Chapter 1070: Chapter 21: An Earth-Shattering Whistleblower Letter
Wang Yunxiao couldn’t eat Nie Xiaoyun’s barbecue late-night snack.
Because new developments have emerged in the Yang Family massacre case.
That night, someone left a report at the door of the Supervision Bureau.
According to the evidence provided by the whistleblower, the massacred Yang Family truly had it coming.
There are three major issues.
First, after the Shen Family fell, the Yang Family, which had secret cooperation with the Shen Family, seized a large amount of assets.
Bringing this up alone wouldn’t matter much; such a lucrative opportunity with the Shen Family—if you don’t take it, many others will.
You can’t say just because my surname is Yang, I shouldn’t take a bite—that’s unreasonable.
The problem lies in the fact that the Shen Family’s matter has just been dug up.
The youngest daughter of the Shen Family, Shen Qingxi, made quite a scene recently. To cover their own crimes, the Yang Family had to throw two other families under the bus as scapegoats, leading to a series of messy affairs.
This case, if not earth-shattering, at least stirred a small-scale earthquake in Tianmen City.
Now that the Yang Family has been massacred, and the evidence against the Yang Family surfaced, will you investigate?
If you dare to follow this thread of investigation… the Navy, do you want to investigate?
The second big issue is the Yang Family used the Extensive Knowledge Society as a front to secretly sell national treasure-level relics.
In these times, although laws are not as strict as they might be in the future—any bird you meet on the road is a protected animal, and digging up a few bricks from the ground makes them ancient artifacts and thus prohibited from circulation.
Apart from relics with major historical significance like the Imperial Jade Seal, other items don’t really matter, even if you trade a bronze cauldron, no one pursues it.
The focus of the issue is not the trade itself, but the identity of the buyers and sellers.
These antiques have no real practical value, apart from being a collector’s hobby in elite circles, they have another indescribable purpose.
For example, the basic principle of the Jade Throne Golden Buddha.
The whistleblower provided a very detailed and indescribable list of accounts.
The third major issue points directly to the Navy’s motive for killing to silence.
It’s said that the local Yang Family was massacred for knowing things they shouldn’t have known.
Or, for meeting people they shouldn’t have met.
According to the confessions in the reported materials, the high-level officials of the Four Seas Commerce Guild have reached a consensus with the Navy, exchanging seventy-five percent of the West Sea Ship Company shares for Yang Qiming ceasing retaliation against the Yang Family and revoking the rule barring Yang Family members from entering the Navy.
What does seventy-five percent of the West Sea Ship Company shares mean?
Simply put, this company owns two large ocean-going trade fleets, with more than 300 cargo ships of various sizes, and five free trade ports in Southeast Asia and South America.
At least nine shipyards, with the largest capable of producing ten-thousand-ton cruise ships.
They have independent armed forces, exclusively armed escort ships of the fleet.
It’s almost like a downsized version of the East Indies Company.
And yet, this isn’t even the largest trading company under the Four Seas Commerce Guild, which owns ten major fleets, of which this is only two.
When a multinational enterprise reaches such a scale, money really just becomes a number.
In order to quell public opinion, or to maintain Marshal Yang’s previously clean image and strong persona, the Yang Family might change their surname.
Change it to Liu.
After all, in these times, no one has their surname tattooed on their forehead, and when people return from overseas claiming they’re not from the Yang Family, no one can question it.
Except the Yang Family themselves.
There are some connections between the local Yang Family and the overseas Yang Family. If someday they run into each other on the street, it would be awkward.
So…
To be frank, thinking you could just pull a Navy Admiral down using a mere report and a purported account list is naive and absurd.
But the information in this letter is too overwhelming, and the identity of the deliverer is so sensitive that the Supervision Bureau can’t help but treat it with caution.
By the time the Navy received the news, it was already too late.
As Wang Yunxiao was hurriedly driven to the Supervision Bureau, not even getting time for barbecue, the original report had already been taken away by the Secretary Bureau and sent to the Capital.
The Supervision Bureau wanted to suppress the matter, but quickly realized they couldn’t suppress it at all.
This is beyond what they can handle, whether it’s the letter or the person delivering it, they couldn’t resolve it.
Coming along with Yang Qiming this time were only General Liu and General Zeng under his command, along with the small fry Wang Yunxiao.
General Liu, whose real name is Liu Shou, is in charge of logistics and is the Navy’s major manager, dealing with all sorts of non-military miscellaneous issues, such as arranging a marriage for Wang Yunxiao.
General Zeng, whose real name is Zeng Kang, is in charge of the intelligence department, specifically the Navy’s intelligence department. The troublemaking special squad this time was under him. Temporarily brought in to help, Wang Yunxiao currently reports to him too.
Everyone’s expression was unpleasant, gloomy like the weather.
The sky was full of dark clouds and rolling thunder, and as Wang Yunxiao followed Yang Qiming into the Supervision Bureau, a downpour began.
Not only the Navy, but also top leaders from various departments including the Special Service Bureau and Secretary Bureau gradually arrived.
Wang Yunxiao even saw the new director of the Special Service Bureau, whom he hadn’t met before, here.
If General Zeng hadn’t whispered to him that this was the new leader of the Special Service Bureau, he wouldn’t have known who this person was.
Indeed, nothing about him stood out; he seemed completely ordinary.
“Liu Hongzhou, nicknamed Liu Scholar. He was in the same batch of overseas students as your Principal Zhou.”
General Zeng whispered, “He was originally supposed to be transferred to Fuzhou…”
Wang Yunxiao asked curiously, “Is this person very skilled?”
“I can’t say he’s skilled or unskilled, only that his strengths don’t lie in the Special Service system.”
General Zeng sighed, “The President specially transferred him over, clearly intending to open up the Four Seas Commerce Guild’s doors.”
Seeing Wang Yunxiao’s puzzled look, he added, “This person is really good at diplomacy; he’s quick-witted and doesn’t offend anyone.”
Wang Yunxiao still didn’t understand.
He truly didn’t comprehend these high-level personnel moves and policy adjustments.
He could only vaguely grasp General Zeng’s implied meaning.
Simply put, this person isn’t from the radical faction.
After dealing with all the riff-raff, including Mephisto, the Special Service Bureau’s blade showed signs of being sheathed.
If you want to invite guests in, you can’t lie in wait with axemen outside the tent and have a cauldron of boiling oil inside.
This is etiquette.
With such a grand scheme, what choice would Marshal Yang Qiming make at this point?