Chapter 1204: Another Critical Condition Notice Issued!

Guo Bin was escorted to the Yechuan County Public Security Bureau.

Sitting inside the Interrogation Room, he looked completely dejected and dispirited.

No matter how the interrogators questioned him,

he kept his mouth tightly shut, looking like someone determined to hold out to the end.

Zheng Shaokang received a phone call and walked out.

Not long after, Tang Ye followed Zheng Shaokang inside.

"He refuses to say anything!" Zheng Shaokang shook his head helplessly.

Tang Ye pulled up a chair, sat down in front of Guo Bin, and said in a serious tone, "Guo Bin, let me tell you a situation! Because of the shock she received, Xie Yina is currently undergoing emergency treatment at the hospital, and the doctors have already issued a critical condition notice. It is highly likely that... neither the mother nor the child will be saved. One corpse, two lives—do you know what that means?"

Guo Bin looked at Tang Ye in surprise, his eyes clearly losing their focus.

Seeing his reaction, Tang Ye knew he had hit his weak spot.

"Chen Xiaoyu is pinning everything on you now. He is pushing all the responsibility onto you.

Actually, we also know that you were merely acting under someone else's orders.

Now that a life has been lost, it is not a matter that can be settled by just sitting in prison for a few years; it is possible you will be sentenced to death.

For a bit of money, is it worth throwing your life away?

Think about it carefully."

These words were entirely reasonable and struck at his heart with every syllable.

He had just taken a job, so why was he now facing a firing squad?

Guo Bin's eyes darted around frantically, and cold sweat poured down his body.

He secretly blamed himself for not having done his investigative work thoroughly enough.

He had not expected Xie Yina to be a pregnant woman.

And he had certainly not expected Xie Yina's condition to be so dangerous.

At this very moment, he was filled with regret.

He knew he shouldn't have been greedy and gotten himself mired in a Hidden Plot.

He had originally thought that after finishing this task, he could easily get his hands on several hundred thousand and live it up for a while.

Now, not only was the money nowhere to be found, but he was going to lose both his freedom and his life.

No matter how he calculated it, it was a losing deal to the extreme.

He had underestimated the police's response speed, and even more so, he had underestimated the other side's thunderous resolve.

Guo Bin finally could not hold out any longer.

"I... I actually didn't want to take this job.

The other party came to me on their own initiative, and I was momentarily blinded by greed, which is why I went astray."

Tang Ye and Zheng Shaokang exchanged a glance.

Guo Bin's psychological defenses had been shattered!

Zheng Shaokang breathed a sigh of relief, his tone softening accordingly, "If you report and perform meritorious service, we will consider it at our discretion."

Guo Bin steeled his heart. "The person who hired me is named Li Wenbo, a high-level executive at the Zhenao Group.

He had me secretly tail and investigate Xie Kai for a long time.

In the process of tailing Xie Kai, I discovered Chen Xiaoyu and told Li Wenbo about this lead.

Li Wenbo subsequently had me contact Chen Xiaoyu and helped him pay off his debts.

Then, Chen Xiaoyu was to arrange a meeting with Xie Yina, with the goal of recording a private video to use as blackmail against Mayor Jiang.

It's just that I didn't expect the plan to have such a turn of events..."

Tang Ye said in a deep voice, "Although you are an accomplice, since you have provided key leads, we can consider letting you serve as a state's witness to strive for leniency."

At this moment, Guo Bin held nothing back. "Whatever you need me to do, I will definitely cooperate actively."

Walking out of the Interrogation Room.

Tang Ye instructed Zheng Shaokang, "Arrest Li Wenbo with full force."

Zheng Shaokang's heart tightened!

Counting it up, this was their second confrontation with the Zhenao Group.

During the last incident at the Zhaojiang Wharf, they had already clashed with the Zhenao Group once.

The result ended with Chai Zhenkun suffering a silent loss.

At that time, the enemy was in the light, and they were in the dark.

Through undercover methods, they had caught the other side off guard.

This time, the situation was reversed; the other side was hidden in the dark, while they were in the light.

Zheng Shaokang nodded firmly. "Understood, I will go arrange it right now."

Tang Ye reminded him again, "Li Wenbo is very cunning, and he surely has sources of information. The operation must be covert; the people you select must be reliable and trustworthy. Not a single whisper of this can leak out."

Zheng Shaokang understood what Tang Ye meant.

