Chapter 1261: Cai Heizi's Dirty Trick, Triggering the Fall (10k)

“I understand!” Wen Yan replied solemnly.

“Alright, so did you find anything critical?”

“Not really, it was just when I got near Doctor Meng’s house, I found out Doctor Meng wasn’t home. It seemed something went wrong, so I checked it out. I didn’t expect the clearance needed to be so high.”

“According to regulations, your clearance isn’t sufficient. I can’t approve it for you, don’t worry about him, he has his own tasks to handle.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Wen Yan was a bit disappointed, but still understood that the General Director knew where Doctor Meng had gone, but the secrecy level of the matter was very high, and clearance couldn’t be granted lightly unless absolutely necessary.

Just as he was about to hang up the phone, the General Director saw new information appearing on the device.

After looking at it, his expression turned a bit peculiar.

“Wait a moment, there’s something I need you to do.”

“What is it?”

“There’s a prisoner here, you need to see him.”

“Huh? I’m not skilled in interrogations. You can’t expect me to perform some grand memory recovery technique, can you?”

“No need, I’ve sent you the relevant materials. Take a look, and if you have time, just go and meet him. Whether you can extract anything from him isn’t important; what’s important is your visit.”

“Alright.”

After hanging up, the General Director looked at the long text message appearing on the device.

The sending device showed it was Cai Heizi’s phone, logged in with Cai Heizi’s account.

The content completely matched Cai Heizi’s style.

Yesterday, Wen Yan was attacked in a dream, so the General Director granted Cai Heizi the relevant clearance and even left him a message to check it out.

Because right now, he really didn’t dare trust anyone easily. There was definitely a mole inside the Scorching Sun Department, no doubt about it.

But unexpectedly, there was indeed a reply.

Meanwhile, Wen Yan checked the materials sent to him on his phone; there was a lot to review.

The Scorching Sun Department hadn’t been idle these days, using the doorkeeper as an entry point, they had dug up quite a bit.

Many ordinary cases had been discovered, not to mention they had many that required direct intervention by the Scorching Sun Department.

The person Wen Yan was meant to see was a major target, a repeat offender, already sitting inside for burglary.

It’s speculated that this guy knows a lot and that the burglary was intentionally executed to get into a specific jurisdiction, a certain prison.

Wen Yan was a bit confused about why he needed to meet this person.

He couldn’t persuade this seasoned veteran to open up.

But since the General Director personally instructed him, he went to take a look.

He arrived at the place where someone was already waiting for him; all related procedures had been dealt with, allowing him to smoothly meet this seasoned criminal.

Right away, he asked for a cigarette, but all he provided were trivial or already disclosed information.

Wen Yan questioned him for a while, but indeed, nothing significant could be extracted. The seasoned criminal even thought Wen Yan was a pure novice, playing verbal games with him.

Then, after Wen Yan finished questioning and came out, he reported back, having found no important leads or intelligence.

The General Director comforted him a bit, telling him to head over to the Yu State Scorching Sun Department, where there’s a tool to assist in the investigation that he should temporarily hold onto. If there’s any danger, he should immediately call for help.

Moreover, he should be careful about keeping intelligence confidential and not speak indiscriminately.

By then, Wen Yan understood that the General Director was indeed speaking the truth; there was no expectation for him to extract anything. The purpose was solely for his presence.

Wen Yan left, with no recordings, no videos, and no one overheard their conversation.

An hour after Wen Yan left, a new file was sent to the prison, informing the seasoned repeat offender that there was a turn of events in his case.

His case was deemed an attempt; although he had prior convictions, he had no burglary or breaking and entering convictions, so he couldn’t be sentenced for breaking and entering.

It’s said that people from the prosecution office even clashed with the court people over his case; if anything, he would just be detained, not sentenced.

So, according to the maximum sentence, the time he had already served was more than enough, so by signing a document, he could leave today, and those extra days he served could be compensated at over 400 yuan per day.

The seasoned repeat offender listened to these ‘good news’ with goosebumps all over.

Especially hearing that, because of his case, there was a clash between the prosecution office and the court, his face turned pale with fright.

He had indeed researched it beforehand and even consulted professionals; breaking in and burglary aren’t synonymous.

But he had admitted it before, so why was he suddenly released now?

The prison guard helped him pack, even patted his shoulder with a smile, telling him to live well after getting out.

Many in the prison witnessed this scene.

He didn’t want to leave, but rules are rules, time was up, and he couldn’t stay even one more day.

He was driven out, with his personal belongings, standing outside the gate, under the blazing Sun, yet he felt a chill all over.

He stood there for a long time before hurriedly taking out his phone, which had already shut off automatically due to a lack of charge.

He walked along the highway, trying to hitch a ride, but no one stopped.

Until he saw a taxi, he finally got a ride back to the city.

After walking out of the wilderness where the prison was located, not long after, he saw a muddy truck with its license plates covered in mud roaring past from the side.