The World's Richest Man: Start with the Daily Intelligence System

146: Chapter 146 Wang Li Arrested”Are you out of your mind? Who comes to check... in the middle of the night?” The male streamer’s words came to an abrupt halt halfway through.

There are many ways to ”check the water meter,” and a certain method of doing so in the middle of the night suddenly flashed through his mind.

He thought of a possibility and stood at the door, at a loss.

”Open up. We are checking Wang Li’s water meter. I advise you not to obstruct us, and certainly don’t try to tip anyone off. Otherwise, you’ll have to bear the consequences yourself.”

The security guard stopped pretending and directly warned the flustered man.

”No, no, no, it has nothing to do with me.” The man trembled, instantly tossing the promises made on the bed earlier to the back of his mind. He nimbly opened the security door.

The Police Officers hiding on both sides of the door filed in one by one. Soon, the entire house was under control.

Wang Li, who was fast asleep, was once again woken up by the commotion outside. She climbed out of bed in a huff, and just as she was about to lash out, she saw three or four Police Officers walking into the bedroom.

”Wang Li, you are officially being detained on suspicion of tax evasion, money laundering, and colluding with evil forces. Get dressed and come with us.”

Wang Li was stunned. She had just taken a nap; how had her world collapsed by the time she woke up?

The two officers didn’t waste words with her; they stepped forward and gifted her a pair of ”silver bracelets.” Then they questioned the male streamer nearby, ”What’s your name? What’s your relationship with Wang Li?”

”My name is Li Ming. She... she and I are friends.”

The officer gave him a meaningful look and pulled a list out of his files.

After a quick comparison, he closed the list. ”Your name is among the victims. Come to the station with us later to give a statement. The contract Wang Li signed with you is a ’yin-yang contract.’ It’s suspected of tax evasion and has also cheated you out of most of your salary commissions.”

The man was momentarily stunned, then flew into a rage. He walked up to Wang Li and cursed, ”You bitch, you actually cheated me out of my money. I’ve been enduring my disgust just to play along with you. It turns out you’ve been playing me for a fool all along!”

Then, as if remembering something, he turned to the officer and said, ”Police Officers, I want to report something. I accidentally saw Wang Li hiding a lot of drugs under the bedroom floor last time. She’s definitely involved in drug trafficking.”

The officer was taken aback, not expecting such a pleasant surprise.

”We’ll arrange for someone to dig up the floor later. Let’s take the suspect back first.”

Wang Li had long since lost her usual arrogance. She shouted loudly, ”I want a lawyer! I won’t say a word until my lawyer gets here!”

The Police Officers didn’t care for that and escorted her out the door.

Back at the police station, Wang Li was immediately interrogated. True to her word, she didn’t say a single thing.

The officer spread all the evidence out on the table for her to see. ”You don’t have to talk, but you can’t escape in the face of absolute evidence. You’d be better off confessing and striving for leniency.”

Wang Li was dumbfounded as she looked at the evidence. She couldn’t understand how the evidence she had so carefully hidden had ended up with the police. Thinking about how she was about to lose everything, her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

”I... I want to call my lawyer.”

”Fine.” The officer granted her request and dialed a number for her. But as soon as the person on the other end heard Wang Li’s voice, they were silent for a moment before speaking.

”Miss Wang, we’ve looked into this case for you. The evidence is conclusive; there’s nothing we can do to help.”

”Lawyer Fan, you have to help me. You’re my only hope now. Don’t worry, as long as I can get out, I’ll give you ten million—no, thirty million! I’ll give you all the money I’ve earned!”

Like a drowning person grasping at a final straw, Wang Li’s expression was distorted as she screamed hysterically.

The person on the other end sighed. ”Ms. Wang, take care of yourself.” As if remembering something, they added one last thing, ”If you have thirty million, why didn’t you just pay for that sports car? If you had, you wouldn’t be in this situation today.” After saying that, they hung up.

Wang Li froze. ”Sports car? What sports car? Sports car... sports car!” She remembered the man who had called her yesterday. It seemed he had said back then that he didn’t want the sports car anymore and told her not to regret it.

At the time, she just thought the kid was venting his impotent rage. Could her arrest have been orchestrated by that man? Was that why she was fine yesterday but behind bars today?

”Do you see? No one will help a villain in the face of ironclad evidence.”

The officer put down the phone. ”By the way, that lawyer reminded me. Among the cases against you, there is indeed one involving sports car fraud. However, the victim has already spoken. His case can be handled last. If your assets aren’t enough to compensate him, he’ll waive it. After all, he’s so poor he can’t even afford the delivery fee.”

Wang Li covered her face with her hands and began to wail; she had completely broken down.

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Winter sunrises always come a bit late. It wasn’t until seven in the morning that it slowly climbed into the sky, like a procrastinating office worker.

The sunlight shining into the room woke Zhang Wei up. He took a long stretch, feeling his energy return. Writing yesterday had exhausted him. The employees at the company were more diligent than he was as the boss, so he didn’t want to go back there for a while. Anyway, Chen Jiayan could manage everything.

Today’s goal was to just lie flat at home. Zhang Wei made up his mind to give himself a break. He leisurely got up and washed, made two slices of toast and a poached egg, and sat on the balcony lounge chair to enjoy the sun.

In another month, the villa back in his hometown and the river-view mansion Uncle Zhu gave him would both be finished with their renovations. Zhang Wei was quite happy at the thought of moving into a new home.

”It’s time to consider buying a better car.” Zhang Wei didn’t expect that woman Wang Li to give him a car anymore. After all, she was involved in multiple cases. The amount of tax evasion alone meant the money she earned probably wouldn’t even cover the tax bureau’s fines, let alone other expenses.

It just so happened that the annual City Name auto show was about to begin. Zhang Wei decided he would take An Xiaoxi to the scene to pick out a car.

Feeling warm from the sun, Zhang Wei suddenly remembered he hadn’t checked the intelligence updated in the middle of the night. He called for the light screen to activate and casually began to browse.

[daily intelligence 01]

There is a scratch-off ticket at the Sports Lottery shop at No. 78 Anfu Road that can win an 800-yuan cash prize. The specific location is as follows:

[daily intelligence 02]

Most of the 2024 limited edition Panda Gold Coins are sold out. The Lanxi Road branch of the Bank of China will hold its 10th-anniversary opening event today. A small batch of purchase qualifications for Panda Gold Coins will be released at 10:00 AM. Host, please check in time.

[daily intelligence 03]

Currently, Tangsheng Culture Group is slowly returning to peace under Tang Liansheng’s control. However, Tang Zhiyuan and Tang Xijun are unwilling to accept defeat. They plan to stage an arson attack tonight at Sheshan Villa to burn Tang Liansheng and Tang Yi to death inside. The Host can obtain significant benefits by saving the two.

Zhang Wei stood up abruptly, suddenly alert. Something big was about to happen.