Chapter 245 Countdown
"Bang!!!"
A gunshot rang out in the hall of the mental prison.
Countless uniformed armed personnel used this bullet as a signal to storm into the mental prison.
"Get off the control panel, put your hands behind your head, and squat down!!!"
The lead guard, guns drawn in both hands, roared, "From this moment forward, any action not taken in accordance with orders will be considered resistance! All such actions will be dealt with by shooting them dead!"
Before the engineers and guards could even scream, they were stunned by the scene and raised their hands above their heads, slowly squatting down on the ground.
"The Huo family's internal disciplinary team." The guard lowered his gun, casually showed his identification, and coldly surveyed his surroundings.
"The private torture facility, 'Mental Prison,' is suspected of illegal activities such as bribery," he said in a cold voice, speaking rapidly. "The police have identified Huo Fenglin as the prime suspect and, in conjunction with the Public Security Bureau, have apprehended all officials who had illicit dealings with Huo Fenglin."
"Now, we will seal off the mental prison and take Huo Fenglin away."
The engineer dared not utter a sound.
The prison guard looked bewildered, but dared not say anything more.
They have absolutely no say here.
The events of the past few days have exceeded their comprehension; they were completely being pushed around by others.
Lin Ying, accompanied by a team of guards, escorted a middle-aged man in a suit and overcoat into the control room.
"Sir, the cell where Huo Fenglin is being held is over here." Lin Ying glanced at the computer that had been forcibly shut down in the control room and the floating screen that was going out one after another.
"Um."
The man addressed as "sir" didn't even glance at the completely shut-down control room, and walked straight towards the cell.
"Sir, after the prison is sealed off..." Lin Ying asked him respectfully about his plans for the prison.
"You want to take the position?" The man's gaze shifted slightly to him. "Sure, the day the previous warden retires will be the day you become the new warden."
Lin Ying was overjoyed.
But he remained calm and said, "Okay."
“Oh, right,” the man frowned as he reminded him, “remember to investigate the evidence of his collusion with Huo Fenglin… I don’t want to be branded as someone who exploits his nephew.”
Lin Ying nodded immediately.
Wen Jingchen thought that he could escape with his life if he survived the three-day deadline set by the micro-bomb?
Innocent.
"And that interrogation plan for the recent serious offender Xin Que..." the man added casually, "Let's smash it along with that administrator system."
"These things that need to be made public can be left to Huo Fenglin's greed... We, the Huo family, can resolve our internal conflicts quietly."
"The interrogation content and methods used in the mental prison, which would affect the Huo family's reputation, should remain here forever."
"Once the inheritance crisis is over, you can arrange for the mental prison to be renovated and resume operation."
Lin Ying nodded in agreement.
“Sir,” he stopped outside the cell, “this is the solitary confinement cell where Huo Fenglin is being held.”
The security guard beside the man quickly stepped forward, bent down, and pushed open the heavy cell door for him.
The electronic capsule where Huo Fenglin was imprisoned was located at the very back of the room.
"gentlemen!!!"
Just as the man was about to step forward, a panicked voice came from outside the door.
"We went to the warden's office to arrest Wen Jingchen on Lin Ying's orders... but there was no one there!"
Lin Ying was shocked and exclaimed, "What did you say?!"
The man's expression, however, remained unchanged.
“He can’t escape,” the man said, emphasizing each word. “The miniature bomb on his body hasn’t been deactivated yet. We can find him no matter where he is.”
For some reason, Lin Ying's eyelids began to twitch.
He always felt that things weren't going well.
The man wasn't bothered by the incident and turned to continue walking towards the electronic cabin.
"Open."
The man coldly gave Lin Ying his orders.
Lin Yingqiang calmed himself down and operated the electronic cabin to open the hatch.
The moment the hatch slowly opened, everyone present changed their expressions.
It was completely empty.
"Where is Huo Fenglin?!"
The man's expression turned completely sinister.
Lin Ying was so shocked by the series of unexpected events that he almost stopped thinking.
First Wen Jingchen disappeared, then Huo Fenglin...
He strode out of his solitary confinement cell and headed straight for the cell next door where his special assistant, Feng Caijun, was being held.
Huo Fenglin's right-hand man was Feng Caijun.
He kept praying that things hadn't gotten to the worst, but all hope was shattered when he saw Feng Caijun's empty cell.
The man was faster; his men quickly searched the entire floor of single cells and, under heavy guard, reached the cell where Xin Que was being held.
The prisons holding these people were next to each other, so the search was very efficient.
"The serious offender is also gone..." He looked at Xin Que's empty maintenance cabin, his thoughts connecting more quickly.
Huo Fenglin, Feng Caijun, Wen Jingchen, and the notorious criminal Xin Que...
The man casually flipped through the recent body surveillance data of the serious criminal Xin Que, but did not focus his attention on this useless person who was no different from a vegetable.
He naturally focused his attention on Huo Fenglin, who held the highest position among them.
Was Wen Jingchen's betrayal a strategic move by Huo Fenglin?
Is he setting up a scheme to lure his uncle out?
If that's the case... then the so-called final interrogation results that Wen Jingchen gave him are probably not genuine.
That's why Huo Fenglin finally escaped with Xin Que—because he hadn't gotten the whereabouts of the family head's order from Xin Que either, so she couldn't die yet.
"Heh..." he sneered, "I never thought my good-for-nothing nephew could have such cunning..."
But no matter how much Huo Fenglin calculated, he didn't know the most important principle that determines victory or defeat in a game of chess.
Absolute strength is the only criterion for victory.
Since Huo Fenglin has blocked the path of peaceful transition, he doesn't mind trying to negotiate by force.
It's just that the cost is a bit higher.
"Sir," the bodyguard in charge of investigating the disappearances quietly returned to his side, "the investigation results are in."
“I checked everyone’s movements over the past few days and found that Lin Ying had been drinking alone with Wen Jingchen a few days ago.”
"When the two men were drunk, Wen Jingchen, in order to curry favor with Lin Ying, voluntarily relinquished his highest authority in prison to Lin Ying... and today, Lin Ying's account was also recorded in the prison entry and exit records of these three men."
The man clicked his tongue.
Lin Ying was still trying to figure out what was going on with the disappearance of these people, and how he should explain it to his boss...
I heard a series of unhurried footsteps behind me.
He instinctively shuddered.
Stiffly turning around, Lin Ying was unexpectedly confronted by the muzzle of a gun in the bodyguard's hand.
"Wait a minute..." He immediately realized that he had been framed as the murderer who let the others go.
Lin Ying slowly raised his hands, trying to explain, "It wasn't me... I was framed..."
“I know,” the man interrupted him impatiently.
A bead of cold sweat dripped down Lin Ying's forehead, and his lips began to tremble.
“But I never keep fools around.” The man turned and left the prison.
"Bang."
After the gunshot, Lin Ying's eyes were wide open as he fell headfirst onto the cold alloy floor of the prison.
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