The Underground Emperor: Starting with Running Away with His Sister-in-Law

Even higher-ups took it?

With a mixture of belief and doubt, she unconsciously lowered her head, trying to hide the chaotic emotions in her heart.

certainly...

As a qualified undercover agent, she had a pretty good mental fortitude and quickly adjusted her mindset.

But none of this escaped Ding Xin's notice.

With a slight smile, Ding Xin's performance was far from over. His conversation with An Hemao continued: "By the way, shouldn't there be two copies of the account books in the venue? Were they all taken?"

"No, the police only took one copy..."

Anhemao finally managed to get a question he could understand, so he answered very carefully: "There's another copy that wasn't stored at the venue; I locked it in a safe at home..."

"Ok!"

Ding Xin nodded in satisfaction and instructed, "Have someone make a copy later and keep it safe. This is evidence of our legitimate business operations, so that the police won't cause any trouble and try to manipulate our accounts to extort money from us."

"yes, Sir!"

Anhemao responded respectfully again, then muttered, "However, brother, with the police doing this, our hotel's business probably won't be very good for a while. Should we temporarily close for a period of time?"

Pretty!

Ding Xin felt that An Hemao was particularly clever today!

It could also be due to an unintended consequence.

That was a perfect team play!

"Closed down..."

Ding Xin feigned hesitation, calculating for a moment before gritting his teeth and making a decision: "Fine, we can't stop. It's bad if business is bad. Let all the employees work as usual, including the temporary workers. Pay them their regular wages; they have families to support..."

"Big brother, we..."

Anhemao exclaimed with slight surprise, what he wanted to say was, where did the Gari Peak Boutique Hotel get temporary workers?

However...

Before he could finish speaking, Ding Xin waved his hand to interrupt him: "Alright, go ahead and do your work. Just do as I say. I'm sure this police operation won't last long. This raid was probably just that bastard Jiang Hengzhe's idea. Things will be back to normal soon!"

Ding Xin couldn't let him continue.

For someone as simple-minded as Anhemao to cooperate to this extent is already quite lucky.

"yes, Sir!"

Although An Hemao was still a little confused, since his boss had said so, he could only scratch his head and slowly back down.

...

After Ankhmao left.

The room became quiet again.

Ding Xin's acting was so realistic that he even slammed his hand on the chessboard in his excitement.

so...

At this point, the black and white pieces on the board were completely scattered, making it impossible to continue.

"I'm sorry, I got a little emotional just now!"

While apologizing, Ding Xin picked up the scattered black pieces from the chessboard.

"fine..."

Li Xinyu's face was somewhat stiff, but she managed to force out a smile that could be described as "gentle" as she reached out to arrange her white chess pieces.

"Teacher Xinyu, do you know that my dream used to be to be a police officer..."

Ding Xin continued working, striking while the iron was hot, and began to tell his story: "However, to ease the burden on my family, I didn't even finish high school, and as soon as I turned 18, I chose to enlist in the army..."

Because I had no connections, I was assigned to the toughest, most tiring, and most exhausting job...

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Chapter 361 Complex Emotions

"That period of military service taught me what true darkness is. Haha, you probably can't imagine what I saw..."

"It was there that I learned what morbidity meant..."

Ding Xin spoke slowly.

Li Xinyu listened in silence.

While arranging the chess pieces, he would occasionally look up and glance at Ding Xin's slightly tired and reminiscing expression.

Ding Xin kept talking...

"During this time, some problems arose at home; my parents were overworked..."

Two years later, I finally made it out of that damned, hellish military...

After retiring from the military, I first returned to Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, but that godforsaken place left me with only sadness and pain...

So, I resolutely came to Seoul!

Because I lack a degree, I can't find any decent jobs and can only do manual labor...

Speaking of which.

Ding Xin chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I once dreamed of becoming a policeman, but I ended up becoming a gangster..."

Although, from beginning to end, I have always adhered to my principles!

But undeniably, no matter how hard I try, I'm still labeled with some kind of evil tag...

Born into a wealthy family, Li Xinyu could not empathize with Ding Xin's experiences.

But you could hear a deep sense of helplessness in his tone.

Compared to the cold, hard sheets of paper in the file box...

At this moment, the man in front of me seemed more real.

"The irony is that becoming a gang member has given me a clearer understanding of the true nature of society, the falsehood of the profession I once dreamed of, and the impurity of this world..."

Ding Xin crushed the cigarette butt in his hand and lit another one.

She took a deep breath, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared: "Teacher Shinwoo, do you know that almost everything I know about the behavior of South Korean police officers is completely inconsistent with the sacred profession I once admired!"

That's because you don't understand me!

Li Xinyu really wanted to say that, but she couldn't. So, she could only listen quietly and carefully play the role of a good listener.

However...

Ding Xin stopped talking and fell silent, as if gathering his emotions. After a moment, he apologized again, "I'm sorry, I talked too much today. I hope you found it amusing..."

I don't know why, but every time I see you, Teacher Xinyu, I feel an involuntary sense of closeness, and I can't help but...

"It's nothing, Director Ding, you're too kind!"

Lee Shin-woo spoke gently, but she didn't seem to intend to let the conversation end there, and took the initiative to continue: "Actually, I think no one is perfect. There are good people and bad people in every profession. However, I believe that there are more good people than bad people among the police in our Republic of Korea..."

She had barely finished speaking when she suddenly realized what she had said.

I think I talked too much.

As a qualified undercover agent, such biased statements are absolutely unacceptable!

One wrong move, and it could easily arouse the other party's suspicion...

but...

She was overthinking it.

There is absolutely no doubt that Ding Xin knew her identity from the very beginning.

"Maybe so, but out of all the police I've met, I've never encountered a single one you described as a good cop. In fact, most of them seem even more corrupt than the gangsters..."

Ding Xin shook his head, and using her topic as a springboard, continued to brainwash her: "Take that Section Chief Jiang Hengzhe I just mentioned, for example. A mid-level police officer at the chief of police level should, in principle, be very familiar with police regulations..."

But what?

Section Chief Jiang Hengzhe conducted a comprehensive investigation of our Kinmen Group's subsidiaries without any conclusive evidence...

Well, you could say the interrogation was a pretense, but the harassment was real...

The reason, as I just mentioned, is simply to seize any opportunity to gain some benefits...

Hear this.

Li Xinyu felt another urge to defend herself.

It's precisely because there's no absolute evidence that a comprehensive investigation is necessary!

Otherwise, where would the evidence come from?

certainly...

This time she learned her lesson and kept quiet.