Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Ah Hong shuddered.
"I'll talk, I'll talk." Ah Hong could no longer bear that uncomfortable feeling and had no choice but to continue confessing.
"The girl from a year ago was personally pushed by Young Master Du, and Boss Huang was also killed by an assassin sent by Old Master Du," Ah Hong confessed.
"Go on," Lin Chen said, holding his cell phone and continuing to record Ah Hong's statement.
Seeing Ah Hong trying to be clever again, Lin Chen said coldly, "Remember, you've already been given one chance, and there won't be another like it. Think carefully before you speak."
After hearing Lin Chen's words, Ah Hong trembled and bit his teeth, only to continue confessing.
One by one, each revelation deeply shocked Qin Lan. The Du family was simply too despicable, truly committing every evil deed imaginable. Their crimes were enough to have the father and son of the Du family executed dozens of times over.
Lin Chen held these pieces of evidence with great satisfaction, knowing they were enough to overturn the Du family.
He picked up his phone to call Zhou Yunshan, but the sound of a switched-off phone came from the other side.
Checking the time, it was already Ling Chen, and Zhou Yunshan was probably asleep.
"Qin Lan, it's too late now. I'll call Uncle Zhou tomorrow. Let's find a place to lock this guy up first," Lin Chen said.
"Alright, but where shall we lock him?" Qin Lan felt somewhat troubled.
The police station was too complicated for sure, so Lin Chen couldn't go there, but then a thought suddenly came to his mind.
"I know a place, it will definitely be safe." Saying this, Lin Chen and Qin Lan stuffed Ah Hong into the car and drove straight to the newly built base.
Most of the base was already constructed, with some workshops already in production. However, the nearly hundred acres that Lin Chen used for growing medicinal herbs and vegetables were still left unattended.
In the quiet of the night, Lin Chen and Qin Lan took Ah Hong to a warehouse.
This warehouse was originally used for storing the produced medicinal herbs and vegetables, and now it only contained some cabbage harvested previously.
Lin Chen gathered a lot of dry grass from around and made a bed of hay: "Qin Lan, this warehouse hasn't been used yet, so it's unlikely that anyone will come. You rest first; I'll watch this guy."
"Okay! I'll sleep for an hour and then replace you," Qin Lan nodded, lay down on the hay bed, and quickly fell asleep.
As a ray of morning light entered the warehouse, Qin Lan opened her eyes and saw Lin Chen still sitting cross-legged nearby, feeling somewhat apologetic: "Lin Chen, sorry, I overslept."
"It doesn't matter, I can rest as well," Lin Chen said indifferently.
As soon as day broke, Lin Chen dialed Zhou Yunshan's cellphone: "Uncle Zhou, it's Lin Chen?"
"Oh, Lin Chen, I'm in a meeting in the province. What's the matter?" Zhou Yunshan asked.
"Well, I've obtained some criminal evidence against the Du family and wanted to show it to you," Lin Chen said.
Zhou Yunshan's heart stirred upon hearing Lin Chen's words. The Du family's Du Corporation was one of the leading enterprises in DY city, but the Du family, relying on some connections above, had always been extremely arrogant and had not even taken the city's regulations seriously. Non-payment of wages, illegal land use, tax evasion— they had become a malignant tumor in DY.
Although Zhou Yunshan had also personally sent people to investigate several times, the investigations had resulted in nothing due to insufficient evidence, causing Zhou Yunshan a great deal of headache.
"Good, send me the evidence, and I'll take a look," Zhou Yunshan said eagerly.
"Okay!" Lin Chen sent the video of the interrogation with Ah Hong to Zhou Yunshan.
Zhou Yunshan's call came back quickly, still tinged with anger, "The Du family is completely lawless. I will report to the provincial leaders immediately. We must thoroughly eradicate this cancer of DY, but we have to keep this confidential. We cannot afford to startle the snake."
Zhou Yunshan knew that the Du family had been deeply rooted in DY for decades and that eradicating them completely would require ample preparation.
Lin Chen nodded, "Okay, Uncle Zhou, I already have the criminal confined in a secret location, waiting for you to deal with them when you return."
"Okay." Zhou Yunshan hastily hung up the phone and went to report to the provincial leaders.
"How is Lin Chen?" Qin Lan asked anxiously.
"It's all taken care of; the Du family is finished this time," Lin Chen said, drawing a deep breath.
"That's great. This cancer is too harmful to the locality if it's not removed," Qin Lan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, Lin Chen's phone rang abruptly. The caller was the village chief of Lin: "Ling Chen, you need to come home quickly. Your mother has suddenly fallen ill."
"What? I'll come back immediately, Village Chief Lin," Lin Chen was shocked and quickly stood up.
He dialed his mother and sister's phones, but both of their mobiles were turned off, causing Lin Chen to frown.
With his father not at home and only the two of them at home, their simultaneous unavailability meant that something must have happened at home.
"Sister Lan, there's an issue at home; I need to go back and check," Lin Chen said urgently.
"Could it be a trap set by the Du family?" Qin Lan expressed her concern.
"Whether it's a trap or not, I have to go back," Lin Chen said as he rushed out the door.
Family was Lin Chen's Achilles' heel; even if his home turned out to be a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, he would still return.
Soon, Lin Chen arrived at his family's doorstep. Using his X-ray vision, he spotted many policemen hidden in various spots around the courtyard.
Seeing that there were policemen in the yard, Lin Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if it had been the Du family, his mother and sister might have been harmed, but with the police, he could at least be assured of their safety.
However, he knew he couldn't run. He had to buy time for Mayor Zhou. Only if he was captured would the Du family feel secure and lower their guard. This way, when Mayor Zhou returned, they could capture the Du family all at once.
"Sister Lan, to delay them, I'll let them capture me. You must take good care of Ah Hong and keep in touch with Mayor Zhou. Wait for him to come and save me," Lin Chen sent a message to Qin Lan and then turned on his phone's recording function, sending the phone into the Eye of Space without any fear, and strode into the yard.
"Brother, run!" Suddenly, his sister's voice came from inside the house. Lin Chen saw his sister being pulled back into the house by a policeman, and at the same time, several other policemen rushed out, tackled Lin Chen to the ground, and handcuffed him.
In truth, with Lin Chen's abilities, these dozen or so policemen had no chance of catching him, but as his aim was to be caught, he naturally did not resist.
Seeing Lin Chen apprehended, the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, Li An, came out with a smile, "Lin Chen, you are under arrest for rape and murder."
Lin Chen looked at Li An and snorted coldly, "Rape and murder? What evidence do you have to accuse me of rape and murder?"
"We have both witnesses and physical evidence, yet you still talk tough. Take him away," Li An said coldly and waved his hand dismissively.
Two policemen shoved Lin Chen into a police car, while Li An took out his phone: "Boss Du, the task is accomplished. Lin Chen has been captured by us."
"Yes, yes, rest assured, this kid is done for. I'll make sure it's clean and neat," Li An said coldly.