104: Chapter 104 Unraveling the Clues

Gu Nan also knew they had matters to attend to, so he sat obediently on the sofa and listened.

"How is the investigation at Shanhai Pass going? Are there any results yet?" Zhang Shan asked Xia Wei.

Xia Wei hadn't told the board of directors about this matter. Morale was already unstable, and she feared that if she spoke of it, something might go wrong, so she had maintained silence for now.

Xia Wei glanced at Secretary Xu.

Receiving the signal, Secretary Xu quickly said,

"CEO Xia, there is still no news from the company side. However, I called Bangladesh today to verify, and the people there told us that what was purchased this time was indeed a batch of experimental equipment, and these instruments are used for chemical experiments. It's that simple."

"If they are machines for chemical experiments, there's no need to be so secretive about it. Besides, there are quite a lot of private laboratories like this in Zhili Country; there's no need to hide things like this."

Zhang Shan frowned, speaking with some confusion. In his view, this matter was very simple.

"Actually, that is also what we don't quite understand. According to our investigations over these past few days, such laboratories in Zhili Country are not in the minority. But there really hasn't been anyone buying things so secretively."

Secretary Xu replied.

Zhang Shan nodded.

"So what is the attitude at Shanhai Pass now? Do they have any reaction?" Zhang Shan asked.

"This is where the trickiness lies. Shanhai Pass is still insisting that we are transporting drugs. Not only will they not let us inquire about news, but they also won't let us approach our own ship."

Xia Wei slapped the table, her face dark as she spoke.

"I feel that this time, Shanhai Pass is intentionally making us take the fall, deliberately making things difficult for us. I think they consider us soft persimmons to be squeezed; they are bullying us to our faces, and they really think we have no temper! But I have already sent people to notify the anti-narcotics police. I want to see just how far the people at Shanhai Pass can go. I don't believe that if the police intervene, they will still dare to be so presumptuous."

The more Xia Wei spoke, the angrier she became. If that Inspector Zhong were in front of her, Zhang Shan felt she might rush up and bite that Inspector Zhong to death.

"I'm afraid finding the police won't be of any use for this matter. The framing by Shanhai Pass is already very blatant. They aren't idiots; since they dared to do this, it means they have already thought of countermeasures. The police, I'm afraid, have already become their people."

Zhang Shan said, shaking his head.

"You mean... but that's not very likely, right? Anti-narcotics police are all very selfless. I feel they wouldn't do such a thing." Although she knew what Zhang Shan said might be true, she still wasn't willing to believe that anti-narcotics police would do such a thing.

"It's not that the anti-narcotics police will help them. What I mean is that he will find a group of police officers to assist in the investigation. Whether they are anti-narcotics police is not certain, but what is certain is that he has definitely bribed these police officers."

"Hmph, I want to see if they are really that powerful. The person who can bully me hasn't been born yet."

Xia Wei said coldly.

She, Xia Wei, was not a soft persimmon. If anyone thought she was weak and easy to bully, they were dead wrong. She had been in the business world for so long; what hadn't she seen? Since they wanted to play, she would play along with them.

"Are they really that powerful? I don't know. The only thing I'm worried about now is that they might pull a switcheroo. If that happens, we might be unable to clear our names." Zhang Shan was rarely worried.

Upon hearing this, Xia Wei's face turned livid. Zhang Shan was right; if they pulled a switcheroo during this time, they would really be unable to explain themselves even with a hundred mouths. Not only that, but it would also be a huge blow to Aolu Group. She would not allow such a thing to happen.

"Oh, I say, isn't this matter simple? We can just secretly take them out."

Although Gu Nan didn't understand what they were talking about, he knew that killing people was the simplest and crudest method, and all problems could be solved.

"Otter, shut your mouth for me; be careful or I'll tear your mouth apart."

Zhang Shan was harboring a fit of anger in his heart. What time was it, and Gu Nan was still coming up with such terrible ideas. Sure enough, the decision to let him stay here just now wasn't very wise.

Gu Nan knew he was in the wrong. He made a gesture of locking his mouth and returned to silence.

Despite Gu Nan's teasing, Xia Wei was still very worried.

"No, we can't let them succeed. We're going to Shanhai Pass right now." Xia Wei said, preparing to run outside.

Zhang Shan hurriedly held Xia Wei back.

"Don't be so anxious. You have to think about whether it's any use for us to go now. If the people at Shanhai Pass really intend to do this, they will absolutely not let us get near our ship. You going now would just be a futile effort."

Zhang Shan said hurriedly.

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to sit here and wait? Wait for them to get everything ready? And then frame us?"

Xia Wei said angrily.

"Of course not. What's most important for us now is not to go find them, but to understand who exactly wants to frame us. Who is it that treats us like soft persimmons? Also, we need to understand what their purpose is."

Zhang Shan, looking at the irritable Xia Wei, had no choice but to try to calm her down.

"What do you mean? Can't you just say it directly? I just want to resolve these things right now; I haven't thought that much."

Xia Wei was so angry that her IQ had dropped a bit.

"Don't be too anxious. On the surface, do you think a small inspector would frame us? And there's no benefit for him in framing us. Besides, is all the tax we pay to the country every year for nothing? If the matter gets blown out of proportion, he won't be able to save face either."

"I know all that. So what should we do?"

Xia Wei rubbed her temples.

"What we need to do now is to ferret out the person behind Inspector Zhong. As long as we drag out the person behind the scenes, this matter will be very easy to resolve."

Zhang Shan said with a smile.

"I really admire you; you can still smile at a time like this. I'm thinking, it seems Aolu Group hasn't offended anyone. Even if we had offended them, why would they go to such lengths to target our ship? Besides, our ship isn't that profitable. It's useless for them to take it."

Xia Wei really didn't understand. What purpose could they have to target Aolu Group?

"That's not a question we should be considering. As far as we are concerned, those instruments are of no use to us at all. What we need to wait for now is for the buyer of the instruments to appear."