My Scheming Little Devil

"I’ve heard some rumors, the officials of the Security Department are also following orders. Were the orders directly from Councilman himself?"

"Are you serious? Is it true that the Councilman personally ordered this?" Rike’s eyes lit up, suddenly feeling emboldened.

"Of course, otherwise just think about it, even if they are officials at the Security Department, they would still have to show the Councilman’s son some respect, right? Without the Councilman’s personal orders, who would dare to arrest someone under the son’s protection? With the Councilman as our backing, we don’t need to fear this young master. After all, no one’s power exceeds the Councilman. If we let her go, we would offend the Councilman and even lose our positions." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Rike’s eyes turned solemn. Thinking it through, he realized it made sense. Since the order came from the Councilman himself, he didn’t need to fear Ling Kong anymore. Hmph, with the Councilman backing him, what can this arrogant son of the Councilman do to him?

"No one is bigger than the Councilman."

"Mountain Turtle, you’re really clever." This subordinate usually has a bit of cunning and is quite good at gathering intelligence.

"Heh heh, it’s all thanks to your guidance, Lord Rike. But if the Councilman’s son returns and demands her release, things won’t be easy. We must quickly make this girl confess. Once we have solid evidence, he won’t have anything to say. We’re operating justly. If the Councilman finds out this girl is a spy and severely harmed the Councilman’s wife, he’ll likely wish to skin her alive. She’ll be dead either way, and the Councilman’s son won’t be able to intervene!"

"Right, you’re spot on." Rike’s heart trembled. The most important thing was to extract information from this girl, leaving the son speechless.

Even though the young master already found out, Rike didn’t dare to kill the girl. But as long as she confessed immediately, and then was driven insane using the instruments, she would lack the presence of mind to deny it, and the cousin’s task would be accomplished.

By then, it would be a great achievement, leading to promotion and wealth!

Thinking of this, Rike cast aside the fear he had felt towards Ji Lingkong earlier. This young master was only flaunting his power due to being the Councilman’s adopted son. Hmph, what was there to be afraid of?

"Alright, Mountain Turtle, we must make the girl admit to fingerprint matching before he returns."

"But this girl seems very stubborn. We’ve tried so many methods, she fainted several times from the pain, yet she still refuses to admit it."

Rike’s eyes glinted with malice: "It’s not up to her to deny it. Time is short. Since she won’t take the easy way, we’ll give her the hardest way. Only then will she realize that the previous punishments were mere child’s play! I guarantee she’ll be begging to confess!"

...

The plane that normally takes two hours managed to fly back from Yalan Country in just one hour.

Because usually, the plane only uses subsonic engines. This time, the Councilman’s son issued an urgent order, forcing the captain to ramp up the speed to sonic levels to rush back quickly.

Upon disembarking, Ji Lingkong wore a cold expression, looking at a line of personnel dressed in suits coming to greet him. They were officials from the Secretariat of the Councilman’s Office.

They came up respectfully, saying that the Councilman had important matters, and requested him to immediately return to discuss them at the Councilman’s residence.

Ji Lingkong glanced at these people arriving at such a coincidental moment. His expression instantly cooled, shifting from confusion to understanding. Then his gaze, sharp as a knife, turned to his assistant, Rike: "Is it you who reported to Father about my return?"

Rike’s face turned awkward, with a helpless smile: "Yes, it’s related to the Madam’s safety. I have the duty to report your investigation status at any time, Young Master. The Councilman called earlier to inquire about the situation, so I told them."