Chapter 50 A Warning to Others
Gao Jianjun slumped into a chair, completely dejected, muttering to himself, "It's over... what are we going to do now..."
Blood seeped through the gauze on Lu Jingyan's right hand, but he seemed not to feel any pain.
"Find them!" he uttered through gritted teeth, his voice sounding as if pulled from an ice cellar. "Dig three feet into the ground, find those people who passed the message to the experts and caused trouble at the hospital! I refuse to believe they can just vanish into thin air!"
This is the mindset of a soldier: direct and uncompromising. If they can't win on the main battlefield, they send reinforcements and use even stronger firepower to raze the enemy's positions to the ground.
"Yes! The regimental commander is right!" Gao Jianjun suddenly found his backbone and jumped up from his chair. "I'll go arrange it right away! I'll get to the bottom of this!"
"sit down."
Su Wantang's clear, cold voice rang out; it wasn't loud, but it possessed an irresistible force.
She placed a peeled apple into Lu Jingyan's uninjured left hand, her movements devoid of any warmth or tact.
Gao Jianjun stood there, stunned. He looked at Lu Jingyan and then at Su Wantang, unsure of whose advice to take.
Su Wantang raised her eyes and glanced at him: "What can you find out if you go and investigate now? The other party dares to do this because they know we won't be able to find anything. All the clues have probably already been wiped out. What good will it do you to just rush in and alert them?"
She turned to Lu Jingyan, her gaze calmly meeting his fiery eyes.
"I know you're angry, and I'm angry too."
“But now is not the time to see who has the stronger fist.” She stretched out her slender finger and gently tapped his chest.
"To kill a snake, you must strike its vital spot. Head-on confrontation is something only a reckless person would do."
Lu Jingyan's chest heaved violently as he stared at her without speaking, but the fire in his eyes had noticeably subsided.
"Since they can stick together so tightly and without any leaks, it means that they are now an impenetrable wall. It will be difficult to break them apart from the front."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Lu Jingyan's voice was still hoarse, but it now carried a questioning tone.
Su Wantang raised an eyebrow slightly, a meaningful smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
"We won't break down the wall."
She turned around, took out a brown paper document bag from her bag. It wasn't thick, but it felt quite heavy.
"Let's remove the bricks."
She emptied the contents of the file folder onto the bedside table. There were several photos, a handwritten document, and a bank transfer slip.
"Do you remember the 'deposit' Liu Sisi gave you?" Su Wantang picked up the handwritten document and weighed it between her fingers. "This is just one of them."
Gao Jianjun leaned closer and stared wide-eyed: "The Urban Construction Department, Zhang Degong?"
“Yes, it’s him.” Su Wantang handed the documents to Gao Jianjun. “One of Lu Wenbo’s staunch supporters, in charge of land approvals. This document contains all the evidence that he used his position to get a good piece of land in the suburbs for a pittance by getting his good-for-nothing brother-in-law.
Lu Jingyan's gaze fell on the evidence, and he instantly understood Su Wantang's intention.
"You want to..."
“They’re good at cutting off the enemy’s supply lines. We need to know how to use the tactic of striking a warning shot.” Su Wantang looked at Gao Jianjun, her eyes sharpening. “Gao Jianjun, you can’t get involved in this, and neither can Jingyan’s people.”
She paused, then took out another document from her bag, which contained only a name and a brief introduction.
“Li Weiguo, the deputy director of the Urban Construction Department, has been fighting with Zhang Degong for years and has been suppressed. He’s been holding back his anger for a long time. Find an absolutely reliable person to ‘accidentally’ deliver this document to Deputy Director Li.”
“Remember, make him think that this is his own good luck, that even God couldn’t stand by and watch and had to help him.”
Gao Jianjun was stunned for a moment before he reacted, then slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law! Your move... this is called using someone else to do your dirty work! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll handle this perfectly for you! The person I've found is tight-lipped!"
