203: The father-in-law's goodwill

The two police officers at the door were He Youwen and A Liao, who had just finished the gambling operation at Gulong Garden.

After the operation ended, with Shen Minghua's permission...

...they had come here.

"Ma Qing, let them in."

Provincial Supervision Commission Deputy Director shouted from inside.

"You two, come in!"

Ma Qing welcomed He Youwen and the other into the hotel room.

"Hello, Deputy Director Zhao! I am He Youwen from the Wenchang District Public Security Sub-bureau in Maple City."

After entering the room, He Youwen greeted Provincial Supervision Commission Deputy Director, who was sitting in the head seat.

Provincial Supervision Commission Deputy Director wasn't surprised that a low-level beat cop like He Youwen recognized him.

After all, he had managed to find this place.

It meant that their group's background had surely been thoroughly investigated.

"Officer He, hello. What brings you here to see us?"

"Deputy Director Zhao, we are here to report the matter of Zhao Hengming, the Director of the Fengcheng City Public Security Bureau, running an illegal casino."

He Youwen got straight to the point and stated his purpose.

"Running a casino?"

Everyone from the Provincial Supervisory Commission in the hotel room immediately sat up straight and listened intently.

"Yes, Zhao Hengming converted Villas No. 4 and No. 5 in Maple City's Gulong Garden into a casino to amass wealth, causing many ordinary people to lose everything."

After speaking, He Youwen took out his phone and played the casino video Chen Su had sent him for the Provincial Supervisory Commission members... The video showed luxurious villas and gamblers throwing money around like water.

Card tables piled with cash were a constant assault on their eyes.

The total length of the video was over two hours, but He Youwen only showed a small segment to the people from the Provincial Supervisory Commission.

"Deputy Director Zhao, this casino was just busted in a joint operation by our Sub-bureau, the Anti-Drug Center of Fengcheng City, and the Maple City Armed Police Detachment. The staff and gamblers have all been arrested."

"Officer He, would it be convenient to send us a copy of this video?"

"Of course."

He Youwen pulled a USB flash drive directly from his pocket.

Then, he handed the drive to Ma Qing, who was standing nearby.

"Inside the flash drive, there are not only videos of the casino but also footage of Zhao Qinghong receiving money at the Four Seasons Lake Hotel and soliciting bribes at the Taihong Gas Cylinder Factory."

Provincial Supervision Commission Deputy Director: "Alright, thank you very much, Officer He, for your hard work in providing this intelligence. We will certainly take this seriously!"

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Oh, right, there's one thing I should mention. Zhao Qinghong was taken away by the Fengcheng Procuratorate the day before yesterday. The Procuratorate commissioned our Sub-bureau to assist with the arrest. I personally went to arrest Zhao Qinghong that day, but he was released in less than twenty-four hours."

"Yes, we heard a bit about this during our investigation earlier today. Officer He, do you have any suspects in mind?"

"I don't have any specific suspects, but the arrest of Zhao Qinghong was led personally by Deputy Chief Procurator Wang of the Fengcheng Procuratorate. As for who released him, I'm not quite sure."

He Youwen didn't explicitly name a suspect.

But the people from the Provincial Supervisory Commission knew exactly who he was implying as soon as they heard him... They only needed that tiny bit of a lead.

From there, they could start peeling back the layers and follow the trail to uncover the truth bit by bit.

"Rest assured, Officer He. We will treat this with the utmost importance and restore justice to your Maple City."

"Then I'll leave it to you. We have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

"Take care, Officer He."

Provincial Supervision Commission Deputy Director stood up from his chair.

He personally escorted He Youwen and A Liao to the door... Just as He Youwen stepped out of the hotel entrance...

...Shen Minghua's call came through.

"He Youwen, how did it go? Did you see Provincial Supervision Commission Deputy Director?"

"Director, I saw him. I handed everything over to them just as you instructed."

He Youwen recounted everything he had said in the hotel room...

...to Shen Minghua.

"Good. It's late. You and A Liao go back and get some rest. Leave the interrogations to the other colleagues."

"Understood, Director."

...After hanging up, He Youwen checked the time; it was already 11:30 PM.

"A Liao, let's go get some late-night snacks!"

The two of them drove toward a food stall... Time slowly reached midnight.

Crystal Lake Mirror Community.

Chen Su sat on the sofa and summoned the Intelligence System with a thought.

He chose to acquire it immediately!

[Today's intelligence has been refreshed]

[Today's Intelligence 1 (B-rank): Su Province will Host the first City Football League in a week. Once it starts, it will quickly become a national sensation. Sponsoring it before the start will provide great exposure and significantly boost brand awareness in the country.]

[Today's Intelligence 2 (C-rank): Ning Ruonan, the "Online Booking She-Devil" of Maple City, has a strong favorable impression of He Youwen. Tomorrow night, she will invite him to her home for dinner. Her father is a passionate collector of fine tobacco and alcohol. If the Host informs He Youwen in advance to prepare good tobacco and alcohol, it will help him gain the favor of his "future father-in-law."]

[Today's Intelligence 3 (D-rank): The day after tomorrow, there will be localized heavy rain in the Maple City area. After the rain, Fengcheng University and several surrounding streets will experience severe flooding. At that time, a group of fun-loving citizens and naive college students will happily celebrate a "Water Splashing Festival" in the floodwaters. Note: There is a serious leak in the septic tanks in that area, and the floodwater is mixed with a large amount of excrement and urine. Please proceed with caution!]

Today's intelligence didn't produce anything about Zhao Qingyang's family.

Chen Su felt a bit of regret.

As the Director of the Fengcheng City Public Security Bureau, the good things Zhao Hengming had collected privately were definitely no less than what Zhao Qinghong had.

Their quality might even be higher.

If System Bro could reveal one or two places where they hid their things...

...it would be absolutely perfect. The first piece of intelligence was about spending money to sponsor the Suzhou Football League.

His Gas Cylinder Factory already had stable sales channels and didn't need any brand awareness boost.

However, sponsoring it for Ye Sheng's supply chain company and Feng Wenjun's "Wei Jie Mi Jing Restaurant" restaurant...

...could significantly increase their visibility.

It would surely be of great benefit to them. When he saw the second piece of intelligence, Chen Su's eyes lit up.

When he ran into He Youwen and Ning Ruonan eating hotpot together a few days ago...

...Chen Su had seen at a glance that there was something going on between them.

He never expected that Ning Ruonan, a wealthy local girl from Maple City, would take a liking to Officer He. Of course, He Youwen's own conditions weren't bad—he was a civil servant in Maple City.

Moreover, he was about to be promoted to Law Enforcement Captain of the Wenchang District Public Security Sub-bureau.

His future prospects were limitless.

Some local residents of Maple City with daughters preferred to marry them off into this kind of group.

Such sons-in-law had stable incomes and high social status.

Even if they didn't gain much benefit themselves...

...it certainly brought them prestige, allowing them to hold their heads high in front of relatives and friends.

When bragging at gatherings, they could speak the loudest. The third item was about the heavy rain and flooding issue.

In Maple City, certain streets were prone to flooding whenever it rained heavily.

Chen Su had lived in Maple City for many years...

...and had experienced this firsthand.

But are people these days really that fond of playing?

Celebrating a "Water Splashing Festival" in floodwaters?

Thinking about the group of people after they finished playing in the water two days from now...

...and the expressions they would have once they learned the truth, Chen Su found it hilarious.