Chapter 119 Major Smuggling Case
As soon as the National Day was over, Qi Tongwei was forced to end his vacation and return to work, and the honeymoon he had originally planned was also ruined.
Although the position of secretary involves frequent contact with leaders and offers great opportunities for promotion, it is also not without its disadvantages, which is that it is busy.
A few days after the National Day holiday, the results of the investigation into Liang Yongyi commissioned by Qi Tongwei came out.
More than 9 o'clock in the evening.
A bar in Guangming District with dim lights.
Qi Tongwei was wearing a hat and a mask, sitting in the deepest corner. There was a thick curtain between him and the person opposite him, so neither of them could see each other's faces.
"Boss Liu, the investigation results are out. The Liang family is not engaged in smuggling business." The voice sounded like a middle-aged man. "Boss Liu" was Qi Tongwei's pseudonym.
"Really?" Qi Tongwei deliberately made his voice hoarse.
Then he reached out and took the investigation results handed to him from outside the curtain.
To be honest, he was not too disappointed with the result.
Given the Liang family's current situation, they will be surpassed by me sooner or later, and there will be plenty of opportunities for revenge in the future.
Of course, he also knew that the plan to convict the Liang family of smuggling had completely failed.
Liang Yongyi has not yet started to get involved in the smuggling field, and it is highly likely that he will not go down this path in the future.
In his previous life, he dared to do this because Liang Qunfeng was still in office. Now that he has lost Liang Qunfeng's protection, the second son of the Liang family may not have the courage to do so.
While Qi Tongwei was thinking, the person opposite him spoke again: "Boss Liu, do you need to know about the smuggling situation of other people?"
Qi Tongwei's heart moved, and he immediately responded: "Others?"
“Yes, when we were investigating the Liang family, we accidentally discovered that a boss named Lai was involved in smuggling. Moreover, the scale of his business was quite large, and we were almost discovered by him.” The other party lowered his voice and said.
"The boss surnamed Lai?" Qi Tongwei frowned slightly. He already had some guesses in his mind that this boss surnamed Lai might be Lai Changxing, the main culprit in the Yuanhua smuggling case.
"Yes, his smuggling business is huge, and there are many big shots behind him." The person on the opposite side emphasized again.
"Shouldn't you take these clues to find that boss Lai? I think he would be happy to pay you a large sum of money." Qi Tongwei knew very well that the person in front of him only cared about money and didn't care about friendship or patriotism at all.
"I think Mr. Lai is indeed happy to pay us a large sum of money, but we are investigating on your behalf, so of course we will sell this information to you first."
In fact, they had no intention of selling it to Lai Changxing at all.
After all, a large smuggling group must have a large number of killers or thugs.
Even if he could get money from Lai Changxing, it was still unknown whether he could save his life.
"Well, at least I have gained something. I can go back and report. Let's name a price." Qi Tongwei said indifferently.
"One price, 500 million Hong Kong dollars." The other party opened his mouth and directly quoted an astronomical figure.
"It's too much. I'm not sure how much profit this clue can bring me, 20 Hong Kong dollars." Qi Tongwei pretended not to take the news seriously and seemed a little slow.
Finally, after mutual negotiation between the two parties, Qi Tongwei obtained the other party's investigation materials for 100 million Hong Kong dollars.
After getting the materials, Qi Tongwei simply confirmed the authenticity, and then made sure that no one was following him, then he lowered his head and hurriedly left the scene.
He walked through several streets and stopped only after making sure that there was no one around.
He set his hat and coat on fire and threw them into the trash can, watching them burn out before leaving. He didn't want to take any risks.
After returning home, Qi Tongwei opened the material and read it carefully. Before, when he was in the bar, he only glanced at it roughly and did not read it in detail.
Now, he needed to dig deeper into this information.
This material is very valuable and includes photos of customs officials taking photos with Lai Changxing, as well as photos of them entering and leaving the Red Building, and some smuggled merchant ships and goods.
Although the material was of high value, how to deal with it became a difficult problem, and he had to clarify the source of the information.
Moreover, the handling process of this smuggling case is not simple.
Qi Tongwei clearly remembers that this case was later handled in 1999. More than people were mobilized to participate in the investigation, but in the end Lai Changxing fled to the Maple Leaf Country with his family.
Neither Handong nor Hanjiang has jurisdiction over this case, so it would be inappropriate no matter who the evidence is handed over to.
Qi Tongwei realized that the only way to solve this problem was through political exchange, allowing those in need to gain merit and allowing himself to gain some of the benefits.
After much deliberation, Qi Tongwei finally decided to hand the materials to his father-in-law Pei Yihong and let him handle it.
Therefore, in order to avoid any further trouble, he took two days off and flew to Han River to meet his father-in-law Pei Yihong.
"Dad, I have a friend in the police force. When he was investigating a smuggling case in our province, he accidentally discovered that Lai Changxing of Yuanhua Company was involved in smuggling. I didn't know how to deal with this matter, so I sent it to you." Qi Tongwei carefully handed the materials to Pei Yihong.
Pei Yihong took the materials with doubt, and his expression changed from being nonchalant at first to being serious.
"Tongwei, why did your senior send you such important news? What is his purpose?" Pei Yihong's first thought was whether there would be any problems with the news, or whether the other party had other intentions.
“My senior comes from a farming family, and he believes that this case is not something that ordinary people can handle.
He thought I had the background and the ability to pass the news on, so he gave the clue to me.
After I got the news, I checked it out and it was indeed true." Qi Tongwei had no choice but to continue making up lies.
"I see. This matter is of great importance. I need to go to the central government in person and report the situation to the higher-ups. Just pretend that this matter never happened and don't disclose any information to the outside world.
By the way, I would also like to remind your senior not to tell anyone, or the organization will compensate him." Pei Yihong said after thinking for a moment.
The central government has to intervene in this case, otherwise no one can investigate it.
He was very satisfied that Qi Tongwei did not rashly pass the news on, which showed that this guy was politically mature.
Pei Yihong was well aware of the difficulty of investigating this smuggling case, and that there was definitely more than one ministerial-level official involved.
If he acted rashly, not only would the case be unable to be investigated further, but he would also have to bear the brunt of the suppression, and Qi Tongwei's life might even be in danger.
Afterwards, the father-in-law and son-in-law chatted about official affairs for a while, and then divided the profits among themselves.
Pei Yihong went to the capital, while Qi Tongwei returned to Handong.
He understood what his father-in-law Pei Yihong meant. From now on, this case had nothing to do with him or his imaginary friend.
However, if my father-in-law said compensation, there must be compensation. After I go back, I need to find a friend to give the credit to the other party to avoid any loopholes.
Thinking of this, many images appeared in his mind. Faces emerged in his mind and then flashed away. Suddenly, an ordinary-looking man entered his field of vision.
To the same extent as myself, they also come from the countryside.
In his previous life, he first followed the Zhao family, and was eventually arranged by me to be the deputy director of the provincial department office. He was loyal to me and did whatever I told him to do.
Thinking of this, he made a decision.