246: Chapter 246 Chen Mo confesses truthfully, Qin Yi comes into Ye Qingcheng's sight

After receiving news from the Security Bureau Chief that Chen Mo's wife and child had been rescued, Ye Qingcheng immediately returned to the interrogation room. She showed Chen Mo the photos sent back by the ocean-going fleet, proving that his wife and child were safe and sound in the cabin.

"Chen Mo, I have fulfilled my promise to you; it is time for you to tell me everything you know, right?" Ye Qingcheng asked in a calm voice.

Looking at the photos of his wife and child, Chen Mo's eyes welled up with tears. He nodded incessantly, his voice choking with emotion: "Thank you, thank you all... I will confess everything you want to know."

Ye Qingcheng nodded gently, set the voice recorder aside, and signaled for Shen Jianan to prepare to take notes: "Jianan, take good notes."

Shen Jianan gave her an 'OK' gesture.

"Let's start with your case first," Ye Qingcheng went straight to the point. "First, why did you appear at Liu Hailong's, also known as Brother Dao's, Underground Bank? What is your relationship with him? Why did you want to kill Liu Hailong?"

Chen Mo took a deep breath, calmed his agitated emotions, and then slowly let out a sigh, confessing everything: "I was entrusted by someone to kill Brother Dao."

"Entrusted by whom?" Ye Qingcheng pressed.

"The real boss of the Underground Bank." Chen Mo's answer was concise and clear.

"Who is it?" Ye Qingcheng pursued relentlessly.

To her surprise, Chen Mo hesitated. He knew what kind of chain reaction would be triggered once that name was spoken.

Seeing Chen Mo's hesitation, Ye Qingcheng reminded him: "Chen Mo, don't forget your promise. Who risked an international dispute to save your wife and child? Please confess honestly, who is the real boss of the Underground Bank?"

That's right, his wife and child were still on the Dragon country's warship. Their lives were in the other party's hands; there was nothing to worry about anymore.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo immediately responded: "I'll say it, it is, it is Zhao Lintai!"

Hearing this name, Ye Qingcheng frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that things were about to get serious. She confirmed in a deep voice: "Who did you say it was?"

"It's Zhao Lintai! The grandson of Zhao Weiguo of the Zhao Family of the Capital, the boss of Lintai Investment Company, Zhao Lintai!" Chen Mo enunciated every word clearly. Each word struck like a hammer in the stuffy air of the interrogation room, making both Ye Qingcheng and Shen Jianan feel a wave of shock.

Neither of them expected that, just as the interrogation began, Chen Mo would drop such a bombshell on them.

Shen Jianan's hand holding the pen trembled slightly. Although the name Zhao Lintai was relatively unfamiliar to her, the great name of Zhao Weiguo was thunderous to her ears.

She instinctively turned to look at Ye Qingcheng. Their eyes met at that moment, both flashing with gravity.

Since it involved a high-ranking official in the capital, Ye Qingcheng found it inconvenient to dwell too much on this topic for now. It was better to start with the case of the Underground Bank.

Thus, she coughed lightly and brought the topic back to Chen Mo: "What is your relationship with this Zhao Lintai?"

Chen Mo's eyes dimmed. He lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I followed the organization's orders to follow Zhao Lintai, on one hand acting as his personal bodyguard, and on the other, helping him handle some unnecessary troubles."

"Does Zhao Lintai know your real identity?" Ye Qingcheng asked.

Chen Mo nodded and said: "He knows."

Ye Qingcheng pressed on: "So, why did Zhao Lintai send you to kill Liu Hailong?"

Chen Mo sighed and slowly revealed the truth: "Brother Dao had been managing the underground casinos and Underground Banks in Modu for Zhao Lintai. He had account books of the Underground Bank's transactions, which recorded many transactions between local officials' family members and the Underground Bank in Modu. After the Nightlife Bar incident, Brother Dao came under the police's radar. Zhao Lintai was worried that the exposure of the Underground Bank would implicate him, so he sent me to eliminate Brother Dao and, by the way, retrieve the account books in his possession."

Ye Qingcheng frowned even more upon hearing this: "Then why didn't we find the Underground Bank's account books at the scene? Also, we found traces of bullet shots at the scene, where are the guns? And what about the things in the safe? Where did you hide them?"

"I didn't see any account books before I was knocked unconscious. Those two shots were fired by Brother Dao, not me." Chen Mo said, a look of confusion appearing on his face. Suddenly, a flash of realization crossed his eyes, and he added immediately, "Yes! It must have been that person who took them. At that time, besides me and Brother Dao, there was a third person at the scene. He must have taken the account books and the contents of the safe."

