"It seems to be Han Shen's brother-in-law."

"What does Han Shen's brother-in-law do?"

"He also does wholesale in the market, their shops are not too far from each other."

"..."

Yang Xihui didn't want to ask further and didn't know how to comment, looking for an excuse to leave quickly.

Old Qian was also stunned, wondering if playing cards with two uncles and a nephew, and his brother-in-law, with not much money on the table, counted as gambling?

Although Xu Bin felt that what Li Guangming did was a bit over, thinking that Salted Fish became the head of the bureau at a young age, he felt it was good to show Salted Fish some colors, since it was Li Guangming who offended people, which had nothing to do with himself.

"Deal leader, Director Yang, hurry up and play your card."

"Oh, okay."

...

Just when Yang Xihui was thinking of an excuse to leave this place of trouble, Wang Chuanwei, Jiang Shifu, Tian Gui, and Xu Mingyuan were discussing strategies in the Instructor's office.

"Master Shi, I've inquired clearly, Director Yu's uncle's gambling level isn't that high, winning or losing just a hundred or so yuan. Huang Haichao and the others searched people's bodies and confiscated money from office desks, it's simply making a big fuss over a small issue and taking advantage to show off."

"What if Li Guangming and Huang Haichao insist that all the seized money was gambling money?"

"That's not something they can fixate on as they please, they need to make sense and be logical."

"How can they not make sense and be illogical?" Shi Shengyong, knowing Li Guangming's character very well, thought that every detail had to withstand scrutiny.

Xu Mingyuan explained, "I've asked around. According to the way Salted Fish's uncles play, even if they win every game, after an afternoon, they'd only win or lose a couple hundred yuan at most. Knowing there would only be a couple hundred yuan in winnings or losses, would there be a need for so much gambling money?

Moreover, they were not playing in a hotel room, nor hiding in some corner, but in their own shop. How could Li Guangming assume that the money on Salted Fish's uncles and brother and in the desk was gambling money? That's completely illogical."

There's a lot nonsensical and illogical.

Things have been better in recent years, but who talked logic in the earlier years.

The case was in their hands, they held the initiative, although Shi Shengyong had confidence in Salted Fish, he still worried about him.

After all, Salted Fish is currently a member of the Port District Party Working Committee and the head of the Port District Police Bureau, just running to Sanxing like that, how would others view it and what would they think? Who would believe it wouldn't interfere with the handling of the case?

Shi Shengyong was full of concerns, then Wang Chuanwei suddenly mentioned, "Li Guangming's wife not only runs a building material market but also sells steel."

"What do you mean?"

"A few days ago, his wife came to Sanhe and even visited the Command Center."

Jiang Shifu curiously asked, "What was she doing in Sanhe?"

Wang Chuanwei smiled, "Selling steel, trying to do business with the Command Center. She initially didn't know that the Command Center was just a temporary setup to promote construction, nor did she know that the projects had already been contracted to the Waterway Bureau and Marine Engineering Bureau. After she found out, she still came to see me."

Shi Shengyong asked in a low voice, "What did she come to see you for?"

"She asked me to greet the person in charge of the Marine Engineering Bureau, I told her I was just a nominal deputy director of the bureau, the Marine Engineering Bureau is a state-owned major entity, I couldn't speak for it, do you know what she said?

"What did she say?"

"She said, 'A county official is no match for the present officer in charge.' No matter how big a construction unit is, coming to Sanhe to work on projects, they can't avoid our bureau. She said as long as the introduction goes through, there would be a referral fee, a benefit fee."

Shi Shengyong quickly grasped the implied meaning from Comrade Old Wang, murmured, "It sounds like she's done quite a bit of business in Sanxing."

Jiang Shifu immediately responded, tapping on the table, "Sanxing Home Textile Market has been expanding these years, and Sanxing's textile factories and those manufacturing bedding in large and small factories, as soon as they open, need to work on infrastructure. With Li Guangming's support, who would dare not buy her steel."

Xu Mingyuan, having visited Li Guangming's wife's building materials market more than once, couldn't help saying, "Others introduce business to her, she gives a benefit fee. When she sells steel, introducing other building material sellers in the market, those bosses in the building material market will likewise give her a benefit fee!"

Wang Chuanwei nodded, concluding, "Without Li Guangming, she couldn't have closed so many deals. Without Li Guangming, how could she introduce business to others? In other words, the benefit fees others give her, are essentially giving Li Guangming a benefit fee. Li Guangming is using his office to pull strings, using his wife's business as a cover to make money."

"It's not only Li Guangming who has relatives in business, besides, we are not the Disciplinary Committee."

Shi Shengyong didn't think investigating Li Guangming's wife was a good idea, and as things hadn't escalated to that point yet, he swiftly shifted the discussion: "Director Yu asked us not to meddle, which means he knows how to handle it. What we should do now is to help him stabilize the situation at home, the bureau's various works shouldn't be affected by this minor issue."

Li Guangming is famously difficult.

Xu Mingyuan truly worried about his junior, speaking with a worried expression, "Master Shi..."

"You are his senior; you know best how many storms he has weathered. We must trust Director Yu, especially at this critical moment, we absolutely shouldn't add to his troubles."

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

"First let's handle the wife-buying matter, organize the auxiliary police and Cooperative Defense Team to investigate first thing tomorrow morning. I've made calls on the way back from the bureau and found out that Si Gang Police Station is indeed cracking down on the crimes of human trafficking. Si Gang's investigators have already headed to Changzhou, and a few days back, two trafficked women were rescued from Changzhou."

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