Chapter 1430

The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear.

In the office of the Lugou Bridge Street Office, you could hear a pin drop. The Deputy Director of the Street Office, Chen Zhongyun, was pressed to the ground with a pale face.

The Street Director, Dong Hao, said with sweat all over his head: "Chief Hu, Director Cao, I really didn't know that Chen Zhongyun had done such things that corrupted discipline. I am willing to cooperate with the investigation. You must believe me."

Cao Weiguo smiled and said, "Director Dong, don't be nervous. I still like that righteous look you had just now. It is already confirmed with solid evidence that Chen Zhongyun concealed his personal family situation, deceived the organization, abused his power for personal gain, and engaged in corruption and bribery. As for whether you, Director Dong, knew about it or participated in it, the comrades from the Commission for Discipline Inspection will naturally investigate. For now, our main task is to capture Chen Zhongyun's cousin, Chen Zhongyi."

"That is a vicious and very cunning guy, so we need your full assistance, Director Dong."

Dong Hao nodded hurriedly: "Assist! I will definitely assist! Just speak if there is anything I need to do."

Cao Weiguo said with a smile, "Good! That is what a state cadre should be! You have a sense of responsibility! Then I won't stand on ceremony with you, Director Dong. According to the confessions of relevant personnel, Chen Zhongyi—who is now Chen Qing—may be disguised as a harmless, lonely old man, but in secret, he is still behind the scenes organizing gambling and prostitution. There are at least two guns in his home. To avoid alerting the enemy, triggering a gunfight, and causing unnecessary casualties, I hope you, Director Dong, will enter Chen Zhongyi's home in the name of the Neighborhood Office and lure him out. We will have an ambush ready at the entrance; as soon as he appears, we will immediately apprehend him."

"What! I'm not going!"

If he hadn't known Chen Zhongyi's true identity, that would have been one thing.

But now that he knew Chen Zhongyi's true identity, he also knew that Chen Zhongyi had guns in his home.

How could Dong Hao dare to take the risk?

Cao Weiguo smiled and said, "Director Dong, you aren't scared, are you? That won't do. As a state cadre, you cannot be timid; you must be brave enough to take responsibility and brave enough to fight. Besides, this is a great opportunity for you to earn merit. Or could it be that you are in league with Chen Zhongyun and Chen Zhongyi?"

Dong Hao hurriedly said, "No, I swear on my Party spirit! I have no relationship with Chen Zhongyi whatsoever! Director Cao, to prove my innocence, I am willing to assist in the capture of Chen Zhongyi."

Cao Weiguo: "Good! Then I'll trouble you, Director Dong."

Dong Hao forced a smile: "It's my duty, it's my duty."

After formulating a detailed plan at the Neighborhood Office, Cao Weiguo, Chief Zhang, and Dong Hao, led by Chief Hu of the local police station, headed to Chen Zhongyi's residence.

Everyone took their ambush positions, and Dong Hao steeled himself to knock on the gate of Chen Zhongyi's courtyard.

With substantial wealth and the connections of his cousin Chen Zhongyun, Chen Zhongyi had bought a private, detached courtyard house after changing his name and returning to Jingcheng. He closed his doors to enjoy his twilight years, listening to the radio, drinking tea, and practicing martial arts, living a quite comfortable and pleasant life.

Chen Zhongyi, who was lying in the room listening to the radio, heard the commotion, slowly rolled off the bed, and shouted toward the outside, "Who is it?"

Dong Hao said loudly: "Old Chen, it's me, Old Dong from the Street Office. The higher-ups want to update the household registration information. Take your household registration book and grain book and come out."

"Director Dong, wait a moment!"

The Neighborhood Office would conduct various registrations and statistics every so often, and Chen Zhongyi was accustomed to this.

Without much suspicion, Chen Zhongyi took his household registration book and grain ration book from the cupboard and walked out with a steady gait.

"Director Dong, sorry to keep you waiting."

Removing the bolt from the gate, the white-haired Chen Zhongyi walked out with a kind smile.

"Don't move!"

Cao Weiguo lunged forward like a cheetah, the dark muzzle of his gun aimed at Chen Zhongyi's forehead.

"You!"

Chen Zhongyi felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the household registration and grain ration books in his hands dropped to the ground.

"Sigh! I didn't escape this disaster after all. Retribution! Retribution!"

Facing the sudden muzzle of a gun, no matter how good Chen Zhongyi's martial arts were, he couldn't muster the thought of resisting.

Furthermore, the dozen or so industrial correction team members and police officers holding guns in the alley were not just for show, and he was not Ip Man of Wing Chun.

"Squat down with your hands on your head!"

"Cuff him!"

Cao Weiguo shouted sternly, and Chen Zhongyi seemed to age a dozen years in an instant, trembling as he hugged his head and squatted down, letting the comrades from the police station put the silver bracelets on him.

After Chen Zhongyi was restrained, he asked with a dejected expression, "Why are you arresting me?"

Cao Weiguo: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Cao Weiguo."

Chen Zhongyi's pupils contracted violently: "You are Cao Weiguo. It seems my nephew failed. How is he now?"

