“If we had known it would come to this, why did we take those initial steps?”
Lin Yi sat back on the big plank bed, speaking in a flat tone.
The three beaten men lay on the ground, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
Fear filled their emotions.
Just as Lin Yi said, given their state, even if they tried to report him, there would be no evidence.
“It was Mr. William who sent us.”
“Mr. William?”
Lin Yi murmured with a frown, “I need to know his specific information.”
“We don’t know the specifics either; he always sends someone to communicate with us and protects himself very well.”
His sharp gaze swept over the three like a knife blade.
“You’d better tell me everything you know, don’t hide it. It’s better for everyone this way.”
“No, no, no, please don’t use force. We really don’t know,” the short, blond man said in terror:
“We’re just the thugs responsible for executing tasks and getting the bounty. We truly don’t know anything about his information.”
“Alright, I’ll grudgingly believe you for today,” Lin Yi said:
“But let me give you a brief law lesson. You will have to stay here for at least 15 days, so if I want, I can meet you anytime within the next 15 days. If I find out that you are lying, I have a way to make you disappear from Earth, and even God can’t save you.”
“Understood, understood.”
Lin Yi didn’t stay long, getting up to leave the room.
During the questioning just now, he could tell they weren’t lying.
It seemed unlikely to extract useful information from them.
This cast a shadow over Lin Yi’s heart.
Such cautiousness from the mastermind wasn’t a good sign.
Investigating specific information wouldn’t be easy.
The only hope now is the person he stabbed.
He had to try his luck there.
After leaving, Lin Yi went to Wang Shijie’s office.
When Wang Shijie saw Lin Yi coming in, he got up to welcome him to the sofa and poured him a cup of tea.
“How’s the situation?”
“A bunch of scapegoats; they know nothing.” Lin Yi took a sip of tea and said:
“Secretary Wang, where’s the injured person now?”
“In the Armed Police Hospital, do you want to see him?”
“I have that in mind,” Lin Yi said:
“Can you help me contact the dean? We might need his cooperation.”
“That’s no problem,” Wang Shijie said:
“You can go over now. The dean is Guo Changmin. I’ll call him to meet you.”
“Thanks, Secretary Wang.”
After a brief chat, Lin Yi drove to the Armed Police Hospital.
Upon getting out of the car, Lin Yi saw a middle-aged man standing at the entrance, looking around, and guessed his identity.
“You must be Dean Guo.”
Lin Yi walked over, offering his hand.
“Are you Mr. Lin?”
Lin Yi nodded with a smile and took out his credentials:
“These are my credentials. I’m with the Security Department, here to investigate something. I hope you can cooperate.”
“Secretary Wang has already told me about your situation. Rest assured, I will fully cooperate with you.”
“Then I must trouble Dean Guo,” Lin Yi said:
“Secretary Wang’s people should have brought in a foreigner. I’d like to ask about his condition.”
“Fortunately, his internal organs weren’t injured, or it would have been difficult to handle.”
“I’ll go see him.”
“Alright, follow me.”
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Room 408.