Chapter 68: A Business Deal

"I heard from Director Kou that Captain Lin came to the hospital to see Captain Chen, and sure enough, he's here."

Xu Qiu calmly glanced at Lin Qing and Chen Yanan in the ward and said, "It's an order from the Municipal Inspection Bureau. We're here to ask the two of you a few questions; please cooperate with the investigation."

Lin Qing turned his head, glanced at Xu Qiu, frowned slightly, and said, "Even patients have to undergo your investigation?"

"Just a few questions."

Xu Qiu's expression remained calm. "Additionally, the deputy captain of the Upper District Branch Inspection Team has already taken a search warrant to investigate Captain Lin's office and residence. Captain Lin should have received the news by now, right?"

"Search all you want," Lin Qing said in a calm voice.

"Next, we need to ask the two of you a few questions; please answer truthfully," Xu Qiu said.

Lin Qing continued eating his apple.

Both he and his cousin were Level Two Inspectors; unless there was a major fault, there was no need to go to the interrogation room; a private inquiry would suffice.

"Let's start with Captain Chen."

Xu Qiu looked at Chen Yanan and said, "Captain Chen ordered a mechanical prosthetic from Dawn Group. Based on our assessment of Captain Chen's family's financial situation, they should only be able to afford the G21L model mechanical prosthetic. May I ask, is the mechanical prosthetic Captain Chen ordered the G21L model?"

The Inspection System could access a lot of intelligence, but Dawn Group was a major company within the metropolitan area, making it troublesome to investigate, with complex procedures as well.

"Yes."

Chen Yanan nodded and said, "The one I ordered was indeed..."

"Not the G21L model."

At this moment, Lin Qing interrupted her, glanced at Xu Qiu and the three inspectors, and said, "It's a Chu Hongjun series mechanical prosthetic."

"Chu Hongjun series?" Xu Qiu was slightly stunned.

The inspector responsible for recording behind her couldn't help but say, "Chu Hongjun series? Does Dawn Group have this series of mechanical prosthetics? The data doesn't show it; please clarify, Captain Lin..."

"No need to ask."

Xu Qiu suddenly raised her hand to stop him.

She looked at Lin Qing with a strange expression and asked, "Is it a headquarters benefit?"

"Yes." Lin Qing nodded.

Xu Qiu, the number one among inspectors, obviously had an extraordinary background; knowing about the limited-edition Chu Hongjun series was normal.

Moreover, she had signed the Elite Inspector Training Contract, so of course she could guess this.

"You're quite good to your sister."

Xu Qiu nodded slightly, then glanced at the two inspectors behind her and said, "Alright, no need to investigate further; let's wrap up."

"That's it? No more investigation?" the two inspectors were stunned.

"Captain Lin wouldn't do something like this for a mechanical prosthetic."

Xu Qiu said calmly, "Just write 'Involves headquarters secrets, no comment' on the investigation record; that's enough."

The two inspectors immediately understood; this was probably something only headquarters could investigate.

Lin Qing hadn't expected Xu Qiu to be so straightforward and asked casually, "Captain Xu, being so perfunctory like this; will the Municipal Bureau leaders be satisfied?"

"Not my concern."

Xu Qiu said calmly, "If they're not satisfied, let them go to headquarters to investigate themselves. Besides, I never thought Captain Lin would do something like this; I was just following procedure. This is even better now... A Chu Hongjun series mechanical prosthetic isn't something money can buy. I'd like to see what else the Municipal Bureau has to say."

She nodded slightly to Lin Qing and said, "Then I won't disturb the two of you anymore."

Lin Qing nodded and said, "Take care, Captain Xu."

After Xu Qiu left with the two inspectors, Chen Yanan couldn't help but ask, "What did Captain Xu mean just now? Chu Hongjun series mechanical prosthetics? I've never heard of that."

"It's fine; you'll know in a while, sister."

Lin Qing smiled and said, "Whether my job evaluation passes or not doesn't matter. You're about to be discharged soon, sister; you can continue as captain, and it doesn't matter whether I get regularized or not."

Anyway, as long as he possessed the strength of an Inspector Chief, he could enter the Elite Inspectors at headquarters.

—Which was Xu Qiu's current strength.

As long as he waited for the Super-Sensation Original Fluid to take effect, he was destined to master the original Morning Sun Cultivation Method; at that time, his strength would definitely be far greater than Xu Qiu's.

