Chapter 753: with translation of chapter title

At this moment, Geng Miao was already on edge, his face had long lost all color, and his usual composure and calm had completely vanished.

All that remained was panic filling his eyes.

How is that possible? Bai Xue Tao is really just a good-for-nothing; I already told him, Geng Le and Geng Biao were wearing bulletproof vests—why didn't they shoot him in the head?

Ming Yuexin was also standing aside; he felt no surprise at Geng Miao's approach: "I think now is not the time to be angry about this; we should think about how to remedy it."

"I think there are only two options now: one is that Geng Le and Geng Biao will definitely be sent to the county hospital for bandaging and surgery; if possible, we could act directly in the county hospital to eliminate the future trouble."

"But this also has a loophole: if the Lie Shan Public Security Bureau anticipated our move and set up an ambush there, it would be tantamount to them grabbing hold of your leverage."

"We can bypass the issue of the Lie Shan Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery and all other problems and directly summon you."

"The other is to put pressure on Ye Xianggao, Wen Qiren, and even those leaders in the city who have taken our benefits; they usually haven't hesitated to take our benefits."

"At this critical juncture, it's time to exert some effort."

"If it really doesn't work, give that provincial official a call early; at this point, we ask for nothing else—just that he can ensure your safe landing."

"Failing that, you're still a provincial people's congress deputy; they can't directly detain you, so take this opportunity to hide first."

"I don't believe so many people would ignore their own momentum and willingly join you in a lawsuit."

"In short, the most important thing is to prevent the second and third from revealing anything about you; everything else is irrelevant."

"As for what's inside the factory, they won't find anything."

Geng Miao's face turned deathly pale; he waved his hand and said, "We've kicked an iron plate this time; Su Yang's connections are not at all as simple as that so-called Tian Shao said; otherwise, the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary wouldn't have spoken with Su Yang alone for so long."

"Moreover, this time he directly used the city's armed police—something an ordinary person couldn't do."

"Although the identity of a people's congress deputy sounds like a protective shell, in fact you're mistaken; for ordinary crimes and ordinary law enforcement units, having this identity truly prevents them from acting."

"If it were merely because the county-level public security bureau is targeting me, a provincial people's congress deputy, that would indeed be difficult."

"But don't forget, this time it's a special task force set up by the city, with a Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee member and the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary personally leading it; they can directly call the people's congress to report and remove my deputy status."

Ming Yuexin asked puzzledly: "Removing or suspending a people's congress deputy's status probably can't happen that quickly; at the very least, a meeting must be held, and it would take at least a month or half a month."

Geng Miao said: "So-called rules are meaningless in the face of power; ordinary people following procedures naturally need that much time, but they can handle special cases specially."

"Moreover, this Liu Zixuan is no ordinary person; his father is the former Lancheng Shi Municipal Party Committee Secretary Liu Zhengyang, and his family is from Jingcheng."

"No matter how big an official is locally, in the eyes of the capital officials he amounts to nothing—except for the various regional viceroys."

"Therefore, the only viable option is to find a way to stop the second and third from speaking."

"Otherwise there's no way; now Ye Xianggao and the others can't possibly come see me, nor can they free themselves, so I can only send them a message."

"Pack up, quickly sell off what can be sold, and promptly pawn what can be pawned for cash."

"Within three days we must leave; otherwise, we might not be able to go at all."

After Geng Miao finished speaking, he sent off a barrage of messages and even made several phone calls.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the special task force's meeting room was also unusually icy.

Secretary Yue said coldly: "Although this arrest was risky but succeeded, the whole process is worth our reflection."

"Someone actually dares to try to silence witnesses under everyone's eyes! How outrageous!"

"From now on, hand over all communication devices used by the personnel involved in this case, and retrieve their call records from the relevant communications departments."

Now Geng Le and Geng Biao have both been apprehended; the hospital is filled with provincial department personnel, and no one is allowed to come into contact with them.

"At the same time, don't delay their interrogation; Comrade Wang Huai Zhong is appointed head of the interrogation team—take people to the hospital immediately to begin questioning them."

"Make them confess their crimes truthfully, and especially get them to reveal the information about the mastermind behind them."

Wang Huai Zhong grunted, then led Hou Junlai, who was seated below, away.

After Wang Huai Zhong and the others left, the atmosphere in the meeting room dropped again.

Because Secretary Yue's eyes were already icy cold, he scanned everyone and said: "Even before I arrived, I knew that the leadership of Lieshan Xian, even the Jinzhou Municipal Party Committee, and Geng Miao had close ties."

"Indeed, someone has been condoning and shielding Geng Miao's various criminal acts, which has allowed him to wreak havot in the region, leading to today's consequences."

"So, I'm giving you a chance here: before anyone else exposes you, you'd better come clean about your own problems and strive for lenient treatment."

"Furthermore, I'll lay it out plainly: none of you should harbor any lucky hopes, nor expect anyone to be able to save you."

"This case isn't just being overseen by the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government; even higher-ups are paying attention."

"I'm giving you only twenty minutes; if you exceed that, it won't count as a voluntary surrender, and whatever punishment is due will be applied."

As his words fell, sweat beaded on everyone's foreheads.

Seventy to eighty percent of the people in today's meeting room have close ties to Geng Miao.

Moreover, the fact that they haven't been allowed to leave the meeting room since last night already explains many problems.

Those with a keen political sense have already sensed that this might be the last meeting.

Seated in the back, Su Yang felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction, as the saying goes: "When holding office, don't reach out; if you reach out, you'll be caught."

Yet so many people insist on risking arrest to greedily grab and occupy.

If it were just Tahe Town, that would be fine, but some people are really fucking devoid of conscience, aiding tyrants; if such people don't go in for reflection, it's truly unjust.

He now wants to know whether Ye Xianggao, Wen Qiren and their crowd will actually step forward and surrender themselves.

Or else, they'll grit their teeth and hold out until the truth is finally exposed.

Just as he was pondering, Secretary Yue said: "Su Yang, come with me for a moment."

Su Yang took a good while to react, then followed Secretary Yue to the small meeting room where he had set out from.