manynovel Chapter 9 The Liang family's hidden hand? Then let's cut it off!
Chapter 9 The Liang family's hidden hand? Then let's cut it off!
Can't be bothered?
In his past life, he repeatedly bent his knees because he always thought he "couldn't afford to offend anyone".
In the end, he angered everyone, including himself.
He reached out and snatched the file back from Liu Jianguo's hand without a word.
He turned to the page containing information about key figures.
Liang Bin.
An unfamiliar name, yet bearing a familiar surname.
The small print below notes: Distant relative of the Liang family in Handong.
A cold smile slowly crept onto Qi Tongwei's lips.
Really haunted.
He thought that by being exiled to this border region thousands of miles away, he had already escaped that quagmire.
Unexpectedly, the Liang family's influence has spread so far.
They wanted to tell themselves this way.
No matter where you flee to, you will always be in the shadow of the Liang family.
If they want you to stand, you can't sit.
If I want you to shut up, you can't make a sound.
[Ding! A god-tier option has been triggered!]
The clash of fates is ever-present, and the shadow of the Liang family looms once more. What choice will you make?
Option 1: Heed the advice and abandon the investigation. Protect yourself and acknowledge the limits of your power.
[Reward: None.]
[Punishment: Dignity -50. Gain the negative status 'Heart of Cowardice' (will experience physical discomfort and fear when facing people or things related to the Liang family).]
Option Two: Outwardly comply but inwardly resist, conduct a secret investigation. Completely sever the Liang family's influence and make them pay the price.
[Reward: Dignity Points +80. Special reward obtained: 'Future Information Fragment (Clue to the Liang Family's Black Account)'!]
[Risk: Extremely High! Once exposed, you will face even more frenzied and direct retaliation from the Liang family, possibly including assassination!]
Qi Tongwei's gaze swept across the system panel.
His choice didn't even require thinking.
"I choose option two."
"Chief, you're right."
Qi Tongwei closed the file, a "compliant" smile on his face that reassured Liu Jianguo.
"I was too young and too naive."
"Let's leave this case here."
Seeing that Qi Tongwei had "come to his senses," Liu Jianguo breathed a long sigh of relief.
What he feared most was that this "lone wolf" would be unaware of its own strength and crash headfirst into the south wall, killing itself.
"It's good that you understand."
Liu Jianguo patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"Let's get ready for a victory celebration! We're drinking until we drop!"
Qi Tongwei smiled and nodded, putting the files back in their original places.
However, from an angle unnoticed by anyone, his fingertips lightly traced the name "Liang Bin".
night.
The celebration banquet in Mopan Town was lively and filled with the smell of alcohol.
Qi Tongwei became the undisputed protagonist, surrounded by a group of veteran police officers who took turns toasting him.
He accepted all drinks without hesitation, finishing every cup in one gulp, his generosity earning cheers from everyone.
After a few rounds of drinks, he pretended to be unable to hold his liquor and was helped back to his dormitory by one of Chen Hai's fellow villagers.
Lying on the creaking iron bunk bed, listening to the fading noise outside, Qi Tongwei's eyes suddenly opened in the darkness.
There was no trace of intoxication in it, only a chilling clarity.
He rolled out of bed, his movements as light as a cat in the night.
He changed into an inconspicuous black outfit, and his whole being blended into the night.
The place he was going to was Liang Bin's office in town.
Liang Bin is ostensibly a poverty alleviation cadre sent down from the city, and his office is located in the town government compound.
Qi Tongwei had already gone to see it during the day.
The security there was lax; there were only two drowsy gatekeepers.
He moved silently, like a ghost, clinging to the shadows along the base of the wall.
In his eyes, the town government's wall was nothing more than a facade.
The [Grandmaster-level Fighting Technique] he possessed not only combat skills, but also mastery over his physical limits.
He simply took a running start, lightly placed his arm on the top of the wall, and like a weightless leaf, quietly flipped over.
It landed silently.
【Eagle Eye Vision】Activated.
The entire compound's structure, the guards' patrol routes, and the blind spots of the surveillance cameras instantly formed a three-dimensional image in his mind.
He precisely avoided all the surveillance cameras.
In a few quick movements, they arrived at the second floor where Liang Bin's office was located.
The door was an old-fashioned wooden door, and the lock cylinder was also old.
Qi Tongwei took out a wire that he had prepared beforehand from his pocket.
His ability to recreate crime scenes at Conan-level perfection (trace evidence) gives him an intimate knowledge of the lock cylinder's internal structure.
Insert the wire into the keyhole and gently poke it.
"Click".
With a soft click, the door opened.
He slipped inside and gently closed the door behind him.
