Chapter 104: Company Under Investigation

After Brother Hu and Wu Hao left, the room returned to silence.

Qin Ze was just about to have a nice sleep when his phone rang.

It was Xiao Na calling.

He answered, and before he could speak, Xiao Na's voice came through, her tone clearly wrong:

"President Qin, something happened."

"I went to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to register the company today, but the materials were rejected."

Qin Ze frowned:

"Is there a problem with the materials?"

"I thought it was a problem with the materials at first, so I changed them three times and resubmitted them, but they were still rejected."

Xiao Na's voice carried obvious anxiety:

"And I asked the people at the window, but they were stuttering and couldn't say clearly where the problem was; they just said the review didn't pass."

"I asked around, and someone hinted to me that someone had made a call from above, specifically to block us."

Qin Ze's eyes darkened.

Xiao Na continued:

"I'm at the entrance of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau now, and the staff here have a very bad attitude; they won't give me a chance to communicate at all."

"President Qin, I don't think this is a normal process problem; we should be being targeted."

Qin Ze was silent for two seconds, then spoke:

"Don't worry, if we can't register today, we won't; you go back and get busy first."

"Alright, then I'll go back to the company."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ze leaned on the sofa, his brain starting to spin.

Being targeted?

The people he had offended recently were only a few.

So the only one with the motive and the ability was one person.

Liu Bin!

Just as Qin Ze was thinking, his phone rang again.

This time it was Zhang Kai calling.

Qin Ze answered.

"President Qin, something happened!"

Zhang Kai's voice was even more urgent than Xiao Na's:

"Today, the fire department came to check our Qingfeng Holdings, saying our fire exits didn't meet standards and we had to stop business for rectification."

"After finally sending them away, the Commerce Bureau came to check our business qualifications; they checked for a long time and said we needed to re-verify several business scopes."

"I had just sent them away and hadn't had a chance to catch my breath when the Tax Bureau came!"

Qin Ze's brows furrowed tighter.

"What did the tax side say?"

"They said someone reported us for tax evasion and they wanted to check the accounts."

Zhang Kai's voice carried anger:

"I asked around, and people told me we were reported, but I don't think it's as simple as being reported."

"Since when do the fire department, commerce bureau, and tax bureau come all at once after a report? This is clearly someone trying to fix us!"

"If it weren't for our materials and certificates being complete, and everything being fine, we would have been rectified today!"

Qin Ze tapped his fingers on his knees twice.

"Let them check."

Zhang Kai answered immediately:

"The accounts are definitely fine, every transaction is clear; I'm just afraid they'll pick bones out of an egg, drag us along, and deliberately find fault."

"You stay steady, cooperate with them."

"After they finish checking, you can operate normally."

"Alright, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ze stood up and walked to the window, looking at the city view outside.

He could basically confirm it now.

This was definitely Liu Bin's handiwork.

First, Xiao Na's company registration was blocked, then Zhang Kai's side was checked by various departments in turn.

This rhythm was clearly someone directing from behind the scenes.

Just as he was thinking, his phone rang again.

This time it was Lin Xiaoxi.

Qin Ze answered.

"Brother Qin, something happened at the apartment."

Lin Xiaoxi's voice was also a bit panicked:

"Several groups of people came today, from the neighborhood office, market supervision, and the tax bureau."

"They said our apartment pricing was problematic, and that our reports and tax declarations weren't standardized, and we had to cooperate with the investigation."

"I said our pricing and taxes were declared normally, but they didn't listen at all, just saying someone reported us and they had to check…"

Qin Ze rubbed his temples.

"Don't panic, just cooperate normally!"

Lin Xiaoxi was silent for two seconds, then said "Hmm":

"Alright, Brother Qin, I'll listen to you."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ze threw his phone on the sofa and stood by the window with his hands on his hips, looking out.

Three phone calls.

Three different directions.

Company registration, Qingfeng Holdings, Qingteng Apartment.

All having problems on the same day.

If this were a coincidence, even a ghost wouldn't believe it.

At the same time.

In an office building in Jiangcheng.

Liu Bin was sitting in an exquisitely decorated office, with a middle-aged man in a dark blue jacket sitting opposite him.

The man was in his early fifties, his hair combed meticulously, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and a nameplate was placed on the desk in front of him.

Zhang Zhenguo.

Liu Bin smiled and poured tea for Zhang Zhenguo:

"Director Zhang, I'm really troubling you this time."

Zhang Zhenguo held the teacup, blew on the heat, and said slowly:

"A small matter."

"Why are you being polite with me."

Liu Bin smiled and said:

"If it weren't for you taking action this time, I really wouldn't know what to do with that kid."

"You don't know how much face I lost because of that kid regarding my divorce."

Zhang Zhenguo waved his hand:

"I've heard a bit about your ex-wife's matter."

"You should hurry up and remarry your ex-wife; we men are out building careers, we can't let women run wild at home!"

"But then again, a kid with no background who just made some money speculating on stocks and opened a small company, could he really play you, Young Master Liu, in the palm of his hand?"

He smiled, his tone carrying a hint of disdain:

"It's a bit of a pity."

Liu Bin's face stiffened slightly, but he quickly returned to a smile:

"Director Zhang is right, I was careless."

"But now that you're in charge, I feel at ease."

He said, clapping his hands toward the door.

Two young men walked in, each carrying two boxes of tea and a bottle of beautifully packaged white liquor.

Liu Bin took the items, placed them on Zhang Zhenguo's desk, and said with a smile:

"Director Zhang, this is a box of ordinary Lapsang Souchong tea; the tea isn't expensive, but the taste is quite special."

"Why don't you open it and take a look?"

Zhang Zhenguo glanced at him, the corners of his mouth curling up, and he reached out to open the lid of a box of tea.

There was a layer of tin foil on top of the tea leaves.

He lifted a corner of the tin foil, and it was all red inside.

All big bills.

Zhang Zhenguo took a look, the smile on his face deepened, and he closed the lid, laughing and saying:

"This tea is indeed good; I just like drinking this kind of special tea."

Liu Bin followed with a smile:

"Then you drink more when you go back, and I'll send you more when you finish."

He said, pointing to the bottle of liquor next to it:

"This bottle of liquor is also full of mystery."

"Open it when you get home, it definitely won't disappoint you."

Zhang Zhenguo nodded knowingly and put the tea and liquor under his desk.

Then he leaned back in his chair, looked at Liu Bin, and said: 【110】 "You just said that the kid named Qin Ze has already started making things uncomfortable for you?" 【111】 Liu Bin nodded repeatedly: 【112】 "Yeah, I've already received news today that all his companies have been checked." 【113】 "I guess he's probably in a mess right now." 【114】 Zhang Zhenguo picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said slowly: 【115】 "This is just a kid with no background." 【116】 "He just got lucky, made money speculating on stocks, opened a company, and really thought he was someone." 【117】 "It's a pity you were played in the palm of his hand by such a person." ===== CHAPTER 105 =====

"You said just now that the kid named Qin Ze has already started making things difficult for you over there?"

Liu Bin nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, I already received news today that several of his companies have all been investigated."

"I reckon he's currently in a total panic."

Zhang Zhenguo picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said slowly:

"This is just a green kid with no background."

"He just got lucky, made some money in the stock market, and started a company, so he really thinks he's someone."

"It's a pity you're being toyed with by someone like that."