Siheyuan: My name is Cao Xing, and I have a strong background

Qin Gui took the initiative to mention Cao Xing, which was obviously putting Xiang Ji on the spot.

"Haha, don't you claim to be righteous? Aren't you the director of the inspection office? What? You don't dare to investigate?"

Qin Gui is fearless now, as he still remembers Xiang Ji's previous ridicule.

Faced with Qin Gui's obvious provocation, Xiang Ji's face turned pale.

He is selfless, which is why his superiors gave Qin Gui's case to him.

Now Qin Gui took the initiative to disclose information about Cao Xing, which made him very embarrassed.

Qin Gui was the deputy minister, and he had also heard of Jin Biao, who was very powerful. However, both of them were defeated by a man named Cao Xing. It was terrifying to think about it.

"Who exactly is Cao Xing you are talking about? You say he is corrupt, but do you have any evidence?"

Xiang Ji has lived for forty years and has always hated corrupt officials. Now that he knows someone who seems to be even more corrupt than Qin Gui, of course he will ask for details.

It can be said that the experienced Qin Gui has completely seen through Xiang Ji's character.

He has already ended up like this, so he doesn't want to make it easier for others.

Not only Cao Xing, but also Xiang Ji.

He just smiled coldly: "Cao Xing is not a high-ranking official, it's normal that you don't know him, he is just an ordinary clerk in the steel mill."

"Ordinary clerk?"

Xiang Ji felt that he had been cheated. Even if a clerk was greedy, how much could he possibly embezzle?

"Don't worry. Although Cao Xing is just a clerk, his background is quite terrifying. For example, Minister Wang Jianjun mentioned earlier is his uncle."

Xiang Ji frowned. If a minister's nephew did evil, he could indeed use his connections to do many things that ordinary people could not do.

"You mean Cao Xing has Minister Wang backing him up, and on the surface he's just a clerk, but behind the scenes he's done a lot of things that angered the heavens and the people?"

Seeing that he had fallen into the trap, Qin Gui sneered and nodded.

"Yes, not only that, the Minister of Industry, Zheng Guotao, is also his uncle."

"what?!"

Xiang Ji stood up suddenly. He now knew how Cao Xing defeated Qin Gui and Jin Biao. With two minister uncles, it shouldn't be a difficult task.

"Haha, don't be surprised. He has people in the military. Anyway, his background is very powerful. I'm afraid you don't dare to investigate further."

After Qin Gui finished speaking, he glanced at him with contempt, the irony in his words evident.

Xiang Ji came back to his senses and took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Do you have any evidence to prove Cao Xing's illegal behavior?"

Qin Gui looked at him as if he were a fool and said immediately.

"Are you stupid or am I stupid? If I had evidence, would I end up like this? I'm afraid it's not me who will stay here, but him!"

"Humph! What are you talking about without any evidence? This is just your guess."

Qin Gui shook his head and said, "I only talked about Cao Xing's background, not his methods of making money."

Seeing that Xiang Ji did not respond, Qin Gui simply asked, "Do you know how much Cao Xing's daily material trading volume is?"

"Supplies? What supplies? Are they also munitions?"

Qin Gui sneered and said, "That's all you can think of. The supplies I'm talking about are the daily necessities people use, including food, pork, mutton, beef, chicken, duck, goose, fish, etc. His daily shipment volume is equivalent to that of three supply stations!"

Xiang Ji has not investigated these, so he is not sensitive to the numbers.

"So many supplies? Where did he get them from?"

Qin Gui did not explain after hearing this, but just said: "This requires you to investigate. I can tell you everything I know. I hope you can successfully capture this corrupt official!"

Xiang Ji recorded what Qin Gui said and nodded, "If he is really a corrupt official, I will not let him go."

When Qin Gui heard this, he sneered in his heart. He knew that his goal had been achieved.

In his mind, the fact that Cao Xing had so much power to allocate materials must be something fishy.

"Cao Xing lives in No. 95, Nanluoguxiang. He also has a courtyard in Yueyang Hutong, Chaoyangmen Street, and a large courtyard with three entrances in Beichizi Hutong, Dong'anmen Street. He has countless women, including Wang Suxia, the director of the Nanluoguxiang Subdistrict Office, and Qin Huairu, Ye Juan, and Li Mei who live in the same courtyard..."

Qin Gui's investigation was extremely thorough.

He had a thorough understanding of some superficial matters.

He was almost certain about the women alone.

"Haha, do you believe a person like this who is not greedy?"

Xiang Ji's heart sank to the bottom when he heard this.

He understood that if what Qin Gui said was true, then Cao Xing was undoubtedly a corrupt official.

But do I really have the ability to bring him to justice?

Considering the many connections behind Cao Xing, not to mention others, just the Minister of Public Security Wang Jianjun is enough to make him suffer.

"What? Are you scared? I haven't finished what I'm saying yet. If I were to finish, wouldn't you faint from fright from the look on your face?"

Qin Gui sneered, as if he was very happy to see Xiang Ji like this.

"What else do you know about him?"

"Haha, Cao Xing has both official power and underworld power. His disciples work for the Hongmen and basically control the entire Hongmen. Killing a person is no more difficult than killing a chicken."

"Hongmen..."

Xiang Ji certainly knew about this organization. This organization has been around for hundreds of years, and anyone with a little knowledge knows about its existence.

"If what you said is true, I really don't dare to investigate further. My life is more important."

Xiang Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew that Cao Xing's power alone was enough to stop him.

But how could Qin Gui let him go? He immediately said, "I can help you find a breakthrough."

Xiang Ji said coldly: "I will not make any deal with you!"

"Of course, this is my confession, it's up to you whether you listen to it or not."

Xiang Ji looked at him without saying anything, as if waiting for Qin Gui to say next.

Qin Gui had been an official for many years, so he naturally knew what he meant. He smiled slightly and spoke.

"I know that Cao Xing's father-in-law might flee in the near future. This is a good opportunity to make a breakthrough."

"Father-in-law? Who?"

"Lou Zhenhua, who was once known as Lou Bancheng!"

"Lou Bancheng!"

Xiang Ji was shocked when he heard this. The atmosphere had changed recently and the living space for the original capitalists was getting smaller and smaller. It was understandable that Lou Zhenhua wanted to escape.

"How did you know."

Qin Gui smiled and said, "I know where Lou Zhenhua hid his treasure. All the treasures there were moved away by Lou Zhenhua recently. I'm sure he's planning to flee."

"Did Cao Xing participate in this matter?"

Qin Gui said seriously, "Absolutely! And Cao Xing may be the mastermind behind this matter. I hope you can gain something."

Xiang Ji stood up and sorted out a document. Without saying anything else, he turned around and left, never looking back at the person who had caused him such a big trouble.