At the Pinnacle of Power: My Insider Report Alarms Bigwigs in Beijing's Elite Circle

Hou Tianming acted swiftly.

after an hour.

He then "invited" Wu Zhiqiang's legal wife, Jiang Li, and his mistress, Chen Jing, to the municipal party committee's guesthouse, and arranged for them to be interrogated in two different rooms.

Lin Yi first chose to meet with Jiang Li.

Because, according to her memories from her previous life, Jiang Li was the first of all Wu Zhiqiang's women to open up and reveal some of Wu Zhiqiang's crimes.

Lin Yi walked into the interrogation room and was surprised to see Jiang Li wearing a black dress, sitting in a chair, looking slightly nervous and uneasy.

"Hello, Professor Jiang, my name is Lin Yi. I used to be Mayor Xiao's secretary, and now I've been seconded to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's investigation team."

Lin Yi and Hou Tianming sat opposite Jiang Li and introduced themselves.

Jiang Li looked at Lin Yi and said, "Section Chief Lin, I know you. But I don't understand, why did you have someone bring me here?"

"Wu Zhiqiang is suspected of murdering Mayor Xiao. We've called you here to verify some information."

Lin Yi said calmly.

Jiang Li's expression changed, and she exclaimed in shock, "Wu...Wu Zhiqiang murdered Mayor Xiao? How could he do such a thing?"

Lin Yi did not answer, but instead played a clip of Xia Hong's interrogation, only showing the part that Xia Hong admitted to.

When Jiang Li saw Xia Hong, her expression changed again, and the hatred on her face was almost impossible to hide.

She knew Xia Hong, and she also knew about the relationship between Wu Zhiqiang and Xia Hong.

"Professor Jiang, you must be familiar with Xia Hong. She is Wu Zhiqiang's mistress and broke up your family."

Lin Yi took in Jiang Li's expression and said in a serious tone, "You've seen the interrogation video too. Xia Hong confessed to everything. After Wu Zhiqiang framed Mayor Xiao for accepting bribes, he instructed Xia Hong to have someone drug Mayor Xiao's food in an attempt to murder him! We have all the evidence, but we'd like to ask you about some other aspects."

"I...I told him long ago that Xia Hong is a vixen who will ruin him, but he just wouldn't listen!"

Jiang Li broke down on the spot, sobbing uncontrollably, her words filled with hatred for Xia Hong.

This surprised Hou Tianming.

He hadn't expected the interrogation of Jiang Li to go so smoothly.

Lin Yi was not surprised at all.

According to his memories from his previous life, Wu Zhiqiang and Jiang Li's marriage had long been a marriage in name only.

No divorce.

This is Jiang Li's bottom line.

She couldn't let go of fame and fortune.

Being the wife of the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee ensures that she receives a great deal of respect in any setting in Yunshan.

In addition, she also used this identity to do a lot of things for her family.

Wu Zhiqiang directly or indirectly helped several people in her family find jobs!

When she heard that the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's investigation team had obtained evidence that Wu Zhiqiang had murdered Xiao Yuan, her first reaction was that her status as the wife of the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee would no longer exist.

Under these circumstances, she had no reason to help Wu Zhiqiang anymore!

Jiang Li confessed to the truth that Wu Zhiqiang had three mistresses: Xia Hong, Chen Jing, and Zhou Qin.

At the same time, she angrily stated that Chen Jing was helping Wu Zhiqiang manage his assets.

She even had several arguments with Wu Zhiqiang over this matter!

"Comrade Xiaolin, the interrogation of Jiang Li was far too easy! Did you anticipate this?"

After finishing his interrogation of Jiang Li, Hou Tianming couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Yi said calmly, "Jiang Li is Wu Zhiqiang's legal wife. Normally, she should enjoy all the benefits Wu Zhiqiang has received after his promotion, but in reality, she has received the least among these women. She was already severely unbalanced and harbored resentment towards Wu Zhiqiang and the other three women, but she couldn't let go of fame and fortune. Now that she knows she can no longer rely on Wu Zhiqiang to gain fame and fortune, how could she possibly let the others have an easy time?"

"Comrade Xiaolin, if I hadn't checked your resume and known that you have no experience in discipline inspection work, I would have suspected that you were a discipline inspection expert."

Hou Tianming said approvingly, then asked, "Next, shall we interrogate Chen Jing or Xia Hong?"

Lin Yi rolled his eyes at Hou Tianming.

Although he didn't know why Hou Tianming kept working for him, he could tell that Hou Tianming was pretending to be stupid.

This is a formidable character who pretends to be weak while actually being strong!

Afterwards, Lin Yi and Hou Tianming went to the interrogation room where Chen Jing was.

"Section Chief Lin, what did your investigation team bring me here for? I'm not an official, I'm just a small businessman!"

When Chen Jing met Lin Yi, she took the initiative and became the host.

Lin Yi smiled and said, "President Chen, you are too modest. You manage Wu Zhiqiang's assets and can be considered a well-known red-hat merchant in Yunshan. How can you say that you are doing small business?"

"Lin...Lin Ke, you can't say things like that! Secretary Zhiqiang and I are just friends! My businesses are all legal!"

Chen Jing was shocked, and a look of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly regained her composure.

Lin Yi sneered, "Friends can have children? I really envy your kind of friendship!"