"A third person? Who is it?" Ye Qingcheng pressed.

Chen Mo shook his head with a bitter smile: "I don't know him. However, he could accurately state my identity and name. I originally thought he was from your Security Bureau, but now it seems he isn't. That person had excellent skills, his strength was above mine. It must have been him who knocked me out and took the things from the safe."

Ye Qingcheng's eyes were sharp: "Then do you think it's possible he was sent by Zhao Lintai?"

Chen Mo shook his head: "I'm not sure. However, as far as I know, Zhao Lintai doesn't have such a master around him." Having said this, he paused, his brows furrowed, as if trying hard to recall, "It's just that, thinking about it now, that person's skills and physique are very similar to someone, although his appearance was completely different."

"Who?" Ye Qingcheng asked.

"That kid who fought with me at the Nightlife Bar that night, he should be called Qin Yi!" Chen Mo said affirmatively.

"Qin Yi?" Ye Qingcheng and Shen Jianan blurted out almost simultaneously.

Shen Jianan realized she had lost her composure and immediately lowered her voice to whisper in Ye Qingcheng's ear, "Sister Qingcheng, when Qin Yi chased Chen Mo back that night, he did tell me about Chen Mo's identity and background."

Hearing Shen Jianan say this, Ye Qingcheng's eyes narrowed immediately. She looked at Chen Mo and asked: "That night at the Nightlife Bar, did you ever mention your name to Qin Yi, or the fact that you are a member of the Hongmen?"

"This..." Chen Mo frowned, as if falling into deep recollection. After a moment, he shook his head and replied: "I don't remember if I mentioned my name, but I am certain I never mentioned Hongmen! I am sure of that."

Ye Qingcheng looked at Chen Mo's expression; it didn't look like he was lying, and she couldn't help but feel suspicious.

She thought to herself: What is this Qin Yi's background? Could that third person who appeared at the Underground Bank really be him? That person looked different from Qin Yi, but his physique and Cultivation Technique were extremely similar. Could it also be a Disguise Technique? But why would he take away the things in the Underground Bank's safe, and the hard drive? Was it to blackmail Zhao Lintai? What kind of hidden relationship exists between him and Zhao Lintai?

In an instant, countless questions flooded Ye Qingcheng's mind. She frowned and thought to herself: It seems I need to figure out this Qin Yi's identity.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingcheng immediately asked: "How much do you know about Qin Yi? Does Qin Yi have any connection with Zhao Lintai?"

Chen Mo shook his head again, a helpless expression on his face: "To be honest, the fight at the Nightlife Bar that night was my first meeting with Qin Yi. I didn't know him before. I only knew that Brother Dao asked me to teach someone a lesson, saying that person had caused several of his subordinates to be arrested. Actually, I didn't want to get involved either. After all, it was just a scuffle between small-time thugs, which didn't require me. It was just that Zhao Lintai made me accept this matter."

Hearing this, Ye Qingcheng was even more confused: "Zhao Lintai made you accept it? Why?"

Chen Mo sighed and said slowly: "Zhao Lintai said that Brother Dao was not behaving himself in Modu, colluding with the Underground Bank in Jingnan, and trying to bypass him to do things. He asked me to take the opportunity to warn Brother Dao and let him know who the boss here really is."

"There is also an Underground Bank in Jingnan?" Ye Qingcheng didn't expect to pull a radish and bring out the mud; she was greatly shocked. She immediately asked, "Is the Underground Bank in Jingnan also Zhao Lintai's?"

Chen Mo didn't expect that Ye Qingcheng still didn't know about the Jingnan Underground Bank. He sighed silently in his heart.

Subsequently, he nodded: "Yes. Come to think of it, the Underground Bank in Jingnan was even earlier than the one in Modu. It's just..." Having said this, he suddenly stopped, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes again.

"Just what?" Ye Qingcheng keenly captured Chen Mo's anomaly and immediately asked.

Since things had reached this point, killing one person is killing, and killing two is also killing. It didn't matter; he hadn't expected to continue living anyway, so he might as well confess everything. Thus, Chen Mo sighed and said truthfully: "It's just that the Jingnan Underground Bank has already been closed, and the person in charge has already been dealt with by me."

Ye Qingcheng's face darkened, and she thought to herself: Damn it, how many heinous things has this Zhao Lintai done? How can such a person have the face to be Zhao Weiguo's grandson! It is truly a misfortune for the Zhao family to have such a descendant.

After calming down slightly, Ye Qingcheng continued to ask: "Tell me in detail about the Jingnan Underground Bank!"

Subsequently, under Ye Qingcheng's relentless pressure, Chen Mo had to describe the ins and outs of the Jingnan Underground Bank in detail.

