686: Chapter 682 Yi Zhongyuan!
686: Chapter 682 Yi Zhongyuan!
But this was a municipal government department after all, so Ye Tian couldn’t just do whatever he wanted.
He was, at the very least, representing Yun Corporation.
If his behavior caused the cooperation between Yun Corporation and the municipal government to fall through, Yun Xinyan would certainly hate him to death!
“Wife, there’s nothing else, let’s go!”
With that, Ye Tian wrapped his arm around Yun Xinyan.
The contract had already been secured, and now Yun Xinyan didn’t need to maintain her strong woman façade anymore.
Thus, she allowed Ye Tian to wrap his arm around her slender waist.
Not only did she let Ye Tian wrap his arm around her, but Yun Xinyan also leaned her head against Ye Tian’s shoulder.
The two of them, hugging and embracing, left the municipal government department, with Bai Lan following behind them, bored to death.
Looking at the situation now, she, the Human Resources Director of Yun Corporation, seemed like a third wheel…
Ye Tian and Yun Xinyan had just stepped outside the municipal government office building when someone called out to them!
“Please wait a moment, you two!”
The person who called after Ye Tian and Yun Xinyan was one of the three people from the municipal department who had been in the meeting, but it wasn’t Director Wang…
“Secretary Ji, what’s the matter?”
Yun Xinyan asked curiously, but Secretary Ji’s attention was not on her.
“Miss Yun, I apologize, I need to speak with Captain Ye for a moment,”
Yun Xinyan looked at Ye Tian with surprise and then at Secretary Ji, but she didn’t interrupt the two…
“Ye Tian, Lan and I will head back first.
If there’s anything, just give me a call!”
Yun Xinyan instructed, then walked away with Bai Lan.
Ye Tian looked at Secretary Ji skeptically and asked, “Secretary Ji, have you suddenly approached me because of Yi Zhongyuan?”
“Yes!
Exactly because of Old Yi!
Captain Ye, my name is Ji Ming.
Please advise!”
Saying this, Ji Ming shook hands with Ye Tian warmly.
“Captain Ye, may I have a word with you in private?”
At the doorstep of the municipal department, it indeed was not an appropriate place to talk, so Ji Ming led Ye Tian straight towards the west side of Jiang City.
Ye Tian asked with a smile, “Secretary Ji, wouldn’t this be considered shirking work?”
Ji Ming also smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter!
I don’t have anything important to do anyway.
In the office, I can only drink tea and read newspapers.
A simple excuse should cover it!”
After a brief exchange, Ji Ming directly broached the main topic.
“Captain Ye, when I suddenly heard you mention the name Yi Zhongyuan during the meeting, I was indeed startled!
Director Wang was startled as well.
Such jokes can’t be made in our department!”
Secretary Ji’s words made Ye Tian feel somewhat surprised.
“What’s going on?
Why would a mere name startle you all?
Could it be that this Yi Zhongyuan is a ghost?”
Ye Tian asked directly, to which Ji Ming’s face displayed a terrified expression, identical to Director Wang’s when he heard the name “Yi Zhongyuan”.
“Captain Ye, you’ve actually hit the nail on the head this time!
Yi Zhongyuan really is a ghost, and not just any ghost, but a vicious one!”
Ye Tian joked, “Where in this world are there ghosts?
As municipal government employees, you can’t be superstitious!”
“It’s not superstition, Captain Ye.
This is a real matter!”
Ji Ming’s face turned pale, and from his expression, it was evident that something terrible had indeed happened within the municipal department!
“Secretary Ji, I believe you’ve sought me out not just to inform me about Yi Zhongyuan.
It must be because there’s something your municipal department can’t handle internally and you hope to use my abilities to resolve it, right?”
Ye Tian countered, naturally voicing what Ji Ming had in mind!
“You’re very astute, Captain Ye.
The matter of Yi Zhongyuan has been going on for over three months now, and it’s still causing panic within the municipal department, leaving everyone scared and unfocused at work.
If we could investigate and uncover the truth, everyone would know and be able to work with peace of mind, wouldn’t they?”
Ji Ming sighed, clearly coming to Ye Tian for help in earnest.
“Indeed!
Rather than living in fear of something, it’s better to confront it openly.
That’s the only way to overcome the fear within!”
Ye Tian agreed, but then he thought that the incident involving Yi Zhongyuan occurred over three months ago, yet he had seen Yi Zhongyuan’s name written on a seal only yesterday.
The two facts contradicted each other and seemed irreconcilable…
“Here’s what happened, Captain Ye!”
Ji Ming spoke earnestly, revealing the entire story about Yi Zhongyuan to Ye Tian.
Yi Zhongyuan was an engineer in the municipal department, responsible for the renovation and maintenance of municipal facilities.
Several months ago, a major incident occurred in Jiangcheng!
Two top-level fighters clashed, leaving the pedestrian street plaza in shambles—its pavements shattered.
