Chapter 1584 Special Circumstances
The Ministry of Security is a special agency in Haihan that is directly loyal to the Executive Committee, and its authority can override most government departments. As long as the subject of the investigation is not a leader with a special status, there is basically no need to ask for additional instructions from anyone to be investigated. To use some technical means to investigate ordinary people, officials at the level of Xu Shiqi can make decisions directly without even asking He Xi for instructions. Even if he goes to the bank to check someone's account details, Xu Shiqi can do it by signing an official document.
Naturally, there would be no big obstacles when the official documents from the Security Department were delivered to the bank. After the bank reviewed the official documents, they cooperated and retrieved Xun Pengcheng's personal account information for inspection by the investigators from the Security Department. There is no doubt that this investigation will of course reveal the problem. The figures on Xun Pengcheng's account will surprise anyone who sees it. This is by no means an amount that can be saved in one or two years based on the reporter's income alone. .
The investigators later went to the restaurant on Landscape Avenue to find consumption data, which also confirmed Xu Shiqi's previous guess that Xun Pengcheng was not as wealthy as an unemployed person should be.
This situation was quickly reported to Xu Qiqi. With Xu Qiqi’s experience in handling cases, he naturally immediately noticed that there was a problem with Xun Pengcheng’s financial situation. Within a few days, this guy quietly revealed He made a fortune and quit his job. Based on his own intuition, Xu Shiqi could figure out that there must be some stories that he didn't know about. Although Xun Pengcheng played a positive role in the fraud case by daring to report and expose criminal acts, Xu Shiqi believed that the matter was suspicious and must be investigated clearly.
Xun Pengcheng didn't know that he had been targeted by the Ministry of Security again. After the public trial and sentencing meeting, he started planning his itinerary again. He had already contacted the passenger ship heading north to Danzhou, and planned to go there to see if there was anything worth long-term. investment projects. To this end, he also went to the plantation brokerage company affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture for consultation, and gained an in-depth understanding of the plantation projects in Danzhou. He even roughly identified several key inspection projects, and planned to go there to see the situation on the spot. Just signed the contract and invested money.
As for Sanya, Xun Pengcheng felt that he had nothing to miss and the property had been sold. There is no one he cares about here. After packing up and leaving, he probably won't come back in the short term.
But just when Xun Pengcheng was about to leave the inn, people from the security department came to his door. After Xun Pengcheng opened the door, he saw two faces that had appeared in his nightmares several times. It was these two people who found Xun Pengcheng's residence and investigated the news about the Matalan people. Xun Pengcheng thought that he would never deal with people from the Ministry of Security again in his life, but he didn't expect that just before he left Sanya, he would meet these two bad gods again.
"Xun Pengcheng, the Ministry of Security is investigating the case. Please come with us." One of them announced the next arrangement to Xun Pengcheng expressionlessly.
"Where... where are we going?" Xun Pengcheng's heart suddenly beat violently and he asked tremblingly.
"Go to our place, do you have any questions?" the man asked.
Xun Pengcheng swallowed and asked with difficulty: "Then can I ask...what is the investigation?"
"You'll know when you get there, let's go!" The person outside the door raised his hand and made a gesture for Xun Pengcheng to go out. Xun Pengcheng did not dare to disobey, so he could only take steps forward cautiously.
After the three of them went downstairs, Xun Pengcheng caught a glimpse of an unmarked black carriage parked at the door of the inn, and then he was pushed into the carriage. One of the two security department investigators followed into the carriage, and the other acted as a groom.
After getting on the bus, the man sat opposite Xun Pengcheng, but Xun Pengcheng asked a few tentative questions, and the other person only replied, "We'll find out when we get there." Seeing that the other party refused to reveal anything, Xun Pengcheng asked in a different way: "Report to the official, I have settled the hotel payment at the inn, and also booked a passenger ship departing from Victory Port in the afternoon. This will not delay catching the ship." Right? ”
The man stared at Xun Pengcheng and finally gave a different answer this time: "Your things will be temporarily stored in the inn. As for the ship, it may be late. If everything is fine after checking, we will issue a certificate to you and let you Take it to the shipping department to get the refund.”
