Chapter 9: The Sky Won't Fall, Everything is Under Control!

  Ye Haodong sneered, "You're overestimating me and underestimating me at the same time. I'm not capable of controlling a strict drug trafficking network while being here, and I wouldn't do something that would cut off my descendants. Those two small-time traffickers are nothing in my eyes."

  Chen Tianhao: "Then how do you explain our recent survey results?"

  Ye Haodong: "I won't explain, if you have evidence come and arrest me, or any of my brothers below me."

  Chen Tianhao finally left in a huff, compared to Ye Haodong's terrifying background, he was just a small fry. He wanted to be upright and unafraid, but the premise was that there must be sufficient evidence, and he had to ensure that he did not violate any rules during the investigation process.

  Ye Haodong sat in the interrogation room for a long time without moving, thinking for a long time before letting out a long sigh. He said to the prison guard at the door, "I want to surrender myself, but I must see Jiang Wei."

  In the afternoon, still here, Jiang Weifeng met with Ye Haodong in a flurry of dust.

  Ye Haodong: "The drug trafficking was done by people under me."

  Jiang Wei was shocked, Chen Tianhao considered his relationship with Ye Haodong and did not tell him the news that someone reported a new drug dealer might come from Ye Haodong's gang.

  Jiang Wei asked in surprise: "How did you know? You couldn't have participated, could you?"

  Ye Haodong nodded: "It's still you who understands me, that kind of thing like drug trafficking, don't even mention those two small-time crooks, I wouldn't deign to do it even if I could make a lot of money. That's something for your nephew to get involved in, not me. But this matter indeed has something to do with me, it was me who took down Er Xinzi and gave him the opportunity to create a unique situation, which led him to take this path of no return."

  Jiang Wei: "What does 'surrender' mean?"

  "He used all the channels I provided, and I have a responsibility for not supervising him properly. Now that my brother has fallen into their hands, I'm surrendering myself to give that person an opportunity, telling him that for the sake of our friendship, I'll do anything, he'd better not disappoint me."

  "Who is that person?"

  Ye Haodong: "Li Weidong!"

  It's not hard to guess what happened. Ye Haodong told Zhu San'er to investigate the drug dealer, and Ding Dawei had just figured it out and was about to inform Zhu San'er when he was kidnapped. The only one who knew about this at the time was Li Weidong, who also opposed reporting it to the police in the first place. Chen Tianhao's ability to find Ye Haodong to understand the situation suggests that the drug dealer is closely related to the Xinglv Group. All these signs led Ye Haodong to quickly suspect Li Weidong, who had the exclusive opportunity to use Xinglv's resources to smuggle drugs.

  Three days later, in the interrogation room of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's Criminal Police Brigade, Ye Haodong and Li Weidong sat face to face, with only the two of them in the room. For such a big case, it was not difficult for the Steel City Public Security Bureau to borrow a prisoner from the Sifangtang Prison.

  Ye Haodong looked calmly at Li Weidong and asked: "Why?"

  Li Weidong painfully bowed his head and self-criticized: "Hao Dong Ge, I was wrong, I really was wrong. As soon as I heard you surrendered, I panicked. I truly didn't plan to implicate you. I came forward on my own initiative, everything was done by me, I fully admit it. It shouldn't have implicated you, can you forgive me?"

  Ye Haodong's face was cold: "From the day you had Ding Dawei tied up, you were no longer my brother. Do you think I would believe that you came to surrender because of your guilty conscience? You only came because I was found out, which not only shows that they discovered our new green material recycling problem but also shows that they have the determination to move against me regardless of my sister's relationship with them. Now that I'm involved, can you still escape? Are you afraid that once the truth comes to light, I won't let your family off?"

  Li Weidong collapsed instantly, kneeling on the ground and crying out in pain: "Hao Dong brother, I have no choice, I was also forced, they found me, threatened me and forced me to take drugs, I had no choice."

  "Who are they? When did they get in touch with you?"

  Li Weidong's eyes showed a hint of terror: "A woman named Jin Fenghuang brought people to find me. From the tone of their conversation, there are even more powerful figures behind her. The woman has someone under her called Jiang Chuan, who was imprisoned with Er Xinzi in the past. It was through him that Er Xinzi got in touch with Jiang Chuan's boss. They found me because of Jiang Chuan's idea. This Jiang Chuan has been hiding in Gangcheng. As far as I know, their goal is very big, aiming at the entire Dongbei region. The rapid expansion and concealment of Xinglv Materials Recycling have attracted them."

