Pawn Crossing the River

For Qi Xuansu, there was no resistance at this time, so it was natural to launch a full-scale attack.

Qi Xuansu held a temporary meeting.

Qi Xuansu is sitting in the middle, with Zhang Yuelu, Yao Pei, and Chen Jianchou on the left, and Li Changge, Li Zhuyu, and Lu Yuting on the right.

Yao Pei was the first to report that Ruan Fengjue, her subordinate, had obtained some evidence about Sun Yaozhen through Sun Yaozhen's lover Zhao Changhou, which could confirm that Sun Yaozhen was indeed involved in the business of Nanyang United Trading Company. If necessary, you can directly take down Sun Yaozhen.

However, Lin Qingcheng was very tough and refused to admit that he had colluded with the Goddess Society. He shouted that he was wronged and instead said that those people from the Goddess Society were slandering him.

This is reasonable. Cooperation with the enemy is a capital crime, and Lin Qingcheng must grit his teeth and resist it no matter what.

Regarding Lu Yuting's audit, many problems were indeed discovered. In addition to issues such as the slave trade, there were also tax evasion issues, and the amount was huge. This is not the most terrible thing. The most terrible thing is the exchange of interests between Nanyang United Trading Company and the Shibotang branch. Although the accounts of Nanyang United Trading Company are very good and cannot be said to be seamless or watertight, there are many accounts. If you want to withdraw money from Taiping Bank's Nanyang head office, Nanyang head office has already turned to Qi Xuansu's side. With their cooperation, they can't hide it.

In the past, when Qi Xuansu was in charge, he had to read the files in person, look for evidence in person, and even interrogate prisoners in person. It's different now. As the chief deputy palace master, Qi Xuansugui's main job is to grasp the general direction and make decisions. These things only need to be handled by the people below. He no longer has to do everything himself, he only needs to know the final result.

According to the results Lu Yuting has found so far, this matter is not complicated. Eleven large ships were sunk last year. These ships are all ships owned by Shibotang. Shibotang has a share of normal losses every year, including shipwrecks. , pirates, etc. Fighting against piracy is one thing, but losses are another. Therefore, these eleven sunken ships have all been reported as normal losses. In fact, these eleven ships did not sink, but were transferred to Nanyang United Trading Company. It was equivalent to Nanyang United Trading Company picking up the goods and ships for free. There was no cost and only pure profit.

The ship of the Shibotang branch "sinked". If a new ship was to be built, there were many shipyards in Nanyang, so it was natural to build it on the spot. These shipyards are also properties of the Nanyang United Trading Company. The price of a ship when delivered is more than twice the cost price, or they simply repaint the "sunken ship" and then sell it to Shibotang.

From this alone, the profit amounted to more than one million Taiping money.

This was last year. Over the years, Dao Sect has lost more than tens of millions of dollars.

Such a big move must involve all aspects inside and outside. It cannot be done by a Nanyang United Trading Company. There are people involved in it from the Taoist government and the Shibotang. Only the cooperation of the three parties can hide the truth.

This is also the reason why the Wang family cannot be completely cut off. You said you have nothing to do with Nanyang United Trading Company, but the Taoist government cannot say that it has nothing to do with it. Chen Shuhua ran away, and the previous deputy deputy master was also arrested. You can't say that Lan Da Zhen is the mastermind behind this, so someone must believe this.

As for Shibotang, this is the key to the cooperation between the three parties. If Shibotang insists on refusing to let go, then there is nothing the two sides can do. They cannot pretend to be pirates and rob Shibotang's ship.

The Borneo Taoist Office has three assistants sent by Yujing Jiutang. The assistant of Shibotang is named Lin Tianhe, who is Wang Jiaoyan's Taoist companion.

Wang Jiaoyan and Lin Tianhe met in the upper palace of Wanxiang Taoist Palace. However, after Wang Jiaoyan was promoted to the fourth rank of Jiji Taoist priest, he did not seek any position, but became a wandering Taoist priest. Lin Tianhe entered the Shibo Hall as the director, and then steadily climbed up the ranks, and was eventually transferred to the Borneo Taoist Prefecture. He served as the assistant manager of the branch church and became a Taoist couple with Wang Jiaoyan. In this process, there are obvious traces of the Wang family operating behind the scenes.

In this way, the line is connected.

Lin Tianhe, assistant manager of Shibotang, was deeply involved in the case and was a key figure in the case. His Taoist companion Wang Jiaoyan was also one of the bosses behind the Nanyang United Trading Company.

The couple has been playing the trick of playing left-hand and right-hand over the years. Although Lin Tianhe is the assistant manager of Shibotang and is in charge of the Borneo branch of Shibotang, and can lead various trade transactions of Shibotang branch, but It does not mean that the branch hall is his private property, it is the public property of the Taoist sect. But if Shibotang's things are transferred to Nanyang United Trading Company, then they will become our own things, and you and I will have them all.

In terms of interests, Lin Tianhe and Wang Jiaoyan are Taoist lovers, and Nanyang United Trading Company also has his share. From a romantic point of view, not to mention the relationship between husband and wife, it was Wang Jiaohe who promoted him and made him rise through the ranks. He became the assistant manager of the Shibo Hall and the deputy head of the hall, leading the Nanyang trade. Naturally, Lin Tianhe wanted to repay his kindness. It is said that for the kindness of reincarnation, a scholar will die for his confidant. Of course, Lin Tianhe had to work diligently to dig a corner of the Shibo Hall for Wang Jiaohe.

