Chapter 677: The Temporary Worker Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger!

Gao Feng was also among the crowd of onlookers at this moment.

He saw a young man walk into that room and communicate with Lu Guiping for a while, after which Lu Guiping was successfully persuaded and walked out of the room.

Immediately following this, the Police and armed police quickly brought the situation under control and rescued those hostages.

Gao Feng's mood was exceptionally complicated.

He had originally only wanted to make Lu Guiping suffer a little, but he hadn't expected Lu Guiping to have such a fiery temper!

He had actually strapped on explosives and taken hostages, prepared to go down with everyone.

He secretly felt fortunate—if things had really reached a point beyond repair, he feared he would have been implicated as well, and that would have been troublesome.

And that young man who stepped forward to resolve the problem was none other than the new Executive Deputy County Magistrate of Dayu County.

Gao Feng kept feeling that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't recall it for the moment.

Gao Feng hurried back to his coal kiln, but he felt restless inside.

With this matter causing such a huge stir, the higher-ups would certainly investigate the responsibility; would they follow the clues and trace it back to him?

The more he thought, the more panicked he became, so he simply called his wife, lied that he had to go on a business trip for a few days, then took cash out of his safe and stuffed it into his bag, preparing to head out to avoid the limelight.

Suddenly, a group of Police walked in with long, swift strides.

"Gao Feng, there is a case that requires your assistance in the investigation; please cooperate with us." The leading Police officer stepped forward, showed his credentials, and spoke in a serious tone.

Gao Feng instantly felt like a deflated ball; he sighed dejectedly, put down the bag in his hand, and obediently followed the Police into the police car.

Half an hour later, the door to the Interrogation Room was pushed open, and Tang Ye walked in and sat down on the chair opposite Gao Feng.

Gao Feng looked up and was instantly stunned.

Sitting opposite him was none other than the Executive Deputy County Magistrate who had just resolved the crisis in Runfeng Village.

Tang Ye looked at him, the corners of his mouth curling into a meaningful smile: "Boss Gao, do you still have an impression of me?"

Gao Feng looked at Tang Ye, not understanding, his heart full of doubt and unease, and he asked cautiously: "County Magistrate Tang, do you... do you know me?"

The smile on Tang Ye's face remained unchanged, his tone calm: "It seems Boss Gao is a person of noble status who forgets things easily. Several weeks ago, we actually met once at your coal kiln."

After saying this, he took a transparent plastic bag from his pocket containing a few lumps of coal and pushed it in front of Gao Feng, "Here, these are the samples taken from your coal kiln at that time."

Gao Feng stared at the bag of coal, then looked at Tang Ye's face, struggling to search his memory.

With this reminder from Tang Ye, his eyes suddenly widened, and he pointed at Tang Ye in shock: "You, you, you... you are that temporary worker Chen Mazi brought over back then!"

Tang Ye gave him a thumbs-up, his tone carrying a hint of mockery: "Boss Gao has finally remembered."

This sentence struck Gao Feng like a thunderbolt; his mind went blank for an instant, then was immediately filled with countless chaotic pieces of information.

Why did Tang Ye pretend to be a temporary worker back then?

In order to cooperate with Chen Mazi to force Tang Ye away, he had even provided false testimony at the time, framing Tang Ye for signing the quality inspection sheet without authorization!

And furthermore, Tang Ye infiltrating the Coal Transportation and Marketing Company certainly wasn't to experience life, but because he had long been eyeing the problems at the coal kiln!

This wretch!

He had been playing the pig to eat the tiger all along!

Thinking of this, cold sweat instantly broke out on Gao Feng's back, and his face turned pale.

Tang Ye seemed to see through his thoughts; he took a notebook out of his briefcase, flipped to a page, and his tone returned to being serious:

"Gao Feng, I spent some time at the Sales Company and uncovered quite a few problems, all of which are closely related to your coal kiln.

I am giving you a chance now; if you are willing to step forward and testify against those lawless elements who use coal mines to line their own pockets, I can guarantee that I will help you strive for a lighter sentence."

