Official Career Storm
Chapter 517

Chapter 517: Chapter 517

Soon, the forensic colleagues found the information.

"Eh~" the young officer uttered softly.

The colleague from the provincial office asked, "What’s up?"

The young officer said, "This gun is marked as scrapped. It was supposed to be destroyed uniformly seven years ago. It’s not supposed to exist. How did it end up here?"

The colleague from the provincial office immediately looked at Yao Jinsheng, who was also dumbstruck.

So it really was a gun from the station?

Faced with the gaze from the provincial colleague, Yao Jinsheng hurriedly explained, "I wasn’t the director seven years ago; this definitely has nothing to do with me."

The colleague from the provincial office asked, "Who was the police chief seven years ago?"

Yao Jinsheng said, "It was County Magistrate Hou’s concurrent role..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Yao Jinsheng suddenly froze on the spot, his mind struck by lightning.

This police gun, which should have been scrapped, appeared in a drug dealer’s hands.

This drug dealer... he had caught him.

And at that time, it was on Hou Wen’s orders that he went to get the green card.

He truly believed the other party was a drug dealer.

But the presence of the gun made him instantly understand some things.

The person who kidnapped him was not a drug dealer.

It was Hou Wen’s arrangement!

From the start, Hou Wen never intended to give him a green card.

From the start, he intended to kidnap him!

And just a few days after he was kidnapped, Hou Wen escaped!

Yao Jinsheng’s thoughts suddenly became crystal clear.

He understood that Hou Wen was planning to use him as an escape route!

Realizing this, Yao Jinsheng felt a layer of cold sweat soaking through his back.

And to think he had believed his old leader was trustworthy, his first reaction to any problem was to turn to him for help.

In the end, this bastard never regarded him as one of his own from the start.

He saw him as a dog, a dog that could be discarded at any time.

A dog that could be used to negotiate with officials when necessary!

Thinking about his conversation with Hou Wen the previous night, he was filled with trepidation.

Would Hou Wen turn around and sell him out?

Very likely!

Yao Jinsheng increasingly panicked, his face turning pale.

"Director Yao, Director Yao?"

The colleague from the provincial office called out several times.

"Ah?"

Yao Jinsheng snapped back to reality: "What is it?"

The colleague from the provincial office said with concern, "Director Yao, you look a bit off. Are you feeling all right?"

"I’m a little dizzy." Yao Jinsheng didn’t dare show any abnormality, managing a stiff smile, "Maybe I caught a chill while sleeping last night."

The colleague from the provincial office didn’t think much of it since the gun had nothing to do with him.

With the source of the gun identified, the colleague from the provincial office didn’t linger and promptly left.

Yao Jinsheng returned to his office, locked the door behind him, and smoked almost half a box of cigarettes while pondering what to do next.

He no longer trusted Hou Wen; the bastard was no good.

But the money had already been transferred.

He stopped thinking about the money; it was useless.

He was now a hundred percent certain Hou Wen would definitely sell him out!

Just like the last time he had someone kidnap him.

His conversation with Hou Wen last night had probably already been learned by Song Guanchao.

Thirty million was the evidence.

However, he realized that even without those thirty million, he was bound to be caught sooner or later.

He had to save himself!

He still had to make a trip to the detention center today.

At least for now, he couldn’t reveal any flaws; first, he needed to see what kind of advice Hou Wen would give him, and then make further plans.

But before all that, he had to prepare an exit strategy in advance.

Most of his money was in his wife’s name and in the hands of several mistresses, as well as in companies his relatives had opened over the years, where he had shares.

Excluding the thirty million he scraped together yesterday, he could still muster around twenty million in cash.

But he didn’t dare to do it now.

If he hadn’t been under surveillance before today,

The chances were now extremely high that he was.

The moment he dared to touch the money again, he feared the authorities would arrest him on the spot.

He was a bit headache-ridden.

Without money, even if he fled, he wouldn’t be able to survive.

He thought hard and actually came up with a plan.

He reached for his cellphone, was about to make a call, then put it down and took out a seldom-used phone from the drawer.

He inserted a SIM card, powered it up, and dialed a number.

"Mr. Li, you’ve heard about Lu Xiaotian’s situation, haven’t you?"

"I’ve heard, Director Yao, but I assure you, I’m not involved."

"Not involved just because you say so? What about your share in those factories that were acquired?"

"Let me tell you, the city is investigating this matter right now, and you might very well end up inside yourself!"

"Director Yao, you’ve got to help me. If I go in, you’ll be implicated too."

Damn it!

He’s fucking threatening me now!

Yao Jinsheng held back from cursing and said in a softer tone, "I called you because there’s a solution, otherwise why would I bother?"

Mr. Li also breathed a sigh of relief, "I knew Director Yao would have a way."

Yao Jinsheng said, "I’ll give you an account number, transfer thirty million to it later."

"Thirty million?" Mr. Li gasped in shock, "Do you want my life, Director Yao!"

"Don’t give me that crap, transfer it if you don’t want to go to jail."

"It’s not that I don’t want to transfer, I truly don’t have that much."

"So how much do you have?"

"Maybe seven, eight... five million at most."

"Go to hell!" Yao Jinsheng exploded with anger, "Fifteen million, not a penny less, who do you think I’m helping here? If you have your own way out, I wouldn’t want a dime from you!"

"Ten million, Director Yao, that’s all I can gather."

In the end, Yao Jinsheng, through a mix of intimidation and cajoling, obtained ten million.

After that, he used the same tactic and collected twenty million from a few other local businessmen.

The thirty million he’d lost the night before had returned.

And this money was unbelievably clean.

He didn’t believe the authorities could have everyone under surveillance, could they?

After the money was in the account, Yao Jinsheng made another call, "Shuangzi, just got thirty million on the account, find an underground bank to transfer it to Hong Kong Island, make the transfer tonight."

"Brother-in-law, what’s going on? You’re not being investigated, are you?"

"Your mother’s being investigated!"

Hearing those words, he became as agitated as if triggered.

When he calmed down, he continued, "Also, find another underground bank to arrange my exit paperwork."

Shuangzi was frightened, "Brother-in-law, are you really being investigated?"

This time Yao Jinsheng didn’t explode in anger but fell silent for two seconds, then hummed, "I’ll probably be implicated, but they can’t trace it to me yet."

"Make sure you handle what I asked for quickly. Contact me when it’s time for me to move."

"Okay, leave it to me!"

After hanging up, Yao Jinsheng removed the SIM card.

He glanced at the time and set off for Lingjiang City.

When he arrived at the detention center, Song Guanchao also received a call and came to the detention center.

Inside, Song Guanchao eavesdropped at the door.

"Old leader, the money has been transferred."

"Yes, I got the call."

"So now you can teach me what to do, right?"

"It’s simple."

Yao Jinsheng showed an eager expression.

Hou Wen said, "You make a run for it on the day the police move to arrest Lu Xiaotian."

Yao Jinsheng looked as if he had an epiphany, "You’re indeed a veteran leader, you’ve picked the perfect timing!"

"Before you flee, you need to make preparations, like, a plane ticket, cash."

"You can’t use your original identity anymore, I’ll recommend someone to you, go see him..."

Yao Jinsheng listened quietly, noting down these words without showing any sign of alarm.

After more than half an hour of conversation, as Song Guanchao saw him leaving, he stepped out first.

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