Chapter 546: He is the Consultant

They chatted until eleven o'clock.

Yun Hui was still not ready to part, so she saw them downstairs.

Before leaving, she gave Lin Sicheng a business card: it had only a name and a phone number on it.

"Little Lin, Lawyer Tan has been in the industry for many years and has been in charge of many trade dispute cases between domestic enterprises and foreign-funded companies. He is very experienced, so you can consult him more. If you encounter anything you don't quite understand, you can also call me; I always have time!"

Lin Sicheng was very respectful: "Thank you, Judge Yun!"

It occurred to him that this Lawyer Tan must be one of those legendary "Gold Medal Lawyers." Otherwise, Yun Hui would not have introduced him so solemnly. Lin Sicheng could also understand what Yun Hui meant by "you can ask him if there's anything you don't quite understand": things that were inconvenient to say or difficult to ask. Yun Hui was smiling, looking at him entirely with the eyes of someone looking at a junior: "Little Lin, don't be polite. You don't have to treat me as a Judge; just treat me as an elder of Ye Anning!"

"Of course, I certainly won't violate regulations on matters outside of principles!"

Wang Qizhi stood to the side, secretly grumbling to himself: Sister Yun, you didn't need to add that last sentence; it was superfluous.

Seeing exactly what he was thinking, Yun Hui waved her hand, meaning for Wang Qizhi to stop causing trouble.

After a slight pause, she lowered her voice: "Little Lin, let me ask you privately: is there any problem with the police and Customs' case-handling procedures?"

Of course there was no problem.

The reason the police handled it so quickly was because the evidence was sufficient and the case was clear.

If you want the course of the crime, there is full-length video footage. If you want written corroboration, there are purchasing contracts, customs clearance lists, as well as factory certificates, forged labels, and so on and so forth.

Moreover, dozens of machines were still sitting at the Center. No matter how advanced the equipment was, if no one understood it, they could just hire a technician to check the aging degree and usage traces of the laser tubes; that much they could do, right?

These were not only ironclad evidence but also a quite complete chain of evidence. Whether it was making arrests, interrogations, or summons, there wasn't a single flaw. As for Customs, it went without saying: no matter how many times this Smuggling ring changed their shipping locations or customs clearance companies, the receiving companies were always those two. Because the investigation was so sudden and they had no precautions, not only was the warehouse cleaned out, but the relevant accounts, lists, and even details of capital transactions and communication emails were all seized—a total sweep.

Just the frequent email exchanges and capital transactions between the persons in charge of those two Hong Kong companies and this General Manager Liu were enough to convict him as the principal offender. The reason it was handled so quickly, taking only three days, was simple: the performance results were too tempting, and they were afraid of mistakes, and even more afraid of complications, so the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of the General Administration and Hong Kong Customs naturally had to pull out all the stops.

Of course, there was absolutely no problem.

Lin Sicheng answered with a question: "Judge Yun, if I say that I have some history with Customs, and it's quite deep, would you believe me?"

Yun Hui's eyes lit up: "Which Customs?"

"The General Administration!"

Yun Hui was stunned for a moment: You are just a student, no matter how capable you are, how could you offend a Ministry?

You ask Wang Qizhi, is he capable of that?

"Which department?" Yun Hui was half-doubting, "The Anti-Smuggling Bureau?"

Lin Sicheng was concise: "The entire Administration!"

Yun Hui was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Of course, she didn't believe it.

Not to mention that the statement of an individual having history with a Ministry was incomprehensible in itself.

Even if such a thing really happened, it would be good enough if they didn't hold a grudge against you; would they still help you?

What kind of wishful thinking is that?

But she could understand: if there was no problem with Customs, then there was certainly no problem with the public security. By analogy, the case-handling procedures were even less of a problem.

Yun Hui laughed for a long while: "Little Lin, after the case is closed, you must tell me all about it!"

Lin Sicheng remained respectful: "Very well, Judge Yun!"

"Then it's a deal, I'll wait for your call!"

As they spoke, the taxi arrived at the entrance, and Lin Sicheng bowed slightly: "Judge Yun, sorry for the trouble today!"

"I already told you not to be polite!"

"Goodbye, Judge Yun;... Goodbye, Sister Yun!"

"Alright, goodbye!"

The three of them said their goodbyes one after another.

Lin Sicheng sat in the front passenger seat and told the driver the location of the hotel.

Wang Qizhi and Zhao Xiuneng sat in the back seat.

The two exchanged a look, then looked out the window: on the steps, Yun Hui waved her hand, her smile still there.

This wave, of course, was to see the three of them off.

But as for this smile, it had nothing to do with the two of them.

It is said that speaking deeply when the acquaintance is shallow is a sign of trouble, yet this was their first meeting, and Yun Hui felt like old friends with Lin Sicheng, as if she had met an extremely outstanding junior from a friend's family?

Zhao Xiuneng didn't know much; surprise was surprise, but he didn't feel it as deeply, at most thinking that Lin Sicheng had quite a bit of personal charisma.