The entire process takes no more than ten seconds.
In the office, a strong smell of cheap cigarettes mixed with tea wafted through the air.
Qi Tongwei did not turn on the light.
The moonlight streamed in through the window, enough for him to see everything clearly.
His gaze, like the most precise scanner, swept across every corner of the room.
Bookshelves, filing cabinets, desks...
His ability in trace evidence allows him to see subtle clues that are imperceptible to ordinary people.
The third-row copy of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" on the bookshelf has some abnormal wear marks.
In the lower right corner of the filing cabinet, there is a patch of dust that is thinner than the rest.
The handle of the second drawer on the left side of the desk has a sheen from repeated wiping.
These are all disguises.
It was a trap deliberately left by Liang Bin to mislead the searchers.
Qi Tongwei's gaze finally fell on an inconspicuous corner under the desk.
There was a tiny, almost invisible gap in the baseboard there.
There are very faint scratches left by long-term scratching with fingernails at the edge.
found it.
He squatted down and gently scratched it with his fingertip.
A wooden board was silently removed, revealing a black safe box behind it.
It's a combination lock.
Qi Tongwei's brows furrowed slightly.
If this password is forcibly cracked, it will trigger an alarm.
He can't take that risk.
Just then, the system's voice arrived as scheduled.
[Ding! Host is facing difficulties. 'Future Information Fragment (Clue to the Liang Family's Black Account)' activated!]
[Rewards being distributed...]
In an instant, a string of chaotic characters appeared in Qi Tongwei's mind without warning.
That's neither a calculation nor an analysis.
Instead, it provides a direct and explicit answer.
"05LBA915"
It is the birth date of Liang Bin's son, plus the abbreviation of his wife's name.
Qi Tongwei reached out and calmly pressed the string of numbers onto the keypad.
"Beep".
The safe opened with a click.
There was no cash or gold inside.
There was only one black, encrypted USB drive.
A knowing glint flashed in Qi Tongwei's eyes.
He took out a miniature laptop from his pocket; it was the latest model he had asked Chen Hai to get for him from the provincial capital.
Insert the USB drive.
A verification window with double encryption immediately popped up on the computer screen.
[Ding! Future Information Fragments remain active...]
Another string of codes clearly appeared in his mind.
It was the military unit number that Old Master Liang used to serve in.
enter password.
The encrypted folder was opened instantly.
The light from the screen illuminated Qi Tongwei's cold and stern face.
His breathing paused for a moment.
The USB drive contains two separate folders.
One of them contains detailed transaction records of the "Long Snake" drug trafficking network, including everything from the source of the drugs and transportation routes to downstream distribution.
Liang Bin is not a poverty alleviation cadre at all; he is a key figure planted within the government by "Long Snake" to launder money and pull strings!
The other folder, however, caused Qi Tongwei's pupils to constrict instantly.
Inside were all accounts.
A series of shocking sums of money flowed from Liang Bin's account through dozens of shell companies, like trickles of water, eventually ending up in a secret account pointing to Handong.
Next to each transfer, there is a clear note.
"Young Master Liang Fan's Beijing sports car."
"Miss Lu's European shopping collection".
"Secretary's activity funds".
……
All of this is dirty money that the Liang family squeezed out of drug money by abusing their power!
It is the foundation of their luxurious lifestyle and immense power!
As Qi Tongwei stared at the lines of cold text on the screen, a raging fire burned within him.
This is what is known as a powerful family that is high and mighty!
Their glory and their dignity are all built on the bones of countless broken families!
He was not blinded by anger.
He calmly copied all the data from the USB drive and saved it to his other USB drive.
Then he restored everything to its original state.
Close the fuse box and put the baseboard back in place.
He even restored the documents on the table to their original angles, just as he remembered them.
【Conan-level perfect crime scene reconstruction】, which can be used not only for investigation, but also for erasing traces.
He came, but it was as if he had never been here.
After leaving the town government compound, Qi Tongwei did not return to his dormitory.
He went around to the town's only post office.
He stuffed the USB drive containing all the evidence, along with an unsigned whistleblower letter, into a manila envelope.
He wrote the mailing address on the envelope clearly.
"To Secretary Yang of the Southwest Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection"
He did not send it to Handong.
Because he knew that in Handong, the Liang family would easily suppress this letter.
What he needs to do is ignite this fire from the outside.
Drop the envelope into the green mailbox.
With a loud "clang".
The sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.
Qi Tongwei turned and left, his figure disappearing back into the darkness.
An invisible net has quietly been cast over this remote border town.
Its target is that seemingly unshakeable towering tree in Handong, which has long been hollowed out by termites.