Published at 7th of May 2026 7:06 am

Chapter 3640: Following Procedure

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"Boss, are we going to capture the Zhang family, or Zhang Jinquan?"

"Let’s see how Boss Liu arranges it first."

Lin Yi said:

"This mission is a bit complicated, not easy to handle."

"The Zhang family is relatively easy to catch, none of them can escape, but Zhang Jinquan is tricky." Yu Siying said:

"If something goes wrong, he’s definitely going to run, the only way is to leave the country. If we want to play the long game, we have to wait for him to get on the plane, but once he’s on the plane, it will be hard to catch him."

The situation Yu Siying described was also what everyone had in mind.

Once Zhang Jinquan lands, he will meet up with Mammon’s people.

By then, it won’t be an easy task to catch him.

If we really want to find him, we have to plan ahead.

But the secrecy of Mammon makes it impossible for us to determine how to prepare.

Knock, knock, knock—

At this moment, the door of Lin Yi’s office was knocked on.

Luo Qi got up to answer the door.

He found standing outside the door, the leader of Group 6, Ma Hongye.

"Brother Ma."

Seeing Ma Hongye, Lin Yi welcomed him in.

"Are you busy?"

"Not busy, just say what you want, we’re all from Group 1 here."

"Then I’ll get straight to the point."

Ma Hongye said:

"I just went to Director Liu, he didn’t tell me straight, is our group’s Zhang Jinquan in trouble?"

Everyone in Group 1 looked at Lin Yi.

Whether to say or not depends on him.

Lin Yi was silent for a few seconds and didn’t answer immediately.

Under normal circumstances, when something like this happens,

As the leader, Ma Hongye would definitely be taken away for questioning.

Although it wouldn’t affect him much, the procedures still have to be followed.

He can still move freely now only because he doesn’t want to alert Zhang Jinquan.

"Brother Ma, since Boss Liu didn’t say anything, don’t ask me, it’s inconvenient for me to say."

"Don’t play official language games with me." Ma Hongye said irritably:

"Zhang Jinquan is under my command, it’s my responsibility if something happened, I didn’t manage people well, don’t keep it from me."

"Brother Ma, we’ve known each other for a long time, you know the rules of the Central Guards Brigade, if you really want to ask, I have to deal with it officially." Lin Yi said:

"If you really want to know something, from now on, I need to restrict your freedom."

"I understand, I won’t make it difficult for you."

Saying this, Ma Hongye took out a pair of handcuffs from his pocket and put them on himself.

He then sat down in a chair.

"Go ahead."

"Oh, this is too serious, there’s no need for this."

Lin Yi stepped forward and tore off Ma Hongye’s handcuffs.

"Let me put it this way, it’s not just Zhang Jinquan that’s a problem, the Zhang family is also a problem."

"The old man too?"

"You mean Zhang Huai Ping?"

"Yeah, he used to be the leader of Group 7, we’re familiar with each other, I’ve called him that for years."

"Indeed there’s a problem, and he might be the one leading this issue."

Lin Yi said slowly:

"Now I’m trying to understand Zhang Jinquan’s situation, what kind of person is he in Group 6? Does he have much authority?"

"Not insignificant, after all, he’s an elder in the group." Ma Hongye said:

"Even though his scientific research ability isn’t outstanding, he’s experienced and steady, he’s guided many new people in the group."

"In that case, he should have considerable authority."

"You could say that." Ma Hongye said:

"Besides me, he has the greatest authority."

"Then it’s only logical that he’s involved."

"But I really didn’t expect him to be in trouble." Ma Hongye sighed and said:

"Actually, I always thought his loyalty wasn’t an issue, it didn’t seem like an act."

Fumbling in his pocket, Ma Hongye took out a cigarette.

He pulled out several and passed them around to the smokers in Group 1.

Zhang Chaoyue took out a lighter and lit it for him.

"I’m telling you, he’s even older than me, fifty already, to be honest, he’s in the retirement stage, there’s no reason to do this."

"If that’s the case you’re describing, there’s really no reason." Lin Yi casually agreed:

"But knowing a person is not as good as knowing their heart, it’s too late to say this now."

"Yes, I, as the leader, bear responsibility too."

"This can’t be blamed on you, don’t be too hard on yourself."

"Oh, Brother Ma."

Shao Jianfeng chimed in:

"I met him once before, I heard he never got married, is that true?"

"Yes, he’s an old bachelor." Ma Hongye said:

"I heard that when he was young, he had a crush, but nothing came of it, so he never looked for someone afterwards."

"Didn’t see that coming, a hopeless romantic." Xiao Bing joked.

"I guess he may have some mental issues, just never showed them." Luo Qi said.

"These aren’t our concerns, now that he’s committed a crime, it’s time for us to catch him."

Squeak—

At this moment, the door to Lin Yi’s office was pushed open.

Ning Che walked in from outside.

Seeing Ma Hongye smoking.

"What’s going on here, even put on handcuffs?"

"Brother Ma is going through the process with me."

"Brother Ma, you already know?"

"Heard some rumors, I went to Director Liu, he didn’t tell me straight, so I came to Team Leader Lin."

"Everyone has unavoidable matters to handle." Ning Che said, "No need to make a big deal out of it."

"Procedures must be followed, I don’t want to cause you trouble."

"It’s all minor stuff."

"Did Boss Liu make arrangements?" Lin Yi asked.

"Boss Liu’s idea is to first arrest the Zhang family, can’t leave them outside to avoid accidents." Ning Che glanced at his watch,

"Our Group 3 people are already outside watching, the two of our groups can go and make the arrest."

"Okay."

Lin Yi stood up.

"Brother Ma, I can’t break the rules. Since you knew about the info in advance, I can’t let you go back. Come with us, in a few hours, it should be over."

"Alright, I’ll go with you."

"Let’s go, guys, let’s move out."

Lin Yi called out, and Group 1 prepared to set off.

Taking Ma Hongye with them, they left the Central Guards Brigade.

About forty minutes later, the group drove to Shanghe Mansion in Jing City.

As one of the top ten luxury residences in Jing City,

it’s reasonable for the Zhang family to live here.

Upon arrival, Group 1 approached Building No. 8 of Shanghe Mansion from different directions.

And found the Deputy Leader of Group 3, Xie Changlong.

"Still up there, right?" Ning Che asked.

"Yes, they haven’t come out, probably resting."

Ning Che glanced at Lin Yi.

"The tension is built up, it’s time to act."

"Let’s go!"

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