More than that, he felt that this Judge Yun must have a very good relationship with Ye Anning's mother. It was a case of "love me, love my dog," which was why she looked at Lin Sicheng differently.

But Wang Qizhi knew the score: although his second sister and Yun Hui were close, they were definitely not close enough to talk about private family matters casually.

Let alone classmates, even the relatives of their uncles and aunts knew very little about the situation between Lin Sicheng and Ye Anning.

Yun Hui was relying entirely on experience and intelligence to deduce it.

Seeing the big picture from the small, one could see what she was like when handling cases normally?

In his second sister's words: you sit in front of her, raise your eyelids, and before you even open your mouth, she already knows what your purpose is.

What was rare was that Lin Sicheng was actually able to go back and forth with her, matching her blow for blow.

What I can say, you don't even need to ask, I will tell you. What I cannot say, no matter how you try to trap me, I won't fall for it.

Someone like this, Yun Hui herself probably hadn't met many, let alone the fact that Lin Sicheng was still so young?

Naturally, she understood why Lin Sicheng was clearly just a student, yet her own teacher was so caring toward him.

Lin Sicheng's family was clearly very ordinary, he was so much younger than Ye Anning, and he was even still studying, so why did his family agree?

When you encounter someone like this, you can't help but like them.

And it was from old to young, from male to female, everyone liked him.

Don't believe it?

Look at that Tang family...

The taxi turned past the intersection; Yun Hui watched the receding taillights, finding it more and more interesting the more she thought about it.

She returned to her office, closed the door, and then took out her phone to dial Wang Qiguang's number.

After two rings, the call was answered, and a lazy voice came through: "Judge Yun, not busy today?"

"Busy!" Yun Hui said in a very serious tone, "But since your son-in-law came to visit, I have to make time no matter how busy I am!"

There was a pause on the other end: "Don't talk nonsense, it's still way too early for that!"

"Comrade Department Head, you don't even know who I'm talking about, so how do you know I'm talking nonsense?"

Wang Qiguang couldn't be bothered to bicker with her: "Qi Zhi went too, right? How is this case of Lin Sicheng's going?"

Yun Hui was startled: "You don't know?"

"Nonsense!"

Of course she knew, but Wang Qizhi said that Lin Sicheng wanted to resolve it himself.

Wang Qiguang and Ye Xing'an also felt that it was good to let Lin Sicheng gain some experience first. In any case, they absolutely could not let Third Brother Wang lead him astray.

The key was that it had only been two days since the report, so it was still early, and they hadn't intervened yet.

"Qi Zhi wanted to help him, but Lin Sicheng said he would resolve it himself first!"

Yun Hui held her phone, stunned for a good while: No wonder Wang Qiguang didn't know anything?

"No... the other party is a globally renowned tech giant; he's just a kid, and his family can't provide much help, so how is he going to resolve it?" Wang Qiguang was displeased: "Don't underestimate him; in the past, when no one helped, he resolved plenty of things on his own!"

Yun Hui perked up: "Tell me more in detail!"

"You've got too much free time!"

Yun Hui wasn't annoyed: "Let me ask you something private: is his relationship with the public security departments exceptionally good?"

At Yun Hui's level, she could check if she wanted to, and there was nothing to hide, so Wang Qiguang spoke bluntly: "He is a Consultant for the Municipal Bureau, and next month, he is going to the Ministry for training!"

Yun Hui's eyes widened: Municipal Bureau Consultant, Ministry training?

If he's already a Consultant, could this training be someone else training him?

But wait, that's the Ministry?

"No... how did he manage that?"

Wang Qiguang remained direct: "Can't say!"

Yun Hui understood instantly: it must be classified.

But she became even more curious: if it reached the level of being classified, just how big was the thing Lin Sicheng was doing?

Knowing she wouldn't get an answer, Yun Hui didn't press: "What about Customs? They seem even more proactive than the public security."

Wang Qiguang was stunned, "Customs is involved in this too?"

"What did you think? If it wasn't through Smuggling channels, how could the equipment have been swapped?"

"That's not what I meant!" Wang Qiguang was exceptionally surprised, "What I find strange is, why would Customs be willing to help him?"

Yun Hui let out an "Ah": "He... he and Customs, have they really had conflicts?"

"More than just conflicts? No matter which department, whenever Lin Sicheng is mentioned, they grind their teeth in hatred..."

Wang Qiguang hurriedly replied: "A Hui, let's stop talking for now, I need to look into this matter!"

With a "beep," the call hung up, and Yun Hui didn't recover for a long while.

What Lin Sicheng said, could it really be true?

In the taxi, Wang Qizhi and Zhao Xiuneng looked at each other, sighing incessantly.

Lin Sicheng looked at him through the rearview mirror: "Teacher, what's wrong with Senior Brother?"

What else could be wrong?

"We are worried about how to fight this lawsuit!"

To be precise, it was that there was no value in fighting it at all.

Although Yun Hui didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was clear: the hard part wasn't winning the lawsuit.

With such sufficient evidence and such a clear case, for a failure in supervision, Saishi Company certainly couldn't escape.

