Fang Mei slowly raised her hand and pointed at Chen Fang, declaring firmly, "I saw with my own eyes Chen Fang pour a kettle of boiling water onto the victim's lower body."

As soon as these words were spoken,

the conference room erupted into noise.

Liu Jiayang, in particular, seeing Chen Fang's calm demeanor throughout, believed that Chen Fang must have an ace up his sleeve. Perhaps he would turn the tables at the last minute, fiercely slapping the faces of Zheng Hao and his like.

But that wasn't the case.

Fang Mei accused Chen Fang directly in front of the police.

What was going on here?

At that moment, his heart was filled with such irritation he could practically chew on it.

He hated both Zuo Jiadong's powerful and efficient counterattack and Chen Fang's arrogance for being so confident without having resolved anything.

"Leaders present, as I'm sure you've all heard—and just seen in the video footage—Ms. Fang Mei entered room 333 with Chen Fang. As an eyewitness at the scene, I believe her testimony is beyond doubt. This is enough to convict Chen Fang."

Zheng Hao's face beamed with triumph,

almost spilling over.

While saying this, he kept looking at Ge Weijun, his attitude of seeking recognition all too obvious.

"Comrade Chen Fang, you have nothing to say now, do you?"

Zheng Hao asked with a challenging look in his eyes.

Under everyone's gaze, Chen Fang slowly stood up.

He asked, "Are you suggesting that if someone was in the room and witnessed the process, whatever they say can be taken as evidence?"

"Of course,"

replied Zheng Hao.

Chen Fang turned and looked at Ge Weijun, asking, "Mayor Ge, do you think so as well?"

Ge Weijun was taken aback.

He was a step away from success, and naturally, he wouldn't want to sabotage Zheng Hao's efforts, lightly saying, "Testimony from someone at the scene is certainly solid evidence."

"Good! 'Testimony from someone at the scene is certainly solid evidence,' indeed,"

said Chen Fang.

He then pulled out a USB drive from his pocket, saying, "It's not difficult for me to confess. I have a video here. May I play it for the leaders present?"

Zheng Hao frowned, wondering what trick Chen Fang was trying to pull now.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What is this video?"

"Director Zheng? What's the matter? Afraid to play it?"

Chen Fang provoked intentionally.

Zheng Hao snorted coldly, thinking he was keen to see what Chen Fang could come up with.

He nodded to his subordinates.

An officer took the USB drive and plugged it into the computer. With a click of the mouse, the large screen suddenly displayed the image of a woman lying in a hospital bed.

It was none other than Yu Caimei.

The video started with Yu Caimei's cries. Then, through her sobs, she recounted her ordeal from a few nights ago.

In the video,

a voice asked, "Do you know the names of the people who hurt you?"

A haggard Yu Caimei replied, "I know, one is named Zuo Jiadong; he was the one who brought me in. Another is named Xu Tingsong, who seems to be the son-in-law of our deputy mayor. There were also five other men, all underlings of Zuo Jiadong."

The video suddenly stopped there.

Zheng Hao was stunned.

Ge Weijun's expression also turned very ugly.

"Chen Fang, what is the meaning of this?"

asked Zheng Hao.

Chen Fang smiled calmly and replied, "Informing and denouncing. I'm about to be convicted, so shouldn't I make some effort to earn merit? This way, when I go to court, I can also seek lenient treatment."

After hearing this, Zheng Hao was furious but unable to lash out.

He said angrily, "First, clarify your own matters."

He was just about to reach for the USB drive.

Wu Qinglan cleared her throat and said, "Chief Zheng, don't forget, you are a police officer. It is your duty to handle any behavior related to crime. What now? You don't plan to deal with it?"

As soon as she asked this question.

Zheng Hao felt troubled.

After all, the person in question was the third in command of the city, not someone he, a branch bureau chief, could contend with.

He looked towards Ge Weijun with a bit of trepidation.

Ge Weijun inwardly cursed fool.

Then he said, "Since Comrade Chen Fang has reported this, we naturally have to listen. But to convict someone based on just a segment of video, isn't that a bit too childish?"

Chen Fang smiled slightly.

He walked over to the computer.

And opened another video.

This segment of the video was the surveillance footage from the corridor of the Hai Pai Restaurant.

In the video.

Zuo Jiadong and four of his underlings, with Yu Caimei, entered a private room.

Not long after.

Another underling, with Xu Tingsong, also entered the room.

After freezing the frame, Chen Fang said, "As everyone can see from the video, at the time of the incident, the victim mentioned Zuo Jiadong and Xu Tingsong were both in the room."

"So what does that prove?"

Zheng Hao asked.

Chen Fang knew he would ask this.

He took out his phone and dialed a number.

He said, "Bring the person in."

In about a minute.

Yu Zhengchuan pushed a wheelchair to the doorway.

On the wheelchair sat a gaunt man.

Chen Fang pointed to the man in the still frame and said, "This man is named Lv Chao; he was in the room at the time. The person in the frame here is him, as I believe everyone can see."

Continuing,

he looked at Lv Chao and asked, "Lv Chao, tell us, what happened in the room then?"

Lv Chao, like Fang Mei before him, was somewhat fearful.

Pursing his lips, he said, "At that time... at that time, Boss Zuo Jiadong had... had us gang-rape the victim."

Another wave of commotion arose.

Chen Fang then asked, "Who else was there besides you?"

"Xu... Xu Tingsong, Boss Xu, and... and a few other brothers of mine,"

Lv Chao said.

As soon as these words were spoken.

The room fell silent.

Chen Fang turned to Zheng Hao and said, "Chief Zheng, you saw and heard everything, now go ahead and arrest Zuo Jiadong and Xu Tingsong."

As the situation developed to this point.

Liu Jiayang could see where things were heading.

He felt a sense of relief and cooperatively said, "Right, Chief Zheng, you can arrest them now. Gang rape and intentional harm are no small matters. We're talking at least seven years and above. You must act fast; if they flee, it'll be trouble, and that will be your dereliction of duty."

Zheng Hao's face turned beet red.

He said angrily, "You want to convict just based on a video and the testimony of one witness, without knowing whether it's true or false? This is outrageous!"

That was exactly the response Chen Fang wanted.

He smiled and said, "Mayor Ge just said in person that what a witness at the scene claims is conclusive evidence. Everyone saw that Lv Chao is a witness from the scene, so his words are also conclusive evidence. That logic is correct, right?"

Two matters, of the same nature.

If Zheng Hao were to deny the crimes of Xu Tingsong and Zuo Jiadong, then Chen Fang's charges could not be confirmed.

Conversely, if Zheng Hao insisted on pressing charges against Chen Fang, then Zuo Jiadong and Xu Tingsong would also be unable to escape.

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