Xun Pengcheng's heart skipped a beat, knowing that it would be difficult to escape this time. Moreover, he still didn’t know why the Ministry of Security asked him to assist in the investigation. If it was Wang Hao’s case, the investigation and sentencing would have already been completed. Wang Hao might have been sent to Shilu’s mine to start digging at this time. , what else does the Ministry of Security want to investigate?
Xun Pengcheng thought about it and felt that there was only one possibility left for the Security Department to find him, and that was the money he had in the bank with some unknown origins. But he didn’t understand that only the Matalan people knew what happened to him, and the Matalan people only fulfilled their promises to thank him because they took advantage of the arms deal, and they would definitely not report it to Haihan officials. , then who betrayed himself? The bank did not know his background and had no reason to take the initiative to betray its major customers. Could it be because Wang Hao was in prison and bitten randomly?
Xun Pengcheng never expected that he would attract the attention of the Ministry of Security because he accepted an exclusive interview with Sanya Express. The Ministry of Security discovered clues from some details in the report, and finally traced it to the bank who had his information. Economic status. At this time, the Ministry of Security actually had no idea about his secret deal with the Madalan people. They were simply curious about his sudden wealth.
The carriage drove through the Landscape Avenue and Victory Square, bypassed Victory Fort from the outside and continued north. Xun Pengcheng could confirm from the car window that the carriage passed at least two checkpoints and then entered a forest road. At the end of this forest road are several rows of gray masonry buildings. Xun Pengcheng could tell at a glance that this small square building, which was as square as a block of tofu, was a typical Haihan architectural feature, and the clearly visible armed guards on the outside showed the special nature of this place.
After the carriage stopped, Xun Pengcheng got out of the car and felt his forehead was a little wet. When he raised his hand to wipe it, he realized that he was sweating profusely. It's autumn now, and the weather isn't too hot anymore. If I'm sweating while sitting in a car, that's of course because I'm nervous. The two people who brought him back sandwiched him one after another and stepped into one of the small buildings.
Later, Xun Pengcheng met Xu Shiqi in an office. When he was investigating the Express News incident last time, Xun Pengcheng and Xu Shiqi had never met each other, so he had no idea that the person in front of him was the "culprit" who caused his former boss Xu Zhengye to lose his job. But seeing the respectful attitude of the two people who brought him in towards the person sitting there, Xun Pengcheng could roughly guess that this was the official in charge of the matter.
"Sit down and talk." Xu Shiqi pointed to the chair opposite and motioned for Xun Pengcheng to sit down.
"Thank you, Sir, for the seat." Xun Pengcheng responded, put half of his buttocks on the chair, and looked at Xu Qiqi very cautiously.
"The reason why I invited you here today is to know something about you." Xu Qiqi's eyes stayed on Xun Pengcheng's face, watching his reaction: "You have a large sum of money in Haihan Bank. , what’s the origin? “It’s over! Xun Pengcheng felt as if there was a thunderclap in his mind, and he suddenly felt chilled all over. He really wanted to make up some excuse to get rid of this matter, but he couldn't think of any reasonable reason to explain the origin of the money in a hurry, not to mention that the person sitting in front of him was a person from the Ministry of Security. If the lie is exposed, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this place alive!
"What? Can't you tell me?" Seeing Xun Pengcheng's dumbfounded look after hearing the question, Xu Shiqi knew that his question hit the other party's weak spot. If such a large amount of money is lying in the bank account of an unemployed person, and the owner of the money cannot come up with a reasonable explanation, then it must not be a normal source of money, and there must be something hidden behind it.
"It's not...that what...this money...I..." Xun Pengcheng fell into an incoherent situation for a moment. He really didn't know how to explain the origin of the money, and was also worried that if he said the three words "Ma Dalan" , Xu Shiqi will be accused of being a foreigner.
"Speak carefully. If you can't explain the origin of this money, you will definitely not be able to get out of this place." Xu Shiqi put another pressure on Xun Pengcheng with sadness. He knows the techniques of interrogating suspects very well. Only by using constant mental pressure to force the other party to collapse and the psychological defense line to collapse will he honestly confess.
"Sir, the common people have been wronged!"
As soon as Xu Shiqi finished speaking, Xun Pengcheng fell to his knees with a thud and kept saying he was wronged. Xu Shiqi said: "Unjust or not, please explain clearly the origin of the money first, and I will judge according to the law."
