Chapter 683: Chapter 453: I’ll Handle Things Outside for You (Double-Length)

Evening, Hutao Villa.

Qi Yun and Qin Minghui sit opposite each other.

"Take a look at this first."

Qin Minghui hands over a tablet, the photo on the screen shows a somewhat familiar living room, smoke is rising from where the TV cabinet is, seemingly on fire.

But that’s not the main point, the key point is the suitcase opened on the coffee table in the living room, neatly packed with cash, it looks like at least two million.

"Someone discovered the fire at Zhang Dayong’s house, contacted the property management to break in and put out the fire, and then found this."

"Moreover... after the investigation by the disciplinary department, it was found that Zhang Dayong’s account had received several unknown transfers, the remitters were a shell company from Hong Kong Island."

Qin Minghui sighed: "Now, several foreign media outlets are reporting on this matter. If I forcibly suppress it, I might get caught in the fire."

Qi Yun stared at the photo for a while, then looked up and asked, "Did the surveillance find any clues?"

"No, the property management said that the surveillance for that unit happened to break down two days ago."

"Break down at such a convenient time." Qi Yun sneered, "This setup is quite convincing."

He knows Zhang Dayong’s character well; the latter is not someone greedy, so this is clearly a setup.

"How did you deduce it was Li the Eighth behind this?"

"Because of that flour case, some time ago Zhang Dayong reported to me, the case involved Li the Eighth, and he faced significant resistance, hoping to get my support."

"In recent years, Li the Eighth has been very low-key, you might not know much about him." Qin Minghui lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, "He made his early fortune through violent demolition, then his business grew larger, transforming into a prosperous entrepreneur with real estate, KTVs, hotels, shopping malls."

"The most crucial thing is..."

Qin Minghui dipped his index finger in his teacup and wrote a 3 on the table, lowering his voice, "Their connection is quite deep."

Qi Yun squinted at that number, no wonder they dared to be so blatant in their schemes.

He had seen Qin Minghui’s acquaintance before, right when Fu Wentao picked him up at that big courtyard, the man was sitting next to Old Hou, rarely speaking.

"So, does Li the Eighth not know Zhang Dayong is your man?" Qi Yun asked Qin Minghui.

Things seem logical, Zhang Dayong wanting to dig deeper into Li the Eighth might have found critical clues, leading the latter to retaliate and set him up.

But Zhang Dayong was so easily taken away, could Qin Minghui really not exert any influence? Qi Yun found it hard to believe.

After all, he is a local bigwig, even a 3 would give him some face.

Facing Qi Yun’s questioning, Qin Minghui forced a bitter smile: "The last incident had a considerable impact on me, now it’s already sunset at West Mountain."

Qi Yun didn’t know enough about the inside workings, unable to tell whether the other was speaking truth or not, and after two seconds of silence, he said: "Where is Zhang Dayong now? I’ll go see him first."

"He’s temporarily detained, you can go, I’ll make a call and arrange it."

.....

More than half an hour later, Qi Yun met Zhang Dayong in a small room.

The latter looked a bit haggard, but his eyes were still clear.

When he saw Qi Yun coming in, he was astonished for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "I’ve caused you trouble again."

Qi Yun waved his hand and sat down opposite him: "Let’s cut to the chase, do you know who’s targeting you?"

"Li the Eighth." Zhang Dayong answered straightforwardly, "I found some evidence, plus the testimony from his subordinate Brother Qiu, enough to lock him down. He probably received word of it and moved against me early."

Qi Yun nodded, at least Qin Minghui didn’t lie about this.

"What about the money at your home and the account?"

"I’ve been living at the unit recently, my wife and kids are in the house near 15th Middle School, someone must have planted the money there ahead of time..."

"As for the account... I don’t know, I only use a payroll card normally."

The situation was pretty much what Qi Yun had expected, he stroked his chin and asked: "What about the evidence you found?"

Zhang Dayong lowered his voice: "Go find Ma Baoguo, I informed him before leaving."

Qi Yun understood, stood up, patted Zhang Dayong’s shoulder, and consoled him: "Alright, got it, you stay here at ease, just treat it like a vacation, I’ll handle the outside matters."

After leaving the detention point, Qi Yun immediately contacted Ma Baoguo to inquire about the current situation.

"People from the city bureau came and temporarily took charge here, the investigation has been paused for now, but those key pieces of evidence are still confidential."

Hearing this answer, Qi Yun felt some disappointment towards Qin Minghui, unable to fully control such critical **.

After a brief thought, he said into the phone: "I’ll give you a number, his name is Bao Cheng, hand over all the evidence to him."

"Alright, I’ll take care of it right away."

Bao Cheng was previously Ge Dabao’s assistant, now, since Ge Dabao has been transferred to Nanjiang, he’s taken the captain position.

Ordinarily, Guo An wouldn’t conveniently intervene in such criminal cases, but on this land, nothing is absolute, everything has maneuverability, it depends on whether you have the capability.

After finishing matters here, Qi Yun went to the hospital.

After several days of recovery, Zhao Qing’s health condition had improved significantly, and the little girl had already been discharged early, taken home by Brother Peng’s wife.

Even when Qi Yun called just now, the little girl didn’t want to return home with him, wishing to stay there and play with Peng Sixin for a couple more days.

Qi Yun felt helpless, but had to yield to the little one, with Song Xiaojing helping to care for her, he felt at ease.