Chapter 1346: Interrogating Black Bear
When Black Bear woke up, he found himself already in a room like a cell.
His own hands were also handcuffed to a pillar, unable to move.
The pretty young woman in front of him had now changed into a dashing police uniform.
"You're a cop." A cold glint flickered in Black Bear's eyes.
At that moment, Lin Chen walked over with a cheerful smile and offered him a cigarette, "Brother Bear, have a smoke to calm your nerves."
"Calm your ass, I advise you to release me immediately, or you'll be in deep trouble," Black Bear retorted angrily.
Lin Chen gave a faint smile, "Brother Bear, what a temper. We invited you here just to have a chat."
"Chat, let me tell you, don't think I'm scared just because you're police; I'm a member of the National People's Congress," Black Bear snorted coldly.
"According to Chinese law, detaining me is illegal, do you know that?" Black Bear said coldly.
Black Bear knew the things he did weren't clean, so he put a lot of effort into eventually landing a title as a NPC delegate in Cloud City.
Seeing Xin Xiaoqi in police uniform, he immediately brought up his delegate status.
"A delegate, huh? Let me see." Lin Chen said as he rummaged through Black Bear's belongings and indeed found a small red booklet.
"Wow, this is outrageous, someone like you can actually be a delegate," Lin Chen was stunned for a moment as he looked at the red booklet.
"Hmph, you better know it. I'm telling you, it's best if you release me if you know what's good, or else you'll be in for it," Black Bear said smugly, thinking Lin Chen was intimidated.
Lin Chen glanced at the red booklet and smirked, "Isn't this a fake?"
"Fake? It's genuine, if you don't believe me, you can call the city's NPC to check," Black Bear said angrily.
Lin Chen nodded and said to Xin Xiaoqi, "Make a call and check if it's real."
Xin Xiaoqi nodded and made the call.
In a short while, a message was confirmed that Black Bear indeed held the status of a delegate.
Black Bear, feeling proud: "Kid, now you have nothing to say, do you?"
Lin Chen nodded, "Ah, my apologies, with your status, I really don't dare to touch you at the moment."
"At the moment?" Black Bear wasn't dumb, he detected another meaning in Lin Chen's words.
Lin Chen chuckled as he dialed a number, seemingly discussing with someone about revoking his delegate status.
Black Bear snorted coldly, thinking that it's not easy to revoke a delegate, and how a mere policeman could have such clout.
However, a call came in soon, and this time Lin Chen handed the phone directly to Black Bear.
A middle-aged voice came through, "Black Bear, I am the Deputy Chairman of the NPC, Yu Dezhong, and now I announce that your delegate status has been revoked."
Holy shit!
Black Bear's face suddenly turned as pale as paper.
He had interacted with this NPC Deputy Chairman a few times, all in certain public welfare events like donations to Project Hope, building retirement homes, and other activities.
For this delegate title, he had packaged himself as a successful entrepreneur, spending substantial money on public welfare.
He never expected that this small-time officer could have such a capability, revoking his status with a single phone call.
Lin Chen gave a faint smile, "Now what else would you like to say?"
Black Bear glared icily at Lin Chen, "Kid, you should know that I don't only have connections on the surface, even in the underground, no one dares to mess with me."
"Oh yeah? No matter how tough you are, can you top them?" Lin Chen said as he drew the curtain.
Black Bear looked through, seeing five people tied to pillars, brutally beaten, all of whom he recognized as Tang Chao's men.
At this moment, Black Bear was finally scared, with sweat beading on his temples.
Seeing those beaten beyond recognition, Black Bear knew they must have ratted on him, meaning Lin Chen likely had grasped some of his dealings.
First, Lin Chen could easily strip him of his delegate title, showing his status was certainly not ordinary; Secondly, capturing these five strong individuals in one go was astonishing.
He realized now, perhaps he had fallen into hands that weren't ordinary police.
Black Bear took a deep breath, smiling, "Brother, let's talk this over, wasn't it just a misunderstanding? I admit it was wrong of me to go after you, I realize my mistake now, isn't it enough? Once I'm out, I'll host a banquet for you to apologize, okay?"
"Out, after what you've done you still think you can walk out? Dream on!" Lin Chen said coldly.
Black Bear slightly trembled at those words, yet still put on the defiant act of a pig unafraid of scalding water.
"Hmph, I admit I sent someone after you, but that's just because I didn't like you. If you try to stick some other charges on me, dream on."
Lin Chen smiled warmly at Black Bear and nodded, then said to Xin Xiaoqi and another investigating officer, "Xiao Qi, you guys step out for a moment, I want to have a good talk with Brother Bear."
Xin Xiaoqi understood that Lin Chen was doing this for her and the other officer's benefit. After all, Black Bear's current status was that of a well-known entrepreneur, and if any private punishment occurred, it might affect her and the other officer, so Lin Chen sent them away.
Once the two left, the room instantly fell a bit quiet.
Lin Chen didn't speak, just smoked a cigarette and looked at Black Bear with a grin.
Even though Lin Chen did nothing, Black Bear felt an oppressive sensation.
Especially under Lin Chen's gaze, Black Bear had a sense of unease.
Black Bear steadied his mind and said, "Brother, now it's just us, name your price, three million, how about you let me out?"
"Three million?" Lin Chen grinned at Black Bear.
Seeing Lin Chen didn't outright refuse, Black Bear felt a spark of hope; a non-rejection meant there was a chance.
"Brother, how much do you want, name it, how about ten million?" Black Bear bluntly offered a staggering amount.
"Ten million, for you to offer such a hefty price to get out, it seems your collaboration with Tang Chao has been quite fruitful these past two years!"
Upon hearing Tang Chao's name, Black Bear's face changed.
Lin Chen's interrogation technique was to give Black Bear hope and then swiftly dash it.
In fact, Lin Chen's simplest method would be using soul-grasping, but he found it had some negative effects on himself, so unless exceedingly necessary, he refrained from using it.
Besides, Lin Chen was confident in dealing with the person in front of him on his own.
Now Black Bear's psychological defenses had been broken by Lin Chen's give-and-take strategy, and from his somewhat anxious eyes, Lin Chen could tell he was very nervous indeed; though outwardly nonchalant, he was truly terrified now.
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