Chapter 389: Lawyer Lin, Long Time No See!

"Lawyer Lin, I am sorry, it is I who have implicated you all..."

Jiang Jianming's lips were trembling violently, and his face was as pale as paper.

He could never have imagined that the other side could be vicious to such an extent.

"Boss Jiang, please do not think that way. They are intimidating us, which precisely shows that there is a problem with this case." Lin Qing's voice was much calmer than Jiang Jianming's, and a sharp light flashed in the depths of her eyes.

"This woman has quite a stiff mouth!"

A burly man nearby glared fiercely at Lin Qing and casually grabbed a cloth ball to stuff into the mouths of the three of them.

It was unknown how long they had endured in the bumpy van, but the vehicle stopped abruptly, and the three were roughly pushed out of the car.

Lin Qing looked around, only to see dozens of people surrounding them, and not far away, a deep pit had been dug.

Before she could react, Jiang Jianming had a black cloth bag pulled over his head by someone; two burly men kicked him to the ground, quickly tied the bag opening tight with a rope, and threw him into the pit with a "thud."

Immediately following, the soil raised by shovels began to frantically bury the struggling cloth bag!

Were they really going to bury someone alive!?

Seeing this scene, Xiao Zhang was so scared that a "woo-woo" scream came from his throat, and he regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

He had thought that taking on this highly controversial case would make him famous, but who would have thought he would encounter such desperate, ruthless characters!

Looking at Lin Qing, however, she was exceptionally calm at this moment. She stared straight at that group of fierce-looking people, her eyes interweaving with anger and disdain.

Soon, Xiao Zhang also had his head covered by a black cloth bag and was thrown into the deep pit.

When the cold cloth bag covered Lin Qing's head, she shut her eyes tightly.

It was not fear, but regret that she had underestimated the dangers of these waters in Suiyuan.

Just at this critical moment, Er Zi, who was lying in ambush in the dark, was so anxious that his palms were sweating. "Why hasn't Bureau Chief Wan arrived yet? If we wait any longer, these three people will really be buried!"

Seeing the bag containing Lin Qing being thrown into the pit, Er Zi could no longer care about waiting, and with a "swish," he drew his service weapon and fired into the sky!

"Bang!" The gunshot pierced the sky, and that group of people shuddered in fright.

Immediately following came the roar: "Police! Everyone raise your hands!"

Although there were only two of them, this one shout seemed to carry the momentum of an army of thousands.

The crowd subconsciously scattered and fled.

Er Zi only had one partner with him, and he made a prompt decision: "You go save the people, I will go catch the people!"

The partner responded and rushed toward the dirt pit, using a dagger to slash open the cloth bag.

Lin Qing heard the gunshot in the darkness, and her consciousness was already somewhat blurred.

She did not know how much time had passed when she felt her body being dragged out of the mud pit, and then the opening of the bag was ripped open—blinding light poured in, and fresh air mixed with the scent of soil rushed into her lungs; she began to cough violently.

At this moment, a sharp siren sounded in the distance, moving from far to near.

Lin Qing felt her whole body relax and slumped onto the muddy ground—she knew she was saved.

Er Zi escorted a burly man with a fleshy face to Wan Ming, his tone carrying a hint of regret: "Chief, this guy is the leader. There were too many people; my partner and I only managed to pin down one. If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, we definitely could have rounded them all up."

Wan Ming patted his shoulder, his gaze sharp: "Well done. To catch a snake, you must strike its seven inches; once you catch the main culprit, you don't have to worry about following the vine to find the rest."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward Lin Qing, his tone steady: "Lawyer Lin, I have let you be frightened. I am Wan Ming, Director of the Suiyuan County Public Security Bureau."

Lin Qing raised her mud-stained face, tears welling up in her eyes: "Director Wan, thank you for arriving in time, otherwise we... we would probably..." Her throat choked up, and she could not continue.

Wan Ming glanced at the main culprit who was tied up behind his back and continued: "In my opinion, they were mostly instigated by someone to intimidate you; they wouldn't dare to actually bury people alive even if they were given the guts. But with the scene as it is, it is enough to charge them with attempted murder. By the way, an acquaintance is on their way here."

"An acquaintance?" Lin Qing looked up in confusion. Wan Ming, however, kept her in suspense: "You will know in a moment."

A few minutes later.

A silver-gray Bora stopped outside the police cordon.

The car door opened, and a man with an upright figure walked over quickly.

The moment Lin Qing saw that face clearly, tears suddenly gushed out—it was actually Tang Ye!

Tang Ye appearing at this time felt like a final decision!

Lin Qing had dealt with Tang Ye once when they were in Pinghu Town, but the image of Tang Ye running around for Teacher Chen Chao at that time had stayed with her for a long time.

Later, she heard he had been transferred to the Municipal Government and thought it would be hard to have any contact in this lifetime!

Yet she never thought she would reunite with him in the wilderness of Suiyuan.

"Lawyer Lin, long time no see." Tang Ye looked at her disheveled appearance covered in mud, his voice filled with apology, "I have let you suffer a grievance."

He also had not expected that Cao Jin and his group would dare to set up a trap to bury people alive.

Xiao Zhang, standing to the side, watched, dumbfounded.

Just now, when being buried in the dirt pit, Lawyer Lin had gritted her teeth and held on without shedding a single tear.

But at this moment, seeing this young man who appeared suddenly, her tightly wound emotions completely lost control like a bursting dam.

Lin Qing wiped away the tears on her cheeks, her tone full of emotion: "I really didn't expect to meet you here; I heard before that you were transferred to the Municipal Government."

Wan Ming took over the conversation from the side to explain: "County Magistrate Tang is now the Deputy County Magistrate of Suiyuan County, in charge of the Industrial Park. He has been paying close attention to the Jiawei Chemical case. As soon as you arrived in Suiyuan, we received the news. In order not to alert the enemy, County Magistrate Tang did not contact you directly, but he had long arranged for personnel to protect you in secret."

These words made everything clear to Lin Qing—so Tang Ye had known their whereabouts all along and had been silently guarding them from behind the scenes.

But on second thought, she had also, to some extent, become the bait to draw out the mastermind.

Tang Ye knew that Lin Qing had figured out the whole story, and a trace of guilt appeared at the corners of his mouth: "I didn't show up in time, and I let you be frightened. We also didn't expect the other side to be so bold and reckless... but please rest assured, since things have reached this point, the county will definitely conduct a thorough investigation and give you an explanation."

"I believe you." Lin Qing's tone was firm. She turned to Jiang Jianming, who was still somewhat dazed, and delivered the good news: "Boss Jiang, we have gained from this disaster! You might not know County Magistrate Tang, but I have dealt with him; he is a cadre with a great sense of justice. With his intervention, this case will definitely see a turning point."

Jiang Jianming's mood was as turbulent as a roller coaster. Just a moment ago, he thought he was going to be buried in the wilderness and had already prepared himself for death, but at this moment, not only had he saved his life, but there was also hope of recovering his assets that had been auctioned off by the court. His eyes were red, and his voice was choked: "Then I will leave everything to County Magistrate Tang..."

Tang Ye looked at Jiang Jianming with a firm gaze, his tone carrying an unquestionable power.

"Boss Jiang, you once made contributions to the development of Suiyuan; we will absolutely not let you down, and we will certainly not let other entrepreneurs feel disheartened by the Government!"