Chapter 2787: Supply Contract

Yue Guoqing never expected that the person calling him would be Jian Qiu; it must be something very important, because Jian Qiu had never privately contacted him before to ask him to do anything.

Yue Guoqing was very curious: what could it be that would make this girl, who had never asked him for anything before, call him? "Is it Qiuqiu? Have you run into some trouble? Just say it."

Jian Qiu didn't beat around the bush, and it wasn't the time for pleasantries; she explained the matter in detail: "I request that you send a handwriting expert over to conduct a handwriting analysis."

Yue Guoqing didn't immediately agree, but said: "If it weren't for that intern insisting on principle and being evasive with the other party, reporting the matter to the general manager, such a major safety hazard might have just been covered up like this."

"It would!" Jian Qiu said firmly: "The purchasing department manager and the deputy manager of the quality inspection department, along with quality inspection staff, have been bribed. I and the company's senior management are as good as having a black cloth thrown over our eyes, plugging our ears—we can't see or hear anything."

Saying this, Jian Qiu hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Moreover, I suspect they're doing this not just for money; their biggest goal is to ruin Yuxi Real Estate, discredit Yugong Group, and ruin my family's Dongzi's reputation."

"If they're not doing it for money, then the problems definitely aren't limited to just these three buildings." Yue Guoqing pondered for a moment: "According to your investigation, Honghai Building Materials has had extensive dealings with seven shell companies."

"You immediately take out all the building materials supply contracts since the project started and see if there are any contracts with these seven companies. If there are, then it proves that other ongoing projects definitely have problems too, thus proving they're not just doing it for money."

Jian Qiu immediately said: "Okay, I'll go check the supply contracts right now."

Yue Guoqing instructed: "Under no circumstances should the news leak out. If the other party's goal is to ruin Yuxi Real Estate and discredit Yudong Group, then there must be a big hand behind this pushing things forward."

"To catch that hand, we must keep it secret. Because once the news leaks, that Li Honghai will definitely run away. If this guy runs, it will be impossible to catch the black hand behind him."

"Everyone who knows about this matter is currently restricted by me to the meeting room." Jian Qiu said somewhat helplessly: "But after the handwriting analysis, we can no longer restrict them."

Yue Guoqing laughed: "As long as we confirm that the signature on that contract is fake, and that other ongoing projects also have serious quality issues, I will immediately arrest Li Honghai here, seize Honghai Building Materials, and freeze all of Li Honghai's related accounts."

"Once we control Li Honghai, this case will become much simpler. However, since the other party could put in this much effort and started laying the groundwork over a year ago, I suspect that black hand might still be wearing gloves, so wanting to take off the gloves and catch the black hand won't be that easy—you need to be mentally prepared."

Jian Qiu let out a cold laugh: "Whoever dares to scheme against my man, I'll chop off both his gloves and his claws."

Yue Guoqing said helplessly: "You go investigate now; the special task force will arrive in half an hour."

"Then that's it!" Jian Qiu hung up the phone, turned around and walked out of the office, saying to Secretary Kang Minhui waiting outside: "Xiao Liu, bring all the building materials supply contracts since the project started to the meeting room."

"Okay!" Xiao Liu ran off quickly.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was very oppressive; when Jian Qiu returned, the air seemed to have solidified. Everyone unconsciously straightened their waists, tried to breathe as slowly and lightly as possible, fearing to draw Jian Qiu's attention—if they got scolded, it would be too unjust.

More than ten minutes later, Kang Minhui's secretary Xiao Liu walked in holding a stack of documents, immediately sensed the odd atmosphere, his steps lightened reflexively, he cautiously approached Jian Qiu's side, and placed the documents on the meeting table.

"Director Jian, all the building materials supply contracts are here."

"Mm!" Jian Qiu made a sound of acknowledgment, picked up the top document, and opened it.

Xiao Liu glanced at Kang Minhui, and only after seeing Kang Minhui nod did he turn to leave; just as he pulled open the meeting room door, he was stopped by the outside security.

"Only entry is allowed, no exit from the meeting room."

