Chapter 59 : Chapter 59
Chapter 59: You Bought Stolen Goods! And You Still Won’t Admit It!?
As the top three finishers, the three of them already respected one another, so becoming friends was the most natural thing in the world.
Li Mu gave his mother, Yang Suying, a call.
He told her that he had already returned to the surface.
He was having lunch with friends.
On Happiness Street, inside Jinshi Forge, Yang Suying smiled as she gave a few instructions over the phone, then hung up.
“Mu won’t be coming back to eat again?” Yang Yourong asked from the side as she prepared to cook.
“No. He’s got quite a lot going on right now.”
“He said he’s eating with those two kids who have S-Grade Talents,” Yang Suying replied with a smile.
Nearby, Uncle by Marriage Chen Jinshi, who was quenching a billet, nodded.
“He really should build a good relationship with them.”
“Those two transferred to his school specifically to back him up.”
“Now the Department of Resources is being roasted over an open fire!”
“People online are all speaking up for Blackwater High School.”
Yang Suying and the others only knew what the news online was saying.
They still did not know that Li Mu himself had been the cause of the whole matter.
It had started only after he beat Zhao Yi.
Just as the family was about to prepare lunch, a burst of commotion suddenly sounded outside.
The three exchanged a look.
Then they quickly passed through the shop.
Outside the forge, two heavy pickup trucks were parked at the entrance.
Written across the bodies of the vehicles were the words:
【Commerce and Industry Integrated Enforcement】
Many of the nearby shop owners were hurriedly clearing away the things in front of their stores, afraid they would be confiscated in a moment.
But these people were clearly not here for them.
A fat man with a huge belly jumped down from one of the trucks.
The moment he landed, he let out a full belch!
As soon as he got out, he headed straight for Jinshi Forge.
Behind him followed seven or eight people in Commerce and Industry enforcement uniforms.
“Where’s the owner? Come out!”
the fat man shouted.
Chen Jinshi hurried over.
“Hello, I’m the owner.”
The fat man reached into his pocket, pulled out an ID, and thrust it in front of Chen Jinshi’s face.
“Commerce and Industry Inspection Team! Routine inspection.”
As he spoke, he let out another belch and put the ID away.
This time, from so close, Yang Suying immediately caught a whiff of alcohol.
It was obvious that the fat man had just finished eating and drinking his fill.
“Oh, all our qualifications are complete. They’re all right here.”
Chen Jinshi politely stepped aside and pointed to the wall behind the counter.
Business licenses and other certificates were hanging there.
“Whether they’re complete or not, is that for you to decide?” the fat man sneered coldly at him.
“Go check their warehouse for me!”
Several burly men immediately rushed into the shop and began rummaging around.
The shelves in the front of the shop and the surrounding walls were lined with many finished weapons.
The storefront was fairly large.
As for the warehouse, there was a separate large one in the yard.
After going in, the men quickly ran back out.
“Reporting to the team leader, we found suspicious high-value energy metal!”
“It looks like the same batch that the Zhang Group reported missing!”
The moment they heard that, the faces of Chen Jinshi and the others changed drastically.
Yang Yourong shouted angrily, “What Zhang Group?”
“The metal in our warehouse was purchased through proper supply channels!”
“We have transaction records!”
The team leader immediately glared and shouted, “Shut up!”
“Did I say you stole it? Why are you reacting so strongly?”
“This batch of metal was reported missing by a steel plant under the Zhang Group!”
“Even if you have purchase records, that only means you bought stolen goods!”
“I suspect you’re part of a stolen-goods distribution chain!”
“The shop is sealed. The metal is confiscated. Any objections?”
“If you do object, then come with me for an investigation!”
As the fat team leader spoke, he planted his hands on his hips and lifted his big fat head arrogantly, his threatening intent completely undisguised.
The meaning was obvious. If you admit it, things stay simple. If you do not, I’ll detain you too!
“Stolen goods? You need evidence before you say something like that, don’t you?”
Yang Suying pulled her younger sister back and spoke furiously.
“And this kind of matter should be handled by the Law Enforcement Bureau! It’s not your place to deal with it!”
The other side had already made it clear they were here to cause trouble.
There was no reason for Yang Suying to keep arguing politely anymore.
The fat team leader’s brows immediately knitted together as he glared at Yang Suying.
He hated people like this the most, people who were not afraid of them and understood a little law.
They were not easy to fool!
“Are you blind?”
“This is Commerce and Industry enforcement! If I’m not law enforcement, then what am I?”
“If you dare say one more word of nonsense, I’ll have all of you arrested!”
The fat man pointed angrily at the three of them.