  When he heard this sentence, Ye Haodong suddenly thought of Zhang Tianpeng and felt strange for some reason. That strange bet and the second strange bet. Ye Haodong vaguely felt that Zhang Tianpeng seemed to know something earlier.

  Li Weidong's knowledge is limited, Ding Dawei was indeed tied up by him and is still alive. Ye Haodong stood up and saluted the monitor, then slowly walked to Li Weidong's side, looking at his former brother with a pained expression, saying: "You can spare Ding Dawei's life, which means you still have a chance of redemption. I will find a way to save your life, but from now on, you are no longer my brother. This statement I will not take back. What you did makes you unworthy of being my brother."

  Chen Tianhao glared at the TV screen and snorted at Jiang Wei, "Who does this kid think he is? Does he think he can save that drug dealer just because he wants to? The amount of drugs seized is over 4,000 grams, even if he's not the main culprit, he'll still face the death penalty!"

  Jiang Wei looked at the screen and saw Ye Haodong's simple words, which opened Li Weidong's mouth after two days of interrogation by the police. He had a thread of respect in his heart, which he himself found unbelievable. He actually felt respectful towards a young black boss who was not yet twenty years old, his future brother-in-law. This was too strange and frustrating.

  Escorted back to prison by Chen Tianhao himself, Ye Haodong rushed straight to Ward No. 1.

  Zhang Tianpeng looked at Ye Haodong, who was coming with a fierce momentum, and stretched out his hand to shake hands with him, smiling complacently: "What's wrong, Haodong? Why did you think of coming to see your brother Zhang today?"

  Ye Haodong stared into his eyes and asked: "You've known all along, haven't you?"

  Zhang Tianpeng stopped pretending. He nodded and admitted, "Yeah, I knew it earlier than you did."

  "Does this have anything to do with you?"

  Zhang Tianpeng shook his head and said disdainfully: "They actually want to have a relationship with me, but unfortunately they are not worthy of it!"

  Ye Haodong impatiently: "Can't you just tell me everything at once?"

  Zhang Tianpeng burst out laughing: "I heard this from a friend in the past, he just told me that 'they' are using your new green material recycling channel to traffic drugs. And my friend knew about it mainly because he also had his eyes on your new green material recycling business. By the way, I'll tell you that my friend is an antique dealer, and it was him who reported that your brother was involved in drug trafficking."

  Ye Haodong nodded, "So that's how it is. You're happy now, aren't you? This matter must be related to me, and I might even get a harsher sentence. At least, there's no hope of getting a reduced sentence in the short term."

  Zhang Tianpeng sneered: "You're not thinking of welching on the debt, are you? Speak up, if you lose, which rule do you plan to follow?"

  Ye Haodong hummed: "It's not certain who will kill the deer, Brother Zhang doesn't have to be too pleased, maybe I'll find a way to leave here before you."

  Zhang Tianpeng asked: "Don't you want to know who 'they' are?"

  Ye Haodong shook his head: "No need, I don't want to owe you a favor. Who they are, I will find out sooner or later." After finishing speaking, he didn't care about Zhang Tianpeng's reaction and turned around to leave.

  He Kuai came to work early in the morning with a heavy heart. He condescended to enter the detention room of the 17th group, wanting to have a talk with Ye Haodong.

  Just yesterday, He Kui's five-year-old grandson was taken away by someone during lunchtime at kindergarten. His daughter-in-law came back crying, and the whole family was panicked. He Kui's first reaction was to call the police, but he immediately dismissed the idea. He knew that after so many years of being a prison warden, he must have offended many people. If the other party was seeking revenge, they would definitely contact him again. So, he decided to wait and see what the other party's intentions were. After an anxious afternoon, the child returned home unharmed in the evening. What was even more astonishing was that the child's backpack was filled with 100-yuan bills and a letter. The letter was written by Ye Haodong!

  He Kui arrived, and others cleverly went out to avoid him.

  There was no one else in the house, He Kui's body was bent over, and he smiled bitterly: "Hao Dong Ge, you are a big shot, if there is anything that needs me, just call directly, why use this method."