Chapter 546: Others need two months, we only need three days

Silva chuckled and said, "This leads to another matter. Boss, you also know that Lu Zhilian has his eyes on Xu Youcai, right?"

Chen Jiajun nodded: "Both the ICAC and the police have their eyes on Xu Youcai."

"However, two days ago, someone reported to the ICAC that Lu Zhilian had accepted bribes!" Silva's smile grew even brighter.

Chen Jiajun almost spat the tea in his cup onto Silva's face, choking so hard he began to cough violently: "Huh? You say Lu Zhilian accepted bribes?"

This was not the first time Chen Jiajun had dealt with Lu Zhilian; he had known him since he first clashed with the ICAC.

He knew what kind of stubborn fool this kid was, and he also knew that because of his own wife, Lu Zhilian hated all corrupt officials.

For a person like that to be reported for accepting bribes was simply the height of absurdity.

Silva shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter how others see it; what matters is that there are actually people over at the ICAC who believe it."

Chen Jiajun's expression turned serious: "This is no small matter!"

If Lu Zhilian were being targeted within the ICAC, then things would be very serious.

One must know that the current ICAC is not the same as it was when the people from England were here.

The ICAC Commissioners are all high-ranking officials sent from the mainland; if something were to really happen, it would be a massive scandal.

Silva shook his head and said, "There is no problem within the ICAC; it's just that the other party handled things too cleverly. These people found a passerby to make the report, and then wired a large sum of money into Lu Zhilian's account! Reasonably and logically, Lu Zhilian needs to be suspended to avoid suspicion."

A flash of brilliance appeared in Chen Jiajun's eyes: "Since the other party went to such great lengths to mess with Lu Zhilian, does that mean he really found something important?"

"Exactly!" Silva snapped his fingers, took out a photo, and said: "This person is named Di Weijie, formerly with Xu Youcai, a former Customs officer! When the ICAC and the police jointly moved to arrest Xu Youcai, the operation failed precisely because of him."

"After the operation failed, although this guy escaped with his life and prepared to flee to the Philippines, he didn't expect that just before he could run, his car would be blown to the sky, and his pregnant wife would die on the spot! He escaped disaster because he hadn't gotten into the car!"

"Afterward, he contacted Lu Zhilian, intending to turn state's evidence, so I suspect this Di Weijie is a key figure! It is very likely that because of him, Wang Haihe was able to swallow Xu Youcai's business so easily!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiajun immediately asked: "Where is he?"

"In a deep coma, currently guarded twenty-four hours a day by police and ICAC personnel!" Silva shook his head and said: "But it makes no difference whether he is there or not, because I found out why Wang Haihe is in such a rush to move against Xu Youcai at this time!"

Chen Jiajun quickly realized: "That Zhao Meixin?"

Silva nodded: "Although I don't know what her actual identity is, Wang Haihe and Xu Youcai were fighting over this client! And for this client, Wang Haihe was willing to take such risks."

Thinking of this, Chen Jiajun took out a mobile phone and dialed a number.

This number was the private number of General Manager Song. After Chen Jiajun got through, he stated the information he had gathered.

After a moment of silence, General Manager Song said in a somewhat strange tone: "You've had run-ins with D. O. A. too?"

Chen Jiajun said helplessly: "This organization has caused quite a scene in Hong Kong and Macau; the mainland should know about this!"

"But no one has linked this matter to D. O. A.!" General Manager Song said with a smile: "How about this, the Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's Investigation Division, Hong Liang, happens to be in Hong Kong; let him coordinate with you! This case is not small, and your help will indeed be of great assistance."

"Anti-Corruption Bureau!" Chen Jiajun was startled: "A big tiger!"

"A Vice Minister, what do you think?" General Manager Song said with a smile: "If you hadn't said anything, no one would have really linked this to D. O. A.! You've done a huge favor!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Jiajun was still a bit dazed.

He hadn't expected that by a twist of fate, such a major case would be dragged out.

Come to think of it, D. O. A.'s guts are truly big enough!

Seeing Chen Jiajun's expression was somewhat strange, Silva asked curiously: "Boss, what exactly is the situation?"

Chen Jiajun spread his hands and said: "It's all connected, an unexpected bonus!"

……

Peninsula Hotel, on the open-air terrace.

Zhao Meixin met with Wang Haihe again.

After going around in circles, and with the people behind Zhao Meixin growing anxious.

With no other options, she could only find this dangerous guy again.

Deep down, she did not want to continue cooperating with a dangerous guy like Wang Haihe, but this kind of matter was not something she could decide.

So Zhao Meixin got straight to the point and said: "Our time is very tight; what kind of trump card do you have?"

Wang Haihe lit a cigar and said confidently: "Do you know how to make sure you win when playing soccer?"

Zhao Meixin did not understand what this had to do with anything, so she could only shake her head.

Wang Haihe smiled and said: "It's having the referee enter the field to play too!"

Zhao Meixin immediately understood something, sat up straight, and said with great interest: "Go on!"

