Chapter 390: Cao Jin Ordered Me to Do It!

Tang Ye arrived at the County Public Security Bureau with the police motorcade.

Wan Ming entered the Interrogation Room to question the suspect, while Tang Ye waited briefly in Wan Ming's office.

Before long, Wan Ming walked in with steady strides, his expression carrying a hint of relief after solving the case: "The leader is named Zhang Wu, just as we expected. He originally only intended to scare Lin Qing, Jiang Jianming, and the others; he didn't expect us to catch them on the spot."

Tang Ye remarked with a solemn expression: "They took this act too far. With people already buried in a pit, it is by no means an exaggeration to classify this as attempted murder."

"Indeed," Wan Ming nodded in agreement, "Zhang Wu also knows things have blown up, so he didn't put up much resistance before spilling everything about the mastermind."

"Is it someone from the Elite Law Firm?" Tang Ye asked, raising an eyebrow.

"That's right," Wan Ming opened the case file, "The one who ordered him was Ling Yi from the Elite Law Firm, telling him to take men to beat those three people up and intimidate them into stopping their investigation. Zhang Wu took five thousand yuan, and his thirty-some subordinates each got a pack of cigarettes."

"To dare to wade into these muddy waters for five thousand yuan, this Zhang Wu really has no brain." Tang Ye shook his head helplessly.

"Zhang Wu has been to prison and is a well-known local thug in Suiyuan. People have long since reported that he needed to be dealt with; this time, he ran right into the muzzle of a gun." A hint of disdain flashed in Wan Ming's eyes, then he changed the subject, "I have already arranged for personnel to try and round up his entire gang. If Suiyuan wants to develop its economy, we must first clear out this kind of crooked atmosphere."

Tang Ye patted Wan Ming on the shoulder to show his approval: "That is exactly how it must be done. By the way, have you caught Ling Yi?"

Wan Ming's eyes turned cold, "Half an hour ago, she was apprehended at the Elite Law Firm in Hanzhou. Additionally, I have sent people to keep an eye on Cao Jin to prevent him from jumping over the wall in desperation and running away."

Hearing these developments, the taut nerves in Tang Ye finally relaxed.

Having been in Suiyuan County for over a month, he had consistently felt an invisible oppression.

This pressure came not only from the tediousness of Government affairs but also from the dark forces lurking in the shadows.

Now, the dark clouds hanging over Suiyuan had finally been torn open by him!!!

……

Inside the Hanzhou Elite Law Firm, Cao Jin's fingertips tapped rapidly on his desk; several consecutive phone calls went unanswered.

He could never have imagined that the people from the Suiyuan County Public Security Bureau would once again take away a core member from his law firm.

Last time it was an intern, and this time it was actually a senior partner, Ling Yi.

As a partner of many years, Ling Yi had handled many private matters for Cao Jin, especially in public relations, where she used her looks to open up many key channels.

But who could have foreseen that this time they would fall over an intimidation incident that they hadn't even cared about.

The more Cao Jin thought about it, the angrier he became.

He had let her find people to scare Jiang Jianming and the Lawyer.

How did it turn into a spectacle of over thirty people digging a pit to bury them alive?

This wasn't intimidation; it was clearly forcing people onto a path to death!

If this went to court, how could this case even be fought?

"What a pig of a teammate!" He cursed under his breath. Suddenly, his landline rang, and the name of Judge Ding Youzhao from the Suiyuan County Court popped up on the screen.

"Cao Jin! What on earth did you do?" Ding Youzhao's voice carried suppressed fury, "You turned such a small matter into a world-shaking event; do you want to drag everyone down with you?"

Cao Jin gave a bitter smile: "I didn't expect it to turn out like this either. What's the situation with Ling Yi? Have you found out?"

"She is locked up in the Suiyuan County Public Security Bureau." Ding Youzhao's voice dropped even lower, "The county public security system is all Wan Ming's people now; there is no way to pass a message. You must find a way to make Ling Yi take the fall for everything. We can only take it one step at a time now."

Listening to the retreat in Ding Youzhao's tone, Cao Jin pressed: "Are you just going to accept defeat like this?"

"Accept defeat?" Ding Youzhao slammed the table, "It was you who botched the job! In a few more days, the deadline for applying for the lawyer's investigation order will pass. The plan that was originally seamless has all been ruined by one wrong decision of yours!"

After saying this, only a busy signal remained on the line.

Cao Jin rubbed his throbbing temples and dialed Nie Kai's number.

But from the receiver came the prompt: "The number you have dialed is powered off."

The successive disconnections and rejected calls were like cold chains...

Leaving him bewildered and at a loss.

All sorts of signs indicated that he seemed to be walking step by step into a dead end with no exit.

……

Under the cold light of the Interrogation Room, Ling Yi sat on a metal chair, her wrists cuffed to the edge of the table.

When Tang Ye pushed the door open and entered, his gaze first fell upon her deceptive face.

Her skin was fair and delicate, her nose small and high, her thin lips slightly pursed, and her almond-shaped eyes, though bloodshot at this moment, still carried their habitual look of lingering affection.

"This is the Deputy County Magistrate of Suiyuan County, Tang Ye. He has some questions to ask you," Wan Ming introduced from the side.

Hearing the two words "Tang Ye," Ling Yi suddenly raised her head, her pupils slightly constricted, her scrutinizing gaze mixed with surprise and vigilance.

This was a name she had heard countless times in Cao Jin's curses.

Tang Ye pulled over a chair and sat down, his tone calm and waveless: "Ling Yi, the evidence chain for the case of the embezzlement of Jiawei Chemical's assets is already very clear; we won't talk about that today. What I want to know is about Guangtai Energy—regarding the land acquisition and listing stages back then, were there any illegal operations?"

"I don't understand what you are talking about." Ling Yi took a deep breath, her tone suddenly turning cold, her eyes flickering as she avoided Tang Ye's gaze.

"It seems you still haven't recognized the situation." Tang Ye twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly, "The case of the clearing and withdrawal of enterprise assets in the Suiyuan Industrial Park that you participated in is not the only one; now Deyang Finance is also being targeted. Do you want to follow in Huang Tiantian's footsteps? Used as a gun by Cao Jin and then thrown away like trash."

The three words "Huang Tiantian" pierced through Ling Yi's facade like a needle.

Her whole body shuddered, and complex emotions surged in her eyes instantly.

There was fear, there was unwillingness, and a hint of panic at being struck in a sore spot.

Tang Ye captured this subtle change and knew he had found a breakthrough.

"You know Cao Jin's character better than anyone." He leaned forward, his voice dropping lower, "In his eyes, you are nothing more than a plaything and a tool. Once you have no value to be used, he will not only immediately distance himself from you, but he might even take a knife to your family. You are a firsthand witness to the 'judicial extermination' of Huang Tiantian's family."

Ling Yi's breathing suddenly became rapid, and the metal handcuffs collided, making a crisp sound.

Countless suppressed images surged in her mind.

To avoid punishment, she became Cao Jin's puppet, forced to accompany people for drinks and serve clients.

Under his psychological control, she had gradually come to believe that corruption and depravity were the norm of the world.

Tang Ye's words were like a beam of light, suddenly waking her from a life of drunken dreams and dark confusion!

With Cao Jin's selfish and self-interested personality, he would absolutely push all the blame onto her.

Even her own parents and family would become targets for him to frame!

"I confess, everything, it was all instigated by Cao Jin!"