Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1010 - 1051 Cao Bin’s True Conspiracy

Chapter 1010: Chapter 1051 Cao Bin’s True Conspiracy

Everyone had just finished eating and were about to leave when Lin Qiong entered the room, her face visibly exhausted.

Li Yifei went up to greet her and took her police uniform, frowning as he asked, "Didn’t you sleep again last night?"

Lin Qiong yawned and replied, "No, I didn’t. We received a tip that a large batch of drugs entered Mile City last night, but despite investigating all night, we got nowhere. It’s really giving me a headache; drugs have been rampant in Mile City lately. We’ve been strictly checking all channels, yet so much is still getting through."

Li Yifei said with concern, "This isn’t a situation that arose in just a day or two, don’t push yourself too hard. Besides, there are many other officers, why exhaust yourself like this?"

Lin Qiong glared at him and said, "I am a police officer; it’s my duty. How can I slack off? No matter how tough or tiring, I must eliminate the drugs from Mile City completely."

Knowing Lin Qiong’s personality, Li Yifei understood that advising her was futile. She always wanted to prove herself, to show she could handle things not just because of Li Yifei’s help. As a strong-willed woman, getting her to change her mind was exceedingly difficult.

"I won’t keep you, I need to grab something to eat and then get some sleep," Lin Qiong said, pushing past Li Yifei and heading straight to the dining hall where she began to eat voraciously.

Li Yifei shook his head, lacking the energy to assist with this matter for the moment, and knowing Lin Qiong wouldn’t have accepted his help anyway. For now, he’d have Sophia keep an eye on her to ensure her safety.

Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er had dropped their child off at school and then went to the office together. Ning Xin’er was happiest at times like these, even more so than living with Li Yifei, because this allowed her to take care of him like a wife should, constantly being able to see him.

Li Yifei focused on the emails from his subordinates that had come in yesterday, containing data on Sun Nenghui’s company and his latest activities.

Previously, Li Yifei hadn’t intended to harm Sun Nenghui, but after what he had done to Xu Yingying last time, Li Yifei couldn’t let him off. If he didn’t deal with him harshly and incapacitate him from causing harm again, he would always be a ticking time bomb.

Sun Nenghui must also have feared that Li Yifei was after him, so he had been keeping a low profile these days, always accompanied by several highly-paid bodyguards whenever he went out. Yet, Li Yifei wasn’t looking to use martial strength against Sun Nenghui now; he wanted to bankrupt his company and leave him with nothing.

After reviewing the data, Li Yifei made a few calls. He had recently recruited several business elites who had made a name for themselves with classical cases of corporate mergers and acquisitions. Due to certain special circumstances, they were unable to appear in formal settings, but Li Yifei provided them with substantial protection. Having had previous dealings with them, they knew of Li Yifei’s capabilities and were willing to work for him.

Ning Xin’er watched Li Yifei with gleaming eyes, admiring the strategic acumen of this man, her man... How could she not feel fortunate?

In the days that followed, life was relatively peaceful. Li Yifei worked during the day and spent his evenings at home with his family. Zheng Yuling had truly become his woman, and the household was full of harmony and laughter. Other than work, the favorite topic of discussion was who might be pregnant, but it seemed like Li Yifei hadn’t been very effective lately; other than Su Mengxin, no one else showed signs of pregnancy.

Meng Qianjun, Gu Yanan, and Wei Zijun had not had contact with Li Yifei recently, but he knew they had been making a series of moves in Mile City. Meng Qianjun, handling entertainment businesses, had taken over several major dance halls and sauna industries. With his backing, the police in Mile City didn’t dare trouble him, although people from the underworld had tried a few times, only to be beaten severely by Meng Qianjun himself. After several such instances, they learned not to mess with him. This guy was not only powerful but also a madman; anyone who crossed him got beaten, relying purely on his fists to communicate.

Meng Qianjun’s business thus clashed with Brother Hu’s interests. Believing in the predominant strength of a local force, Brother Hu wanted to negotiate with Meng Qianjun. However, Meng Qianjun didn’t give him any face, and even got Brother Hu’s men into some trouble.

This irritated Brother Hu, but he sensed that Meng Qianjun was no ordinary person and specifically sought out Li Yifei to discuss the situation.

Li Yifei didn’t have the energy to directly confront Meng Qianjun at the moment, so for now, he asked Brother Hu to bide his time. Brother Hu was very obedient to Li Yifei’s commands and restrained his men from clashing with Meng Qianjun. Although it appeared somewhat passive, he completely trusted that Li Yifei had a purpose in his approach.

