Chapter 429 Betrayed
Deputy Director Zhang pondered for a moment, "Are you talking about that lunatic?"
The reason why he called the other person a madman was because this person's thinking circuit was different from others.
Others spend money just to buy information from me, but this person wants to spend money to buy his life.
The lives he bought were not ordinary people. One was a rising political star in the country, and the other was a military man.
When Deputy Director Zhang learned of this man's purpose, he immediately rejected him.
It's true that he wanted to make some money, but people in the military are not so easy to get involved.
Besides, he is General Lu’s eldest grandson. If something really happens to him, even his own uncle may not be able to protect him.
Unexpectedly, the other party was not angry after hearing this. Instead, he gave him a business card before leaving and said that if he figured it out, he could contact him at any time and the price could be negotiated.
At that time, Deputy Director Zhang was a newly appointed official and was in high spirits, and he was not so tight on money.
But things are different now. The hole in the account has been getting bigger and bigger. If he doesn't pay back the money, those people might cut off half of his arm at any time.
In this case, he had no choice but to do it.
Half an hour later, the group returned to their residence and Deputy Director Zhang dialed the other party's number.
"Mr. Pete? I have some news that I think you might be interested in."
"Oh? What news?" Pete raised his eyebrows with a playful expression on his face.
Deputy Director Zhang didn't have time to beat around the bush. "It's about Translator Lin. I don't ask for much. Fifty thousand dollars in exchange for some information about her. If you're interested, let's set up a time for a meeting."
"Oh!"
Pete snorted softly, holding the bullet in his hand, and slowly leaned back.
"It seems that Deputy Director Zhang has been to Las Vegas a lot recently. Fifty dollars in exchange for a piece of news, have you lost your mind because of the loss?"
As soon as these words came out, Deputy Director Zhang's heart skipped a beat. He had been keeping his trip to Las Vegas very secret, so how did Pete know about it?
But he didn't dare to ask, and gritted his teeth, "30,000 US dollars, no less, 30,000 US dollars to buy a chance to kill her in person, you won't lose this deal."
After a moment of silence, he heard the other party say, "Deal."
The two parties agreed on a time and place to meet, and Deputy Director Zhang hung up the phone.
"Director, what if Peter fails and then gives us away?"
As soon as Secretary Du finished speaking, Deputy Director Zhang kicked him hard on the butt.
"Do you think I'm as dumb as you?"
Now that there are so many people following that man surnamed Lin, even a fool would know that this is not a good time to take action.
So the news he wanted to sell to Pete was that Lin Siqiao would come to the country in March to participate in a competition.
She would be alone by then, if Pete couldn't even handle a woman.
He should just jump off the building as soon as possible, the sooner he dies, the sooner he will be reborn.
Lin Siqiao didn't know that in just a short while, her life had been bought for 30,000 US dollars. She was now waiting for a call from her senior brother.
At almost 11 o'clock, the phone in the living room finally rang.
"Junior sister, it's me."
Minister Wu's voice was filled with fatigue. The previous call was answered by his secretary, and he already knew the relevant situation.
On the phone, he also informed Lin Siqiao of the news he had received.
"Big Brother, do you mean that Director Chen still needs to return to China for investigation?"
Lin Siqiao originally thought that the principal of 500,000 yuan had been returned, and it would not be easy to clear Director Chen of the false charges, at least to convict him.
But Lin Siqiao didn't expect that things were far more complicated than she had imagined.
If it wasn't for the senior brother telling her, she wouldn't have known that the other party had actually framed Director Chen with seven charges.
But in Lin Siqiao's view, the charges listed by the other party were simply - if you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext!
As the director of the liaison office, Director Chen is bound to attend normal social parties. If these can be suspected of being pro-American, then what is the point of this liaison office?
As for the several properties in the liaison office, the other party actually compared them with the housing prices after the economic crisis, and used this as evidence to accuse Director Chen of embezzlement. It's ridiculous just to think about it!
Minister Wu did not say any more about the remaining points. He was afraid that if he continued, he would go crazy.
