Late at night, after Zhao Qing fell asleep, Qi Yun went to the study, lit a cigarette, and began to review the intelligence reports of the day.
[Current Intelligence Points: 7]
[Today’s Intelligence 1 (Red): Ma Baoguo received news yesterday and it has been confirmed that he will soon be transferred to the New District Branch as the captain of the security team.]
Seems like Zhang Dayong pushed hard for this...
[Today’s Intelligence 2 (Blue): Yesterday at the construction site at kilometer 201 on the east-west crying freeway, a mammoth tusk buried for tens of thousands of years was accidentally discovered in the permafrost while excavating a tunnel.]
The tusk is intact, valued at over four million US Dollars, and has been privately stashed by the excavator and a construction worker without anyone else knowing. They transported it back to Bird City overnight and are currently looking for a buyer, contact info ******]
After seeing this piece of intelligence, Qi Yun was visibly stunned.
A mammoth tusk from tens of thousands of years ago?
The word "mammoth" instantly reminded him of a cartoon he had seen as a child... but can this thing be traded?
Qi Yun immediately took out his phone to search for related information online.
It turns out that mammoths went extinct over ten thousand years ago, so there is no killing involved, which allows for trade. Most are used in the jewelry industry, but the issue is that these two men’s source is not very legitimate...
Will buying it land him in trouble?
Qi Yun was uncertain, so he decided to put it aside and continue reading the next intelligence report.
[Today’s Intelligence 3 (Red): Three days ago, an online fugitive, Han Zhicheng, used a fake identity to escape from Cambodia back to the country. He brought back client data from a certain online gambling zone and plans to sell it on the dark web.]
The zone has arranged for two professional hitmen from Cambodia to retrieve the data. The two hitmen arrived in Bird City three hours ago and are currently staying at a hotel on Alley 3, No. 20, Xinhe Village, planning to take action tomorrow.]
"Tsk tsk~"
This kid really has some guts, even daring to attract professional hitmen.
If I inform Ge Dabao of this, could I earn another bonus?
...
The next day, Qi Yun was planning to go to the National Security office, but just as he got in the car, he received a call from President Bi, who asked him to come to the company for a meeting.
Qi Yun held the phone and pondered for a moment. Since those two hitmen wouldn’t take action until tomorrow, there was no immediate urgency.
So he instructed Chen Wei to change direction and drive to the jewelry company.
More than half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the office building of Lantian Jewelry, and Qi Yun tidied his clothes before stepping into the building.
Just as he stepped out of the elevator, a young woman in a sexy outfit approached him, bowed slightly, and introduced herself, "Hello, President Qi, I’m Amy, President Bi’s secretary. I’ll take you to the meeting room."
Qi Yun nodded slightly and followed her.
To be honest, President Bi really has a knack for picking secretaries. Whether it was Jiang Yue before or Amy now, both are impeccable in appearance and demeanor, and crucially, they’re very young, which makes one feel comfortable.
In the meeting room, three figures were sitting there chatting, besides President Bi and Mr. Li whom he had met at a previous dinner, there was also a middle-aged man with a small mustache.
"President Bi, President Qi is here," Amy said as she knocked on the door, then turned and left.
Seeing Qi Yun come in, President Bi hurriedly waved him over to sit down, and Mr. Li also greeted him, "Haha, Brother Qi, long time no see."
Qi Yun smiled and replied, "Indeed, I was planning to visit you a few days ago, but knowing how busy you are, I didn’t want to disturb you."
"Haha, don’t be silly, you’re always welcome to drop by for tea."
After some casual chat, President Bi gestured to the other middle-aged man and introduced, "Brother Qi, this is President Ye, Ye Hanwen."
"You may not have met him before, President Ye has been managing our company’s mines in South Africa."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yun was inwardly surprised. He had heard of South Africa, a place with three coastlines and famous for diamond production, but didn’t expect the company to have mines there.
Clearly, he had underestimated the value of the 5% shares he held...
"President Ye, I’ve heard a lot about you." Qi Yun extended his hand politely and greeted him.
Ye Hanwen seemed very refined, with an amiable smile on his face. He rose and shook hands with Qi Yun, "Brother Qi, you’ve made impressive achievements at a young age. President Bi has told me about you quite a bit, saying the new shareholder of the company is very capable, and meeting you today confirms it."
"Not at all," Qi Yun modestly shook his head. "President Ye is too kind. I still need guidance from you and the others."
"Hahaha, we’re all on the same team, no need to be so formal."
Just then, Amy brought a cup of coffee for Qi Yun, and after she left, their conversation returned to the main topic.
President Bi was the first to speak, "I invited everyone here today mainly to discuss our mines in South Africa. That mine was purchased by our company six years ago from the local government for twenty million US Dollars. In recent years, more than half of the raw materials for the diamond jewelry sold by the company come from that mine..."
As Qi Yun had recently joined and was not very familiar with the company’s past, President Bi briefly introduced the situation. After explaining enough, he turned to Ye Hanwen and said, "President Ye, please update us on the current situation."
Ye Hanwen nodded and said in a deep voice, "Last month, a broker approached me, indicating that the local government wants to buy back the diamond mine for thirty million US Dollars, and after discussing it with President Bi, we declined."