372: Chapter 372 There Must Be a Traitor

The head of the finance department stood frozen, as if struck by a paralyzing acupoint, stunned in place!

He was a veteran official who had seen all sorts of massive donations; he had seen single transactions in the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, but he had never seen anything of this magnitude.

He wouldn't have dared to dream that someone would wire over twenty billion US dollars to Project Hope, which converted to over one hundred billion Chinese yuan!

"Minister, Minister!"

"Minister Sun!"

Hearing someone calling him, Minister Sun of the finance department finally snapped back to reality. His face flushed slightly, and his first thought was to immediately report this to his superiors.

This situation was not limited to Project Hope; the Children's Foundation and the China Charity Federation had all encountered similar occurrences.

The heads of these three organizations could not understand why such a massive amount of overseas funds had been wired in, until around nine or ten in the morning, when they received notice from their superiors to use the funds with confidence.

The superiors did not explain the source of the funds, but those four words, "use with confidence," were enough.

Meanwhile, the Black Dragon Society was in an uproar.

First, their senior management noticed that Chairman Takai Ryohei had not made an appearance today, and furthermore, his mobile phone was turned off.

At first, it was nothing; they assumed Chairman Takai Ryohei had overslept. One or two of the senior members even knew that Chairman Takai Ryohei had spent the night at his mistress's place, so they assumed he had exerted himself quite a bit last night and would likely wake up late.

It wasn't until after nine in the morning that, still seeing no sign of the chairman and with his phone still turned off, they began to feel that something was wrong. They called the three personal bodyguards, but none of them answered.

Oh no, something must have happened!

The members of the Black Dragon Society rushed to the villa as fast as they could, only to find the three bodyguards, Chairman Takai Ryohei, and his mistress all murdered.

This was a major incident!

Less than ten minutes later, the police department arrived. Soon, the entire villa was cordoned off with police tape, and many professional investigators moved in.

...

Qin Chuan remained calm and composed, as if nothing had happened, attending the meeting as usual.

However...

Around 9:40 AM, someone entered quietly and whispered a few words into Official Takajo Naoya's ear. His expression changed noticeably, and he then hurried out of the conference hall.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but think, 'These people are really slow to react; it took them this long to find out Chairman Takai Ryohei was killed.'

He had been a little worried at first, but now it seemed everything was under control.

The later it was discovered, the safer it was, and the lower the chance of exposure. The system's notification this morning also mentioned that the Black Dragon Society didn't discover Chairman Takai Ryohei had been killed until after nine in the morning, and they wouldn't find the killer for days.

After all, this was his first time killing someone, and it was in a foreign country. Qin Chuan appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually a bit worried inside. Even though the system's notification had assured him nothing would go wrong, seeing that they had only just discovered Chairman Takai Ryohei had been killed made him feel much more at ease.

Since they only just discovered it, everything was secure; in a few days, Qin Chuan would already be back in the country.

Official Takajo Naoya was gone for a full hour before returning. His expression was completely different from before he left; it was very serious, perhaps even a bit gloomy.

At noon, everyone had a buffet, which had been arranged by the conference organizers.

Qin Chuan carried his plate, having picked up some food he liked, and dined with Wei Xinglong and a few others. The news had already spread, and many people were discussing the murder of the Black Dragon Society chairman.

"It's truly unbelievable; the chairman of the Black Dragon Society was actually killed. I heard he was shot in the head and died right inside his villa!"

"We submitted the criminal data on the Black Dragon Society to Interpol. We didn't have high hopes, but unexpectedly, before Interpol even had to take action, their chairman kicked the bucket."

"..."

Hearing everyone discussing it so heatedly, Qin Chuan and Wei Xinglong exchanged a smile, understanding each other without a word.

Unexpectedly, just as Qin Chuan and his group had finished eating and were preparing to return to their rooms, Official Takajo Naoya approached them.

"Qin Chuan, something has happened to the Black Dragon Society. Are you aware of it?"

Qin Chuan replied indifferently, "I've heard a bit; Chairman Takai Ryohei was shot in the head and killed in his mistress's villa."

"Qin Chuan, who do you think killed Chairman Takai Ryohei?"

Qin Chuan retorted, "How would I know?"

In truth, Official Takajo Naoya suspected it might have been the work of Chinese agents, as China had labeled the Black Dragon Society a criminal organization.

However, he couldn't detect anything unusual in Qin Chuan's gaze. Official Takajo Naoya even wondered to himself, 'Could it be that Qin Chuan doesn't know?'

If it really were the work of Chinese agents, Qin Chuan, as a leader of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, and given that he happened to be attending a meeting in Osaka, should have known. Could his deduction be wrong? Was it not the work of Chinese agents?

After probing a few more times, Official Takajo Naoya didn't waste any more time. He left; with such a major incident having occurred, there were many things waiting for him to handle.

He had just barely finished his lunch when he received a call. Several accounts belonging to the Black Dragon Society had been completely drained of tens of billions of US dollars in assets, all of which had been wired to the accounts of three organizations within China.

This was a major incident!

Official Takajo Naoya hurried to the Black Dragon Society headquarters and met with their senior management. They gathered together and discussed it for a long time.

"It is 100% certain that all the money was wired into China!"

"This is very likely the work of China. We must lodge a serious protest with the Chinese side!"

"The most urgent task, I believe, is to get the money back first. This is the savings of our Black Dragon Society from several decades!"

"..."

Hearing these words, Official Takajo Naoya reminded them, "Gentlemen, the money has already been wired out. The hope of getting it back is slim, but you can try."

"Our police department has already investigated clearly; these transfers were all completed within Chairman Takai Ryohei's villa. The passwords and keys were all correct, and the banks have confirmed there was nothing unusual."

"Our domestic banks even called Chairman Takai Ryohei at the time to confirm, and it was only after obtaining Chairman Takai Ryohei's consent that the money was transferred."

These words from Official Takajo Naoya caused an immediate uproar among the senior management of the Black Dragon Society.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Only a few people know the account passwords and keys, and for tens of billions of US dollars to be transferred in the middle of the night, how can that be called normal!"

Seeing their intense reaction, Official Takajo Naoya said slowly, "Gentlemen, I suggest you conduct an internal investigation; there must be a mole."

A mole!

Upon being reminded of this, the senior management of the Black Dragon Society were all stunned for a moment, and then felt it made a lot of sense. If there hadn't been a mole cooperating, how could someone have known so much? They knew the account passwords and keys clearly, and even knew where Chairman Takai Ryohei was staying at night.

Could there really be a mole?