Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Lu Xi nodded and said, "He's using this seemingly legitimate business transaction to cover up the fact of bribery. On the surface, it's just an ordinary business transaction, with one party willing to buy and the other willing to sell. But in reality, the value of the transaction is seriously overestimated or underestimated, and he uses this to achieve the purpose of bribery."

Tianlang frowned and said, "That makes it even harder to find evidence against him. We can't accuse him of bribery simply because the transaction price is unreasonable."

"Yes, that's the main reason we haven't taken action against him," Lei Ming said helplessly. "We need to find more solid evidence to prove his intention was bribery, rather than a simple business mistake or misjudgment."

Kailin's eyes lit up. "Then can we start by looking at the source and destination of the traded items? If it's a bribe, then the items might not end up being used for normal business purposes."

Lei Ming glanced at Kailin with appreciation. "That's a good idea. However, it would require a lot of manpower and time to investigate. After all, his business dealings are numerous, and the items involved are also varied."

"That's what you said, but aren't you overlooking one thing?" Tianlang interrupted, "Don't forget, after today, that guy will die. If we don't catch him before then, he'll recklessly cut down the forest that Lin Yu has carefully cultivated over generations of research."

"Oh, I almost forgot about this. What should I do now? First, I have no evidence, and second, there is no time. Oh, this is so annoying!" Karen said madly.

Lu Xi clenched her fists and said, "We absolutely cannot let him succeed. But time is of the essence. It's not easy to investigate the source and destination of those traded items in such a short time."

"Actually, there is a faster way." Luo Hao said.

Hearing this, Kailin instantly showed an extremely happy expression: "Really, what's the solution?"

"As long as we understand the purpose of that account book, everything can be solved."

Hearing Luo Hao say this, Kailin was stunned, and then asked doubtfully: "Ah, will this work?"

Luo Hao nodded. "Of course, Miss Kailin might not know this yet. In the past, problems that our police couldn't solve were handled by some rogues. They didn't care about procedures at all. They always managed to do unexpected things to achieve their goals. Shu Qing is no exception."

As he spoke, he placed the account book on the table. It was a book made of kraft paper. Tianlang picked it up and took a look. The three characters "Scott" were clearly written on it.

Then, he turned the pages of the book. Just as Luo Hao said, there were all kinds of puzzling symbols drawn inside, and behind the symbols were numbers that looked like account balances, and each one was surprisingly high.

At this moment, he put the account book back on the table with a frown and said, "The scribbles on this account book are indeed puzzling, but what does it mean?"

"I suspect that this difficult-to-understand account book should be the handle that Shu Qing uses to threaten Scott. Every record in it should be the details of the transactions between them that cannot be disclosed. It's just that these transactions are encrypted by various graffiti, probably to prevent others from being easily discovered." Luo Hao analyzed.

Kailin tilted her head, thinking. "So how can we decipher these graffiti? If we just guess without any clue, I don't know how long it will take."

Having said that, everyone fell into deep thought for a while. Suddenly, Lei Ming seemed to remember something and suddenly reacted.

"Oh, I remember Shu Qing's butler is probably still in jail. Doesn't he usually send him to do things when he needs to do something?"

"You mean, the butler might know the meaning of the symbols in this account book?" Tianlang's eyes lit up.

Lei Ming nodded: "Yes, after all, he is Shu Qing's confidant, he might know something about this kind of thing."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go and interrogate him now. Time is running out and there is no time to waste!" said Karen.

"Then please follow me." Luo Hao stood up and said.

So, everyone followed Luo Hao out of the office, and under his leadership, they hurried to the cell. The cell was dark, damp, and exuded a foul smell.

When they saw Shu Qing's butler, he was huddled in a corner, a look of terror on his face. When he saw the men approaching the cell, he immediately fell to his knees and begged bitterly.

"Master Military Advisor, please spare my life. Those things were all done by my master. They have nothing to do with me!"

"Heh, so noisy." Lei Ming glared at him. At this moment, the other party was so scared that he dared not make a sound.

"Don't try to scare him." Lu Xi held Lei Ming's sword and smiled helplessly. Then he stepped forward and said seriously, "Listen, we are not here to pursue your affairs. As long as you answer our questions honestly, it may be beneficial to you."

The butler raised his head, his eyes full of confusion: "Sir, what do you want to ask? I will tell you everything I know."

At this moment, several people looked at Luo Hao, who nodded and took out the account book, shaking it in front of the housekeeper: "You should know what the graffiti on this account book means, right?"

"Don't tell us you don't know. You are that guy's housekeeper and his confidant. If you don't want to end up dead on the street like you, Shu Qing, tell us everything you know!" Lei Ming continued to threaten.

The butler trembled and said, "Sir, I do know something. The graffiti on this account book are the master's own secret marks. They represent the transaction objects and transaction locations, and the numbers are the amounts of each transaction. Many of them are illicit accounts."

"So Shu Qing really wrote this account book to threaten Scott?"

The butler nodded quickly. "Yes, sir. In order to be able to control that guy at any time, the master recorded all these transactions. Of course, I was always watching from the sidelines."

"Then what is his purpose in doing this?" Lei Ming asked.

"Of course, it's to gain the Scott family's prestige in the business world. Master said this guy's ancestors had good deeds, but he's become an outright profiteer. Although the goods he sells are fine, he often uses such despicable means when competing for projects and obtaining resources. So Master ordered me to carefully observe his handles and use them to blackmail him so that he would work for him."

"So in addition to this account, there are many other accounts that your master threatened him to do?" Luo Hao asked.

The housekeeper nodded quickly: "That's right, that's right. In order to avoid being bitten back in the future, the master has also made a record of these things. The Zhuangzhuang has records to check, records to check!"