Chapter 267

The next day, a little after six in the morning, District One, Hwa Mansion.

Bright and early, Liu Qi returned to the Weian Council's headquarters. Dressed in a sharp suit, with his hair neatly parted, he walked to the president's office and gently knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Come in!"

Hearing the voice from inside, Liu Qi pushed open the door and bowed, "President, are you busy?"

"Just finished a meeting with the higher-ups, they assigned us a temporary task. I'm dealing with it." Kong ZhengHui sat alone in his office, wearing thin-rimmed glasses, hunched over a document on his desk. "Come, sit down."

"Yes, yes."

Liu Qi walked over and sat in the chair.

Kong ZhengHui finished the document and stuffed it into a drawer. Then he looked up at Liu Qi. "Are you done with your matter?"

That glance sent a shiver down Liu Qi's spine. Perhaps it was just psychological, but he always felt that since Kong ZhengHui became the president of the Weian Council, his eyes had held an indescribable gloom, inspiring fear.

"Not yet, but you called me, so I hurried back." Liu Qi wiped the unnatural sweat from his palms on his trousers and explained.

"I see…" Kong ZhengHui nodded slightly, looked Liu Qi up and down, and asked again, "How's your child?"

Liu Qi quickly replied, "Much better now, my mother-in-law is taking care of them."

"That's good." Kong ZhengHui picked up his cup, took a sip of coffee, and said softly, "Pick a hundred people from the Weian Council. They should look decent, be articulate, and able to cooperate with the leaders' speeches. There will be an event in a few days, do you understand?"

"Yes!" Liu Qi immediately stood up and responded.

Kong ZhengHui waved his hand and said, "No need to be so nervous, go prepare."

Liu Qi didn't leave, but hesitated and said, "Um… President, I have something else…"

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Kong ZhengHui put down his coffee cup and looked up. "What is it?"

"President, it's like this…" Liu Qi leaned forward slightly, his face full of smiles. "I haven't been around for the past two days because I was following a lead, right? Now I've finally made some progress. I was thinking, now that I'm back, I should report it to you…"

Kong ZhengHui crossed his fingers and looked at him, asking, "What progress?"

"I have an informant, a very reliable one." Liu Qi rested his elbows on the desk, leaning as close as possible to Kong ZhengHui. "This person has connections in the Quan Tong Bureau, and is doing fairly well. According to what I've learned, his team is currently planning how to rescue Wen XiaoRou with all their might. After all, Zhou TongHui is gone, and the Quan Tong Bureau still needs to produce some results. However, this informant told me that they know very little about Wen XiaoRou, because this woman is controlled by our Military Political Council, leaving them no chance at all. They haven't made any progress and can't come up with any effective plans. They're also very anxious, and the pressure from above is not small."

"I see…" Kong ZhengHui thought for a moment, then asked, "What do you think about this?"

Liu Qi then continued, "President, I think we can make use of this Wen XiaoRou! Find a way to bring Wen XiaoRou over to our side and leak some information to the outside. My brother, he specializes in tracking Wen XiaoRou, so as long as the news gets out, he will definitely be put in charge! We just need to guide them a bit, set a trap, and they will take the bait. Then we can catch them all in one fell swoop, and we will have something to show for our work."

Kong ZhengHui pondered for a moment, shaking his head. "Wen XiaoRou is not easy to get, she is under the control of the Military Political Council. We probably can't get her out."

Liu Qi quickly said, "President, we won't borrow her for long, just a few days… If it really doesn't work, two days will do. It's just to leak some information to the outside, so that they can take action. If you really don't trust us, you can let their people follow along. If you don't trust us, don't you trust their own people? As long as my informant is put in charge and acts as an inside man in this matter, we will definitely be able to catch some big fish!"

Kong ZhengHui lowered his head, seemingly deep in thought, without saying a word.

"President, think about it…" Liu Qi continued to lower his body, saying to him, "If we can get this done before Kang DingHuang comes back, then the Weian Council's report card will be different…"

Kong ZhengHui stared at Liu Qi, meeting his gaze. The latter's face was full of obsequious smiles, and his body was bent even lower.

After weighing it in his mind for a long time, Kong ZhengHui said softly, "If it's just for two days… it shouldn't be a big problem… Are you sure this lead of yours can produce results?"

"Yes!" Liu Qi nodded. "This is a very important lead, I've been nurturing it."

Hearing this, Kong ZhengHui cautiously asked, "Who is this person?"

Liu Qi immediately explained, "His name is Feng Hao, he used to be at the docks, and later we joined the association together. We got along well. Later, I followed you, and he joined the Quan Tong Bureau. As you know, things aren't going well over there now, and my brother has had enough. Hearing that I'm doing well in District One, he's been thinking about coming over."

Kong ZhengHui nodded slightly. "Okay, I understand. Let me think about it."

"Okay." Liu Qi added, "If you decide to use this lead, let me know in advance, so I can give him a heads up."

"Okay, go."

"Okay, okay."

Liu Qi nodded obsequiously, turned and left. Kong ZhengHui stared gloomily at his departing figure.

"Squeak—"

Soon, Liu Qi left the room with a pale face. As soon as he got to the corridor, his tense expression immediately collapsed, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath.

In the office, Kong ZhengHui tapped the table rhythmically with his fingers. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly picked up the microphone and dialed the Qingyi Bureau's intelligence department. He went straight to the point. "Have you gotten the results of your investigation into Liu Qi's communication records?"

The other party replied, "We've checked, everything is normal."

Kong ZhengHui thought for a moment, then asked, "What about his wife's?"

The other party said again, "There are no abnormalities either. The recent call records are all with his mother-in-law, and they are quite frequent."

"Okay, thank you." Kong ZhengHui was polite, and continued, "There's one more thing I need to tell you. I have a lead here, and I need to borrow Wen XiaoRou. Transfer her here for about two days."

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There's more later!