Gao Jianjun left in a great hurry.
The two of them were left alone in the ward again.
Lu Jingyan looked at Su Wantang, his deep eyes swirling with complex emotions. There was admiration, amazement, and above all, a lingering fear of losing something and then regaining it.
He suddenly reached out his left hand, pulled her into his arms, and held her tightly.
"Tangtang," he buried his face in the crook of her neck, his voice muffled, "from now on, don't let me lose track of you again."
Su Wantang stiffened for a moment, then relaxed and gently patted his back.
"Don't worry, I haven't lived enough yet."
...
The next two days were calm and peaceful.
The military law department's investigation into Lu Wenbo has stalled due to the "madness" of a key witness. Lu Wenbo himself is also in detention, sometimes lucid and sometimes confused, claiming ignorance and acting like a rogue.
An eerie calm permeated the entire Lu family compound. Everyone assumed that the matter would eventually fade away.
Until the afternoon of the third day.
A shocking piece of news: Zhang Dehai, the head of the Urban Construction Department, was reported by his deputy, Li Weiguo, under his real name!
It is said that Li Weiguo stormed into the office of the municipal discipline inspection commission leader and slammed a stack of witnesses and physical evidence on the table. The chain of evidence was so complete that it was outrageous.
The disciplinary committee immediately set up a special task force and took Zhang Dehai away that afternoon. In less than 24 hours, Zhang Dehai's psychological defenses collapsed, and he confessed everything.
When Gao Jianjun rushed into the ward again, his face was so excited that it almost looked distorted.
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! He's down! That fat Zhang is down!" He waved his fist like a child who had won a battle.
"My God! This...this is unbelievable! That kid Li Weiguo is like a madman, he's been submitting evidence to higher authorities and nobody can stop him! The entire Urban Construction Bureau is in an uproar!"
He looked at Su Wantang with eyes full of stars, completely adoring her.
"Sister-in-law, I think your brain is even more powerful than our army's artillery shells! You can hit the bullseye every time!"
Lu Jingyan leaned against the headboard, watching his wife being adored by his brother, and felt a strange sense of pride. He coughed lightly, trying to draw Gao Jianjun's attention back.
Su Wantang ignored the two clowns. She walked to the window, looked at the gray sky outside, and said softly, "This is just the beginning."
This warning shot was not only meant for Lu Wenbo's cronies, but also for Liu Sisi.
She wanted that clever woman to know just how "powerful" the intelligence she possessed was. She wanted that lead to continuously provide her with more and more valuable information.
...
A solitary interrogation room at the Beijing No. 1 Detention Center.
Lu Wenbo leaned back in his chair, his face calm, even somewhat relaxed. He had adjusted his mindset over the past few days; as long as the "gecko" thread broke, he would be safe and sound.
Once things calm down, he'll have plenty of ways to get out.
The interrogation room door opened, and a young officer walked in, placing a glass of water in front of him.
"Second Master Lu, try to think more positively." The young officer chatted casually, seemingly unintentionally. "The outside world changes so fast. If you stay here for a few days, you'll miss out on a lot of things."
Lu Wenbo didn't even lift his eyelids.
“Take Director Zhang from the Urban Construction Department for example,” the clerk said to himself.
"He seemed so powerful and imposing, but he fell from grace just like that. I heard he was betrayed by his deputy, who filed a lawsuit against him and got away with it every time. Now his whole family has been taken away for questioning. It's terrible."
Lu Wenbo's hand holding the water glass trembled almost imperceptibly.
He suddenly raised his head, and for the first time, a crack appeared on his usually calm face.
Zhang Dehai has fallen from grace?
How could that be! How could Li Weiguo know so much about such a secret matter?
Who is it?!
Countless faces flashed through his mind in an instant.
That nephew is brave, but he doesn't know how to be tactful.
Finally, the image settled on that breathtakingly beautiful face, yet with a hint of slyness in it.
Su Wantang!
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