,

Qin Shou finally felt relieved.

He thought to himself, it was just an accident, probably unrelated to anything else.

Sure enough, after visiting the first-year classes,

Chen Fang and his group descended the stairs and walked toward the main entrance.

Just then, Li Weiyang, who was taking a call nearby, suddenly rushed to Chen Fang's side and whispered something into his ear.

Chen Fang looked startled.

He suddenly turned to look at Qin Shou.

Qin Shou shivered under that gaze.

"Principal Qin, come here for a moment,"

Chen Fang said, gesturing to the side.

Qin Shou, puzzled,

drew near Chen Fang and cautiously asked, "Director Chen, what's the matter?"

Chen Fang frowned and said, "Principal Qin, have you committed any crimes?"

"Ah? No, no. I'm a principal, how could I possibly commit any crimes?"

Qin Shou frantically waved his hands as he spoke.

Chen Fang gave him a dubious look and asked, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure, I couldn't possibly commit a crime."

Though he said this, he was actually starting to sweat.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "I won't hide it from you. I just received a message that a prisoner under surveillance contacted the city police through his lawyer. He claimed that a few days ago, in the Wang Miaofang falling case, you directed him to take the blame."

"Wang Miaofang... Ah? Impossible... It has nothing to do with me..."

Qin Shou was thrown into confusion.

Continuously shaking his hand.

He pleaded, "Director Chen, it's impossible, really impossible. The Wang Miaofang incident is not related to me at all."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure. It's a wrongful accusation, truly nothing to do with me,"

Qin Shou said.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "The city police are on their way. I believe in Principal Qin's integrity and you can rest assured, I will speak on your behalf shortly."

With that, he patted Qin Shou on the shoulder.

No sooner had he finished speaking,

At the school gate,

a police car drove in.

Catching everyone's attention.

The door opened.

Three police officers got out directly.

The one leading was a young, beautiful policewoman, Wen Mei.

They walked up with stern faces to the crowd and asked, "May I know who Qin Shou is?"

Everyone's eyes

turned to the spot where Chen Fang and Qin Shou were standing.

Wen Mei walked up with a serious expression and flashed her badge, saying, "We're from the city police criminal investigation team. May I know who Comrade Qin Shou is?"

"I… I am…"

Qin Shou answered in panic.

Wen Mei said formally, "Comrade Qin Shou, you are implicated in a murder case, please come with us now."

Just as Qin Shou was about to defend himself,

Chen Fang intervened.

He stepped forward to intervene,

saying, "Hello comrade, I'm the Director of the Jinde County Education Bureau, my name is Chen Fang."

"Hello, Director Chen."

Wen Mei reached out and shook hands with Chen Fang.

"Hello, well… there must be some misunderstanding here; could we find a quiet place to talk about it?"

Chen Fang asked.

Wen Mei nodded and said, "Yes."

A group of five people.

Three police officers, along with Chen Fang and Qin Shou, entered the principal's office.

As soon as they were inside.

Chen Fang, in front of Qin Shou, grabbed Wen Mei's clothes and asked, "Captain Wen, I'm really sorry to have you come all this way. Our principal, Qin Shou, has always been a model in the Jinde County education system. You say he is suspected of murder; this is absolutely impossible. There must be some mistake here."

After speaking.

Chen Fang winked at Qin Shou.

Qin Shou caught the hint and quickly said, "Captain Wen, I have always been law-abiding. As a principal, how could I possibly break the law?"

"Director Chen, I can't answer that for you. If we come to arrest someone, it's because we have solid evidence. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here,"

said Wen Mei.

Chen Fang deliberately said, "Captain Wen, we're all colleagues here. Could you share with me what evidence points to Principal Qin?"

The police conducting the case would certainly take someone away directly.

They wouldn't disclose the evidence.

Chen Fang's action, in Qin Shou's eyes, was completely a defense of him.

Wen Mei pondered for a moment.

She said, "Alright, for your sake, Director Chen, I'll reveal a bit. There was a case where Wang Miaofang fell from a building some time ago. After the incident, a person named Sun Youda surrendered and admitted that it was his mishap that led to Wang Miaofang's fall. Then, last Saturday, through his lawyer, he contacted our city bureau's criminal police team, confessing that he was only taking the blame and that someone else was actually responsible for Wang Miaofang falling."

"Who is it?"

Chen Fang asked.

Wen Mei looked towards the shivering Qin Shou and said, "He mentioned it was Comrade Qin Shou, the principal of No. 3 Middle School."

"Impossible, how could it be Principal Qin? Absolutely impossible."

Chen Fang immediately objected.

Qin Shou, on the side, nodded vigorously in agreement.

Wen Mei said, "Of course, just based on this man's testimony, we wouldn't have come to arrest someone. After receiving the alarm yesterday, we accessed the surveillance, interviewed some witnesses, teachers at the school, staff at Haus Hotel, and a taxi driver. All confirmed that on the day Wang Miaofang fell, she came to the school alone, was led by Principal Qin to Haus Hotel, and was taken to the tenth floor. With these testimonials and evidence, our city bureau came to arrest him."

Upon hearing this.

Chen Fang shuddered.

He looked incredulously at Qin Shou and asked, "Principal Qin, is what they said true?"

In such a situation.

Qin Shou was so frightened he could barely stand.

Chen Fang, seeing him like this.

Deliberately pulled him to the window and asked softly, "Principal Qin, tell me the truth, did you really kill someone?"

"No... not at all, how could I possibly kill someone?"

Qin Shou said with a trembling voice.

"Then, are these pieces of evidence they mentioned fabricated? Or is someone trying to frame you? Making you take the blame?"

Chen Fang continued to ask.

Upon hearing this.

Qin Shou shuddered.

The words "taking the blame" sunk in.

At that moment, Wen Mei walked over and said, "Director Chen, the facts are quite clear now. Not to hide from you, but we also found a cigarette butt in the hotel room involved, and we extracted DNA from it that matches Comrade Qin Shou. Now, the chain of evidence is complete, and his charge of murder is confirmed."

Boom!

It hit him like a thunderclap.

Qin Shou trembled.

He said, "It's impossible, there can't be my cigarette butt in the room, I never went inside, it's absolutely impossible."

"But we found the cigarette butt unless someone else threw it in. Otherwise, why would the confessor recant, and why would we systematically gather evidence?"

Wen Mei asked.

At the moment the question was posed.

Qin Shou clenched his fists.

The expression on his face shifted from fear to anger.

He gritted his teeth and said, "They want me to take the blame, they want me to take the blame, damned bastards, a bunch of sons of bitches, I've done so much for them, and they still want me to take the blame? Fine, if we're going down, we all go down together. Who is afraid of whom?"

After saying this.

He scanned the people in the office.

He said, "Director Chen, Captain Wen, I admit, I took her there, but I definitely did not kill her, it has nothing to do with me..."