I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 723: Breaking the law? It’s only breaking the law if you get caught.

Liu Dongyang was about to say something harsh but was stopped by Ren Boan.

He pointed at Xiu Qi Guang.

"Xiu Qiguang, we'll give you some time to think it over. Someone, take him away."

After the guards took Xiu Qiguang away, Liu Dongyang was still breathing heavily, "I'm so angry, we tried so hard to persuade him, but he just ignored us and didn't listen to a word I said.

It really pisses me off! "

"No, Chief Liu," Ren Boan shook his head, "Xiu Qiguang listened to it, so he hesitated at the end and asked him to think about it."

Liu Dongyang asked in confusion: "Director Ren, what do you mean by this?"

Yang Guian explained, "Chief Liu, Xiu Qiguang was determined at first, but after listening to our talk, he wavered and hesitated."

“But he still didn’t say anything.”

"Because he has leverage over me."

"handle?"

"Yes, family."

Ren Boan said: "We have investigated Xiu Qiguang. He has a house in West City, but it is occupied by his two concubines, as well as a son and two daughters born to them.

These information can be found out, and Xiu Qiguang did not deliberately conceal it. Therefore, his handle is not these two concubines and one son and two daughters. "

Liu Dongyang also understood, "Xiu Qiguang secretly has another mansion, and the people in that mansion are the ones he cares about the most. We don't know where that mansion is, but the nobleman behind him knows."

"The Beijing Bureau of the Pacification Division has interrogated his trusted followers and verified the information we got from other channels. Xiu Qiguang would leave the capital for five to ten days every month. His whereabouts are unknown and he would come back after one or two days.

From this, we can conclude that Xiu Qiguang's other family is located in Wanping or Daxing County."

Liu Dongyang agreed, "Yes, Wanping or Daxing County is not far away, and it can conceal people's attention. The person I care about is in the hands of the noble behind the scenes, so Xiu Qiguang is so hesitant.

That makes sense.

Director Ren and Section Chief Yang, you two are truly the criminal experts of the Pacification Bureau. "

"You're welcome." Ren Boan waved his hand. "Xiu Qiguang has made some progress, but it's still a mystery. Let's just move on and interrogate Zhao Junhai."

"Brother Jingxiu, I have a concern."

"Worried? Brother Mu Ping, please speak."

Yang Guian said: "Brother Jingxiu, Chief Liu, Zhao Junhai and Xiu Qiping have a close relationship, and many of their cases overlap, which can be used as a breakthrough point to follow the clues. However, from the intelligence we have so far, the nobles behind the two are completely different, and it is also complicated and a mess.

I was worried that the mess behind Xiu Qiping hadn't been sorted out yet, but the mess behind Zhao Junhai was also uncovered. The two messes were mixed together, making it even more difficult."

Liu Dongyang nodded: "That makes sense, Chief Yang's words make sense. From the preliminary situation, Zhao Junhai is more cunning than Xiu Qiguang, and his background is more mysterious.

Xiuqi Guangdu is like this, let alone Zhao Junhai. It is really possible that these two big messes are intertwined and the more they are pulled, the more confused they become. "

Makes sense!
The two big messes are pulled together and the more they are pulled, the more tangled they become!

Although the matter can be clarified if we put in some effort, the task force currently does not have enough manpower.

Ren Boan, the actual person in charge of this small task force, thought carefully and made a decision.

"Section Chief Liu and Mu Ping reminded us in time. Let's first organize the confessions and investigation results we have obtained. In the afternoon, we will go to see Governor Pan and ask for his instructions.

Lord Pan stands high and sees far, he will definitely be able to point us in the right direction."

Yang Guian and Liu Dongyang looked at each other.

In addition to being able to see far ahead, the key point is that Pan Fuyin has access to far more information than the others, so he must know important information that I don't know. Naturally, the judgment he makes is better than that of the others.

In the afternoon, after waiting for more than twenty minutes in the side room of the Shuntian Mansion's Experience Hall, Ren Boan and Yang Guian were led by Shen Wanxiang to the signing room in the backyard.

"Prefect, Ren Bo'an and Yang Gui'an are here."

"Come in."

After Ren Boan and Yang Guian entered, they saw Pan Yinglong and Shuntian Prefecture Chief Secretary Nangong Ye sitting inside.

After the greetings, Ren Boan went straight to the point, reported the situation clearly, and then handed over the sorted documents.

"Please take a seat, both of you, and let me take a look at these documents first."

Pan Yinglong flipped through the documents quickly. After reading a page, he handed it to Nangong Ye. After reading a page, Nangong Ye handed it to Shen Wanxiang. After more than 20 minutes, they finished reading. The three of them finished reading one after another.

Pan Yinglong rested his elbows on the table and rubbed his temples with his palms.

"Nangong, Qianhe, tell me what you think first."

