1315 I Only Want You 13 (1/2)
”No.”
An Xiaoning turned around and walked away. Henry asked, ”Where are you going?”
”Off to die.”
”…”
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An Xiaoning headed downstairs again to see that Wu Lianzhi was no longer there.
She sat on the couch and switched on the television to see that the ongoing program was a documentary about archeology.
Coincidentally, Wang Jinsheng was being interviewed during the documentary. An Xiaoning kept her eyes fixed onto the screen while remaining calm and composed. A few minutes later, she decided to call Pan Zhenghui.
”Bureau Chief, it's me.”
”Hello… Xiaoning.”
”Is Wang Jinsheng still the captain of the archeological team?”
”Yes. I was just about to contact you to talk about him. Ever since you told me that he was in close contact with tomb raiders, I've begun investigating him and the results are out now.”
”You're really efficient, huh?” An Xiaoning remarked in surprise.
”Of course I'd have to pay attention to the issues that you had spoken to me about. It's a long story, I can't explain it through the phone. Xiaoning, come down to the police station.”
”Alright, I'll be on my way.”
”Okay, sure.”
She immediately switched off the television.
Meanwhile, Pan Zhenghui collated all the documents and checked through them carefully once more. By the time An Xiaoning arrived, he had already prepared some tea for her. ”Here, Xiaoning try the tea that I made for you using some new tea leaves that I had just bought. Have a seat and let's discuss it slowly.”
An Xiaoning grabbed the teacup and took a seat opposite him. ”So what's going on?” she asked.
”According to my investigations, this Captain Wang is such a major disappointment. I really couldn't tell he was such a person. It wasn't until I started checking up on him that I saw his true colors. Captain Wang had only started contacting He Yi recently. However, he had been in close contact with traffickers who peddle national treasures illegally. We found out that he had sold the nation's relics and archeological property without permission and earned a load from those illegal transactions.”
Slightly speechless, An Xiaoning replied, ”Continue investigating, then. Just handle the matter impartially and punish him accordingly.”
”Yes, that goes without saying.”
”Also, He Yi is an expert at raiding tombs. You guys look out for him and keep close tabs on him. Do as you deem fit if he dares to continue raiding tombs.”
”Yes, I know what to do.”
”Has a replacement for Yuan Mingzhu been found yet?” she asked.
Pan Zhenghui let out a sigh and answered, ”I would have informed you long ago had I found a replacement. It's not that easy to find someone like her. We thought we had finally found one a couple of days ago, but he turned out to be a swindler. Xiaoning, please just come back to join us. It's alright even if you can only afford to spare a few days a week to assist in solving cases. There are still cases from a few decades ago that haven't been solved yet. Since there are no outsiders now, I shall be frank with you. Some cases can never be cracked without your help. It's not that we don't have sufficient evidence, we just don't have the means of authority to do it.”
”What do you mean?”
”Don't you get it?” Pan Zhenghui lowered his voice and spoke as softly as possible, ”The criminals of those cases have a powerful family background and we can't touch them.”
An Xiaoning said, ”How about I resume my duty as the leader of the Special Investigation Unit? However, I can't report to the station every single day because I have lots of personal issues to handle. I can only free up a few days per month perhaps to drop by. My attendance won't be consistent.”