AWB Chapter 1281 The Brothers' Deal
Chapter 1281 The Brothers' Deal
"Ninth Brother, what did you go to Zhongjiang Province for? How did you suddenly change jobs? I didn't know anything about this!" Wei Shang asked in shock when he received Wei Cheng's call.
"My family wants me to be the one to bring a project to Zhongjiang Province, so they sent me to pave the way!" Wei Cheng said.
“Even if you’re just scouting ahead, do we really need to pull you out of the army? You’ve already reached the rank of senior colonel. Although you don’t have much power, your rank is still there. You’re only one step away from becoming a general! Isn’t it a bit of a waste to give up now?” Wei Shang asked, somewhat puzzled.
“Do you think I could have become a general if my father hadn’t retired? And don’t forget, there are several senior colonels ahead of me in line! Besides, although my branch of service can be promoted quickly, it’s too difficult to reach the star level. It’s better to come back to the local area!” Wei Cheng said with a smile.
"Okay, I don't know much about these things, after all, I wasn't in the army! By the way, is there something you wanted to talk to me about today?" Wei Shang asked curiously.
"Have you heard about the case of the murder of the police chief of Changwu City?" Wei Cheng asked.
“I know, the internal report says he was eliminated by a drug cartel, and that guy even arrogantly turned himself in! This has caused a huge uproar! Why are you asking about this?” Wei Shang asked, puzzled.
So Wei Cheng told Wei Shang what had happened that afternoon, especially how the city's top two officials had used less-than-honorable means to put him in a difficult position.
"Ninth Brother, what do you think you should do about this?" Wei Shang suddenly asked after listening to Wei Cheng's description.
“This matter is very strange, so I have no clue what to do right now, but I feel that this matter is not as simple as it seems at first glance!” Wei Cheng said.
"Hehe, you're right, this matter is indeed not simple. I previously tracked down Lu Shaohua and went to Zhongjiang Province. He had contact with your provincial department's Deputy Director Yuan. How should I put it, this guy seems a bit unambitious, so I sent two undercover agents to Zhongjiang Province myself!" Wei Shang said mysteriously.
"You sent an undercover agent across provinces? That's against the rules, isn't it?" Wei Cheng asked, somewhat surprised.
"Of course I know it's against the rules, but I didn't send the police. I found people from the overpass club on this side of the street. It's absolutely genuine and effective!" Wei Shang said with a smile.
"You're really cunning!" Wei Cheng couldn't help but exclaim.
As the police chief of Dongguang Province, Wei Shang's act of sending an undercover agent to Zhongjiang Province without notifying Zhongjiang Province was indeed against regulations. However, the agent he sent was not a policeman, but a gang member, who could at most be considered a cooperative informant.
Others might be suspicious of informants and dare not use them, but the Zhao family is not afraid, because the Tianqiao Society is basically the Zhao family's peripheral force. Why would they distrust sending their own people?
Moreover, as a true elite triad, the Tianqiao Society would only send out loyal and elite spies, not retired soldiers sent from the mainland, but the kind of loyal soldiers trained by the Lian family from childhood!
"Hehe, otherwise how could I have become the police chief at this age? Everything needs some flexibility, doesn't it?" Wei Shang said with a hint of pride.
"Then tell me, what's different about the case of Director Li's murder?" Wei Cheng said irritably.
“Ninth Brother, Director Li was indeed murdered by drug dealers! But the murderer who killed Director Li is not the person currently in prison waiting to be executed, but someone else!” Wei Shang said with a smile.
"You mean the hitman in prison is an imposter? The real culprit hasn't been caught at all? But that doesn't make sense. What are drug dealers after?" Wei Cheng asked, puzzled.
“Of course it’s different! If no one turns themselves in, the case will remain under investigation indefinitely! If that’s the case, how can those drug dealers continue their drug trafficking and sales? But once Director Li’s case is resolved and the murderer is caught, your Zhongjiang Province police system will consider the case closed. In that case, the task of pursuing drug dealers will fall to the anti-drug team, instead of the entire police force and armed police of Changwu City relentlessly pursuing them when Director Li was first injured!” Wei Shang said.
"Then how can you be so sure that the person in prison right now isn't the real murderer?" Wei Cheng asked, somewhat puzzled.
“It’s simple! Drug cartels won’t let their underlings talk back! If the police manage to get them to talk, the losses would be unbearable for them! So I guess this guy in prison is just a scapegoat, and this scapegoat doesn’t have much time left!” Wei Shang said with a smile.
"No way? They can do that? Does that mean our police force in Zhongjiang Province was outmaneuvered by a group of drug dealers?" Wei Cheng's expression turned grim.
"Pretty much! All of this is to isolate those drug cartels, otherwise it would be too easy for the police to trace them! Drug dealers aren't stupid, they wouldn't do that!" Wei Shang said.
"Wei Shang, lend me your informant! I must take down those drug cartels as soon as possible!" Wei Cheng realized that he was being too eager for quick success.
However, his pledge was in Secretary Zhang's hands. If the case wasn't solved quickly, the entire police force in Changwu City would be disgraced! He might even be transferred to Tingli for a sinecure!
"Hehe, Ninth Brother, now that you've asked, wouldn't it be a betrayal if I didn't agree? But I'm a little reluctant to just hand you over like this. What do you suggest?" Wei Shang's cheerful voice came through the phone.
"So what do you want? Just name your terms!" Wei Cheng knew he was going to have to pay a hefty price today when he heard Wei Shang's words; the kid was clearly eyeing his stuff.
“Hey Ninth Brother, then I won’t stand on ceremony! I heard that you have a comrade-in-arms who is a very skilled welder, and before he retired from the army, he specially gave you an SU27 made of aluminum alloy. I hope you can reluctantly part with it. What do you think?” Wei Shang said with a smile.
"How did you know? I didn't even tell you about this when I got home. That's confidential, how did you know?" Wei Cheng asked with a grim expression.
"Hehe, last time they went on their trip, Ninth Sister-in-law and Afen talked about it. Later, Afen told me about it as an interesting story after she got home. She heard my Ninth Sister-in-law say how beautiful and unique that thing was. Anyway, if you want information about those two undercover agents, you have to listen to me!" Wei Shang said.