Xun Pengcheng thought in his mind that he would not be able to avoid this disaster no matter what. If he didn't confess honestly, he would still spit it out after being tortured and suffered. It would be better to do it now, and maybe he could get leniency. Thinking of this, he asked Xu Qiqi: "Sir, if I recruit you truthfully, can you be lenient?"
Xu Qiqi stretched out his hand and slapped the desk in front of him: "What qualifications do you have to bargain here! Why don't you explain honestly!"
Xun Pengcheng was so frightened that he trembled and did not dare to negotiate terms with Xu Qiqi any more. He could only wonder how the messenger came to the door and consulted him, and how he came up with a random idea to let the messenger come to his door. The Ma Dalan people made a huge promise of money as if they had found a treasure, and told Xu Shiqi one by one.
Xu Shiqi was also surprised after hearing Xun Pengcheng's confession. He never expected that there would be people from Madalan involved in this matter, and it was exactly what happened after the last investigative news incident. Xu Qiqi, as an intelligence officer, certainly knew that the Ma Dallan people later took the initiative to apply to the Executive Committee to bid for weapons and were approved. Xu Shiqi, as an intelligence officer, did not know that the Executive Committee had this plan in the first place, and he never expected Ma Dalan to do so. The suggestion made by the man who was playing blue turned out to be a random idea that the guy kneeling in front of him came up with in order to deal with the man who was playing blue.
According to Xun Pengcheng, the Matalan people gave him gold as a reward for this matter, and all of the gold has been converted into Haihan currency through Haihan Bank. Almost all of Xun Pengcheng's recent expenses came from this money. Whether this confession was true or not, Xu Qiqi could know the truth simply by sending someone to the bank to verify it, but his intuition had already told him that Xun Pengcheng was not lying about this matter.
An unlucky reporter's unintentional act eventually led to a multi-million arms trade between Haihan, Madalan and the Netherlands, which brought considerable additional income to Haihan. If we look at the results, Xun Pengcheng not only has no faults, but is a meritorious official.
Xu Shiqi didn't expect that a single clue he looked up could lead to such a bizarre case. At the moment, he was a little unsure whether this matter should be punished for Xun Pengcheng's crime, or whether his active role in the process should be taken into account. function, giving it a chance of immunity.
However, Xu Shiqi was also a professional after all, and he quickly calmed down his somewhat chaotic mind, and carefully asked Xun Pengcheng some details, such as the gold coins provided by the Madalan people, the style and weight of the gold bricks, and the final exchange ratio at the bank. It was confirmed that Xun Pengcheng was indeed not lying.
Xu Shiqi asked curiously: "After you took this money, you didn't spend it lavishly. You quit your job and even sold the house you lived in? Are you planning to leave Haihan and return to Daming?"
Xun Pengcheng shook his head repeatedly and said: "Xiaomin has been naturalized as Haihan, how can he return to Daming to settle down? Xiaomin wants to go to the north to see and build a plantation or something, so that he doesn't have to worry about his livelihood in the future. If you don't believe it, you can go I asked the brokerage company of the Ministry of Agriculture, where Xiaomin has been consulting about plantation-related matters these days.”
Xu Shiqi thought to himself that this guy knew how to plan. He was going to take the money and go to the landlord. No wonder he would resign and sell the house. But since he is determined to stay in Haihan, the money will naturally stay and will not be lost. If Xun Pengcheng really had to be convicted and punished, Xu Shiqi felt that it was a bit unjustifiable.
"Come here, take the suspect to rest for a while." Xu Shiqi couldn't make up his mind and decided to seek the opinion of his superiors. After all, this fact is too bizarre. There has never been a similar situation in the cases Xu Qiqi has encountered in the past.
The men took away the anxious Xun Pengcheng, and Xu Shiqi also got up and left the office, going to He Xi for instructions on how to handle the matter.
He Xi couldn't laugh or cry after hearing Xu Shiqi's description: "According to his confession, not only is he not guilty, but he has merit!"
Xu Shiqi responded: "My subordinates also feel that this matter is quite difficult. I don't know how to deal with it. I would like to ask the minister to make it clear."
(End of chapter)