Wang Haihe smiled and said: "In a moment, I will introduce an anti-money laundering expert for you to meet!"

A moment later, a young man walked over.

Wang Haihe stood up and introduced him to Zhao Meixin: "Come, come, let me introduce you, Miss Zhao, this is my good brother You Zixin!"

You Zixin shook hands with Zhao Meixin and smiled: "We've met!"

"Met?" Zhao Meixin looked puzzled.

You Zixin covered half of his face, which immediately made Zhao Meixin remember.

When she had just crossed Customs and was being chased by the ICAC, a masked man had killed his way out and saved her.

She hadn't expected it to be this young man in front of her!

Wang Haihe continued: "You Zixin's former boss helped old Xu launder money. Recently his boss passed away, so now he is the one in charge!"

Wang Haihe's words reminded Zhao Meixin of how this guy had killed Xu Youcai earlier.

It was likely that this You Zixin's boss had also passed away for this reason.

A look of wariness flashed in Zhao Meixin's eyes, but she had no better choice now.

Wang Haihe continued: "By the way, Miss Zhao, how much... are you looking to launder?"

Zhao Meixin did not speak, she only smiled.

Then she dipped her finger in the red wine in her glass and wrote "100" on the napkin.

Seeing this number, Wang Haihe said with pleasant surprise: "Wow, this... this is truly fantastic!"

However, before he could continue, You Zixin interrupted from the side: "Two months!"

Unfortunately, Zhao Meixin was not satisfied with this speed and slowly shook her head.

Wang Haihe, however, showed a look of obvious displeasure on his face.

This You Zixin, as a subordinate, was far too jumpy.

Seeing Zhao Meixin shake her head, You Zixin immediately changed his tune: "Others need two months, but we only need three days!"

Upon hearing this timeframe, Zhao Meixin nodded and said: "Good. If that's really the case, I will introduce Department Head Zhang to you later so you can hear your plan!"

Hearing Zhao Meixin's words, Wang Haihe raised the wine glass in his hand: "Perfect, here's to our success! Cheers!"

……

Wang Haihe had made a connection with Zhao Meixin, while on the other side, the police and the Independent Commission Against Corruption had also connected.

Because Lu Zhilian was wanted, Liu Baoqiang forcefully bailed Lu Zhilian out and kept him inside the Police Station.

The two exchanged the information they held and immediately traced the matter to Wang Haihe.

It was just that tracing it to this guy was of no use, because they lacked the most critical evidence. However, Lu Zhilian had kept an ace up his sleeve; he had also investigated another guy.

That was Fei Fu of the Fuxing Society.

This guy was Guixing's youngest son, who usually relied on the society to collect usury.

He had no real ability and likely couldn't hold up the Fuxing Society's operations.

Logically speaking, a character like this shouldn't be involved in this kind of matter.

But don't forget, for Wang Haihe to successfully take over the Fuxing Society's money laundering business, it certainly wasn't enough to just get rid of Xu Youcai.

One of the conditions given to Guixing was that Fei Fu would have a share in the business.

This was also the main reason why Guixing hadn't gone to cause trouble for Wang Haihe.

One was a subordinate he had brought up, and the other was his own son; Guixing clearly knew how to choose.

After Lu Zhilian investigated and learned that Fei Fu was hanging around with Wang Haihe, he had someone go and inquire about Fei Fu's whereabouts.

Sure enough, he soon learned that in a few days, Fei Fu would follow Wang Haihe onto a gambling ship to discuss business.

What kind of business required Wang Haihe to show up in person? Naturally, it was that ten billion in illicit funds! Although Liu Baoqiang was indeed protecting him, and could help him clear his name after the case was solved.

But Lu Zhilian was not the type of guy to entrust his fate to others, so once the detention time was up, Lu Zhilian asked his subordinates to cover his departure from the Police Station.

Furthermore, he played the Independent Commission Against Corruption's L Group, who had come to track him, for a fool, escaped their control, and arrived at the Pier.

According to his informant, Fei Fu would head to the gambling ship Dongfang Shenlong to discuss business with a certain big shot.

So Lu Zhilian bought a ticket himself and snuck onto the cruise ship, preparing to investigate in person.

Doing this was extremely risky, and Lu Zhilian himself was well aware of it.

The Dongfang Shenlong was definitely the other party's territory; once he was exposed, he would fall into danger.

But he had no choice; if he wanted to clear his name, this was the only way.

Fortunately, with the support of a colleague, he had obtained a short-range wiretap. Once he attached it to one of the people in this group, he would be able to eavesdrop on the content of their conversation.

Sure enough, a moment later, that mysterious big shot also arrived at the High Seas by boat and boarded the gambling ship directly.

As for Wang Haihe's side, they had been waiting here for a long time.

After the two sides shook hands, Wang Haihe led Department Head Zhang to the private room he had booked.

While passing through the Gambling Hall, Lu Zhilian seized the opportunity to stick the wiretap onto Zhao Meixin's handbag.

