Chapter 303: 【303】There's no turning back_1

Even Qi Tiande was shocked by Tang Feng’s words, let alone Lu Keke.

Although their security team had discovered that Qin Lishen was involved in money laundering operations and knew that a large amount of capital would be transferred from overseas every month,

they couldn’t trace the origin of this money.

After all, the security team was quite sensitive about these matters and had no enforcement power overseas, making some of the investigations very difficult.

If even their security team couldn’t find out, how on earth did Tang Feng know?

And judging from Qi Tiande’s reaction, it seemed that Tang Feng had really hit the mark.

This left her completely baffled.

According to the information they had, Tang Feng was just an ordinary appraiser of antiques.

Where could an ordinary appraiser of antiques possibly have such a powerful intelligence network?

She could never have imagined that Tang Feng had a system that could be described as magical, more reliable than any intelligence network in the world.

“Qi Tiande,” Tang Feng’s voice suddenly rose, sounding somewhat sharp, “Qin Lishen is now unable to protect himself, do you really want to be buried along with him?”

Qi Tiande was startled by his voice, and his already panicked heart became even more chaotic.

“I… I…”

Seeing that he had wavered, Tang Feng pressed on relentlessly, adding fuel to the fire, “If I’m not mistaken, when you settled the account just now, you embezzled Qin Lishen’s money, right?”

“If we tell him about this, what do you think he’ll do to you?”

That sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back; Qi Tiande’s psychological defenses instantly collapsed.

He had thought that no one but himself knew that he embezzled Qin Lishen’s funds.

He could simply replace the money sneakily at a later time.

He never expected that Tang Feng had already seen through him.

He was very aware of Qin Lishen’s methods; if Qin Lishen found out that he had used the money from that card without authorization, Qin Lishen would never let him off easily.

“What… what do you want to know?” He was like a frostbitten eggplant, slumping weakly in his chair.

Tang Feng immediately glanced at Lulu Keke, the corners of his mouth curved up in a smug smile.

It was as if he was saying, “How about that? You still have to rely on me, right?”

Lu Keke snorted disdainfully, turning her head away.

But inside, her mind was a whirlwind of tumultuous waves.

Tang Feng had not made a good first impression on her, she felt that he was just a sleazy lecher.

How could such a person be of any significant use?

However, she could never have imagined that, under Tang Feng’s smooth talking, Qi Tiande would actually spill the beans.

She couldn’t help but acknowledge that it takes one to know one.

Afterward, Tang Feng asked a waiter to find a private room and began to interrogate Qi Tiande.

Qi Tiande’s psychological defenses had been shattered, and he answered almost every question.

As he confessed himself, he truly was Qin Lishen’s front man for laundering money.

On the fifteenth of every month, an overseas account would transfer a sum of money into his account, which he would then tip to the streamers under Yueya Entertainment Company.

After such a circuitous route, this money would then become Yueya Company’s legitimate income.

“Do you have any evidence of Qin Lishen making you launder money?” Tang Feng continued to inquire.

“No. Qin Lishen is very cautious; he never talks about work on the phone or on WeChat but would discuss face to face with me. And every time, he would have his men search me, ensuring that I don’t record the conversation…”

As Qi Tiande spoke, there was a hint of resentment in his tone, but it was understandable since anyone whose boss treated them like a thief would feel uncomfortable.

After listening, Tang Feng and Lu Keke exchanged looks and both frowned.

They seemed to have entered a stalemate once again.

Qi Tiande had no criminal evidence against Qin Lishen, and the overseas account was very difficult to trace.

Based solely on Qi Tiande’s testimony, it would be hard to take Qin Lishen down.

“Do you know where we can get criminal evidence against Qin Lishen? Preferably the kind that could bring him down,” Tang Feng persisted, not yet giving up.

Qi Tiande hesitated, apparently still not eager to doom his own boss.

Upon seeing him clinging to a hope against hope, Tang Feng had no choice but to continue to apply pressure, “You’d better think carefully. The things you’ve just told us have already betrayed Qin Lishen. If you don’t finish him off in one go, he’ll never let you off the hook.”

Qi Tiande immediately deflated.

Indeed, he had just confessed so much to Tang Feng and had already betrayed Qin Lishen; there was no turning back.

Qin Lishen never showed mercy to those who betrayed him.

If he didn’t take this opportunity to finish him off, he might very well be the one to die.

With this thought, he immediately bit his lip, “Although I don’t have any criminal evidence here, there’s definitely someone who does.”

“Who?”

“The Chief Financial Officer of Yueya Entertainment Company, Fan Ziqiu.” Qi Tiande named someone.

“I knew it.”

Tang Feng and Lu Keke looked at each other.

Among the information provided by the security team, Fan Ziqiu was the most detailed individual, next to Qi Tiande.

Tang Feng had felt that Fan Ziqiu was a bit of a challenge, which is why he chose to start with the more approachable Qi Tiande.

He didn’t expect that after going in circles, they would still have to come back to Fan Ziqiu.

“What exactly is this Fan Ziqiu like?” Even though Tang Feng had already grasped a lot of information about Fan Ziqiu, he still wanted to hear Qi Tiande’s assessment of the man.

“Fan Ziqiu is very smart and extremely careful, considered as Qin Lishen’s chief strategist. Qin Lishen trusts him deeply, and a lot of matters are handled by him.”

Qi Tiande recounted what he knew about Fan Ziqiu, and from his words and tone, it was clear he held considerable fear of the man.

As Tang Feng listened, he contemplated deeply, “Does this Fan Ziqiu have any hobbies?”

“Hobbies…” Qi Tiande thought for a moment, “He likes gambling, but he mostly does it within his own small circle, rarely going to casinos.”

The clue he provided was not recorded in the dossier.

After hearing this, Tang Feng’s eyes grew brighter.

He seemed to know what to do next.