Nangong Ye replied, "I think Chief Ren and Section Chief Yang are right to be concerned. We haven't made any breakthroughs in the Xiu Qiguang case, and now they have pulled out a big spider web from Zhao Junhai. Apart from other things, the task force is definitely not enough at the moment."

Ren Boan could not help but glance at the Chief Clerk of Shuntian Prefecture. He immediately saw through his little intention of coming to visit Governor Pan and ask for instructions and reports.

Great!

Ren Boan did have this in mind. If Pan Fuyin could not point out a clear direction, then he would increase the number of people in the task force. The difficulties were in front of him, and he could not complete the task without adding more people.

Shen Wanxiang said, "I think we should still try the case. Why not merge the cases related to Xiu Qiguang and Zhao Junhai and use them as a breakthrough point to concentrate our forces and launch a fierce attack."

Pan Yinglong raised his head and stared at Ren Boan.

"Jingxiu, tell me your opinion."

Ren Boan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Prefect, I want to ask you, what exactly do we want to find out from Xiu Qiguang, Zhao Junhai and the others?"

The question got to the root of the problem!
Pan Yinglong's evaluation of Ren Boan in his heart raised one level higher.

He asked calmly, "Why do you ask?"

"Prefect, the biggest problem of our task force is that we have no clear direction. If we want to investigate taxes, we can just ask the Taxation Inspection Bureau to investigate. The umbrella behind the investigation has already surfaced.

But judging from the instructions given to us by the prefect, none of the above is true, so we are very confused. After investigating to this point, facing the layers of relationships behind Xiu Qiguang, Zhao Junhai and others, we are at a loss and don’t know where to start. ”

After listening to Ren Boan's words, everyone had different expressions.

Yang Guian was shocked. Only now did he realize how complicated and complicated this case was.

Shen Wanxiang looked at Ren Boan, somewhat surprised.

As the clerk of the prefect, he knew a lot of secrets and was able to deduce the various matters behind the case. He did not expect that Ren Boan, through his investigation of the case, was able to discover the mystery.

Nangong Ye glanced at Ren Boan, then turned his gaze to Pan Yinglong.

Nangong Ye knew very well what he wanted to find out from this case, but it was something that could only be understood but not expressed in words.

But this can only be understood but not explained, which is a big problem. If the subordinates understand it, and something goes wrong, who will be held responsible?

Ren Boan asked so directly, which was somewhat of a test.

I can understand it, but are you responsible?

Pan Yinglong looked at Ren Boan and said, "Jingxiu, you continue to investigate, follow the clues, and investigate the cases of Zhao Junhai and Xiu Qiguang together. As Qianhe said, investigate deeply from the place where they intersect, and investigate thoroughly.

If anything happens, I will take full responsibility."

For the last sentence, Pan Yinglong glanced at everyone and then spoke to Ren Boan word by word.

I made this promise in front of everyone, with so many people as witnesses, do you believe it or not! Ren Boan nodded, "Okay, Pan Fuyin, we will go back and interrogate Zhao Junhai immediately, keep an eye on the place where he and Xiuqi met at the Canton Fair, and investigate further!"

Shen Wanxiang sent Ren Boan and Yang Guian out, and Nangong Ye said to Pan Yinglong: "Fengwu, why are you so persistent and insist on finding out their cow gall and dog treasure!

Offending people!
Now you are also a relative by marriage. For two hundred years, relatives by marriage and nobles have been intermarrying with each other, and the relationship is complicated. Why offend them?"

Pan Yinglong looked at Nangong Ye, "Nangong, if you want to gain, you must give up!"

Nangong Ye was stunned, "Feng Wu, what do you mean by this?"

“With the new, some old things must be given up.”

Nangong Ye was still a little confused: "What are you going to give up? Feng Wu, what are you going to give up?"

"In the Jiangnan case, Uncle Zhang cut ties with his master and the Jiangnan scholars without hesitation. In the Huguang case, Wang Zijian took the initiative to cut ties with the Huguang scholars.

After the two cases, they were completely cut off from the literati community they came from. If you want to become a powerful official, you must first be a lone official!

"No birds fly in the mountains, no people are seen on the paths. An old man in a straw raincoat and straw hat is fishing in the cold river alone."

Nangong Ye finally understood.

He looked at Pan Yinglong for a long time before he sighed leisurely: "'If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't stand by a deep valley, you don't know how thick the earth is.' I have worked with Feng Wu for some time, and today I realized the gap between me and Feng Wu."

Ren Boan and Yang Guian returned to the Beijing Taxation Inspection Bureau and immediately interrogated Zhao Junhai together with Liu Dongyang.

Liu Dongyang still plays the leading role first.

"Zhao Junhai, are you the owner and licensee of Chu Yuexuan?"

"That's right. I'm the largest shareholder of Chuyuexuan, so I'm also the owner. The business license representative is written in my name, so I'm also the license holder."

