Chapter 756

Ming Yuexin was momentarily unable to react. "Didn't we agree on three days later? Many assets still haven't been dealt with, and Geng Le and Geng Biao are still in the hospital; they probably haven't been interrogated yet, so for now they're still safe."

Geng Miao said, "It's over—Ye Xianggao, Wen Qiren and the others have all been taken away by the Discipline Inspection Commission, even the mayor of Gao has been taken away."

"Even if I ask the provincial Party Committee leaders for help in this situation, they won't come out to support me; I think they're probably already thinking about how to completely cut ties with me."

Ming Yuexin said, "But you're still the chairman of Shuanggou Daqu, and we still have so much business—we can't just walk away and throw away the foundation we've built over the years."

"Besides, if that woman surnamed Liu actually gets that agricultural wholesale market up and running, wouldn't that be a slap in our face? Even if we leave, we can't let her get an easy advantage."

Geng Miao said, "I've already arranged this—our people will keep running the business, and anyone who tries to meddle will learn what pain is."

"Then we'll go straight to the provincial capital and fly directly to Australia; I've already prepared enough money there for the rest of our lives. As for this messy situation of Shuanggou Daqu, whoever wants it can take it—damn it."

Su Yang was about to go to the office for a quick chat with Hou Junlai, but he hadn't even returned yet when Secretary Yue called him back.

Secretary Yue said, "The hospital just called—Geng Biao insists on seeing you. He says he'll only spill everything after he sees you, so you'll have to make the trip."

Ten or so minutes later, Su Yang arrived at Geng Biao's bedside. Geng Biao's face was deathly pale; he hadn't had surgery, just a temporary bandage. Upon seeing Su Yang, his ashen complexion shifted slightly.

Su Yang said, "You called for me? What could be so important that only I can handle it? Frankly, I'm busy right now—your protectors Ye Xianggao and Wen Qiren have already been taken away."

"Put it this way, aside from the already transferred Zhang Guodong, the only County Standing Committee members left are me and Secretary Hou. As for Lie Shan Public Security Bureau's Lin Zhinan, Deputy Chief Bail Snow Tao, and the bureau chiefs with some profit in the Finance and Agriculture Bureaus, they're all already drinking tea at the Discipline Inspection Commission. So you don't have much time left."

Geng Biao said, "The reason I haven't gone for surgery yet is that I want to talk with you. I don't want to die; if I confess everything, can you guarantee I'll stay alive? As long as you give me that guarantee, I'll tell you everything I know."

Su Yang snorted coldly and said, "The doctor says you're badly injured, yet you dare to negotiate with me? Go somewhere cool and stay there! With all the busy work in the county, I don't have time to waste on you here."

Geng Biao said, "As long as I keep silent, Geng Le won't talk either, so no matter what you do or investigate, you won't implicate my older brother. In the end, won't it all be for nothing? You came here full of vigor on a mission from the provincial Party Committee leaders, but you'll still fail."

Su Yang looked at Geng Biao as if he were an idiot and said, "Do you really think I need you and Geng Le to confess everything in order to prove your older brother's crimes?"

"At this point, I might as well tell you—you thought the winery project files were all burned, right? I'll tell you: besides those handwritten ledgers of yours, there's also an electronic ledger, and it's already in the hands of the Audit Bureau."

"All the assets you've embezzled and transferred are clearly recorded there. Based on this alone, your older brother is guaranteed to rot in prison—whether you confess or not makes little difference."

"This electronic ledger was handed over to me by the former county magistrate; as for why he had it, if you could get a suspended death sentence, perhaps you'd understand."

Geng Biao suddenly felt as if all his strength had been drained, his body like a deflated balloon, and he said, "You… you're terrifying to the extreme—you've anticipated everything we could think of or calculate. Fine, I can talk, but I still insist on fighting to stay alive."

Su Yang said, "I'll say it again—you can refuse to speak or confess, because those corrupt officials who've already been taken in know what you've done; as soon as it slips out of their mouths, you'll still be eating peanuts. I also don't have the patience to listen to you dilly-dally here."

Having said that, Su Yang turned and headed for the door.

Geng Biao immediately grew anxious and shouted, "Wait a minute! I'll tell you everything I know right now—hope you can help me secure a chance."

"Over the years, we've had a dozen or so lives on our hands, our external usury loans exceed fifty million, and we've forced over a hundred women into paid companionship at nightclubs by various means."

"But none of this was initiated by me or Geng Le—it was all ordered by my older brother, so I'm not the mastermind or planner, and I haven't reached the point of deserving death."

Su Yang said, "You claim it was your older brother—why should I believe you? All the evidence now points to you: you're the one who forced people into debt with your usury loans, and you've beaten people to death during door-to-door collections."

Geng Biao said, "My older brother is extremely scheming, everything is under his calculation, but I recorded this key information on video. At the time I wasn't thinking that much, but deep down I still wanted to have a safeguard."

As he spoke, he reached into his pants pocket in front of Su Yang, fumbled around, and finally pulled out a wrapped USB drive, saying,

"Not only the things I've done, but also these nightclub matters—everything is my older brother's doing, and all the money ends up being turned over to him."

"Especially this time, regarding that woman surnamed Liu, my older brother wanted Geng Le and his men to publicly assault her first, then lock her in the basement to entertain guests."

"As it turned out, we kicked an iron plate this time. If that woman had been ordinary or lacked such a deep background, we wouldn't even have bothered with her this time—frankly, you might already have been attacked by us."

Su Yang took the foul-smelling USB drive and said, "You say your older brother is deeply scheming, but you're hardly any better yourself."

Leaving the ward, he asked a nurse for several plastic bags, tightly wrapped the USB drive to contain the smell, and as soon as he got back he handed it to Secretary Yue.

The moment Secretary Yue opened it, he also frowned fiercely, but given the importance, he endured the nauseating odor and had staff play it on the spot.

After confirming that the information matched what Geng Biao had said, they finally secured this piece of evidence.

Afterwards, he told the nearby staff, "Arrest Geng Miao immediately, right now!"