He said with regret, then took out the Little vs. Large Gun.
The two were about the same size, so the Little vs. Large Gun couldn't exert its power, but Liu Zheng didn't intend to really use it, just wanted to scare the other party.
"No, no, don't shoot. Everyone else has gone out to restock, it's just a few of us in the store."
Sure enough, the human clerk immediately confessed.
"Very good."
Liu Zheng nodded with satisfaction, then took out a red whistle.
"Beep beep~"
He blew the whistle, and the sound echoed through the trading company.
Soon, Silver Wolf rushed in with several enforcement team members from the City Supervision Department.
"We are from the Food Management Department. We received reports from the public that you are selling illegal and non-compliant food here. Now we need to conduct a search, please cooperate."
Silver Wolf showed his credentials briefly, then said to the two clerks.
"Captain, the boss is on the second floor, the goblin with its back to us."
Liu Zheng said considerately.
"Okay. Lao Liu, go get him down."
Silver Wolf said.
"Alright."
"Brother Liu, I'll go with you."
Liu Zheng and Lie Chang went up to the second floor and dragged the goblin down like a dead dog.
"Boss, I found this on him."
Lie Chang took out the insulated box that Liu Zheng had secretly given him just now.
"What's this?"
Silver Wolf asked the two clerks while holding the insulated box.
"Report, we don't know."
The two clerks said blankly.
"Wake him up for me."
Silver Wolf said.
"No problem."
Lie Chang let Liu Zheng lift the goblin, then slapped it awake with three slaps.
"Ah!"
The goblin opened its eyes and screamed like a violated woman upon seeing Lie Chang's big face.
"Shut up."
Lie Chang slapped it again, instantly swelling half of its face.
"Scream again and I'll pull out your intestines to block your mouth."
"Mmm mmm mmm."
The goblin hurriedly covered its mouth in fear.
"That's better. Let me ask you, what is this?"
Lie Chang nodded with satisfaction, then pointed at the insulated box and asked.
The goblin looked at the insulated box, shook its head in confusion.
"Still not confessing, huh?"
Silver Wolf sneered, took a scanner gun out of his pocket.
This was the enforcement team's portable food detector, able to test the danger level of most foods, and it could detect through containers.
Of course, for more specific types of food and danger types, they needed to take it back and use professional equipment to test.
He aimed the gun at the insulated box and pressed a button, the green light from the muzzle instantly turned into a glaring red light.
"Extremely high danger level!"
"Lao Liu, take people and search here, make sure not to overlook any suspicious people or items."
Silver Wolf's face changed drastically, and he immediately ordered.
"Yes. Brothers, follow me."
Lie Chang responded, and led people to turn the place upside down in search.
Their actions seemed chaotic, but they were very efficient; they quickly searched the entire trading company, not even sparing the secret rooms and hidden compartments.
Half an hour later, the confiscated goods and personnel were loaded onto pickup trucks.
"Here you go."
Silver Wolf handed the insulated box back to Liu Zheng.
"Hey, aren't you using this as evidence?"
Liu Zheng asked in confusion.
"You're in luck, there really are quite a few illegal foods in this trading company."
"That was a blind cat hitting a dead mouse."
He laughed.
"Not quite. This was originally a den for selling stolen goods and evidence, having illegal food is quite normal. Now there's going to be a lot of lawsuits."
Silver Wolf said somewhat gloatingly.
The illegal foods seized this time were numerous, and since they weren't seized from ordinary food distributors, theoretically speaking, it was enough to hit the newspapers.
Of course, involving the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Food Management Department couldn't slap faces like this.
But letting them simply release the people and return the goods was also impossible; the Criminal Investigation Bureau was definitely going to bleed this time.
"Bring it on, the bigger the better. It would be great if we could drag in the Civil Affairs Department, Sanitation Department, and Ministry of Finance."
By that time, not just the Criminal Investigation Bureau, but the entire Security Department would be panicking.
"It's not impossible."
Silver Wolf said.
"What do you mean?"
Liu Zheng's eyes lit up,
"Among the items seized, there are quite a few animals on the 'Metropolis Species Protection List,' both alive and dead, including a specimen of a Star Realm Dragon Rhinoceros."
"What is the rarity level of the Star Realm Dragon Rhinoceros?"
