Chapter: 4474

Li Yalin sighed and said, "Okay, I'll go now."

The department head nodded again and said, "Tomorrow morning, I'll arrange an internal meeting, and you can proactively propose that the recent pressure is too great, wanting to rest for a while. I'll follow suit and agree to let it pass, then hand over this case to Bruno to continue handling."

Li Yalin asked hastily, "Is it going to let Bruno continue investigating?"

"What's there to investigate!" The department head waved his hand and said, "I'll let Bruno change the investigation direction, on one hand, investigate the victim's identity information and see if there are other victims who haven't been exposed, and on the other hand, also thoroughly investigate Fei Hao and his other accomplices to see if there are any fish that slipped through."

Li Yalin blurted out, "What about the murderer? Aren't we going to catch him?"

"Ha!" The department head chuckled and asked him, "How are you going to catch him? If it's not from Wan Long Courtyard, can you find the real killer? If it's from Wan Long Courtyard, what can I do to go catch someone there? Forget about Wan Long Courtyard being difficult to deal with; even if it's easy, I'll spend a lot of effort and get scolded for nothing."

Li Yalin couldn't help but ask, "Department head, as law enforcement officers, if we don't catch these openly violating the law criminals, how can we maintain the dignity of the law?"

The department head spoke calmly, "In this kind of situation, we must learn to compromise. Our top priority isn't maintaining the dignity of the law, but rather satisfying the people. I plan to spin it as a case without a head, and by the time people find out, they won't think we're incompetent; instead, they'll think the hero in their minds is even more formidable, and they won't bother us again!"

Li Yalin heard this and couldn't help but say, "If I'm going to spin it as a case without a head, then I don't need to retire early anyway? Fine, I'll follow your arrangement and drop the investigation!"

The department head shook his head, "No way. The mayor knows about your temper, so he's already instructed me to tell you that you must retire early!"

After the conversation ended, only a short ten minutes had passed, but Li Yalin looked as if he'd aged ten years.

He was very clear about the mayor's intentions - letting him retire early, even if it wasn't direct punishment. But to the public, it would seem like he was taking responsibility for his failure.

And by retiring early, it would be a form of punishment for himself.

Later, he could spin his achievements in New York again, subtly conveying an information that is: although this old man failed this time, he has also worked tirelessly for the people of New York for many years and can be considered diligent and hardworking. Now, since he's admitted his mistake and voluntarily asked to retire early, everyone will look at him with a bit more understanding.

Generally speaking, the public would buy into this.

It's as if he was a community security guard who had spent half his life devotedly protecting this community, only to accidentally let a gang in at the moment when he was about to retire. Who could blame him for that?

Thinking about this, Li Yalin deeply admired the mayor.

Although not Chinese himself, the mayor had 22 years of police experience and was very skilled.

This time, he was staging his own dramatic exit.

In such a critical situation, the only way to turn the tide was to play on people's emotions and take a pitiful route.

For Li Yalin himself, this approach might leave him feeling ashamed, but he had no other choice at present.

So, he picked up the intercom and issued his final command as chief inspector, ordering all special task force members to immediately withdraw from the Fee Group headquarters building.

The withdrawal of the special task force formally declared the failure of this capture operation.

Journalists were waiting for the police spokesperson to explain the situation. The aging Li Yalin then stepped forward to face all the journalists.

At that moment, countless reporters, armed with long and short questions, shouted out their various inquiries at Li Yalin with all their might. JrNovels.com