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"May the eldest brother be blessed!"
As soon as Lin Yao entered the company, Xiang Honglian gave him a big, sweeping bow. Standing in the center of the office, she was very conspicuous. Her exaggerated tone and even more exaggerated gesture made Lin Yao think he had entered the wrong room.
"What?" Lin Yao glanced sideways. "I can treat you to dinner today, but you have to pay the bill. I haven't saved enough for my wife yet."
"Sure, sure, you're treating, I'll pay. Everyone should come."
Xiang Honglian immediately agreed to Lin Yao's extortion. She knew that Lin Yao liked lively meals, so she decided to be generous and treat all the internal staff to a meal. This would also help her boyfriend win over the employees so that he could extract more surplus value from them in the future.
"Sister Xiang, you won the lottery?!"
Lin Yao was puzzled, staring at this woman who was just as stingy as he was, and simply couldn't believe the information he was hearing.
"No……"
Just as Xiang Honglian was about to make a few teasing remarks, she was interrupted by a voice.
"Excuse me, who is Lin Yao here? We are from Nantianmen Police Station. Please come with us to cooperate with the investigation."
The sudden appearance of two peaked caps in the office surprised everyone.
Guangwang Company was just starting out and didn't have the spacious office facilities of Hongyuan Company, nor did it have advanced equipment such as access control. The man in the peaked cap just barged in without needing to announce his arrival.
“I am Lin Yao. Please show me your identification and summons.”
Lin Yao turned to look at the two men in peaked caps beside him and thought to himself that the image of the police in the capital was incomparable to that of the local police. They all looked very smart and polite, unlike many of the local police who were pot-bellied, swearing, and either looked fierce or cowardly.
Xiang Honglian, who was closest to the police, gasped and covered her mouth, staring wide-eyed at the two officers. She then turned to look at Lin Yao, thinking how incredibly cool he was to remain calm and composed at this moment. He even knew that a summons required a summons warrant, which showed his extensive knowledge.
Xiaocao needs to know Xiang Honglian's inner thoughts. She will definitely protest, because she was the one who just told Lin Yao about the summons and related procedures; it's all her doing.
"Hello Lin Yao! My name is Gao Liyang. This is my police ID and this is the summons. Please cooperate with our investigation into the threatening letter from Min Hong. If you have no questions, please come with me immediately."
A young police officer in his late twenties saluted first, then showed Lin Yao his identification, and then gestured for him to proceed.
Lin Yao didn't want to go; he had never been to a police station in his life, and he instinctively felt a sense of unease.
It is really going too far to summon me based solely on a threatening letter without any basis or evidence.
Lin Yao wasn't surprised that they were able to find Guangwang Company. Nowadays, legitimate companies have the responsibility to report employee information, so it's normal that he, as someone under close scrutiny, was monitored immediately.
"Don't go, Yaoyao. They can send you messages for twelve hours, which will postpone our trip to Yangwei Hotel today and damage our reputation."
Xiao Cao was internally urging Lin Yao to refuse the summons, but Lin Yao couldn't agree. After all, Guangwang Company was also his company, and his colleagues had already gathered to watch the spectacle. The newly established company couldn't afford any more trouble.
"Lin Yao..."
Pei Yuan and Sun Miao, who had arrived at the company earlier, called out to Lin Yao and then walked over together, their eyes full of questions.
Lin Yao shook his head, refusing their help in finding someone to help him. He sighed, nodded to Xiang Honglian, turned and walked towards the door, but a fierce determination formed in his heart.
"Xiao Cao, notify Banan and have him arrange for our lawyer to go to the Nandamen Police Station immediately."
Okay.
Xiao Cao sounded quite pleased. Since Lin Yao had decided to go to the police station, she was ready to watch the show. This kind of experience wasn't something everyone could have, so she immediately abandoned her earlier suggestion and changed her attitude without any principles.
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"Lin Yao, I'm warning you!"
A pretty policewoman in her thirties slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Our Party's policy is to be lenient with those who confess. You know perfectly well why you were called here. If you continue with this attitude, your crimes will only be more serious in the future!"
The middle-aged policeman sitting next to her frowned, inwardly despising the policewoman. He thought to himself that this woman was incompetent and yet insisted on joining in the fun, thinking that she could benefit from the attention of many leaders on the case and get promoted quickly. That's why she insisted on intervening and presiding over the questioning. Little did she know that this woman from Minhong was only there to cooperate with the investigation and had nothing to do with the suspect.
"You're a target! You can crawl faster than I have in twenty years!"
The middle-aged policeman thought bitterly, slamming the record in his hand hard onto the statement paper, leaving a large ink stain.
Lin Yao sat expressionlessly on the wooden bench, ignoring the policewoman. He found it amusing and suddenly remembered a popular saying on the internet: "Confess and you'll be treated leniently, rot in jail; resist and you'll be punished severely, only to go home for the New Year."
This statement clearly carries an extremely wrong and rebellious mentality, and it is only suitable for seasoned veterans with extremely high psychological qualities and those with backgrounds and connections who are waiting to be rescued. It is obviously ineffective for ordinary people, because the truth will eventually be investigated and revealed. A resistant attitude will obviously make them suffer even greater consequences in the end.
(P.S.: This was so difficult to write! So frustrating...)
However, this statement is clearly very suitable for his situation, because he would never confess and could only resist to the end, especially since the other party had no evidence.
"What kind of attitude is this?! If you don't cooperate, you can forget about leaving this room. I'll summon you every single day from now on!"
The policewoman was clearly angered by Lin Yao's attitude, and slammed her hand on the table again, making one worry that her hand might swell up.
Lin Yao's pent-up anger finally erupted. He couldn't wait for the lawyer to arrive any longer, and frowned as he snapped, "What kind of attitude is this? How come you're so different from Officer Gao who summoned me? It's like heaven and earth!"
"you……"
The policewoman was speechless, her eyes wide, and she slammed her hand on the table before she caught her breath. "You'd better stay right here and don't even think about leaving this room. I don't believe I can't handle you!"
After saying that, she stomped out of the room in her high heels.
"Xiao Cao, get to work. We can't rely on these people. There are always a few scoundrels everywhere. They've ruined the image of the entire People's Police."
Lin Yao was truly enraged. He had originally planned to cooperate with the police summons and then go about his business, but he never expected that such a small police station could produce a few oddballs.
The female police officer in charge of the interrogation was not only rude, making me endure more than an hour of torture, but she was also clearly lacking in professional knowledge. I don't know how she climbed to this position, and she was even put in charge of the interrogation. It was absolutely disgusting.
"Alright, I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I've been holding back."