Gu Yanan was in close contact with several large companies and seemed to be planning to invest in major businesses or corporations; therefore, he wasn’t rushing into actions and continued with negotiations.

Meng Qianjun had specifically set up an investment company and already had some business dealings. With his capabilities, vision, and a team of elite subordinates, he was naturally managing things smoothly in Mile City.

These three men had been very busy lately, it seemed all were focused on making money, and none had crossed paths with Li Yifei. But Li Yifei knew that sooner or later, they would come face to face.

Time quickly passed, and half a month later, Xu Yingying’s company’s goods were rejected for the third time in Southeast Asia, which really infuriated her. The batch had undergone strict inspection before leaving the factory and was definitely fine.

But what happened next was even more unexpected for Xu Yingying; when the goods were returned to the port, they were immediately seized by the police.

Xu Yingying hurriedly called Lin Qiong, trying to find out what was going on with the shipment, but Lin Qiong wasn’t answering her calls at the time, which made Xu Yingying even more anxious. She then called Li Yifei.

After listening to Xu Yingying, Li Yifei first comforted her with a few words, then he also tried calling Lin Qiong, but she did not answer either, leaving Yifei somewhat at a loss for words. He could only call Chief of the Public Security Bureau Ning Changzheng, who quickly answered the call.

"Young Master Li, I was just about to call you," Ning said.

"What happened?" Li Yifei asked directly.

"Well, the shipments that your company received back from Southeast Asia were found to contain a large amount of drugs, so we had to detain the goods. I wanted Little Lin to notify you, but since she is the lead investigator on this case, she insisted on not calling you to avoid any conflict of interest."

Li Yifei was initially shocked, but soon understood the whole situation and said, "Director Ning, please pass a message to Qiongqiong for me, tell her to handle the matter strictly by the book. I won’t hold her back."

No wonder the recent shipments from Southeast Asia were all sent back; it turned out that Cao Bin had been using them to transport drugs. Since the shipments cleared customs once shipped, the customs declarations were much easier to handle; moreover, given Su Mengxin’s influence, the customs were very accommodating to Dreamfly Company’s products and inspections were lax, which allowed Cao Bin to smoothly bring in the drugs.

This move was indeed very clever. It seemed like Cao Bin incurred some losses, but compared to the huge profits from drugs, these losses were negligible.

However, Lin Qiong was really impressive for discovering the drugs here. When this girl got serious, she was truly remarkable.

Dreamfly Company was quickly sealed off by the police, not just the company but also the factory. Xu Yingying, He Fangqing, Michelle, and other company leaders were all taken in by the police. The factory situation was even more severe as the police conducted a thorough search there, and Xu Shanshan and others couldn’t escape; they were all brought to the Public Security Bureau.

And Lin Qiong was the one who issued these orders.

Having these people taken away, Li Yifei had no choice but to confront Lin Qiong directly.

Lin Qiong was sitting in her office, lost in thought, and didn’t notice Li Yifei’s entrance until he put his hand on her shoulder, causing her to suddenly turn around.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Li Yifei asked with a smile.

Lin Qiong’s mouth twitched, then with a bitter smile, she said, "After all the investigation, I never expected that the biggest drug dealer would turn out to be my own family member."

Li Yifei smiled and asked, "Do you believe that Yingying and the others did it?"

Lin Qiong gave Li Yifei a look and said, "Of course, I don’t believe it, but since the company is involved now, if we can’t solve the case soon, the company can’t operate. That would be a significant blow to the company."

"Then solve it," he said. "You’ve managed to get this far, aren’t you near the last step?"

Lin Qiong met Li Yifei’s gaze and asked, "You’re not blaming me?"

Li Yifei smiled and said, "Why would I blame you? Drugs are inherently evil. Even if it means losing some money, we must completely close down this drug supply route, so I fully support you."

Lin Qiong leaned into Li Yifei’s chest and said softly, "Thank you."

"Thank me for what? Are you my wife?"

"But... I don’t know how I’ll face Yingying and the others in the future."

"There’s nothing you can’t face. This is your duty, something you must do. Yingying didn’t want to be used by that Cao Bin either; none of us expected him to use such a method to traffic drugs. Right now, the most important thing is to catch Cao Bin and bring him to justice. That will clear things up for everyone."

Lin Qiong nodded firmly and said, "Husband, rest assured, I will catch him as quickly as possible and give Yingying and the others an explanation."