If Wang Yuan's previous performance was that he was obsessed with the authorities and was unable to advance or retreat, then after he slowly calmed down and recalled the whole process, he discovered more and more details that he had ignored.
If Zhu Zhongyun's trouble is really related to the executive committee's schedule, then Hangzhou may be in big trouble.
But when things got to this point, Wang Yuan was a little hesitant whether he should hide at home and pretend to be dead, or take the initiative to report the matter to the official.
If Zhu Zhongyun and his accomplices are caught by the government, Wang Yuan will most likely be confessed. By then, those past favors may not be able to protect him. If the executive committee is really involved, he will probably be on the firing list.
Wang Yuan knew that Haihan's use of force to build a country was never a good thing. Regardless of the officials who mysteriously disappeared in Hangzhou, or the public executions of the resisters by the Qiantang River after Haihan took over Hangzhou, they all showed Haihan's ruthlessness in dealing with the enemy.
Wang Yuan didn't want to be paraded through the streets one day, then pulled to the Qiantang River, and shot and executed in front of thousands of people. Thinking of such a scene, he couldn't help but shudder.
But when it came to taking the initiative to report to the official, Wang Yuan was still a little hesitant. If Zhu Zhongyun and his accomplices were not caught, wouldn't he bear the blame alone?
At this moment, a servant came to report that someone from the government was visiting.
Wang Yuan's heart suddenly sank after hearing this. He was a retired official from the former dynasty and could be said to be powerless now. It was such a coincidence that someone from the government suddenly came to visit him at this juncture.
Wang Yuan didn't dare to think that this was just a coincidence. He tried to calm down his emotions and asked the servant: "Has the visitor revealed his identity and purpose?"
The servant responded: "The other party showed their ID, but the villain is illiterate... They only asked the master to come forward and cooperate with the investigation of a case."
Wang Yuan hurriedly asked: "How many people are here?"
The servant said: "There are two leaders and four followers, all wearing casual clothes."
"It's over, it's over, it's really over now!" Wang Yuan's mind buzzed, and he almost lost his balance.
If it were an ordinary visit, why would there be so many people here? I'm afraid the incident would come to light and someone would come to arrest someone.
But after all, he had been an official for so many times. Even though he was panicking, he still wanted to deal with it decently, so he asked his servants to invite the visitors to the study to meet him.
Later, Wang Yuan saw visitors in the study. One was a middle-aged man with a short beard, and the other was a muscular man with gray hair on his temples. He looked obviously older.
Wang Yuan saw that both of them were unfamiliar, so he asked tentatively: "I'm sorry, but I don't know who you two are?"
The middle-aged man took out a small ID, handed it to Wang Yuan, and introduced himself: "I am Qu Shengfeng from the Hangzhou Office of the Haihan Security Department. This is Mr. Gong Shiqi from Sanya."
Wang Yuanlian looked up at him for a long time, but his heart became more and more panicked.
Of course he knew what the Security Department was. It was equivalent to the factory guards of the Ming Dynasty, specializing in investigating major and important cases. Provoking this yamen often means big trouble.
When the government was investigating Zhu Zhongyun earlier, people from the Ministry of Security came to him to understand the situation. However, at that time, Wang Yuan thought that Zhu Zhongyun was just an ordinary spy and had already left Hangzhou, so he didn't take it seriously. He simply said that he didn't know him, and finally let it go. But now the Ministry of Security came to visit us again, and there were also people from Sanya. Looking at Gong Shiqi's age and style, Wang Yuan concluded that he was definitely not an ordinary character, which meant that the reason why the other party came to visit him was by no means a trivial matter.
Wang Yuanqiang pretended to be calm and said: "I wonder what the reason for your sudden visit today is?"
Qu Shengfeng said: "We are investigating a person named Zhu Zhongyun. This person has been in and out of the casino under your name frequently and tried to bribe officials, so we have some questions. We hope to verify it with you in person. ”
When Wang Yuan heard the words "Zhu Zhongyun" come out of the other party's mouth, he knew that there was no chance of luck today. If you don't seize the last opportunity at this time, I'm afraid the worst end will be waiting for you.
However, the real reason why Gong Shiqi and Qu Shengfeng came here may be slightly different from Wang Yuan's judgment.
With the assistance of Li Qingyang, they once again conducted an in-depth investigation into the information related to the casino where Zhu Zhongyun's accident occurred, and drafted a wanted order against Zhu Zhongyun overnight.
The shareholders behind this casino are all former local officials, but currently only Wang Yuan remains in Hangzhou, which is equivalent to managing the casino for the other shareholders.
In the previous investigation by the Ministry of Security, the inquiry record of Wang Yuan was very simple. The final conclusion was that Zhu Zhongyun was not instructed by Wang Yuan, and there was no evidence to prove that this person had a personal relationship with Wang Yuan.
But after Gong Shiqi read the information from the Special Liaison Office and compared it with the Ministry of Security's inquiry transcript, he thought there were still doubts. For example, whether Zhu Zhongyun's behavior of bribing officials in Hangzhou was related to the other major shareholders of the casino.
In addition, it seems that Zhu Zhongyun did not get enough information from Wang Yuan about the gamblers Zhu Zhongyun had contact with in the casino, which should have been the focus of the investigation.
Fortunately, Wang Yuan lived in Hangzhou and was not far from the Special Liaison Office. Gong Shiqi was worried that Qu Shengfeng's subordinates were not reliable enough, so he decided to visit him personally to see if he could get some information from the nominal boss. Get more information.
By this time, Gong Shiqi only had a slight suspicion that Zhu Zhongyun's appearance was related to the backstage boss of the casino, but he did not think that Wang Yuan was colluding with him, nor did he intend to capture Wang Yuan.
But the visit of these two uninvited guests made Wang Yuan, who felt guilty, think that the security department had found out Zhu Zhongyun's information, and might even have caught that guy, and now they were coming to close the net.
Wang Yuan believed that the last chance of survival was fleeting. If he betrayed him at this time, he might be able to get a meritorious prosecution. If the result of leniency was delayed for a while, it would not be considered a surrender.
Wang Yuan gritted his teeth and said proactively: "To be honest with you two adults, I am preparing to report to the government about Zhu Zhongyun."
Gong Shiqi didn't expect that the other party was quite cooperative. He nodded and said: "It seems that you also know that this person has a problem, so let's talk about it."
Wang Yuan did not rush to explain, but first asked tentatively: "Sir, if the suspect is caught after the report is made, can the merits and demerits be offset and I will not be held accountable?"
Gong Shiqi is such a sophisticated person. Hearing Wang Yuan's tone, he knew that Wang Yuan was guilty, so naturally he had to give him a little shock to break his psychological defense.
Gong Shiqi sneered: "Wang Yuan, who are you, you actually want to negotiate terms with us? I will give you eight words: leniency for confession, severity for resistance! If you don't believe this evil, come back to the Yamen with us later. Go give it a try and see if your bones are stronger or the torture tools in the prison!”