In the name of supernatural powers

Chapter 202 Seizure of Financial Supplements
"This...this, Comrade Special Counter-Revolutionary, isn't this against regulations?"

The head of the Public Security Bureau had no time to verify the authenticity of the documents, nor did he care to do so.

He wiped his sweat and said somewhat flusteredly, "The case was only discovered yesterday, and we haven't investigated it thoroughly yet. Logically, it should be under our leadership."

Each profession has its own expertise, and each industry has its own barriers to entry.

The investigation and solving of cases should naturally be left to the public security system. In principle, the special counter-terrorism forces are just the fist, and they are only responsible for striking hard.

There are very few cases involving the takeover of cases.

Lu Zhao replied, "I'm sorry, that's the order we received."

As he spoke, he walked forward, and the head of the public security bureau immediately tried to block his way.

Cao Yang reacted quickly, slamming him against the wall. The police chief, who was over fifty, had his glasses smashed in two by the impact.

He did this not to protect Lu Zhao, but to sow discord among Lu Zhao's eyes.

Forcibly breaking into a police station is never a good look, and if a violent conflict breaks out, Lu Zhao will be in serious trouble.

Lu Zhao could see through Cao Yang's little scheme, but he didn't stop him; instead, he tacitly approved of it.

A leader who doesn't want to cause trouble naturally doesn't like a subordinate like Cao Yang.

On the other hand, Cao Yang is a very pure person. He will carry out orders without holding back anything for his own benefit.

"Ouch!"

The police chief let out a wail, and his subordinates immediately became agitated, with some officers trying to step forward to help.

The special operations soldiers who were brought into the station immediately pressed down on them, each able to hold down an officer with one hand.

Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, Zhou Wanhua squeezed into the crowd, stopped his own people, and shouted: "The special agents have documents and procedures. Everyone, please don't fight. We are all comrades. There is no need to fight."

Amidst the commotion, a fight ultimately did not break out.

Fighting is all about getting carried away with passion; as long as someone intervenes, it usually won't really escalate into a fight.

Cao Yang released the police chief, who cursed, "I'm going to report you! You're deliberately harming a federal officer!"

Lu Zhao said, "Comrade Director, you can report it whenever you want. Take us to get the witnesses and evidence right now."

The police chief stood there for a moment, then immediately collapsed and rolled around on the ground.

The methods of fighting are not differentiated by rank or status. First, there was the city magistrate Wei who fled after falling into a coma, and then there was the police chief who staged an accident to delay the inevitable.

As long as the goal is achieved, the means used are irrelevant.

He has already sent someone to inform his superiors. Now, as long as they can stall until reinforcements arrive, everything will be fine.

Does Lu Zhao really dare to kill himself?
Even if they are held accountable later, as long as their powerful backers remain in power, it won't be a big deal.

If one cannot fulfill the task of having a powerful backer, then there will truly be no hope of redemption.

The illegal supplements involved in the case, with a value exceeding 100 million yuan, could cause a major earthquake in the entire Cangwu officialdom if exposed, potentially leading to the downfall of countless officials.

"Ouch, my head hurts so much! The special forces are attacking me! My head hurts so much, someone come quick!"

Are you trying to scam me?

Lu Zhao lifted his right leg and flew directly onto the wall, silencing the howling police chief.

The lively scene immediately fell silent, and everyone stared wide-eyed, never expecting that Lu Zhao would actually make a move.

He was, after all, a high-ranking official in the public security system; he was no ordinary citizen.

"Captain Cao."

Lu Zhao turned to look at Cao Yang, who stood at attention and replied, "Here!"

"Search the police station immediately. I'll take responsibility if a conflict occurs. If you can't find any witnesses or physical evidence, then you're not qualified to stay in the Ninth Division."

Cao Yang and the other special agents looked at Lu Zhao with a growing sense of admiration.

If Lu Zhao simply enforces the order to withdraw, the special agents will resent him because of their own interests.

But if he enforces all orders firmly and fears no one, then they will admire him.

The military reveres the strong, and there are many kinds of strong people, but Lu Zhao is undoubtedly the kind they respect the most.

With Zhou Wanhua's help, Lu Zhao obtained the case file and the prisoner.

They also found the black medicine in the warehouse where the public security bureau manages the seized property. The warehouse was somewhat messy and there were many footprints on the ground.

Zhou Wanhua used his supernatural powers to quickly scan the area and discovered that the amount of black tonic was not quite right.

Upon opening the sealed box, it was found to be a jumbled mess of unregulated supplements.

He quickly picked up a bottle, opened it, and took a sniff. A strong medicinal smell hit him, and it smelled very pungent.

High-quality and pure supplements often have a medicinal aroma, and some specialty brands even taste sweet.

Anything with a pungent smell is a low-grade supplement.

Lu Zhao stood to the side, looked around, and asked, "Was it switched?"

Zhou Wanhua said with a grim expression, "This isn't something we seized—it's all high-grade supplements!"

He slammed his fist on the box.

"Damn it, I should have slept in the warehouse last night!"

Lu Zhao glanced at Zhou, who usually seemed very refined, but his personality didn't seem as composed as he appeared.

He comforted her, saying, "The physical evidence is gone, but the witnesses are still there. The fact that you committed the crime will not change. Besides, didn't you find a clue about the distillery?"

Zhou Wanhua said with a wry smile, "Without that truckload of counterfeit supplements as evidence, how could we possibly fight against those giant corporations?"

"We'll catch as many as we can."

