Why don't you believe I'm a reincarnated person?

Chapter 179 Officer Nie Advises His Aunt

"You found it?"

"That's wonderful! I'm really short on cash right now!"

Upon hearing Nie Xiaolan's words, Ye Kai's spirits immediately lifted.

While flirting with beautiful women is certainly pleasing to the eye, Ye Kai would be even happier if he could catch that thief Lin Xiaobo and recover the money he stole at the same time.

That money was originally Green Energy Core Power's equity, but Ye Kai has already covered it up. So if that money is recovered, it will first become compensation for Ye Kai and he will pocket it.

Finding clues about Lin Xiaobo means the case is about to be solved, and Ye Kai's money will soon be in his hands, so naturally he should be happy.

"You don't seem like you're short of money."

Nie Xiaolan glanced at the table full of dishes and the bottle of imported red wine that had only been partially drunk, and pursed her lips.

However, when it came to serious matters, Nie Xiaolan straightened her attitude and briefly explained the current progress of the case to Ye Kai.

The information that could be shared with Ye Kai, the victim, was naturally part of the case that the economic crime investigation team had determined would not have a negative impact on the subsequent investigation. Ye Kai might need to keep it confidential, but it was definitely not the kind of secret that he had to keep completely shut up.

"We have obtained conclusive evidence that the money Lin Xiaobo received did not leave the country, but was transferred through some special channels into the corporate account of the newly established company, Vision New Power, becoming their company's equity."

"Clearly, your previous speculation was correct. The background of that competing company is unclear, and the funds involved may be very dirty."

"With approval from higher authorities, we have frozen the company's relevant bank accounts. Next, we will conduct a more in-depth investigation to determine how many other victims there are in this project."

Nie Xiaolan explained the inside story of this matter to Ye Kai.

"Officer Nie, this is great news!"

"It's worth having three drinks in a row!"

Ye Kai hadn't expected things to go so smoothly; they had actually found the money and frozen it.

Such efficiency is truly astounding for the usually slow and inefficient economic crime investigation department.

"Then I'll just have a little bit."

Nie Xiaolan sensed Ye Kaifa's heartfelt joy and seemed to be infected by it, so she picked up her wine glass and clinked glasses with him three times in a row.

Although the wine glass wasn't very big, it still held about two ounces.

Drinking red wine in this way is indeed quite rare; it just shows that the two were having a very engaging conversation and were quite engrossed in their conversation.

"However, getting the money won't be that easy."

"In cases like this, the perpetrators are usually quite skilled and won't just target one person to fleece, so the victims are often not the only ones."

"Today I went to the ministry to report on the progress of this case. Judging from their tone, it seems that Lin Xiaobo has committed similar crimes elsewhere, so the handling of this fund may be a bit more complicated."

After drinking more than half a jin of red wine, the blush on Nie Xiaolan's cheeks became even more noticeable.

Looking at Ye Kai now, she felt that he looked more pleasing to the eye, and she had many things she wanted to say to him.

Ye Kaijiu was originally tall, handsome, and young. With the added advantage of his wealth, he exuded an indescribable air of nobility. After getting to know him for a while, girls would inevitably compare him to other men around them.

Aside from girls with a father complex, very few girls can resist Ye Kai's charm.

I think so.

"In handling specific cases, grassroots departments should adhere to their own approach."

"The ideas of the department may not necessarily conform to the actual situation of our grassroots level. They are more concerned with the overall situation and want to balance the development of various departments. But we should not forget that as a grassroots department, although we cooperate with other colleagues, we are also in a competitive relationship."

"If the achievements we work so hard to make are all taken out of context and used to balance things out with other departments, then how should our achievements be reflected?"

"Even Deputy Director Xing wouldn't not want a promotion and a raise, would he?"

Instead of directly asking for money, Ye Kai clearly explained the pros and cons of the matter to Nie Xiaolan.

"What you just said—"

Nie Xiaolan was slightly tipsy at this point, which affected her thinking a bit, but it wasn't a big problem. After listening to Ye Kai's words, her somewhat stiff mind began to slowly start working again.

Ye Kai's words seemed to make a lot of sense. The ministry was only thinking about balancing the interests between different departments, but it didn't consider how much effort the Binhai Bureau had put in, working day and night to track down the whereabouts of the money that Lin Xiaobo had absconded with.

Now that the peaches are ripe, they expect those who grew them to share the profits with those who have accomplished nothing.

Is there no justice left? Is there no law left?

"No!"

"I need to call my aunt; this absolutely cannot be done!"

Nie Xiaolan felt she had figured things out, so she took out her phone from her handbag and dialed the number in front of Ye Kai.

"Girl, you've had too much to drink!"

"How could you even utter such drunken nonsense?"

The person who answered the phone was Deputy Director Xing Wenli, whose doting tone carried a hint of helplessness.

He knew his niece well. Although Nie Xiaolan was excellent in every way—highly educated, beautiful, and with a great figure—she was ultimately inexperienced in the ways of the world and didn't care much about or know much about social etiquette.

If a seasoned veteran encountered this problem, they would never have shouted to sever ties with the ministry and take back all the money to make their own decisions.

Any veteran police officer would know that doing this is simply not feasible.

However, Deputy Director Xing Wenli also understood that there were some things she needed to be aware of in what the other party said. That is, it was fine to give back to her superiors, but they also had to give her enough benefits in return in order to reach a consensus.

Having handled such a major case, shouldn't she, as the deputy director, be promoted?

Shouldn't her capable subordinates, who have devoted so much effort and energy to her, also receive some recognition and performance points?

If they can't even meet such a simple requirement, why should the department share the cake they've prepared? That's unreasonable.

"Oh, Auntie, don't hang up yet!"

"Ye Kai—yes, Chairman Ye said he's willing to donate one-tenth of the funds they recovered to the Binhai Bureau to support our efforts to improve our office conditions!"

Nie Xiaolan glanced at Ye Kai beside her and saw the text he typed on his phone screen. Surprised, she then began a new round of persuasion on her aunt, Deputy Director Xing Wenli.

"hiss--"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Xing Wenli across from her couldn't help but gasp.