Chapter 902: Secret Investigation of Heiniu Mountain!

Saturday, early morning.

Tang Ye received a call from Zhao Hui.

"Secretary Tang, are you up? Shall we arrange breakfast first, and have the driver come pick you up?"

"No need! Let's meet at the foot of the mountain!"

Tang Ye had Ma Ran apply for an official vehicle in advance; since today was for field research, applying for a vehicle was not against the rules.

Tang Ye had scouted Heiniu Mountain some time ago, but he had only wandered around the foot of the mountain and had not gone into the mountains.

Chen Zhi drove over to pick up Tang Ye.

Ma Ran sat in the front passenger seat; he was dressed very casually today, rarely not looking like an old cadre.

Afterward, they headed to Shen Yuping's residence to pick her up.

Shen Yuping was wearing a light gray tracksuit today with purple sneakers; her figure was very sleek, and she looked a dozen years younger than usual.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, Ma Ran thought to himself that County Magistrate Shen was actually very well-suited for casual clothes; it really took years off her appearance.

As the car drove along, Tang Ye's gaze remained fixed outside the window.

Although he studied administrative planning maps every day, only by walking it himself could he know how difficult it would be to build this stretch of road.

Chen Zhi stepped on the brake, and Tang Ye was startled.

"There's a car broken down ahead," Chen Zhi explained.

Ma Ran was surprised, "Huh, that person looks a bit familiar!"

Tang Ye saw the woman's appearance clearly and hurriedly instructed Chen Zhi, "Go back and take a look!"

The woman hailing the car by the roadside was none other than Han Jing.

Besides her, there was another familiar figure.

Huang Sitian, the English Teacher at Dayu Women's High School.

Han Jing had received a news tip today and had arranged with Huang Sitian to go to Heiniu Mountain together for an interview.

Unexpectedly, halfway there, the car broke down.

Han Jing kept trying to flag down cars, but no car ever stopped.

She thought to herself, if she still couldn't flag one down, she would have to try using her charms!

At this moment, a black sedan drove past, then reversed back.

Han Jing looked closely and saw that it was actually Tang Ye who had stepped out.

"Reporter Han, Teacher Huang, do you need help?"

"We certainly do. The car is broken, and we don't know what to do!"

Tang Ye waved at Chen Zhi.

Chen Zhi walked over to examine it for a while and found he couldn't fix it.

Then, he dialed the number of an acquaintance at an auto repair shop.

"Secretary Tang, I've already contacted a friend; they will rush over for roadside assistance."

Tang Ye smiled and said to Han Jing, "Don't worry, it's already been arranged."

Han Jing sighed, "If you have urgent business, you can go ahead and get busy; don't worry about us."

It was impossible for Tang Ye to leave two women all alone in the wilderness.

"There's no urgent business! Let's wait with you until the mechanic arrives."

Han Jing and Huang Sitian looked at each other, and the tension in their eyes vanished.

Half an hour later, the mechanic arrived, checked the state of the car, and a look of difficulty appeared on his face.

"I'm afraid this car won't be fixed for a while."

Tang Ye suggested to Han Jing and Huang Sitian, "Since you are also going to Heiniu Mountain, why don't we go together? Mechanic, after you fix the car, please drive it back to the county seat."

Huang Sitian said softly, "With so many of us, one car won't fit everyone!"

Ma Ran laughed, "Secretary Tang, why don't you go first, and come back to pick me up later?"

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "Alright, then I'll trouble Driver Chen to make another trip!"

Afterward, Tang Ye got into the car with the three women.

Tang Ye sat in the front passenger seat, and the three women squeezed into the back row.

The air inside the car was instantly filled with a fragrance.

"Reporter Han, I wonder what you are going to Heiniu Mountain to interview this time?"

Han Jing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Can I keep it a secret?"

Tang Ye smiled and probed, "We are so familiar; if it involves Government issues, please inform me in advance."

Han Jing felt there was no need to hide anything from Tang Ye; she took a piece of paper out of her bag and handed it to Tang Ye.

