The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

Chapter 1597 - 1902: The Mole (3)

Ling Chen asked with interest: "What happened? Tell me."

"Our outer organization has more than ten people. Once, a colleague in the team complained about the higher-ups while drinking, saying he didn’t want to continue and was planning to find another way out. The next day, that person mysteriously had an accident, crashed into a utility pole, and died instantly. Later, we discovered that someone tampered with his car, which led to his death. However, the attitude from above was very indifferent, with no intention to investigate. I think perhaps the people above felt he was unreliable and might leak the organization’s secrets, so they staged an accident to kill him."

"Everyone drinking that day were colleagues from the team, no outsiders, so I suspect someone among us must have tipped off the higher-ups, which is why they acted. The people above value this kind of thing greatly and do not allow anyone to have second thoughts."

Ling Chen nodded, looked at all the men in suits, and said, "You were all there when the drinking happened, right?"

"Yes."

"I’m curious, since the punishment from above for traitors is so severe, why would you so easily choose to betray?"

The crowd hesitated for a moment, then said, "Everyone doesn’t really want to serve those people anymore. After so many years, we don’t even know who our boss is. If something happens one day, they will definitely abandon us without mercy. Although we’re desperados, we don’t want to be killed mysteriously. However, those people are too ruthless; even if we have this idea, we dare not show it. Otherwise, they will certainly kill us. On the contrary, if they know something has happened to us, they will abandon us immediately. This way, we might save our lives."

"I see." Ling Chen said with a smile: "I understand. So, one of you is likely a spy sent by them. How about this, since everyone has spoken openly, I promise that if that person steps forward, I guarantee no retribution, and will not only let you leave but also ensure you’re free from their disturbance in the future. How about that?"

Ling Chen glanced at the crowd’s reaction, seeing them whispering among themselves, seemingly discussing something. Ling Chen didn’t interrupt them, letting them deliberate. After a while, he cleared his throat, signaling for everyone to quiet down, "I’ve already made things clear. Confess leniency; if one among you doesn’t willingly come forward, once I find out, don’t blame me for being rude." After speaking, he stood up, walked to the door of the interrogation room, and looked back: "I’ll give you a few more minutes to consider, hoping you’ll make the right decision."

As Ling Chen left the interrogation room, the men in suits suddenly erupted, the room became chaotic. After leaving the interrogation room, Ling Chen came to the adjacent monitoring room. The interrogation room was equipped with surveillance, everything happening inside could be seen and heard here.

"Zhu Qing, bring up the previous surveillance footage, I want to take a look."

Zhu Qing, who had been in the monitoring room all this time, nodded, immediately bringing up the surveillance. Ling Chen leaned toward the computer screen, watching the actions of those suited men through slow-motion footage. Seeing Ling Chen’s serious look, Zhu Qing asked puzzled, "What can you tell from this? I just watched, and there wasn’t anything wrong."

Ling Chen smiled slightly but did not explain. After a few minutes, Ling Chen returned to the interrogation room. Seeing him come in, everyone quieted down, focusing their eyes on him.

"Everyone, how is it? Have you thought it over?"

Upon finishing his words, a suited man spoke up, "Brothers, we’ve shared joys and woes for so many years, we’re almost like family. If anyone among us is a traitor, please come forward, don’t bring disaster upon us all."

After hearing the man in the suit’s words, everyone’s reaction was strong, yet no one stepped forward. Ling Chen folded his arms and narrowed his eyes slightly, observing everyone’s facial expressions. At this moment, all were looking at the people next to them, speculating among each other.

After a while, Ling Chen said, "I’ve given you a chance. Since that person doesn’t want to come forward, I can only..."

"It’s me." Before Ling Chen finished his sentence, the man sitting in the middle suddenly stood up and said, "The traitor you’re looking for is me; I secretly contacted the people above and informed them about everyone’s situation."

Hearing this, Ling Chen scrutinized the man and asked with a smile, "Then tell me, how did you contact them?"

"They contacted me every day, asking about the status of the team members."

"How much do you know about those people?"

"I’m just like them, I’ve never met those people. I became an undercover because they promised me extra money. Birds die for food, people die for wealth—who wouldn’t want to earn more money?" The suited man paused and looked at Ling Chen, "You promised earlier that if I confessed, you’d let us go. I’ve confessed; you won’t renege, right?"

Ling Chen nodded and said, "Rest assured, I never renege on my words, but... I can’t let you go now."

"Why?" The crowd asked in unison.

"Because you are not the traitor." Ling Chen said with a smile: "I must admit, your courage is commendable. You deliberately took the blame for the traitor to save everyone. But do you really think I’m that easy to fool?"

After speaking, Ling Chen shifted his gaze from one person to another, finally settling on a thin man.

"Friend, at this point, don’t you plan to say something? Are you really willing to let everyone die with you?"

Upon hearing this, the man’s face slightly changed, quickly shaking his head: "No, it’s not me, I’m not the traitor."

"When I offered the deal earlier, your reaction was the slowest, and you looked troubled, only speaking a few perfunctory words after everyone else hurriedly spoke. However, from your various expressions, you don’t show a strong desire to survive. So I guess, either you’re someone who’s not afraid of death, or... you know you won’t die." Ling Chen smiled; earlier he went out to watch the surveillance footage, wanting to see the reactions of these people. Often, a person’s first reaction best reflects their psychological state.

"No one in this world isn’t afraid of death unless they’ve reached absolute despair. But you obviously aren’t that kind of person, so I suspect you belong to the latter. I’m curious, why are you so certain you won’t die? Could it be... you know someone will rescue you?"