160: Chapter 160 Good Cop, Bad Cop

Chen Zhi said: "He Changcheng was resentful because he lost the spot for Deputy Bureau Chief. Feeling he had no future, he decided to chase after money. He had contact with the one surnamed Zhao early on, was corrupted and recruited, and became their umbrella. This time, they were involved in drug trafficking together, and he had a share in it. He will definitely face the death penalty, so don't worry about it."

Whether such a person gets the death penalty or not, Lin Ning didn't care at all.

What he felt regretful about was Wu Zhanmu.

Simply because he came from a military background and had strong convictions, he couldn't be corrupted or recruited. And because they feared he would discover them, he was killed by the very people he was sworn to protect.

It was both ironic and tragic.

But the dead are gone, and the living must continue to live.

He was silent for a long while, then spoke with a hoarse voice.

"There should be compensation for murder, right?" Lin Ning asked. "Those drug dealers and He Changcheng all have money. I know the state will confiscate their money, but at least the victims should be compensated before it's confiscated, right? And can his wife and children be taken care of?"

Chen Zhi said: "Rest assured, there is a standard procedure. Compensation for victims is definitely prioritized from the confiscated assets."

He paused: "I have a comrade-in-arms from your area. I'll have him ask a few state-owned enterprises there if they can find a job for Wu Zhanmu's wife. I've also heard about his wife constantly filing appeals after his death. She is a strong mother, and things will get better!"

He didn't feel that Lin Ning was being meddlesome. Because Lin Ning wasn't doing it for himself; it was precisely because he had justice in his heart that he acted this way.

He liked Lin Ning, and it was precisely this pure, innocent heart that he liked.

Chen Zhi looked at Lin Ning's pale face and said earnestly:

"Your ability is extremely valuable. The difficult part of our work isn't the investigation and verification after knowing someone is a suspect, but identifying the suspect in the first place. So your daily reports are already very valuable. Regarding the special ability that damages your body, I hope you won't use it again unless it's an absolute emergency."

"Old Sun once said a phrase, and I'll pass it on to you now: Take care of this useful body, to await the future."

"Alright, get some good rest. Your... girlfriend Jiang Yu is also very worried. You need to consider yourself and the people around you more. China is powerful now, and here on our own turf, there is no reason for you to sacrifice yourself."

Seeing the awkward expression on Chen Zhi's face when he mentioned Jiang Yu, Lin Ning suppressed the smile that bubbled up.

"Brother Chen, Jiang Yu is just worried about me. Did she throw a tantrum? I apologize on her behalf. She didn't..."

"Alright, this is nothing. We've even had families come and brawl with us," Chen Zhi waved his hand, "Rest."

After saying that, he left.

Even though Lin Ning had intentionally used a little trick and knew he wouldn't actually lose any lifespan, Chen Zhi's concern still warmed his heart.

This was the foundation of his trust and reliance.

When Jiang Yu returned, Lin Ning asked her: "What did you say to Chen Zhi? I've never seen him so awkward before."

Jiang Yu replied with a displeased look: "I just asked how many casualties they had this time. He said there was no operation, no casualties. They were all fine, but you, an ordinary person, went to help and ended up fainting and getting hurt. Can't I say a couple of things to him? Besides, I didn't say anything excessive. I know you might collaborate in the future, but at least he needs to know that your contribution isn't mandatory and that you have people who care for you."

Lin Ning was happy that Jiang Yu was protecting him, but still said: "It's not Brother Chen's fault. I was reckless this time, and it won't happen again. I was just helping to identify someone. Besides, he's a big shot from the Ministry of State Security. Don't offend him; what if he makes things difficult for you? If there's anything, I'll handle it."

Jiang Yu didn't care, sitting by his bed and rubbing his hand: "I didn't curse. I was just expressing my dissatisfaction. Don't worry, you said he's a big shot, so he should be more magnanimous than the underlings."

"You're just too nice and too easygoing, which is why they don't take your contributions seriously. You can interact with them however you like, but I don't work with him directly. If I express that someone in our family is dissatisfied and not to be trifled with, they will be more cautious. In a family, someone has to play the good cop and someone has to play the bad cop so people know we aren't to be bullied."

Lin Ning wanted to persuade her further, mainly because he was afraid Jiang Yu would offend someone for his sake.

Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow and asked unhappily: "What? Do you think I'm too fierce?"

Lin Ning laughed: "Am I the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for me?"

Jiang Yu didn't continue the topic and asked him: "Are you hungry? The doctor said you don't need to avoid any foods and can replenish your nutrition."

