Chapter 1144: Finding the Missing Goods!

Not far away.

The back door of a car slowly opened.

Song Ci walked out from the car.

Tang Ye asked Cai Lin, "Who I am is not important; do you still remember her?"

Cai Lin had an impression of Song Ci.

Her father was named Song Qing, and he had once collaborated with him.

After Song Qing was beaten and injured, Song Ci had come to find him to demand an explanation.

Could it be that Song Ci was the informant who ruined his good deed?

Cai Lin was suddenly overcome with rage and questioned sharply, "How do you know her? This woman is a lunatic, don't listen to her nonsense!"

Tang Ye's expression remained unchanged as he said slowly, "Things have already reached this point, yet you are still here quibbling. I will give you one chance: hand over the goods obediently now, and you might still receive a lighter sentence."

Cai Lin took a deep breath, suppressed the panic in his heart, and braced himself to say, "I did not steal any goods. She is making false accusations!"

A hint of helplessness was in Tang Ye's tone: "Since you refuse to admit it, I can only have people search."

Cai Lin's eyes instantly widened in anger as he roared, "What qualifications do you have to search here?"

Tang Ye lifted his eyes to look at Zheng Shaokang beside him and instructed, "County Magistrate Zheng, show him the search warrant."

Zheng Shaokang took the search warrant from his briefcase and handed it to Cai Lin.

Looking at the search warrant stamped with a bright red seal, Cai Lin's heart sank.

With a trembling voice, he asked again, "Who exactly are you?"

Zheng Shaokang frowned and scolded sternly, "This is County Magistrate Tang! I advise you to be honest; it is best if you confess everything quickly to strive for lenient treatment!"

Cai Lin's mouth instantly fell open, his eyes bulged, and his entire body froze in place.

The one surnamed Sun!

He was actually the County Magistrate!

Recalling how he had boasted at the Wharf that day about knowing County Magistrate Tang, it seemed utterly ridiculous in hindsight.

So, Tang Ye was not some easily fooled sucker at all.

He had deliberately disguised himself to conduct an undercover investigation at the Wharf!

Sun Hai was a fake name he had made up!

That so-called fifty-thousand-yuan "river-crossing fee" was a scam from the very beginning!

This guy was conducting entrapment!

There were no goods passing through the Wharf at all.

As for that deposit receipt he had written with his own hand, it had now become ironclad evidence of his illegal fee collection and extortion!

How despicable and insidious!

Cai Lin's mind must be in total chaos right now.

Tang Ye continued to apply pressure, "Do you still remember the middle-aged man who came to the Wharf with me?"

"He is Mayor Jiang."

"The City Leader has also long known that the problems in Zhaojiang are very serious."

"Therefore, you should quickly abandon your unrealistic fantasies and take the initiative to confess your problems so you can save yourself."

"You are merely a Clerk."

"With such a large amount of money involved in the case, you cannot bear the consequences!"

That middle-aged man was actually the Mayor!!!

Cai Lin was so frightened that his face turned pale.

Just then, a police officer ran quickly toward Zheng Shaokang.

He leaned into his ear and reported the situation they had grasped in a low voice.

Zheng Shaokang nodded slightly, then turned around to report to Tang Ye: "County Magistrate Tang, we questioned the unloading workers at the Wharf, and they said there is a hidden warehouse here specifically used to store goods of unknown origin."

Hearing Zheng Shaokang's words, Cai Lin's heart instantly sank to the bottom.

Tang Ye observed Cai Lin's reaction calmly, already understanding in his heart that there was definitely something fishy about the warehouse.

The group arrived at the entrance of the warehouse and saw two people standing guard.

Seeing the police officers appear, they did not dare to act rashly.

Tang Ye walked into the warehouse first.

It was filled with all kinds of goods, stacked in a chaotic and disorganized manner.

He turned around and said to Song Ci behind him, "Look around and see if you can find those missing goods."

Song Ci felt nervous.

Under the guidance and help of an unloading worker, she soon found the stone materials wrapped in oilcloth in a corner.

These stone materials were Lime Stone; with a warm and moist texture similar to marble, they were a high-end building material of extremely high value, possessing high hardness and strong wear resistance—exactly the goods lost by her father's company.

Seeing the goods intact, Song Ci could not help but exclaim excitedly, "Found it! I found the missing goods!"

Because this batch of goods was huge in quantity and the target was too conspicuous.

It hadn't had the chance to be resold through the gray sales network, which was why it was preserved in its entirety.

The stone hanging in Tang Ye's heart finally landed.

In this way, he had caught them red-handed!

This further confirmed the criminal activities of Cai Lin and his gang.

Tang Ye thought for a moment and lowered his voice to remind Zheng Shaokang.

"This warehouse must contain account books used to record the entry, exit, and transactions of goods; you must search carefully."

Zheng Shaokang's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately understood Tang Ye's meaning.

"Understood! County Magistrate Tang, I will immediately arrange for people to conduct a comprehensive search and find the account books!"

By investigating further down from this warehouse, we will certainly be able to dig up more clues regarding illegal activities.

By rooting out the chain of interests behind this, we might even uncover a bigger case.

……

Tang Ye walked out of the warehouse.

Song Ci followed him out.

A smile appeared on Song Ci's face, "County Magistrate Tang, I actually didn't hold out much hope, but you have given me a huge surprise."

Tang Ye thought about helping someone all the way to the end.

"I will arrange for people to transport these goods to your designated location and ensure the safety of the cargo."

Song Ci's eyes turned red, "Thank you! Thank you so much, County Magistrate Tang!"

……

After handling the matters at the Wharf, Tang Ye returned to the County Government Office.

As soon as he sat down, Tang Ye took the initiative to take out his phone and dialed Jiang Jing.

After the call connected, Tang Ye reported respectfully: "Mayor Jiang, we have already investigated the matter of Zhaojiang Wharf clearly. The Wharf has been profiteering by charging passing ships exorbitant river-crossing fees, and it is also suspected of theft and the illegal concealment of valuable goods."

"We just found ironclad evidence of their stolen goods in a hidden warehouse at the Wharf!"

Jiang Jing was slightly taken aback, her tone carrying a hint of anger, "These people are truly greedy by nature and daringly lawless!"

Tang Ye hurriedly said: "Mayor Jiang, the fact that we were able to successfully investigate and deal with the illegal case at Zhaojiang Wharf this time is all thanks to you personally leading the team on an undercover visit, which pointed us in the right direction, allowing us to round up these lawbreakers in one fell swoop."

Tang Ye pushed the credit away from himself, which Jiang Jing found quite gratifying!

Tang Ye's efficiency was high, and he was handy to use!

Jiang Jing smiled, her tone carrying relief,

"You don't need to be too modest; you played a key role in this matter and did a very good job. If there is anything you need my help coordinating in the subsequent investigation work, contact me at any time."

After hanging up the call with Jiang Jing, Tang Ye put down his phone.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the desktop.

Zhaojiang Wharf was acquired by Zhenao Group, and now evidence of illegal activities at a wharf under Zhenao Group has been uncovered.

In this way, there is now a reason to initiate a deeper investigation into Zhenao Group...