Chapter 97: Ren Yu's Dilemma

  Ren Yusi, who surrendered himself at the police station, was soon escorted back to the provincial capital and detained in the same police station as Di Rong and Shi Dajun.

  From Master Zhang Cheng's pursuit of Cong Ye to the capital, and the action of holding two people hostage, it can be analyzed that after Di Rong paid the compensation to Master Zhang, which was obtained by Cong Ye, although he didn't know how much money there was, Ren Yu Si had been entangled in whether or not to tell the police about this matter.

  Not until arriving at the provincial capital did he still not make up his mind.

  "Name."

  "Ren Yu Si."

  "Age."

  "Twenty-four years old."

  ……

  Only after following the procedure did the police start asking Ren Yusi:

  "What crime have you committed?"

  "Under Di Rong's orders, went to Sifang City to deal with Cong Ye, and illegally detained Yan Qingcheng."

  "Was it Di Rong's order to take hostages?"

  "No, it's just that Shi Dajun and I had a sudden idea in order to gain the upper hand."

  "Tell me the detailed process."

  Looking at Ren Yusi's testimony, it basically matches with Shi Dajun and Di Rong's testimonies. The police asked again:

  "Is Zhang Cheng your master?"

  "Yes."

  "Tell me how you came to worship Zhang Cheng as your master."

  "That year, after I left home and wandered outside, I often went hungry, slept on the streets at night, or stayed in train stations or bus stations. Once, I wandered to Qu City, because it was a small city, the train station was not well-managed, so I stayed there for half a month. It was also there that I met Master Zhang Cheng."

  "Tell me more about it."

  "At that time, I was lurking in the waiting room of the train station to steal luggage from travelers. I spotted an opportunity and just as I was about to make my move, a large hand grabbed me from behind. I thought it was a police officer from the station, but instead, he dragged me out of the waiting room to a quiet street corner and let me go. He asked me 'why did you steal things', I said I had no money for food. Then he asked my name, age, home address, including who else lived in my household, before finally asking if I wanted to follow him."

  I asked him what was good about following him, and he told me that I would be practicing martial arts and having food to eat every day. I agreed on the spot. It wasn't until later that I found out his name was Zhang Cheng.

  "What do you know about your master Zhang Cheng?"

  "I only knew his name and age, nothing else. I asked a few times, but was scolded by the master each time, so I never asked again."

  "Do you know why your master has found Cong Ye twice in a row and taken hostages?"

  "I only know it was the first time, which was on the second day of this year's Lunar New Year when I went to Guanhaiwei."

  "Tell me in detail."

  Ren Yusi only said that the master told him to go to Guanhai to seek justice for himself, as for the things behind, such as bank cards and being called by the master, including the master coming to his hometown to find him, have not been mentioned for the time being. Anyway, the master is dead, and the only person who knows those things is himself. He doesn't know whether telling everything will be beneficial or harmful to himself, so Ren Yusi thinks about waiting and seeing.

  After all, from the webpage of that "Hero's Home", Ren Yusi learned that his master was a fugitive with two lives on his back, so he had to be cautious in his actions. If he were implicated by his master, it would not be just a matter of being sentenced to two or three years.

  "This time Zhang Cheng took hostages on Nanjing Road in the capital, you really didn't know about it?"

  "I really didn't know. After Master came to Guanhai to find Congye last time, there was no news for several days. I was worried that Master would be caught and turn me in, so I secretly ran out of Sifang City. Since then, I have not contacted Master again."

  "Does your master Zhang Cheng have a mobile phone?"

  "No."

  Ren Yusi categorically denied it and told the police that Master had instructed him before going to Guanhai, if Master did not take the initiative to contact him, it meant something was wrong, and he must not go looking for him. Afterwards, he discarded his mobile phone number and replaced it with a new one.

  "But we found a call from Guanhai's landline in the call records of your original mobile phone card, and the call lasted for over two minutes. How do you explain that?"

  "I really don't know, when I casually threw the phone card on the street at that time, there was still some balance inside, so it's unknown whether someone picked it up and used it."

  Ren Yusi decided to sever ties with Master Zhang Cheng, so he insisted that his contact with Master Zhang ended before Master Zhang arrived in Guanhai City. With Zhang already dead, the police had no way of verifying whether what Ren said was true or false.

  "Tell me in detail about your whereabouts after you left Sifang City."

  "First went to Xiangcheng, bought a train ticket there, but ultimately did not take the train and chose to go by car instead."

  "Why?"

  "There are often police checking IDs on trains and at train stations."

