Once outside the police station, Chen Ze knew that the three men were hired by the village chief to deal with him, because he had overheard the village chief's words inside the warehouse.
Damn it, he almost died, and now those three people have taken all the blame. No way! He can't let Chen Hongsheng get away with it. He hurt him and Chen Hongsheng is safe and sound. He's really unhappy about it.
He immediately took out his phone and called Chen Youfu. After the call was connected, Chen Ze told him everything about how the village chief had hired someone to murder him the night before.
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Aze, how do you want to get revenge on the village chief? Tell me, I'll help you as long as it's within my power. That bastard Chen Hongsheng went too far; he actually hired someone to harm you."
"Uncle Youfu, do you have any connections at the Zhujiang Police Station? I want to talk to that criminal leader. Can you help me find someone to pull some strings?"
“Aze, I know the director of Zhujiang Police Station very well. I’ll help you with the arrangements. Wait at the door for five minutes.”
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Ze took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a satisfying drag.
A moment later, Captain Wu came out and called out, "General Manager Chen, our director said you want to talk to the ringleader of the criminals?"
Chen Ze nodded: "Yes, Captain Wu, I think there's something fishy about this. I don't know Chen Hu and the other two at all. They couldn't have kidnapped me for no reason and knew my home address so clearly."
"So I think there must be someone behind them directing them to do this, and I want to find out who's behind it all."
"Mr. Chen, your analysis makes sense."
Captain Wu led him to the door of the interrogation room. "Mr. Chen, please go in, and try to be quick."
Chen Ze nodded and then walked into the interrogation room.
When Chen Hu saw that the person who came in was Chen Ze, he was shocked: "Chen Ze, how did you get in here?"
Chen Ze smiled slightly, "Chen Hu, right? You know I have a lot of money. As long as I'm willing to spend it, it's not difficult for me to go to a small police station or even to go to jail."
What are you doing in here?
“It’s very simple, Chen Hu. I know you were sent by village chief Chen Hongsheng to frame me. As long as you are willing to testify that Chen Hongsheng is the mastermind, I am willing to hire the best lawyer to defend you and reduce your prison sentence.”
"Otherwise, with the kidnapping and extortion of ten million, plus the attempted murder, you would face at least fifteen years of labor reform. If you testify that Chen Hongsheng is the mastermind, you will become an accomplice, and your sentence will be reduced by one-third immediately."
After pondering for a long time, Chen Hu felt that Chen Ze's words made a lot of sense, and finally agreed to Chen Ze's request because he did not want to spend so long in prison.
After dealing with Chen Hu, Chen Ze negotiated with the other two burly men, demanding that they testify against the village chief, Chen Hongsheng. The other two men also agreed to Chen Ze's request.
After the three prisoners recanted their confessions, Captain Wu led three policemen into the village chief's house, arrested Chen Hongsheng who was still sleeping, and sent him to the police station.
When Chen Hongsheng arrived at the police station, he was still completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.
"Chen Hongsheng, according to the testimony of the three prisoners, Chen Hu, you are the mastermind and planner of this kidnapping and extortion. Do you plead guilty?"
Kidnapping and extortion? At this moment, Chen Hongsheng's head was buzzing.
"Officer, I'm innocent! I didn't order Chen Hu and his men to kidnap and extort Chen Ze. I just told them to teach Chen Ze a lesson."
Captain Wu snorted coldly: "Still dare to argue? We have already checked the surveillance footage of Guangfu Restaurant and found that you invited Chen Hu and the other two to have dinner at Guangfu Restaurant yesterday, and you also paid for the meal."
"Moreover, on the very night you treated them to dinner, Chen Hu and his two companions kidnapped Chen Ze. Is there such a coincidence? According to our investigation, the three of them didn't even know Chen Ze before you treated them to dinner."
Chen Hongsheng was truly speechless at this point. He only wanted Chen Hu and the others to teach Chen Ze a lesson, but he never expected it to turn into kidnapping, extortion, and attempted murder.
He never intended to kidnap or kill Chen Ze, so it's impossible for him to admit to such a crime now.
So Chen Hongsheng spoke up again: "Officer, I admit that I wanted Chen Hu and the other two to teach Chen Ze a lesson, but I do not admit that I wanted Chen Hu and the others to kidnap and kill him. That was their own personal behavior."
Seeing that Chen Hongsheng refused to admit it, Captain Wu produced a video that Chen Ze had provided him, showing Chen Hongsheng threatening Chen Ze and Chen Youfu in the factory manager's office.
“Chen Hongsheng, yesterday you threatened someone to give you 10% of the shares and 3 million RMB. When they refused, you threatened to hire someone to kill them. Now you’re still denying it.”
When Chen Hongsheng saw the video, his face turned deathly pale. Now he had a motive to hire someone to kill him, and three murderers were accusing him. Denying it was useless.
The case was ultimately determined to be that Chen Hongsheng was guilty of hiring someone to commit murder, and a criminal investigation was launched against him. He was taken to Guangcheng Detention Center to await prosecution by the procuratorate.
Upon receiving the news that the village chief had been sent to the detention center, Chen Ze felt an immense sense of relief. Inside the old house, he hummed a Cantonese opera tune: "Falling flowers fill the sky, obscuring the moonlight; I borrow a cup to offer on the Phoenix Terrace; the Princess Changping offers incense with tears in her eyes..."
Suddenly, he remembered the person who saved him yesterday and decided he had to thank them in person. Based on the emergency call he received last night, he quickly found out who owned the phone number.
He took out his phone and dialed the number. The call was answered quickly: "Hello, I am the person you rescued from the river last night. Where are you now? I would like to thank you in person for saving my life."
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "Oh, it's you. I work at a carton factory called Sanxin, about 500 meters from the bottom of Luoxi Bridge."
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