Chapter 978: The Truth Is So Dark

Yao Daya stared wide-eyed, incredulously asking: "Did two people really die? How could this happen?"

Su Yang said: "Could it be that the script you all agreed on earlier isn't like this?"

Yao Daya said: "They came to me just to squeeze you out of the county, and the reason I agreed is exactly what you said—our earlier sand mining affair."

"Although some people are fully aware, we also have leverage over them. The person mainly responsible for connecting, winning over, or corrupting them is Ma Su."

"But after Zhang Jiangbo arrived, things changed—since he had just come and hadn't been caught with any leverage, someone passed me a word, asking me to make arrangements."

"But they said they just wanted something to happen at the construction site, then have you, the person in charge, take the blame. Originally this wasn't a big deal; I know your abilities and methods, and they couldn't do anything to you, but I never expected it to come to this."

Su Yang said: "I thank you for thinking highly of me, but this isn't the main reason you arranged this, is it? Whether it's the account book or the sand mining, it's actually just an open secret—no one has pierced that layer of window paper."

"You must have something else someone is holding over you; you don't have to tell me. But I want to say that your clansman brother Yao Dahe and your niece Yao Lichun, who works in the town, personally orchestrated this incident."

"The so-called trouble at the construction site was entirely a staged scene they fabricated; the real accident was their deliberate incitement and guidance, tampering with the wine they had prepared in advance."

"The truth is that one person, emotionally agitated, while the other was playing mahjong and went to the toilet, attacked from behind with an iron shovel and beat the other to death."

"Afterward, your Yao family people gathered in a short time and rushed over, also beating to death the Miao family members. Finally, some people fabricated a scene at the construction site where, due to uneven loot from theft, two people fought with weapons."

"The fundamental purpose is to pin a hat on me, and also to charge the Public Security Bureau with mishandling, delayed handling, or even dereliction of duty."

"Thus, the bureau chief of the Public Security Bureau is likely to be removed or suspended. But including you, you underestimated people's conscience, for when the incident occurred, someone on the scene witnessed all this and is willing to tell us."

"Furthermore, I can tell you straight out that someone wants to frame me through this incident, trying to squeeze me out, but that goal is fundamentally unattainable because the city has already issued the final handling opinion."

"That is, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, which oversees public security, prosecution, and law, Qi Guohui, bears primary leadership responsibility, receiving a major demerit and being criticized city-wide."

"The Town Party Committee Secretary of Guantan Gou Zhen, Yang Kang, receives a warning and disciplinary action; Deputy Secretary Gao Yinxiang and Deputy Town Mayor Yao Lixue are removed from office. Of course, I can also show you this handling opinion."

"By the way, if the truth is finally uncovered and everything matches what I just said, these two won't just get off with a simple removal from office."

Saying this, Su Yang took out the handling opinion issued by the city that he had brought with him and showed it to Yao Daya.

After Yao Daya glanced at it twice, his feeling went numb: 'I told them earlier, they're not your match, yet they stubbornly refuse to believe.'

"Since things have come to this, I can only speak frankly. Besides what you already know, I also have an illegitimate son in the provincial capital."

"The matter of this illegitimate son has been exposed, and over the years, because of my indulgence, the Yao family members have all become arrogant and lawless, capable of anything."

"If they found out I have an illegitimate son and that I pour large sums of money into him, even saving a nest egg for him, they would certainly not let it go."

"These pieces of information are still unknown to them, being held by some well-intentioned people. That's why I agreed to cooperate with them in staging this incident, but the original plan wasn't to cause deaths—just to stir up trouble in the project."

After hearing all this, Su Yang couldn't help but sigh. He thought the affairs of Lieshan County were already clear as day, laid out plainly before everyone, but he never expected layer upon layer, wave after wave—this Guantan Gou Zhen actually had so many matters.

Moreover, back then everyone, including him, thought Yao Daya had no way out and was compelled to surrender voluntarily, and also because Zhao Nanxing's group didn't come forward to help him, they handed that USB drive to him. But in reality, that was only the surface; behind the scenes there were many more things, and that account book is the true core.

Su Yang said: "If that's the case, I want to know where that so-called account book is, and who else is involved in it."

Yao Daya said: "What guarantee can you give us? We're all smart people; originally, even if I were to come in, after this matter settles down, even if they're unwilling, they'd have to find a way to let me out, at least restoring my freedom."

"But having come to this point, nobody has any retreat left. If someone else had come today, they wouldn't even have the qualifications to negotiate with me, for compared to this gang they can't do anything, but you are an exception."

Su Yang said: "You mean I should guarantee the safety of your illegitimate son and your lover, right? If necessary, I can help you with that, but you must clarify the account book matter for me. Just how much does Ma Su control? Besides those people in the video, who else is he connected with?"

Yao Daya leaned forward a bit, then moved close to Su Yang's ear and whispered a name.

Su Yang's gaze shifted instantly; after a full ten or so seconds, he shook his head and said: "Indeed, this is the matter—I really only saw the surface, missed many things, and couldn't have imagined them."

Yao Daya said: "Otherwise, do you think that just relying on the unity of our Yao family people, or on the ruthlessness in our bones, could we control that Sha He?"

"Although compared to Geng Miao's deals, this certainly isn't a fat slice of meat, but given Geng Miao's greedy nature, not to mention this money, even several tens of thousands would not be left for us."

"Moreover, I tell you, the money earned from all these years of sand mining far exceeds your imagination. If this lid is lifted, a whole bunch of people will end up unlucky."

"So where the account book is kept, I can also tell you, but you need to consider carefully whether you dare to uncover this lid. Of course, for now, you actually don't need to uncover it; just do your job well, and in a year or two, with your background and ability you can leave this place."

"If you really dare to launch a big move on this, the 'officialdom killer' label will be firmly stuck on your head, and you'll never think of advancement again."

"Many things are beyond expectation; originally I thought this matter would end here, but it truly is man proposes, heaven disposes."

"The reason they dare act recklessly is that they're betting you won't dare to move even if you know the truth."