Even the largest shopping mall in Jiangcheng was affected, ending up in ruins.
While the public buzzed with speculation about the two fighters, soothing public sentiment was not the concern of the municipal government.
Their task was to repair the pedestrian street plaza as soon as possible so that life could return to normal for the citizens.
Therefore, the municipal department sent an engineering team led by chief engineer Yi Zhongyuan to repair the damaged urban facilities on the pedestrian street plaza.
However, during the restoration process, some friction occurred!
“At that time, someone accused Old Yi of theft, claiming it was an item of immense value.
Old Yi immediately denied it and asked to be searched on the spot.
They found nothing on him, and eventually, the issue was left unresolved…”
As Ji Ming recollected the event, Ye Tian could tell that Yi Zhongyuan was suspected of theft due to something related to Jiangcheng’s underground Spirit Vein!
“Secretary Ji, isn’t this matter rather strange?
Without solid evidence, why would anyone suspect Yi Zhongyuan of theft?
If they couldn’t find anything, they should clear his name, shouldn’t they?”
“Captain Ye, the situation is not as simple as you think!”
Faced with Ye Tian’s doubts, Ji Ming quickly shook his head.
“Someone saw Old Yi coming out of the pedestrian street mall parking lot, holding a glowing red stone in his hand.
This stone looked valuable!
And at the time, there were also rumors that treasures were unearthed beneath Jiangcheng due to the fight between the two fighters, blasting them up to the surface.
People are greedy; it’s not unusual for Old Yi to have claimed the treasure for himself.
Others simply became envious and naturally wanted him to give it up!”
“A glowing red stone!?”
Secretary Ji Ming’s words left Ye Tian no longer composed.
From Ji Ming’s description, could the treasure Yi Zhongyuan obtained be the very Spirit Vein buried underneath Jiangcheng?
That is to say, Yi Zhongyuan had also found the hidden door in the basement level two of the pedestrian street mall’s parking lot, descended to the underground water vein, and even laid eyes on the Spirit Vein Stone that contained immense power!
But that stone, not even an unparalleled fighter like himself could have taken it out.
How could an ordinary person like Yi Zhongyuan have managed to bring out the stone?
“No, that’s not right!
The stone is too big; there’s no way he could have taken it out whole!
Only a part of it could have been possible!”
——Ye Tian quickly shook his head, organizing his thoughts.
Even if he couldn’t take out the complete Spirit Vein Stone, neither would Yi Zhongyuan.
Therefore, Yi Zhongyuan must have taken out a small piece of it, meaning he smashed the Spirit Vein Stone.
How exactly did he manage to break such a stone, though?
“Captain Ye, what’s the matter?”
Noticing Ye Tian absorbed in thought, Ji Ming immediately asked.
“It’s nothing!”
Ye Tian quickly brushed it off, as he certainly couldn’t let Ji Ming know that he too had been down to the underground water vein…
“So, after nobody could find any stolen goods on Yi Zhongyuan, what happened then?”
Ye Tian continued to inquire.
Ji Ming paused slightly before continuing, “Since they found nothing, the issue was naturally dropped!
Old Yi continued as the chief engineer, repairing the pedestrian street plaza until it was completely fixed!
Afterward, Old Yi returned to his department to continue working.
It seemed like everything was back to normal.
But for some reason, Old Yi’s temperament changed drastically!
Once mild-mannered, he became prone to rage.
When the leaders tried to talk to him, guess what he did?”
In his narration, Ji Ming intentionally left a cliffhanger.
“What did he do?”
Ye Tian inquired carefully, and Ji Ming immediately stretched out his hand, mimicking a choking gesture!
“Old Yi actually grabbed the leader by the throat!
A leader, weighing 180 pounds, was hoisted into the air by one hand—nearly killed by his grip!
It wasn’t until two security guards intervened that he let go!”
“He attacked the municipal department’s leader, so he should have been arrested, right?”
Ye Tian asked further, but Ji Ming shook his head.
“That guy was formidable!
I don’t know where he got the strength, but the two tall and muscular security guards were no match for him.
He beat both of them to a pulp by himself!
Old Yi used to be so frail, and to become so brutal and powerful is unimaginable!
Seeing that the situation had taken a wrong turn, the leader quickly called the police.
The officers came armed, thinking Old Yi wouldn’t resist, right?
But Old Yi fought even the police, who had no choice but to shoot.
At that moment, we all felt such a pity.
A good municipal engineer, just like that, shot dead by the police!”
“He died just like that?”
Ye Tian interjected, yet Ji Ming shook his head again, his eyes once more filled with terror.
“We all thought he was dead, but to our horror, after being shot in the forehead, the guy could still move!
That scared everyone; it was like he had become a monster.
The police became panicked too, and all the officers fired at Old Yi’s body until it turned into a beehive.
Only then did Old Yi’s body stop moving…
Old Yi’s death was truly gruesome, reduced to a pulp.
Many colleagues witnessed it and threw up right there.”
“I see!”