met free Chapter 13 Negotiation, is there also an achievement reward for this?
Chapter 13 Negotiation, is there also an achievement reward for this?
"No need." Cai Yuanqi's first reaction was that this was a sales call, and he was about to hang up.
and many more……
Li's Cultural Hotel, Li's...Cultural...Hotel, does this refer to Li Wenbin?
Why would the other party use code words? Did they know they might be being monitored by the Political Department?
Is this someone from inside the police force?
"So, could you tell me what's particularly worthwhile about this hotel for investment? The market isn't doing too well right now."
While dealing with the situation, Cai Yuanqi walked towards the church window.
Pan Junheng frowned as he observed Cai Yuanqi.
What's wrong with this guy? He was talking to me about a "big deal" worth 800 million, and suddenly he's chatting with a real estate salesperson?
Something's strange.
"Mr. Cai, the location of this hotel is very special, and very few people know about it. Moreover... the original owner may still have some original documents about the surrounding municipal planning, which may affect Mr. Cai's big business."
The location of the land = a hiding place, the original owner = Li Wenbin, the municipal planning documents = incriminating evidence that Li Wenbin may have, and the big business naturally refers to the affairs of Huang Jiahui and the Pan family.
The young man on the other end of the phone was cautious, but I didn't have time to play code games with him anymore.
"Time and place, I'll come over and talk to you."
"We await Mr. Cai's arrival at the old shipyard of Baisha Bay Wharf at 3 PM tomorrow."
Cai Yuanqi put the mobile phone back in his pocket and walked towards Pan Junheng.
"It was just a little incident. A nice young man wanted to talk business with me," he said casually.
Pan Junheng gave him a deep look: "Send him abroad, and I'll give you 2000 million US dollars a year, on the condition that his safety is guaranteed."
Cai Yuanqi was taken aback: "You don't want him to come home?"
Pan Junheng slowly stood up and walked towards the statue of the Virgin Mary.
"For people like us, every day is about solving all sorts of problems."
"Of course, sometimes you also have to deal with the people who create the problems."
"Furthermore, you have never been qualified to be my equal."
……
The next afternoon, at Pak Sha Wan Pier in Sai Kung, at the old shipyard.
The interior of the empty factory was dimly lit, with only a few rays of sunlight filtering in through gaps in the roof.
Cai Yuanqi arrived on time, dressed in a casual suit, with a steady gait.
Two expressionless bodyguards followed behind him and stepped forward to search Shen Shaofeng.
"Inspector Choi." Shen Shaofeng, who had arrived earlier, nodded to him.
Cai Yuanqi stopped about five meters away from him and quickly scanned the surrounding environment.
"Shen Shaofeng, it really is you."
Cai Yuanqi slowly began, "A new recruit from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau. He killed a bandit at the Kwai Chung warehouse, and then disappeared with Li Wenbin at Jiangnanlou. He was taken away by the Political Department and the Internal Investigation Bureau one after another, but came out unharmed. Remarkable."
After receiving that mysterious phone call yesterday, he went back and investigated Li Wenbin's subordinates, easily identifying Shen Shaofeng, who was still able to move freely outside.
"It's an honor for me that Inspector Choi knows me so well."
"The doors to the Political Department and the Internal Investigation Section aren't places where just anyone can come and go unscathed. Especially the Political Department—what methods did you use to get them to let you off the hook?"
Cai Yuanqi had no interest in exchanging pleasantries with Shen Shaofeng and went straight to testing the waters.
Shen Shaofeng met his gaze and said frankly, "Nothing special, just cooperating with the questioning and explaining everything I know. The Political Department probably thinks that as a newcomer, I'm just following my superiors and don't know any inside information, so there's no point in detaining me."
"As for the internal investigation department, my colleagues were very fair. They knew I was forced to throw away my appointment certificate and let me go."
He was telling the truth, but only part of the truth.
Cai Yuanqi remained noncommittal, hands on his hips: "You said on the phone that you had a business deal to discuss. Now, tell me about it."
