Chapter 483: The Neighbor Next Door

One day later, people from the Supreme People's Procuratorate in Sijiucheng arrived. They had already taken down the tight-lipped Zhao Dehan in Sijiucheng and expressed their affirmation regarding the successful capture of Ding Yizhen in Handong.

Then came the interrogation, but Ding Yizhen was equally tight-lipped and did not acknowledge the so-called crimes, causing the case to fall into a stalemate for a time.

No illicit money was found in Ding Yizhen's home, nor were there any transfer records, but a Report Letter directly exposed the true face of Shanshui Group.

"Tongwei, take a look at what this is."

Chen Yanshi had taken the Report Letter he received at the Second Procuratorate first thing in the morning and handed it to Qi Tongwei.

"What is it, Dad?" Qi Tongwei asked, taking it with a look of confusion.

It didn't matter once he looked; it was all reports of Shanshui Group engaging in prostitution, and there were even photos. Qi Tongwei's scalp tingled instantly.

"Dad, don't spread the word about this yet. Let me investigate."

"Fine, do it as quickly as you can. Shanshui Group is no good; the thousands of employees at Dafeng Factory are all being driven to their deaths by them."

"When Zhao Lichun was in Jingzhou back in the day, he knew how to enjoy himself. He would run to an air-conditioned room to handle official business in the summer. Could this son of his be anything good? Tongwei, let me tell you..."

"Alright Dad, I know. Wait for my news."

Hearing his father-in-law about to talk about how things were back in his day again, Qi Tongwei hurriedly interrupted.

Returning to the Provincial Department, Qi Tongwei fell into deep thought. Over these years, the reputation of Shanshui Group had always been quite good.

Back then, they had even investigated them in secret and found no such thing as prostitution. They had investigated them successively for a few years afterward and similarly found nothing. He had even mistakenly thought that Zhao Ruilong had the demeanor of Secretary Zhao when he was young.

"Chengdu, arrange for a few trustworthy people to go down and investigate Shanshui Manor in secret. Be quick."

"Yes, Department Head."

Chengdu had been following Qi Tongwei ever since he first arrived in Jingzhou. Having been promoted by him all the way up, he was now the Director of the Provincial Department Office.

If the report was true, then Shanshui Manor was the deepest hidden den of vice.

After more than a week of secret investigation, almost all the Shanshui Manors in Handong had instances of technicians taking orders after hours; it was simply appalling.

"A tiger father produces a dog son. Immediately track and investigate the people on this list."

"Yes, Department Head."

Qi Tongwei no longer had any doubts about this report. On this list were clearly Xiao Gangyu, Chen Qingquan, and Ouyang Jing.

"Secretary Dakang..." After thinking it over, Qi Tongwei decided to give Li Dakang a heads-up.

"Good, good. I will remember this favor, Provincial Governor Qi."

Li Dakang had already been overwhelmed by the Ding Yizhen affair, and now someone close to him had pulled this on him. That very day, staff from the Civil Affairs Bureau came to his door to handle the divorce procedures.

In Los Angeles, Xu Jiang's family of seven, plus the ten people from the families of his three old brothers—seventeen people in total—were leisurely sunbathing on a farm they had already purchased.

"Dad, I want to build a fish pond here and use an electric battery to catch fish. They don't allow that back home."

"Hehe, sure. Just find someone to get it done."

Xu Jiang himself had a net worth of over two hundred million, and having siphoned off some of the company's liquid capital when he fled, he now had over three hundred million on hand, enough for him to live carefree for the rest of his life.

"Old Xu, I heard the big farm next door also belongs to our people from the Flower Country. Should we go pay a visit?"

"That works."

Xu Jiang thought about it; it would be hard to avoid dealing with them in the future, so getting to know them early was fine, and there hadn't been any wind of trouble from back home yet.

That morning, Xu Jiang and his three old brothers brought gifts to pay a visit. From far away, they smelled a fragrance of liquor.

"Hiss~ Big Brother, this is such a pure liquor aroma."

