Chapter 927: Something Is Fishy About Zhong Leng's Death!

After Tang Ye returned to his office, he received a call from Li Na.

Li Na synchronized the latest progress of the mining area construction with Tang Ye:

"The construction site has been set up, and the instruments and equipment will arrive soon. We expect to start production before the New Year; we don't intend to wait until after the New Year."

Tang Ye asked in surprise: "During the Spring Festival, the workers all want to go home for the New Year. If you arrange it this way, will there be problems?"

Li Na said with full confidence: "We have already communicated with the workers. We will pay triple wages for working during the Spring Festival, and the workers are all willing to stay. Once the project is on the right track, we will give everyone compensatory time off. Otherwise, if we wait until after the New Year to start, not only will it delay time, but it will also be difficult to recruit a full team of workers."

Tang Ye thought to himself that Li Na's calculations were indeed meticulous: "I am not qualified to point fingers at how an enterprise operates, but remember to pay attention to production safety."

Li Na nodded and replied: "Don't worry, I know what to do!"

Tang Ye still felt a bit uneasy, so he immediately asked Ma Ran to arrange a vehicle and went to the mining area for an on-site inspection.

"The safety precautions at the construction site are generally quite good."

"Secretary Tang, since you have repeatedly demanded safe production, we wouldn't dare to drop the ball."

Li Na accompanied him the whole time. She discovered that Tang Ye was by no means just going through the motions, but was truly helping to identify safety hazards, even requesting to wear a safety helmet to enter the mine shaft for inspection.

Tang Ye and Li Na entered the mine tunnel.

Inside, not only was the light dim, but the air was also very turbid.

Tang Ye immediately stopped a miner to understand the situation.

"Young man, how old are you?"

"I am twenty-two this year!"

"Are you married?"

"I am married."

"How is the work compensation here?"

"The boss pays a high salary, so we are willing to work here. Some fellow villagers will come here to work after the Spring Festival."

Hearing the worker's words, Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief, "Alright, you go back to your work, I won't disturb you anymore."

After walking a few more steps forward, the staff member leading the way whispered a reminder.

"Secretary Tang, if we go any further inside, we'll reach the end. Why don't we head back!"

Just as Tang Ye was hesitating, a loud boom rang out.

The entire mine tunnel shook as if there were an earthquake.

Li Na was startled and couldn't help but let out a cry.

Tang Ye was also taken aback.

He only felt his waist tighten.

Li Na's soft body was pressed tightly against his back.

It must have been that Li Na was frightened and instinctively hugged him.

"They are using gunpowder up ahead to blast through the hard rocks," the team leader explained after the chaos subsided.

Tang Ye thought to himself why this guy hadn't warned him sooner so he could have been mentally prepared.

"So that's it, I didn't expect the commotion to be so big! Boss Li, are you alright?"

Li Na composed herself and gently pushed Tang Ye away!

The light inside the mine tunnel was dim, and her complexion could not be seen clearly.

Li Na knew in her heart that her cheeks must be glowing red at this moment.

It is said that when people are at a critical moment, they subconsciously look for the safest and most reliable person to rely on.

Even though the grievances between herself and Tang Ye were gone.

However, Li Na could not admit that she had fallen for Tang Ye.

The two of them came out of the mine shaft.

Tang Ye spoke with Li Na and found that Li Na always seemed absent-minded.

Tang Ye thought to himself that Li Na must have been scared silly by the blasting just now!

After Tang Ye left, Li Na also regained her composure and immediately ordered her subordinates to comprehensively carry out work to consolidate safety measures in response to the concerns raised by Tang Ye.

On the way back to the County Party Committee Compound, Tang Ye received a call from Xing Zhijun.

"Secretary Tang, there is a situation I need to report to you!"

"What is it?" Tang Ye asked.

"Zhong Leng is dead!" Xing Zhijun said in a deep voice.

"What? Dead? How did he die?" Tang Ye sat up straight abruptly, his tone instantly becoming stern.

"He died in the Interrogation Room. When we discovered his condition was not right, we immediately sent him to the hospital for emergency treatment, but in the end, we couldn't save him. The hospital's conclusion is sudden myocardial infarction. We have already communicated with Zhong Leng's family, and after obtaining their consent, Zhong Leng's remains have been sent to the funeral home for cremation."

Tang Ye frowned: "Did the family sign to confirm?"

Xing Zhijun nodded and said: "They signed. Although the hospital diagnosed it as sudden death from heart disease, our interrogation work definitely bears some responsibility. To control the scope of the incident's impact, we will discipline the duty officers and provide the family with some compensation. The family has already accepted our handling plan."

Tang Ye thought to himself that Zhong Leng's family seemed cooperative, but looking at it from another angle, their reaction was far too calm, as if they had known all along that something would happen to Zhong Leng.

There was clearly something fishy going on.

"It looks like someone didn't want Zhong Leng to say anything more. In fact, Zhong Leng had always been tight-lipped and hadn't confessed anything, but someone had always doubted his loyalty, which is why they cut the weeds and pulled out the roots to eliminate future trouble."

Xing Zhijun asked in a deep voice: "Are we just going to let this matter go?"

Tang Ye said: "Old Xing, the water behind this is very deep."

Xing Zhijun said softly: "I really feel a bit unwilling; the person behind the scenes is acting too rampantly."

Tang Ye said: "If you want to continue investigating, I will fully support you."

Xing Zhijun nodded and said: "Secretary Tang, with your words, I can rest easy. To be honest, without your support, I really wouldn't have the confidence to keep investigating."

"You must pay attention to your own safety. If you really cannot continue the investigation, do not force yourself."

A trace of guilt arose in Tang Ye's heart.

Behind Zhong Leng was Haibin, and his sudden death most likely had something to do with Haibin.

But Xing Zhijun had clearly overestimated his own connections.

He mistakenly believed that the network of connections behind him was enough to go toe-to-toe with the Provincial Governor.

That time Secretary Huang stepped in, it was merely for the sake of Huang Sitian; he himself had no substantive connection with Secretary Huang.

However, Xing Zhijun's courage still deserved to be encouraged.

He did not tell Xing Zhijun the truth!

He simply let the mistake continue.

After hanging up Tang Ye's call, Xing Zhijun immediately dialed his subordinate's number.

"Chen Peng, there is a matter that requires you to investigate."

Chen Peng was Xing Zhijun's junior fellow apprentice and currently served as the Deputy Captain of the Criminal Police Team; he was flexible and sharp, and deeply trusted by Xing Zhijun.

"Senior brother, whatever the mission is, just give the order."

"I suspect there is more to Zhong Leng's death, especially since there might be a traitor within our Public Security Bureau. You must find someone reliable for this matter, investigate in secret, and be careful not to alert the enemy."

"Senior brother, I feel this case will implicate quite a few people."

Xing Zhijun said in a low voice: "Haven't you always been clamoring to crack a big case? Isn't the opportunity here now?"

Chen Peng gave a bitter smile: "This involves Hai..."

Xing Zhijun smiled mysteriously: "This case was assigned by Secretary Tang. Haibin has someone behind him, but does Secretary Tang not have someone behind him? That case last time was helped by Huang..."

Chen Peng steeled his heart: "Alright, with your word, I am relieved. Senior brother, I will continue to investigate!"