Liu Dongyang nodded approvingly: "It seems that Mr. Zhao has studied business law in depth."

Zhao Junhai smiled faintly and said, "If you do business, you must know the rules. If you break the rules, you will get into big trouble. The most fearful thing about doing business is getting into trouble."

Liu Dongyang laughed and said, "Since Mr. Zhao has studied business law and knows that the most fearful thing about doing business is getting into trouble, why does he still want to evade and avoid taxes?
These two things are not just ordinary troubles, they are big troubles!"

"To be honest with you, Chief Liu, I spent half a year studying the Detailed Rules of the Taxation Regulations of the First Year of the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, and I forgot to eat and sleep. If I had this energy back then, I might have been able to be called out at the Donghua Gate and compose a poem at the Qionglin Banquet."

"Oh, what did Mr. Zhao come up with?"

"The net is impenetrable, there is no escape!"

"Since you know it's a dragnet, why do you still want to break the law?"

"Breach of the law?"

"Yes, it's illegal! It violates the tax law of Ming Dynasty."

"Sir, it's against the law. If you are caught, it's against the law. But how can it be called against the law if you are not caught?"

Liu Dongyang was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Ren Boan and Yang Guian and burst into laughter.

"Boss Zhao, you are such a wonderful person!"

"You are too polite, sir. I have been in the underworld for more than 20 years. I have been betrayed and betrayed others. I have received favors from others and have also given favors to others.

After all the ups and downs, I have learned a lot. That night, I was studying the "Tax Regulations" and the wick of the oil lamp suddenly popped, waking me up suddenly, and I suddenly realized something.

"You have some realization? Mr. Zhao, could you please enlighten me and tell me what you have realized?"

“Others have already realized what I have realized, which is why they have gone further and climbed higher than me.

That night I was lamenting the dragnet of the Tax Regulations and Rules, and something suddenly struck me.

How can we who follow the rules beat those who make the rules? Even if we spend half our lives studying the rules and regulations, he can just make a patch and everything we have is wasted. We are still in his network. How can we play?"

Liu Dongyang, Ren Boan, and Yang Guian looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

This Zhao Junhai is really not an ordinary person.

After a pause of several dozen seconds, Liu Dongyang asked, "Others become Buddhas instantly after their enlightenment, but why did Zhao Dongjia commit crimes after his enlightenment?"

"Yes, since you are in the net, you can't get out no matter how hard you try, so why bother trying to find a loophole to jump out?
How can ordinary mortals like us be like the Monkey King, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, who can jump out of the Three Realms and not be within the Five Elements?

Since we can only struggle in the mire of the mundane world, we might as well try our best. If we get caught, it's bad luck, but if we don't, we'll make a lot of money."

Liu Dongyang sighed inwardly, looked at Ren Boan and gave him a look.

This person's level is too high. I am unable to handle it due to my limited ability. Director Ren, please do it.

Ren Boan considered it for a moment and said, "Boss Zhao, you are very knowledgeable and you are not an ordinary person. Now you are sitting here, facing the three of us, I believe you know what is going on."

"Yes, very much."

"It's good to know what we want. Are you willing to tell us?"

Zhao Junhai smiled faintly and gently brushed off the dust on his clothes. "Before you three interrogate me, you must have interrogated Xiu Qiguang. He is a grassroots person, his roots are shallower than mine, and his background is not as complicated as mine, so it is easier to investigate. The three officials will definitely interrogate him first.

I would like to ask, did Xiu Qiguang say anything?"

Hey, you even got the upper hand!
Liu Dongyang and Yang Guian couldn't help but feel a headache. It was really difficult to deal with such a criminal!

Ren Boan became interested instead. "He didn't say anything, but he hesitated and said he would think about it again."

Zhao Junhai's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and then he smiled and asked, "Master Ren should have figured out why Xiu Qiguang was hesitant to say it."

"He's in a desperate situation."

Zhao Junhai crossed his legs, put his lapel on top, and spread it gently, with an unspoken smile on his face.

Ren Boan couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhao Junhai, who looked calm and more like an interrogator than a prisoner.

Very interesting opponent!

How could such a person be just a small fry? He might be a very important node in the big network that he wanted to investigate.

You can say nothing, but what you have done will be traceable, and the money you earn will not fall into a bottomless pit and disappear for no reason.

Check the flow of money!
Once you touch money, you can't get away from it.

What a brilliant move!

Ren Boan and Zhao Junhai looked at each other, and the room was filled with an atmosphere of mutual appreciation.

"My lord, my lord!"

Someone shouted at the door. Ren Boan and the other two turned around and saw the officer in charge of guarding the place with a look of panic on his face.

They were stunned and the three of them walked to the door involuntarily.

"what happened?"

"Director Ren, Xiu Qi Guang, Xiu Qi Guang he"

"What's up with him?"

"he died!"

(End of this chapter)