  Ren Yusi's account was basically reasonable and the police did not find any connection between him and Zhang Cheng in this kidnapping incident in Beijing. Ren Yusi's purpose was to avoid linking himself and his master to the hostage-taking incident in the capital. He was actually unaware of it, except for hiding the fact that he had met Zhang Cheng at Guanhai City, basically telling the truth, so the police also found it very credible.

  Since it can't be linked to Master Zhang's trip to Beijing to take hostages, the matter of Di Rong's compensation must not be mentioned. Ren Yusi has already figured it out, even if Di Rong confesses, he will say he doesn't know. In fact, that's basically what happened, Master just wanted to hide himself and keep the compensation for himself.

  Because Di Rong also had the same idea in his heart, he absolutely could not be involved with Zhang Cheng's hostage incident in the capital, so he kept quiet about the one million yuan matter, and as a result, no one else knew about it anymore.

  The police asked questions back and forth, and the testimony was basically the same as last time in Guanhai City, only with the additional testimony of Ren Yusi and Shi Dajun. However, the case could not be closed just yet. The higher-ups were constantly urging them to investigate until everything was clear. They also knew that Zhang Cheng's kidnapping incident this time had caused a huge impact, and the sudden appearance of the "Hero Home" website implicated Yu Secretary from the province, Lin Deputy Governor, many departments in Guanhai, and related personnel. Even more, according to their superiors, this matter involved some big figures in the military. If they still came up with the same conclusion as last time in Guanhai City, it would definitely not pass.

  Everyone vaguely felt that the spearhead of this investigation was directly aimed at Yu Xiaopeng. However, from the confessions of several people and the records of summoning Yu Xiaopeng, no evidence could be found that Yu Xiaopeng instructed Ren Yusi and Shi Dajun to take hostages, let alone Zhang Cheng's two hostage-takings.

  It is true that Yu Xiaoping instructed Di Rong, Ren Yusi and Shi Dajun to take action, but it was not Yu Xiaoping who told them to take hostages to coerce Cong Ye.

  Unable to find a breakthrough from Di Rong and his gang, the police shifted their attention to Sun Cheng, who had once been instructed by Yu Xiaopeng to set up a trap for Cong Ye in a nightclub room. Immediately, an order was issued to the Guanhai City Police Station: Capture suspect Sun Cheng immediately and rush him to the Provincial Public Security Bureau.

  At noon, after learning the truth about the medicine from Dr. Liu, Bai Wei and Yan Qingcheng returned to their room, where Yan Qingcheng reminded Bai Wei with some concern:

  "How did Yang Yi know you have a chronic illness?"

  "Qingcheng sister, I have Yang Yi's secret agent by my side."

  "Xiao Wei, isn't it?"

  "How could it not be, from the time Yang Yi sent flowers, he knew my whereabouts clearly. Every time he was able to find me accurately, I suspected at that time. Before the exam, when attending Du Mu Lin's birthday party, I already knew who the undercover agent was. Just now, after hearing Liu Daifu mention the effect of combining two types of medicine, I became even more certain."

  "So, that guy named Yang Yi, who laid a hand on you, wasn't pursuing you purely out of love, was he?"

  "Of course not, it's just that up until now, I haven't been able to guess his true intentions."

  Bai Wei hadn't told Yan Qing Cheng in detail about what she saw and heard that night at Duanmu Lin's place, but now she recounted everything from start to finish.

  After listening to Bai Wei's account, Yan Qingcheng, who was usually gentle and warm, also spoke out in anger:

  "Xiao Wei, this kind of person is really hateful. They actually did such a despicable thing to you for some unmentionable purpose, without regard for your well-being. Fortunately, you encountered Cong Ye, or else who knows what would have happened to you now? Doesn't Yang Yi's heart grow flesh?"

  "Not bad, I'll think of a way to return his kindness properly."

  "Xiao Wei, it's necessary to give a warning, otherwise who knows what other out-of-line things he might do. However, we need to grasp the extent."

  "Don't worry, Miss Qingshan, I have a plan in mind. I think it won't be long before we find out Yang Yi's true intentions, and by then, it won't be too late for me to take action."

  Yan Qingcheng knew that although Bai Wei was young, she was very steady and wouldn't cause any trouble.

  Three people served Cong Ye after lunch, and then buried their heads in the "Hero's Home" website on their mobile phone screens. Because they didn't know who it was, they actually made an animation of what happened to Cong Ye into a flash effect. This effect directly pushed the click-through rate of the newly established "Hero's Home" website, which had been set up for less than two days, to over 80 million times. The page has been paralyzed countless times, and every time it recovers, it will be paralyzed again in just a few minutes due to the extremely high click-through rate.

  Finally, a call for donations to expand the website's capacity appeared on the page. However, the bank card for donations was surprisingly Bertha's, which made the four people almost disbelieve their eyes.