And if the evidence in Qiu Tu's hands isn't sufficient, that would make things even easier...
Without the Qin Family even lifting a finger, he would directly ensure that Qiu Tu has no place to be buried when he dies!
At this moment, as if having guessed Qin Zhengguang's inner thoughts, Qiu Tu continued with a smile in his report, "After receiving these allegations, I did not act rashly but instead reported to you, Bureau Chief, requesting reinforcement."
"You approved my investigation that very night and sent reinforcements."
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhengguang's heart skipped a beat. He covertly glanced at Yan Chen, hidden in the darkness, and suddenly realized that he might have misjudged the situation.
That Qiu Tu dared to investigate this matter clearly indicated someone was instructing him, and the most likely candidates were Yan Chen, Secretary Bai, or Jia Shu.
Although so far, he couldn't figure out what the relationship was exactly between Qiu Tu and these three individuals.
But it was certain that Qiu Tu was closely related to these three, and the masterminds behind this operation also seemed to be shadowed by their figures...
'What if they want to go against the Qin Family, what to do?'
Thinking of this frightening possibility, Qin Zhengguang's face darkened, and his hand involuntarily clenched.
Qiu Tu glanced at Qin Zhengguang and continued, "After receiving reinforcement, I didn't waste any time but immediately directed the reinforcements to investigate these leads."
"Very quickly, I obtained quite a lot of relevant evidence."
"We not only found warehouses where the Qin Family was secretly storing contraband drugs, letters of contact with anti-government organizations but also tracked and eavesdropped on the entire process of the Qin Family's dealings with the United Front."
"Even... we found evidence of the Qin Family illegally releasing members of anti-government organizations."
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Qin Zhengguang turned pale.
He knew trouble had arisen; the Qin Family must have a mole, otherwise, Qiu Tu couldn't possibly have found so many key leads and pieces of evidence in just a few days.
And what's more terrifying was, he realized... he was finished.
With so many issues found, the Qin Family couldn't possibly get through this unscathed.
Even if the Investigation Bureau and City Hall wouldn't annihilate them due to the Qin Family's deep roots, the Qin Family would still need to offer a scapegoat after paying a huge price in order to calm this matter!
And considering the evidence that Qiu Tu had gathered, who could be more suitable as a scapegoat than him, the Deputy Division Chief of the Public Security Bureau?
The family, in order to save itself, would certainly sacrifice him to preserve the others!
Thinking of this, Qin Zhengguang felt his mouth dry, his legs weak, and even a ringing in his ears. He felt as if the sounds around him were getting further and further away, and he was becoming less and less able to hear clearly...
And in that moment of daze, he faintly heard Qiu Tu say.... "And after two days of investigation, coupled with the inquiry of Director Qin this morning, we have basically confirmed that Master Qin Si, also known as Qin Jinsheng, is the mastermind behind everything."
"After Old Master Qin...."
In that instant, Qin Zhengguang felt his mind go blank.
Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?
Not me? It's the Fourth Master??
In that moment, Qin Zhengguang felt his thoughts rapidly crystallize, and even the surrounding sounds seemed much clearer.
Then he heard Qiu Tu continue, "After Old Master Qin's death, when the Qin siblings divided the family assets, Master Qin Si inherited the underground brothel, gambling dens, usury, and other illicit industries."
"Because of the nature of these industries, he came into contact with members of the United Front, and then he discovered that this was an opportunity to make a fortune!"
"So, he secretly collected drugs under the guise of Director Qin and Commissioner Qin Heng, and sold them at a high price to the United Front."
"What's more, when settling accounts, he wouldn't accept currency from the United Front but instead demanded that they scavenge for people in the Disaster Zone to settle the debts with human lives."
"Among them, girls in their teens or early twenties were sent to the Underground Brothel; boys aged two or three were taken to be trained as enforcers."
At this point, Qin Zhengguang's mood had gradually calmed down.
He listened to Qiu Tu's narration, knowing that Qiu Tu indeed had a lot of criminal evidence against the Qin Family.
Although this evidence wasn't enough to destroy the Qin Family, it was sufficient to cause them serious harm and make him, the second-in-command of the Qin Family, the scapegoat.
But... Qiu Tu had raised the stakes so high, only to let them down gently, merely demanding that Fourth Master come out and take the blame.
This was a path he had never considered.
Thinking this, Qin Zhengguang looked at Qiu Tu with a complicated gaze, trying to figure out what game Qiu Tu was playing.
At this moment, Qiu Tu also happened to look towards him.
Upon making eye contact with Qiu Tu, Qin Zhengguang's eyes flickered with guilt.
Then he heard Qiu Tu say, "Director Qin, I recall this morning, when I was in the car informing you of everything, you were also very shocked. You then strictly told me not to worry about your pride and to definitely investigate thoroughly without any leniency!"
"Moreover, you said that you and Commissioner Qin had prohibited Fourth Master from engaging in those illicit industries right from the start when Xinjie City was established. But it turned out he had only pretended to heed your advice and was secretly still involved! Now that such a huge issue has arisen, it's completely his own fault!"
"You said that you would definitely be just and not conflate family ties with justice, making him personally hand over the evidence and then delivering him to the Investigation Bureau to be punished accordingly!"
"And to prevent the Qin Family from repeating the same mistakes and also to facilitate the Investigation Bureau's investigation, you would hand over all the involved drugs, resources, industries, and any other potential grey-area industries belonging to the Qin Family to the Bureau for a comprehensive examination."
"Do you remember saying all this?"
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Qin Zhengguang gave him a subtly observant glance.
If he remembered correctly, Qiu Tu had slept all the way in the car, not exchanging a single word with him!
So... were these Qiu Tu's conditions?
To get through this ordeal, did he need to furnish all the complete evidence and have Fourth Master personally confess?
As for those black and grey industries, they were clearly intended as a tribute to Yan Chen and other higher-ups in the Bureau.
The conditions weren't low, but... they were already much better than the outcome Qin Zhengguang had originally anticipated.
Therefore, Qin Zhengguang readily agreed. With a composed expression, he said in a low voice, "I remember."
After uttering these words, he couldn't help but look at Qiu Tu again.
As their gazes met, he caught a fleeting smile in Qiu Tu's eyes.
For that instant, he felt awkward standing so exposed before Qiu Tu, but... he was also grateful. So, he looked away from Qiu Tu's gaze, pretending not to see anything.
After pinning the blame on Fourth Master Qin and taking the pressure off Qin Zhengguang, Qiu Tu then turned to Yan Chen and said,
"Bureau Chief, while the Qin Family is indeed a major clan and both Commissioner Qin and Director Qin are influential figures in Xinjie City, bringing Fourth Master in for questioning directly could have some adverse effects."
"Therefore, what do you think about giving Director Qin some time to bring all the evidence and Fourth Master himself to the Investigation Bureau, is that acceptable?"