area51novel Chapter 198 The Real Guest
Chapter 198 The Real Guest
Gao Yuliang's judgment was entirely correct.
Chen Hai, leading the anti-corruption bureau, made a high-profile entrance and exit from the Shanshui Group every day.
He led the experts in a high-profile effort to crack the code, occasionally calling a few people over for questioning.
However, the results were unsatisfactory.
The employees of Shanshui Group had long since followed Gao Xiaoqin's instructions and knew nothing about any issues, especially those involving Liu Qingzhu and the accounting books.
As for cracking cloud backups.
Then there's even less chance of progress.
Because Gao Yuliang's guess was correct, the so-called cloud backup did not exist at all, and it was even less likely that it was left by Liu Qingzhu.
It was all orchestrated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau under Xia Qing's arrangement.
The objective of establishing a presence in the Shanshui Group has now been achieved.
No clues were found regarding the other ledgers or Gao Yuliang's attitude towards Gao Xiaofeng.
Chen Hai didn't say it out loud, but he was very anxious inside.
After finishing his work for the day, he immediately went to the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department to report to Xia Qing.
Upon entering the office, Xia Qing was reading a newspaper.
Seeing Chen Hai's worried expression, he joked:
"Chen Hai, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"
Chen Hai was surprised that Xia Qing was so relaxed, and said dejectedly:
"Minister, progress is slow... We haven't been able to find any other clues in the ledgers from the Shanshui Group, and Secretary Yuliang hasn't responded either..."
Xia Qing also said dejectedly:
"Huh? When did I start making this request of you?"
Chen Hai paused for five seconds, then stammered:
"This, Minister, it's all part of our act! Isn't this what you wanted to achieve these goals...?"
"No, the cloud backup is for another purpose." Xia Qing chuckled, then said apologetically:
"It's my fault, I didn't tell you beforehand."
Chen Hai was even more confused, completely unable to understand what Xia Qing was trying to do.
"Don't rush, make the noise even bigger."
Xia Qing closed the newspaper, speaking confidently:
"The real guests are about to enter."
……
Another week passed, and the anti-corruption bureau still hadn't made any progress.
The Shanshui Group remains unbreakable.
Qi Tongwei's call reached Gao Yuliang:
"Teacher, important news. The prosecutor's office personnel have been withdrawn."
Gao Yuliang immediately perked up. He confirmed with Qi Tongwei again and again, and received an affirmative answer.
The procuratorate failed to crack the cloud backup and withdrew completely from the Shanshui Group last night.
Gao Yuliang clenched his fists unconsciously, unable to hide his smugness.
My judgment was absolutely correct.
The procuratorate created a non-existent cloud backup in an attempt to find something out about the Shanshui Group.
Unfortunately, the play couldn't continue, so they had to leave.
At this point, Xia Qing's scheme had completely failed.
Gao Yuliang understood that he had won a great victory in his first confrontation with Xia Qing!
Is this all Xia Qing is capable of?
A moment of unease flashed through Gao Yuliang's mind, but it quickly disappeared.
He told himself not to overestimate anyone.
Putting aside all the glamour, Xia Qing is just a young man in his early forties, and he still has a lot to learn on the path of political maneuvering.
It's normal to lose to yourself.
Thinking of this, Gao Yuliang casually asked another question:
"Did they find anything?"
"Absolutely not," Qi Tongwei said confidently.
Then, as if remembering something, Qi Tongwei added:
"Speaking of which, these people from the procuratorate are really obsessed with saving face. Even though they didn't find anything, they were laughing and joking as they slunk away. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they had found a lot of things at the Shanshui Group and made a great haul."
Gao Yuliang didn't take that statement seriously and casually replied:
"After all, they are Xia Qing's soldiers. They should at least save face when they leave. Alright, let's not worry about this anymore."
Qi Tongwei said okay and hung up the phone.
Gao Yuliang paced back and forth in his office, his mind replaying the events of the past few days.
Until the very end, he was certain that everything was correct and that Xia Qing had failed.
Gao Yuliang leisurely sat back down at the table and cheerfully picked up a newspaper.
"Tsk, why is it a newspaper from a week ago? Hasn't the new one arrived yet?"
Gao Yuliang instructed his secretary to bring over the new newspaper, while he himself first looked at the newspaper from a week ago.
As he watched, Gao Yuliang's expression gradually changed.
This newspaper, published a week ago, had a report that took up a huge portion of the page.
"Liu Qingzhu, the CFO of Shanshui Group, fled to evade punishment and was found dead in a car accident. His belongings may be related to the group's accounting books..."
Gao Yuliang frowned.
What happened?
How did this get published in the newspaper?
They even mentioned account books?
Gao Yuliang quickly looked at the signature.
Xia...Tian, a special contributor to the Evening News?
A flicker of panic crossed Gao Yuliang's mind.
He read the report from beginning to end. The main content was an analysis and interpretation of Liu Qingzhu's belongings, especially the repeated mention of account books.
This suggestive writing style seems to serve the purpose of keeping an account book.
Anyone who reads this report will have one impression in their mind:
Liu Qingzhu saved a very important ledger to the cloud backup.
The prosecutor's office is trying to crack this backup and obtain the ledger.
absurd!
The so-called cloud backup does not exist at all; it is entirely fabricated by the prosecutor's office!
What kind of lousy author dares to write such a fabricated story in the evening paper with such seriousness?
They even dared to accept it from a newspaper?
They'll stop at nothing to grab attention!
I'm so glad I didn't study journalism back then!
As Gao Yuliang was thinking, his secretary brought in the week's new newspaper.
Gao Yuliang quickly picked up the latest copy.
There was another front page above, which read:
"The procuratorate has withdrawn from the Shanshui Group. Although the details are unknown, reliable sources indicate that the procuratorate has obtained a large amount of information and will soon be able to crack the cloud backup and obtain important ledgers!"
???
Gao Yuliang was dumbfounded.
The signature was still that of special correspondent Xia Tian.
What's going on?
That's utter nonsense!
Cloud backups simply don't exist. What is this author trying to do?
Gao Yuliang grew angrier the more he thought about it, but he couldn't call the newspaper office to yell at them.
After all, this was a war between him and Xia Qing.
Just then, a thought flashed through my mind.
Gao Yuliang looked at the signature again.
summer.
His surname is Xia.
Could it be?
Before he could think, his phone rang.
Gao Yuliang answered the call; the other end was Zhao Ruilong.
Gao Yuliang was surprised. This Zhao Ruilong, he still dared to call him?
Therefore, Gao Yuliang coldly said:
"Mr. Zhao, what's the matter? If possible, please don't call me."
To everyone's surprise, instead of Zhao Ruilong's flattering words, a colder and even somewhat sinister tone came from the other end:
"Secretary Gao, impressive. Liu Qingzhu kept an account book in the cloud, and Gao Xiaofeng knew about it, right?"
Gao Yuliang's mind went blank for a moment.
What is Zhao Ruilong saying?
How did Gao Xiaofeng get involved?
Before Gao Yuliang could speak, Zhao Ruilong continued:
"I've read the newspapers, and I've had people monitoring the Shanshui Group. I know everything the procuratorate has been doing these past few days. Liu Qingzhu made a copy of the ledger and stored it in the cloud; Gao Xiaofeng knows the account and password, right?"