Chapter 967: Chapter 405: Yesterday Fired Someone, Today Sent Someone to Jail—What Kind of Living King Yan Is This?

"Director Lin, have you finished looking at the purchase order?"

Lin Xu replied without turning his head:

"Not yet, just a moment."

"What are you going to do?"

"Nothing, I’m just making a phone call."

After he finished speaking, Lin Xu took the purchase book to the kitchen door and dialed Ren Jie’s number.

He did not inform Ye Lixin or Qi Zhentao because he was unsure if notifying them would make a big issue small or a small issue disappear.

After all, this concerned the reputation of Yanjing Hotel, concerned the future of Qi Zhentao’s godson, and involved a series of complex intertwined interests.

As an outsider, he couldn’t manage so much and only felt that finding the police was the easiest way to solve the problem, while also allowing the thief to receive the punishment they deserved.

As for why he didn’t call the police directly but reached out to Ren Jie.

Well, it’s just to let his own people accumulate more achievements.

"Brother-in-law, are you busy right now?"

"Not too busy, I just delivered a document with my colleague to the East City subdivision, what’s up, Lin Xu?"

"Does your team handle things like theft?"

Ren Jie immediately laughed on the other end of the line:

"For that kind of thing, you can just find the local police officers... What did you lose?"

"No, it’s that someone has been stealing from the warehouse of Yanjing Hotel’s kitchen through false accounting for a long time. I don’t know how long this has been going on, but the amount involved is at least hundreds of thousands, and it’s not just one person, it’s a gang. They even threaten and intimidate the supplier, Boss Huang..."

After hearing this, Ren Jie became interested:

"Wow, you got me interested; Yanjing Hotel, right? We’ll be there in no time."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xu didn’t leave but leaned against the door frame at the kitchen entrance, seriously going through the purchase records.

Not long after, Ren Jie and a sturdy-looking man came in.

Although both were in plain clothes, the unique air of a policeman was unmistakably displayed.

If it were merely theft, Ren Jie wouldn’t have come over.

No matter how much the Criminal Investigation Team wants to earn merits, they can’t take cases from local police stations.

But since it involves a criminal gang and threats to others, doesn’t it fit the criminal police expertise perfectly?

Merits delivered to the door shouldn’t be pushed away.

Today Ren Jie was wearing a leather jacket Chen Yan bought for him. For those often on field duty, wearing this kind of jacket in cold weather keeps one warm and doesn’t hinder action. It’s the kind of apparel criminal police prefer.

Walking up to Lin Xu, Ren Jie pointed at the man beside him and said:

"This is my colleague, Da Zhuang. Where’s the person, Lin Xu? We need to first understand the situation; if there’s really a problem, the department will have to make an official dispatch record."

"The person’s inside. Let’s just go straight in and ask him."

"Alright."

Lin Xu led the two strangers into the kitchen, making the chefs inside somewhat bewildered.

The kitchen prohibits entry to outsiders; why is Director Lin leading the charge in breaking the rule today? 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Outside, the front desk manager, Gou Junguo, witnessed this and hurriedly called Ye Lixin:

"Mr. Ye, Director Lin just walked into the kitchen with two people who look a bit like police, but they’re in plain clothes, so I’m not sure."

Police?

Ye Lixin said:

"I’m sorting through some files; I’ll go down after I’m done and have a look."

Downstairs in the kitchen, Lin Xu led the two criminal policemen straight to the storeroom’s entrance.

At the entrance, Wang Chao was holding a mirror, gently massaging the swollen area around his nose.

Seeing Lin Xu approaching, he immediately stood up and said:

"Director Lin, did you finish reviewing the delivery notes? I’m in a hurry..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ren Jie took out and flashed his criminal police ID:

"Hello, I’m an officer from the Yanjing City Criminal Investigation Team, here’s my ID. Someone reported that you’ve been involved in stealing warehouse property through false accounting. Is that true?"

Wang Chao immediately panicked.

He stuttered incoherently.

The more this happened, the more it showed there was something guilty in his heart.

Without a word, the sturdy man beside them took out handcuffs from his waist and slammed them on the table heavily:

"Answer honestly!"

This startled not only Wang Chao but also made Lin Xu shiver, nearly admitting to the childhood prank of putting caterpillars in a classmate’s pencil case.

In many scenes, things seem insignificant in one’s imagination.

But the cold, shiny handcuffs, combined with the inherent aura of police authority, inevitably instill a sense of dread.

Wang Chao opened his mouth, wanting to say no, but when the words reached his throat, he couldn’t utter a single one.

"What’s happening here? Director Lin, who are all these people?"

Qi Zhentao strode over, curiously asking.

Upon seeing him, hope once again flared in Wang Chao’s previously lifeless eyes:

"Godfather, save me, godfather..."

Lin Xu handed the purchase book to Qi Zhentao:

"Chef Qi, haven’t you reviewed these kitchen accounts at all? Just look at the numbers for ginger, garlic, dried chili, and star anise. Even Lin Ji’s Food wouldn’t use that much, how many customers does Yanjing Hotel have?"

Spices were just a small part of the issue.

Some more critical ingredients like dried abalone, sea cucumber, and ham also showed a clear increase, with some items even reaching the consumption levels of the Fishing Platform’s prestigious restaurants.

Moreover, the food supplied by Boss Huang was all high-grade goods, definitely not street stall items priced at a few dollars a pound. These were top-tier products.

One can only imagine the amount of money involved.

As Qi Zhentao looked through, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.