He Yong wanted to crack the case from back then even more than Zhen Zhen did, so he didn't wait for her to report it. He had already taken care of all the paperwork.
Once the paperwork was done, He Yong arrested Dong Yao in front of everyone while Dong Yao was holding a district meeting.
He Yong did this because he believed that, after more than a decade, the people behind the case must be very well hidden. He wanted to stir things up and make the mastermind reveal his tracks.
But although He Yong was very capable, the mastermind was even more composed than he had imagined. Neither Dong Yao nor Chen Jianbo was willing to say a word, and the interrogation soon reached an impasse.
Seeing how stubborn these people were, and how they refused to talk even though they knew they were doomed, Zhen Zhen felt frustrated.
However, Zhen Zhen understood perfectly well that if they were refusing to say anything, it had to be because they had an even more powerful backer behind them.
There was no way to rush an investigation, though. Zhen Zhen was reluctant, but she could only take things slowly. They had to be more patient than the mastermind.
Still, although the few suspects refused to name the boss behind them, Zhen Zhen had cracked a cold case as soon as she arrived and earned praise from the department. It was a great start for her future promotion.
While Zhen Zhen was busy making arrests and conducting interrogations—and enjoying her reward—Wang Yue was dealing with the aftermath of the recent war.
Wang Yue had to restore development in the Nawa region while stabilizing the newly occupied areas.
And stabilizing the situation was easy enough for Wang Yue. The original development