"Since Inspector Choi is being so direct, I won't beat around the bush either. I know where Lee Man-bun is currently hiding, and he also told me some things about you, Inspector Choi."
Shen Shaofeng lit a cigarette and confronted Cai Yuanqi directly.
Cai Yuanqi had anticipated this, but he was unsure how much Li Wenbin had revealed to Shen Shaofeng and had to prepare for the worst.
He stared at Shen Shaofeng and asked, word by word, "What did he tell you?"
He said, "Inspector Cai, you're dishonest. You betrayed me and almost got me killed."
"Oh, so what do you think?"
"I think that those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles. Inspector Li is too naive and doesn't know how to be flexible."
Shen Shaofeng exhaled a smoke ring and revealed his true thoughts about Li Wenbin at this stage.
"Words are no proof. What evidence do you have to prove you know MB's whereabouts?"
"Of course I have evidence."
Shen Shaofeng took an ordinary envelope out of his pocket.
"Here are two photos, taken this morning. The location is outside the window of where Inspector Lee is currently hiding. You can take a look first. If you find them valuable, we can discuss the next steps."
Cai Yuanqi gave his bodyguard a wink.
The bodyguard stepped forward, took the envelope, checked it, and then handed it to Cai Yuanqi.
Cai Yuanqi pulled out the photo.
The two photos are shown. One is taken from outside a building window, looking diagonally into the room, where Li Wenbin can be vaguely seen resting in bed.
The other photo is a distant view of the building's exterior, revealing it to be an inconspicuous old village house located by the sea in a secluded environment.
The photo appears to have been taken secretly, from an odd angle. There's an inconspicuous date and timestamp in the lower right corner, indicating it was taken this morning.
Cai Yuanqi put away the envelope, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "You want money? Name your price."
In his view, since Shen Shaofeng already knew that he had embezzled the ransom but did not report it, things would be much easier to handle.
"I don't want money," Shen Shaofeng shook his head. "I want an opportunity, a chance to do something big with Inspector Cai."
"Oh?" Cai Yuanqi narrowed his eyes. "You think you're qualified to work for me?"
Shen Shaofeng didn't answer. He flicked his right index finger, and the cigarette butt, still sparking, shot straight at the face of the bodyguard on the left. The bodyguard instinctively turned his head to dodge.
At the same instant, Shen Shaofeng ducked forward and slid along the ground toward the bodyguard on his right.
The bodyguard reacted extremely quickly, his hand already reaching for his ribs.
The moment Shen Shaofeng slid in, he raised his left palm and precisely struck the opponent's wrist, sending the gun flying out of his hand. He then followed up with a powerful elbow strike to the ribs, causing the bodyguard to groan and bend over.
He caught the pistol in mid-air with his right hand, turned around, and pointed the gun at the bodyguard on his left who had just swatted away the cigarette butt.
Shen Shaofeng kept his gun pointed steadily at the two men, but his eyes were fixed on Cai Yuanqi.
"Officer Choi, how about this?"
Instead of getting angry, Cai Yuanqi laughed and clapped his hands, saying, "Hahaha, excellent! Your skills and intelligence are both impressive. I admire you."
"Here's what we'll do: use this gun to get Li Wenbin's head for me, and I'll take it from you."
Shen Shaofeng shook his head: "Inspector Cai, this is inappropriate. As far as I know, Inspector Li has already reached some agreements with the head of Lao Wan, and his father, Li Shutang..."
……
Ten minutes later, Cai Yuanqi had already left with his bodyguards. Shen Shaofeng breathed a sigh of relief, finally achieving his initial goal.
Suddenly, a system notification popped up.
[The host has infiltrated two factions for the first time, unlocking the achievement "Double Agent"]
[Reward: Proficiency in Communication Skills - Expert Level]
[Host has been detected to possess mastery of rhetoric - Grandmaster level, conflict has occurred!]
[Under repair...]
[Repair complete. Reward: Micro-expression analysis - Expert level]