Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 608 - 608 604 Knowing There's a Tiger on the Mountain Yet Heading Towards Tiger Mountain

608: Chapter 604: Knowing There’s a Tiger on the Mountain, Yet Heading Towards Tiger Mountain 608: Chapter 604: Knowing There’s a Tiger on the Mountain, Yet Heading Towards Tiger Mountain Ye Fan came up with an idea, and immediately pulled open his drawer, rummaging for a business card.

That business card belonged to Liao Susu, a reporter from Long’an City TV station.

At the time when Liao Susu interviewed Ye Fan, she had given him her card, which he casually tossed into the drawer, never expecting it would come in handy today.

Entering Liao Susu’s mobile number, after several rings, the call was connected.

“Hello, Reporter Liao, this is Ye Fan from Mingde County Police Department,” said Ye Fan.

Upon hearing this, Liao Susu instantly remembered Ye Fan.

Although they had met only twice, her memory of Ye Fan was vivid, and he even somewhat annoyed her.

“What is it?” asked Liao Susu, feigning indifference.

Ye Fan responded, “I have a big piece of news.

Are you interested?”

“What big news?” Liao Susu perked up, no longer holding back her interest in what Ye Fan was saying.

Ye Fan chuckled and said, “As for what the news is, I can’t tell you right now.

However, it’s not something everyone dares to cover; it requires considerable courage.

If you’re not up for it, then forget about it.”

“There’s nothing I, Liao Susu, would dare not report!” Liao Susu was instantly provoked and became even more interested in the “big news” Ye Fan mentioned.

“Heh, good, then come to Mingde County now.

Remember, come quietly, don’t let anyone know.

Moreover, you must hurry, or you’ll lose the opportunity even to interview,” said Ye Fan.

Liao Susu immediately exclaimed, “Okay, I’m on my way!”

After hanging up the phone, Ye Fan placed his hands on the desk, tapping his fingers on the surface, contemplating his plan.

He wanted Liao Susu to conduct the interview, to expose the cleanup operation around the campus, using public opinion to suppress all opposition, thoroughly dealing with the troublemakers hangin around the campus, restoring peace to the area.

Of course, the consequences of his actions would be severe.

This kind of stubborn unilateral action, breaking the norms, would surely provoke severe opposition from the entire governmental apparatus of Mingde County, potentially ending his political career.

However, he was well aware of the dangers, yet chose to proceed anyway.

In the midst of his reflection, there was a knock at the door.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and Xu Xiangli, Wang Xianzhong, and Miao Jian entered.

“I wanted you all to rest well, but the situation is urgent.

We need to interrogate all the troublemakers we captured last night as quickly as possible,” Ye Fan said straightforwardly, “You all must gather everyone in the public security section and interrogate these troublemakers.

Make sure to interrogate all of them before work starts tomorrow.

We don’t need to unearth all their crimes, but each troublemaker must have a factual basis for criminal activity.”

The expressions of Xu Xiangli, Wang Xianzhong, and Miao Jian tightened.

“Commissar, is it…” Wang Xianzhong began to ask.

Ye Fan waved his hand, interrupting him, “Don’t feel pressured; if the sky falls, I’ll be there to hold it up.

What you’re doing is upright; there’s nothing to fear!”

“Yes!” Xu Xiangli replied loudly.

Miao Jian and Wang Xianzhong also echoed in agreement.

Subsequently, Ye Fan left the office with Xu Xiangli and the others, personally overseeing the interrogation of the troublemakers.

These troublemakers had been captured and locked in the detention room, having spent a chilly night, which had already caused them some discomfort.

However, such scum not being sentenced would not pacify the public’s wrath.

Since the backgrounds of these ruffians had been mostly figured out before the arrests were made, and these ruffians were actually quite young, just over eighteen, some even under eighteen, only the slightly older gang leaders in their twenties were all rounded up together, the interrogation process went rather smoothly.

Extortion, protection fees, and other criminal acts were forced out of these ruffians one by one, and Ye Fan’s heart gradually settled.

With this evidence in hand, he would be able to withstand media exposure.

About an hour and a half later, Tang Xianlong’s call came through, his tone very stern, “Ye Fan, come to my office immediately!”

“Okay,” Ye Fan responded.

Hanging up, Ye Fan picked up seven or eight confessions from the ruffians and slowly made his way to the chief’s office.

Knocking and entering Tang Xianlong’s office, Ye Fan saw another middle-aged man with an official aura besides Tang Xianlong himself.

“Ye Fan, this is Comrade Miao Dongzheng, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee,” Tang Xianlong introduced the middle-aged man with a serious expression.

The secretary of the Political and Legal Committee held considerable power at the deputy division level, which included the oversight of law enforcement, and was responsible for organizing, coordinating, and directing the handling of major mass incidents and serious illegal and criminal cases.

“Secretary Miao, hello,” Ye Fan greeted.

Miao Dongzheng sized up Ye Fan and nodded slightly, “Hello, Comrade Ye Fan.”

Then, he extended his hand and shook hands with Ye Fan.

After the introductions, Ye Fan, Tang Xianlong, and Miao Dongzheng sat down on the wooden sofas in front of the coffee table.

After sitting down, Miao Dongzheng got straight to the point, “Comrade Ye Fan, I heard that you organized officers to arrest many people last night.”

“Yes.

My department’s public security team is conducting a major cleanup around the school,” Ye Fan straightforwardly and calmly stated, “We have made some progress, and I plan to report to Director Tang.”

While speaking, Ye Fan turned to Tang Xianlong and said, “Director Tang, these are a few confessions obtained recently from the antisocial elements around the school.

They confessed to some criminal facts, which are quite shocking.

Please have a look.”

With that, he handed the seven or eight confessions from the ruffians to Tang Xianlong.

Reluctantly, Tang Xianlong took them, skimmed through them, then handed three or four to Miao Zhengdong, “Secretary Miao, please take a look too.”

Miao Zhengdong had no choice but to take them and read through the ruffians’ confessions.

After looking over these confessions, Miao Zhengdong’s face wasn’t very pleasant.

He had originally come to instruct the police department to mitigate the impact of this round of arrests, but after seeing these few confessions, even with a thick face, he couldn’t openly ask Ye Fan to release some people.

“These are just a few confessions from some minor antisocial individuals, and the main leaders, being tight-lipped, haven’t been fully interrogated yet, but I believe they are certainly significant!” Ye Fan told Miao Zhengdong, “Moreover, the victims are underage students, including both boys and girls.”

Miao Zhengdong could only say, “It indeed needs to be dealt with seriously.”

After a few more words, Miao Zhengdong couldn’t find anything else to say, and Ye Fan seized the opportunity to excuse himself to supervise the interrogation work and left the director’s office.

Of course, Ye Fan wasn’t naive enough to think he could shut up Miao Zhengdong, Tang Xianlong, and the others.

As Tang Xianlong had argued with him in the morning, arresting too many people at once, creating panic and social instability, was a big taboo.

They might not individually force him, Ye Fan, to suppress the case, but they would surely do so collectively in a meeting, shifting the case to someone else’s hands and stripping him of his lead role.

Thus, around half-past one, Liao Susu rushed to Mingde County and Ye Fan resolutely met with her.