"I received a news tip a few days ago."

"A group of outsiders entered Heiniu Mountain, set up a temporary construction site, and blocked the path up the mountain. The villagers had a conflict with this group of outsiders, and as a result, a villager was beaten and seriously injured."

"It was reported to the town, but no one cared, and they even arrested the villagers who filed the complaint."

"I want to understand the actual situation..."

Tang Ye couldn't help but frown; there were currently no engineering projects on Heiniu Mountain...

Outsiders suddenly appearing and having conflicts with local villagers clearly hid unknown secrets.

The car arrived at the meeting point at the foot of the mountain.

Zhao Hui had been waiting for half an hour and had gloomily smoked half a pack of cigarettes.

After Tang Ye got out of the car, seeing three women walk out, he couldn't help but be a bit surprised.

"President Zhao, my apologies for keeping you waiting."

"Let me introduce these two to you. This is Ms. Han Jing, a reporter from the Yanzhou Evening News, and this is Teacher Huang Sitian from the Dayu Women's High School."

"Their car broke down on the road."

"Since it was on the way, I gave them a ride here."

"This is the young master of the Zhao Group, Zhao Hui."

Zhao Hui suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Where did the car break down? Do you need any help?"

Han Jing said, "The car is already being repaired, but it won't be fixed for a while, so we had to hitch a ride with Secretary Tang."

Zhao Hui took a business card case from his bag and smiled, "Since you are friends of Secretary Tang, you are also my friends. Here is my business card!"

Han Jing and Huang Sitian took the business cards.

Han Jing actually knew who Zhao Hui was.

There are only a few relatively large enterprises in Yanzhou, and the Zhao Group is undoubtedly one of them.

Zhao Hui secretly observed Han Jing and Huang Sitian.

His own female assistant might not lose to them in terms of looks, but her temperament was slightly inferior.

Zhao Hui took out a pre-prepared map and handed it to Tang Ye.

"The route map has already been planned. Secretary Tang, take a look and see if this route is acceptable?"

Tang Ye picked up the map, glanced at it, and sighed helplessly, "President Zhao, I can tell you put a lot of effort into this. However, I'm afraid we'll have to choose a new route today."

Zhao Hui looked at Tang Ye with some surprise, then reacted very quickly.

"Fine, I'll listen to you."

Tang Ye intended to follow Han Jing into the mountains to investigate.

Because from his initial communication with Han Jing.

The Heiniu Village she wanted to investigate undercover was exactly No. 32 Plot.

This is a very sensitive place.

Chen Zhi made another trip and brought Ma Ran over.

Once everyone was present.

The group walked toward the mountain.

About half an hour later, they arrived at the village Han Jing wanted to interview—Heiniu Village.

"Secretary Tang, later, please do not reveal your identity to the Party Branch Secretary."

Tang Ye cooperated, "Understood!"

If the identity were revealed, it would deviate from the original intention of the undercover investigation.

Tang Ye also did not want to alert the enemy!

The Party Branch Secretary received Han Jing's call and walked over.

"Reporter Han, hello, I am Niu Aiguo, the Party Branch Secretary of Heiniu Village."

"Branch Secretary Niu, our car broke down on the road. That's why we were delayed. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

The Branch Secretary glanced at the group behind Han Jing.

He didn't expect Han Jing to bring so many people.

"And these are?"

Tang Ye said with a smile, "We are friends of Reporter Han."

The Branch Secretary paused on Tang Ye for a long time, always feeling that this person looked very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Han Jing said, "Branch Secretary Niu, please lead the way!"

The Branch Secretary reminded, "It rained this morning, so the road into the mountains is quite slippery and difficult to walk on."

Han Jing said, "Mm, it's fine, we will be careful."

The group set off toward the mountain under the guidance of the Branch Secretary.

The stone path up the mountain was carved out by generations of ancestors.

They walked for half an hour.

The sound of an argument could be vaguely heard from afar...

Tang Ye and Zhao Hui exchanged a look, then quickened their pace and headed toward the direction of the sound...