Gong Wei fell silent and didn't say a word.
Shen Dong continued, "Officer Gong, all of Fu Guang's antiques have fallen into my hands, except for one place in Guangcheng where dozens of genuine items are stored. My men are interrogating him, and if he doesn't confess, there's nothing we can do."
Gong Wei asked, "What would you do?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Of course we asked them all and then let them go."
The higher his status and the more money he had, the more cautious and careful Shen Dong became in his words and actions.
There's no way around it; too many people are watching him. One wrong move, and he could lose everything.
So, unless Shen Dong is completely out of his mind, he wouldn't readily admit to murder in front of a police officer.
Gong Wei gave him a deep look and said, "Mr. Shen, I'm not stupid."
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "As a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of billions, I will never do anything illegal, no matter what."
Gong Wei asked, "What are you planning to do to me?"
Shen Dong said, "So you admit you're a police officer?"
Gong Wei sighed and said, "Does it even matter whether I admit it or not?"
Shen Dong said, "Of course it's important. If you're also a cultural relic smuggler, some people outside definitely won't let you off the hook."
Gong Wei said, "Your guess is correct. I am indeed a member of the Guangcheng Special Operations Team, ordered to infiltrate the Fuguang criminal gang to investigate the smuggling of cultural relics within the country. Mr. Shen, do you want to kill me?"
Shen Dong was taken aback and asked, "Why would you think that?"
Gong Wei said, "Because you obtained the cultural relics that Fu Guang smuggled. If I live, I will definitely report it to the higher-ups, and at that time these cultural relics will likely be confiscated by the inland government. Only by killing me can you return to the country."
Shen Dong laughed heartily and said, "So that's what you're worried about."
Gong Wei countered, "Shouldn't we be worried?"
Shen Dong said, “Officer Gong, you don’t know this. I’m building the largest private museum in the country in Yandu, and I need a lot of cultural relics to exhibit. If these thousands of antiques were all illegal, how could I put them in the museum? So, you don’t need to worry at all. I’m collecting antiques to promote Xia culture, not to make money. Even if I have to sell them in the end, I will only sell them to Xia people. I will never let our ancestors’ things flow abroad.”
Gong Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Mr. Shen, have those tens of thousands of antiques from the Hill Group ended up in your hands?"
Shen Dong gave a thumbs up and said, "No wonder Guangcheng sent you as an undercover agent; you are indeed brave and resourceful. I handed over the sheep and snake heads from the twelve zodiac animal heads to the state, and the other antiques are all my legal private property. I will transport them to Yandu in a while. As for Fu Guang's antiques, I will also handle them properly. Officer Gong, your mission is complete; you can go back and report."
Gong Wei remained silent for a moment, then said, "If what you're saying is true, may I make a phone call?"
Shen Dong took out a mobile phone and handed it to Gong Wei.
Gong Wei dialed a few numbers, and soon a steady yet loud voice came from the other end.
"Who is it?"
"I am Gong Wei."
"What's going on? Why did you risk calling me?"
"Here's what happened."
Gong Wei briefly explained the whole situation, saying, "I've fallen into Mr. Shen's hands, and the mission can't continue."
“Mr. Shen Dong is our most reliable friend in the inland region. You can trust him completely.”
"Understood."
"Give the phone to Mr. Shen, I want to say something to him."
"yes."
Gong Wei returned the mobile phone to Shen Dong, who then asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Miao Huaidong, Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Police Department. Mr. Shen, Gong Wei is the most outstanding special police officer in our province. Please do not make things difficult for him."
Shen Dong glanced at Gong Wei and smiled, "We're all family, why would I make things difficult for Officer Gong?"
"Thank you very much. Mr. Shen, Fu Guang's thousands of antiques are very important to the country. I need to report this to the higher authorities. Please don't blame me."
"Please feel free to report this, and I will discuss the ownership of these antiques with Du Yuxin, the president of Xia Hua Society."
"Okay. Mr. Shen, please tell Gong Wei that he must be back at the team by 8:00 AM the day after tomorrow."
"no problem."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Dong smiled and said, "Officer Gong, congratulations, your mission is over. You can go home tomorrow."
Gong Wei nodded and said, "Thank you. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."
Shen Dong said, "Come with me. I'm going home too."
Gong Wei said, "That would be troublesome."
After dropping Gong Wei off at the Tengfei Hotel, Shen Dong received a call from Zhang Huan.
“Brother Dong, Fu Guang’s family does indeed have a lot of cash, totaling 57 million US dollars, as well as jewelry and high-end watches worth millions of US dollars.”
"These smugglers are all rolling in money. I wouldn't be surprised if they had a lot of money. By the way, have you managed to get Fu Guang to talk?"
"No. He's very stubborn. I used a lot of torture, but he still didn't say anything."
"Then let's clean it up."
"clear."
"Thank you for your hard work. Please compile a list of the brothers who carried out the mission tonight. I will have the finance staff give each of them a bonus of HK$50,000."
"Okay, I thank Brother Dong on behalf of my brothers."
On the other side, Defoe Martin searched all night but couldn't find any trace of Fu Guang, and felt utterly desperate.
The next day, headquarters personnel came to investigate, and Defoe Martin pinned all the blame on Yan Leng.
Unfortunately, he still couldn't escape being dismissed from his post.
With Defoe Martin gone, the matter of Shen Dong acquiring the Hill Group's antiques came to an end.
Shen Dong originally thought that Du Yuxin would come to find him soon.
Unexpectedly, this guy was very patient, and it wasn't until five days later that he arrived at Tengfei headquarters.
At the same time, he also brought with him bank checks for three billion US dollars.
This already accounts for 50 percent of the total foreign exchange reserves in inland China.
Du Yuxin wanted to say something, but swallowed the words back down.
Shen Dong smiled and said, "President Du, are you worried that I'll lose all this money?"
Du Yuxin nodded and said, "Yes. Mr. Shen, this is a decision made by the old man against all odds. If something goes wrong, the old man will look very bad."
Shen Dong said, "Hearing you say that really makes me feel a bit of pressure."
Du Yuxin said with a wry smile, "Mr. Shen, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said these things to you."
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "It's alright, I'm sure I'll succeed this time. By the way, you won't be asking me to take back Fu Guang's antiques, will you?"
Du Yuxin said, "Mr. Shen, these antiques are all your spoils of war. Not only will we not take them back, but our superiors have also asked me to express my gratitude to you. Fu Guang's connection has implicated many corrupt officials, all of whom have been arrested by us. If it weren't for you, who knows how many antiques would have ended up overseas."
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