Chapter 450: The Local Gang Wants to Put Fan Ye to Death

Ye Yong went to the outside corridor, lit a cigarette, trying to ease his anxiety.

He had just taken two puffs when the vice mayor in charge of public security, Li Yongyuan, suddenly walked over, accompanied by officials including Huang Jinchuan, the leader of the Jiangchao Branch Bureau.

Ye Yong hurriedly stubbed out his cigarette, stepped forward and greeted: "Mayor Li, Chief Huang."

Li Yongyuan glanced at the tightly closed interrogation room door, then asked Ye Yong: "How's the interrogation going? Has he confessed?"

"He hasn't confessed yet."

Ye Yong didn't dare mention how embarrassing it was that every time he asked a question, Fan Donglin caught him in a loophole—a professional criminal detective being manipulated by a suspect using the law; if this got out, it would be truly humiliating.

Relying on his plain professional sensitivity.

Actually, Ye Yong also tended to believe Fan Donglin's inference, suspecting that Cai Yang was killed by the Zheng father and son.

Because Cai Yang wanted to drive Zheng Canghai off the altar, to get rid of him. Zheng Canghai would surely sit and wait for death. Striking first is the usual practice among people of the jianghu.

Ye Yong frankly told Li Yongyuan: "Mayor Li, this case is rather complicated; Fan Donglin has no motive, I suspect he might have been framed..."

"Do you even know what you're saying?!"

Before Ye Yong could utter the four words "frame him," Li Yongyuan cut him off.

In that moment.

Li Yongyuan's face also darkened, his cold glare like an invisible knife piercing Ye Yong's police spirit: "Someone called the police, personally saw Fan Donglin about to kill Cai Yang! What are you doubting?"

Ye Yong: "……!!!"

The caller hung up without mentioning the crime scene, and now the relevant caller can't be found; can this so-called "eyewitness" count as evidence?

Ye Yong swallowed his anger and asked: "Mayor Li, what do you think we should do about this case?"

"How to handle it specifically is your business! Do I need to teach you?" Li Yongyuan sternly ordered Ye Yong: "No matter what method you use, you must make Fan Donglin confess and be punished!"

Ye Yong: "……!!!"

Damn, what does "no matter what method you use" mean? Does it mean I should know the law and break it, using torture to force Fan Donglin to confess?

Really damn dark!

Ye Yong seemed to see two big black pots falling from the sky.

One black pot covered Fan Donglin's head!

Another black pot covered his, Ye Yong's head! Because the Li-surname guy had already made it clear—how to handle it specifically is your business!

They only want the preset outcome, regardless of whether the process is legal!

If anything goes wrong later, without a doubt, all responsibility will fall on the investigators! Damn, you guys are colluding behind the scenes between officials and businessmen to frame others, using me as a pawn!

I am not a cold-blooded killing tool!

I am a police officer!!!

Ten thousand grass-mud horses galloped and neighed in Ye Yong's heart, yet he dared not utter a word of protest. A higher official can crush you; once you provoke Li Yongyuan, today will be his dismissal day.

After thinking it over.

Ye Yong formed the idea of advancing by retreating, lowered his head and replied: "I know what to do now."

"Handle the case efficiently, remember, everything must prioritize the big picture!" Li Yongyuan seemed worried Ye Yong might not handle the case well, and also painted a big pie for him: "If you handle this case well, I'll give you credit!"

"Thank you, Mayor Li, I know what to do."

Things have come to this point; Ye Yong is now completely certain and convinced—Fan Donglin is indeed being framed, someone wants him dead!

After returning to the interrogation room, Ye Yong gazed at the smiling, silent Fan Dongfan sitting opposite.

His feelings were mixed.

He couldn't understand where this guy got his confidence, knowing full well that the real powerholders in Haishan's official and business circles all wanted him dead, yet he could still smile.

Damn!

You're just lucky.

You happened to run into me, Ye Yong, being in charge of this case.

