"The arrow is on the string, it must be sent. If I let him change generals at this time, wouldn’t the time cost and the earlier investments all go down the drain? I was the one handling this case at the beginning, and if it’s handed over to someone else, can it be continued smoothly?" Tang Fei looked into Phoenix’s beautiful eyes, reached out to hold her small hand, and said sincerely and affectionately, "Don’t worry, I won’t be in any trouble."
"Actually, you don’t have to do all this for me..." Phoenix spoke to persuade.
She had always thought that Tang Fei had plunged into the situation just to serve the Royal Family and gain her father’s favor.
Their differences in identity and status were vast; coming together would be extremely difficult.
Phoenix understood Tang Fei’s anxious feelings, but...
It was too dangerous.
"I’m willing," Tang Fei said decisively.
Sheng Xinhua shivered, his body breaking out in goosebumps, and he spoke out, "Why don’t you two go to the room? It’s quiet and warm there, and even a softer voice I can accept."
East District, No. 028.
This was the home of Wang Wenyou, the vice president of the Mechanical Design Institute.
Shen Yan looked at the door number on the wall and gestured to his subordinate to press the doorbell.
Soon, the courtyard door opened, and a middle-aged beautiful woman, upon seeing two men in Monitoring Bureau uniforms in front of her, asked with a vigilant face, "Who are you? What do you want?"
"From the Monitoring Bureau, here to ask you about some matters," Shen Yan spoke.
"Ask about what? My husband has already been arrested by you..." Upon hearing the name of the Monitoring Bureau, the woman’s emotions became agitated, "If you want to know something, go ask him directly. I know nothing, don’t disturb us..."
After saying that, she tried to shut the door.
Shen Yan put his hand against the door frame, preventing her from closing the courtyard door completely.
"Do you want to save him?" Shen Yan asked.
"Do you want to save him? If you want your husband back, it would be best if you’d politely invite us in and then serve your best tea," Shen Yan said expressionlessly.
The woman hesitated slightly, then nodded and said, "Come in."
Shen Yan and Wang Chao entered the house and sat down on the sofa; indeed, the woman had her servant bring them two cups of Longjing tea.
Wang Yuheng sat across from them on the sofa and sized up Shen Yan, realizing that he was the leader of the two men, and asked, "How can he be saved? How can my husband come back?"
"Have your husband cooperate with our Monitoring Bureau. As long as he confesses the truth, we can let him redeem his mistakes with his merits," Shen Yan said.
"He’s facing a long sentence now. If he’s willing to cooperate with our work, we can arrange bail for him soon and reduce his sentence gradually. Then, you can go on living your life as usual... without impacting your life at all."
"Haven’t you talked to my husband?"
"We have, but he’s stubbornly misguided. We need you to bring your child and talk to him..."
"He won’t cooperate, what use would my going be?" Wang Yuheng shook her head and said, "My husband is very stubborn, a man of his own mind. No one can change what he decides."
"I think he wouldn’t want to be separated from his wife and child for so many years, right? Time is a monster, by the time he comes out, perhaps a lot has changed..."
"Are you threatening me?"
"No, I’m threatening him," Shen Yan said. "He’s suffering in there for someone else, and you can go on living your life outside. A few years pass, and you might have a new lover, even possibly a new family... What about him? When he comes out, he’ll have nothing."
"His wife gone, son estranged, even if he gets some rewards, his life will already be ruined."
"But if he agrees to cooperate with you... our life will probably get even harder, won’t it?"
"We will ensure your personal safety."
"Ensure? How can you ensure?" Wang Yuheng scoffed and said, "Don’t think that because I am a woman, I’m easy to deceive. If he cooperates with you in there, my daughter and I will probably not be safe outside..."
"If this is your way of saving someone, sorry, I can’t cooperate with you. Please leave."
"I think you should reconsider carefully," Shen Yan said to Wang Yuheng with a stern look. "Aren’t you afraid that his life inside might not be safe?"
"What? Does the Monitoring Bureau want to kill him?"
"What benefit does his death bring us? It’s only if he’s alive and able to speak that he’s of use to us."
"Please leave. I won’t go to talk with him."
Shen Yan took out a business card from his pocket and placed it on the table, saying, "When you’ve thought it through, give me a call."
Wang Yuheng remained silent, but her attitude was very firm.
Walking out of the courtyard, Wang Chao asked, "Captain, what do we do? This woman doesn’t want to cooperate."
Shen Yan said with a somber expression, "Since she doesn’t want to cooperate, we need to find a way to make Wang Wenyou cooperate..."
"If she doesn’t cooperate, how will Wang Wenyou cooperate?"
"Strike the snake at its vital spot," Shen Yan said. "We haven’t found Wang Wenyou’s vulnerable spot yet. Once we find that spot, he will cooperate willingly."
"Yes. So, what do we do now?"
Shen Yan pondered for a moment, then quietly issued instructions to Wang Chao by his ear.