Upon hearing this, Chen Qian looked up and glanced at Yu Zhong, only to see a smug look on his face. She knew that Yu Zhong was the one who had orchestrated this.
She stood up and said, "I will cooperate with the investigation, but these are all slanders against me by people with ulterior motives. I hope the police can investigate this matter thoroughly and clear my name."
"Ms. Chen, please rest assured, we will not wrong an innocent person. Now please open the safe and cooperate with our investigation," the police officer said.
"Chen Qian, hurry up and open the safe." Yu Zhong was already getting impatient: "Confess your crimes as soon as possible. Money laundering is a serious crime. If you confess sooner, it will be considered that you surrendered yourself, and you can get a lighter sentence."
"Thank you for the reminder, Manager Yu. You are in charge of the company's finances and know the details of all the transactions in the company's books better than anyone else," Chen Qian said coldly. "Whether or not money has been laundered, you know best in your heart, and even if money laundering has indeed occurred, Manager Yu will still be held responsible."
"Enough with the nonsense, open the safe." Yu Zhong didn't want to argue with Chen Qian at all. He had already arranged for someone to tamper with the safe, and someone had broken into the company and put a large amount of cash and gold into it.
A series of fabricated pieces of evidence have been prepared, and once Chen Qian opens the safe, they will all become irrefutable proof.
Chen Qian ignored him and picked up her phone to make a call.
"What are you dawdling for? Are you feeling guilty? Heh, there are two million US dollars and dozens of kilograms of gold in your safe. This is the evidence of your money laundering." Yu Zhong sneered, "The police are here now. There's no use dragging it out any longer. Just make it quick."
"She was calling to get the key. By the way, how did you know there were so many things in the safe? Were you involved too?" Ye Xingchen walked in, holding the safe key in his hand.
“I only found out about the amount of money in her safe because I received a report from Li Sheng, the company’s finance manager, and that she had also been involved in money laundering,” Yu Zhong said with a sneer.
"Oh, what about Mr. Li?" Ye Xingchen asked in return.
“Li Sheng was involved in money laundering. He told me about it by phone and email, and now he has fled abroad,” Yu Zhong said. “This cannot be denied.”
"Here's the key, open the safe." Ye Xingchen handed the key to Chen Qian.
Chen Qian nodded, inserted the key into the safe, turned the mechanical lock, and then verified the password and fingerprint.
The safe in her office contains many confidential company documents, including research and development materials, which only she is authorized to open.
The fact that Yu Zhong dared to target her so openly, and even brought the police to her door, shows that he had made thorough preparations.
It seems he is certain that his plan has succeeded. Once Chen Qian is arrested, the Chen Group will be completely in the hands of the siblings.
As Yu Zhong watched Chen Qian open the safe, a cold smile appeared on his face.
The safe had the highest level of security, but unfortunately, he had a skilled unlocker, and the finance manager was one of his people.
Now he has his finance manager, Li Sheng, write a letter of denunciation, personally admitting that he worked for Chen Qian and participated in money laundering.
Moreover, he put US dollars and gold into a safe, and after the deed was done, he gave Li a large sum of money so that he could escape.
The whole plan was flawless; now, as soon as the safe was opened, Chen Qian was doomed.
With a click, the safe door was unlocked. Yu Zhong was overjoyed. He looked at Chen Qian, thinking, "Let's see where you can run this time."
However, Chen Qian opened the safe and stepped aside, allowing the police to approach. Yu Zhong craned his neck to look inside.
Upon seeing this, he was taken aback and exclaimed, "How could this be? How is this possible?"
The safe, which should have been filled with US dollars and gold, was now completely empty. The safe, which was taller than a person, was empty; there was nothing inside.
"How is this possible? Where's the money? Where's the gold?" Yu Zhong was dumbfounded.
"What's going on here?" The policeman stepped forward and took a look, confirming that the room was empty. He couldn't help but turn back to look at Yu Zhong.
Since Yu Zhong was the one who called the police, any issues will definitely be directed to him. Now that there's nothing inside, it's going to cause trouble for Yu Zhong.
He clearly hired a locksmith to open the safe and put in US dollars and gold, all so that Chen Qian could be convicted of money laundering today.
He saw the things being put in with his own eyes, but when he came today, there was nothing there.
Two million US dollars and over thirty kilograms of gold—that's worth tens of millions! He went to such lengths, but not only did he fail to take down Chen Qian, he also lost everything. He's suffered a huge loss this time.
"Well, I heard it from the finance manager, Mr. Li, and he also provided relevant evidence, which I have already submitted to the Economic Crime Investigation Department," Yu Zhong said, regaining his composure.
"Our colleagues have investigated your evidence and found it to be fabricated. However, to further verify this, we will conduct a joint investigation with the tax authorities into the company's accounts," the police officer said sternly. "We're going to the finance department now. Please cooperate and hand over the USB drive and computer."
"I'll cooperate, I'll cooperate with everything." Yu Zhong gritted his teeth and looked at Chen Qian, but he couldn't do anything about her.
“Manager Yu, isn’t Mr. Li your subordinate? You’re in charge of the company’s finances. If the company is indeed involved in money laundering, you’ll be held responsible.” Chen Qian said calmly, “You should cooperate fully with the police investigation these next few days. I will temporarily handle the finances of the Chen Group.”
"You..." Yu Zhong was furious. It turned out that he had lost everything this time, and instead of gaining any benefit, he had been outmaneuvered by Chen Qian.
"Cooperation is essential, not only for Manager Yu, but also for General Manager Chen. You cannot leave Jinling before the matter is investigated, and you must cooperate with the police summons at any time," said the economic crime investigation officer.
“Okay, police officer, I promise I’ll be there whenever you call.” Chen Qian nodded.
Yu Zhong was so angry that his face turned purple, but there was nothing he could do.
"Manager Yu."
Just as Yu Zhong was about to leave the room with the police, Ye Xingchen stopped him and said with a smile, "I understand the money laundering process. The money goes from China to Hong Kong, then to accounts in Sydney, New York, Switzerland, and other places, and then it becomes clean money when it returns to the account in China."
"The whole process takes only five seconds. It's the 21st century now, who would use cash for a transaction? Isn't Manager Yu's method a bit outdated?"
"How do you know so much about this? What, were you involved too?" Yu Zhong roared in anger.
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