Upon hearing the names Dark Hall and Guo Jinting, Wang Debiao's expression immediately turned extremely grim, a flicker of vigilance appearing in his eyes.
Clearly, the other party knew about the Dark Hall and Guo Jinting, which meant they already knew a lot. Since they already knew, there was no need for him to say more. Moreover, if the other party was certain, they wouldn't be here to inquire, but would have taken him away directly!
Thinking of this, he felt a sense of calm.
He sat composedly on the sofa, brewing tea, and asked with a smile, "Sir, do you prefer black tea or white tea?"
Ye Longlin replied slowly, "Don't you have green tea? I've been feeling a bit overheated lately, so I'd like some green tea to cool down."
Wang Debiao smiled faintly, then took out some premium Que She tea and began to brew it. He then responded to Ye Longlin, "I don't know what Mr. Ye is talking about, nor do I understand what Mr. Ye means by the Dark Hall and Guo Jinting. I don't know about the Dark Hall; I've never even heard of it. But I do know something about Guo Jinting. In our company's earliest ledgers, there was a list of student sponsorships, and Guo Jinting was among them.
Of course, has something happened to this Guo Jinting, or has she committed a crime, to the point that someone of your stature has personally come down to investigate? It seems the offense she committed must be quite serious.
If there's anything I can help with, I will fully cooperate. We are law-abiding citizens, and cooperating with investigations is quite normal. Of course, if there's anything I don't know, I certainly can't speak carelessly, don't you agree?"
These words were watertight, proving that a successful businessman indeed needed a silver tongue and the ability to lie with a straight face.
Ye Longlin chuckled lightly and stretched his neck, causing a cracking sound that made Wang Debiao's heart pound.
"Xiao Yi, go and get the sponsorship list from when the company was first established and let the General have a look."
"Yes, Mr. Wang."
Soon, the secretary returned, holding a yellowed notebook, which contained the sponsorship list of that batch of university students from years ago.
Ye Longlin flipped through it. After reading it, he handed it to Yuan Gang with a smile, saying, "I'll need to take this. Mr. Wang, you don't have any objections, do you?"
Wang Debiao shook his head, "This document doesn't serve much purpose here. If the General can use it, feel free to take it."
"This company was initially established by your uncle, right? Meaning, all these sponsorships were funded by your uncle?"
Wang Debiao nodded, "Yes. My relationship with my uncle is not very good. In fact, the legal representative of this company is not me, but my mother. My uncle transferred the company to my mother back then, and she has been operating it ever since. I only took over this company two years ago, and I'm not very clear about the specifics.
As for why my uncle established this company... I think it might just be to atone for too many wrongdoings. As you know, no businessman's hands are clean."
This statement was not false. Wherever profits exceeded one hundred percent, they would dare to disregard the law. Wherever profits exceeded two hundred percent, what was law?
And this situation was even more pronounced in the past.
"In that case, I believe Mr. Wang won't mind accompanying me to the richest man's residence. If it's confirmed that your uncle is part of the Dark Hall, I will consider reducing your sentence."
Ye Longlin said with a smile.
Wang Debiao looked bewildered, "General, I haven't done anything wrong! Why are you talking as if I'm about to be locked up? You shouldn't say such things. I haven't done anything wrong."
"Alright, you've been exposed for a while. Guo Jinting already told us. Otherwise, why do you think I'd be here? As for your uncle, if nothing unexpected happens, he won't be able to escape today. We just need you to lead the way and give you a chance to get a reduced sentence."
Upon hearing this, Wang Debiao's face turned ugly. This time, it was genuinely ugly, because, in the end, this matter was not that simple. Moreover, once the Dark Hall was involved, no one was innocent, even if they hadn't done anything.
The existence of the Dark Hall completely disrupted world peace and thus needed to be eradicated. Furthermore, at the Lhg conference years ago, they had already signed documents to ensure the eradication of the Dark Hall.
"That Guo Jinting is truly damned!"
"General, I report! I haven't done anything wrong. The only thing I did was hide Guo Jinting's information; you can check!"
"Besides, I was only brought into the Dark Hall by my uncle. I know where he is. I went there yesterday, and he's moved. Ever since the establishment of the Giant Whale Group, he anticipated this day, so he's currently in a safe house. If I take you there, can you not lock me up?"
Wang Debiao's face fell, and he spoke as if he were about to cry. He was completely framed into entering the Dark Hall, and he hadn't done anything wrong all these years. Logically, there shouldn't be any problem, right?
Even hiding Guo Jinting's information... it wasn't hidden from them!
Besides, wasn't he giving it to them now?
Yuan Gang chuckled from behind, not expecting this matter to be so easy. If he had known it would be this simple, he would have started intimidating him earlier. His psychological resilience was also lacking!
However, he really hadn't done anything, at most, it was accessory after the fact. But since the other party voluntarily produced it today, it no longer constituted harboring a fugitive, so it didn't constitute a crime.
As for whether he would be imprisoned, that would depend on the matter of Cheng Dapeng.
"That depends on your performance."
Ye Longlin said, and then saw the other party nodding frantically.
"I'll take you, I'll take you."
Soon, led by Wang Debiao, they set off towards the safe point of the richest man in Chang'an.
"Boss, if we knew they were so easy to fool, we wouldn't have needed so much nonsense."
"Who knew Wang Debiao's psychological resilience was so poor? He caved so easily after a scare. How boring."
Yuan Gang shook his head and said with a helpless smile, looking out the window from the passenger seat.
Ye Longlin pondered for a moment and instructed, "Notify the local military to seal off and control the entire safe point."
Yuan Gang nodded, "Understood."
Afterward, Yuan Gang took out his phone and directly contacted the Chang'an military to come and seal the area.
"Received. I'll contact them, but this road leads to the outskirts. Even if they send a helicopter squadron, it will take about half an hour."