Chapter 294: A Show of Force to the Investigation Team!

Tang Ye patted Wan Ming on the shoulder, "You must keep a close watch these next few days."

Wan Ming patted his own chest, subconsciously touched the service pistol at his waist, and a cold sneer hung on the corner of his mouth.

"Rest one hundred and eighty percent assured! The more outrageous the rumors spread, the less those bastards will be able to sit still; sooner or later, they'll show their true colors."

After Tang Ye left.

A young police officer leaned in toward Wan Ming, scratching the back of his head and muttering, "Boss, are we really going to be 'door gods' at this hotel for a few days? Can we really wait for a big fish?"

Wan Ming backhanded him across the back of the head and scolded with a laugh, "Staking out and keeping watch is the basic skill of a Police officer! Stop whining to me about how hard and tiring it is!"

In the blink of an eye, it was the third day, late at night.

The relief police officer had just arrived, tugging at Wan Ming's arm and pleading bitterly.

"Boss, you haven't closed your eyes for two days! Hurry home and take a nap; we'll keep watch here, I guarantee not even a fly will get out!"

"I can still hold on!" Wan Ming rubbed his bloodshot eyes, his voice as hoarse as sandpaper.

"You might have a body made of iron, but we really can't stand the smell on you!" several officers joked, covering their noses.

"Get lost! This is the scent of a real man, all of you just hold your breath!"

Just as Wan Ming was laughing and scolding, his gaze suddenly sharpened, staring fixedly at the third floor of the hotel like a hawk!

—Thick smoke was bubbling out from the window just like boiling water!

Wan Ming "clattered" open the side door of the van and rushed out four or five meters in one go.

"The hotel is on fire! Call the fire truck immediately!

Everyone else, follow the plan, keep your eyes wide open, and don't let a single suspicious person get away!

Er Zi, follow me up the emergency stairwell, straight to the fifth floor!"

……

"Fire! Run!"

"Take the emergency stairwell! Don't take the elevator!"

The hotel was instantly in chaos, with the crowd rushing out in a panic.

Yet Wan Ming went against the flow of people, charging desperately toward the upper floors.

In the stairwell, Wan Ming ran into a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission working group, grabbed them, and asked urgently, "Where is Zhu Yue?"

"Team Leader Chen went up to get him!"

Wan Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he ran upward with all his might, taking three steps at a time.

Just as he rushed to the door of the room on the fifth floor where Zhu Yue was being held, he saw a man wearing a baseball cap and a mask pulled tight, the cold light of a dagger in his hand flashing as he stabbed fiercely at Zhu Yue.

Wan Ming drew his pistol without hesitation and fired a shot with a "Bang!"

However, the thick smoke was pervasive and his vision was obstructed; the bullet flew past the man's clothing.

Seeing this, the man turned his head and fled in the opposite direction, while Team Leader Chen and Zhu Yue on the ground had already collapsed in a pool of blood.

Wan Ming immediately shouted to his subordinate, "Er Zi, you help Team Leader Chen!"

He hoisted Zhu Yue up.

He placed his fingers on the carotid artery to check, and breathed a secret sigh of relief, "Still breathing!"

At this moment, Team Leader Chen's consciousness was already fading; seeing Wan Ming, he used his last ounce of strength to say:

"I had just opened the door, that person came from behind... stabbed me first... then stabbed Zhu Yue..."

"Don't talk for now!"

Wan Ming gritted his teeth and, using all his strength, charged into the sea of fire with Er Zi.

Fortunately, the fire truck arrived in time and the fire was quickly extinguished, but Zhu Yue and Team Leader Chen were hanging by a thread.

……

After receiving Wan Ming's call.

Tang Ye's expression turned terrifyingly gloomy in an instant.

"I still underestimated these guys! I thought they would at most take advantage of the chaos to abduct someone; I didn't expect them to go for the kill directly! How is Zhu Yue's condition now?"

"He's undergoing emergency treatment, he lost too much blood..." Wan Ming was full of self-reproach, his voice filled with guilt, "It was my fault for not guarding him well, I was a step too late..."

"As long as he's alive, there's hope." Tang Ye gripped his phone and said after a moment of contemplation, "Combined with yesterday's car accident, this is clearly a gauntlet thrown down at us! If we keep investigating, there's no telling what more ruthless things they might do."

Wan Ming was so angry he slammed his fist onto the table and cursed furiously, "These guys are too arrogant!"

"Did they leave any clues at the scene?"

Wan Ming sighed helplessly, his tone full of frustration: "It's clearly a professional killer; from setting the fire to wounding the people, it was all done within five minutes."

Tang Ye rubbed his chin, his eyes growing increasingly cold and stern: "The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light; you must be extra careful. These people have been driven to desperation!"

After hanging up the phone, Tang Ye took out a cigarette, trying to calm his chaotic thoughts, and carefully combed through everything that had happened during this period.

A moment later, he took out his phone and dialed Du Chengfeng's number.

It was already the early hours of the morning.

The call connected, and Tang Ye said in a grave tone: "Dad, something happened at the hotel where the Special Case Investigation Team is staying."

Following that, he reported the ins and outs of the matter to Du Chengfeng in detail.

"How are the wounded?" Du Chengfeng's voice was full of anxiety.

"Still undergoing emergency treatment."

"You must do everything possible to save them. As long as they are alive, the situation can be controlled; once they are gone, things will become extremely thorny."

"I understand," Tang Ye replied.

After hanging up, Du Chengfeng remained silent in the darkness for a long time, and after weighing it repeatedly, he decided to wait until daybreak before reporting the matter.

The next morning.

Tang Ye's phone rang suddenly; it was a call from Wan Ming.

"Zhu Yue has been resuscitated! As soon as he woke up, he kept clamoring to see you; it's truly strange."

Tang Ye explained patiently: "I warned him before that there would inevitably be a change within three days. Now he understands clearly that he has become a discarded pawn; if he wants to save his life, he has no choice but to cooperate with us."

Wan Ming suddenly realized the truth, recalling how Tang Ye had deliberately spread the word, proclaiming everywhere that Zhu Yue had already confessed everything.

So, this was all a meticulously set trap, just waiting for the other side to lose their composure and make a move against Zhu Yue.

This move cleverly exploited the guilty conscience of the other party.

It was an upright and aboveboard Open Conspiracy.

At the same time, this incident also completely exposed the sinister intentions of the other party.

Tang Ye hurried to the hospital ward and saw Zhu Yue, who had survived the ordeal.

Zhu Yue looked at Tang Ye, his eyes full of complexity and regret: "Section Chief Tang, you were right. They never intended for me to live."

Tang Ye pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Now you should finally understand that the things you were holding onto before are nothing but a joke in the eyes of others. In my opinion, even if you spilled everything you knew, it wouldn't matter to them. Their move this time was mainly to give the investigation team a show of force, warning us not to dig any deeper."

Zhu Yue gritted his teeth and finally spoke: "I... I will confess everything. A few months ago, a businessman surnamed Guo found me and wanted me to help him secure the library project; that was when I met Xie Miao.

After the project bid was won, Xie Miao only took a kickback of eighty thousand; this amount of money is nothing in their eyes.

We chatted in private, and the one surnamed Guo said that pulling Xie Miao into the scheme was actually a trap set for Du Chengfeng."

Tang Ye let out a soft breath and said to Zhu Yue: "The clues you provided are very critical, and we will report them truthfully. Please trust the organization; we will certainly handle your case with leniency as appropriate."