When the Zhaojiang Wharf incident occurred last time, because they were not meticulous enough, it led to a fish slipping through the net, allowing Wu Xiuyuan to get away.

"This time, I will absolutely not let the key figure escape again."

Parting ways with Zheng Shaokang to carry out the operation.

Tang Ye took a car to the Municipal People's Hospital.

From the moment the incident broke out until now, it had been barely over an hour!

Xie Yina is currently still in the emergency room, and Jiang Jing is keeping watch there.

Both for public and private reasons, Tang Ye must firmly stay by Jiang Jing's side.

After the car started, Tang Ye took out his phone and dialed Liu Yang's number.

"Brother Yang, there has been a new development here. The interrogation of Guo Bin has implicated a high-level executive of the Zhenao Group. This person is named Li Wenbo, and he is a capable lieutenant of Chai Zhenkun."

"This Li Wenbo is truly bold and reckless; why would he do such a thing?" Liu Yang felt puzzled.

Jiang Jing is the Mayor of Xiyang City.

Li Wenbo dared to make a move against Jiang Jing!

This is baffling.

Tang Ye calmly analyzed, "Ever since Mayor Jiang arrived in Xiyang, Chai Zhenkun has tried many ways to establish a connection with Mayor Jiang, but all have been rejected by Mayor Jiang.

This time, the other party launched a sneak attack mainly because of the Dongjin project in Yechuan County, for which I submitted an application to change the scope of land requisition and demolition.

If the application is approved, the garden that the Zhenao Group acquired not long ago will be a dead loss in their hands.

They want to threaten Mayor Jiang by fabricating scandalous material to prevent the application from being approved."

Liu Yang's fists clenched involuntarily: "So that's how it is! With the intervention of the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, the negative posts about Mayor Jiang on the internet have all been deleted, and the public opinion has been suppressed."

Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "Many thanks, Brother Yang, it's all thanks to you."

Liu Yang sighed, "In matters like this, public opinion ferments extremely quickly and it is hard to distinguish truth from falsehood. Once it spreads, it will be difficult to control, and by then, it will cause irreparable damage to Mayor Jiang's reputation."

Tang Ye was also quite emotional: "The common people are most interested in this kind of gossip. Sometimes, regardless of whether the news is true or not, they will add their own embellishments. Once it spreads, it will cause huge harm to both Mayor Jiang personally and the Xiyang Government."

Liu Yang nodded secretly; at the critical moment, Tang Ye used his flexible reactions and keen judgment to turn the situation around.

No wonder Jiang Jing supports and trusts Tang Ye so much.

After hanging up the phone with Liu Yang,

Tang Ye dialed his father Tang Yu's mobile number.

"Dad, where are you!"

"I am still half an hour away from getting off the highway."

"Alright, we will meet at the hospital!"

……

On the other side.

Liu Yang printed out the false post from the internet and gently knocked on the door of Provincial Governor Fu's office.

"Provincial Governor Fu, this is the post with false information about Mayor Jiang circulating on the internet." Liu Yang walked forward and handed it to Fu Yagang with both hands.

Fu Yagang quickly scanned the content, his expression darkening as he read; seeing the end, he slammed the table and said angrily:

"Simply lawless!

Publicly slandering and smearing a National Cadre!

Do they really think they can succeed by using such despicable, underhanded tactics?!"

Liu Yang's expression turned serious, his tone firm, "I have communicated with Tang Ye. They reacted quickly and took action very promptly; they have already detained a private investigator named Guo Bin. This rumor-mongering article was posted on the internet by this private investigator."

Fu Yagang was slightly startled and looked at Liu Yang: "A private investigator? He alone wouldn't have such guts; he must have been instigated by someone, right?"

Liu Yang nodded, "The mastermind behind the scenes is named Li Wenbo, a high-level management personnel of the Zhenao Group."

Fu Yagang narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, "It's this Zhenao Group again!"

Liu Yang knew that Fu Yagang was very dissatisfied with the Zhenao Group.

Previously, when Zhou Songtao reported his work to Fu Yagang, he mentioned the history of the Zhenao Group's rise; many of their methods were despicable!

Fu Yagang's tone softened slightly as he asked in a deep voice: "How is Jiang Jing's spouse, Xie Yina, doing now?"

Liu Yang's expression was grave: "Still in the emergency room, not out of danger yet. The doctor just issued another critical condition notice."

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