Lin Siqiao was silent for a moment, "Big Brother, then this matter... the higher-ups don't care?"
Minister Wu sighed, "It's not that I don't care, but I'm powerless. The leader's health has not been good since the beginning of winter, otherwise he wouldn't have been taken advantage of by these bastards."
Lin Siqiao has known Senior Brother for such a long time, but this is the first time he has heard him swear. It can be seen that he was really disgusted this time.
After thinking for a while, she said, "Big Brother, can we find a way to delay Director Chen's return to China? It doesn't have to be too long, a week will be enough."
Lin Siqiao also stated the reason.
The other party may not have a conscience in what they do, but they cannot let Director Chen down.
Lin Siqiao had been caught in the rain herself, so she always wanted to hold an umbrella for others to the best of her ability.
In the end, Minister Wu agreed because he knew it was useless to disagree and the junior sister would still do it after hanging up the phone.
After giving a few instructions, Minister Wu asked about the 500,000 US dollars, but just as he started talking, Lin Siqiao interrupted him with an excuse.
She understood what her senior brother meant, but she hadn't sold the stocks yet, so how could she talk about making a loss or not?
Besides, how could there be a loss?
Knowing that the country has already entered 1975, Lin Siqiao said with a smile.
"Big Brother, Happy New Year. When the time comes, please help me prepare a holiday gift from Master."
"That's all for now, we have to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner, bye"
After saying that, she hung up the phone with a snap.
Listening to the beeping sound on the phone, Director Wu shook his head with a wry smile.
He knew that with his junior sister's current wealth, she might not care about the small amount of money she lost, but he was the one who initiated this matter, so he should be responsible for it.
After taking a break, he called his secretary in.
"Please arrange the earliest flight for me this afternoon. I need to go to Hunan Province."
"yes."
On this side, after Lin Siqiao hung up the phone, he quickly sat down at the table.
While I was calling, Aunt Qiu had already reheated the cold food.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Lin Siqiao briefly explained the situation.
Several soldiers had long disliked Deputy Director Zhang, but when they heard this, they became more excited and could not hide the excitement in their eyes.
"Sister-in-law, leave the investigation to us. We will go to Washington tomorrow and make sure we complete the mission!"
Before Lin Siqiao could speak, Jiang Tao and the other man stood up.
They couldn't help with anything else, but they had lived in Washington for more than a year and were familiar with the situation at the liaison office, so they asked to participate in the investigation.
"Don't be in a hurry, sit down and talk first."
After everyone calmed down a little, Lin Siqiao finally told them his plan.
"I know you all want to do your part for Director Chen's matter, but it's not appropriate for you to do this."
Several people scratched their heads, looking at each other, and all of them were thinking the same question: what was wrong with them?
Seeing everyone's face full of questions, Lin Siqiao also gave his own explanation.
When it comes to marching, fighting, and rescuing hostages, the soldiers present here are naturally good at it.
But this time, in addition to investigating Deputy Director Zhang's background, they also wanted to monitor his every move.
Not to mention the language barrier, which is a big problem.
The most important thing is that they had met with Deputy Director Zhang before.
If they follow too close, the other party will recognize them at a glance; if they follow too far, they won't be able to hear any useful information.
After hearing this, several people were silent. But if they didn't go, who would go?
At this time, Lin Siqiao said, "I will let a private detective agency handle this matter."
"Private detective agency?"
Lin Siqiao nodded. Nowadays, the private investigation industry is developing in full swing abroad.
Don't underestimate these people. As long as the reward is right, there is no news they can't dig out.
Why do it yourself when you can just spend some money to get it done?
Almost everything that needed to be said had been said. Lin Siqiao glanced at the time on his wrist. In a few minutes, Los Angeles would enter the new year.
Just as everyone was raising their glasses to celebrate, Lu Jianchuan whispered something in Lin Siqiao's ear.
"Happy New Year, Qiao Qiao."
She was the one who spoke first last time, so it’s my turn this time.
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