"Sniff, sniff. Indeed. It looks like they are also old connoisseurs."

Zhang Ping'an was leading everyone in a barbecue; it was his holiday benefit for the farm employees.

"General Manager Zhang, the neighbors next door are here to visit you."

"Oh? Let them come over and have some fun together."

This large stretch of farmland had almost all been bought by Zhang Ping'an. Only the owner of the farm next door was very mysterious; one basically never saw them, otherwise Zhang Ping'an would have contracted it long ago.

"Alright, General Manager Zhang."

When his subordinates brought the four men—Xu Jiang and the others—over, Zhang Ping'an was slightly stunned. He was familiar with this person; wasn't this the funny mob boss from Jinghai? How did he end up here without dying in Jinghai?

Zhang Ping'an had never looked deeply into Xu Jiang and did not know that he had already partnered with Zhao Ruilong to start Shanshui Group.

"Sorry to intrude. I am Xu He. I have been doing business abroad for many years. Sorry to bother you."

"Cough, it's nothing, nothing. We're all our own people. Want to join us?" Zhang Ping'an laughed inwardly as he listened to his pedantic introduction.

"No, no. Today was mainly just to get to know each other. We'll be neighbors from now on. You all continue." Xu Jiang put down the red wine in his hand and left.

"Take them a case of our own white liquor."

"Alright, General Manager Zhang."

Outside the farm.

"Hey, Big Brother, this person is quite decent."

"Don't our countrymen value the exchange of courtesies? It seems there's no need to worry about it being hard to get along."

Xu Jiang was also satisfied. Even if things back home were exposed later, he could be completely self-sufficient on the farm.

The first thing he did upon arriving in the Beautiful Country was to withdraw his money. This money was all legal income, and of course, they had long since obtained green cards, so no one gave them any trouble.

"Zhao Ruilong, the person in charge of Shanshui Group, went to Xiangjiang a week ago and has since disappeared. General Manager Xu Jiang subsequently led his whole family to travel to the Beautiful Country, and there is currently no information."

"Good, good. Very good."

One week later, with evidence conclusive, Chen Qingquan was caught on the spot in Shanshui Manor while "studying a foreign language" in bed.

Subsequently, Xiao Gangyu was also caught, and Ouyang Jing was detained for illegal operations. Using these three as a breakthrough, Ding Yizhen also confessed.

Only for Zhao Ruilong and Xu Jiang, arrest warrants had been issued, but they had not yet been caught.

Zhang Ping'an returned to Sijiucheng and was stunned when he saw the news. How did this Xu Jiang and Zhao Ruilong get together?

He then carefully looked into the ins and outs of the matter and immediately called Qi Tongwei.

"Godfather."

"Hmm, I know where Xu Jiang is. You might not believe it if I told you, but he is in Los Angeles, right next door to my farm."

"Ah? Godfather, are you serious?"

"Yes, I wasn't aware of it either, but I found out after I came back and saw the wanted notice. However, since we don't have an extradition treaty with the Beautiful Country, I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to handle."

"This... I will first issue a Red Notice through Interpol and request that the Beautiful Country arrest and detain him."

"The feasibility of that is low. As far as I know, they have already obtained green cards, so I'm afraid the Beautiful Country won't cooperate."

"Godfather, do you have a way?"

Qi Tongwei naturally knew that his method didn't have much hope, but there was no better way in reality.

"I can try."

At this moment, Zhao Lidong, the Political and Legal Affairs Committee Secretary of Linhu Province, was feeling restless. He had almost forgotten the things he did in the past, but the wanted notice for Xu Jiang made him unable to sit still.

One must know that with the help of his uncle Zhao Lichun, he had managed to reach the Provincial Top Three. He was only in his fifties now, and in the future, he even had the prospect of becoming the top leader of Linhu Province.

But now that Xu Jiang was wanted, once he was caught, he would likely be finished as well.

Zhao Lidong had a splitting headache, but for now, he could only pray that Xu Jiang would remain safe and sound.