I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier-Chapter 770: Just a Front

"Yes, if he's doing this, there must be someone behind the scenes instructing and arranging it. Otherwise, he would definitely not want to do so. Moreover, harming your company doesn't bring him any benefit at all."

"What did you just say? Can't find any benefits? Do you know something?"

The patriarch had a very accurate ear, and with just a simple sentence, they could immediately discern what was on his mind.

"Patriarch, in fact, I have just recently investigated this and found out. Do you know the chief of security, Captain Yang?"

"I do know, there seems to have been someone like that, but given my current status, I should have had very, very little to do with him, and whether I've met him or not doesn't really affect me. What are you saying? What does it mean?"

"One of the company's operatives is this Captain Yang, who has been secretly in contact with Brother Shui."

"What did you say? A company operative? What operative? He's just a security captain, what is there for him to operate? I don't understand what you mean."

"Brother Shui, on the surface, seems to run a fruit wholesale market, but let me tell you, there's more to it than meets the eye. Actually, the fruit wholesaling is just a front. His real main business should be goods smuggling."

"Smuggling?"

"For the patriarch, the word smuggling is very sensitive. After all, they are often dealing with port cargo, so he is very aware of how important the term smuggling is."

"Yes, smuggling. I came out from the hall earlier, and that's when I decided to start investigating this matter, but I didn't expect to be bitten back so quickly before I had the chance to handle it."

"I understand what you're saying. You mean, that Brother Shui, and then the one who was directly pushing away in the company, was Captain Yang. Captain Yang must be the man planted inside the company by him, helping him use the goods port to transship their smuggled goods, right?"

"Exactly, that's what I mean."

"How long has this been going on?"

Upon hearing this, the patriarch's eyebrows furrowed tightly. Such a big issue occurring right under his nose, it was hard for him to imagine what else these people had been covertly doing?

"Judging by the timeline, at least seven or eight years. I don't know how far it dates back, but over these years, so many things have been transported through this port, I can't even begin to imagine."

"The port has always been a very important transfer point for our cargo, and to be honest, I haven't paid too much attention to the port operations. But to think that they have been exploiting this loophole and smuggling for so many years, I've been unwittingly aiding their smuggling. Now that I think about it, it's truly absurd."

"Patriarch, do you have any suspicions regarding this matter?"

"Currently, Yang Da is in charge of the port operations, but I suppose Yang Da wouldn't have the nerve, right?"

"Indeed, he does not have the nerve, so the person who did must be his predecessor who was mainly responsible for this, and there's also a woman, Jin Ling."

"Jin Ling? You mean, Jin Ling is also involved in this?"

"In fact, Jin Ling was initially just a mistress of Brother Shui. There were rumors in the Martial Arts World that they had broken up a long time ago, but inexplicably, there's still some sort of undercover collusion between them. It's unclear what they mean by taking advantage of the relationship."

"If there's a problem, then Yang Da must not be clean either. Otherwise, as just a person, he definitely wouldn't be able to manage these things at the port."

"Right, I've heard that as long as it's Guo Group's goods, they can pass through without any obstruction. Nobody particularly checks them, so it's very easy for them to hide their illegal goods within."

"Exploiting this loophole and committing so many crimes, I must pursue this matter."

"It's not for you to pursue now, but for me to pursue. I'm going to use Brother Shui as an entry point and try to dig deeper into the backers within the company. I believe they will gradually surface."

"Okay, Ye Chen, it's really been tough on you this time. Moreover, I didn't expect such a big problem to arise as soon as you arrived. It seems that there are many worms in the company that have been there for quite a long time."

"You could say they have hidden themselves very well, so much so that no one would notice them. Therefore, I think this investigation may take some time, but strike the snake at its vital spot. I believe you understand this matter."

"For now, we can't move against those people. We just need to secretly collect evidence and start cleaning up from the bottom, yes, starting with this little Captain Yang; we must resolve him first."

Saying this, Ye Chen just looked back at the patriarch, fully understanding what the patriarch was thinking at the moment.

But he couldn't shake the feeling that moving against Captain Yang now would indeed be like startling the snake, and they weren't at that point yet.

"What's wrong, do you have different thoughts? If so, just speak your mind."

The patriarch saw Ye Chen's lack of response to his words, so he looked up at him.

"On the contrary, I feel that we should not rashly move against anyone, especially this Captain Yang. He is a key middleman. Captain Yang belongs to Brother Shui's crime syndicate, while all other people are just tied to the crime syndicate by beneficial entanglements, with no other identity or membership."