Chapter One

As the New Year approaches, red lanterns and colorful lights are hung on both sides of the streets. Every household is busy cleaning and making oil cakes, preparing for the New Year. The atmosphere of the Spring Festival is becoming more and more intense.

Zhang Zhengqi sent a book from the municipal party secretary Li Fengshu to the Lihua Steel train. Just as he returned to his doorstep, his phone rang urgently. Secretary Zhang, this is Xiao Liu from the Administration Department. I'm on duty tonight, and someone just jumped off the building at the City Hall. Liuliu's voice trembled slightly as she continued, "I have reported to Secretary Yan, and Secretary Yan asked you to come and handle it." "

It is December 28th, and most of the municipal party leaders who are from out of town are returning home for the Chinese New Year. Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General Yan Tailai took a unit car back to his hometown Jingchun this morning. After Secretary Yan left, Deputy Secretary Zhang Zhengqi, who is also the office director, held a meeting with department heads to arrange for duty scheduling, safety, and normal operation of work. Departments with no urgent tasks on hand were asked to take turns on duty, allowing others to take time off to purchase New Year goods and clean up their homes. This popular practice is a consistent approach of the Municipal Party Committee Office over the years.

Wow, the leaders had just left when such a earth-shattering event occurred. Zhang Zhengqi didn't have time to think too much. He hurried towards the municipal building. A cold wind blew, causing Zhang Zhengqi to sneeze while calling Xiao Liu to instruct, "Report to the police station immediately. I will be there soon. Which unit did the jumper belong to?"

They have called 110 and 120, a woman is jumping off the building, not sure which unit she is from, it seems like she is in critical condition. "

It only takes ten minutes to walk from home to the municipal building. Zhang Zhengqi hadn't decided whether to report to Secretary Li Fengshu immediately, and he arrived at the scene on the north side of the municipal building, where three or four police officers had already set up a cordon. As it was late at night and time for off-duty rest, only a few offices were lit up, and there were not many people around the municipal building. Apart from Xiao Liu and the on-duty security guards at the municipal building, there were no other onlookers.

Upon seeing Zhang Zhengqi, the leader of the criminal police detachment of the Public Security Bureau, Li Zhigong, uncovered the white cloth covering the body and asked, "Do you know this person?" "

In the dim light, only a woman in her thirties was seen lying on the hard cement floor. Just a few steps away were soft flower beds and lawns. The deceased was completely naked, with long disheveled hair covering her face. There were no signs of blood on her mouth and nose. Her face and body appeared pale under the dim blue light, giving a somewhat eerie feeling. There was a pool of blood still flowing around her head, not yet congealed. Although Zhang Zhengqi has been working in the municipal government agency, he is very unfamiliar with the woman in front of him. After taking a closer look, he shook his head and said, "It seems like she is not from the government agency." "

The crowd looked up and saw lights on the ninth floor of the city hall building, with a window open. Li Zhigong asked Zhang Zhengqi, "Which unit is on the ninth floor?" "

It seems to be from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. "Zhang Zhengqi replied."

Li Zhigong raised his right hand and pointed, "It should have jumped down from there. Let's go up and take a look." "

When everyone arrived on the ninth floor, they saw a man with his upper body naked, holding a basin, just coming out of the bathroom. His face showed a strange expression that was hard to tell whether it was horror or regret. There was a clear water stain from his abdomen to his neck, and he kept muttering in his mouth: sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid, it's sulfuric acid. After a brief inquiry, I roughly figured out the outline of the matter.

The man is named Wan Zongren, a section chief in the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. The jumper is his ex-wife Xu Yunna, whom he divorced not long ago. Just now, the two of them were having sex in Wan Zongren's office. After a round of intimacy, Xu Yunna suddenly took out sulfuric acid prepared in advance from her bag and poured it on Wan Zongren, who was lying on the bed smoking without any guard. The acid was poured from his genitals up to his neck. When Wan Zongren reacted with a scream, Xu Yunna, naked, rushed out of the room, headed straight to the bathroom, pushed open the window, climbed onto the windowsill, and jumped down... …

At this time, Wang Jianyu, the Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, Xue Zhidu, Deputy Secretary-General and Office Director, and Zhang Zhirong, Deputy Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, also rushed to the scene upon hearing the news. They gathered in the emergency police room on the second floor platform of the Municipal Government Building to discuss follow-up matters.

The situation is not complicated. It can be basically determined that the intentional injury leading to the jumping suicide incident was caused by marital emotional entanglement... Based on the information currently available, Li Zhigong has drawn a preliminary conclusion.

Wang Jianyu lit a cigarette and said solemnly, "The municipal government offices have just moved to the City Hall, and now it's almost Chinese New Year. It's really embarrassing and regretful that such a thing happened." Minister Zhang, your organization department needs to quickly contact the families of Wan Zongren and Xu Yunna to handle the aftermath and prevent the situation from escalating; the public security department should expedite the investigation and evidence collection, assign two people to accompany Wan Zongren to the hospital, continue questioning while receiving treatment, although Xu Yunna's death can be classified as suicide, but why did she commit suicide? What is the reason? Get things clear; someone jumping off the municipal building is definitely a disgrace and scandal, and it also involves an important department of the municipal party committee. Those present today should keep their eyes and ears open but not spread rumors everywhere. The fewer people who know about the incident, the better... Secretary Zhang, please instruct the Publicity Department and the Internet Information Office to pay attention to public opinion trends. We must not trigger negative comments, and any abnormal situations should be reported immediately. What else do you guys have to say?" Wang Jianyu shot smoke and looked over his head and asked Zhang Zhengqi and Xue Zhidu.

Secretary Wang has considered it very thoughtfully. I agree with all the suggestions he made. Should we report to the Party Secretary and the Mayor right away? "Zhang Zhengqi replied."

It's a bit late now, let's do it tomorrow. The public security bureau will investigate the situation overnight and provide a detailed police report tomorrow. Wang Jianyu extinguished the cigarette butt and said to Li Zhigong, "Hurry up and catch them."