That fierce display really did startle them.
Seeing that they were frightened, the fat man looked rather pleased with himself.
With his own elder brother being a supervisor in the Commerce and Industry Department, where could he not throw his weight around?
From little restaurants to grand establishments, no one had ever dared ask him for money.
“Hmph! Good. As long as you know to be afraid!”
“Now I’m giving you a chance. As long as you admit that what you bought was stolen goods—”
“I can seal the shop and leave it at that, without arresting anyone!”
“But if you dare resist! The law is merciless!”
The fat man barked coldly with his hands on his hips, his threat written all over his face.
Although this was illegal enforcement, he still needed them to admit with their own mouths that they had bought stolen goods.
With the recorder documenting it, and with their verbal admission as evidence, the matter would be very easy to handle.
Otherwise, it would be more troublesome.
“Arrest us? Do you have that authority?”
Yang Suying asked coldly.
The fat man flew into another rage.
This woman again!
She was the biggest obstacle in handling this matter today!
When he talked about arresting them, it was only meant to scare them into quickly admitting that they had bought stolen goods.
As someone from the Commerce and Industry Department, he really did not have the authority to arrest people.
If someone resisted enforcement, he could contact the Law Enforcement Bureau to detain them.
But if he detained them himself in violation of the rules, then that would count as unlawful imprisonment.
“Hmph! If you dare say no, then you’ll find out whether I have that authority or not!”
Yang Suying gave a cold laugh.
“I don’t know how much money you took to willingly charge into battle for the Li family.”
“But have you ever thought about what happens if the situation changes? The one who directly bears the consequences will be you!”
“At worst, the Li family would only be guilty of bribery. But what about you!?”
The fat man’s expression really did change, though only for a moment.
Damn it, he had almost been frightened by this woman!
The situation changing? How could it possibly change?
In the Commerce and Industry enforcement district, he could do whatever he wanted. His elder brother’s superior was a Minister!
If this matter really blew up, the ones who would die faster were them!
“So you’re refusing to admit it?” the fat man asked in return.
Yang Yourong could see that the fat man had gone guilty for a moment. They had clearly come to retaliate on behalf of the Li family.
But the Li family had only bought off the Commerce and Industry side, not the Law Enforcement Bureau. That was why no one from the Law Enforcement Bureau had come.
“You don’t need to threaten us. Our shop is clean. There isn’t a single stolen item in it!”
As she spoke, Yang Yourong rushed outside and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Everyone, come look! Commerce and Industry enforcement is framing a shopkeeper!”
“The enforcement officer is drunk while on duty!”
“They’re trying to pressure us into admitting that we’re dealing in stolen goods! If there are any reporters around, everyone take out your phones and record this!”
Since the fat man had taken money from the Li family, there was absolutely no way he would let them off easily.
If they truly admitted to dealing in stolen goods, there would be no way to undo it.
Since the other side was enforcing the law illegally, then they would make the matter as big as possible.
They would see whether public opinion could be stirred up!
If this fat man really could cover the sky with one hand, then to hell with it, their whole family would just have to accept it!
Sure enough, the fat man’s expression changed drastically.
He immediately shouted at the burly men, “Grab all three of them for me!!”
“You filthy dogs! How dare you challenge the authority of the law!”
“You’re tired of living!”
“The dealing in stolen goods is confirmed! Arrest them and seal the shop!”
The group immediately moved to restrain all three of them.
Chen Jinshi violently shoved away two of the burly men and roared, “You’re completely lawless! Aren’t you afraid this will be exposed!?”
“Hmph! Here, I am the law!”
The fat man was obviously drunk. He slapped the table and shouted with imposing force.
Then he looked toward the nearby shop owners who were taking pictures.
“I’d like to see who dares keep filming!!”
The people were so frightened that they all lowered their phones at once.
Chen Jinshi struggled fiercely.
But he did not dare truly attack the enforcement officers.
Otherwise, he would go from being in the right to being in the wrong.
The other side also had greater numbers, and very quickly Chen Jinshi and the others were subdued.
The three were soon shoved into the trucks, and the doors slammed shut with a bang.
Only then did one of the subordinates step up beside the fat man and ask worriedly, “Team Leader, what do we do now?”
What he meant was, what were they supposed to do with the detainees after grabbing them?
They did not actually have the authority to arrest people.
And they had no powerful connections in the Law Enforcement Bureau either, so there was no way they could transfer them over.
“What do you mean, what do we do? They resisted enforcement and dared challenge enforcement personnel. Of course we take them back!”
“We’ll lock them up in the department. Lock them in my office. Let’s see whether they confess or not!”