Chapter 137 - Chapter 137: Chapter 128: I Want to Survive! (Please Subscribe) (2/2)

The morning sun shone on the desolate and lonely factory buildings, casting mottled shadows that danced on the stark white walls like specters with bared fangs and claws.

Here, there was no eight-hour workday; the hustle and bustle continued around the clock.

Inside the office.

Old Bao wore a floral shirt, his bald head shining like a boiled egg, but it did not make him look friendly. Instead, his face was exceptionally gloomy and ferocious.

Because he had just lost another active fraud gang.

The last time, Sister Mei’s fifteen-member gang was busted all at once, and it hadn’t been a month since then when Liu Qing, active in Anling City, was also taken down.

Old Wolf, who went to make the transaction, was caught as well.

The money obtained through fraud wasn’t clean, so it needed to be laundered.

And Liu Qing’s main responsibility was the money laundering operation in the factory district. The loss of this key component was a fatal blow to the Old Street Factory District’s fraud operations.

“Have you figured out the ins and outs?” As the leader of the Old Street Factory District, Old Bao was very angry.

In front of him stood Mi, one of his underlings.

Clad in a printed shirt that accentuated his lean frame, Mi carefully bent forward, presenting a stack of information: “Boss, this is the relevant information we’ve gathered so far.”

Old Bao’s expression darkened as his predatory eyes fell on the stack of papers.

Detailed notes on Liu Qing’s activities before her arrest were recorded there.

‘On May 19th, Liu Qing had dinner with Zhang De, Zhang Xinxin, and Lin Chuan at Youran Villa. During the meal, Liu Qing gifted a century-old red agate bracelet to Zhang Xinxin.’

‘On May 26th, Liu Qing instructed Li Xin to visit the Network Security Company. Li Xin expressed admiration for the century-old red agate bracelet worn by Zhang Xinxin and wanted to buy it at a high price.’

‘On May 27th, at the Yueming Tea House, Li Xin successfully bought the century-old red agate bracelet for the high price of 120,000.’

‘That same afternoon, Liu Qing took Zhang De, Zhang Xinxin, and Lin Chuan to the Antique Market on East Street in Anling City, where they purchased an ice-green Guanyin pendant for Zhang Xinxin valued at 200,000.’

‘On May 28th, Zhang Xinxin and Lin Chuan made an appointment with Li Xin at the Yueming Tea House. Lin Chuan and Zhang Xinxin asked Li Xin for help in appraising treasures. Li Xin discovered a coin suspected of being a “Fengtian One Tael” and immediately reported it to Liu Qing. Liu Qing had Li Xin take photos of it and requested Master Zhang from Anling’s antiques circle to appraise it, confirming it as a “Fengtian One Tael” coin.’

‘That same evening at eight o’clock, Li Xin and Lin Chuan met at the Yueming Tea House, where they agreed to trade Lin Chuan’s “Fengtian One Tael” for three million in cash plus three million via bank transfer.’

‘On May 29th, at three in the afternoon, the two parties completed the transaction.’

‘That same evening at seven o’clock, Liu Qing and Li Xin met with Old Wolf at the Green Leaf Ceramic Factory in Anling City to hand over the “Fengtian One Tael”. Police arrived, and Liu Qing, Li Xin, and Old Wolf were arrested.’

The more Old Bao read, the angrier he became!

“Idiots! Real damn idiots!”

“Liu Qing, you fool, what Fengtian One Tael, and to think you once boasted you’d never slipped up!”

His gaze turned menacing as he angrily slammed the papers to the ground, cursing nonstop.

Mi stood beside him, silent as a cicada in winter, afraid to speak lest Old Bao’s wrath be brought down upon him.

Because experience taught him that once you caught Old Bao’s eye in the factory district, the outcome was worse than death!

After a long moment.

Old Bao’s anger had somewhat subsided, and he looked again at Mi: “Mi, any other leads?”

“This morning, the Anling Police issued a case announcement saying that two conscientious citizens reported the case, which led to the discovery of Liu Qing’s case. Swift action was taken, resulting in their immediate arrest,” Mi said, his voice quivering.

“What a conscientious citizen, truly conscientious!”

With mock laughter erupting from him, Old Bao’s face was twisted with a sinister smile that made Mi shiver.

“Boss, what should we do now?” Mi took a deep breath and asked.

“Idiots, what can we do? We deal with him!” Old Bao growled savagely.

Although he was hot-tempered, he wasn’t stupid.

After reading Liu Qing’s records, he knew that this was the doing of the unseen web novel writer—Lin Chuan.

By now, they had two scores to settle.

Sister Mei was caught by Lin Chuan.

Liu Qing was taken down by Lin Chuan.

Anger coursed through Old Bao, a man accustomed to living on the edge and regarding human life as worthless, his face now full of murderous intent.

“I’ll arrange for someone to take care of it right away!” Mi said immediately.

“Wait!”

Old Bao stopped Mi, his eyes shadowy, “I want them alive! Both of them!”