Chapter 684: Chapter 453: I Took Care of Things Outside for You (Double-Length Chapter) (Part 2)

After some intimate moments, Qi Yun took a shower in the bathroom of the special care ward and went to bed early.

The next day, Gao Min brought breakfast early in the morning.

As Qi Yun ate buns, he received the day’s intelligence, hoping for any information related to Li the Eighth.

However, the outcome was a bit disappointing; none of the three pieces of intelligence were useful.

But there was an unexpected surprise–the system welcomed another upgrade.

[Daily Intelligence System bound for 180 days, upgraded to Lv6!]

[Host: Qi Yun]

[System Level: Six (Three precious intelligence pushes are available every seven days, the probability of purple intelligence will greatly increase, and the system will actively prompt when target individuals possess retrievable intelligence.)]

[Current Intelligence Points: 33]

Intelligence changed from three per day to three per week, reducing in quantity but increasing in quality.

Moreover, the intelligence inquiry feature will actively prompt... Qi Yun silently digested this information.

...

Elsewhere, in a mansion halfway up the hillside in Sha District, two cars with special insignia drove into the yard.

"Boss, a group of police is outside asking for you."

Li the Eighth was woken by the young, beautiful maid. He rubbed his eyes, showing some irritation: "What do the police want from me!?"

"I... they didn’t say."

"If they didn’t say, let them wait."

The maid dared not say more and was about to turn and go downstairs when footsteps on the stairs were heard; Bao Cheng was already bringing people up personally.

"Hey, you people..."

"Please do not obstruct our task." A female team member stopped the maid’s attempt to block and led her to the side.

Li the Eighth heard the commotion and stepped out of his bedroom. Seeing the scene before him, his face immediately darkened.

"What are you doing! Who gave you permission to trespass on private property!"

Bao Cheng glanced at him, then showed a document: "Li Guofu, we have received public reports suspecting your connection with JW intelligence personnel. Come with us for investigation."

Li the Eighth was stunned: "JW intelligence personnel? Nonsense!"

"This is slander! Slander!"

Bao Cheng put away the document indifferently: "Whether it is slander or not, an investigation will clarify. Please cooperate with our work."

After saying this, he waved to his colleagues behind him, signaling "Take him away."

Li the Eighth’s face turned ashen; after a brief stupor, he made some connections and shouted: "I demand to contact my lawyer! This is abuse of authority!"

"Li Guofu! You’d better clearly see what it says here!" Bao Cheng pointed to the badge on his uniform with a serious tone. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Li the Eighth was momentarily speechless and stopped shouting.

Those few words represented complete independence, with no need to care about anyone, including the one behind him.

Two team members stepped forward, escorting Li the Eighth into the car parked in the courtyard.

In the lead car, Bao Cheng took out his phone and sent a message.

...

Nanjing Road No. 28.

The interrogation room door opened from the outside, and Qi Yun stepped in.

The two team members inside saluted him and then exited, closing the door securely.

Li the Eighth turned to assess Qi Yun, who in turn was observing him.

Qi Yun pulled out a chair and sat down: "Let me introduce myself, I’m Qi Yun."

"I know." Li the Eighth interrupted, pulling a slight cold smile, "You’re the one who got me in here, aren’t you?"

He had certainly heard of this rising star, but Li the Eighth was no pushover; as long as no fatal flaw was caught, no one could easily topple him.

Qi Yun smiled noncommittally and spoke directly: "The matter with Zhang Dayong was your doing, wasn’t it?"

Li the Eighth leaned back comfortably: "Speak with evidence, what’s Zhang Dayong’s receiving got to do with me?"

Seeing this guy’s confidence, Qi Yun knew that further talk was pointless. He directly pushed several pages of documents in front of him: "Ha, how about you take a look at this before answering my question."

The first page of the document was a confession provided by Brother Qiu, followed by other evidence chains brought over by Ma Baoguo last night.