If someone else were handling this case, you'd have already been put on the tiger bench.

"Officer Ye, are you bothered by something? Your complexion doesn't look good." Lin Dongfan suddenly asked with a smile, breaking Ye Yong's worry.

Ye Yong took out a cigarette and lit it: "Xiao Li, turn off the law enforcement recorder."

"Okay."

This Xiao Li is the young officer sitting nearby responsible for taking notes; he's been on the force less than a year, has always followed Ye Yong on cases, and addresses Ye Yong as master.

Ye Yong also trusts Xiao Li deeply.

After Xiao Li turned off the recorder, Ye Yong, with a heavy heart, told Lin Dongfan: "I don't want to help a tiger do harm."

"Haha, I just said it, you're full of integrity." Lin Dongfan laughed, his eyes crinkling.

Ye Yong, however, furrowed his brow: "Don't get too happy too soon. Although I'm sure you're being framed, I can't help you. Right now you can only rely on yourself; can you understand what I mean?"

"I understand."

Lin Dongfan smiled knowingly.

Ye Yong placed his personal phone in front of Lin Dongfan: "You know who to call, right? If Secretary Yu steps up to right the wrongs, you might still have a slim chance."

"I appreciate your good intentions."

"What do you mean? You don't want to make a rescue call?"

"No."

Ye Yong: "……!!!"

Ye Yong broke out in a black line, looking at Lin Dongfan like he was a monster.

I'm taking a huge risk to give you a chance to make a rescue call, and you damn well refuse! Do you think you're a nine-lived cat demon or an indestructible Sun Wukong?

Ye Yong took a puff of cigarette, feeling gloomy: "Not making that rescue call isn't just playing with your own life—it's playing with my future. Now the higher-ups are pressuring me; if Secretary Yu doesn't step up to right the wrongs, what do you say I should do? Should I pursue you or not?"

"Have you ever thought about this question?" Lin Dongfan asked with a smile: "My being arrested, Secretary Yu should find out soon. If he has the courage to set things right, he doesn't need me to make this call; he will step forward to correct the wrongs. Conversely, if he doesn't dare to confront the local gang head-on, wouldn't making this call be useless?"

Ye Yong said sadly: "No matter what, making a distress call is better than not making one; at least you can test his attitude."

Lin Dongfan asked with a smile: "What if your phone number is tapped—what would the consequences be? Would the local gang immediately dismiss you and replace you with someone else to interrogate me? By then, even before Secretary Yu steps in to intervene, they'd likely kill me and then slap a 'suicide to avoid punishment' label on me."

"!!!"

Ye Yong broke out in a cold sweat in shock, realizing he had been careless; he hadn't anticipated this layer of risk factors.

Xiao Li, sitting nearby, suddenly spoke up and suggested: "Master, it's already this late; I guess Secretary Yu has already gone to sleep. In my opinion, we should wait a bit longer and see tomorrow whether Secretary Yu takes any action."

"That's right, Xiao Li's wait-and-see approach is spot on; this matter can't be rushed," Lin Dongfan said.

Ye Yong took a drag of his cigarette, exhaling smoke rings that all bore a gloomy posture.

He thought, "What the hell kind of world is this? It's utterly unreasonable! I mean well, yet in your eyes I've become the emperor who isn't anxious while the eunuch is."

Gloom remains gloom.

Ye Yong still honestly made a compromise with his words: "Let's leave it at that for now and wait until morning. Xiao Li, go fetch the tiger bench and chili oil."

"!!!" Lin Dongfan broke out in a black line: "Officer Ye, what are you trying to do?"

Ye Yong replied with a smile: "Putting on an act, you have to go all the way. Otherwise, the higher-ups could dismiss me at a moment's notice and send someone else to interrogate you. I don't want to torture you; I mainly want to save your life."

"!!!"

Lin Dongfan was speechless; just seeing Ye Yong's so-called "kind" smile made him feel that this guy wasn't a good person—at least not at this moment.