Chapter 609: Chapter 282: Overt Conflict and Covert Struggle
“Regarding those auditors in the town, have you thought about how you want to deal with the problem, Mr. Wood? If you’re having difficulties, my people can also help.”
After signing the contract and finalizing the deal, Allen Zhang also asked Colonel Wood. After all, the transaction involved the Black Hawk Helicopter, and he did not wish for Colonel Wood to be investigated and mess up the deal.
Even if the other party had the support of at least several officers at the Colonel level or even General level, with the backing of intelligence and compromising material, the issues could at least be handled in a more appropriate manner.
“I haven’t figured out how to resolve this yet, but my friend told me, for impolite visitors, it is best to prepare a hunting shotgun at home in advance.”
Colonel Wood chuckled, unconcerned, “Don’t worry, no one understands risk avoidance better than us. I have countless ways to make them shut up, find nothing, and then walk away with their tails between their legs. Of course, if Mr. Jin is not at ease and worried it may affect our transaction, if you have more reliable suggestions, you can also put them forward.”
“I have a friend who used to work in IT, knows a bit about cyber-technologies, and might be able to figure out their exact identities through him, as well as some shady aspects of their work. If they’re involved in any illegal activities, you could use this method to take care of the problem,” Allen Zhang said.
“Didn’t expect Mr. Jin to have such talent under him? Perhaps he should be working at the Ministry of Defense or in the intelligence sector,” Colonel Wood remarked.
“My friend was an Officer when he was in the military. He could have had a bright future but has now also retired. Having skills doesn’t necessarily mean one can have a better life through regular channels,” Allen Zhang hinted, introducing Sieg.
Colonel Wood agreed, glanced at Sieg with a smile, “Actually, from the first time I saw them, I knew they had been trained in the military, and they must have held ranks of Noncommissioned Officer and Officer, and were outstanding soldiers.”
“I’m certain his superiors lacked vision. Had he been under my command, I would never let talent slip away,” Colonel Wood said.
Sieg shrugged his shoulders, not responding.
The Colonel did not mind too much – after all, every year, plenty of outstanding soldiers enlist in the army, not lacking in physical strength, excellent marksmanship, agile minds, or skilled hands.
But not just anyone can become a field officer.
Even every year, a lot of talented people are eliminated, drained until death claims them.
After getting Colonel Wood’s consent and approval, Allen Zhang sent a message to Blitz, providing the location details of the town, and asked him to investigate those auditors’ identities and backgrounds.
For Blitz, this was not a difficult task. Before long, he sent a message.
Blitz: Those auditors you mentioned, I’ve already found out their detailed identities through underground channels. There are six people in the group, with the leader being a rather seasoned auditor. In 2013, he was responsible for an investigation into a City Council member’s bribery, and he successfully gathered evidence of the illegal transaction and bribery, sending the member to jail for 65 years. The friends of that council member were also implicated and investigated, but in the end, nothing was found, and the matter ended there.
Blitz: However, after that, he did encounter some retaliation. In March 2014, after he got drunk with friends at a bar, as he waited at a traffic light intersection, he was nearly killed by a truck driver who was driving under the influence and ran a red light. Although his life was saved with timely medical intervention, his left leg was fractured, and his genitals were crushed, rendering him infertile and leading to the breakdown of his marriage. His wife later had an affair with a Black man which he found out about, and they divorced. He then devoted himself to investigating cases, became paranoid and irritable, and once he latches onto a person, he won’t let go, earning him the nickname ‘Hyena’ in the circle.
Allen Zhang: Is he a movie protagonist? How can he be so lucky? Then there should be nothing on him, right?
Blitz: If we’re talking about the lower half, definitely clean. He doesn’t smoke or drink, and his biggest interest is case-solving. He’s not afraid of death because he’s already ‘died’ once. But his wife’s affair with the Black person was actually someone exacting revenge on him, paying a seduction expert deliberately to mess with him.
Allen Zhang: …Continue.
If you put it that way, I’m not sleepy anymore. This story could be turned into an American drama.
Blitz: Although the team leader is clean, his team members are not at all. Practically no one within the institution wants to work with him due to his tendency to offend people and bad temper. Other auditors in the group all have dirt on them.
Blitz: According to my investigation, after work, they like to spend money at a bar named Smolanca, and the most charges on their bank cards are from there. They regularly visit two or three times a week, get drunk with the dancers, take people home, and also have secret transactions with local clinics, getting high in private. Within the group, there’s a 26-year-old white guy named Li, who often goes by the anonymous internet ID ‘Shark Pepper’ in the underground network, selling pornographic tapes to make a profit. Those tapes are also candid footage of those dancers.