Chapter 2835: Can't Hold On Anymore

Li Honghai shut his mouth completely, whether he was a good person or a bad person, anyone who could get out of trouble was impossible to be a fool. Moreover, Li Honghai being manipulated by someone as a pawn proved that this guy was not simple.

After all, a person who is too stupid doesn't even have the qualification to be used as a pawn. Therefore, in Zhao Hong's questioning, Li Honghai already understood that the police should have mastered the relevant evidence.

He just didn't know how much evidence the police had mastered, nor how great the threat to him was. So, he dared not speak recklessly, for fear of saying the wrong thing and getting trapped, and then having nowhere to cry.

Zhao Hong took a puff of cigarette, then exhaled a long cloud of smoke: "After our investigation, Cai Liyuan's brother-in-law, second aunt, third aunt, second uncle-in-law, fourth aunt-in-law, cousin-in-law, and sister-in-law opened bank accounts in sequence in March last year.

In the following year, through different channels, they deposited a total of 380,000 in batches. After our investigation into the source of this money, the huge sum of 380,000 was transferred in batches from your personal account to seven shell companies: Yanhe, Hongyuan, and Jinmin.

Then, these seven companies transferred the money through more than ten different accounts, and finally it arrived at the accounts of Cai Liyuan's brother-in-law and second aunt, etc. Now explain to me why you went to such great lengths to transfer such a huge sum of money to Cai Liyuan's relatives?"

Li Honghai's forehead was covered with a layer of fine sweat beads. This money had been uncovered—could those other issues still be hidden?

Zhao Hong walked leisurely to Li Honghai's back, bent his upper body slightly, and leaned close to Li Honghai's ear, saying: "Are you thinking that Zheng Mingyu knows you've been arrested and will definitely notify the people behind you to get you out?"

Li Honghai's body trembled slightly. Zhao Hong straightened his body and continued: "Don't daydream—Zheng Mingyu was arrested for prostitution just like you, and you are the owner of a bathhouse, so your problem is much more serious. Therefore, staying here for ten days or half a month will not raise anyone's suspicion."

The sweat beads on Li Honghai's forehead began to slide down, one drop flowing into his eye, the stinging pain making him immediately close his eyes, and at the same time filling his heart with despair.

Zhao Hong paced to the front of the table, leaned his hips against the table, and stared at Li Honghai without blinking: "Besides, Cai Liyuan has already confessed everything. Your stubbornness leads to no way out.

Moreover, after assessment, the losses of the Yuxi Imperial Court project amount to over one hundred million. If you refuse to confess the mastermind behind this, then all of this can only be borne by you."

Li Honghai's throat rolled once, his hand holding the cigarette trembling uncontrollably, no matter how hard he tried he could not control it. Obviously, this guy's psychological defense line had already reached the brink of collapse.

A faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on Zhao Hong's face, and then he said: "Do you think that no matter how much money Yuxi Real Estate lost, as long as compensation is made, it will be fine?"

"En!" Zhao Hong hummed: "Theoretically speaking, your idea is not wrong. As long as compensation is made, the court will definitely consider it in sentencing and mitigate the punishment.

But, this case is not simply a crime of selling counterfeit and inferior products; it involves premeditation, organization, planning, intentional disruption of normal production order, and crimes against public safety. The losses caused are extremely huge, the harm is extremely serious, and the mastermind behind it is certainly not someone who can get away with just a few years in prison."

At this moment, Li Honghai was drenched in sweat, his shirt soaked through, his crotch damp and uncomfortable, making him very uneasy.

Zhao Hong pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, then took the already extinguished cigarette butt from Li Honghai's hand and threw it into the ashtray: "Li Honghai, you are a smart person, you should know I am not threatening you. So, life and death are only in your single thought."

Li Honghai was engaged in a fierce struggle in his heart: if he confessed, his life could be saved, but his family might very well face retaliation. If he did not speak, he would likely be forced to buy a bullet, the company would be sealed off, but his family would be fine.

Time passed bit by bit, after more than ten minutes, the fear of death finally overcame Li Honghai's worry for his family: "Give me a cigarette."

Zhao Hong smiled, took out a cigarette, lit it, and placed it in Li Honghai's mouth, then said to the old Qian taking notes: "Turn on the recorder, take the record."

Actually, in this era, recording interrogations is not the norm, but this case might involve senior leaders of a certain department, so recording is necessary to preserve evidence. Otherwise, people might say confessions were extracted under torture, leading to a retrial and endless wrangling.

Li Honghai smoked his cigarette fiercely, puff after puff, until he finished one cigarette and then exhaled a long breath: "I confess, the one who instructed me was Zheng Mingyu.

I am very clear in my heart that if this is exposed, I might lose my head. But there is no way—I am in the building materials business, and without the approval from the Materials Bureau, my business cannot continue."

Zhao Hong asked: "Why did Zheng Mingyu target Yuxi Real Estate?"

"I don't know!" Li Honghai shook his head, then immediately frowned, hesitatingly saying: "However, after the Spring Festival this year, Zheng Mingyu took me to meet a person."

Zhao Hong continued: "What is this person's name, how much do you know about him, and what did you talk about at that time?"

"Zheng Mingyu did not introduce me to him, so I don't know his specific name." Li Honghai tried to recall: "But Zheng Mingyu kept calling him Boss Fan, he should be around forty years old, but there is definitely a gap between that and his actual age.

Because this person has an extraordinary demeanor, every gesture carries a sense of oppression from a superior, and Zheng Mingyu treats him with great respect. So, I think this person maintains himself well, so his actual age might be older than what I said."

Zhao Hong asked again: "What did you talk about at that time?"

Li Honghai frowned tightly, his face also full of doubt: "We were just chatting idly, and when the gathering was about to disperse, that Boss Fan casually mentioned whether things were going smoothly, Zheng Mingyu replied that they were, and then it ended."

Zhao Hong also frowned slightly: "What was Zheng Mingyu's purpose in bringing you to meet this person?"

Li Honghai slightly shook his head: "Actually, I am also puzzled. Even now I haven't figured it out—it seems he brought me to meet that Boss Fan just to have him pour tea and water, serve the bureau. Until the moment of leaving, that Boss Fan didn't even glance at me properly."

The subsequent interrogation went very smoothly—Zhao Hong asked whatever, Li Honghai confessed whatever. Until one hour later, Zhao Hong took the transcript and recording out of the interrogation room.

"Old Qian, you send Li Honghai to the detention center. I will go to the Municipal Bureau to see the big boss. The Director of the Welfare Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Yu Zhengyi, is involved in this case and needs to be reported. Besides, there is Zheng Mingyu and the Deputy Director of the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wang Hongxi—we cannot handle this, we need to apply for the Commission for Discipline Inspection to intervene."