Chapter 987: You Are Shi Yao, Then Who Am I!

"Are you a staff member of the County Party Committee? Which department are you from?" Chen Dayong asked calmly.

Shi Yao looked at Chen Dayong with a calm gaze, "My name is Shi Yao, and I am the County Party Secretary of Dayu County."

Upon hearing Shi Yao say this, surprise appeared in Chen Dayong's eyes, which then immediately turned into a hint of mockery.

"You are the County Party Secretary? How can you prove your identity?"

Chen Dayong's words left Shi Yao momentarily stunned.

She had already stated her identity.

Yet Chen Dayong still put on an expression of disbelief.

Shi Yao cast a glance at Xiao Deng.

After a short period of adjustment, Xiao Deng was able to catch his breath, and he said in a deep voice, "All my work credentials are in my briefcase; you can just flip through them and see."

Chen Dayong remained calm and instructed Bazi, "Where is his briefcase!"

Bazi slapped his forehead, "It's in the car!"

Subsequently, Bazi went out and brought the briefcase in from the car.

Bazi flipped through it and found Xiao Deng's work ID.

General Office of the County Party Committee — Deng Jialiang.

Seeing the work ID, Chen Dayong's expression became strange, and then he laughed out loud, "This is truly interesting."

Xiao Deng was bewildered and at a loss, "What is interesting?"

Chen Dayong threw the work ID directly onto the ground and sneered, "I think you two have quite a lot of nerve. If you had produced a fake ID and impersonated a reporter from the provincial newspaper, I might have been fooled by you. One of you is impersonating the County Party Secretary, and the other is impersonating the County Party Secretary's Liaison Officer; how could you possibly get away with such an easy deception?"

"Impersonating?" Xiao Deng looked at Chen Dayong in surprise, "What evidence do you have to believe that my credentials are forged?"

Chen Dayong said impatiently, "Because I just had a meal with the county leaders last night, and that included the County Party Secretary."

"You had a meal with the County Party Secretary last night?"

Hearing this, Shi Yao felt it was unbelievable, "Are you talking about the County Party Secretary of Dayu County?"

"Who else! There's no need to tell you the specific details." Chen Dayong sneered, "You are impersonating county leaders with ulterior motives. Confess honestly, or suffer the consequences."

Shi Yao took a deep breath; at this moment, she felt as though she had no way to defend herself.

She had only wanted to conduct a secret investigation, so how did this "true and false Monkey King" situation come about?

"I can tell you responsibly: I really am the County Party Secretary. As for the person you saw yesterday, it is highly probable that someone is impersonating me! I suggest you wake up in time, lest you continue to make mistake after mistake."

Seeing Shi Yao's earnest demeanor, Chen Dayong could not help but feel a bit panicked inside.

Bazi suggested, "Brother Dayong, the way I see it, they are impersonating state officials, which is a crime. Let's hand them over to the County Leader to deal with; that way, we'll even have performed a meritorious service."

Chen Dayong took a deep breath; how did two County Party Secretaries suddenly appear?

The key was that there was no need for this woman in front of him to impersonate the County Party Secretary!

Could it be that the person who ate with him last night was a fake?

But that was someone introduced by his brother-in-law!

Last night, he had paid a very high price.

That box of "protection money" was half a year's profit from his quarry.

Chen Dayong was not a fool; at this moment, he felt that he might have been set up.

His tone when speaking to Shi Yao became much more polite, "Please come with us to a place."

Shi Yao looked at Chen Dayong calmly, "Let's go! I also want to see who that person is!"

About half an hour later, Chen Dayong brought Shi Yao and Xiao Deng to the entrance of a hotel.

After finishing their meal last night, the "County Leader" did not return to the county seat but stayed here instead.

Chen Dayong made a phone call.

Not long after, a man wearing an administrative jacket walked down.

"Boss Chen, Secretary Shi is still resting. Is there something the matter?"

Chen Dayong said cautiously, "I have a matter I would like to report to Secretary Shi."

"Very well, please follow me." The man glanced at the few people behind Chen Dayong, "The others shouldn't follow. It's not appropriate for so many people to go see Secretary Shi together."

Shi Yao said softly, "Can I be one extra person?"

The man nodded, "Fine!"

Seeing Shi Yao so composed, Chen Dayong began to mutter to himself.

If Shi Yao were a fake, how could she be so calm and collected?

If the County Party Secretary inside was a fake, and the woman behind him was real, then what should be done?

Shi Yao walked into the room and saw a woman with short hair sitting on the sofa.

She wore gold-rimmed glasses and a professional suit; she was about thirty-five years old. Her features were not particularly beautiful, but there was an air of authority in her brows and eyes that commanded respect.

"Boss Chen, you're in such a rush to find me; is there something the matter?"

"There is a matter I would like to report to you!" Chen Dayong glanced at Shi Yao, "We discovered two suspicious people while patrolling the mountains today. They claimed to be staff members of the County Party Committee. Thinking that you were conducting research in our town, I brought them over to meet with you."

The "Secretary Shi" sitting on the sofa felt a jolt in her heart upon hearing Chen Dayong say this, and she looked at Shi Yao calmly.

"Which department are you from?"

Shi Yao stared at the other person calmly, "You are Shi Yao, then who am I?"

Although "Secretary Shi" was a fake, she must have made detailed preparations before engaging in such fraud.

They knew that the County Party Secretary of Dayu County was a woman, and they had also seen photos of Shi Yao.

Although there were differences between the photo and the person, one could still see that Shi Yao was extremely similar to the photo.

"I am asking you a question; why are you giving an irrelevant answer?"

The "imposter" could only bite the bullet and continue the act.

"I don't know what kind of monsters and demons you crawled out from. But I can tell you clearly, your trick of impersonating a National Cadre has failed this time. I suggest you surrender immediately to seek leniency," Shi Yao warned in a deep voice.

"Secretary Shi" tried hard to appear calm, "Xiao Deng, come in quickly."

The fake Xiao Deng had been waiting outside and rushed straight in, "Secretary Shi, what are your instructions?"

"Secretary Shi" commanded in a deep voice, "Subdue this woman. She is falsely claiming to be a leader from the County Party Committee and is suspected of a crime. Send her to the County Public Security Bureau and have them investigate her thoroughly."

The fake Xiao Deng understood the intent and immediately stepped forward, attempting to subdue Shi Yao.

Shi Yao knew she could not sit and wait for death at this moment, so she hurried toward the door.

"Stop right there!"

A moment later, Shi Yao was caught up to by the fake Xiao Deng.

The fake Xiao Deng grabbed Shi Yao by the neck from behind and warned in a low voice, "I don't know who you really are. We just want money; don't resist, let us leave, and I absolutely won't hurt you."

He had underestimated Shi Yao's fierce temperament.

Shi Yao stomped on the fake Xiao Deng's instep.

In pain, the fake Xiao Deng loosened his arm.

Shi Yao ran down the stairs, but a moment later, her shoulder was grabbed by the fake Xiao Deng.

Shi Yao was tackled to the ground, the back of her head striking the floor; a sharp pain surged, and she felt her mind go blank.

At this moment, she felt a trace of regret in her mind—was she being too presumptuous by putting herself in danger?

Subsequently, Shi Yao's neck was gripped, and a sensation of suffocation followed.

Her feet thrashed and twitched uncontrollably on the ground.

Her consciousness gradually began to blur...

Shi Yao had never felt death so close...