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Chapter 603: Chapter 600 Scapegoat

With Tang Yuan, a person familiar with the environment, leading the way, Ling Chen and his companion saved a lot of time. Not long after, they arrived at the second floor of the base. According to Tang Yuan, the interrogation room was located here.

Previously, in the basement cells, there weren’t many people around, just a few guards, easy to avoid. However, the second floor of the base was different; the hallways were bustling with office workers in suits, among which were formal members of Lonely Wolf, many of whom Ling Chen and Tang Yuan knew—comrades they had fought alongside.

Hiding in a corner, they waited until a group of office workers nearby had left, then Ling Chen and Tang Yuan hastened their steps, darting toward the interrogation room.

However, before they reached the door of the interrogation room, Ling Chen, with his keen hearing, detected the sound of footsteps coming from around the corner ahead.

Without time to think, Tang Yuan shoved open the closest room door and pulled Ling Chen inside.

Upon entering, the room fell immediately silent, all eyes fixated on Ling Chen and Tang Yuan.

Seeing the few people inside smoking, Ling Chen and Tang Yuan’s faces were instantly filled with embarrassment, momentarily unsure of what to do.

"Uh..." After being startled for a moment, Ling Chen forced a stiff smile on his face and raised his hand, saying, "Long time no see."

Hearing his greeting, the few people in the room looked at each other, a hint of amusement in their eyes. Then, they continued to smoke and chat, ignoring Ling Chen and Tang Yuan altogether.

Seeing this, Ling Chen felt a warmth in his heart and his tension eased considerably.

Luckily, the few people in the room were former members of the Ghosts, later promoted to Lonely Wolf by the Old General. They were all acquaintances. By acting this way, they were undoubtedly helping them indirectly.

"Tang Yuan, the people outside have gone." noveldrama

Ling Chen nodded and turned to leave. But at that moment, he heard someone whisper from behind, "Be careful of Tang Guoxiong."

Hearing this, Ling Chen’s brow furrowed.

Of course, he knew to be wary of Tang Guoxiong, but his former comrade’s particular warning suggested that the situation was not so simple.

Leaving the room, Ling Chen and Tang Yuan hurried to the front of the interrogation room and pushed the door open to enter.

Upon entering the interrogation room, Ling Chen didn’t have time to check the situation before he was stunned by the scene before him.

In the interrogation room, Han Bing was tied to a chair, wearing a special device with his right hand raised, holding a gun pointed directly at his own head. Due to the constraints of the special device, his position was forcefully fixed, and he had no way to struggle free.

What’s more, his finger was on the trigger, and with a slight pull of a string by someone else, his finger would pull the trigger, sending a bullet into his own brain.

All of this was no doubt set up to fake a suicide scene!

How cruel!

Seeing this, Ling Chen was furious, his pupils instantly replacing the rage with icy coldness.

"Bastards!" Ling Chen shouted thunderously, immediately rushing forward, knocking down two men in suits on the side.

"Mr. Han."

Tang Yuan hurriedly went to Han Bing’s side and began to remove the special device from his body.

"Ling Chen, Tang Yuan... you’ve arrived just in the nick of time. If you were any later, my life..." Here, Han Bing’s complexion was pale, and he was clearly still frightened.

Ling Chen frowned and asked, "Mr. Han, what exactly happened? You just violated Lonely Wolf’s rules, there’s no need to kill you, right?"

Han Bing sighed and said, "Tang Guoxiong wants a scapegoat."

"Scapegoat?" Ling Chen and Tang Yuan exchanged a glance, full of confusion as they asked, "What do you mean?"

Han Bing explained, "Although they found the main base of the God Organization this time, they got nothing out of it and instead lost a lot of personnel. When the higher-ups found out about this, they were furious, believing that the leader lacked leadership ability, not only missing a good opportunity but also causing so many deaths and injuries. You should know that the leader of this operation was Tang Guoxiong himself. If he’s held accountable, not only will he lose his current position, but he will also be held responsible and investigated. So, he needs someone to take the fall for him."

"Elder Han is staunch and with his General title, Tang Guoxiong doesn’t dare touch him lightly, so he had to choose me as the scapegoat. They wanted to forge my suicide scene, and then claim that I led poorly, causing the death of so many colleagues, so I swallowed a bullet. This way, all the blame would be on me, and they would be off the hook."

After hearing Han Bing’s words, Ling Chen couldn’t help clenching his fists, veins on his forehead throbbing, wishing he could find Tang Guoxiong right now and tear that bastard to pieces.

To dare use such a treacherous method, calling him scum would be a compliment.

"Mr. Han, where is Elder Han?"

"I don’t know, Elder Han is personally detained by Tang Guoxiong, only he knows Elder Han’s whereabouts. Ling Chen, you better be cautious, don’t act rashly without solid evidence," Han Bing warned.

Tang Yuan spoke up, "Mr. Han, don’t you count as a witness?"

Han Bing said with a bitter smile, "What good am I? Don’t forget, I’m currently deemed guilty. If I step forward to testify, it will be ineffective and Tang Guoxiong could bite back, claiming I am framing him. In short, to topple Tang Guoxiong, we must find evidence."

Evidence!

Ling Chen shook his head silently to himself, easy to say, but someone as cunning as Tang Guoxiong wouldn’t easily reveal anything.

"Old Tang, take Mr. Han to a safe place first."

Tang Yuan said helplessly, "The base is full of Tang Guoxiong’s people, there’s no such thing as a safe place."

Hearing this, Ling Chen thought for a moment, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

"Follow me."

After leaving the interrogation room, Ling Chen took Han Bing back to the same room they had mistakenly entered before.

Seeing Ling Chen and Tang Yuan return and even bringing Han Bing with them, several members of Lonely Wolf were dumbfounded.

"Ling Chen, what are you doing?"

"Gentlemen, for old times’ sake, do me a favor and let Mr. Han lay low here. Once Old Tang and I get things settled, we’ll come back for Mr. Han."

"This... This is a bit troublesome, isn’t it?" Everyone seemed a bit troubled.

Tang Yuan glared, disgruntled, "We’re comrades who’ve been through life and death together. Now that Elder Han and Mr. Han are in trouble, are you really unwilling to help out even a little? Don’t forget how Elder Han has treated you, are you all a bunch of ingrates?"

After being rebuked by Tang Yuan, several Lonely Wolf members blushed and nodded, "Alright then, leave Mr. Han here, we’ll do our best."