Everyone is Here, So Let's Have a Meeting!

Lin Qi sat in his office, gazing at the unchanging scenery outside the window. Apart from the industrial forklifts moving back and forth in the warehouse district, there were only some "Blue Belts."

The so-called "Blue Belts" were day laborers in the warehouse district, people without stable jobs or income, but who needed to support themselves or even their families.

These people were at least in their late thirties or older. They no longer had the foundation to learn certain survival skills, no time, no energy, and a lack of mental capacity.

They could only exchange physical labor for meager income here. Not everyone who rented a warehouse could afford a forklift, or rent one, and not all goods were suitable for forklifts, which gave these people room to survive.

The office door suddenly sounded. Lin Qi called out "Come in." Vera stood somewhat awkwardly at the door for a few seconds before stepping into the room.

She wasn't too comfortable being alone with Lin Qi in a relatively enclosed environment. Such an environment could lead to wild thoughts, whether good or bad.

She didn't quite know what to do with her hands, one hand supporting the elbow of the other arm, while the other hand smoothed the hair around her ear. "When I was standing at the door just now, I noticed that someone seemed to be watching us."

Lin Qi raised an eyebrow. He turned and stood up, walked to the window, and glanced outside. With just that one look, he spotted the "people" Vera was talking about.

This also reminded him of the first time he met Mr. Fox, and why the other man was certain he didn't work for the Federal government.

The people outside were wearing suits, sunglasses, and had slicked-back hair, giving the impression that they were ready to pull out their badges and credentials at any moment. The daytime temperature in Sabine City was already approaching thirty degrees Celsius, and wearing long sleeves would feel stuffy, but these people...

He withdrew his gaze. Law enforcement agencies were never fools; if they were, they wouldn't catch so many criminals.

This blatant surveillance was more of a warning, warning Lin Qi not to mess around, while also applying psychological pressure, waiting for him to make a mistake.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's law enforcement power has always been criticized, especially the excessive discretionary power. According to current regulations and laws, when the Federal Bureau of Investigation believes that someone may be suspected of a crime, during the process of requiring the other party to cooperate with the investigation, or while monitoring the other party, if the target suddenly takes dangerous actions, such as harming others, harming themselves, or attempting to escape, the agents responsible for the related action can immediately implement a preliminary arrest, and then look for evidence and apply for an arrest warrant.

Lin Qi was just a twenty-year-old young man. If they could force him to run, then the people outside wouldn't even need headquarters to notify them to act; they could directly arrest Lin Qi and take him back.

Of course, this was only part of the reason.

"Go back first. There will be some danger here next.", Lin Qi took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. Recently, he had been using his brain a lot and couldn't help but want to find something to assist his emotions while he thought.

When the human brain is active, emotions also fluctuate, but rational thinking is most afraid of such fluctuations. Whether excited or irritable, they don't have much meaning or value for thinking itself.

A cigarette could solve these problems, separating thinking and emotions.

He lit one, looking at Vera, "They won't hurt you. You can go back with peace of mind. As for when to come back to work, wait for my call!"

Vera wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She just nodded and began to pack her things and leave. Just as she was about to leave, Lin Qi, who came out of the inner room, pointed to the trash bag in the room, "Please take the trash out with you."

Watching Vera leave, Lin Qi, smoking, closed the warehouse door. He picked up the phone and dialed Nai Wanwan, "I want to report a crime... Yes, I found someone watching me... No, this is not my illusion, they are right outside the door... Yes... My address is...", he gave his address and hung up the phone, slowly thinking about something.

The ultraviolet lamp bulb had been removed by him, smashed together with several other ordinary light bulbs, and entrusted to Vera to take out.

The chemical cleaning agents were also poured into the sewer. This kind of thing was very common in the warehouse district, and there was nothing noteworthy about it.

After thinking about it and not finding too many mistakes, he sat at the table by the warehouse door, smoking, waiting for the police to arrive.

From the beginning, he knew that these people would eventually take action. Of course, he had also handled everything well. From the current perspective, his business might have a few small problems, but overall, he was innocent.

Things not explicitly prohibited by law are not necessarily legal, but they are also not necessarily illegal. This is a blurred boundary, and it is precisely because of this boundary that many new laws are introduced and formulated every year.

Calling the police was just to prevent the people outside from fabricating evidence in some ways. During this time, he had also been constantly learning about this world. The Federal Revenue Service has never been a transparent department—he didn't yet know that the people outside the door were actually from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but his caution was crucial.

In some of the information Lin Qi had learned, the Federal Revenue Service's methods of solving cases were somewhat unclean. They would encourage certain people to come forward and report, and grant them amnesty, and would not disclose the informant's information to the outside world due to certain confidentiality systems.

There was too much room for manipulation here. Besides these, Lin Qi also believed that they would fabricate evidence, especially now that the public opinion of the entire Federal was still fermenting. In order to reverse the situation, fabricating evidence appropriately was also acceptable.

So he called the police. The police and the Federal Revenue Service are not the same system. There is some invisible competition between them. With them present, the whole "process" would be a little fairer.

A few minutes later, the guy responsible for staking out Lin Qi stared dumbfounded as two police cars stopped outside the warehouse. Some of the police officers spotted him as they got out of the car, and they drew their weapons and walked towards him. He reported the situation here via short-range radio while walking towards the police officers.

At the same time, Lin Qi, inside the warehouse, looked through the window and saw the guy outside who looked like he worked for the Federal government raising his hands, holding his credentials in his hand. He withdrew his gaze and gestured to the two police officers who were taking notes. The two police officers also came to the window to take a look, and one of them went out to check the situation.

About a minute later, the two Bureau of Investigation agents entered Lin Qi's office together with the police. It was at this time that Lin Qi learned that these people were not from the Revenue Service, but from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and that they were not just staking out.

Due to the sudden intervention of a third party force, namely the police, the arrest operation was... To say it was ruined, the person was right there and hadn't run away, but to say it wasn't ruined, it seemed a little off.

The agent immediately reported the situation here to the action team responsible for collecting evidence at Prosperous Glory Bank. The leader of the action team decisively ordered Lin Qi to be brought to the bank as well, on the grounds of cooperating with the investigation.

Investigating who? Definitely investigating Mr. Fox, for the crime of money laundering.

This decision can be said to be very decisive. Bringing Lin Qi here will put more psychological pressure on Mr. Fox and his gang, giving them a feeling of being caught in one fell swoop.

In such an environment, perhaps they originally planned to resist desperately for a while, but now they will choose to give up resistance due to pressure.

Before long, Lin Qi arrived at Prosperous Glory Bank from the warehouse district in a special car and appeared in Mr. Fox's sight. His appearance was even earlier than Mr. Fox's lawyer.