Cao Weiguo: "He is very good, can eat and drink, and has plenty of energy when he screams. Don't worry, you will see him in a while."

Dong Hao couldn't help but ask, "Chen Qing, is your real name Chen Zhongyi? What is your relationship with Chen Zhongyun? Chen Zhongyun has already been caught. I advise you to confess honestly; do not harbor any delusions of deceiving the country or the organization."

Chen Zhongyi's expression changed, and then he said with a face full of guilt, "My name is Chen Zhongyi, and Chen Zhongyun is my cousin. I have failed Zhongyun!"

He shouldn't have escaped back to Jingcheng, shouldn't have asked Chen Zhongyun for help, and shouldn't have dragged Chen Zhongyun into the water.

Chen Zhongyun was the most promising person in their village, working hard to become a national public official. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have embarked on the wrong path.

The gate was locked and sealed, and Chen Zhongyi was taken back to Dongdajie, where he saw the half-dead Wu Tengfei.

"Tengfei! Tengfei!"

The miserable state of Wu Tengfei made Chen Zhongyi's heart ache like it was being twisted by a knife, and he struggled and shouted with intense emotion.

Wu Tengfei looked at Chen Zhongyi with shame: "Third Uncle, I, I, I have failed you. I have failed you."

Chen Zhongyi shook his head: "No! You haven't failed me! It's me! It's me who failed you! I shouldn't have agreed to your request! I should have stopped you! Otherwise, you wouldn't have ended up like this! Wuwuwu! I have failed you!"

Wu Tengfei: "Third Uncle! It's me! It's me who was reckless and impulsive! It's me who acted on my own! I am sorry for you! You have already retired from the world, you should have enjoyed your old age, it's all my fault, it's all my fault for not being promising."

Cao Weiguo clapped and laughed: "Hahaha! Touching, it's really touching! Wu Tengfei, no, I should call you Chen Tengfei, you should apologize and admit your mistakes to your good Third Uncle, no, good father. If it weren't for you, your good father wouldn't have been exposed so suddenly."

Chen Zhongyi opened his eyes wide in terror: "What nonsense are you spouting, you surnamed Cao!"

Wu Tengfei was furious: "Cao Weiguo, you fart! You despicable villain! I curse you to die!"

Cao Weiguo laughed wickedly: "Chen Tengfei, things have come to this, so I am being merciful by helping you and your father recognize each other. You should thank me properly. Chen Zhongyi, you really are a good brother who values affection and loyalty. You were truly attentive to your big brother Wu Chuanzong; fearing your big brother would be cold, you spared no effort to give him a hat, and even helped your big brother father a son. Hahaha... I wonder if your big brother Wu Chuanzong, knowing this from the grave, would be grateful to you."

Chen Zhongyi acted as if his backside had been scalded; he struggled violently and, like a madman, tried to bite Cao Weiguo: "Cao Weiguo, you are talking nonsense! You are spouting lies! I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

Wu Tengfei was also cursing: "Cao Weiguo, you won't die well, you bad seed with pus flowing from your feet, you can kill me, but you cannot humiliate me! Humiliate my Third Uncle! Humiliate my father!"

Cao Weiguo pointed at the two and laughed loudly: "He's anxious! He's anxious! Everyone look! Don't this father and son look alike when they're angry? They are practically carved from the same mold. If anyone said you weren't biological father and son, who would believe it? Alright! Chen Zhongyi, you are destined for a dead end. What else is there to hold onto? Isn't it good to reconcile with your biological son before you die? Besides, Liu Meng has already confessed, and Yang Hongxia has also come clean. Is there any point in you still covering things up? Is your face really that important to you? Or are you too guilty, afraid that Wu Chuanzong will turn into a ghost and come looking for you to catch up?"

Chen Zhongyi shouted with a face full of anxiety: "Hongxia! What have you done to Hongxia!"

Wu Tengfei was struck by lightning, staring in disbelief.

Yang Hongxia was none other than Wu Tengfei's mother, and also Wu Chuanzong's mistress—Chen Zhongyi's sister-in-law.

Cao Weiguo sighed: "Look! Look! You are true love for your sister-in-law. Alright, tell you the truth, Yang Hongxia is right next door. If you don't cooperate with the investigation and confess your problems, then I don't mind taking care of Yang Hongxia more."

Chen Zhongyi pleaded with a face full of desperation: "Don't! Don't! I'll cooperate! I'll confess! Tengfei is my son! I helped Wu Chuanzong kill people! I also know... I will tell you everything I know. Please don't make things difficult for Hongxia. Hongxia is just an ordinary woman; she is innocent."

Wu Tengfei was stunned! The whole person was confused! It seemed like the world had collapsed!

Third Uncle is actually his biological father?

He is not only a traitor's son, but also a bastard born from his mother's affair...

What is wrong with this world?

Why is the world so cruel to him?

Cao Weiguo smiled and said, "Chen Zhongyi, I am very satisfied with your attitude. Let's go, let's go to the room next door and tell us everything you know. If you can earn merit, I can consider being as lenient as possible with your sister-in-law, Yang Hongxia."

Chen Zhongyi said excitedly, "Thank you, Director Cao! I will cooperate! I want to earn merit!"