Chapter 677 - 429

Chapter 677: Chapter 429

Zhuge Rong...the last century...1984...

Three key factors were revealed, Wang Hai paused slightly, then furrowed his brow.

"Zhuge? Is there anyone in Upper City with the surname Zhuge?"

Wang Hai hesitated to speak, making it clear that the information provided made him sense something amiss.

First and foremost.

Zhuge is a relatively rare surname, few are named this way, let alone applying for civil service exams.

Even in the pursuit of civil service, from what he has seen and heard so far...

The judicial bureau, the leverage and personal connections used by them, have historically represented immense power!

In other words, it also implies that they stood very high in the past, and a Zhuge surname that high.....

"Who gave you this information?"

Wang Hai recalled for a moment, then furrowed his brow, tightly clutching his phone and asked solemnly.

"As far as I know...no one in Upper City currently has the capability of forming the current situation...who has the surname Zhuge."

Upper City does have officials with the surname Zhuge.

But none have climbed to such heights!

Therefore...

"Uncle Wang, the person isn’t surnamed Zhuge, they’re surnamed Zhu."

Xu Liang explained this in a sentence.

Zhu?

This surname is even more niche!

Wang Hai’s face showed a hint of surprise.

"Uncle Wang, my source is reliable, highly credible."

Xu Liang didn’t offer an explanation, after all, with this source of information...he couldn’t exactly tell him that he’d orchestrated a honey trap!

Honestly, if he were to say that, Wang Hai’s mind might just freeze, struggling to come back to reality for a long time.

"Please help me look into it!" Xu Liang said again.

Listening to these sincere words.

Wang Hai remained silent for a long while, then took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Okay."

With that, he hung up the phone.

Just investigating someone, moreover related to the case, a justified process, not a misuse of authority.

And...

He’s somewhat intrigued by this person who registered at 25, with no history, seemingly appearing out of nowhere.

Wang Hai pondered slightly, then decided to personally investigate this case.

Meanwhile.

"Beeep~"

In the Upper City Police Department reception room, Xu Liang hung up the phone.

He lowered his head, continuing to look at the intelligence information sent by Si Mei on his phone.

"Si Mei sent two messages."

"One is about Zhuge Rong, though there’s much blank info, just the date of birth and a brief introduction."

While the other read it, Yang Ruoxi explained from the side.

Zhuge Rong, surname Zhu, the person is 46 years old, male, born in 1959, registered his ID in 1984.

"He is an orphan."

"Seems to have been adopted and raised by the Sunshine Welfare Institute in Upper City, disappeared after coming of age, until the ID registration in ’84."

Yang Ruoxi tried to simplify the complex words.

"Amcor Company chairman Wang Chenghua, had contact with this Zhuge Rong on August 24 and October 1, when the cases occurred."

Upon hearing.

Xu Liang also fell into thought.

Zhuge Rong...surnamed Zhu? Who in Upper City has this surname?

Moreover, if he remembers correctly...

"Escort Wang Li, has mentioned, Zhao Jie before disappearing, her last client...was someone named Zhuge Rong?"

Xu Liang blurted out suddenly.

After saying this, he looked up at the other person.

Yang Ruoxi paused slightly, then after contemplating for a bit, finally remembered and nodded immediately.

"Yes."

Same name, similar age, and appearing around the time of the incident...

"If no accident occurs, this Zhuge Rong should indeed be the person who sent me the message."

Xu Liang’s face showed a cold smile, pondering earnestly in his heart.

At the same time, he also looked around and did not notice anything unusual.

After Zhao De and Wang Hai took action over there, his pressure here eased significantly.

Preliminary speculation, the other party’s ability to monitor his movements was likely related to the police’s ’Sky Eye System’, but now, with Wang Hai stirring up trouble, they dared not continue to leverage this system.

So, now he doesn’t need to worry about his every move being exposed.

Gathering his thoughts.

"What about the second message Si Mei sent?"

Xu Liang put down his phone, looking again at Yang Ruoxi.

Si Mei’s role was significant, she sent two useful pieces of information in three days, and the second was...

"According to Si Mei’s speculation, Wang Chenghua likely gave money to this person named Zhuge Rong."

"But she didn’t find direct evidence."

"However, on August 24th and two weeks before, August 10th, and September 20th, Wang Mei found two funds were transferred from Wang Chenghua!"

Yang Ruoxi hurriedly responded.

Her remarkable memory made her speech well-organized, at this moment accompanied by gestures, making understanding swiftly.

"The first transfer was on August 10th."

"The person donated a total of 8 million to the ’Red Heart Charity Relief Institution’."

"The second was on September 20th."

"The person invested approximately 40 million into the ’International Cross Ferry Company’."

Two funding flow situations.

One connected to the Red Heart Relief Institution, considered a donation.

The other fell within the investment domain.

"Donation? Donated on the 10th, Zhao Jie’s incident on the 24th, only 14 days in between."

Xu Liang furrowed his brow, contemplating deeply.

He was reluctant to follow this thread too far.

Why?

Because in commerce, donations are often beneficial to enterprises, so most well-known companies will occasionally donate some, not merely existing in the form of money laundering or bribery!

For example, common donation tax reductions.

According to Amcor Company’s market value, the other party did indeed utilize this strategy.

"Ferry Company...falls under investments."

"However...a company worth only billions, yet dared to directly shell out 40 million in a single investment? Wang Chenghua went mad!?"