Li Yongqiang's group was going through the process. Even though Li Yongqiang stubbornly refused to speak, his underlings helped him say everything he himself ought to have said.
The things his underlings could reveal, such as the downstream channels for selling goods and even which bosses had hired Li Yongqiang to fight for them, were all dragged out into the open.
But that was as far as it went. Machi County had only limited information at present, and Li Yongqiang's men were no fools. They certainly would not admit to anything that would harm themselves.
With Li Yongqiang himself refusing to loosen his lips, it was impossible to tell whether there were deeper issues behind it all.
Still, they had recovered some money—far more than from the previous group—which was a good thing...
Ten days later, Duojie returned and told Wang Yan about the situation.
"Li Yongqiang will probably get three years."
"What? Only three years?" White Chrysanthemum could hardly believe it. "That Daji got three years before. Li Yongqiang's gang was so much bigger—how could he get only three years? Five years should be the minimum."
Duojie shook his head. "I don't know either. That's just what the county decided. They said Tianduo City had also provided guidance."
"Guidance? Doesn't that make it obvious he has someone backing him?" Old Han felt that even the liquor had lost its flavor.
Duojie still shook his head. "The higher courts will be reviewing related cases from now on."
That meant the county could not handle things too harshly. If the defendants disagreed with the first-instance ruling and appealed, the case would go to Tianduo City's Intermediate People's Court, which would certainly send it back. So Machi County had to compromise and cooperate as well.
Judging from the current situation, Li Yongqiang