Chapter 1606 Umbrella Corporation (First update, please subscribe)

Zhongdu, the Umbrella Company, is a pharmaceutical company established before the founding of the empire. This company can be traced back to the Nanhua period. However, in the late Shengde period, along with the divestiture of some companies, the Umbrella Company was also separated from the imperial property. However, this did not prevent the Umbrella Company from continuing to be the third largest pharmaceutical company in the empire.

In the following century, after years of development, Umbrella Corporation has already grown into a giant enterprise, not only involved in pharmaceuticals but also in other industries such as electronics, shipbuilding, aviation, etc. Umbrella is therefore regarded as one of the "Top 100 Chaebols in the Empire".

As soon as the convoy consisting of two cars stopped in front of the Umbrella Building, two sturdy men in black suits and sunglasses quickly stood on both sides of the car doors, opened the doors, and then protected the passengers in the cars and walked towards the lobby of the building.

When the glass door with a red and white umbrella logo opened automatically, two rows of staff were already standing behind the door. When the visitors entered the hall, they all bowed deeply.

But Lai just ignored it and continued the call.

"...Okay, Mom, I get it. You don't need to read the entertainment news. Even if there are some gossips, they are just made up by the paparazzi."

While talking on the phone, he moved the receiver away from his ear, and after a moment, he said, "No, no, no, I know, I know, those women are just actors, yes, I understand, they are just playing around..."

Walking to the elevator, he noticed the two bodyguards' suppressed smiles in the shadows cast by the elevator door, and decided to hang up the phone:

"Okay, okay, I have a very important meeting soon. That's all. I love you mom."

After hanging up the phone, he couldn't help but let out a sigh, and then his face darkened. The two bodyguards immediately stood up straight, their expressions becoming serious and rigid. He glanced at them, and then he continued to make the call.

"It's me. I can confirm that the secret account does exist. And it's a little beyond our imagination, but I think this is an opportunity for us...Okay, I know, I know!"

After hanging up the phone and walking out of the elevator, he saw his secretary waiting outside the elevator door and said:

"Has Director Li arrived?"

"On the way..."

Before the secretary could answer, he interrupted hastily:

"Wherever he is, I want to see him in ten minutes."

"Yes, sir."

When the secretary answered, he and two bodyguards had already walked into the office without looking back.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man in a black suit pushed open the office door and spoke the moment the door closed.

"Boss Wang, what's going on?"

Seeing that the visitor looked dissatisfied, Wang Songping spoke directly.

"Secret account!"

"What?"

"I mean the Bureau's secret account!"

Wang Songping looked at the guy in front of him and said directly.

"Director Li, hasn't your master been keeping an eye on the Investigation Department for more than a decade?"

"So what?"

As the head of the Imperial Advisor's Secretariat, Li Zhijian certainly knew what the secret account was.

"I can tell you right now that secret accounts are real! Not only do they exist..."

Wang Songping paused deliberately and then spoke.

“And the number of people involved is far beyond our imagination.”

"Mr. Wang, you don't need to keep us in suspense. We are one with the Umbrella Company, and our cooperation has lasted for decades."

Li Zhijian said coldly.

"Ancestor."

"What?"

"A few days ago, a secret account was activated. Our people in the Bureau confirmed that the account was one of the many secret accounts in the Bureau..."

Li Zhijian and the people behind him have always been very interested in the "secret account" of the Investigation Bureau. Of course, what they are interested in is not the "secret account" itself, but the Investigation Bureau.

Over the past half century, the Imperial Advisory Council has exercised some degree of supervision over the Executive Yuan and the military.

Only the Imperial Bureau of Investigation remains as rigid as ever, and no matter what means they use, they cannot get their hands on the Bureau.

No one dared to take the Investigation Bureau lightly. As everyone knew, it was both the emperor's East Factory and the emperor's Embroidered Uniform Guard.

But it is precisely because of this that they feel uneasy!

Can you feel at ease?

The sword...is always hanging over their heads!

What has the Bureau of Investigation done over the years?

What did you do?

To the outside world, everything is a blank. Not only do they not know what the Investigation Bureau is doing, they don't even know who the director of the Investigation Bureau is.

“Everything is in accordance with the purpose”

In a word, the Imperial Investigation Bureau is the royal dog, and a loyal dog at that! The kind that bites people!

What is the only way to control them?

It's the budget.

It's money.

But what if the Imperial Bureau of Investigation has enough money?

Or do they have external sources of funding?

This is the legendary "secret account". The reason it is a legend is that no one has evidence that it exists, nor can anyone prove that it does not exist.

"…That account originally belonged to Emperor Shizu and has been under the supervision of the Imperial Investigation Bureau for many years. Now the money in the account has been transferred away!"

Wang Songping smiled slightly and then said.

"Even the Investigation Bureau doesn't know who the other party is or how they obtained the account and password. Director Li, do you know what this means?"

"Someone knows about the existence of the secret account!"

Li Zhijian raised his eyebrows and said.

“Not only do we know it exists, but we also know the code.”

“That’s right!”

Wang Songping said with a smile.

"Director Li, now you understand!"

Li Zhijian didn't say anything. He thought for a while and asked again.

“How much money is in that account?”

"About 300 million!"

"What!"

Li Zhijian's expression suddenly changed, and then he said in surprise.

“Are you sure it’s an account?”

"It's just one account! And the Bureau has sent a Level 00 agent to Mexico to track it down!"

Wang Songping lit a cigar, and there was a strange look in his eyes, but he did not continue speaking, but just asked back.

"What are you going to do?"

Li Zhijian pondered for a moment, then stood up and said.

"I need to report to the councillor first."

After saying that, he got up and left. Wang Songping didn’t think anything of it. After all, Li Zhijian... was just that man’s dog.

Half an hour later, Wang Songping's phone rang again. It was Li Zhijian.

"Send someone over there to take care of that guy."

A voice came from the other end of the phone:

"What? Get rid of him! The Bureau of Investigation is investigating him now. If we take action, it will definitely alert the Bureau of Investigation, which will bring us a lot of trouble. And..."

Wang Songping said in a low voice.

"He's our only clue to the secret account!"

"This is the boss' order!"

The voice of Li Zhijian came from the phone.

"Get rid of him and put the blame on the Bureau!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Songping sat on the chair, his eyes full of confusion, and he kept muttering to himself:

"Let's set the fire on the Investigation Bureau... Once the fire is started, it will definitely become a big fire. By then, the Investigation Bureau will no longer be a lawless place..."

After a while, he picked up the phone again and dialed a number.

"Hello? It's me. Our chance has come. Something happened at the Investigation Bureau..."

(End of this chapter)