"Earning a sum by processing Inland River Crew Certificates.
Another sum through organized training.
Yet another by facilitating the examination for sea ship crew certificates.
And once the crew members convert their fake certificates into legitimate ones, by introducing certified crew on board, there’s another sum to make in referral fees.
Others profit at both ends, but he, San’er, takes his cut at nearly every stage.
A single crew member would have to spend at least seven to eight thousand from obtaining an Inland River Crew Certificate to actually getting on board with a real certificate.
Since last year, he began ’processing’ Inland River Crew Certificates, organizing training and examinations, and despite knowing that the sea ship crew certificates were acquired based on false ones, he successively ’processed’ and organized three batches, illicitly profiting over three million yuan!
Another one hasn’t been interrogated yet.
That person is just like him, engaged in the same business, and the scale of ’processing,’ organizing training, and examinations is even larger than San’er’s.
Han Xiangning couldn’t help but think, San’er, oh San’er, you almost poked a hole in the sky just to make over four million, and of that sum, only half was returned to the Linghai Police Bureau, with the remaining half needing to be split among several parties.
I easily made several million over here!
Changhang navigation police isn’t the local police; considering their tight budget, the superiors have allowed that seized fines need not be turned in to the national treasury, just a portion to the Changhang Police Bureau, with the rest to be kept for expenses.
Moreover, there was a prior agreement with Director He and Political Commissioner Jiang, only a little should be given to the Changhang Bureau.
Old Shen did not expect to catch such a big fish and hurried to interrogate the person in charge of the second shipping company.
As expected, their schemes were identical, even the source of the fake certificates was the same.
Once the suspect has signed and fingerprinted the statement, Han Xiangning brought Old Shen out to the yard and asked eagerly, "Uncle Shen, what’s our next step in the investigation?"
Old Shen looked behind him, then said with a chuckle in Binjiang Language, "You hurry up and call Director Jiang to report the interrogation results, and I need to contact Old Liu quickly to have him take a few people down to Liuhe."
"The two bosses just now were quite cooperative; have them use their cellphones to make a call to Boss Zhang in Liuhe. As long as Boss Zhang returns the call, the number will show up on the phone, and with the number, we can determine where this Mr. Zhang returned the call from."
Old Shen thought for a moment and added with a smile, "Bank account number is also a lead. Bailong Port isn’t busy; he has plenty of time, and it’s not far from Liuhe. We’ll give him two leads; help him draw the snake out of its hole. If he can’t catch Mr. Zhang, then he isn’t fit to be a Director."
A duck that’s been cooked cannot be allowed to fly away.
Han Xiangning said urgently, "The South Sea Sea Supervision Bureau has already reported to the Ministry of Transport, which is currently deliberating which department will be responsible for the investigation with your bureau. We need to act quickly."
"Are you worried that Old Liu’s side won’t have enough manpower?"
"Then report to Director He right away."
"No way, if the implicated amount is so large and Director He knows about it, he might fly over here."
"Then what should we do?"
"I’ll make the call myself."
"Who will you call?" Old Shen asked curiously.
Han Xiangning took out a temporary phone provided by the bureau and said with a giggle, "Water Police Third Team. Uncle Jia and Chen Zikun will surely help out. If they’re still short-handed, I’ll borrow a few from the Four Factory Police Station."
The Linghai Police Bureau is currently collaborating with the Changhang Bureau to tackle Huayuan’s fraud case. Bailong Port Police Station and Four Factory Police Station now are as close as can be, borrowing a few officers is simply a phone call away.
Before Old Shen could react, Han Xiangning mumbled to himself, "That Boss Zhang is the mastermind, all the fake certificates come from him; we can’t let him escape. I should look for my second senior brother; he’s a pro at this sort of thing."
"Second senior brother?"
"He’s the squad leader of the Linghai Police Bureau’s Criminal Investigation Fourth Squad."
"What about your first senior brother?"
"The first senior brother is the leader of the major case squad; he deals with major cases, so we won’t bother him with something minor ."