SFS Chapter 131: 543 That Shocked Even The Officials! Go And Pay A Visit!
Chapter 131: 543 That Shocked Even The Officials! Go And Pay A Visit!
Before the Independent Commission Against Corruption, some anti-corruption departments were often established in Hong Kong.
In the words of the public, it is nothing more than an additional department that is greedy for money.
In addition, it was dark and windy at this time, so it was definitely not normal for the Independent Commission Against Corruption to suddenly appear in this place.
Zhao Qiran stood up slowly, looked at the figure hiding in the darkness, and said calmly:
"We are reporters from the New Daily and we are here to collect some materials..."
In this tense time, Zhao Qiran led the investigation team to conduct an inspection, and Jia Ding could not have been unprepared.
The so-called reporter status of New Daily is actually nothing more than buying it with some money.
You can check it, but basically all the information is false.
The figure in the darkness turned on the flashlight, and the weak flashlight light made Zhao Qiran and others unable to see the face of the black figure even more clearly.
“I don’t think you look like reporters.
Why do you need to dive into the sea to collect materials?"
The other party's question left Zhao Qiran speechless.
But at this time he must come up with a reasonable reason to escape as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it would be too difficult to seek justice in this chaotic situation in Hong Kong.
As the mainland's top archaeologist, Zhao Qiran is also the dean of the Academy of Archeology. He is at the department level. If something goes wrong, the mainland will definitely intervene.
What Zhao Qiran is worried about about the "640 Office" is that the current situation in Xiangjiang is very chaotic, and various departments are trying to shirk each other. Even if everything goes smoothly in the end, the time consumed is a huge loss.
And Zhao Qiran was completely focused on the affairs of the Beihai clan, and he didn't want to cause trouble.
But just when he was thinking about how to explain, the other party's voice came again:
"Are you from mainland China?"
Several young team members behind Zhao Qiran immediately glanced at each other subconsciously, obviously not understanding how they were spotted.
Perhaps it was the reactions of these young team members that allowed the speaker to confirm his thoughts.
As the sound of leather shoes came, the black figure hidden in the darkness slowly appeared in front of Zhao Qiran:
"Hello, I am Lu Zhilian, the chief investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption."
Looking at the energetic young man in a black suit in front of him, Zhao Qiran hid his doubts and politely extended his hand.
Lu Zhilian looked at the people behind Zhao Qiran, then smiled and said:
"Don't be nervous, we don't have any ill intentions, we just met by chance.
Are you looking for something?"
Zhao Qiran observed Lu Zhilian in front of him. It was naturally impossible for him to tell everything about this person whom he didn't know very well:
"We are just doing some basic geological exploration. If it disturbs you, we can leave immediately..."
With that said, Zhao Ziran winked at the others.
The young team members immediately began to pack their things, planning to take advantage of this opportunity to leave the place reasonably with Zhao Qiran.
However, just as they packed up all their equipment and followed Zhao Qiran a few steps away, Lu Zhilian's voice came from behind again:
"Are those mainlanders with you?"
Hearing this, Zhao Qiran stopped immediately. He naturally knew that the people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption were asking about those people who had caused trouble in Xiangjiang before.
But it stands to reason that a department that targets office-based corruption crimes shouldn’t be so interested in these people, right?
It just so happened that these people also gave Zhao Qiran a lot of doubts, so after hearing this, Zhao Qiran stopped, turned around, and asked with some confusion:
"Have you had any contact with those people?"
While he was talking, several more dark figures came over.
Huang Wenbin brought several ICAC agents to Lu Zhilian's side.
Lu Zhilian whispered a few words in Huang Wenbin's ear, and soon Wenbin showed a surprised expression:
"Are you the mainland's geological and archaeological team?"
Zhao Qiran's eyes clearly flashed with surprise.
Seeing this, Lu Zhilian smiled and said:
"Don't be nervous, you guys. If you came here at such a late hour and dived into the sea many times, you are definitely not a reporter.
And when you were packing your things just now, I noticed that you have a lot of dense notebooks with records and some pictures.
So I think you should be conducting some kind of secret archaeological investigation and research, right?"
Zhao Qiran really didn't expect that the chief investigator in front of him would be so discerning.
However, judging from the other party's attitude, it seemed that there was no malice, which made Zhao Qiran lower his guard a little.
"I am Zhao Qiran, the director of the Institute of Geology and the Continental Academy of Archeology."
Upon hearing Zhao Qiran's self-introduction, Huang Wenbin immediately pushed up his glasses, then stepped forward and held Zhao Qiran's eyes:
"So you are Dean Zhao. I have the honor to read the papers you published. I admire you very much for some of your research results. You are the pride of us Chinese people."
When Zhao Qiran heard this, he just smiled.
He still couldn't tell whether the other party was telling the truth or just being polite.
If it is true, then I have to say that the other party considers himself Chinese and is very patriotic.
Lu Zhilian seemed to see that Dean Zhao was still wary, so he spoke again:
"Director Zhao, the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption is to correct the lawless atmosphere in Hong Kong.