Being taken care of is just different from not being taken care of.

All kinds of delicious food fed to his mouth in different varieties, someone to help him get out of bed to use the bathroom, someone to wipe his body, and someone to talk to him to relieve boredom.

For the first time, Lin Ning realized that being sick in the hospital could be this happy?

Although he wasn't in a hurry to be discharged this time, Lin Ning's physical condition had indeed recovered well, and after staying for two days, he was "invited" out of the hospital.

Lying on the bed at home, listening to the sounds of pots and pans from the kitchen outside and the aroma of food, Lin Ning felt an unusually happy and satisfied feeling.

At dinnertime, Wang Qiao also came over.

Jiang Yu was busy outside, so he went into Lin Ning's room, lowered his voice, and asked worriedly:

"Lin Zi, what exactly is going on with you? Why do you keep fainting and getting hospitalized? Is there some illness that hasn't been diagnosed? Why don't you go to Peking Union Medical College Hospital for a thorough check-up? I'll go with you."

Lin Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I'm really not sick. This time I was doing a favor for the Ministry of State Security, and I was hospitalized because of excessive physical exertion. I was discharged in two days; you can tell it's nothing serious. The military hospital is also very capable, so don't worry."

Wang Qiao relaxed and couldn't help but tease him: "You're this weak? Should I buy you something to replenish your yang energy and give you a good boost?"

"Get lost!" Lin Ning scolded him irritably, "Daddy is strong, I could take on ten of you. Wait until I'm better, and you'll see if I'm weak or not."

Wang Qiao curled his lips, keep bragging.

He brought up the company's business: "The company's funds are now all being used for short-term operations based on the information provided by Tao Shuyu. In just under half a month, we've already earned over 300,000."

"We are taking a relatively safe route now. If we went for those ultra-short-term, quick-in-and-out trades, we might earn more. But Brother Tao said the risk is too high, and Jiang Yu and I aren't that skilled in the business, so we gave up on that."

Lin Ning waved his hand: "This rate of return is already good enough. Almost 20% growth in less than half a month, what more could you want? Take it slow."

Wang Qiao was a relatively steady person, not the type to be greedy for quick success, and Lin Ning knew his character, so he was very relieved.

Wang Qiao said with some regret: "A couple of days ago, I attended a private equity gathering with Brother Tao. There was a small startup company doing AI looking for financing and soliciting investment at the gathering. Brother Tao also said the project was very good, but we don't have enough money."

"Without enough reputation, and unable to provide resources other than money, they won't accept pure capital financing for big or good projects. So, the opportunity for this small startup to accept pure capital financing is quite rare, which is a pity."

When Lin Ning heard this, he asked: "How much money do they need? I still have over 2 million on me."

"For them doing AI, the main expense is servers. This round of financing starts at 50 million, and even then, they won't be able to run the servers for long. Although multiple investors can invest, the minimum investment per investor is at least 5 million. If we give them all our money, how will we live the rest of our days? We can't put all our eggs in one basket. Forget it, let's wait for the next opportunity."

Lin Ning hadn't met that person, and didn't know if this entrepreneur was Jin Ming, so he didn't feel that much regret.

But he knew clearly in his heart: good projects don't wait for people. If he encountered a Jin Ming and happened to be able to invest, but missed out because he didn't have the money, he would really be devastated.

The speed of making money needs to speed up.

But currently, even the larger rewards are only 500,000, so the speed of making money is still a bit slow. Of course, if he said this out loud, he would probably either be struck by lightning or beaten to death by netizens.

He had already been considering this problem before and found a direction—

Execution bounty announcements.

These are bounty announcements issued by the court, targeting judgment debtors who have not fulfilled the obligations determined by effective legal documents, in other words, deadbeats.

If one can provide information on the assets that these deadbeats have transferred or hidden, the whistleblower can receive 1% to 20% of this property as a reward.

You have to know, among those who have such announcements issued against them, there are quite a few who have hidden massive amounts of assets. The reward amount would be quite considerable.

Previously, his conditions weren't mature, and the side effects of using the Eye of Insight were too great every time. Now that he has upgraded, he discovered when experimenting the day before yesterday that it no longer has much of an impact on him.

Then...

Lin Ning unlocked his phone and navigated to the Yanjing Court's bounty announcement website.

The page loaded, and announcements were listed on the screen. He quickly found a few with execution amounts so long they made his eyes dizzy.

He stared at those numbers, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

This is what he should be doing!