Including the transfer, customs clearance, as well as shipping and funds, everything used Saishi Company's channels; the purchasing agent would lose 100%.

Whether it was the first instance, second instance, or final judgment.

The hard part was how to execute it.

Just in the Municipal High Court alone, there had been over thirty similar cases in the last five years. From as small as a few hundred thousand to as much as hundreds of millions, they were all just piling up there. But Lin Sicheng said, never mind whether they can pay or not, just file the suit first and win the lawsuit first.

"The lawsuit definitely has to be fought, but before fighting the lawsuit, we can communicate with Saishi first!" Lin Sicheng said half-jokingly, "What if the Person in Charge at Saishi Company has a sudden realization and is willing to reach an out-of-court settlement with us?"

Wang Qizhi was stunned, staring with wide eyes, as if saying: Lin Sicheng, are you dreaming?

You had their Person in Charge arrested, it's already become a 100% criminal case, and you expect him to settle with you?

And a sudden realization?

Would he have to be kicked in the head by a donkey to settle with you?

Wang Qizhi opened his eyes wide: "If Saishi pays, can this case be dropped?"

Of course not.

Not only could it not be, but it would be dug deeper and prosecuted more severely.

Lin Sicheng shook his head.

"Then that's that, isn't it?" Wang Qizhi scoffed, "Even if he agrees, the Saishi headquarters won't!"

If they really dared to settle, it would mean Saishi Company directed this commercial fraud and directly participated in Smuggling.

Do they still want the China market or not?

It would be better to just shut down the company outright.

Lin Sicheng was noncommittal: "Let's talk about it first!"

"When?"

Lin Sicheng thought for a moment: "Let's slow down, tomorrow!"

After twenty-four hours, the unrelated mechanics and technical personnel should have already been released. By this afternoon at the latest, Saishi Company will be able to understand the general situation of the case.

They will also basically be able to guess the role General Manager Liu Anhua played in the middle of it.

By evening, it will be working hours over in the United States, so both sides can communicate urgently and basically settle on a rough public relations plan. Therefore, Lin Sicheng is not going to negotiate; he wants to probe the direction of Saishi Company's response. Then he will decide how to proceed next. In a flash, the taxi arrived at the hotel.

With matters weighing on them, none of them had the heart to go out and look around. They couldn't really get used to the local cuisine either, so they just ordered a few dishes at the hotel restaurant to make do.

After finishing the meal and just returning to the room, Lin Sicheng's phone rang.

It was a call from Yan Wenjing, who roughly explained the situation after General Manager Liu Anhua was brought in. It could be summarized in eight characters: refused to confess, extremely arrogant.

Fang Yin, on the other hand, confessed quite readily: from how Liu Anhua set his sights on this batch of machines, how he planned it, how he operated it, how he bribed Fang Yin and the two after-sales Engineers, and so on and so forth.

She even paid a portion of the deposit to these three people.

Contract fraud is a certainty, and added to the clues found by Customs, Liu Anhua is definitely the principal offender.

As one of the Persons in Charge of operations in China and the second-highest-ranking Executive at Saishi Company, Saishi Company is in a situation where "yellow mud falls into the crotch—if it's not shit, it's still shit." This means the probability of winning the lawsuit has increased by another point.

But as the saying goes, just winning the lawsuit isn't enough; you have to find a way to enforce it.

Back in the room, Lin Sicheng started writing and drawing again; he took a glance, but still couldn't understand it.

Wang Qizhi and Zhao Xiuneng couldn't help, so the two sat in the living room discussing countermeasures.

But it was useless; the more they discussed, the less of a clue they had.

"Professor Wang, how do you think Junior Brother Lin will handle this?"

"I don't know!" Wang Qizhi shook his head, "But I feel the commotion won't be small!"

Because there are precedents, such as the Inverted Pot in Tongchuan, and those kilns in Shanxi.

Compared to those, Lin Sicheng is much more serious than he was those two times. At least those two times, when there were parts he wasn't sure about, he would still discuss them with them. He would also reveal a little bit to them, more or less.

But this time, they don't even know how Lin Sicheng plans to act or where he will find a breakthrough.

Zhao Xiuneng had a sudden thought: "Could it be that he wants to go through Customs to put pressure on the Saishi Company headquarters?"

"How is that possible? If it were that easy, those big companies that have been cheated would have done it that way long ago."

Wang Qizhi's eyes widened, "You forgot, Lin Sicheng said: this matter must be resolved through formal channels!" Oh, right...

Zhao Xiuneng slapped his forehead and sighed again: "When has he not been formal?"

Wang Qizhi opened his mouth, speechless.

It seems there really hasn't been a time?

He thought for a moment and lowered his voice: "The police secretly briefing him on the case, does that count?"

"Professor Wang, how could it be secret?" Zhao Xiuneng was stunned for a long while: "Did you forget, he is a Consultant for the Municipal Bureau?"

This time it was Wang Qizhi's turn to slap his forehead: his mind was too cluttered, he had forgotten...