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Chapter 434: Chapter 350 Exposed (Subscription Wanted!)_1
It only took a dozen minutes.
Tang Qing had done surveying the site. Current buildings were not even prominent yet, the land destined for phase II still growing some uncultivated vegetables, seemingly not yet able to be harvested. It was not an exciting landscape, but it was not too late to observe it again once the construction was finished; merely a two-month wait, which was not too long.
While Tang Qing was roaming around the construction site.
At the entrance of the construction site.
A police car pulled over.
Qin Yugang gazed with complex feelings at Tang Qing, who was being treated as the center of attention by everyone in sight.
On his way here, as the chief of Qingyan City Development Zone Police Station, he naturally knew that Sheng Tang Group planned to build a new factory here. This news had dominated the local area this week. Since this area had newly been part of the Development Zone, the precinct had been instructed to set up a police station nearby, Qin Yugang was there to check up on its progress.
Passing by the entrance of the construction site, he unintentionally spotted the figure of Tang Qing. Even though his outfit had changed, his hairstyle and walking posture, which Qin Yugang saw daily, were unmistakable. As soon as he recognized him, he hit the brakes and parked his car; pretending to examine the factory’s entrance.
Seeing a police officer.
People at the entrance wouldn’t dare hide anything.
After a brief inquiry, Qin Yugang discovered Tang Qing was Sheng Tang Group’s Chairman, the absolute majority shareholder.
This news echoedin his mind like a thunderbolt.
Tang Qing.
Sheng Tang Group.
These two names gradually connected.
Qin Yugang was tasting an unclear blend of emotions: happiness or anger, with a facial expression full of dilemma.
"Chief, is everything alright?" asked one of his subordinates.
"Nothing, let’s first check the police station," Qin Yugang shook off his thoughts and answered.
After a brief exchange, he left with his subordinate. No siren sounded, but Tang Qing’s mobile phone had already received a text message, notifying him about Qin Yugang’s discovery.
Therefore, immediately after Chu Jun had given his assurance, he hastily left after saying only one sentence.
This issue needed immediate clarification to prevent Qin Yugang from overthinking.
He originally intended to tell Qin Yugang during Chinese New Year, but procrastination took hold, and consequently, he never addressed it.
"Brother Sun, let’s go to the Development Zone police station," said Tang Qing as soon as he got into the car.
"Alright."
In less than ten minutes.
The Audi arrived at the Development Zone police station. It is a three-story building. Its gray wall and the prominent national emblem give off a faint air of authority.
However, even before he set foot inside, Tang Qing ran into an old acquaintance.
Vice Director of the Development Zone Police Station, Zhu Wei.
They had previously served as colleagues, and Tang Qing had visited Zhu Wei’s uncles at home for meals. Tang Qing identified him as a very dedicated police officer. Otherwise, his uncle would not have invited him over for dinner, as he had a tendency not to engage overly flattering people.
"Little Tang, are you here to see your uncle?" Zhu Wei recognized Tang Qing immediately. An excellent memory as well as the fact that Tang Qing was the nephew of the head of his precinct made it impossible for Zhu Wei to forget him. Yet he couldn’t help but wonder why Tang Qing would arrive in a Sheng Tang Group’s car. How did he know? Because, the Audi had a pass from Sheng Tang Group. Although everyone in the company recognized the car, they had not made any special provisions.
"Yes, hello Uncle Zhu," Tang Qing politely replied.
"He has gone to the police station below for an inspection. Why don’t you wait for him in my office? I’ll call him." Zhu Wei suggested with a smile.
"That works, thank you, Uncle Zhu," Tang Qing agreed. He didn’t go to Qin Yugang’s office because he didn’t have a key.
Zhu Wei laughed and said, "Why be so formal? I am counting on you getting the first place in the examination and making Qingyan City proud. When the time comes, you better not disappoint, Uncle Zhu wouldn’t allow it." He knew about Tang Qing’s academic abilities, hence the unusual enthusiasm in his eyes; mere words were not enough to emphasize the importance of studies.
"Rest assured, there will be no problem," Tang Qing assured him. If he couldn’t secure the top rank with near-perfect scores, then what else could he say?
"Great, follow me," Zhu Wei said joyfully.
Zhu Wei took Tang Qing to his office and made him a cup of tea.
He then dialed Qin Yugang’s number.
After Zhu Wei explained the purpose of the call. Qin Yugang also realized that he had been discovered by Tang Qing, and couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. He hadn’t approached Tang Qing yet, but Tang Qing had come knocking on his door without saying anything else. He had to admit that the approach was very straightforward.
After hastily ending a talk at the police station, Qin Yugang rushed back to the precinct.