"Lin Ke, what do you mean? Even if you're on the investigation team, you can't just say things like that! I've been married, and my child is my ex-husband's. What does that have to do with Secretary Zhiqiang?"

"Okay, stop acting."

Lin Yi was too lazy to waste words with Chen Jing and directly released some clips of Jiang Li being interrogated.

Chen Jing seemed to have been struck a heavy blow; her expression changed repeatedly, but she still managed to feign composure and argue:

"This must be Professor Jiang Li, Secretary Zhiqiang's wife. She knows nothing and has misunderstood my relationship with Secretary Zhiqiang. We really just have a pure friendship..."

“Jiang Li knows more than you do. For example, she knows Zhou Qin, but you don’t.”

Lin Yi was watching Chen Jing's performance when he suddenly interrupted her.

Chen Jing trembled, a flash of anger crossing her eyes, but she remained silent.

"Let me tell you. Zhou Qin is Wu Zhiqiang's mistress, just like you, but Zhou Qin is much more comfortable than you."

Lin Yi smiled slightly and said, "You were in charge of managing Wu Zhiqiang's assets, working tirelessly day and night, barely having time to rest. In the end, the money you painstakingly laundered for Wu Zhiqiang was transferred overseas and ended up in Zhou Qin's hands. Zhou Qin took the money you worked so hard to launder and lived a carefree life abroad with her and Wu Zhiqiang's son. Can I assume that you were the breadwinner while she was just a pretty face?"

How come this kid can spout all sorts of sassy nonsense?

After hearing Lin Yi's words, Hou Tianming's lips twitched, but he managed to suppress a laugh.

Chen Jing was so angry that her face turned pale, but she tried her best to control her emotions.

"Wu Zhiqiang kept telling you that the money he transferred abroad was for when things came to a head, so you could run away overseas. But it was all a lie. That money was for Zhou Qin and her son. Even if he ran away one day, he wouldn't take you with him. Instead, he would live happily with Zhou Qin and her son in a big villa in America. It's truly heartbreaking to hear!"

Lin Yi continued to dismantle Chen Jing's psychological defenses, saying, "I don't know if you're angry or not, but I'm furious just hearing about it—this is so unfair to you!"

"Enough! If you have evidence, go arrest Wu Zhiqiang. Don't say these things in front of me! I'll reiterate, Wu Zhiqiang and I are just friends. I know nothing about his affairs!"

Chen Jing was burning with anger and interrupted Lin Yi on the spot.

"Then I'll show you something else."

Instead of provoking Chen Jing, Lin Yi played a clip of Xia Hong being interrogated.

"As you can see, we already have evidence that Wu Zhiqiang murdered Mayor Xiao. The prosecution wants to convict him without you providing any information. I just wanted to give you a chance to redeem yourself. Since you're unwilling, let's go talk to Wu Zhiqiang and have him tell us in person how he acquired his wealth and how he transferred it abroad. We'll also ask him whether he intends to leave his wealth to his illegitimate son or daughter."

After saying that, Lin Yi got up and left.

however--

His last words were like a sharp dagger, piercing Chen Jing's most vulnerable spot!

Chen Jing completely lost her composure and quickly called out to Lin Yi, "Wait."

Lin Yi stopped and looked at Chen Jing without saying a word.

Chen Jing gritted her teeth and said, "If you agree to one condition, I will tell you everything I know!"

"What conditions?"

"Bring that bitch back! I won't let her get away with this!"

Chen Jing said with a look of hatred.

Zhou Qin's matter really touched a nerve with Chen Jing!

She felt that all these years, she had just been Wu Zhiqiang's employee!

Wu Zhiqiang would make her do things when he had something to do, and do things for her when he didn't!

"can."

Lin Yi nodded slightly, then exchanged a glance with Hou Tianming and began taking notes.

after an hour.

Lin Yi and Hou Tianming reappeared in the interrogation room where Xia Hong was.

This time.

After Lin Yi entered the room, he didn't say a word and immediately played clips of Jiang Li and Chen Jing being interrogated.

"That bastard Wu Zhiqiang is inhuman! He gives all the benefits to other women, even has children with them, and makes me do the illegal things. He deserves to die a horrible death!!"

Xia Hong lost her temper halfway through the movie and started crying and cursing.

Lin Yi ignored him and got up to leave.

"Section Chief Lin, it was Wu Zhiqiang who instructed me to arrange for someone to put drugs in Xiao Yuan's food! I also know his complete plan to frame and poison Xiao Yuan! I'll tell you everything..."

Driven mad by the provocation, Xia Hong transformed into a 'nuclear bomb' aimed at Wu Zhiqiang, determined to perish together with him. She then proactively began to confess her problems to Lin Yi.

All of this perfectly confirms Lin Yi's initial prediction!

Lin Yi sat down again and took careful notes with Hou Tianming.

A full hour later, Lin Yi and Hou Tianming finally emerged from the interrogation room.

Hou Tianming gave Lin Yi a thumbs up and praised, "Comrade Lin, three women make a drama, and today's show was truly spectacular!"

"Director Hou, I'd like to invite you to the municipal party committee compound to see the next show. Would you be interested?"

Lin Yi asked.

Hou Tianming smiled and nodded: "Team Leader Lin, please give your instructions!"