This sentence completely shattered Gao Feng's psychological defenses.

Since he had recognized Tang Ye's "other identity," he understood that Tang Ye had come prepared this time, and he had no room to hide anything.

He took a trembling breath, his voice carrying a hint of pleading: "County Magistrate Tang, I will be honest with you... I am actually just an agent for this coal kiln; the real shareholders are someone else. I usually just handle the operation of the coal kiln, and most of the profits earned have to be split among those behind-the-scenes shareholders."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ye picked up a pen and a piece of paper from the table and "slapped" them down in front of Gao Feng:

"Who are the shareholders? Write down their names and identities, every single detail."

On the other side, Chu Weiming hurried back to the County Party Committee Compound and walked straight toward the County Magistrate's office.

Jiang Anbang was sitting at his desk; although he had already learned that the crisis in Runfeng Village had been resolved, he was still waiting for Chu Weiming to report the details.

"County Magistrate Jiang, regarding this matter, one must admit that County Magistrate Tang has courage, boldness, and a sense of responsibility."

Chu Weiming couldn't help but exclaim as soon as he entered the room.

"He was worried that Lu Guiping would be provoked, so he first had all the police cars and armed police vehicles retreat from the scene, then went forward alone to conduct ideological work with Lu Guiping face-to-face.

More importantly, he accurately grasped Lu Guiping's will to survive.

At the critical moment, he successfully persuaded Lu Guiping to remove the explosives from his body and choose to surrender; the entire process did not cause any casualties."

Jiang Anbang nodded slightly, his fingers tapping lightly on the desk: "Comrade Tang Ye's way of handling the crisis this time was very decisive."

In fact, handing the matter over to Tang Ye this time was, on one hand, to test his ability;

On the other hand, it was also to let him personally experience the "fierce folk customs" of Dayu County.

But what surprised Jiang Anbang was that Tang Ye hadn't moved a single soldier or officer, and had resolved this crisis that could have led to a major disaster with just his mouth.

He thought to himself: This cadre who came for the inter-provincial exchange really does have some tricks up his sleeve.

"By the way, according to County Magistrate Tang's wishes, although Lu Guiping acted impulsively, there was a cause for it, and he even took the initiative to provide a guarantee, saying he would not pursue Lu Guiping's responsibility," Chu Weiming added.

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Anbang's expression instantly darkened, his eyes full of astonishment: "Absurd! To cause such a huge disturbance with such a vile impact, how can we not deal with Lu Guiping severely? For Comrade Tang Ye to do this is simply too childish!"

Chu Weiming actually sympathized with Lu Guiping's plight from the bottom of his heart and couldn't help but defend him: "But Lu Guiping chose to let go at the final moment and didn't cause any actual harm; this rationality is still worth encouraging..."

"At most, it can only be handled with leniency; not pursuing responsibility is absolutely out of the question!" Jiang Anbang interrupted him, saying in a firm tone, "This is a disregard for the law; how can it be handled like this?"

After Chu Weiming left, the more Jiang Anbang thought about it, the more he felt it was inappropriate, so he simply got up and walked straight to the office of County Party Secretary Ou Xiye.

"Come in, please sit!" Ou Xiye looked up, saw it was him, and greeted him in a calm tone.

After Jiang Anbang sat down, Ou Xiye got up and poured him a cup of tea.

Jiang Anbang, however, had no heart to drink; he set his teacup on the coffee table and got straight to the point: "Secretary Ou, I just received news that Comrade Tang Ye has successfully resolved the vicious incident in Runfeng Village, yet he has actually decided not to pursue the criminal responsibility of the perpetrator, Lu Guiping. This is truly baffling!"

Ou Xiye listened patiently to his complaint before slowly taking a document from his drawer and pushing it in front of Jiang Anbang:

"Comrade Anbang, when I first met with Tang Ye privately, he mentioned to me that there are many chaotic phenomena in the coal industry of our Dayu County, and he even submitted a detailed rectification report."

"I am just about to bring this report to the Standing Committee for discussion; you should take a look at it first."