Looking at the Audi parked at the entrance, he would’ve been a fool if he still didn’t understand what was going on. From the beginning to the end, Sun Chao had always been Tang Qing’s driver.
Arriving at Zhu Wei’s office.
After thanking Zhu Wei, he called Tang Qing into his office.
Tang Qing was also relaxed now, smiling at Qin Yugang, who was still confused, pretending to look seriously, but his gaze was indeed limited. Seeing Tang Qing was not afraid of him, Qin Yugang’s serious expression slowly disappeared.
He sighed quietly.
"Tangtang, you... you’ve been doing a good job keeping us in the dark, so tell me, what happened?" Qin Yugang said.
"Uncle, if I say this money is for buying lottery tickets, would you believe me?" Tang Qing joked.
Qin Yugang was taken aback.
This answer wasn’t what he had expected.
"Of course I don’t believe it, could it be that you borrowed it from a friend again? Or... hehe, this might not even be true, right? You..." Qin Yugang said with a bitter smile, he wanted an explanation, but he didn’t want to hear lies from Tang Qing.
It really was a dilemma.
Tang Qing turned serious.
"Uncle, please believe me, all this money is legally obtained, and more importantly, it belongs to me." Tang Qing gave what he thought was the worst explanation. But it’s better to admit a little truth than to lie.
Upon hearing this.
Qin Yugang was surprised and said, "What? All of it is yours? Where did you get that much money? You... never mind, I don’t want to hear lies." Qin Yugang seemed a bit helpless.
He wanted to pressure Tang Qing, but he might get a lie in return. Why bother?
Tang Qing smiled and said, "Exactly, that’s why I didn’t tell you or my parents. The source of the money is not a problem, but I can’t tell you guys. So, uncle, you have to keep it a secret for me. I’ll explain to them when I come up with a reasonable excuse."
"Excuse?" Qin Yugang naturally understood the meaning of this word.
Fabricating a story.
"Yeah, I’m really helpless too," said Tang Qing, who was at a loss for a reasonable excuse to explain the source of this several hundred million or even more money in the future. Did you really think you could get away with speculation and gambling? That’s fiction. If your six-year-old kid comes home with a hundred thousand RMB in cash, you’re not going to whip it out and question him about where he got it. That would be weird.
It’s simply not realistic. Like the last time with the restaurant thing, what Tang Qing’s parents cared about was not how much money he had, but the source of the money. Even borrowed money needed to be paid back, and they scolded him severely.
It was really hard to fool them.
Qin Yugang took a deep breath.
He was also helpless with Tang Qing.
But as a relative, basic trust was necessary. And the fact that Tang Qing didn’t lie to him was already comforting.
"Okay then, I’ll keep your secret. Just be careful not to give yourself away," Qin Yugang thought for a long time, even considering Tang Qing’s second uncle, Tang Kai. He finally came to peace with the idea, if it was Tang Kai, it would make sense.
"Ok, no problem. If you need help in the future, just let me know," Tang Qing gleefully said, seeing that he had fooled Qin Yugang.
"You, just let me know, money isn’t everything," Qin Yugang said unhappily.
"Then just let me know if it’s about money. We don’t have anything else, just a lot of money," Tang Qing didn’t dare to say that money was everything, but he dared to show off a little bit.
"You little brat, if you have money, just save it. There will be plenty of places to spend it in the future. Tell me, do you have any other companies? This shouldn’t need to be kept a secret," Qin Yugang changed the subject and asked about Tang Qing’s other assets.
Tang Qing thought for a moment and said:
"This doesn’t need to be kept a secret. I have another business consulting company called Sky Eye, which mainly helps me manage my industries. The ones I really control are Sheng Tang Group and a security company.
I hold shares in several companies. One is Dream Melody Group, which I cooperated with Liu Qian on. I am the second-largest shareholder. Another one is a catering company I co-operated with Li Jianguo you know, where I hold forty-nine percent of the shares. But the security company hasn’t been fully integrated yet, it should be almost done by the end of this month.
That’s about it, and oh, I also co-developed a villa district in the Shanghai stock market with others, and I reserved one for myself. This is basically not profitable, but it’s good to live in when I go to Shanghai."
After listening.
Qin Yugang was a bit stunned.
He didn’t expect Tang Qing to have so many companies all at once.
Three controlled and three held, none of them seemed to be small companies worth only a few hundred thousand. He never thought that Tang Qing’s business would be so extensive. This represented not only money but also a network of relationships. It seemed that Tang Qing’s network was much wider than his own.
It all makes sense now.
He understood a lot of things that he previously found strange.
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