Chapter 240: Two Choices, You Pick One

Su Yang looked the two of them up and down and said, "What kind of 'no courtesy'? What do you mean by 'no courtesy'?"

Yu Wen said, "Before, we were afraid you'd act like a dead dog or a rogue, afraid you'd die here. But we aren't afraid anymore. To tell you the truth, we have only one goal now: either you confess and we send you in, or you don't confess and you die here."

"When the time comes, the charge of 'suicide out of fear of punishment' can be pinned on you. We can find someone to write your confession for you. Of course, you can count on Secretary Fang and County Magistrate Zhou to help you overturn the case, but you won't be around to see any of that."

Hearing this, Su Yang's face changed. These two beasts were truly going to make a move! Previously, they hadn't dared to touch him because he threatened them with his own life, but now that they dared to openly kill him, someone behind the scenes must have given the order.

As Yu Wen's voice fell, the few burly SWAT officers who had appeared in the interrogation room earlier reappeared.

Su Yang's brain raced. He saw that these people were going to play hardball, and he believed they truly had the guts to kill him to silence him. By then, the so-called confession wouldn't even matter; they could just forge a fake one without any trouble.

If he fought back physically, he would definitely suffer, and he realized there was no longer any chance to keep stalling for time.

He immediately put on a terrified expression and said, "What... what do you want to do? Are you really, really going to make a move on me? I'm telling you..."

"Fine, fine, I'll confess! But some things can't be written on paper, because the person behind the scenes who instigated the Huatian Village villagers to riot wasn't me, but another leader in the County Party Committee and County Government who told me to do it. His name, of course, can't appear here, right? So I want to..."

Yu Wen and Ji Chaoming looked at each other. Clearly, they hadn't expected that in his panic, Su Yang would reveal such important information. To them, this was a gift from heaven.

They had just been planning to force a charge on him; they hadn't expected there to actually be a story behind it. How could they refuse such a merit delivered to their doorstep?

Su Yang saw their reaction and said, "This matter can't let too many people know. I can only tell the two of you. Of course, I also know what you're thinking right now."

"So, how about this, Director Yu Wen, I'll tell you, and then you can do whatever you want with it. But I have one condition: after I tell you this and finish writing the statement, you can't touch me anymore."

"I'm only doing this because I want to live."

Looking at the pleading look in Su Yang's eyes, a strange sense of satisfaction rose in Yu Wen and Ji Chaoming's hearts.

Wasn't he being so arrogant just a moment ago? How did he turn into a coward so quickly? It seemed even a "hard nut to crack" was afraid of death.

Without a second thought, Yu Wen walked to Su Yang's side. "Who is supporting you from behind? Secretary Fang, or County Magistrate Zhou? As long as you say it, I can consider letting you sit down and write it out slowly."

That was what he said, but he had no intention of giving Su Yang any chance at all.

Su Yang deliberately glanced at the menacing SWAT officers and Ji Chaoming.

Yu Wen said to the SWAT team, "You all go out first. I'll call you when I need you."

At this moment, his eyes were filled with greed and longing for this merit, because in his view, as long as he was the one who found out who was behind this, the merit would be his alone.

Because this was something that definitely couldn't appear in the official record, he could just make up a name later. As for the real benefits and rewards, he would just pocket them.

To Secretary Zhou, this would be a massive contribution; his promotion to Bureau Chief was in the bag.

Ji Chaoming's face turned extremely gloomy. He knew exactly what Yu Wen was plotting.

But he couldn't compete with Yu Wen right now, so he could only watch helplessly as Yu Wen claimed the merit for himself.

Su Yang saw that Yu Wen was truly blinded by greed and smiled inwardly. They say greed blinds the mind; it seemed it was true.

Just as Yu Wen leaned in to listen, Su Yang suddenly raised his hands and clamped the handcuffs tightly around Yu Wen's throat.

Caught off guard, Yu Wen was gripped firmly; he couldn't struggle or move, and he couldn't even make a sound.

This lightning-fast reaction shocked Ji Chaoming. He hadn't expected Su Yang to choose to strike. In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind: Yu Wen brought this on himself by being greedy and reckless.

Su Yang was simply a desperate madman. He was glad it wasn't him who had walked over, or he would be the one being choked right now.

Another thought flashed: if Yu Wen struggled, he might be able to draw his service weapon and shoot Su Yang dead. Then Su Yang would kill Yu Wen, and both of them would be finished.

To him, that would be a fantastic outcome.

After various thoughts flashed by, he finally said, "Su Yang, what are you doing? Do you know where this is? This is the Discipline Inspection Commission's interrogation room. You are under investigation. Whether you confess or not is a matter of your attitude. Holding Director Yu Wen hostage is a violent act of resistance—it's a crime."

"I advise you, don't do anything reckless, otherwise..."

Su Yang sneered, "Otherwise what? Otherwise you'll find another way to kill me? Ji Chaoming, I know exactly what you people are thinking. Originally, you didn't dare to touch me, but after that phone call, your master behind the scenes gave the order that he could cover for you if you killed me."

"And you really believed that dog-brained idea? If I really die here, do you know what that means? You'll just be cannon fodder, just scapegoats."

"In high-level political maneuvering, people like you with no brains are the ones who die. Do you still want to go to your master and claim credit? With your IQ, how did you even reach this position?"

"Now, I'll give you two choices. First, stay quiet and wait for others to find us. When the Municipal or Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission intervenes, at most you'll face charges for dereliction of duty."

"Or, you can call for help, say I'm resisting violently, and let them swarm in. But I will definitely take Yu Wen down with me."

"Oh, by the way, the people outside are Yu Wen's men. With Yu Wen here, they won't dare to move recklessly."

"When the time comes, Yu Wen will hate you, and in the end, when it comes time to find a scapegoat, you will be the only one left."

"Two choices: the first is dereliction of duty, the second is becoming a complete scapegoat. You pick one."