Chapter 458: Green Rattan Jewelry Company
In Qin Yong’s office, Chen Wu was alone reporting on the investigation.
"Not too many people know about this, right?"
"Rest assured, Captain Qin. I requested access to their system, and then I personally took Zhang to investigate."
Zhang...
A college graduate who joined three years ago, comes from a rural background with no particular connections, diligent and hardworking. His performance over the past two years has been excellent, and he is very honest. Qin Yong was aware of this and felt more at ease upon hearing that Chen Wu took Zhang for the investigation.
In fact, Qin Yong was slightly overthinking it. The likelihood of someone from the Criminal Investigation Team having an issue was quite low.
After all, if Songbei Mining had extended its reach to the Criminal Investigation Team, the first person they’d take down would be him, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Team.
Since he, the captain, hadn’t been taken down, even if the lower-ranked officers were compromised, it would be of no great use.
The Criminal Investigation Team, unlike the Economic Investigation Team, handles criminal cases where no one dares to bend the rules.
Moreover, most of the criminal cases handled by the Criminal Investigation Team involve lives. Who would dare to manipulate such cases? It’s like courting death.
"Go on."
Chen Wu nodded and continued his report.
"The company was registered with a capital of five million. It was established 10 years ago, expanded quite rapidly in its founding year, and 8 years ago it had already opened 10 stores in Haizhou City, but later, for unknown reasons, the company gradually disappeared and was completely deregistered 5 years ago."
"8 years ago, Tianhe Audit Firm conducted an audit on this company, so did they find out why?"
"I checked the materials from Tianhe Audit Firm that year. The one who submitted the audit request was Zhang Chi, and the one who paid them the audit fees was also Zhang Chi."
Though Qin Yong wasn’t in economic investigation, having dealt with cases for so many years, he knew that economic disputes often led to criminal offenses.
Zhang Chi and Song Junwu were partners of Green Rattan Jewelry, but Zhang Chi had the company audited. To say there’s no issue here is beyond belief.
"Where is this Zhang Chi now?"
Chen Wu shook his head: "5 years ago, this Zhang Chi disappeared."
Disappeared?
Qin Yong was slightly taken aback.
Five years ago?
years ago, Green Rattan Jewelry suddenly vanished, and Zhang Chi also disappeared.
"Then what about the other partner of Green Rattan Jewelry, the legal representative Song Junwu?"
"Song Junwu, there’s no problem with him. He’s still in Haizhou City and currently works at Songbei Mining as a manager in a transport subsidiary there."
"I asked around, and it seems Song Junwu has quite a deep background; he’s the brother-in-law of the general manager of Songbei Mining."
Songbei Mining again?
Qin Yong sharply grasped the key point here.
It seems the threads behind the case of Wang Yajuan’s murder had been pieced together.
years ago, after Song Junwu and Zhang Chi co-founded Green Rattan Jewelry, within two years Green Rattan Jewelry rapidly developed into the most renowned jewelry company in Haizhou City.
But 8 years ago, Zhang Chi proposed an audit of Green Rattan Jewelry and hired Tianhe Audit Firm, with the audit responsibility undertaken by Wang Yajuan.
Wang Yajuan went missing during the audit process and was later found dead under Lion Mountain Bridge.
After Wang Yajuan’s disappearance, the audit of Green Rattan Jewelry by Tianhe Audit Firm hit a dead end, and 5 years ago, Green Rattan Jewelry dissolved as Zhang Chi went missing.
Wang Yajuan was dead, Zhang Chi missing, Green Rattan Jewelry dissolved, yet its legal representative Song Junwu is alive and well, even leaning on the big tree of Northeast Mining and becoming a manager of its subsidiary.
Bear in mind, Songbei Mining’s transport company doesn’t merely operate 10, 20, or even a hundred plus vehicles; it’s more complex than that.
Songbei Mining, with assets worth billions, covers a wide range of operations, including coal, non-ferrous metals, and precious metals mining and trade.
Its transport company is responsible for transporting various minerals under Songbei Mining—it could very well be called a transport group.
In comparison to this transport company, Green Rattan Jewelry indeed seems quite insignificant.
Since Song Junwu could become the general manager of Songbei Mining’s transport company, he must be a core figure within the Songbei Mining Group.
"Chen Wu, did you find out why Zhang Chi wanted to audit Green Rattan Jewelry back then?"
"This afternoon, I contacted Zhang Chi’s wife and got some insights into the audit case back then."
"According to Zhang Chi’s wife, Zhang Chi was engaged in import and export trade in earlier years, which was when he met Song Junwu. After earning some money, he wanted a stable investment in some domestic projects, leading to the creation of Green Rattan Jewelry."
"But dealing in jewelry requires channels, which Song Junwu had; Zhang Chi had capital, and the two hit it off together, co-founding Green Rattan Jewelry."
"Since its inception, reportedly due to Song Junwu’s strong connections, the company developed rapidly and made quite some profit, but despite the co-founding partnership, Zhang Chi never received a dividend."
"According to Zhang Chi’s wife, back then Song Junwu kept telling Zhang Chi that the company was expanding, investing all the profits back, and was actually in perpetual debt."
"Initially, Zhang Chi believed this, but after two years and with the company opening over ten branches, still without any dividend distribution, Zhang Chi hired Tianhe Audit Firm to audit Green Rattan Jewelry."
"Wang Yajuan was the auditor responsible for the audit at that time, but she later disappeared during the audit process, and the case wasn’t pursued further."
"Did Tianhe Audit Firm not send anyone else?"
"Tianhe Audit Firm did send others, but no one dared to take it on; after all, Wang Yajuan disappeared during the audit, and back then, no one knew if she was alive or dead, so of course, no one dared to take on the job."
"Then did Wang Yajuan audit Green Rattan Jewelry and find any issues?"
"I personally guess that she must have found issues; otherwise, why would she disappear?"
"All of Wang Yajuan’s auditing materials for Green Rattan Jewelry disappeared along with her. With her disappearance, the materials vanished too."
With personnel missing and materials gone, even Tianhe Audit didn’t dare to assign the case further.
This case...
Is absolutely a breakthrough!
"Chen Wu, continue focusing on Zhang Chi’s disappearance case from back then. If we can find him..."
Bzz Bzz Bzz.
The vibrating phone on the desk interrupted Qin Yong.
Liu Guodong?
Answer the call.
"Captain Qin, the identity of the second body has also been confirmed. It’s Zhang Chi, who went missing five years ago!"
Qin Yong was taken aback!
After a moment, he told Chen Wu, "No need to look for Zhang Chi; I just got a call from Guodong’s side. One of the bodies found under Lion Mountain Bridge... is Zhang Chi."