Chapter 451: Big Basket

Having an American identity is pretty good; one can act recklessly without worrying about consequences, and there's no need to look at the National Government's face.

Even they have to look at the American's face, rushing to curry favor.

Chen Yongren doesn't worry at all about not finding anything.

The flow of wartime funds is problematic; it definitely didn't happen in just a day or two.

Now that the scandal has erupted, don't even think about cleaning it all up quickly!

This isn't something that can be brushed over with just one or two fake ledgers.

They've grown arrogant and wouldn't expect anyone to suddenly investigate their use of funds.

Letting Géléisī run wild in Chongqing might actually net a few big fish, making those four major families bleed.

The boss had already given a heads-up in advance.

Within the entire Military Statistics Bureau, only Chen Yongren can bypass reporting and directly knock on his office door.

Upon reaching the boss's office door, Chen Yongren knocked; after hearing the response from inside, he then stepped inside.

"Lixing, how come you're back again?"

Seeing Chen Yongren enter the room, the boss smiled and asked: "I know, Miss Géléisī must have given you something good, so you want to show it off in front of me."

"Don't hide it; quickly take it out so I can see what good thing it is!"

"Something good?" Chen Yongren shook his head, helplessly saying: "Boss, Miss Géléisī suspects the assassination and corruption cases are linked and refuses to close the case."

"She also said she would keep investigating until she uncovers the mastermind behind it."

"What did you say?" The boss was stunned; his hand holding the cup trembled, spilling on the table, but he had no time to clean it up.

"Didn't you tell her Chongqing is dangerous?" the boss asked.

Chen Yongren nodded: "I did, and then she slapped a charge of colluding with the enemy on me."

"That's a serious charge; how dare I stop her?"

"Hey, senior, you don't know, this foreign girl is simply…"

Chen Yongren feigned helplessness, took a deep sigh, and then briefly repeated the conversation from their meeting.

Hearing that, the boss was stunned: "Did she really say that?"

Chen Yongren nodded: "It seems Miss Géléisī is determined to investigate."

"..." The boss lowered his head, deep in thought.

Géléisī is unwilling to halt the investigation, even linking the corruption and assassination cases together, wanting to continue digging.

This shows that Géléisī is actually a very scheming woman.

All of this makes the boss feel a deep sense of danger.

Géléisī's goal isn't just to catch a few small flies; she wants to grab a few big players before she'll give up.

If we let her continue investigating, something big will surely happen.

After a moment of silence, the boss spoke quickly: "Lixing, continue protecting Miss Géléisī's safety."

"If you want to keep investigating, someone will surely try to stop you!"

"Superiors will not tolerate internal corruption; you must also assist Miss Géléisī in her investigation!"

……

The boss clearly realizes he must sacrifice some people; since nothing is found, Géléisī will never quit.

But even if we let them investigate, what could they possibly find?

If worse comes to worst, we can push out a few weighty individuals.

At this moment the boss doesn't realize that, because of his one remark, Chen Yongren will stir up a huge basket.

"Yes, I understand." Chen Yongren straightened up, turned, and left the office.

The boss and them are planning to cut flesh, though they don't know how much they'll be able to cut.

After Chen Yongren left, the boss again picked up an internal line, dialed, and spoke in a muffled voice.

"Something's happened."

"The Americans A Ren't willing to let go; they want to keep investigating the accounting issue."

"If worse comes to worst, we'll release a few more scapegoats…"

……

Listening to the boss's conversation, Chen Yongren wasn't surprised, but now they're just starting to prepare; their actions are a bit late.

Chen Yongren returned to the guesthouse again; Géléisī was no longer polite, giving them no time to prepare and demanding to inspect the bank accounts.

Because of Géléisī's American identity, no one dared to obstruct her; the acting bank president, face ashen, tremblingly handed over the ledger.

In the following days, Géléisī immediately began investigating the National Government's fund accounts, discovering that large sums had indeed flowed into Ren Fa's account.

Not long after the money was deposited, he immediately bought many stocks, but Ren Fa purchased only worthless ones, even stocks that were obviously losing propositions.

"Chen, please go to the exchange right away and get the trading and profit records for these stocks!" Géléisī said immediately.

She could be sure that continuing to investigate these accounts would surely uncover something deeper.

But Géléisī worried Chen Yongren might slip away, so she had people tail him constantly.

After Chen Yongren obtained the relevant materials from the trading market,

Géléisī's in-depth investigation revealed that this stock is actually listed under Dacheng Company as its subsidiary.

If one wanted to buy Dacheng Company stock, why not pick a hot one instead of clinging to this half-dead stock?

Géléisī also discovered another interesting point.

These stocks are unavailable to ordinary people; the accounts used to buy them share a common trait: they had previously received funds transferred from the National Government's accounts.

The funds circled around the stock market, entered Dacheng Company, and were finally transferred as profits into several overseas accounts.

The owner of those overseas accounts is none other than the helmsperson of the Zhongxin Bureau, Bureau Chief Kong.

Continuing the investigation, Grace discovered that not only Ren Fa's account, but also purchases of overseas goods, Lu Qiren and Huang Liangshi were likewise involved.

Furthermore, the major shareholder behind the company from which they purchased the goods was also Chief Kong.

Chen Yongren laughed at first sight; this guy is still the sort who plucks feathers from a passing goose, wanting to take a bite of every piece of meat, just short of saying it.

I want it all.

The company from which Ren Fa purchased goods even had many National Government officials holding shares behind it, and following the money trail in the investigation, recently their accounts have all received funds from anonymous accounts.

Grace became increasingly convinced that the person pulling the strings behind the scenes was precisely this so‑called Chief Kong.

"We've found them, it's them!" Grace slammed the ledger onto the table, firmly convinced: "I can be certain that this matter is definitely related to them."

"No wonder so many people want to obstruct my investigation; these people are all beneficiaries!"

Lin Ke Xin stared at the names on the list, feeling dumbstruck; the internal corruption was simply worse than she had imagined.

They even dared to move the anti‑Japanese funds, not buying weapons and equipment but instead using large sums of money to play the stock market, selling off supplies…

Lin Ke Xin felt the urge to scold someone for the first time.

But Chen Yongren was well aware that the impact of this matter was huge—so huge that no one could currently contain it.

Let alone containing it, I doubt any newspaper would dare to make it public.

Even the bosses will try to find ways to reduce the heat of this matter.