"What if it involves Zhuge Liang?" "Even Zhuge Liang cannot be above the law. We just need to do our duty."

"Aren't you afraid at all?"

Zhou Wanhua's question is also a question he asked of his past self.

He was afraid, afraid of dying, so he backed down.

There was not a trace of fear on Lu Zhaojun's handsome face. He replied calmly as always, "The people and the country have given me power. I am fulfilling my duty. Why should I be afraid?"

"Comrade Zhou Wanhua, just do your job and don't think too much about it."

After saying that, he turned and left the warehouse, calling the special agents to move the physical evidence.

Zhou Wanhua stood there stunned for a long time.

Lu Zhao's words were not profound, just like his performance in class back then.

When asked how to be an official, the professor would say he was dutiful and responsible; when asked about a particular matter, he would start reciting laws and regulations.

The professor jokingly referred to Lu Zhao as a law-abiding citizen.

These are all principles that everyone knows, and they are all requirements written in the regulations on cadre discipline.

In the afternoon, the witnesses and physical evidence were escorted back to the camp.

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On the other hand, after learning more about the situation, Tu Bin immediately relayed the information to Liu Hao.

At 2 p.m., Liu Hao knocked on the door and entered Liu Hanwen's office. Seeing that his boss was processing documents, he stood five steps away and waited.

Many things need to be handled in a tiered manner. Things that don't need to be reported don't need to be mentioned. Things that do need to be reported should be handled by yourself before reporting.

If something is urgent and cannot be handled, you can directly interrupt your leader.

Black tonic is something that cannot be dealt with by oneself, but it is not an emergency either, and there will be no changes in a short period of time.

After Liu Hanwen put down the documents in his hand, Liu Hao stepped forward and reported: "Sir, a case of illegal supplements has occurred in the Nantie District. There was a truckload of high-end life supplements of unknown origin, and the amount involved is as high as 100 million yuan."

Liu Hanwen asked, "Did something go wrong with those financial supplements that Chen Yunming and his team made?"

Such a high amount of money involved in illegal supplements could only be financial supplements produced by people like Chen Yunming in Cangwu.

Years ago, Liu Hanwen wanted to get involved, but the scope and number of people involved in the black market of financial supplements were too wide, and it was not as simple as dealing with Chen Yunming.

To put it dramatically, half of the Zhuge Liang's followers profited from financial supplements to some extent.

For example, a bottle of premium supplement specially supplied by Wuhou could fetch millions of dollars on the black market.

Some officials who didn't have a large fortune and didn't engage in power-for-money transactions would sell some of their property to supplement their household income.

The same principle applies to some high-ranking officials.

To some extent, black market supplements are a tax on the black market. All unofficial superhumans who want to develop their life force have to be ripped off by financial supplements.

If it were truly a tax, Liu Hanwen would have nothing to say, but since this money didn't go into the national treasury, he saw it as undermining the foundation of the federation.

If they can turn a blind eye to financial supplements, then they naturally have reason to turn a blind eye to other things and ignore many shady businesses.

However, Liu Hanwen's personal opinion could not shake the financial supplement.

Chen Yunming is just an opener; no matter how much he earns, he still needs to give away most of his profits.

Secretary Liu recounted the incident and praised him, saying, "Xiao Lu has already made a contribution in less than a month since he took office. If he hadn't reported it in time, we might not have known anything about it."

Liu Hanwen said indifferently, "This kid is like a black fish; he'll bite anything that swims past him. He doesn't even consider his own strength. He's bound to suffer later."

"We should follow the rules. We shouldn't give that kid any special treatment, and we shouldn't let anyone else bother him. Let him investigate on his own and see what he can find out."

The leader values ​​Xiao Lu highly.

Not granting special privileges is secondary; preventing others from disturbing them is no less important than providing protection.

Secretary Liu asked, "What if he goes to see the young lady?"

"We can help a little through Xiao Yan."

Liu Hanwen pondered, "Although they've already registered their marriage, they don't have much of an emotional foundation. By the way, don't worry about the Lin family's collateral branches for now; let them cause some trouble."

Although he had no wife or children, it doesn't mean he had never been with a woman. In his youth, he had more than a dozen mistresses, for money, power, or love.

Liu Hanwen could tell that Lu Zhao didn't really like Lin Zhiyan; they were just friends.

Relationships are something that develop through mutual trouble.

"Yes."

Liu Hao added, "That inheritor of the Five Thunder Divine Power seems to have some entanglement with Xiao Lu as well. There have been some rumors circulating in the Tuen Mun Island military camp recently."

Liu Hanwen said, "It doesn't matter. With that kid's looks, it's normal for him to have some romantic entanglements. I believe he's clear-headed enough not to be two-timing."

"By the way, Xiaoyan's birthday is coming up soon. Could you help me pick out a gift? What does Xiaoyan like now? She didn't seem to like the gift I gave her last year. Young people these days are so hard to understand."

Liu Hanwen looked thoughtful.

Liu Hao, standing to the side, did not offer any opinion, because he knew the leader might not listen.

Miss Lin is now deeply entangled in love, and as far as he knows, Comrade Ding has been recruited to be his strategist.

However, given Liu Hanwen's approach to cultivating Lu Zhao, Miss Lin will certainly not be satisfied.

Ultimately, Lu Zhao wasn't a toy for Miss Lin; otherwise, he would have just tied her to the bed.

For celebrities, their management companies can arrange a meeting, and the deal is done in just a few words.

(End of this chapter)