My Left Eye Can See Through Everything - Chapter 82 - Pang Donglai

“Captain, we’ve discovered a large amount of cash, along with many antiques, and several items suspected to be newly unearthed cultural relics we’re tracking.”

Just as everyone was feeling anxious, a police officer suddenly reported this news.

Upon hearing this, Liu Jiaqi’s eyes lit up. For those on duty, the biggest fear is returning empty-handed.

If it were a regular duty, it wouldn’t be a big deal, just a wasted trip.

But in cases like this surprise inspection, especially when dealing with prominent figures, if anything goes wrong, they could be reported.

At that point, the ones who suffer are people like them, at the very least facing criticism and having to write self-reflections.

However, if evidence is found, it becomes a chance to earn merit, like now.

“Take everything back for investigation!”

Liu Jiaqi’s words stirred quite a hornet’s nest.

“Captain Liu, isn’t this a bit too serious?”

“We’re just here for a gathering, where some people are selling unwanted antiques from home. Buying them doesn’t seem illegal, does it?”

“Exactly, Captain Liu, I still don’t understand the situation. I haven’t bought a single antique!”

“Me neither, I’m just here for the spectacle!”

In no time, those involved and not involved started to clamor.

Liu Jiaqi was evidently accustomed to such scenes and didn’t rush to stop them, letting them shout until they were dry-mouthed.

After about a minute or two, the shouting gradually subsided, as they realized no matter what they said, Liu Jiaqi showed no reaction.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I haven’t said this matter involves all of you. I’m merely asking you to come back for a statement, just a routine investigation.”

“As long as you cooperate sincerely, I assure you, there will be no trouble!”

“Please, everyone!”

Thus, Zhou Yang and his group were also taken to the police station.

It seemed someone had already made arrangements, so once Zhou Yang and his group arrived at the station, they were immediately separated.

Actually, everyone was separated, mainly to prevent collusion.

In the director’s office, Zhou Yang saw three people: Director Pang Donglai, his eldest senior brother Xia Changrong, and lastly, Captain Liu Jiaqi.

Of course, Zhou Yang only recognized his eldest senior brother and the captain Liu Jiaqi from earlier!

Zhou Yang quickly stepped forward to greet his senior brother.

Xia Changrong began introducing Zhou Yang:

“Zhou Yang, let me introduce you. This is Director Pang Donglai, Chief Pang. You should already know Captain Liu Jiaqi from the Criminal Police Brigade.”

“Chief Pang, Captain Liu, this is my junior brother Zhou Yang, and the intelligence for tonight’s illegal gathering was provided by him!”

“Junior brother, meet Chief Pang and Captain Liu!”

Zhou Yang understood clearly that his senior brother was introducing him to connections.

Having money is useless; you need a network. As the saying goes, snakes have their paths, rats have their routes.

To survive in this map, you must know people from all walks of life, especially someone like Pang Donglai.

He’s crucial, at least his position is very crucial.

So Zhou Yang immediately extended his hand, showing his friendliness.

“Brother Zhou, no need to be formal. So Brother Zhou is the esteemed disciple of Old Guan. I was wondering what kind of person could be so outstanding to catch Old Guan’s eye!”

“Now that I’ve met Brother Zhou, I must admire Old Guan’s judgment!”

Pang Donglai, having navigated the officialdom for so many years, sitting in his position today, is indeed not simple.

He started by calling Zhou Yang “Brother Zhou,” immediately closing the gap between them.

Then he praised Guan Chengru’s judgment, which, while complimenting Guan Chengru, was actually praising Zhou Yang.

Directly praising someone can be somewhat blunt, but using a different approach to compliment has a completely different effect.

Thus, Zhou Yang learned something new tonight.

After some simple pleasantries, they moved on to understanding the situation.

Zhou Yang recounted the events of that day, along with tonight’s discoveries and speculations.

Of course, some parts were modified, but the general idea remained the same.

“Chief Pang, what’s the situation with this matter?”

After finishing his account, Zhou Yang asked about another matter, one he had been concerned about.

“Director Xia, perhaps you should explain this, as we’re here to assist you.”

Pang Donglai directly passed the ball to Xia Changrong.

Actually, it wasn’t passing the ball because this matter indeed fell under the jurisdiction of the National Cultural Relics Bureau.

Local police just needed to cooperate.

“Zhou Yang, this matter started over half a month ago. A group of habitual offenders, now confirmed to be the ones you mentioned led by Jia Haoren.”

“This group has been running around various places for years, with the aim of tomb raiding.”

“Half a month ago, a tomb in Nanyang was robbed, losing a large number of cultural relics.”

“A few days ago, items from that tomb appeared in Jinling’s market, confirmed to be identical to those from the tomb.”

“Along with some public reports, it was finally confirmed that this group of Tomb Raiders is within our Jinling city.”

“These cultural relics are very important, so the higher-ups issued a strict order to us and Chief Pang to recover them.”

“Unexpectedly, these people are so cunning, using a banquet to quietly sell the antiques. Fortunately, thanks to you!”

“Otherwise, once these antiques enter the market, recovering them would be difficult. But unfortunately, the person you mentioned, Jia Haoren, managed to escape!”

Zhou Yang, upon hearing this, understood the general situation.

Simply put, this group of Tomb Raiders stole from an important tomb, then fled with a batch of cultural relics, arriving at this place.

Perhaps due to their suspicious behavior or selling items outside, they aroused suspicion.

Eventually discovered by the police, but for unknown reasons, they couldn’t be caught, always escaping at critical moments.

Including tonight, Zhou Yang initially kept an eye on Jia Haoren, but later, due to a moment of inattention, he escaped.

Is there a possibility…

“Chief Pang, once or twice is a coincidence, but if it happens repeatedly, I’m afraid…”

“I mean, could someone be tipping them off?”

“Of course, this is just my speculation, not to be taken seriously!”

As an observer, Zhou Yang was cautious about discussing this matter, so he merely hinted at it.

“Zhou Yang, actually, I’ve suspected this for a while, but there’s no evidence yet.”

“So this time, I had Captain Liu conduct a surprise raid, aiming to avoid alerting anyone. Clearly, the effect was good.”

“As for Jia Haoren escaping, it’s not surprising. This guy has done so many bad things and still lives freely, proving his cunning and skills.”

“Today, I invited you for two reasons. First, to thank you personally, as tonight’s significant gains are all thanks to you!”

“The second reason is to ask for your help in identifying the items.”

“This task was initially entrusted to Director Xia, but Director Xia recommended you, so…”