Chapter 780: Li Tian Should Not Have Provoked You!

Tang Ye met Li Zhongling in the Interrogation Room.

Li Zhongling had not met Tang Ye many times, but he had a deep impression of him.

Tang Ye discovered that he had overestimated Li Zhongling.

Li Zhongling was his true prey!

However, from beginning to end, Li Zhongling never discovered the existence of Tang Ye, the hunter.

Li Zhongling managed to squeeze a smile onto his face.

"County Magistrate Tang, as the saying goes, those who do not know are not guilty.

Li Tian is ignorant and should not have offended you.

As long as it can appease your anger, why not name a price? I, Li Zhongling, am willing to give everything I have."

Tang Ye threw a stack of documents in front of Li Zhongling, his tone serious:

"Boss Li is afraid he has misunderstood!

From start to finish, there has never been any such thing as a personal grudge.

The path to the Hongling Group's success is stained with the blood of others.

You made your fortune back then by contracting the coal mine in the village.

To seize the operating rights of that coal mine, you committed quite a few evil deeds.

Although you have slowly transformed over these years, attempting to whitewash yourself,

those facts of illegal and criminal activities can never be erased."

Li Zhongling picked up the materials, flipped through them quickly, and then hurriedly defended himself, his tone carrying a hint of panic.

"This is a malicious frame-up against me!

The Hongling Group is at a critical stage of preparing for its IPO; if negative news breaks now, the listing plan will definitely be affected.

Our listing this time has received high attention from provincial and city leaders.

You had better think clearly about whether you can bear the consequences."

Li Zhongling actually still wanted to use so-called leaders to apply pressure.

Tang Ye sneered, not yielding an inch,

"A company successfully going public is indeed a good thing for the local Government.

However, letting an enterprise full of evil deeds muddle through and successfully list

is not only a blatant desecration of law and discipline, but also extremely irresponsible to the vast number of shareholders.

I believe the leaders will support the decision of Dayu County."

Seeing Tang Ye's sharp tongue and that he himself had fallen into a disadvantageous position, Li Zhongling's tone became increasingly impatient.

"Tang Ye, you have no authority to boss me around, let alone the qualifications to judge me!"

Tang Ye sighed lightly and slowed his tone.

"Boss Li, I never thought of judging you; I just wanted to advise you not to make any more futile struggles.

As for Li Tian, the evidence for the case of him murdering his ex-wife, Guo Jie, is conclusive, and there is no room for any sophistry."

The anger in Li Zhongling's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a touch of self-mockery.

He smiled bitterly and said: "Li Tian should not have provoked you."

Tang Ye shook his head: "With Li Tian's character, even without this incident, even if he hadn't met me, he would have exposed his true nature sooner or later because of other things and embarked on a crooked path."

After hearing this, Li Zhongling fell into a long silence.

Just then, there was some movement outside the door of the Interrogation Room.

Jiang Anbang sat in a wheelchair and was slowly pushed into the Interrogation Room by Xing Zhijun.

Tang Ye hurriedly stood up, his tone carrying a hint of surprise: "County Magistrate Jiang, why have you come?"

Jiang Anbang's voice was low, his gaze landing on Li Zhongling: "I came to see this 'old friend'."

Tang Ye tactfully said: "Then I will go outside and wait for you."

Jiang Anbang waved his hand, refusing directly: "No need!"

Li Zhongling's gaze stared fixedly at Jiang Anbang's legs, a look of guilt appearing on his face as he said in a low voice: "County Magistrate Jiang, I... I owe you an apology."

Jiang Anbang sighed lightly, his tone complex: "Old Li, we have known each other for so many years; I expect neither you nor I thought we would meet in this way."

Li Zhongling tried to grasp at the last straw, hurriedly pleading:

"For the sake of the many years we have known each other, give me a chance!

I am willing to take out all my money and donate it to Dayu County, only asking that you can show mercy."

Jiang Anbang saw through Li Zhongling's cunning and said in a firm tone:

"No amount of money can buy justice!

I have already seen those materials regarding the Hongling Group.

I had actually heard of that mine disaster back then.

I didn't expect your heart to be so black that you dared to conceal the miners' death information and refuse to give death compensation to the families of the victims."

Li Zhongling quickly defended himself:

"I was forced into it!

If I hadn't controlled the death toll at the time, the leaders above would definitely have been held accountable, and the matter would have blown up even bigger."

Jiang Anbang's tone was full of disappointment:

"If you had raised your safety awareness and spent more effort and funds on the safety measures of the coal mine, such a serious casualty accident would never have happened."

Li Zhongling continued to quibble: "I admit I did neglect safety issues, but the whole industry is like this; everyone does it this way, it's not just my problem alone."

Jiang Anbang slammed the table, his anger burning.

"Your mindset was wrong from the very beginning! Do not always use others as excuses and push the responsibility onto them. These mistakes you have committed are entirely your own doing; you can blame no one!"

Li Zhongling shuddered all over, and his last shred of wishful thinking vanished.

He gave a dejected, bitter laugh: "Enough, enough. The winner takes all and the loser is the villain; I accept my defeat."

Li Zhongling was very clear in his heart.

With matters having reached this point, the people behind the scenes would certainly sacrifice the pawn to save the rook.

He would shoulder all the matters himself.

Perhaps the people behind the scenes would remember past affections and show a little more care for Hongling Group.

Li Zhongling had two children; besides Li Tian, there was also a daughter who was currently studying in Canada.

His son would, without any surprises, be heavily sentenced.

He did not want to implicate his daughter and ruin her future.

……

The interrogation ended.

Tang Ye pushed Jiang Anbang's wheelchair and slowly walked out of the Interrogation Room.

"Little Tang, you've worked hard this time." Jiang Anbang's tone carried a hint of gratification.

"County Magistrate Jiang, please do not say that," Tang Ye's tone was full of guilt, "I must apologize to you. You were injured so severely, and in the end, it was because of me. I have a responsibility."

Jiang Anbang waved his hand, interrupting Tang Ye from continuing.

"If not for this injury, how could I have known that the background of Hongling Group was actually so filthy."

Tang Ye quickly said: "You are the backbone who pushed for the investigation of the entire case. If not for your demand to investigate the case to the very end, it would have been absolutely impossible to dig this deep."

Jiang Anbang smiled and patted the back of Tang Ye's hand, his tone becoming much more relaxed: "We can consider this a pleasant cooperation, together eradicating the Hongling Group, this gang of evil forces that has committed all kinds of wickedness."

County Magistrate Jiang's favorability increased by one hundred!

Tang Ye sighed with emotion: "Indeed, the feeling of fighting side by side is truly great. Through this incident, I have also gained a deeper understanding of you and have learned many things from you."

Jiang Anbang looked at Tang Ye with satisfaction.

To tell the truth, when he first learned that he had been hit by mistake and injured accidentally, Jiang Anbang had felt quite depressed, thinking he was unlucky.

During these days lying on the hospital bed, he had thought a lot.

Slowly, he had figured it out.

What officials pursue is nothing more than promotion and reputation.

In the eyes of his superiors, he was injured in the line of duty this time.

Having shed blood for the organization and fought against evil forces!

His glorious deeds would be passed down forever in the officialdom of Dayu……

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