latelenovela Chapter 556: He comes with bad intentions, play with him
Chapter 556: He comes with bad intentions, play with him
Lin Mansion.
After returning home from the banquet, Lin Ze listened to Niu Saner's report in the office of the mansion.
The decoration of this office is very luxurious. I don’t know which country the designer was hired from. It has a bit of Mi Lijian style.
Most of the furniture is made of walnut, which is heavy and practical. The floor is covered with terrazzo, and the area next to the desk is a Persian carpet.
There is a small cupboard at the door, with coffee trays, wine glasses and crystal wine bottles on them.
The desk is very large, with enough space for two people to lie down on it. On the desk are two telephones, an ivory pen holder, and several piles of documents.
The large leather chair was very comfortable, and Lin Ze leaned back comfortably.
"Yoshimura Yuta didn't say anything afterwards?"
Niu Saner nodded, "Master, he also handed over the so-called evidence he prepared. I took a look at it. The more important one is a return order. The returned item is a large solid wood bed. According to what they said, they initially investigated the fire scene and determined that the bed was stuffed with burning materials, which looked like explosives. The people who came to return the goods were a couple. After the goods were returned, they were placed in the warehouse. An explosion occurred that night, and then a fire broke out."
Lin Ze sneered, "So many things were burned, but this return slip was well preserved. Well, let's check this couple. Have you pulled out the list of people who died in the fire?"
Niu Saner handed over a piece of paper. "It's all here. There's a strange person who died. He was the financial manager of Zhongyuan Company, named Chen Mingyuan. He shouldn't have been at the scene, but people from the Transportation Company said that he went to Zhongyuan Company to work overtime that night to deal with some backlogged accounts. When the fire broke out, he was on a higher floor, so he didn't have time to escape."
"Where's the body?"
"Buried."
"Buried?"
Lin Ze stood up.
There is definitely something wrong with Kotsu Corporation, but it is hard to say how big the problem is.
The reason why they were caught by Lin Ze was not because they were not careful, but because they never expected that Lin Ze would attack them from within as soon as he arrived.
I guess Yoshimura Yuta still doesn't understand. As a spy chief, what are you investigating if not the spies?
The Transportation Corporation controlled the logistics in North China, monopolized most of the cotton trade, and was also responsible for the transportation of important materials such as coal and iron ore.
If just a little bit of it leaks out, it would amount to a huge fortune.
How many people from Tianjin will participate in it?
Or the question should be, how many people are not involved?
"Go and sort out the account books and documents you have obtained, and as quickly as possible, find out the specific losses shown on paper. Let's make a bold assumption and verify it carefully. If they really started the fire themselves, then what exactly are they trying to cover up? If it's just some losses, why would they make such a big fuss?"
"Yes!"
Niu Saner took the order and left. Lin Ze suddenly had a doubt.
Since Yoshimura Yuta is such a dishonest guy, why did he take the initiative to pick me up at the station?
It won't be long before Osako Michimasa will be here. Wouldn't it be better for him to just cling to Osako Michimasa's thighs?
In any case, many people suffered from insomnia on the first day that Master Lin arrived in Tianjin.
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The next day, just after dawn, Tianjin was already full of vitality.
People have started lining up at the fruit stall on the corner of the street. The old chef is skillfully spreading mung bean batter into pancakes. Steam is wafting from the old tofu shop next door. Regular customers are busy scooping out the marinade with spoons, pouring it on the tofu pudding, and then drinking a bowl of soup.
The employees of the foreign company were dressed in suits and ties. The younger ones took the tram, and those who worked long hours and had a little extra money often took a rickshaw.
The rickshaws that specialize in serving this kind of people, along with their drivers, are all very efficient. The paint is a combination of black and ivory white, and is polished to a bright shine. The drivers must wear shorts and be neatly dressed. Their every move cannot be too flattering, but must be elegant.
The Lin Mansion is very close to the office and can be reached on foot.
But there was no way, the situation did not allow Lin Ze to walk on the street.
After leaving the mansion, he got into the car, and after getting off the car, he went straight into the office.
Even with this small gap in the middle, there were people surrounding both sides, making sure Lin Ze was not exposed to the outside world.
This is both a form of pomp and a security need.
It was not yet nine o'clock when several cars drove into the Japanese Concession and stopped steadily in front of the office.
Soon Niu Saner knocked on the door, "Sir, Pan Yugui is here."
Lin Ze raised his eyebrows, "Oh, he's not slow in coming."
I stood up, walked to the window, lifted the blinds and looked down. There was a Lincoln car parked in front of the door. A young man was standing next to the car, but he didn't open the door.
Lin Ze smiled and said, "Mayor Pan is waiting for me to go and greet him. He came here so quickly. It seems that he has been prepared. He must be here with bad intentions. Let's go and greet him!"
He walked downstairs quickly. At this time, the man who looked like a secretary saw Lin Ze coming out and was about to open the car door.
Lin Ze took a few quick steps and held the young man's hand. "Oh, Mayor Pan, I've been waiting for you for so long. Mayor Pan is young, promising, and handsome!"
The secretary was extremely embarrassed!
Even though he was used to all kinds of scenes, his face was still red, and he squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "I'm not! Mayor Pan is in the car!"
He hurriedly broke free from Lin Ze's hand and tried to open the car door.
The skinny old man Pan Yuguai got out of the car awkwardly.
Lin Ze was still enthusiastic and held Pan Yugui's hand again, "Look, look, you made a fool of yourself, didn't you? I met so many people at the station yesterday, but I didn't see Mayor Pan. I didn't recognize him for a while. I hope Mayor Pan won't be offended?"
Pan Yugui followed suit and laughed, "Director Lin is really humorous."
The two then went upstairs to the reception room.
After sitting down, Pan Yugui frowned and said in a cold voice: "Director Lin, I understand your majesty. You asked me to come and pay my respects to you, so I came to pay my respects to you. I wonder if you have any advice for me?"
Lin Ze crossed his legs and said, "It's not a visit, it's just cooperation with the investigation."
"Oh? Then what does Director Lin want to investigate?"
Lin Ze smiled and said, "Mayor Pan, how much money did you take from Yoshimura Yuta?"
Pan Yuguai opened his mouth and was stunned!
He broke the defense!
What the hell is this Lin Shengmin up to?
How did he know that I took Yoshimura Yuta's money? Did he send people to Tianjin to investigate in advance?
When Lin Ze saw it, he was like, damn, there’s an unexpected gain!
I was fucking liar, look, look, why are you so anxious?
Pan Yugui is also an old hand. In a blink of an eye, his surprised expression turned into anger. He stood up and said, "Could it be that Director Lin is using me for fun? Not to mention that you are just a captain, even if Major General Matsuzaki comes, you have to give me some face!
Ha! Investigation is not about throwing mud. If Director Lin has evidence, then go ahead and investigate. But I remind you that Director Lin came to Tianjin to investigate the case and stabilize the situation in Tianjin. You must not act recklessly and forget why you came here!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.