Special District 9 Chapter 39: Awaken the Superintendent!

The following morning.

The murder case of the New Epoch Road Villa was officially taken up by the Black Street Sector’s Police Bureau. Yet, despite how things had blown up over the last few hours, Superintendent Li surprisingly never made an appearance.

Instead, he left Songjiang for a meeting over at Fengbei. Due to that, the highest official supervising the case fell onto the shoulders of the soon-to-retire vice superintendent of the Police Bureau.

This left the commander of Platoon 2, who was tasked with the case, extremely bewildered. He couldn’t discern what the attitude of those above was regarding the case, so he chose to neglect the investigation and drag things out instead.

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Nine-thirty in the morning.

Old Cat’s phone rang.

“Hello?” Superintendent Li’s voice sounded from the other side of the phone.

“You heard about it?” Old Cat asked with a lowered head.

There was a moment of silence before Superintendent Li spoke with an authoritative voice, “I don’t know what you are thinking, but don’t get involved in Qi Lin’s affairs. Return to the bureau right now and stay in your office for the next few days.”

“That won’t do,” Old Cat refused without any hesitation.

“Are you a dimwit? Where did your brain go to?” Superintendent Li exclaimed in agitation. “Even I have been trying to stay out of the case regarding the medicine smugglers, but you actually foolishly dived right into it. Do you know what kinds of profits are involved in the route that Qi Lin has in his hands? Do you know how many people, both inside and outside the Police Bureau, are eyeing this matter? What can a mere vice platoon commander like you do?”

“Old Li, I am I, you are you. What I do have nothing to do with you. You don’t need to get so agitated over this. Even if things run out of control in the end, I’ll bear the consequences myself. I won’t drag you down with me,” Old Cat retorted blindly.

“Bullshit!” Superintendent Li immediately roared in fury. “I am I, you are you? You still have the cheek to say something like that? If not for me, do y

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