At this moment, Liu Yufeng was convinced that Lin Dong was a meticulous and intelligent person:

The hint about checking the waterways cleverly extricated him from the suspicion. Which suspect would intentionally betray their accomplice?

The appearance of this complete Sherlock Holmes story perfectly explains why he guessed that the robbers might travel by water.

There really are some people in the world who are born with the intuition and talent to solve cases.

Lin Dong is undoubtedly this type of person.

"I need to go back to the bureau for a case meeting now. Lin Dong, you come with me. Wait for me in the reception room. We'll talk in detail after the meeting."

What? This is possible? I've been kidnapped?

Lin Dong grimaced and muttered:

Can I refuse?

"Can't."

"..."

...

Lin Dong sat in the reception room of the North District Police Station, idly flipping through police news bulletins and various newspapers.

The case analysis meeting that Liu Yufeng was attending had been going on for almost an hour and a half. How much longer did he have to wait?

Luckily, I bought two loaves of bread on the way to fill my stomach, otherwise I would have starved to death.

"What kind of attitude is this? I already said I had urgent business with Director Qin, couldn't you even let me know?"

A gruff voice rang out from the outer hall.

"No, Mr. Wan, our Director Qin is indeed in a special meeting, and leaders from the provincial department are also here. He really can't get away."

A timid female voice explained.

Lin Dong walked out of the reception room out of curiosity and looked into the lobby.

A burly man was seen wearing a stylish black leather jacket, a red shirt underneath, and sunglasses.

"It's not easy for our CEO Wan to come all this way, so it's not too much for you to go and inform him, is it?"

A burly man in his thirties standing next to the big man said in a cold voice.

Damn, so arrogant? This is a police station, for crying out loud.

"It's possible, but you'll have to wait a while. I don't know when our leader will finish the meeting."

The young woman in police uniform looked somewhat helpless; this Mr. Wan was a big shot in the business world of the North District, and he was really not someone to offend.

"Why don't you wait in the reception room next door for a while?"

"Alright, let's wait a bit. There was a big case yesterday, and Lao Qin is probably very busy."

The burly man in the black leather jacket nodded and walked straight to the reception room, appearing quite familiar with the place.

Lin Dong quickly slipped back into the reception room, sat down, picked up a newspaper and pretended to read it, but his heart was pounding wildly.

[Wan Qingshan, male, 45 years old, the actual controller of Wanqi Trading Company, is involved in 81 cases including assault, market manipulation, and smuggling of electrical appliances, with a total illicit value of 104.33 million yuan.]

Holy crap, that's a huge fish!

It's hard to believe that a seemingly successful businessman who had been a prominent figure in the northern district for many years was actually a serial criminal.

It's not surprising, since behind every successful tycoon in the 1990s was a thick "history of blood and tears".

Lin Dong had just casually scanned the area with his Black Gold Eye and received a huge, unexpected surprise.

Knowing that this person has 100 million in illicit funds but not knowing where they are is quite frustrating.

Sigh... I need to quickly raise 1 billion to upgrade the Black Gold Eye to the intermediate level as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Lin Dong knew that as long as the Black Gold System was activated, it would automatically alert him if the Black Gold appeared within 20 meters, so there was still a chance.

We need to find an opportunity to get close to this man surnamed Wan, and ideally, infiltrate his inner circle.

"You are... Mr. Wan Qingshan?"

After Wan Qingshan was seated, Lin Dong put down the newspaper in his hand and stood up, feigning surprise.

"It really is you, Mr. Wan! I'm so glad to finally meet you in person. I just saw your article in the newspaper, and you're even more handsome in person than in the photos!"

Who are you?

Wan Qingshan then realized that there was a stranger sitting in the reception room, and he glared at Lin Dong warily.

The attendants behind them quickly stepped forward and stood between the two.

"Don't misunderstand, I was also waiting for someone. It was just a chance encounter with you, Mr. Wan. I have always admired you."

"You admire me? Haha... Why?"

Seeing Lin Dong's harmless appearance, Wan Qingshan relaxed his guard. "Tch, just a little brat."

"Of course, I admire Mr. Wan for starting from scratch and for his remarkable abilities. In just a few years, he has built such a vast business empire."

Lin Dong's flattery came out without hesitation. Many nouveau riche in the 1990s were not highly educated, but they especially liked other people's refined praise.

"You've got good taste, kid, hahaha..."

Wan Qingshan was very pleased, stroked his smooth chin, and laughed loudly, saying:

"What's your name? What brings you to the district bureau?"

Huh? There's hope! Lin Dong felt a surge of excitement and quickly replied:

"My name is Lin Dong, Dong as in winter. Mr. Wan, have you heard about yesterday's armored truck robbery? I am one of the surviving guards."

"Yesterday's big robbery? Damn, it was on the news today. They stole 17 million! Those guys are ruthless!"

Wan Qingshan immediately became interested, his eyes lighting up as he said:

"Brother Lin, tell me quickly, what was the situation like back then?"

Seeing this, Lin Dong naturally sat down next to Wan Qingshan and said in a low voice:

"The bureau strictly forbade me from telling anyone, but today I hit it off with you, Mr. Wan, so I'm going to risk punishment to tell you all about it. Here's what happened..."

The two snuggled close together, whispering and talking amongst themselves, and soon they were each holding each other's shoulders.

Inside the reception room, Wan Qingshan's strange cries of "Holy crap, holy crap!" could be heard from time to time, clearly excited by Lin Dong's embellished and thrilling storyline.

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