Chapter 878: One Rat Dropping

When Huang Jintang was being escorted onto the police car, he was still cursing: "You, surnamed Lin! You damn bastard, wait for me! When I get out, I'll kill you first…"

Be honest! Go!

The police officer shoved hard, forcibly pushing Huang Jintang into the police car.

Faced with this scene, Gao Yicheng was also speechless, not knowing whether Huang Jintang, this son of a bitch, lacked brains in the five elements or was simply born without quality, his foul mouth daring to spit any kind of nonsense.

Damn it!

Even with death looming, he still indulges in talking trash!

Just based on your brainless vicious words, if Mayor Lin had even a hint of a vindictive petty nature, you bastard, once you're in, you'd never think of getting out.

Who do you think you can kill? You really have no idea of life or death!

"Put the hood on him." After Gao Yicheng gave the order to the officer in charge of escorting, he turned and walked to Lin Dongfan to ask for instructions: "Mayor, regarding the arrest, should we inform Political Commissar Zheng?"

"You are the on-site law enforcer; do you still need to look at the faces of superiors when making an arrest?" Lin Dongfan's sarcastic retort carried a hint of disappointment.

Gao Yicheng lowered his head embarrassedly: "I didn't mean that, I mean..."

"Captain Gao!"

Lin Dongfan intensified his tone, directly cutting off Gao Yicheng's explanation.

After Gao Yicheng fell silent.

Lin Dongfan then firmly patted Gao Yicheng's shoulder: "Remember, you serve the people, not the leaders; handle cases according to law!"

"I understand."

That casual pat left Gao Yicheng's nerves taut.

Even if Gao Yicheng were utterly dense, he would understand that Lin Dongfan wasn't putting on a show for the onlookers, nor was this some empty, grandiose platitude!

Lin Dongfan was warning Gao Yicheng: he must uphold the bottom line!

And the key to this bottom line is not merely the superficial words 'serve the people'.

The real key is to withstand pressure! Absolutely no situation of 'arrest today, release tomorrow'! In short, this is Lin Dongfan's bottom line.

"Mayor Lin, if there are no further instructions, I'll first take the suspect back for interrogation."

"Go ahead; report the interrogation results to me immediately."

"Understood."

This time Gao Yicheng truly saw things clearly; since he couldn't curry favor with both sides, he would carve out a bloody path!

The city bureau's leadership—Political Commissar Zheng—has boarded Secretary Wang's ship. Although Secretary Wang's ship is large, it cannot surpass the ship of the Lin family of Jingcheng.

If one must choose between the two, it is definitely the Lin family.

Gao Yicheng ordered his subordinates to take Huang Jintang and the over thirty social thugs on scene back to the nearby Bamboo Peak Police Station for strict and swift interrogation!

The reason he does not take the suspects back to the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the City Bureau for interrogation is...

mainly to avoid interference from the City Bureau leadership.

More precisely, Gao Yicheng wants to obtain the statements of all involved parties before the City Bureau leadership can interfere in this case—so that Huang Jintang can go in but not come out!

In short, he wants to prove his worth to Lin Dongfan.

"Everyone, move swiftly; before the end of the shift, I want to see evidence of Huang Jintang inciting a crowd to cause trouble and directing others to intentionally injure people!"

At the Bamboo Peak Police Station, Gao Yicheng commands the overall situation.

Gao Yicheng never thought he could uncover all of Huang Jintang's criminal facts at once—the difficulty is too high and there isn't enough time.

The immediate priority is to wage a time battle.

We must grasp evidence sufficient to criminally detain Huang Jintang before the City Bureau leadership intervenes.

After criminal detention, it won't be as simple as anyone wanting to release him; then there will naturally be enough time to dig up Huang Jintang's other criminal facts, ensuring he can go in but not come out.

In order to avoid interference from the City Bureau leadership.

Gao Yicheng even pretended to accidentally drop his phone into the toilet's squat pan, then rolled up his sleeves in front of everyone and fished the phone out of the drain.

And he complained loudly: "Damn! My newly bought Xiaomi got soaked in soup, over four thousand bucks! Damn it, this month I've worked for nothing again…"

This drew much sympathy and laughter from his colleagues.

Meanwhile.

Political Commissar Zheng of the City Bureau kept trying to contact Gao Yicheng, but several calls went unanswered (phone off), and he was anxious, cursing: "Damn thing, every time at a critical moment it loses the chain…"

He hadn't finished scolding when the phone rang again—it was a call from Secretary Wang of the Municipal Party Committee.

Political Commissar Zheng hastily answered: "Secretary Wang."

"Old Zheng, what's the situation over at Cloud Peak Mountain Villa?" Secretary Wang of Jinnan County, having just finished his morning inspection, urgently called Political Commissar Zheng.

Political Commissar Zheng replied truthfully: "Earlier, the conflict escalated; Ye Jiaying's brother was beaten and sent to the hospital, and Mayor Lin has already rushed there. As for the current situation, I'm still looking into it. I just called Captain Gao, but his phone has been off."

"Just now you said Ye Jiaying's brother was beaten and sent to the hospital—was it Huang Jintang himself who did it, or his men?" Secretary Wang asked.

Political Commissar Zheng, understanding implicitly, replied: "I don't think Huang Jintang would be so foolish as to strike himself."

"Old Zheng, this case is of great importance."

Secretary Wang solemnly emphasized: "Director Luo has already taken sick leave; now the burden of the City Bureau rests entirely on your shoulders. On matters of right and wrong, you must firmly hold the line, allowing no slip whatsoever."

That last sentence amounts to a veiled warning.

Upon hearing this, Political Commissar Zheng immediately understood:

The so-called 'matters of right and wrong,' the so-called 'must firmly hold the line,' essentially mean to uphold one's position, safeguard the home front, and not give the enemy any chance to sneak a tower.

Political Commissar Zheng confidently replied: "Please rest assured, Secretary Wang, one rotten rat dropping won't spoil a pot of porridge. For this matter at hand, I can keep it under control."

"Mm, you handle it, I'm at ease."

Secretary Wang, far away in Jinnan County, after hanging up also breathed a sigh of relief, and instructed his nearby secretary: "Notify the county leaders, lunch arrangements must absolutely not exceed the limit…"

Meanwhile.

After hanging up, Political Commissar Zheng tried calling Gao Yicheng again, but still could not get through.

In extreme anger.

Zheng Political Commissar switched to another backup phone and dialed Huang Jintang's number. He didn't know that at this moment Huang Jintang was sitting in the interrogation room of Bamboo Peak Police Station, both hands cuffed.

The phone kept ringing in his pocket, but Huang Jintang pretended not to hear.

Gao Yicheng, sitting opposite, showed a doubtful expression; he couldn't help but stop the interrogation topic and changed his question: "Who called? Why do you have no desire to answer at all?"

"It's either a nuisance call or a scam call; what's there to answer," Huang Jintang subconsciously glanced aside.

But Gao Yicheng didn't believe it.

His past criminal investigation experience made Gao Yicheng realize that Huang Jintang avoiding his gaze was a sign of guilt!

This bastard must have a guilty conscience; he guessed whose call it was.

Gao Yicheng got up and walked over to Huang Jintang, pulled the phone out of his pocket; the phone kept ringing, caller ID showed—City Bureau 002.

Gao Yicheng couldn't help but laugh, and immediately signaled his subordinates to keep quiet.

Then he said to Huang Jintang: "You must answer this call; be smart, don't reveal that you've been arrested, answer however you should."

"……!!!"

Huang Jintang stared at the caller ID on the phone screen, feeling so depressed his scalp went numb.