But things turned out differently from what Yang Wenqing had expected. When he instinctively flipped through the case file, Wu Yan gave him the answer directly. "Zhenyuan Mining's smuggling case has been closed."
Yang Wenqing froze for a moment. He heard the helplessness in Wu Yan's tone, as well as the emphasis he had placed on "smuggling case." After giving the file a quick scan, he looked up at Wu Yan and asked, "What exactly happened?"
Wu Yan reported swiftly, "The Port Security Office solved the case. When they opened their file, they found that the Major Crimes Unit already had one, so they contacted me and had me go over. It counts as a joint closure by both sides. The smuggling did exist. It was carried out by one of the company's business supervisors, Wu Fu."
Yang Wenqing turned to the interrogation records, skimmed them quickly, and asked, "That's all? Just ordinary minerals? Nothing involving... other, more sensitive things?"
Liu Rong shook his head and took over. "We questioned him repeatedly and checked the smuggling accounts and cargo routes he provided. It really was only some high-value metal ores. He insisted that he had acted out of greed alone and that it had nothing to do with the company's upper management."
Wu Yan added, "According to his statement, the matter came to light because the spoils were divided unevenly during the most recent split, and one of his accomplices reported him anonymously. We verified it—the contents of the report basically matched his confession."
Yang Wenqing closed the file and leaned back against his chair, looking at Wu Yan. "You should know that I had you investigate the Wang father and son for more than this tiny smuggling case."
Wu Yan nodded, then said quietly, "Does this mean Zhenyuan Mining