371: 360 371: 360 Li Shishi was actively managing things outside, meanwhile Song Yun inside was about to die of boredom.
They had thrown him in without any interrogation, just leaving him to languish.
What the hell did they want to do with him?
Could it really be that they’d gone through all this trouble to capture him just to give him a taste of prison life?
What a joke.
Since when did the department have time to mess around like this?
Song Yun lay on his bed, looked around his tiny room in resignation, and shook his head.
“Hey, is anybody there?
Hello?”
“What are you yelling for?
If you’ve got nothing to do, just lie down and sleep.
Don’t make me have to loosen your skin,” a prison guard came over, wielding a rubber baton at Song Yun.
“Be good and stay put.
You might get interrogated later; you’d better get some sleep and be ready.”
Hearing this, Song Yun nearly went mad.
If they were going to interrogate him, they should just hurry up.
Why isolate him in this tiny cell?
Damn it, it seemed Zhao Yan and the others had been split up into different rooms, and he had no clue how they were faring now.
At this moment, he had no idea what chaos was unraveling outside, whether Shishi and the others were alright or even if they knew he was lying in a prison cell.
There was a lot Song Yun didn’t know, but Wang Lei’s phone was about to explode from all the calls.
These were from people he usually tried to ingratiate himself with, none other than the higher-ups from Yanjing.
Their demands on the phone were diverse, some telling him to release Song Yun, others to free someone called Li Tang.
Damn it, he hadn’t captured either of them, so how could he let them out?
Besides, Mr.
Song had come here before and told him to take good care of Song Yun.
Who would dare ignore Mr.
Song’s words?
He hadn’t even met Song Yun yet and somehow rumors had spread that he had captured him.
How utterly bizarre!
Song Yun was one thing, as he had Mr.
Song as his patron, but damn it, who was this Li Tang?
He’d never heard of any bigwig’s descendant named Li Tang.
Why were there louder calls to release Li Tang than to release Song Yun?
The flurry of calls was driving Wang Lei insane.
What the hell was going on?
The more he thought about it, the more things seemed off, the more he sensed something fishy.
Just as he was pondering, the phone rang again.
Great, this was definitely another person demanding a release.
After answering the call with a servile tone, Wang Lei said, “Hello, may I ask who’s speaking?”
“I am Song Wenwu,” Mr.
Song’s voice came through the phone.
Hearing this voice, Wang Lei was so scared he almost dropped the phone.
Damn it, that was too frightening.
Mr.
Song was once a big shot in Huaxia, having served as the Vice Premier of the GWY in his prime.
Though he had served only for one term, he had still held the position.
Not just anybody could become Vice Premier.
It could be said that Mr.
Song now had followers all over the place, and even the top leader would send gifts to Mr.
Song during the holidays.
“Mr…
Mr.
Song.
Do you have any instructions?” Wang Lei manages to ask, suppressing the panic inside him.
“I’ve heard my dear grandson was taken into custody by your department,” Mr.
Song’s voice was as calm as a deep well, showing no trace of anger and making it sound like a mere statement of fact.
“Are you talking about Song Yun?” Goddamn it, it had to do with Song Yun.
Wang Lei was nearly in tears.
“Mr.
Song, after you told me to look after Brother Song, I’ve never forgotten that.
How could I possibly capture Brother Song?”
“But it’s indeed said that the order came from your department.
Wang Lei, it doesn’t matter.
If my grandson really did something wrong, you deal with it.”
Hearing this somewhat shameless remark, Wang Lei felt like hanging himself in despair.
If he really dealt with your dear grandson, wouldn’t you turn against me?
“Rest assured, Mr.
Song, I will immediately look into this matter.
I am quite interested to see who has been arresting people using my name,” Wang Lei said seethingly.
“I’ll leave it to you then.
Oh, and one more thing, you’ve also captured a young man named Li Tang this time, let him go as well,” Mr.
Song stated indifferently.
“Even you know about Li Tang?
Today I’ve already received five or six calls demanding his release.
But I really don’t know when I captured him; could you enlighten me, Mr.
Song, about who Li Tang is?” Wang Lei asked quietly.
“A direct descendant and legitimate heir of the Taoist Sect.
Considering your ignorance, I’ll give you a hint.
Li Tang’s master is the current Sect Leader of the Taoist Sect, commanding all Taoists across the land.
You should be able to figure out the implications,” Mr.
Song said before hanging up the call.
Wang Lei stood in a daze with the phone in his hand.
After a long while, he furiously slammed the phone to the ground, wailing, “Damn my luck today, with both Song Yun and Li Tang, each more influential than the other.”
After venting his rage sufficiently, he flung open the door and bellowed outside, “Everyone, come in for a meeting.”
When the people outside heard Wang Lei rage, they slunk into his office, tails tucked.
Wang Lei scanned the crowd and demanded, “Where’s Old Sun?
Why don’t I see him?”
“Director Wang, Vice Director Sun is out on inspection duty,” one person stood up and answered.
“Good, I want to ask you all something: recently, who has captured two people named Song Yun and Li Tang?” Wang Lei said angrily.
“Speak up now if it was you, and don’t make me investigate it myself.”
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, clueless about what he was talking about.
Seeing the silence from his subordinates, Wang Lei lit a cigarette and declared, “So, I have to investigate myself, do I?
Fine, but if I find out who it was, you can bet I’ll skin that bastard alive.”
“This…
Director Wang, do these two individuals have a significant background or something?”
Wang Lei glanced at the person who had spoken; an old hand at the public security bureau who knew the score.
“The backgrounds of these two are immense, at least no one in Sunan can afford to mess with either of them.”
“Last night when I went home, I passed by Vice Director Sun’s room.
I heard him on the phone with someone, and I think the name Song Yun came up,” the person said hesitantly.
“Are you telling the truth?” Wang Lei tossed his cigarette to the floor and hurriedly asked.
“I only overheard it, but I can’t be sure it was the same Song Yun you’re talking about.”
“Damn it, I need to verify it regardless, that Son of a…
Old Sun only knows how to cause trouble for me.
Now he’s really screwed himself over.” Wang Lei cursed under his breath.
“Get Old Sun back here right now, and go find out where Song Yun and Li Tang are being held.”