My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 1070: Breaking the Deadlock

Ye Fan and the others’ relentless pursuit left Master Song with no retreat, forcing him to sacrifice Lin Zhize for self-preservation. Once the tail was eliminated, the current situation wouldn’t implicate Master Song.

"Ye Fan, it’s all because of that guy, forcing me to lose this abundant source of profit." Master Song was quite intimidated, "I hope Lin Zhize’s death can eliminate the grudges and allow the remaining interest groups to survive without total annihilation. Given some time, I can always rise again."

Master Song didn’t want to lose this vast business he had painstakingly built, but now he had to make a choice.

Master Song knew better than anyone the magnitude of these interests; he wouldn’t abandon them unless absolutely necessary.

Due to Ye Fan’s reputation, Master Song was terrified, fearing that his plan might be flawed and implicate himself.

Especially when there is still the Song Family behind him.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Following Master Song’s instructions, Lin Zhize got in touch with Zhang Lu.

"Is this Zhang Lu? I am Lin Zhize." Lin Zhize said slowly, "I want to have a talk with you. Bring fewer people, don’t come in force. I’m at the abandoned steel mill on Donghua Road. I have a business proposition for you. To find out the location of the hostages, come and talk to me seriously. If you don’t, you’ll never know the secret holding location of the hostages."

Lin Zhize tried his best to convey his intentions.

"Alright, wait," Zhang Lu agreed casually, then hung up the phone.

She turned to Ye Fan and said, "Lin Zhize should be trying everything to evade our investigation at this point. Now he’s coming out to negotiate with us actively. Isn’t this asking for death?"

"Lin Zhize is just a pawn. Now, this pawn seems to have lost its value and is ready for sacrifice. The mastermind behind the scenes may use this chance to eliminate Lin Zhize, dragging us down as well, to give the remaining forces time to dive and hide." Ye Fan analyzed and easily drew this conclusion.

Zhang Lu said moodily, "Lin Zhize is also an old hand in the underworld. Doesn’t he understand these obvious truths? Does he willingly sacrifice himself to fulfill the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"That’s because Lin Zhize knows the power of the mastermind but doesn’t know our strengths. Based on Lin Zhize’s experience interacting with the police, he stubbornly believes the police are incompetent, and he doesn’t hold us in high regard. Therefore, he cannot perceive the murderous intent arranged by the mastermind." Ye Fan said calmly, "Let’s go. Let’s meet this Lin Zhize. I reckon the mastermind has already set up a killing trap, waiting for us to show ourselves."

Ye Fan, Zhang Lu, Shen Tingting, and Qian Weiguo headed to the location specified by Lin Zhize.

Yang Shu, Zhang Kui, and Gao Qiang stayed back, ready to trace Lin Zhize’s forces following the clues.

At the abandoned steel mill, within the plant, surrounded by twenty to thirty bodyguards, Lin Zhize, concerned for his safety, gathered all his defense forces around him. These bodyguards stood scattered all around.

"Brother Song, Zhang Lu is already on their way. They must be crazy, daring to come. They don’t know the terror you command, Brother Song. When the time comes, you’ll make them die with eyes open." Lin Zhize said cheerfully.

He was a small-time figure with a cunning mind, ruthless in his actions, and thus gained some status.

He was unaware of the terror Ye Fan and the others represented.

If he knew, he would be scared to the core, and certainly wouldn’t heed Master Song’s orders, placing himself in danger foolishly.

"That’s right." Brother Song spoke with boundless arrogance. On the surface, he gave Lin Zhize confidence, but in reality, he felt no sympathy for Lin Zhize, who was a doomed man. Facing Ye Fan directly? He didn’t have that qualification.

What he could do was wait for Ye Fan and Lin Zhize to meet, press the detonator in his hand as instructed by Third Uncle, set off the hidden explosives, blow the steel mill sky-high, and annihilate everyone inside.

"Brother Song, killing the investigative leader, although it might suppress the situation temporarily and buy us time to maneuver, ultimately we’re killing someone we shouldn’t. The impact will be considerable." Lin Zhize said, looking at Brother Song with some concern, "Once this situation escalates, how will we handle the aftermath?"

"It’s just killing a few people. Handling the aftermath is not your concern." Brother Song stated coldly, "Wait here for Zhang Lu’s group, I’ll go outside to check the situation and see if they are being honest."

"Brother Song, you need to be mindful, make sure you protect me." Lin Zhize’s fear of death was apparent.

"With me nearby, what are you afraid of? Even if you want to die, you’d need my permission first." Brother Song said confidently.

"That’s good. Since Brother Song said so, I’m completely at ease." Lin Zhize laughed obsequiously. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Brother Song went outside the steel mill.

Inside the steel mill, Lin Zhize eagerly awaited.

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A car slowly approached the steel mill. Inside were Ye Fan, Zhang Lu, Shen Tingting, and Qian Weiguo.

"Instructor, we know this is a trap, are we really going to jump in? Won’t there be danger?" Shen Tingting asked softly.

"Of course, there will be danger." Ye Fan looked at the three and said, "The mastermind knows our power, yet still uses Lin Zhize, a small fish, with hostages as bait to lure us out, surely setting up a killing trap."

"How should we respond?" Qian Weiguo asked, "The enemy’s intentions are unclear; rushing into the tiger’s den isn’t wise."

"If you were the enemy, knowing manpower alone couldn’t deal with us, what method would you use?" Ye Fan asked Qian Weiguo.

Qian Weiguo glanced at the steel mill, thought for a moment, then said, "Of course, rely on external forces like explosives. If the steel mill is blown up, we wouldn’t escape the fate of being crushed by iron debris."

"So, outside the steel mill, there must be mastermind forces monitoring, waiting for us to meet Lin Zhize and then, boom, send us to kingdom come." Zhang Lu said, startled.

"It seems the only choice is to capture those outside first, then enter and get Lin Zhize out." Shen Tingting echoed.

"No need to proceed step-by-step, one foot at a time; we can’t let the people in the shadows notice anything, otherwise we’ll lose the opportunity to find the mastermind forces." Ye Fan already had a plan, "Later, we’ll enter the steel mill together. Then, I’ll sneak out to find the mastermind. You slowly enter the steel mill, confirm Lin Zhize is inside, then go deeper, and after I deal with the mastermind, you can capture Lin Zhize in one fell swoop."