It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 213 (Twenty-eight) | How many ways are there to write the character for "death"?
"That's brilliant! They actually thought of using a law to help with the audit. This law can be used as indirect evidence to prove that the Kong family did indeed falsify their accounts."

"This achievement was only made a couple of years ago, it's very cutting-edge. I really didn't expect it to be put into practical use so soon, it's quite interesting."

"Commander Shang, you usually pay attention to the scientific community? That's...tsk...unbelievable."

The people in the third hall were all very surprised. After all, it was reasonable for a young professional officer to have profound knowledge of military affairs, but why was he also paying attention to the cutting-edge academic achievements of the scientific community?

To be honest, it's a bit unbelievable and completely illogical.

Shang Ke coughed twice and said seriously, "This idea was proposed by my wife. She knows a lot and has read far more books than I have."

The intelligence chief nodded slightly, then reminded him with a hint of confusion, "Commander Shang, your wife also knows the truth, and there are some things that are not easy to say to others."

"I didn't say anything important inside information. I know what I'm doing. Thanks for reminding me." Shang Ke responded casually, then said matter-of-factly, "Besides, you probably don't know that when I was still in Hurricane last year, my father-in-law's property was forcibly seized by the Kong family. It's normal for my wife to hold a grudge. She swallowed her anger at the time, but there will always be a day when she gets justice."

The supervisor suddenly realized what was going on and said no more, only promising, "Don't worry, Commander Shang, with a major war imminent, there's no reason to tolerate cases involving matters of national importance. I guarantee that your lady will receive an explanation in the end."

As the saying goes, anti-corruption requires evidence, while rebellion only needs coordinates.

The investigation has made significant progress, and the agents of the Third Bureau have even managed to persuade two relevant individuals to act as witnesses through a combination of persuasion and coercion.

Soon, several undeniable details of the transactions were uncovered, leaving people in awe of their audacity.

The first transaction involved toluene, a chemical raw material. The Great Unified Federation imposed an embargo on a large number of industrial products and raw materials on the Ivanros Empire, and toluene, as the fundamental raw material for TNT, was among the top three on the embargo list.

However, last year, Haixing International Trading Company exported more than 2,000 tons of toluene to Ivan Ross in batches at high prices. In order to circumvent the embargo, Haixing Company forged the toluene as methanol in the documents.

The most ridiculous thing is that the Kong family seems to have tasted the sweetness of success, so Haixing Company plans to continue doing this kind of high-profit business this year and is planning to repeat the same trick to sell another three to five thousand tons.

The second transaction was more complicated and was conducted indirectly, with the Kong family acting as a liaison.

In simple terms, an ocean shipping company exports natural rubber to a shell company in the neutral country of Tua, Portugal, which then resells it to Ivan Ross.

As is well known, although Ivanros has a vast territory, its latitude is too high to grow rubber trees, and its chemical technology is relatively poor, unlike Walland, which successfully tackled the technology of artificial rubber synthesis.

However, rubber is an important strategic resource that is indispensable to all industries. Therefore, Ivan Ross has been trying to stockpile as much natural rubber as possible.

The Kong family's businesses did not include rubber, but they had connections, so they used their influence to help with the approval process. In the past two years, nearly 10,000 tons of natural rubber have been exported through this method.

It was a cloudy morning.

The Kong Family Residence in the southern suburbs of Nanjing.

When Kong Yingxu went to Beijing last time, he visited several old friends and revealed the truth. They all looked embarrassed and said they couldn't help him. Only one person reluctantly offered to put in a good word for him, but that was all.

So ever since he returned from his setback, Kong Yingxu has been living in constant fear and anxiety, but he is unable to accept it psychologically.

Really? Maybe it's just hype?

Over the decades, my ancestors and I have done many similar things, so why did I fail today? It's not impossible for me to overcome this difficulty.

Last night, he was alone in his bedroom, tossing and turning until late into the night before finally managing to fall asleep, feeling extremely anxious. He woke up early this morning, only to find he had slept for three or four hours. However, after lying on the soft bed for several tens of minutes, he still couldn't fall back asleep, so he simply got up.

As soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, he saw the housekeeper and others looking worried.

Kong Yingxu frowned and asked, "Uncle Zhou, what's wrong? Why are you panicking?"

The steward quickly came over and whispered, "The situation is bad. The mansion has been surrounded since early this morning. It seems that people came in the middle of last night, and no one is allowed to go out."

Upon hearing this, Kong Yingxu's heart skipped a beat. He quickly walked to the window and gently lifted the curtain.

Through the window frames and glass, three or four black cars were parked one after another at the entrance of the official residence, and more than a dozen figures were standing there.

"Okay, Uncle Zhou, you can have someone prepare a car first, but no need to prepare a car."

If we're really going to collapse, what's the point of having cars? Can they even fly?

Still unwilling to give up, Kong Yingxu changed into formal attire, went downstairs in person, and went to the main gate of the official residence to inquire about the situation.

As soon as he walked over, more than a dozen pairs of eyes locked onto him, like hawks circling in the sky aiming at a cunning hare.

"I am the director of the Jinling Transportation Bureau." Kong Yingxu tried to remain calm and asked in his usual superior tone, "Who are you from? If you don't have anything urgent, please step aside. I have official business to attend to."

The lead agent stood there straight, neither saluting nor bowing, and replied indifferently, "Integrity Investigation Committee, please go home and rest. Someone else will take over the official business, so don't worry about it."

After saying that, the agent looked him up and down, turned around, lit a cigarette, and ignored him.

Kong Yingxu was struck dumb, and he didn't even know how he got back to his official residence.

All he knew was that when he came to his senses from his daze, he was already sitting in the hall.

At this very moment, in the headquarters of the 8th Mechanized Infantry Division...

"Capital truly knows no borders. They dare to make this kind of money. It can only be said that they have been relying on power for protection and getting away with it for too long, and have forgotten how to write the word 'death'."

At this stage, Shang Ke had actually lost much of his interest.

It's like having spent a long time enthusiastically solving a riddle, only to find the answer has finally been revealed; the rest of the prize-giving ceremony becomes rather pointless.

It is said that the president was quite angry when he learned about it and only wrote the four words "handle it officially as soon as possible".

The Kong family members are perhaps the most despised and hated group of people. They undermined their own people and aided the enemy, a crime that is unforgivable.

It's quite a coincidence that we've eliminated a potential threat that could cause endless trouble, and that this serves as a warning to others.

Shang Ke called his wife to share the good news, telling her that they could prepare for a small celebration, and that his father-in-law's former property would soon be returned to its rightful owner.

Jian Keqiu's tone was clearly joyful as she said, "My father's new factory is now on track, but the military hasn't placed any orders for xyleneamine, so we'll probably have to wait a while longer."

(End of this chapter)