The evidence Ding Qing had was actually provided to the police by an undercover agent, but with just this evidence, it would be impossible to convict Lee Joong-ku.
A short-term detention was possible, but a long-term one, or an outright overwhelming conviction, would be exceedingly difficult.
Ding Qing naturally understood that Jiang Chenghao throwing out this piece of evidence was simply to get him to cooperate with the police and provide more evidence, so they could completely and definitively take down Lee Joong-ku!
But once he cooperated, it would mean he had submitted.
Submitting to official forces would also mean that even if he were elected, he would merely become a puppet of the police, which was not the outcome he desired.
He leaned forward slightly, looking at Jiang Chenghao in a dominant posture, "I think, no matter how bad our relationship is, I wouldn't do something so despicable, would I?"
Ding Qing understood very clearly in his heart, but it was precisely this understanding and his inner conviction that made him as unyielding as a stubborn rock.
Hearing Ding Qing's words, Chief Jiang finally sighed. He knew that trying to get a breakthrough from Ding Qing would not be so simple.
So he pulled open a drawer, took out another document from it, placed it on the table, and then gently pushed it towards Ding Qing.
"If you feel bored on the plane, why don't you take a look at this? Perhaps it can entertain you."
Looking at the bound document, Ding Qing was initially puzzled, then he opened the cover.
Upon seeing the first page, Ding Qing's gaze fixed, then he slightly raised his head to look at Jiang Chenghao, but Jiang Chenghao still looked unperturbed, reading the newspaper in his hand.
Immediately after, he picked up the booklet with his left hand, turned to the next page with his right hand, and his expression grew even heavier.
Then, he turned to the next page, and then another. With each page turned, his expression would become a few shades more serious. He stopped his hand.
"Wow~"
He lightly sighed, then said in a feigned relaxed tone, "These are all our files too."
Then he turned another page, glanced at it, and closed the booklet, "Ya, shiba! It's really detailed."
Ding Qing nodded, then turned his gaze back to Jiang Chenghao, "It seems there are quite a few undercover agents!"
Jiang Chenghao took off his reading glasses, looked at Ding Qing, pointed the reading glasses in his hand at Ding Qing, and then said, "Didn't you also use undercover agents as an excuse to eliminate many of Chairman Seok Dong's capable subordinates?"
The information contained in this sentence was immense; it was fortunate that only the two of them were in the office. If there had been a third person present, their jaw would have dropped.
It was unexpected that Ding Qing had such methods, using this approach to remove Chairman Seok Dong's wings.
Hearing Jiang Chenghao's words, Ding Qing laughed. All along, the dirty work he had Li Zicheng do was to gradually remove Chairman Seok Dong's wings under the pretext of these undercover agents.
As for where those people went, of course, they were sealed in cement barrels and sunk to the bottom of the river.
Don't be fooled into thinking Ding Qing was only responsible for the Goldmoon Group's external business, constantly going out to discuss deals, run errands, negotiate trade, and so on. In reality, he was always watching the Group's every move.
On the surface, Ding Qing seemed to have no connection to the bloody struggles within the Group, but what about in reality?
Every one of his directives precisely targeted Seok Dong's wings, gradually cutting away his influence. Even from overseas, he could remotely control Li Zicheng to do what he wanted.
Many things were personally ordered and arranged by him; although he didn't directly intervene, this was merely an illusion.
As the police department, Jiang Chenghao, who had been monitoring the Goldmoon Group, was very clear about this. Standing outside the situation, one can always see the internal dynamics clearly.
In Jiang Chenghao's view, Ding Qing seemed like a scatterbrain who never participated in the Group's affairs, merely constantly running various businesses for the Group. But in reality, this guy was the one truly controlling the Group's life and death, constantly stirring up trouble and eliminating dissenters.
However, ever since Chairman Seok Dong had his accident, he had remained inactive, all his men had been pulled back, and there was no abnormality whatsoever.
This was the reason Jiang Chenghao felt somewhat uneasy, because he was too quiet.
No matter how much Lee Joong-ku jumped and pranced, he remained inactive, probably wanting to see who would firmly stand with Lee Joong-ku and who would be loyal to him during this period of power transition and upheaval, so he could clearly identify friend and foe and sweep them all away.
It was precisely because he saw through this that when Ding Qing again tried to avoid the limelight by hiding in Shanghai, Jiang Chenghao personally intervened and stopped him.
"Don't think that no one knows about the things you've done. Don't forget, I've always been watching you," Jiang Chenghao stood up, looking down at Ding Qing.
Facing Jiang Chenghao's pressure, Ding Qing also stood up, looking directly at him without any fear, "How did you know about my trip abroad today? And you even timed it perfectly to stop me."
As he spoke, Ding Qing sighed softly again, "It seems I'll have to get used to it. Shiba! Did you really send so many undercover agents?"
Putting his sunglasses back on, Ding Qing just looked at Jiang Chenghao. He thought Jiang Chenghao's appearance at this time was merely to entice him to betray Lee Joong-ku.
As long as he cooperated with Jiang Chenghao and got rid of Lee Joong-ku, the other party could follow the clues and uncover the entire Group's crime chain.
"But do you think I look like a fool?" Ding Qing tapped his head with his index finger, then turned and left the office.
Watching Ding Qing's retreating figure, Jiang Chenghao said nothing, merely slowly put his hands into his pockets and watched.
Ding Qing's decisive refusal was actually within Jiang Chenghao's expectations.
After all, as a kingpin, how could he easily agree to cooperate with the police?
But this was merely one step in Jiang Chenghao's plan to complete the New World project, and this step was completed perfectly.
He sat back in his chair and lit a cigarette. As he took a deep drag, the glowing red tip of the cigarette dimmed, and the wisps of smoke slowly drifted upwards.
As he exhaled a thick puff of white smoke, a smile also appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Ding Qing, ah, Ding Qing, you think you're very clever, but you forgot that I don't necessarily need you to cooperate with me. My goal is merely to make you aware of the undercover agents."
After muttering this quietly, Chief Jiang leaned back in his chair and began to ponder his next move.
After all, if Ding Qing became aware of the undercover agents, would he take new actions?
The answer was certainly yes, but his years of planning and the plight of those undercover agents would likely become very difficult.
Li Zicheng, Johnny, and others waiting outside immediately went to meet Ding Qing when they saw him walk out of the police station.
"Are you alright?"
Li Zicheng asked with some concern.
Ding Qing waved his hand, a wide grin on his face, "What could possibly happen to me? Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine."
Then, Ding Qing pulled out the plane ticket tucked into his suit's inner pocket, "Ashiba! Boarding time is getting tight!"
Saying this, he tapped Li Zicheng's chest with the ticket, "Quickly arrange a car to take me to the airport."
However, fortunately, the police station was not very far from the airport, so they arrived quickly. Li Zicheng and Johnny watched Ding Qing board the plane, then withdrew their gaze.
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