185: Chapter 177 If you don't tell and I don't tell, how will we know?!

Yang Tian said coldly, "At least you still have a bit of a conscience, remembering the Gongcheng Oil Tea your mother makes!"

Liu Shaohua held the tea lid, his lips trembling as he sobbed, "I could never forget this taste even in my dreams!"

After saying that, he took another sip. His emotions became increasingly intense, and his eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Yang Tian and asked again, "Is my mother's health still okay?"

"It's alright, though her blood pressure is a bit high!"

"That's good, that's good..."

"If you really want what's best for your mother, start from now and accumulate some good karma."

Liu Shaohua understood Yang Tian's meaning but didn't respond. He lowered his head and quickly finished the oil tea in the lid, then immediately looked up at Yang Tian with intense longing. "Can you pour me some more?"

Yang Tian reached out, picked up the thermos, and filled another lid for him.

After withdrawing his hand...

Yang Tian's tone softened slightly as he said, "Your mother also asked me to give you a message."

Liu Shaohua looked up in shock.

She said, 'No matter what you've done, she's proud of you!'

This simple sentence made Liu Shaohua's hands tremble again. The oil tea in the lid kept spilling over, and a look of repentance began to emerge on his face.

Even if ten million people said he was wrong, his old mother at home still firmly supported him.

For him right now, he desperately needed this unconditional 'love'!

He looked up at the reinforced walls of the interrogation room and groaned.

"Mom."

"I'm sorry."

"Your son has been unfilial."

"I couldn't be there to take care of you in your old age or see you off."

"I will repay the debt of your upbringing in the next life."

Seeing Liu Shaohua's will begin to waver, Yang Tian pressed his advantage and revealed a secret.

"Actually, you've already fulfilled your filial duty."

"Huh??" Liu Shaohua looked at Yang Tian with curiosity.

"Of the 1,000 Gold Bricks in your room, I only took away 999. I left one under your mother's pillow."

One Gold Brick weighed one kilogram. Calculated at the current price of 700 yuan per gram, that was 700,000 yuan.

This amount was enough for an elderly person in their eighties to live out their years in comfort.

Hearing this, Liu Shaohua looked at Yang Tian in utter shock.

[Isn't he a cop? Aren't cops all cold-blooded and heartless? How could he possibly do such a thing?] — This was Liu Shaohua's inner thought.

Because he knew that integrity and incorruptibility were qualities every police officer must possess.

The process of auditing drug money was like accounting; every cent had to be accounted for. If anything was missing or omitted, it would inevitably be investigated, and the officer would be charged with embezzlement or illegal possession.

Yet the young man before him was actually taking such a risk??

Liu Shaohua looked straight at Yang Tian and asked, "By doing this, you've essentially laundered that Gold Brick for my mother, do you know that?"

"I know."

"You're not afraid?"

Yang Tian smiled. "If you don't tell and I don't tell, who'll know?"

Liu Shaohua's gaze froze as he suddenly understood Yang Tian's intention.

A strong sense of shock couldn't help but well up in his heart.

The young man before him became a few degrees more mysterious in his eyes.

His expression gradually returned to normal as he looked at Yang Tian and asked, "Can you pour me some more?"

"Sure."

"And another cigarette."

"Okay."

Yang Tian poured him another lid of oil tea, then lit a soft golden saint and placed it in his mouth.

*Puff! Puff!* After taking two drags, Liu Shaohua made up his mind. "Go ahead and ask. I'll answer whatever you want to know."

"You've thought it through?"

"I've thought it through. You're right, I should accumulate more good karma for my mother. I hope she lives to be a hundred."

"Good!"

Yang Tian called Wu Bowei in from outside the door.

"He's willing to talk!"

Wu Bowei said in shock, "It really had to be you, Chief Yang!"

Wu Bowei immediately turned on the interrogation room computer and began taking Liu Shaohua's statement.

...

As Liu Shaohua's assets were disclosed, Wu Bowei's expression became increasingly stunned.

In addition to hidden gold bars and US dollars, and deposits in Swiss Banks, there were nearly 500 million in fixed assets and 200 million USD worth of cryptocurrency.

After the paperwork was finished, Liu Shaohua finished the last of the oil tea in the thermos. He stood up and said to Yang Tian, "Help me give a message to my mother. In the next life, it'll be my turn to support her!"

"Okay."

Liu Shaohua looked back at Yang Tian with a slight smile, then waved his hand.

Both of them knew.

Today would be the last time they ever met.

-

Leaving the Detention Center, Yang Tian took the statement materials to the County Bureau and knocked on the door to Liang Teng's office.

"Leader."

Yang Tian called out, but Liang Teng immediately said with some embarrassment, "What 'leader'? We're the same rank. Just call me Brother Liang."

"Alright, Brother Liang. Liu Shaohua has fully disclosed the base amount of all his assets. I was thinking we should divide the work and simultaneously seize his assets."

Liang Teng looked at Yang Tian in surprise. "How much is there?"

"At least over two billion!"

Liang Teng's eyes widened. "Billion!?"

"Yes!"

*Thud!*

Liang Teng's hand jerked in surprise, and the tea canister slipped from his palm, falling onto the coffee table.

"That much!!"

"No wonder they're willing to risk their lives to traffic drugs!!"

"Exactly!"

Liang Teng brewed the tea, took the materials from Yang Tian's hand, and glanced at the illegal assets mentioned in the confession.

"Total weight of Gold Bricks is eight hundred kilograms, eight hundred pieces in total!"

"Twenty million in US cash."

"Five villas in Pengcheng."

"One hundred million USD in Swiss Bank deposits."

"Bitcoin worth two hundred million!"

...

Liang Teng was completely dumbfounded.

"This drug lord really knew how to allocate his funds. If we hadn't caught him, as long as he escaped abroad, he could've lived the most lavish life imaginable."

As he spoke, he looked further down and then exclaimed, "I was wondering why he'd randomly go to Ruixiang County in Qianzhou. Turns out he hid the gold bars in Tazhai Village!"

After reading the statement, Liang Teng looked up at Yang Tian and asked, "Are you going to report these materials up and see how the leadership arranges things?"

Yang Tian immediately responded, "Reporting is a must, but we can't let them make the arrangements."

"Hmm?"

"We have to make the arrangements ourselves to maintain the initiative!"

"Oh? True!"

"Hehehe!!"

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"Eight hundred kilograms of gold! Twenty million US dollars!!"

Inside the office of the Minister of Public Security.

Minister Huang Xiao stared with wide eyes at Lin Qiangfeng and shouted, "The value here is already several hundred million, right?!"

Lin Qiangfeng smiled. "A conservative estimate is 700 million!"

Huang Xiao leaned back in his seat, the corners of his mouth curling upward. "This Yang Tian really can bring people surprises!"

Lin Qiangfeng nodded with a smile. "Once the allocation of these funds is complete, would you consider upgrading the combat equipment for our anti-drug police?"

"Approved!!"

"Thank you, Minister."

Lin Qiangfeng stood up with a grin, about to leave.

The next second, he suddenly thought of something and handed the documents in his hand to Huang Xiao. "There are two documents here that need your signature."

"What documents?"

"One is an application form requested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Yang Tian and other comrades traveling to Switzerland on official business."

"The other is a request report regarding Comrade Yang Tian's promotion to Second-level Investigator."

Speaking of this, Lin Qiangfeng couldn't help but emphasize again.

"I believe an outstanding comrade like Yang Tian must be promoted to the Ministry as soon as possible!"