Regarding Lin Tianhe, Chen Jianchou compiled a file for Qi Xuansu, and Qi Xuansu read it roughly.

Before meeting Wang Jiaoyan, he was an ordinary fourth-grade wine-sacrifice Taoist priest. Although his grade seemed to be quite high, he had no real power and could not be compared with the fourth-grade deputy hall master. The reason for this is that Lin Tianhe's family does not support him. The Lin family is a large family in the southeast. The Queen of Heaven was born in this family, as well as Lin Lingsu, Lin Yuanmiao, etc. Lin Tianhe's mother was born in Zhengzhou. Family, that is, the Zheng family that competed with the Wang family back then.

Under such circumstances, Lin Tianhe should have risen to the top, but the family was not optimistic about Lin Tianhe's career and did not support him very much. They preferred to let him run the family business. This led to Lin Tianhe's grade being promoted step by step, but his position was not. I always hang out at Qingshui Yamen. At this point, I don't know how many people are envious of Qi Xuansu. His job promotion is so fast that he can't even keep up with the grade, because there are restrictions on grade, but there are no restrictions on positions, and every position has real power. To put it bluntly, if you don’t have power, how can you achieve results? This is a positive cycle.

Years of being on the bench made Lin Tianhe, who was proficient in business, resentful and felt that his talents were not being recognized. The appearance of Wang Jiaoyan undoubtedly changed Lin Tianhe's destiny. The Wang family can abandon all bottom lines.

It should be said that although the other major families cannot represent justice, they will not look so ugly. Good and bad really come from comparison.

The big case in Jiangnan was a big fuss, but because the three paths there were interfering with each other, there was me among you, and you among me. In fact, no one dared to go too far, but was restricted. This is also the reason why major cases often arise. To put it bluntly, the three parties are trying to undermine each other, which brings things to the surface.

It's different in Borneo. One family is the only one, and they can do whatever they want. The whole continent unites to deceive Jinque. They are really united and monolithic. The matter has always been at the bottom of the sea. Outsiders will never know about it, and they think it is peaceful. nothing.

After listening to all the reports, Qi Xuansu said: "Since the evidence is conclusive, we can arrest people. The main targets are: Lin Tianhe, Wang Jiaoyan, Sun Jiaofeng, and Sun Yaozhen. Let's divide the work. Lin Tianhe belongs to Jinque The direct assistant branch manager is not within the jurisdiction of the Taoist government, so it is more appropriate for Fengxian Hall to step in, so the deputy hall master Suyi will be in charge."

Yao Pei didn't speak, just nodded.

Qi Xuansu continued: "Sun Jiaofeng is a wandering Taoist priest, but after all he is a member of the Taoist sect. He is half a member of the Taoist sect and half an outsider. Fengxian Hall is not suitable. It is better for Beichen Hall to come forward and let the deputy head of Yongyan Taoism be in charge. ”

Li Changge nodded in agreement.

Qi Xuansu looked at Zhang Yuelu again: "Wang Jiaoyan's situation is similar to that of Sun Jiaofeng. They are both wandering Taoist priests. However, the case where Wang Jiaoyan is involved in the Lingnan Taoist government is handled by the deputy hall master Qingxiao."

Zhang Yuelu said softly: "Don't worry."

Qi Xuansu looked at Li Zhuyu: "I made a promise in public to find out the truth within a month and give an explanation to everyone in Lion City. The one-month period is not long or short, and we must step up to break through Lin Qingcheng. There is Deputy Hall Master Lao Danjin.”

"Danjin" is the epitome of Li Zhuyu. "Zhu" means sincerity and loyalty, and "yu" means beauty. It comes from "Yujin" in "Yili". Take one word for each, and it means "Yujin". Take "Danjin" as the epitome.

Li Zhuyu responded in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, Chief Qi."

Qi Xuansu finally said to Chen Jianchou: "Compared with these people, Sun Yaozhen is still a little behind. There is no need to bother a deputy hall master to take action personally. Let Chief Han go."

Han Yongfeng was not present at this time, so Chen Jianchou naturally conveyed the message on his behalf.

Chen Jianchou wrote it down.

Qi Xuansu made this arrangement with the intention of pushing the Zhang family, Yao family and Li family to the front and letting others arrest these people. I don't know how big of a disturbance it will cause. They may not be able to arrest them yet, but if it is replaced by these three families Coming forward is another matter.

Even if these people heard the news and hid, with the help of "Heavenly Court" and the information from Ziguang Society and Beichen Hall, it would not be difficult to find them.

As for Sun Heyu relying on his old age to sell his old age, these people will not take it seriously. Li Tianzhen's words are very useful here. You might as well talk to the national master directly, or the earth master, or you can also talk to the heavenly master, don't Tell us.

Qi Xuansu finally said: "After capturing the people, bring them all to Lion City, including Xu Youyi and Sun Yaoping, and arrange them in the military camp of the Nanting Protectorate, where they will be closely guarded and interrogated separately. If there are no other objections, that's it. "

At this moment, Xie Jiaofeng walked in quickly, bowed next to Qi Xuansu and whispered: "Chief, Wang Danqing is here and wants to apologize to you."

Qi Xuansu raised his eyebrows: "I didn't go to him, but he took the initiative to come to the door. It's too late to apologize now. Just say that I am very busy and have no time."

Xie Jiaofeng was about to leave.

Qi Xuansu changed his mind again: "Forget it, let's meet him and see what he has to say. You arrange for him to stay at the Taiping Inn, and I will go see him later."

Xie Jiaofeng took the order and left.