294: Chapter 294 Zhang Min is arrested, Chu Weimin's revenge plan is put on hold.

"Haha, Captain Ye, what a brilliant scheme. Using him to provoke me, and then using me to influence him," Zhang Min leaned back, the corners of her mouth curling up, and teased with a smile.

Ye Qingcheng sat opposite her, hands crossed on the table, her expression as calm as water. She lifted her eyelids slightly, looking at Zhang Min with a detached gaze, and replied in a calm tone: "What kind of scheme is that? I am simply letting him recognize reality."

At this point, she paused, her gaze softening slightly, but her tone remained calm: "Alright, enough about him, let's talk about you. You should be clear by now that your organization has completely abandoned you. You have no choice now but to cooperate with our Security Bureau."

Zhang Min spread her hands, shrugged slightly, and a bitter smile appeared on her face, though her eyes revealed a hint of helplessness and relief. She replied: "I understand. Ever since I joined Hongmen and followed Boss Lei, I knew I wouldn't have a good ending." She spoke, bowing her head, her fingers gently rubbing the table, her voice slightly low: "The best outcome would be to be caught by the Dragon Country, perhaps I might still keep my life. Just like now."

Ye Qingcheng nodded slightly, a hint of approval in her gaze: "You certainly see things clearly." She leaned forward slightly, hands crossed on the table, her eyes fixed on Zhang Min: "Alright, enough nonsense, tell me everything you know."

Zhang Min lifted her head, shaking off the previous gloom, tossed her fallen hair, and responded with a smile: "I know quite a lot, it just depends on what you want to know, Captain Ye?"

Ye Qingcheng did not answer immediately, but leaned back in her chair, her gaze still locked on Zhang Min's face, her tone calm but carrying a hint of pressure: "Let's start with how you joined Hongmen and how you came to follow Boss Lei."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Min fell silent for a moment, her eyes gradually becoming deep, as if lost in memories. A moment later, she slowly opened her mouth and began to recount her past.

Meanwhile, in an adjacent solitary confinement room, Huang Hansheng sat on a cold chair, his hands hanging powerlessly between his knees, his face full of dejection. His eyes were hollow, as if he had lost all Life Qi, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead, his lips trembling slightly as if silently blaming himself.

At this moment, Huang Hansheng could be said to be incomparably regretful. He closed his eyes, his son's childhood appearance constantly surfacing in his mind, that innocent smile now his deepest pain. He regretted sending his son to study in Australia; if his son hadn't gone to Australia, he wouldn't have provoked the local gangs, he himself wouldn't have had any dealings with Hongmen's Boss Lei, and none of these later events would have occurred.

"Sigh..." Huang Hansheng let out a long sigh, his voice filled with helplessness and remorse. He gripped his knees tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly, as if he were trying his best to suppress the pain in his heart.

Now look at this; after tonight, he had worked so hard for so many years to climb to the position of Deputy Director, but ultimately couldn't land safely. If he fell, how would his wife and child live in the future? Huang Hansheng thought this, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

However, as someone who had held a high position, his reason eventually overcame his emotions. Since things had reached this point, he really needed to think carefully about what to do next.

Afterwards, Huang Hansheng recalled the conversation Ye Qingcheng had just had with him. When Ye Qingcheng spoke to him just now, although her tone was calm, she didn't reveal much information. She probably hadn't located Boss Lei yet, otherwise she wouldn't have the time to interrogate him. If that was the case, Ye Qingcheng keeping him here was likely because she wanted to reach some kind of cooperation with him.

Thinking this through, Huang Hansheng gradually calmed down. He gently clenched his fists, the dejection on his face fading slightly, replaced by a hint of calmness and determination. The most important thing right now was to stabilize President Lei first, otherwise his son would likely be in danger.

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Meanwhile, news of Zhang Min's arrest also reached Hong Kong Island.

Inside the presidential suite of the Three Seasons Hotel on Hong Kong Island, the Chairman of Chus Investment—Chu Weimin—stood gloomily in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside the window, a drizzling rain tapped against the glass, blurring the city lights and casting a gray shadow over Chu Weimin's mood.

Chu Weimin was seen with one hand in his suit pocket, holding his mobile phone in the other, his fingertips tightening slightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"Fine, I understand!" Chu Weimin's voice was low, carrying a hint of suppressed anger.

A moment later, Chu Weimin slowly took the phone away from his ear, his fist tightly clenched behind his back, his knuckles making a slight "crack" sound, yet his gaze remained fixed on the window, his eyes churning with unwillingness.

The call was from Lei Poshan, explaining to him the matter of Zhang Min's arrest, as well as the situation where the four-person team planted by Hongmen in the Dragon Country had all been targeted by the Security Bureau.

On the phone, Lei Poshan also urged him that Chus Investment's subsequent actions must be careful and cautious, and told him not to worry about Zhang Min exposing him, saying that he had already arranged for someone to go and "take care of it."

Regarding Lei Poshan's words, Chu Weimin was naturally skeptical.

Since Zhang Min had already been caught by the Security Bureau, how could she be taken out so easily? Did he really think the Dragon Country Security Bureau was just for show!

Chu Weimin felt that the reason Lei Poshan said that was more like trying to appease him, rather than a genuine guarantee.

However, things had come to this, so Chu Weimin could only pause for now and wait for the situation to become clearer before making the next step in his plan.

Chu Weimin took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and walked over to sit on the sofa. His fingers tapped lightly on the sofa armrest, his eyes deep, his mind rapidly analyzing the current situation.

First, Chen Mo was arrested, then the wanted notice for Zhang Yu was issued, and now Zhang Min had been arrested as well. This series of events was clearly not a coincidence. The Security Bureau must have had a Breakthrough with Chen Mo and obtained quite a bit of information from him. It was just unknown how much Chen Mo had actually confessed, and whether he had already exposed Zhao Lintai?

Thinking of this, Chu Weimin's brows furrowed even tighter. He subconsciously picked up the teacup on the coffee table and took a light sip; the tea had already gone cold, the bitter taste spreading on his tongue, just like his mood at this moment. However, Zhao Lintai's identity was special; even if Chen Mo exposed him, without concrete evidence, the Security Bureau would not easily move against the Zhao family. On this point, he could at least be slightly reassured.

It was just that, just now on the phone, Lei Poshan hadn't explicitly mentioned Zhao Lintai's situation. Whether he should make a clean break with Zhao Lintai, it seemed he still needed to ask for instructions from his superiors.

Thinking through the crux of the matter, Chu Weimin immediately made up his mind, quickly picked up his phone, and dialed a number.