92: insatiable

"Cough, cough—!"

Jiang Fei heard Qin Shou and Nuo Nuo's conversation as if no one else was around, and his face immediately fell. He awkwardly coughed twice, but didn't dare to lash out at Qin Shou.

"You, hurry up, take me to look at the surveillance footage."

Jiang Fei was afraid of offending Qin Shou, so he didn't dare to waste any more time there. He pointed at Zhao Gang and said in an unpleasant tone.

"This—!"

Zhao Gang's face was bitter, and he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis. He knew very well that the surveillance footage would be very unfavorable to him.

Originally, Zhao Gang's idea was to have Jiang Fei take Qin Shou back to the police station first, then he would export the surveillance footage, cut off the beginning and end, edit it, delete all the scenes unfavorable to him, and finally hand it over to Jiang Fei.

Zhao Gang's brother, Zhao Ruilong, had already discussed these matters with Jiang Fei beforehand. The two were in cahoots, originally planning to severely trick Qin Shou and then divide the spoils among themselves.

But what Zhao Gang never expected was that Jiang Fei, for some unknown reason, suddenly changed his mind and completely deviated from the plan.

"What do you mean 'this'? What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take me to check the surveillance."

Seeing Zhao Gang still standing still, Jiang Fei showed a hint of displeasure and urged him again.

"Yes—!"

Zhao Gang looked at his brother, Zhao Ruilong, who was still covering his face in a daze, looking distraught. He knew he couldn't rely on him either, and his whole person instantly wilted like a frosted eggplant.

Helpless, Zhao Gang could only dejectedly lead Jiang Fei towards the surveillance room in the back of the gold shop.

"Hehe, that, Brother Qin, do you want to come over and take a look with me?"

Before Jiang Fei went into the back room, he didn't forget to turn back and ask for Qin Shou's opinion, his tone extremely respectful, completely different from his arrogant and overbearing demeanor just now.

The last time he offended Qin Shou, he almost lost his official position. His family members didn't know how much effort they put in or how many connections they pulled to prevent him from being directly dismissed, instead only being transferred to a sub-bureau.

This time, he absolutely dared not offend Qin Shou again, otherwise, he probably wouldn't even be able to keep his current position.

"No need, you can just go and look for me."

Qin Shou was very satisfied with Jiang Fei's attitude. He waved his hand casually and said indifferently.

Qin Shou wasn't worried that Jiang Fei would try any tricks. After all, Qin Shou knew who was behind him—the Mayor of City. Even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to play tricks in front of him.

Moreover, Qin Shou had specifically transferred the bad luck from himself to Zhao Gang earlier.

Qin Shou knew in his heart that the reason why the police officer who came this time happened to be Jiang Fei, whom he knew, was probably due to his change in fortune.

If it had been someone he didn't know, it might have caused a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Now that the bad luck had already been transferred to Zhao Gang, Qin Shou naturally had even less to worry about being the one to suffer in the end.

Zhao Gang and Jiang Fei walked into the surveillance room one after another. As soon as the door closed, Zhao Gang could no longer hold back. He leaned close to Jiang Fei and asked in a low voice, "Brother Jiang, what exactly do you mean by this? We used to cooperate quite well, didn't we? Why the sudden change of heart today?"

"You damn fool, you almost got me killed, do you know that?"

Jiang Fei's face was livid. Thinking about how he almost lost his job because of Zhao Gang, he couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"This... Brother Jiang, can you make it clear? What exactly do you mean? I'm still completely in the dark!"

Zhao Gang was still completely confused at this moment.

"Do you know who is behind him?"

Jiang Fei took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, and asked back.

"Who?"

Zhao Gang looked bewildered and shook his head in confusion.

"Behind him is Mayor Ren Jing, the newly appointed Mayor of City," Jiang Fei said, enunciating each word.

"What? How is that possible!"

When Zhao Gang heard this, his face instantly turned bitter. He never expected that today, when he thought he could make a big score, he had instead hit a brick wall and stirred up enormous trouble.

"Heh heh, impossible? The last time, I didn't know his background and offended this kid, almost getting dismissed! And you, damn it, I finally managed to stabilize my footing at the sub-bureau after pulling so many strings, and you go and get me involved with this big shot again!"

Jiang Fei sneered, annoyed.

"Then... Brother Jiang, please give me some advice. What should I do about this?"

Zhao Gang was flustered for a moment, completely at a loss, and asked distractedly.

Jiang Fei said coldly, "First, tell me the whole story, every detail, and then I can give you advice. If you dare to conceal even a bit, don't expect me to cover for your shop anymore! You've been running this shop in this area for so many years, how much ill-gotten money you've made, you know best. You've secretly evaded who knows how much tax money, don't think I'm not aware!"

"Brother Jiang, you're joking. How would I dare to hide anything from you? The situation is like this..."

Zhao Gang chuckled, knowing that Jiang Fei was telling the truth; all the shady things he had done over the years couldn't be hidden from the other party. In order to get Jiang Fei to help him, he naturally didn't dare to hide anything and explained the whole story in detail.

After listening to Zhao Gang, Jiang Fei's expression became unpredictable. He didn't expect Zhao Gang to be so audacious, simply lawless!

He couldn't help but roar, "Good heavens, so it was his gold, and you, the villain, slandered him first, saying he was robbing?!"

Jiang Fei also felt a chill down his spine when he heard this. Fortunately, he hadn't arbitrarily taken sides. In a case like this, if it were ever overturned, not only would his official position not be guaranteed, but he might also be in serious trouble and even have to spend two years in jail.

"Hehe, wasn't I just thinking you, Brother Jiang, would cover for me?"

Zhao Gang quickly offered a fawning smile.

"Even if I cover for you, you can't be so reckless! If something goes wrong, no one can handle it!"

Jiang Fei's tone was unfriendly as he continued to ask, "Give me the real lowdown. How much is this batch of gold really worth?"

"I wouldn't dare hide it from you, Brother Jiang. This batch of goods, those gold pieces, actually aren't worth much, only about 300,000. But that Swiss watch, although the official price is 400,000, it was discontinued in the 90s, making it a limited edition. If The one surnamed Qin were to sell it himself, without connections, he could only get the official price. But if someone like me, who has connections, sells it, it could fetch at least 2 million!"

Jiang Fei's eyes widened instantly. He never expected Zhao Gang to be so greedy, to the point of being utterly insane! He sighed, "Good heavens! Something worth over two million, and you only offered him 100,000? No one would sell it to you like that!"

"Hehe, who would have thought this guy had connections! Brother Jiang, what do you think we should do now?"

Zhao Gang chuckled awkwardly, somewhat afraid to look up at Jiang Fei.

He also felt some regret now. If he had known Qin Shou had such strong backing, he definitely wouldn't have dared to covet this batch of gold. He might as well have honestly told him the official website price; he could still have made a good profit, and he estimated that Qin Shou, being ignorant of the trade, would most likely have sold it to him.

"As the saying goes, it's better to reconcile than to make enemies. This Qin Shou has some background and some capability; having more friends opens more doors. I think, for this matter, how about this..."

Jiang Fei paused, then stated his idea.