This matter was as good as settled.

Even if he became the regular captain, he wouldn't hold the position for long, so naturally, he didn't care at all.

After the Upper District Branch Inspection Team intervened and conducted the search, they found no lost items from Eagle Sea Group in Lin Qing's residence or office. Theoretically, even in this case, the suspicion couldn't be cleared, but the Municipal Bureau seemed to have discovered something extraordinary and collectively fell silent.

The next day, March 1st, the Municipal Bureau issued an announcement stating that recent rumors regarding Lin Qing, deputy captain of the Xiaoshan District Branch Inspection Team, had been investigated and confirmed as false, personally clearing his name.

Once this announcement went out, the gossip about Lin Qing within the branch completely vanished.

That night.

Lin Qing took Zhao Jiayi back to their respective homes. After he walked through his front door, he frowned.

Because...

On the coffee table in his home sat a golden name-brand watch and a lustrous jade pendant.

They were precisely the valuable items lost by Eagle Sea Group!

Beneath these two items lay an invitation letter.

Lin Qing didn't touch these things; instead, he sent a WeChat message saying 'Have you eaten?' to Zhao Jiayi. A short while later, she came and knocked on the door.

After closing the door, Lin Qing didn't ask her directly; he just handed her a glass of water.

While Zhao Jiayi was drinking, she carefully scanned the room with her telekinesis, then sighed with relief and said, "Lin Qing, I've checked; there are no surveillance cameras or anything like that installed. Rest assured."

"Someone entered my home, but the locks in my home now are all equipped by the Inspection Bureau; their security needs no further explanation."

Lin Qing looked at the two lost items and the invitation letter on the coffee table. "The Upper District Inspection Team could only enter and search with my permission. They didn't find these two lost items in my home, but now..."

But these two lost items were now placed openly on the coffee table.

"Someone put these in your home after the Inspection Team left?"

Zhao Jiayi thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's that woman from the Yinghai Group who can turn invisible? She could have slipped in along with the Upper District Patrol Team during their search, and once they left, she could have dropped off the item and departed."

Lin Qing hummed and nodded.

He picked up the invitation, glanced at it, and said, "Zhang Zhiren, the chairman of the Yinghai Group, wants to have a chat with me."

"So, are you going?" Zhao Jiayi asked.

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes and said, "He's telling me... he can use this opportunity to prevent me from becoming a regular employee, yet he's letting me go."

He pondered for a moment, glanced at Zhao Jiayi, and said, "You come with me. Wait outside. If there's danger, remind me through your subconscious."

"Oh..."

Inside the spacious and bright reception hall.

"Captain Lin, please sit."

Under the lights, Zhang Zhiren, wearing a black Tang suit with graying temples, smiled and said, "I wonder if Captain Lin prefers conversations to be direct or tactful?"

"Direct," Lin Qing said after sitting on the long sofa. He sized up Zhang Zhiren and asked, "What is your relationship with the Crimson Society?"

Zhang Zhiren let out a helpless laugh and shook his head, saying, "Captain Lin, that is a bit too direct."

"So?" Lin Qing looked at him.

"Then let's be direct," Zhang Zhiren smiled and said. "I am the number two person in charge of the Crimson Society. To put it crudely, I am the second master. Zhou Yang, who was previously in charge of the Xiaoshan District area, is number three."

"He actually admitted it."

Lin Qing nodded slightly. "So you are confident I won't find any evidence?"

"Some evidence, even if it exists, is equivalent to non-existence," Zhang Zhiren said, smiling and shaking his head gently. "Captain Lin should know the purpose of my inviting you here, right?"

"You want me to play the role of Xiao Pei?" Lin Qing looked at him.

"Captain Lin is still testing," Zhang Zhiren laughed. "It seems Captain Lin has already concluded that Xiao Pei is an informant for our Crimson Society?"

"Is he not?" Lin Qing countered.

"Captain Lin need not test further. I assume Zhou Yang did not reveal anything before he died."

Zhang Zhiren shook his head with a smile and said earnestly, "I am a businessman. Today, I simply wish to discuss a business deal with Captain Lin."

"Is that so? It looks to me like you intend to force a sale. Is that also considered doing business?" Lin Qing looked at Zhang Zhiren.

Meanwhile, his subconscious was currently frantically warning him.

His intuition told him—

Right beside him, someone was sitting there at this very moment.

(End of this chapter)