The finger Song Guanchao had on the trigger relaxed.

Seeing his action, Ruan Baoyou felt a huge wave of relief.

Not daring to hesitate, he immediately said, "Yang Lang was killed by someone Zhu Qiushui arranged."

"They injected Yang Lang with an overdose and made him call you, intending to frame you."

"The killers are not locals; after completing the job, they took the money and went back to their hometown."

"But I know where they are staying."

"Also, those who killed Yang Lang's wife and children are with them..."

He held nothing back, directly revealing the killers.

Song Guanchao asked, "Was it Lu Zhizhong who ordered Zhu Qiushui?"

"No," Ruan Baoyou said, "Zhu Qiushui acted on her own; Secretary Lu was unaware until the deed was done."

Song Guanchao felt a sinking in his heart.

That means he can't use the murder case to catch Lu Zhizhong.

"What's the relationship between Zhu Qiushui and Lu Zhizhong?"

"They..." Ruan Baoyou said, "They are lovers."

Hmm?

Lovers?

Song Guanchao was a bit stunned.

Isn't Zhu Qiushui the daughter of Lu Zhizhong's colleague?

This old fox, he even laid hands on his colleague's daughter?

The two of them are old enough to be father and daughter.

Ruan Baoyou said, "Zhu Qiushui's father was the Vice Mayor, and when he was wronged, it was Secretary Lu who kept pulling strings to help. But Zhu Qiushui's father couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide."

"After the suicide, Secretary Lu continued taking care of Zhu Qiushui. Gradually... probably out of gratitude, they ended up together."

Song Guanchao squinted, pondering for a while, then asked, "Has Lu Zhizhong done anything illegal?"

"I don't know; I directly dealt with Zhu Qiushui."

"Does he have any assets in his name?"

"No, everything is under Zhu Qiushui's name. Secretary Lu is very cautious in this regard."

Song Guanchao put away his gun, took out his phone, and tossed it to him: "Call the police yourself and confess."

"When you see the police, don't talk nonsense, or the next bullet won't be aimed at your leg."

Song Guanchao stood up and motioned for his men to get in the car and leave immediately.

As the car left the factory, Ruan Baoyou looked at the phone, hesitating inside.

Eventually, he called the police.

As long as Song Guanchao was outside, he wouldn't be safe.

Before long, both the police and an ambulance arrived.

Liang Jianfeng came personally.

Looking at the wounded Ruan Baoyou, he was bewildered.

What on earth is Song Guanchao doing?

Ruan Baoyou was sent to the hospital.

After surgery, the bullet was removed, and now he lay in a hospital ward.

Awaiting the police for a statement, Ruan Baoyou was still torn about whether to confess.

It was the hospital; logically, it should be safe.

Moreover, the police were here.

He could straightforwardly say that Song Guanchao shot him.

Yes, just say that!

EEEK.

The ward door opened, and two police officers came in, saying, "Mr. Ruan, can you describe the incident, who fired the shot, do you remember what they looked like?"

"I remember, I remember, it was Song..."

Before the words were out, another person walked in from outside.

Ruan Baoyou's eyes widened past the two officers, and upon seeing Song Guanchao's figure, he froze.

How is it him?

How could he be here?

Wasn't he on the run?

How dare he appear openly in front of the police?

Is he planning to kill me right in front of them?

Ruan Baoyou was so terrified his soul almost left his body, cold sweat streamed down, and his face turned pale.

At this point, Song Guanchao approached the bedside and smiled at the two officers, "Taking a statement?"

Both officers immediately stood and said, "Mr. Song."

Mr. Song?

Ruan Baoyou was dumbstruck.

Song Guanchao gave them a slight smile, then looked at Ruan Baoyou, "You look terrible, Mr. Ruan, feeling unwell?"

"No, no..."

Ruan Baoyou was internally anxious and unsettled.

Song Guanchao hadn't escaped at all!

Moreover, he wasn't just not a fugitive; even the police officers were respectful to him.

They even called him "Section Chief!"

What kind of chief?

"Let me introduce myself," said Song Guanchao, "Special Investigative Team Leader, Song Guanchao."

Ruan Baoyou's brain went blank.

He completely lost hope inside.

Song Guanchao sat down, "Go ahead with the statement; I'll just listen. No need to worry about me."

The two officers sat down and looked at Ruan Baoyou, "Mr. Ruan, please go ahead."

"I, I..."

The last sliver of luck in Ruan Baoyou's heart was shattered: "I confess."

...

When Song Guanchao returned to the branch, Liang Jianfeng's expression didn't look good, but he said nothing more.

Because Ruan Baoyou confessed.

He admitted to his dealings with Zhu Qiushui and his involvement in the murder of Director Yang.

He also provided the home addresses and identities of those who directly killed Director Yang's family of four.

The Director Yang murder case had made significant progress.

They had already identified the killers' identities and numbers.

Even their exact addresses were acquired.

This progress even surprised Liang Jianfeng.

Even though Song Guanchao's methods weren't exactly above board, the results were undeniably effective.

In the meeting room were Wu Qiangwei, Liang Jianfeng, and Song Guanchao.

Liang Jianfeng said, "The murder case is almost solved."

Though the case was solved, Liang Jianfeng wasn't pleased at all.

Before solving it, they had held out a sliver of hope, hoping to find evidence linking it to Lu Zhizhong and using it to negotiate with him.

In the end, Lu Zhizhong wasn't aware of the case at all.

That is to say, whether the case was solved or not made no difference to Lu Zhizhong.

Nor did it help with the troubles they were currently facing.

Wu Qiangwei said, "The case is solved; Mr. Liang, you can head back."

This was an issue up in Lingjiang. Liang Jianfeng, a Vice Mayor from the Provincial City, didn't need to get involved.

Liang Jianfeng shook his head, "Secretary Wu, there's no need to say this anymore."

Song Guanchao smiled as he watched the two frown; after hearing enough, he finally said, "Secretary, the candidates for the Tax Bureau and the Industrial and Commercial Bureau can be decided."

The two looked at him, and Liang Jianfeng reproached, "It's not the time to think about such things."

Wu Qiangwei added, "Now isn't the time to discuss this matter."

Song Guanchao shook his head, "This matter must be settled now. Otherwise, once the troubles are resolved, do you expect them to willingly give up the benefits?"

The Industrial and Commercial departments were genuine power departments that Wu Qiangwei typically had no chance of meddling in.

Now, finally having a chance, it needed to be claimed in advance.

Hearing his words, Wu Qiangwei suddenly had a thought and asked, "Do you have a way?"

"Yes."

"What way?"

"Catch Zhu Qiushui."

"Catch Zhu Qiushui..."

The two furrowed their brows immediately, and Liang Jianfeng said, "She's on Hong Kong Island."

"Even if we catch her, what's the point?"

"Do you really think Lu Zhizhong would give up his benefits for Zhu Qiushui?"

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