After sitting down, Wang Haihe raised his wine glass and said: "I am very happy about Department Head Zhang's arrival today. Welcome!"

After the few of them toasted, Department Head Zhang said indifferently: "What method do you have to help me launder ten billion?"

"Good, let's get to the point." Wang Haihe took a check from You Zixin's hand, then handed it to Department Head Zhang and said: "Department Head Zhang, please take a look! This is a check for five hundred million, consider it clean money you won on the gambling ship!"

Department Head Zhang looked at the check and revealed a smile: "Winning money without even gambling, that's interesting!"

As he spoke, he handed the check to Zhao Meixin, then looked at Wang Haihe and said: "What else?"

Wang Haihe clapped his hands, and then a group of people walked in carrying antiques, jewelry, and real estate models.

You Zixin followed up by introducing: "We have many channels to launder money for you: trading jewelry, auctioning antiques, luxury homes, and fake transactions! We also have hundreds of local and overseas accounts transferring funds to each other; we can launder a total of seven billion!"

Zhao Meixin asked in confusion: "What about the other three billion?"

You Zixin continued: "Tomorrow we have a new stock listing. We have already arranged for one billion shares to be allocated to you, Department Head Zhang, with a face value of one hundred million! After the market opens, I will pump the stock from ten cents to over three dollars, and that one hundred million will become three billion."

Hearing You Zixin's introduction, Department Head Zhang appeared very satisfied and immediately laughed.

However, he did not continue with this question, but instead said to Wang Haihe: "I heard from Xiao Xin that the Independent Commission Against Corruption is giving him trouble. Does Boss Wang have any way to deal with it?"

"Oh, it's like this..."

Wang Haihe was just about to speak, but he didn't expect this kid You Zixin to jump out again: "Department Head Zhang, don't you worry. I spent twelve million and got him handled! He's suspended now and can't manage anything. Maybe that bastard won't even know until the day he dies that the one who finished him off was me!"

Although there was nothing wrong with what You Zixin said in this passage, interrupting the words of his boss, Wang Haihe, time and again clearly caused Wang Haihe considerable dissatisfaction.

His expression immediately turned gloomy, revealing a hint of murderous intent.

Department Head Zhang observed Wang Haihe's expression and immediately laughed: "Boss Wang, this little brother of yours is quite interesting!"

Wang Haihe immediately put on a smiling face and said: "Not at all, not at all. He's just a little brat. In our local dialect, we call it 'being a busybody'."

Unfortunately, this guy You Zixin, although his ability was quite good, his emotional intelligence was truly low. He said loudly: "Laundering ten billion for Department Head Zhang in three days—I'm a genius!"

Department Head Zhang said with a smile: "Not bad, I like him. This little brother is very sharp. Do you have his contact information?"

You Zixin's self-promotion had indeed attracted Department Head Zhang's attention.

This made Wang Haihe's expression even uglier, and he planned to make this bastard disappear after finishing this business deal.

Wang Haihe could not let anyone who dared to undermine him stay alive!

After both sides finished discussing business, Department Head Zhang planned to leave.

After all, he hadn't retired yet and certainly couldn't be away for too long.

However, before leaving, he left two people with Zhao Meixin to help her with her work.

Just as everyone was preparing to leave, Zhao Meixin's handbag suddenly caught on the armrest.

The bug that had been stuck to the handbag was pulled right off.

This gave everyone quite a start.

You Zixin took one look at the bug and immediately said to Wang Haihe, "This thing is a long-range listening device; the other party must still be on the ship!"

Upon hearing You Zixin's words, Wang Haihe immediately dispatched all of his subordinates to search.

Sure enough, they saw the figure of Lu Zhilian in the surveillance room.

The gambling ship was brought here by Wang Haihe in the first place, and everyone on board was his man; there was no way Lu Zhilian could escape unless he jumped into the sea regardless of the consequences.

But the casino was currently sailing on the High Seas, and who knew how far away the coastline was.

If he were to jump down, it would absolutely be a certain death.

With no other choice, Lu Zhilian could only hide his recording equipment and choose to walk right into their trap.

After capturing Lu Zhilian, the first thing they wanted to find was the recording equipment.

For this, Wang Haihe even went so far as to use electrocution on Lu Zhilian.

But Lu Zhilian was tough enough that even when he was about to be shocked to death, he still didn't make a sound.

Although Lu Zhilian did not confess, he was in Wang Haihe's hands.

Therefore, he was not worried at all and continued to let his subordinates help Minister Zhang launder money.

It must be said that the D. O. A. team was absolutely professional when it came to money laundering.

Through various methods, these guys quickly turned ten billion in illicit funds into perfectly clean liquid capital within these few days.

It is estimated that no other organization in the entire world has the means for such large-scale money laundering.

The resources mobilized were also terrifying, requiring involvement in at least the auction industry, the financial industry, the real estate industry, and so on.

Chen Jiajun did not make a move these days, focusing solely on watching the D. O. A.'s money laundering methods. (End of chapter)