But we all know that this illegal trend was started by those foreigners, and now it is those foreigners who are advocating for justice.
Any smart person can tell that they are just setting up an archway.
I never think that Mainland China and Xiangjiang should have a grudge against each other, because they are a family and will return home sooner or later.
But now I have no choice, I have to fulfill my duties wearing tattoo clothes.
But I work for the justice in my heart, not these foreigners. "
As he spoke, Lu Zhilian sighed lightly:
“I believe you are well aware of the current situation of the Independent Commission Against Corruption even if I don’t tell you.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t come here at night to secretly look for clues..."
Looking at Lu Zhilian, Zhao Qiran said calmly:
"What clues are you looking for here?"
After hearing this, Lu Zhilian and Huang Wenbin knew what was going on.
After all, Dean Zhao is a man who has experienced many storms, so naturally he will not let down his guard just because of a few words.
Lu Zhilian thought for a while and finally decided that it was his side to take a step back first.
After all, the purpose of their coming this time [is also to get more clues.
There were constant rumors about what happened at the pier during the day, but the Independent Commission Against Corruption had no idea what exactly happened.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Zhilian and Huang Wenbin took investigators to the dock to conduct a secret investigation at night.
But I never thought that I would meet Zhao Qiran's investigation team here.
And Huang Wenbin had indeed heard of Zhao Qiran, an authoritative expert, before.
Naturally, I hope that I can get some clues from him.
Having made up his mind, Lu Zhilian no longer had anything to hide, and he roughly told what had happened in the past few days.
But in the end, he also stated the reason why he came to investigate. It was just to get more clues until he could bring down Lei Luo.
During the process of Lu Zhilian's narration, Zhao Qiran's expression changed from calm to shocked:
"You are saying that those mainlanders might have something to do with what happened during the day?"
In response to Zhao Qiran's inquiry, Huang Wen nodded:
"We don't know the specifics, but one thing is certain 0
These mainlanders are unfathomable..."
Originally, Lu Zhilian and Huang Wenbin thought that Dean Zhao and the others should know the details of Wu Sangou and others.
But judging from Zhao Qiran's attitude, they obviously thought wrong. Not only did Zhao Qiran not know him, but they seemed to be full of curiosity about Wu Sangou now.
The few of them chatted for a few more words, but until the end, Zhao Qiran did not reveal that there were ruins in the North Sea on the island under the sea.
After all, this matter is very important to Zhao Qiran.
Even though he no longer regards the Independent Commission Against Corruption as an enemy at this time, he still needs to take necessary precautions.
Lu Zhilian and Huang Wenbin were also smart people, and they could tell that Zhao Qiran was hiding something, but they did not ask further questions.
Because Zhao Qiran's concealing attitude had already given them the answer, there must be some secret hidden here.
And this secret is actually related to those unfathomable mainlanders, so the Independent Commission Against Corruption does not dare to investigate further...
In the end, Lu Zhilian and others did not stay with Zhao Qiran for long.
After all, Zhao Qiran's attitude is already obvious, and they can't get much information they want here.
After bidding farewell to the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Zhao Qiran quickly returned to the hotel with the investigation team.
But along the way, Zhao Qiran was very preoccupied and kept silent.
Liu Hecheng thought that Zhao Qiran was worried about being caught by the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
So after closing the door, Liu Hecheng whispered:
"Dean Zhao, we were caught by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Will there be any trouble in the future?"
Zhao Qiran heard this and shook his head thoughtfully:
"I've never looked past people, and the ICAC's chief investigator, Luk Zhilian, doesn't look bad.
I think they won't cause us any trouble. "
"Then why are you so worried about this journey?"
Liu Hecheng asked in confusion.
Zhao Qiran slowly walked to the window, looking at the streets of Xiangjiang under the night, thoughtfully:
"I'm thinking about those mainlanders.
Even people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption say they are unfathomable, and an evaluation like 5.2 is really rare.
Do you think they have anything to do with the number 543 on the stone tablet?"
Liu Hecheng didn't react to Zhao Qiran's abrupt question.
But before Liu Hecheng could speak, Zhao Qiran's voice came again:
"Get ready, we will go back early tomorrow morning."
"ah?"
The other investigators stood up one after another and looked at Zhao Qiran with some surprise.
"Dean Zhao, according to our investigation plan, shouldn't we go deep into the ruins next?"
In response, Zhao Qiran frowned and shook his head:
"No, the top priority now is that we must find out what 543 is.
I now have a bold hypothesis. Perhaps the reason why the army of the Great Dian Kingdom failed to invade that ruins was because of the protection of 543.
Those skeletal remains are most likely the work of 543!
If so, if we continue to investigate, there will be no results, because even the army of the Great Dian Kingdom cannot enter this terrifying place, can we enter it?
So I will return to the Archaeological Institute immediately tomorrow morning and start investigating what 543 is!
Once we find out, "We will set off immediately to worship——543"
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