Chapter 195: Psychological Warfare
"Okay, I get it. Just be careful not to expose yourself. Let's not contact each other for the near future." Chen Tai hung up the phone helplessly, feeling heavy-hearted.
He has realized the seriousness of the problem. All the confidants who were arrested are no longer in Jinghai City. Their whereabouts are unknown, as if they have evaporated from the face of the earth.
Even the deputy director of the Jinghai Municipal Public Security Bureau was not clear about the specific whereabouts of these people. Obviously, Qi Tongwei had already seen through everything and took them away secretly, and was also on guard against him.
The timing of Qi Tongwei's action was just right. If another two or three months passed, Chen Tai would be able to completely complete the whitewashing of the underworld and hand it over to Gao Qiqiang.
Even if the police take action, it will ultimately only make Gao Qiqiang responsible.
The situation now is completely different. Gao Qiqiang has just taken over and has not yet met with all his subordinates. He is also unable to fully control the situation and does not meet the criteria for taking the blame at all.
Faced with such a dilemma, Chen Tai couldn't help but feel a chill. He realized that Qi Tongwei's target was himself.
Fortunately, almost all the evidence of his past involvement in organized crime was destroyed, and he could not be convicted based on his confession alone. In order to prevent the police from arresting him in violation of regulations, Chen Tai specially hired several famous lawyers.
Until this time, Chen Tai had not fully understood that the power of the state apparatus was far beyond what an individual could contend with, and all his actions were in vain.
With the concerted efforts of several public security, procuratorial and judicial units, within just one week, gangsters at the middle level and below confessed a large number of crimes.
Although there may be some concealment, the police have obtained most of the solid evidence and can enter the prosecution and trial stage. Of course, Chen Tai's confidants are still resisting stubbornly.
Interrogation room of Jingzhou Public Security Bureau.
"Cai Yong, your confidant Wang Ermao has confessed that you opened a casino, illegally lent money at high interest rates, and burned Liu Bin's family in Yunyang Town, and provided solid evidence.
The evidence we have now is enough to keep you in jail for life.
If you can confess truthfully and make meritorious contributions while serving your sentence, we will recommend that the court give you a lighter sentence and you will still have a chance to get out.
If you still insist on being stubborn, your life will be wasted and you will die in prison."
Seeing that Cai Yong lowered his head and still didn't say a word, Du continued: "Think carefully about it, what will be the consequences if you are sentenced to life imprisonment by the court?
I can tell you that you will never see the light of day again. You will have to stay in prison for the rest of your life, doing the hardest work and eating worse than a dog.
If you can tell the truth and make great contributions, you may only be sentenced to ten years.
After you go in, if you can actively reform yourself, you may be released in seven or eight years. By that time, you will be only in your 40s and have plenty of life to enjoy.
This is my last interrogation of you, and it is also your last chance. If you miss it, it means your life will be over.
I'm quite busy, I'll give you 10 minutes to think about it."
Dudu looked at the time and then stopped talking. As time passed, Cai Yong still didn't speak.
Du stood up and said, "Take him away and tell the procuratorate that he refuses to repent and I recommend life imprisonment or suspended death sentence."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Seeing that Du was about to push the door and leave, and the two policemen were about to take him away, Cai Yong finally couldn't stand it anymore and cried out, "Wait, I'll tell you everything."
Dudu turned his back to Cai Yong with a smug smile on his face, but after turning around, his expression returned to seriousness.
"Are you sure you want to tell me? I really don't want to waste my time with you. It's not worth it." Dudu said deliberately, in order to make Cai Yong explain his and Chen Tai's crimes clearly without reservation.
"I'll tell you everything." Cai Yong was so excited that he almost jumped out of his chair.
"Okay, I'll give you this chance, let's start!" Dudu sat back in the interrogation seat opposite the interrogation chair.
Cai Yong took a deep breath, slowly calmed himself down, and then began to explain.
It turns out that Cai Yong and Chen Tai are from the same village and have known each other since childhood.
Cai Yong is lazy by nature, he is lazy and likes to eat and do nothing all day long.
Later, he heard that Chen Tai was doing well outside and making a lot of money, so he decided to leave the village and join Chen Tai.
Chen Tai took Cai Yong in and arranged a job for him because they were from the same hometown.
Although Cai Yong is lazy, he is ruthless and decisive in what he does.
He soon gained Chen Tai's appreciation and was promoted to leader, responsible for leading people to seize projects and carry out illegal demolitions for Chen Tai.
As time went by, Cai Yong gradually became one of Chen Tai's confidants and held considerable power.
Later, Cai Yong took over some of Chen Tai's gray industries such as casinos and became half of Chen Tai's spokesperson.
Chen Tai once considered training Cai Yong to be his leader in the underworld, but later found that Cai Yong was too cruel and ruthless. He was worried that he would be difficult to control, so he finally gave up the idea.
However, Chen Tai still placed great trust in Cai Yong and even deliberately indulged him in order to limit the development of Gao Qiqiang's power.
As a result, Cai Yong's position became more stable, but it also created contradictions and conflicts between him and Gao Qiqiang.
Cai Yong has a lot of clues about the crimes of Chen Tai's criminal gang, but it is difficult to completely bring down Chen Tai. It is still a bit difficult to arrest him, but it is not a problem to detain him for ten days or half a month.
After Cai Yong confessed, a chain reaction occurred and all of Chen Tai's men began to confess.
The underworld group that has dominated Jinghai City for many years has finally come to an end.
"Okay, Dudu, you're great. Thank you. I will definitely ask Secretary Li to recommend you for credit." After listening to Dudu's report, Qi Tongwei said excitedly.
He was indeed very excited. He originally thought that it would take at least half a month to capture Cai Yong and others. Unexpectedly, the degree gave him a surprise. The entire interrogation work was completed in less than ten days, and he gained a lot.
"Secretary Qi, this is what I should do. Without your help, I wouldn't be where I am today." Du said gratefully.
"Okay, let's stop the polite talk. You should personally lead people to send them to Jinghai, and help me for a few days. It's time to close this case." Qi Tongwei decided to let Dudu make more contributions so that he could be promoted to a higher position.
"Yes, Secretary Qi." Du immediately agreed.
Qi Tongwei was also very happy. With the confessions of Cai Yong and others, he could detain and investigate Chen Tai. Things were developing in the direction he had planned.
Thinking of this, Qi Tongwei called Li Xiang.
"Secretary Qi, are you looking for me?" Li Xiang asked in a low voice after knocking on the door.
"Take the people from your squadron and keep an eye on Chen Tai 24 hours a day. Never allow him to escape from your sight, and certainly not leave Jinghai." Qi Tongwei was worried that Chen Tai would run away early, so he arranged personnel to monitor him in advance.
Li Xiang said happily: "Yes, Secretary Qi, I will definitely complete the task and will never let you down."
"Stop talking nonsense and go now. Remember to keep your phone open 24 hours a day. You must arrest people at the time I tell you to.
Also, you must not let Chen Tai find out that you are monitoring him." Qi Tongwei instructed Li Xiang.
The reason why Qi Tongwei chose Li Xiang to carry out this task is because he is not only reliable but also steady.
After receiving the order, Li Xiang immediately organized his squadron and began to conduct all-round monitoring of Chen Tai.
At this time, Chen Tai also began his final layout.