Official Career Storm
Chapter 441

Chapter 441: Chapter 441

"Closing the net?"

Wu Qiangwei instantly understood his meaning, "Now?"

Song Guanchao shook his head, "Wait a bit longer."

Wu Qiangwei was annoyed, her face turning cold in an instant, "Secretary Song, are you toying with me?"

"Cough, no," Song Guanchao quickly replied. "Indeed, we need to close the net, but not right now. Isn’t there an expanded Standing Committee meeting on Wednesday?"

Wu Qiangwei asked, "Are you planning to bring it up at the meeting?"

"It won’t be necessary for me to do so."

Song Guanchao smiled confidently, "There will be people more anxious than us. The role of the Secretary is to step forward and save the day after the incident occurs. Only in this way can your abilities be highlighted, Secretary."

Wu Qiangwei thought for a moment and asked, "Where are we at now?"

"The finance bureau is transferring the money today."

Wu Qiangwei understood.

Transferring the money today meant that the money was being moved.

"That’s not right," Wu Qiangwei said. "He won’t be able to flee if the money is not transferred overseas."

Song Guanchao hummed in agreement, "So he must find a way to transfer the money overseas. The finance bureau’s funds will arrive by tomorrow at the latest. Hou Wen will certainly try to move the money abroad tomorrow."

"I remember Hou Wen went to Fucheng University? It seems that once he returns from Fucheng University, he’ll try to flee."

At this point, Song Guanchao suddenly frowned, "The timing might not be right."

Today was Monday, and the expanded Standing Committee meeting was set for Wednesday.

The money would arrive tomorrow.

But Hou Wen himself needed to return to Dujiang City before he would try to flee.

He probably wouldn’t be able to flee in time for the meeting.

"Secretary, shall we postpone the meeting for a few days?"

"We can’t postpone it," Wu Qiangwei shook her head. "It would be too obvious."

Song Guanchao clicked his tongue and said, "Then we won’t postpone. If we can’t make it, we can’t make it. The outcome will be the same regardless."

"Once Hou Wen flees, Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng will be the most anxious. After all, the budget for the high-speed rail project is involved, and they would have no choice but to bear the responsibility."

Wu Qiangwei asked, "Can Hou Wen really escape?"

This was Wu Qiangwei’s primary concern.

Someone was certainly watching Hou Wen in secret; any slight movement on his part would be detected immediately.

"With Hou Wen’s caution, he could definitely flee if he wants. He Sen has surely assigned people to monitor him, and his people might not be very professional. But I’ve also asked Director Liang to monitor him."

"When it comes to professionalism, I trust Director Liang more."

"Hou Wen may avoid He Sen’s people, but he won’t be able to escape Director Liang’s surveillance."

Wu Qiangwei asked, "You plan to wait until he flees to arrest him?"

"Exactly."

"What if he actually gets away?"

"He won’t!" Song Guanchao was very confident.

Wu Qiangwei shook her head, "We can’t take such a risk, and there’s no need to wait for him to attempt to flee."

"What do you mean, Secretary?"

"What I mean is, once he transfers the money, we have the director of Dujiang City’s finance bureau come to the city to report it, and then we immediately execute the arrest."

Wu Qiangwei said, "This way, we can make it in time for Wednesday’s Standing Committee meeting."

Song Guanchao thought about it for a moment and understood her point.

He actually hoped to wait until Hou Wen was about to flee and then coordinate the finance bureau director’s report.

But there was indeed some risk involved.

Because he couldn’t be sure exactly when Hou Wen would try to flee; the timing definitely couldn’t be controlled perfectly.

And, most importantly, it was about the money.

Once the money was out, Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng would start panicking.

Whether Hou Wen fled or not was less important.

"Then we’ll do as the Secretary suggests."

Song Guanchao said, "I’ll check with County Magistrate Fu on when Hou Wen will return. If he doesn’t come back before Wednesday, we’ll need to coordinate with the Fucheng Police Department for the arrest."

"Okay, go and finalize these matters."

"Alright."

Leaving the office, Song Guanchao contacted Fu Ying.

Fu Ying, however, did not know Hou Wen’s itinerary and could only indirectly inquire through Hou Wen’s secretary by beating around the bush.

An hour later, Song Guanchao obtained definite news.

Hou Wen had already booked his return ticket for Wednesday morning, flying directly from Fucheng to Lingjiang City International Airport.

He went to report to Wu Qiangwei, saying, "On Wednesday, I’ll arrange for the Director of the Finance Bureau to come forward and report, and then have Director Qin arrest him directly at the airport."

"Okay, do just that."

...

At two fifty in the afternoon that same day, at Hongfeng Hotel in Lingjiang City,

Song Guanchao had reserved an entire floor of rooms on the second level.

The key leaders and financial officers of nine companies were all taken into custody.

Each person was isolated in a separate room, undergoing interrogation by Lu Feng and his team.

"After the money was deposited, where did Hou Wen ask you to transfer it?"

"To offshore accounts on Hong Kong Island."

"Are these accounts private or corporate?"

"Corporate."

"Whose are they?"

"Officer, I really don’t know. I’m only responsible for making the transfers."

"Provide me with the other party’s account information."

The nine companies were to transfer money in batches to twenty-four offshore accounts on Hong Kong Island.

After more than an hour of interrogation, Lu Feng handed over the collected account information to Song Guanchao.

Song Guanchao, looking over the account information, called Liang Jianfeng, "Mr. Liang, I need your help to check on a few people."

He sent over the information of the account holders.

This step was crucial!

Firstly, the money had to be transferred out.

Because as long as the money was still domestically within the country, Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng would be able to deal with it.

But once transferred out, they would be helpless.

Of course, Song Guanchao would not actually allow the money to be transferred out, even if he controlled the holders of the offshore accounts.

What he needed to do was simple: first, take control of the offshore account holders.

Next, redirect the money to an offshore account he could control.

The holders of these accounts, under his control, were then needed to convey a false message to Hou Wen that the "money was received," making Hou Wen believe the money had already been transferred out.

...

Meanwhile, in a hotel room next to Fucheng University, Hou Wen also received a call from Director Wang Shujing of the Finance Bureau.

A total of seven billion in fiscal funds had been transferred according to contractual agreement.

Hou Wen took out a new cellphone and contacted the responsible persons of those nine companies individually,

asking them to inform him immediately once the money was deposited.

He then called Director Yao.

"Xiao Yao, your green card has been arranged. Now, go to Taohu Town, I’ll send you a number, call him once you’re there."

"Okay, sure."

After the call, Hou Wen dialed a number saved as "Xiao Wu" on the new phone.

"Uncle Hou, what can I do for you?"

"Xiao Wu, go to Taohu Town and capture Yao Jinsheng."

"Got it."

After making these calls, Hou Wen leaned back in the chair and let out a sigh of relief.

The money would arrive by tomorrow at the latest.

After it was deposited, it would be transferred to the Hong Kong Island accounts through those nine companies.

These nine companies all had qualifications for foreign trade, allowing for immediate transfer and receipt of funds overseas.

The money issue was resolved.

He was also ready to leave.

Arresting Director Yao was the backup plan he had in case he needed to protect himself.

In all likelihood, this backup would not need to be used.

But he was accustomed to leaving himself a way out in everything he did, better safe than sorry.

Should any mishaps occur, Yao Jinsheng would be the key to whether he could extricate himself or not.

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