He asked.
"In situations that are not emergency defenses, inflicting injuries above minor on a Star Realm Dragon Rhinoceros results in immediate capital punishment. In emergency defenses, a fine of a million and life imprisonment."
Silver Wolf replied.
"Oh man."
This level of punishment is even stricter than for first-class protected animals in reality.
Although the Biology Administration Bureau ranks lower than the Security Department, the Criminal Investigation Bureau is just an internal institution. If things get serious, it could still give them a run for their money.
"Brother in law, do you know anyone in the Biology Administration Bureau?"
Liu Zheng asked.
"No."
Silver Wolf shook his head.
"Then how do you know so much?"
"I looked it up online."
Silver Wolf showed the search page on his phone.
"...Alright then."
The technology in Metropolis is sometimes outdated and sometimes advanced, leaving him quite at a loss.
"I'll make a call, okay?"
Liu Zheng said, then called 4399.
"Mission accomplished?"
4399 asked.
"All done. I found my Brother in law, Silver Wolf, for help. The human evidence and physical evidence are already loaded in the car."
He gave the goblin beside him a kick.
"Okay, leave part of the evidence and human testimony there for a bit; I'll come over to pick them up."
4399 nodded.
Silver Wolf is now considered half a member of the "Resistance Group," so it's not a problem to allocate a department to handle it.
"Alright. By the way, there's one more thing."
Liu Zheng told 4399 about the animals that were seized.
"Didn't you get someone from the Biology Administration Bureau to handle the Erakos Sand Worm last time? I thought we'd give him another credit to solidify things."
He said with a chuckle.
"Hmm..."
4399 hesitated.
The four-way tussle among the "Resistance Group," Office, Bloody Restaurant, and Criminal Investigation Bureau is already chaotic enough. Now adding the City Supervision Department and Biology Administration Bureau, this isn't five-player mahjong anymore; it's directly six-player chess.
"It's already messy enough, a little more chaos won't hurt. Besides, the more complicated it is, the more troublesome it will be for the Criminal Investigation Bureau, right?"
Liu Zheng persuaded.
"Alright. You leave all this part of the evidence here; I'll be right over."
After a moment's contemplation, 4399 agreed.
"Okay."
After hanging up, he hitched a ride from the City Supervision Department to return near the restaurant.
Silver Wolf unloaded the evidence and the shop owner he requested, then led the team back.
After a while, a familiar black business car pulled up in front of Liu Zheng.
"Yo~"
8848 rolled down the window to greet him.
"Good afternoon, Brother 8848."
Liu Zheng replied enthusiastically.
"Thanks to you, it's hard not to be good."
8848 laughed.
Although 4399 is always the one to coordinate with Liu Zheng, 8848 has also done quite a bit, and he won't miss out when it comes to sharing the spoils.
Not to mention, just the two million procurement quota alone is enough for him to earn for many years.
Opportunities for advancement and benefits in the Border Control Bureau are nice, but outside money is much scarcer than in other departments.
"Not at all, I owe everything I have today to the care of both you big brothers."
Liu Zheng said sincerely.
"Not bad, the new kid still isn't arrogant, has a future. My efforts running around for you weren't in vain."
8848 praised while also acknowledging his contributions.
"Thanks for your hard work. When both of you are free, I'll take you to Bathhouse Street for some good fun."
Liu Zheng suggested.
"Sure, but we'll make sure to really take you for a ride then."
8848 laughed.
"Enough chatting, let's get to business."
4399 said coldly.
"Yes, sir~."
8848 replied elongating the words, then got out of the car.
The two first tossed the goblin into the backseat and then crammed all the evidence into the trunk.
"Alright, we're heading out now."
8488 sat in the driver's seat.
"Why so rushed? Let's chat a bit more for five bucks."
Liu Zheng laughed.
"Knock it off. Do you think the Criminal Investigation Bureau is made of clay? You take a shot at them, and they're definitely going to retaliate; we still have to arrange personnel defenses."
8848 said.
"Want me to help? I'm really good at defense."
He volunteered.
"Come off it. If you're not there, it's mostly just a brawl. If you are, I'm afraid they'd get so worked up they'd bring out the armored vehicles."
8488 rolled his eyes, started the car, and drove off.