However, when he mentioned that he was escorting Chen Hu to retrieve the account books, only to find that they were not where Chen Hu had hidden them, so he called to ask for Zhao Lintai's opinion, and ended up dealing with Chen Hu and burying him under the tree at the old house, Ye Qingcheng suddenly felt that something was not quite right...

Thus, she immediately asked her question: "You mean, the account books of the Jingnan Underground Bank also disappeared?"

"Yes," Chen Mo nodded, a look of confusion on his face, "At that time, I escorted Chen Hu to his old house to get the account books. He was also very shocked; he probably didn't expect the account books to vanish into thin air either."

Shen Jianan sat on the side, listening quietly to their conversation. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, as if she had grasped some key information. She lowered her voice, leaned into Ye Qingcheng's ear, and whispered: "Sister Qingcheng, the account books for both the Jingnan and Modu Underground Banks are missing. Could it be the work of the same person? Also, I remember Qin Yi seems to be from Jingnan."

Hearing Shen Jianan's words, Ye Qingcheng's expression shifted slightly. She suddenly remembered that she had investigated Qin Yi's background before. Before his senior year, this Qin Yi was also a rich second generation. Ye Qingcheng recalled the previous investigation regarding Qin Yi.

Suddenly, Ye Qingcheng's expression sharpened. She frowned and looked at Chen Mo, asking: "Was there a Huajian Steel Plant in Jingnan before, and the owner of the plant was Qin Yi's father? Did the fact that Qin Yi's father's steel plant went bankrupt due to poor management also have something to do with Zhao Lintai?"

Chen Mo was caught off guard by Ye Qingcheng's question.

He tried hard to recall past events, his brows furrowed into a " river" shape. After a long while, he slowly shook his head and said: "To be honest, I don't know much about Zhao Lintai's business affairs. However, I have heard some rumors that Zhao Lintai made a lot of money in Jingnan and also won over many local entrepreneurs and officials. Maybe he really had some conflict with Qin Yi."

At this time, Shen Jianan on the side also seemed to have thought of something. She immediately put down the pen in her hand, quickly took out her phone, and searched for something on the screen.

A moment later, she showed a video that had been circulating on the internet to Ye Qingcheng: "Captain Ye, look at this video. It was circulating on the internet before. I originally thought about waiting until I saw Qin Yi to ask what was going on, but I kept forgetting. Now it seems that the person leading in this video is likely that Chen Hu."

Ye Qingcheng took the phone and carefully examined the video content. In the picture, a group of people looking like thugs were fighting fiercely with a young man, and this young man was Qin Yi.

Her gaze scanned the screen, and finally fixed on the man whose arm was broken by Qin Yi.

She handed the phone to Chen Mo, pointed at the man, and asked: "Is this person the person in charge of the Jingnan Underground Bank, Chen Hu?"

Chen Mo carefully identified the man in the video and immediately nodded in response: "That's right, it's him. He is Chen Hu."

After getting confirmation from Chen Mo, Ye Qingcheng nodded. She already had a preliminary hypothesis in her mind: It seems that the bankruptcy of Qin Yi's father's steel plant due to poor management is nine times out of ten related to Zhao Lintai. Looking at it this way, the loss of the account books of the Underground Banks in Jingnan and Modu is also likely related to Qin Yi.

Following that, Ye Qingcheng continued to ask: "Besides you, who else knows more about Zhao Lintai's business affairs?"

"The lawyer, Wang Ming," Chen Mo responded without hesitation, "Zhao Lintai's business matters are usually handled by Wang Ming. If the other party is really difficult to deal with and it reaches the point where they must be eliminated, only then is it my turn."

Hearing the name Wang Ming, Ye Qingcheng suddenly associated it with the Joint Investigation Team established in the city a few days ago to investigate Hongtai Construction.

She vaguely remembered that Shen Zhendong had mentioned to her that shortly before Wang Hongtai had an accident, he had suddenly transferred 40% of his shares in Hongtai Construction to Lintai Investment Company, and the agent lawyer for the other company was named Wang Ming.

At that time, she hadn't taken this matter to heart, as her mind was entirely focused on how to break through Chen Mo and investigate Hongmen.

Now it seems that the series of events that have occurred in Modu recently can all be connected.

Having figured this out, Ye Qingcheng temporarily suppressed her curiosity about the complex relationship between Zhao Lintai and Qin Yi, turning her attention to Hongmen: "Then, next, let's talk about Hongmen. Who is your superior? Where is the hidden location of the Hongmen organization? How do you contact each other? And, where did your Middle Stage of Ming Jin strength and those weird and unpredictable movement skills come from?"