Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 866 Investigation
After Mr. Kou hung up Wu Aiguo's phone, he reached out and pressed the phone, shook the handle a few times, then picked up the receiver and said, "Please transfer me to the Special Service Bureau! Comrade Liu Zhongming's call."

"Hello! I'm Liu Zhongming. Who is this?" Mr. Kou didn't have to wait long before a middle-aged man's voice came over the phone, full of energy.

When Mr. Kou heard Liu Zhongming's question, he immediately introduced himself: "Old Liu! It's me! I'm Kou Zhongguo!"

Liu Zhongming, who was on the other end of the phone, had a puzzled look on his face when he heard Mr. Kou's self-introduction. He smiled and greeted Mr. Kou, "Mr. Kou! It's you! How come you are free today and want to call me?"

When Mr. Kou heard Liu Zhongming's question and thought of the information Wu Aiguo had provided him, he asked Liu Zhongming with a serious face: "Old Liu! Did you hear about the Disciplinary Supervision Department's investigation at the Trade Department yesterday?"

When Liu Zhongming heard CEO Kou mention the investigation of Wu Aiguo, he immediately responded, "The Trade Department is a key protected unit of our Special Service Bureau. How could I not know about the investigation of Wu Aiguo?"

"What I didn't expect was that Wu Aiguo even paid for the reception of guests out of his own pocket, and then used the saved reception fees to provide benefits to the employees of the Trade Department. Compared with what Wu Aiguo did, I feel ashamed of myself."

When Liu Zhongming said this, he thought of Mr. Kou's character and asked him with a puzzled look on his face: "Mr. Kou! You called me suddenly, could it be just to tell me about this?"

When Mr. Kou heard Liu Zhongming's question and thought of the news Wu Aiguo had told him, he asked Liu Zhongming with a serious face: "Old Liu! What kind of department is the Trade Department? I believe you know better than me. The Discipline Inspection Department privately sent people to the Trade Department to investigate Wu Aiguo without the authorization of the State Council. Don't you think it's strange?"

When Liu Zhongming heard what Mr. Kou said, he thought about what his subordinates had reported to him, and he answered, "Mr. Kou! What's so strange about this? Since someone reported Wu Aiguo, the disciplinary inspection department did not summon Wu Aiguo, but instead sent someone to the Trade Department for a routine investigation. Isn't this the most normal thing?"

After hearing Liu Zhongming's answer, Mr. Kou thought of the news Wu Aiguo had told him, and said to Liu Zhongming with a serious face: "Old Liu! You are right. The work process of the discipline inspection department is indeed in line with the regulations. But after they completed the investigation, they did not give Wu Aiguo an explanation, let alone explain what the report letter was about."

Chen Guobin, who had produced the report, left the unit immediately after confirming that the investigation had yielded no results. He then secretly contacted the owner of the coffin shop across from the teahouse. Wu Aiguo also found out that the coffin shop had a basement that contained a radio and a large amount of weapons and ammunition.

"What! Old Kou, are you sure you are not kidding me? How did Wu Aiguo find out these things?" When Liu Zhongming heard the news that Mr. Kou told him, an expression of disbelief came over his face, and he quickly confirmed the news with Mr. Kou.

When Mr. Kou heard Liu Zhongming's question, he remembered that he was busy calling Liu Zhongming and forgot to ask Wu Aiguo about the source of the information.

Realizing this, Mr. Kou replied somewhat embarrassedly: "Old Liu! I was so busy calling you that I forgot to ask you. But I still trust Wu Aiguo. Since he is so sure, I suggest you arrange someone to check the coffin shop carefully."

After hearing Mr. Kou's answer, Liu Zhongming immediately said to him, "Mr. Kou! Chen Guobin's identity is very special. Without solid evidence, we cannot conduct reconnaissance on Chen Guobin. I will call Wu Aiguo first to ask about the specific location of the coffin shop, and then arrange for someone to monitor it."

After hearing what Liu Zhongming said, Mr. Kou felt that there was absolutely no problem with Liu Zhongming's arrangement, and immediately said to Liu Zhongming: "Old Liu! Then I won't disturb you from your work. Goodbye!"

After Liu Zhongming hung up the phone with Mr. Kou, he thought of the news that Mr. Kou had just told him on the phone. He reached out to the phone on the desk, shook his watch vigorously a few times, and said in a very serious tone: "Please connect me to the Trade Department, Wu Aiguo's office." "Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling! Ding-ling-ling!"

Wu Aiguo was reading a report in his office. When he heard the phone ring, he reached out and picked up the receiver, and greeted politely, "Hello! I'm Wu Aiguo. Who is this?"

"Comrade Aiguo! I'm Liu Zhongming from the Special Service Bureau. I just received a call from Mr. Kou, saying that you found a coffin shop that was very suspicious. What is going on?" Liu Zhongming heard Wu Aiguo's questioning voice on the phone and asked Wu Aiguo with a serious face.

When Wu Aiguo heard Liu Zhongming's self-introduction, he immediately greeted Liu Zhongming politely, "Boss Liu! Hello! The situation is like this. Yesterday, the disciplinary inspection department sent people to the Trade Department to investigate me. I asked the investigation team to give me an explanation about the report letter."

"In the end, the team leader not only did not give me a reasonable explanation, but instead just dealt with it perfunctorily. So I was more cautious and asked someone to investigate the matter myself."

"According to the investigation results reported by the people I contacted, Chen Guobin is a very problematic person. After he determined that the investigation had no results, he rode his bicycle alone and wandered around the street. He finally wandered into a teahouse on Chang'an Road and found a seat by the window to sit down and drink tea."

"Not long after Chen Guobin sat down, a middle-aged man came into the teahouse and sat down next to Chen Guobin. The two men didn't seem to know each other at all, but they were talking in low voices."

"Later, Chen Guobin left without even finishing his tea. The people I found followed the middle-aged man who was talking to Chen Guobin and found out that the middle-aged man was the owner of the coffin shop opposite the teahouse."

"Last night, the people I was looking for sneaked into the coffin shop while the owner was away. As a result, they found a basement in a room in the backyard of the coffin shop. In addition to the radio, there were also a large number of weapons and ammunition stored in the basement."

"I originally wanted to have someone use the coffin shop owner to follow the clues and find all the other rats hiding in our Kyoto City, but Mr. Kou called me this morning and I told him about it."

After hearing what Wu Aiguo had said, Liu Zhongming asked him seriously, "Comrade Aiguo! Where did you find the person who helped you investigate? Can the results of this person's investigation be trusted?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Liu Zhongming's question, how could he not understand Liu Zhongming's thoughts? He answered with a very affirmative tone: "Boss Liu! The person who helps me investigate is absolutely trustworthy. I can guarantee it with my life."

When Liu Zhongming heard Wu Aiguo's very affirmative answer, he said to him in a serious manner: "Comrade Aiguo! Since you are so sure, I will believe you. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I will ask your people not to continue the investigation. We will send someone to take over!"

When Wu Aiguo heard Liu Zhongming's answer, he immediately nodded and agreed, "Boss Liu! Okay! No problem, I will withdraw the people later, and the rest of the things will be left to you."

(End of this chapter)