Li the Eighth’s originally calm expression changed instantly, but he was a seasoned veteran and quickly regained composure.

Zhang Dayong’s investigation was highly confidential, with few knowing the specifics, yet Li the Eighth had caught wind, prompting his attack.

Even if Brother Qiu spilled, without other direct evidence, they couldn’t touch him, but he hadn’t anticipated Zhang Dayong’s investigation being so deep with a complete evidence chain, catching him unprepared.

This put him in a passive position.

"What do you want?"

With evidence right in front of him, denial was useless. Li the Eighth bluntly asked the question.

Qi Yun took back the documents: "It’s simple, have the person you sent to put money in Zhang Dayong’s home come forward and confess, take the blame."

Saying this, he pulled out Li the Eighth’s phone and handed it over, "Of course, you can also call your backing, see if they can pull you out."

"The choice is yours, but I don’t have much patience; if Zhang Dayong isn’t out by 12 o’clock, then you’ll accompany him inside."

Qi Yun remained calm, speaking slowly, already exuding an authoritative presence.

Li the Eighth didn’t become angry due to Qi Yun’s threat; instead, he asked calmly: "Evidence?"

"Returned to you." Qi Yun threw the file over, continuing, "Zhang Dayong will cease to investigate you. We have no personal grudge, and I’m not interested in your affairs."

Li the Eighth stared at Qi Yun for a few seconds and asked gravely: "Can I trust you?"

"You don’t have to trust me." Qi Yun got up from the chair, putting a hand on the door handle, with his back to Li the Eighth, "But there is only one chance, choose for yourself."

With that, he pushed the door open and left, not giving Li the Eighth another glance.

The iron door closed slowly in front of Li the Eighth, with a dull thud.

Only he remained in the interrogation room, along with the cellphone on the table.

His expression shifted unpredictably, weighing his options before cursing under his breath, grabbing the phone, and dialing a number: "Have Afa come forward and confess, take the blame for Zhang Dayong’s matter."

After hanging up, he leaned back wearily in his chair, gazing complexly at the tightly closed iron door.

At this moment, he truly realized that things were slipping out of his control, and this young man named Qi Yun likely wasn’t an easy character to handle.

Two hours later, Zhang Dayong sat in the black Maybach.

"Thanks!"

"No need for formality with me." Qi Yun handed over a bottle of water, "Better call home, they’re probably worried."

Zhang Dayong nodded and assured his wife, then turned to Qi Yun with a question: "On Li the Eighth’s side..."

He heard someone had stepped up to confess, which must be related to Li the Eighth.

Qi Yun didn’t hide anything, explaining the agreement with Li the Eighth.

After hearing this, Zhang Dayong furrowed his brow, his gaze filled with complex emotions, struggles, and unwillingness.

"Don’t rush."

"I only promised him you wouldn’t investigate him further, but didn’t say others couldn’t."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dayong’s eyes lit up.

"You mean..."

Qi Yun patted his shoulder, smiling: "I’ll take you to meet someone."

...

At Blue Sky Club, Qi Yun and Zhang Dayong entered; shortly after, an Audi A6 parked at the entrance, and an imposing middle-aged man stepped out.

"Stay in the car while you wait for me." The middle-aged man instructed his companion, striding inside.

Inside the private room, Qi Yun greeted the visitor: "Ha, Uncle Ji, hope I’m not interrupting your work."

It was Ji Kai’s uncle, Ji Hongzhang.

Ji Hongzhang chuckled, shaking hands with Qi Yun: "No, weren’t you in Shanghai? When did you come back?"

After the affair with Ji Kai and Ji Hongzhang’s intent to get closer to the Xiao Family, Qi Yun’s relationship with the Ji Family naturally entered a honeymoon period.

Upon meeting again, both were warmly engaging.

"I returned last night."

"Uncle Ji, let me introduce you to Zhang Dayong from the New District Branch, also a good friend of mine."