Chapter 844: A Good Hand of Cards Played Into a Complete Mess!

Captain Ma glanced at the time; it was five o'clock in the morning!

Setting out so early, they must be up to no good!

"Keep an eye on them and wait for my notification."

After hanging up the man's call, a complex look appeared in Captain Ma's eyes.

According to Liang Shiyu's interrogation confession, Zhang Lin was deeply involved in the Fluorite Mine incident, with a status equivalent to a mastermind behind the scenes.

Of course, this could also be a fabrication by Liang Shiyu, who wanted to drag more people down with him and attempt to muddy the waters completely.

However, quite a bit of evidence currently points to Zhang Lin.

An hour later, the car stopped at the Yanzhou Railway Station.

Xu Haiyan was sandwiched between two tall men as they went through security together.

Just past the security checkpoint, several men walked over from not far away. One of them took out an arrest warrant and asked, "Are you Xu Haiyan? There is a case that requires your cooperation; come with us."

Zhang Lin's wife looked at these people in surprise and said in a deep voice, "On what grounds are you arresting someone? You must state your reasons!"

The leader of the group swept a cold glance at her and replied, "I know you are Zhang Lin's wife. Zhang Lin is currently involved in a case, and Xu Haiyan is an important witness and source of clues."

Only then did Zhang Lin's wife finally realize the severity of the situation.

This is Yanzhou!

If they were in Hanzhou, she would still have the confidence to stop the other party;

but right now, she could only watch helplessly as Xu Haiyan was forcibly taken away.

……

Ding Tong hurriedly took out her phone and dialed her father's number: "Dad, something happened to Zhang Lin in Yanzhou!"

Her father frowned: "What happened?"

"Zhangping County is investigating a case involving private mines and rare earth smuggling!"

"……He couldn't possibly be stupid enough to get himself involved in something like that, could he?"

"Dad, now is not the time for complaints; you have to find a way to save him!"

"The status of a Two-Province Exchange Cadre was meant to be a platform for him to gild his resume. I warned him time and again that even if he did little and made few mistakes, that would be fine, but he must never touch matters of principle. Yet he just wouldn't listen!" Her father-in-law's voice trembled with anger on the other end of the line, and he nearly suffered a heart attack. "I have no way to help. If he truly violated discipline and the law, he must accept legal sanctions."

Hearing her father be so resolute, Zhang Lin's wife sighed dejectedly.

She dialed Zhang Lin's mobile number again, but no one answered;

she hurriedly dialed his office landline, but it still went unanswered.

At this moment, she vaguely realized that Zhang Lin was likely in grave danger.

……

Elsewhere.

Zhang Lin was sitting in the Finance Bureau's conference room, listening to staff report on recent work.

Suddenly, a group of people wearing black suits and Party emblems on their chests walked in from outside.

One of them walked up to Zhang Lin's ear and lowered his voice: "Comrade Zhang Lin, we are from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. Please come with us."

Zhang Lin felt a wave of oxygen deprivation in his brain; when he stood up, his legs went weak, and he nearly lost his footing.

An experienced Discipline Inspection Commission comrade nearby saw this and quickly stepped forward to support him under the armpits, preventing him from falling to the ground.

In the end, under the gaze of everyone in the conference room, Zhang Lin was led out of the venue and shoved into a police car.

Only then did the tense atmosphere in the conference room ease slightly.

Someone stood up and said: "Let's end today's meeting here! Regarding what just happened, everyone should not spread it, nor discuss it in private."

But after everyone walked out of the conference room, who could still care about the leader's instructions?

Groups of three or five huddled together and whispered: "Too terrifying! This is the first time I've seen the Discipline Inspection Commission arrest someone at a meeting. The aura was too powerful!"

"There are water stains on County Magistrate Zhang's seat; could he have been scared into peeing himself?"

"Sigh, if it were you, you would be just as panicked in that situation!"

"You think too highly of me. I'm not qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as County Magistrate Zhang!"

"Isn't County Magistrate Zhang a Two-Province Exchange Cadre? Do you think Huai Province will step in to protect him?"

"If they really intended to protect him, they wouldn't have taken him away directly in front of everyone."

"Sigh, a good hand of cards played into a complete mess!"

……

Zhang Lin was taken into a hotel.

The discipline inspection personnel gave Zhang Lin a pen and a piece of paper, and said in an icy tone, "Confess quickly!"

"Confess what?" Zhang Lin played dumb.

"Confess your disciplinary and legal violations in Zhangping County." The discipline inspection personnel's tone was very blunt.

"I have nothing to confess! I am a Two-Province Exchange Cadre, I am a cadre from Huai Province. You have no authority to investigate me." Zhang Lin said in an icy tone.

"Your organizational affiliation is in Yanzhou; the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection has the authority to investigate you. You had better confess honestly and improve your attitude." The discipline inspection personnel were provoked by Zhang Lin's arrogance.

At this moment, the door was pushed open.

The discipline inspection personnel quickly stood up and said respectfully, "Hello, Chen."

Seeing the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary arrive in person, Zhang Lin's eyes revealed a look of awe.

Furthermore, there was someone beside him, and it was none other than Tang Ye.

Why did Tang Ye come?

To watch him make a fool of himself?

"Comrade Tang Ye was invited by us specifically; he and you are both Exchange Cadres, so have a good talk!"

Chen remained calm and took the discipline inspection personnel away.

Only Tang Ye and Zhang Lin remained in the room.

"Are you feeling quite smug?" Fire spat from Zhang Lin's eyes.

Tang Ye shook his head, "I don't have that thought; I just feel it's a great pity. Why did you have to cooperate with Liang Shiyu?"

Zhang Lin sneered, "A pity? You speak too sanctimoniously. You have so many bright and glorious political achievements, so of course you can rest easy. But what about me? If I don't produce results, I will be trampled down by you."

Tang Ye said in a deep voice, "Is it necessary to be so extreme? As long as we pass these two years step by step, everyone will have a bright future."

Zhang Lin said, "Don't be happy too early; I haven't lost yet!"

Tang Ye shook his head and sighed, took out a photograph, and placed it in front of Zhang Lin.

"This is a photo from the train station; Xu Haiyan has already been intercepted. Xu Haiyan went for a pregnancy checkup a few days ago; she is already pregnant. You should know in your heart whose child is in her womb!"

Upon hearing this, surprise appeared in Zhang Lin's eyes, "You have been arranging people to watch me?"

Tang Ye said, "I don't have that much spare time. You knew Xu Haiyan was a lure arranged by others, so why did you still fall for it?"

Zhang Lin slapped the tabletop in anger.

Because he thought he could completely crush Li Na, he believed that even if he touched Xu Haiyan, it would still be within his control.

"Zhang Lin, besides Xu Haiyan, the Discipline Inspection Commission has already obtained solid evidence of your contact with many mine owners.

I advise you: do not harbor any delusions of luck!"

At this moment, Zhang Lin's mood was like a flood breaching a dam.

"You are framing me! I am innocent!"

"Innocent?"

Tang Ye maxed out his mockery!

"In less than half a year of serving in Zhangping County, everyone knows you have two hobbies.

The first is a love for drinking soup; you kept a little cook.

The second is a love for collecting wine; to build a good relationship with you, one must use famous wine to pay respects...

You have brought total disgrace to the cadres of Huai Province!"