198: Chapter 198 Liu Yu Takes Money

"Master, is there something the matter?"

"Qinian, the situation is a bit off right now. You need to be more restrained in your affairs; it is time to stop while you can."

"Yes, I was just thinking the same thing. In a few days at most, I will stop completely."

The two chatted on the phone for several minutes. Upon learning that Master Wang Sen had already arrived in Hong Kong, Long Qinian became even more determined to make his escape.

However, unlike Master Wang Sen, whose assets, wife, and children were mostly abroad, allowing him to leave at a moment's notice, Long Qinian had a vast family estate. Much of it was in fixed assets, so leaving would take time. In particular, transferring over ten billion in cash was quite difficult.

After hanging up the phone, he significantly accelerated his actions, hoping to settle everything within a few days and then make a smooth getaway.

He did not know, however, that everything was under the surveillance of Director Zhu Huabing, who was clearly aware of his every move.

Office of the County Party Secretary.

Qin Chuan was reviewing a list of secretary candidates submitted by Director Hu Bing, totaling five people: four men and one woman.

It had been a while since he took office as County Party Secretary. The Driver had already been decided—it was Driver, a retired scout who had performed very well—but the secretary had not yet been chosen.

After glancing through the documents, Qin Chuan smiled. This Director Hu Bing had certainly put in some effort, actually including Xiao Chuyi on the list as one of the candidates for secretary.

The first one to be crossed off was Xiao Chuyi.

A male leader with a female secretary was not necessarily a problem, but Xiao Chuyi was not suitable. Putting aside the fact that she was beautiful, the key issue was that she was fanatically in love with him. If she became his secretary, they would be together every day, and Qin Chuan could not guarantee he would be able to control himself.

He already had a girlfriend. Zhu Qingxi was even more beautiful than Xiao Chuyi, both in figure and face, and the two were already reaching the stage of discussing marriage.

The remaining four men were the ones he should consider for the secretary position.

Shortly after he finished reading, Director Zhu Huabing knocked on the door and entered.

"Secretary, I have important information to report to you."

"Oh, is it about Long Qinian's illegal fundraising?"

"You truly have divine foresight; it is indeed about that matter." Director Zhu Huabing reported, "Following your instructions, I selected a few reliable people to conduct a secret investigation, and we immediately made many discoveries..."

He first reported the situation they had grasped, then said with great concern, "Secretary, we have discovered signs that Long Qinian intends to flee. He has begun selling some of his fixed assets, and he also wants to transfer the over ten billion obtained through illegal fundraising overseas."

Qin Chuan ordered, "You must absolutely not let him run away. You must maintain complete control over his whereabouts; if necessary, you can make an arrest ahead of schedule."

Want to run? Not a chance.

Although the evidence was not yet fully sufficient, the system would not be wrong. For illegal fundraising of over ten billion, they could arrest him first and then investigate later.

Of course, unless it was a last resort, he would not do that. On the surface, Long Qinian was a glamorous private entrepreneur and one of the top ten in Jiangnan Province. Without sufficient evidence to arrest him, there was no telling what kind of trouble it might cause.

"Director Zhu, keep a strict watch on the funds. Do not let them leave the country!"

That was over ten billion. If the funds left the country, the hope of recovering them would be very slim.

"Secretary, rest assured. We will guard it strictly; not a single cent will get out." Director Zhu Huabing promised.

He then continued his report, "Secretary, we have also basically identified the key personnel involved in their illegal fundraising. Here is the list."

After taking the list and looking at it, Qin Chuan was a little surprised to see a familiar name: Jin Rifei.

He was ranked third, just behind Long Qinian and a female executive from Jinguan Group. It seemed Jin Rifei's level of involvement was very deep, and he should be an important organizer of this illegal fundraising.

Heh.

Jin Rifei, I never expected you to engage in illegal fundraising. Over ten billion—just wait until you rot in prison.

"These key personnel must also be placed under surveillance. It would be best if not a single one escapes. When the time comes, arrest them all to await the judgment of the law."

"Understood. Then I will select a few more reliable hands to participate and keep all these people under secret surveillance."

After the report, having taken all of Qin Chuan's instructions to heart, Director Zhu Huabing left to begin carrying them out in secret.

No one knew that a great net had already been cast in secret. Even most people in the County Bureau did not know; only a small circle of people were aware of the matter.

Long Qinian also did not realize that he was already under secret surveillance, and his every move was entirely under the monitoring of Director Zhu Huabing.

Over the past few days, he had mainly been selling off his fixed assets. The houses and cars under his name had all been sold, though, of course, everything was done quietly.

He even wanted to sell his shares in Jinguan Group for cash, but he had not yet found a buyer.

Everything was proceeding relatively smoothly; Jin Rifei had even brought in another few tens of millions in funds. The only thing that was not going smoothly was the issue of transferring the funds out of the country.

Over ten billion—with such a huge amount, the few banks in the county were very cautious. The various procedures and approvals could not be completed in a short time.

This made Long Qinian a bit anxious.

And so, he sought out Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu.

Inside a private club, the two drank tea while chatting about the matter of transferring the funds abroad.

Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu appeared quite cautious, reminding him, "President Long, this is over ten billion. With so much money going out, what are you planning to do?"

Even Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu did not expect that Long Qinian was planning to flee.

"Secretary Liu, I discovered a great business opportunity abroad and have already found a partner. I am just waiting for this money to go over. Please help me out, put in a word, and handle it as a special case. Your kickback will definitely not be missing."

After finishing, he brought over two large cardboard boxes from the side.

He opened the boxes, and they were filled to the brim with hundred-yuan bills.

"There are 2.5 million in cash in each box, totaling five million. Once the matter is accomplished, I will give you another five million. Secretary Liu, please help me out."

Five million!

This was the largest single sum of cash Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu had ever received. He had often taken money before, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, but he had never received so much money at once.

Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, but on the surface, he still demurred, "President Long, there is no need for this. We don't do that between us. Your matter is a small thing for me; in three days at most, it will definitely be settled."

Long Qinian was also a shrewd person and naturally knew this was just a polite refusal; the other party would definitely take the money.

Thus, the two exchanged hypocritical pleasantries, and the two large cardboard boxes of cash were eventually moved into the trunk of Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu's car.

Having taken the money, he did indeed get things done.

First, he made a phone call to the bank in front of Long Qinian, and then he specifically made a trip to the bank in person.

Although the bank was in a different system, Deputy Party Secretary Liu Yu was, after all, the Deputy Party Secretary of the County Party Committee and the third-in-command. The bank leaders gave him plenty of face, indicating they would handle it as a special case and that the money would be successfully transferred abroad in two or three days at most.