Jian Qiu raised her hand and waved at the door: "Let her go out."

The guard was stunned, then stepped aside.

Xiao Liu glared fiercely at the guard, strode out, and then gently closed the meeting room door behind him.

Jian Qiu flipped through the documents until she opened the fourth one, when her hand suddenly paused, a hint of a smile appeared on her face, and then she looked up at Cai Liyuan.

Just that glance made Cai Liyuan feel a chill rise from the base of his tail, which then rushed straight up his spine to the top of his head, making his scalp feel as if it had been electrified, tingling all over, as if his hair were standing on end.

The label on the file folder read "Building Materials Supply Contract." When he saw Xiao Liu bringing it in, that last sliver of hope also vanished like smoke. His heart completely panicked, his desperate eyes seemed to see prison bars and steamed buns.

There were eighteen documents in total; Jian Qiu quickly picked out five, which were exactly five of the seven companies associated with Honghai Building Materials. The contract signatures were still Kang Minhui's, but they should also be fake.

Jian Qiu looked at the five contracts in front of her, her expression growing colder and colder: for such a large project, the building materials suppliers couldn't possibly be only one or two.

Because there were too many mothers-in-law above—this one had to be given face, that one had to be greeted—so in the end, they signed contracts with eighteen building materials suppliers.

And behind each of these eighteen suppliers stood a patron; Li Honghai actually managed to get five of them—no, should be six—to willingly withdraw, which definitely means a powerful figure greeted them.

Jian Qiu leaned back, her mind beginning to race rapidly. The only ones who would go to such lengths to scheme against her man were the Yin family and the Tong family. But judging by the method, she suspected it was Tong Huaiyu.

Just as Jian Qiu was pondering in her mind who was behind this, the meeting room door was knocked on.

Jian Qiu opened her eyes and shouted: "Come in!"

The meeting room door was pushed open, and Zhao Hong, captain of the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment, walked in, followed by more than ten criminal investigators, male and female. Among them, an old man with a full head of white hair was particularly noticeable.

Seeing the visitors, Jian Qiu immediately stood up, then extended her hand and said: "Captain Zhao, I didn't expect you to personally lead the team."

Zhao Hong shook hands with Jian Qiu and said politely: "According to your report, this is no longer just a simple economic crime, but a criminal crime. Moreover, this case involves national and public safety, so I must personally lead the team."

As he spoke, Zhao Hong pointed to the old man with white hair beside him: "Director Jian, this is our bureau's specially appointed handwriting expert; you can just call him Lao Shen."

"Hello, Lao Shen!" Jian Qiu shook hands with Lao Shen: "Thank you for your trouble."

Jian Qiu once again explained the case: "I checked the building materials suppliers; starting from March, every month one of the previously contracted suppliers gets replaced. Besides Honghai Building Materials, the other five are all shell companies, but they have countless connections with Honghai Building Materials."

Jian Qiu said to Kang Minhui and Cai Liyuan: "Sign on the notebook, then bring it to me."

"Wait!" The old man standing beside Zhao Hong spoke: "Give me the documents they signed before."

"Okay!" Jian Qiu said to the secretary Kang Minhui waiting at the door: "Xiao Liu, bring one copy of the documents previously signed by General Manager Kang and Manager Cai."

"Yes!" Xiao Liu quickly left, soon returned with two documents, and placed them on the meeting table.

Jian Qiu picked up the six building materials suppliers' contracts, placed them beside those two documents: "These are the contracts of the six replacement building materials suppliers, also the six contracts for handwriting analysis."

The old man said nothing unnecessary; he first opened the documents previously signed by Kang Minhui and Cai Liyuan, then opened all six building materials suppliers' contracts, laying them out in a row. Then he took out a magnifying glass from his pocket, glanced at each signature one by one—just a dozen or so seconds.

"The signatures on these six building materials supply contracts differ greatly from Kang Minhui's own handwriting; I can take full responsibility in saying the signatures are fake." Having said that, the old man picked up the document previously signed by Cai Liyuan: "It's this Cai Liyuan who imitated it."