When the Possessive Omega Fell for Me - Chapter 33

It doesn’t matter if the evidence is fake, as long as the person she wants to deal with is real, that’s enough.

A night passed, and the banquet at the Yi family was still ongoing, while Yi Jing still had to go to work.

The documents prepared yesterday were delivered to Delinke early this morning by Yi Jing. When Yi Jing entered Delinke’s office, that very dry and serious-looking old man had already entered his work mode.

“Director Delinke, these are the minutes from yesterday afternoon’s meeting,” Yi Jing placed the paper documents on Delinke’s desk, “The deputy mayor feels that it’s still a bit risky to have only the security system responsible for the safety of the election, so the judicial system will participate in the pre-election screening and some security work during the election period.”

Delinke nodded, took the documents and glanced through them, without saying anything to Yi Jing.

“And this is the result of the corruption and bribery case in District 7. I’ve already signed it and let Qin Song take it for filing. The criminals were also taken away by Hubert’s people yesterday,” Yi Jing raised her hand slightly and pushed another document towards Delinke.

If nothing unexpected happened, Delinke would just acknowledge it and she could leave directly. After all, this was just routine daily work.

Unexpectedly, Delinke actually responded.

“This case is quite representative within the jurisdiction. Similar cases have occurred repeatedly. If you look through the database, you can find quite a few similar cases. How much do you know about these specifically?”

Delinke held the corresponding document for the District 7 case and spoke, his expression and tone no different from usual, still with that rigid appearance.

?

What kind of question was this?

Yi Jing was momentarily confused about what Delinke meant.

Her impression of this dry middle-aged old man was still stuck on the incident when he inexplicably sent her to organize data in the judicial system database during the last Phantom City meeting.

Although it was because of that experience that Yi Jing was able to discover so quickly those unreasonable things between the wealthy families and high officials in Jing’an City, Yi Jing was not willing to trust Delinke because of this.

People have many motives for doing things. Perhaps Delinke deliberately put her in this difficult position just to gain power. After all, the current situation in Jing’an City is basically one-sided, and the more chaotic the situation, the more beneficial it is to Delinke.

Yi Jing thought for a moment and restrained herself as she answered: “I’ve generally gone through the investigation process. Since the case wasn’t during my tenure, I couldn’t follow up on all the content.”

This was basically just empty talk.

It basically meant ‘I’ve seen what I could see, but since I didn’t handle the case, I don’t know about the rest.’

Yi Jing thought that after saying this, Delinke would get to the point if he had something to say, but unexpectedly, Delinke turned to talk about something else.

The dry old man spoke about official business even more flatly than others, saying in a monotone: “About a year ago, the Ninth District of the neighboring city also handled a case, the form of which was similar to this one in District 7. It was also a joint case between the security system and the judicial system, and the process was very high-profile.

That case was very similar to this one in District 7. It was also about some criminal organizations self-laundering through registering companies, and then colluding with some officials in the political and legal system to engage in malicious bidding for profit. The main group involved seemed to be called Xiexin Heavy Industry. Well, they change to a new board of directors every time they’re raided, I wonder how long they’ll last this time.”

As Delinke spoke, he closed the document and put it aside: “These criminal forces are really like sewage flowing out of a drain, impossible to clean up completely.”

Yi Jing ignored the implications in Delinke’s words and instead pondered absentmindedly: Xiexin Heavy Industry? Also in the industrial sector?

Xu Zaixi seemed to have also held positions in industrial groups, and even personally managed one or two projects. However, these people shouldn’t be that obvious, right?

While partly feeling it was absurd, Yi Jing also divided some attention to respond to Delinke’s words: “Cases with such a large system are indeed complex to investigate, with deep and wide implications behind them, making them indeed difficult to handle.”

Delinke raised his eyes to look at Yi Jing, suddenly letting out a cold ‘hmph’: “Evil must be eliminated completely. Thoroughly crushing the collusion of these people is what judicial and security personnel should do.”

Oh. This old man still has such awareness?

Is it real or is he deceiving people?

Is he planning to put on an act? Is there some plan behind it?

And if this old man takes this approach, what political stance will he be adhering to?

It feels like if he follows this line of thinking, the election will be very dangerous, and he probably won’t go far in the future.

While thinking, Yi Jing felt that Delinke’s position as the Director of the Supervisory Bureau was precarious, and she vaguely responded with a: “Yes.”

Delinke raised his eyes to look at Yi Jing, who didn’t reveal any information, and the scales in his heart slowly tipped towards another direction.

It’s actually a very serious matter for the Security Officer directly under the Judicial System and the Director of the Supervisory Bureau to have different stances. The Security Officer and the Director of the Supervisory Bureau are only one rank apart, and if the newcomer wants to undermine him, it’s not entirely impossible.

Originally, having heard about the style of this new Security Officer under him, Delinke had specially arranged for her to go to the database to look at some intelligence, but now he felt he might have made a mistake.

His time was already running short. If they couldn’t be accomplices… then the only option was to eliminate her.

Delinke coldly pondered how to resolve the issue of Yi Jing’s interference in the middle of the Supervisory Bureau. His potential thoughts and plans gradually moved towards more extreme positions. With a rigid and serious expression, he said: “Alright, that’s all for today’s matters. You can go back and continue handling the bureau’s affairs.”

Yi Jing didn’t know Delinke’s thoughts and answered without thinking: “Yes.”

She didn’t want to linger in Delinke’s office either.

She had plenty of other things to do, but what Delinke just mentioned was worth noting. If it’s really as Delinke said, and such cases involving organized crime and corruption are occurring not just within Jing’an City, there might be other connections behind them.

Of course, it would be best if there weren’t any, but if there really were, it would be deadly.

How extensive would the Yi family’s business have to be to be involved so widely? Wouldn’t that make them truly invincible?

While thinking about this, Yi Jing entered the elevator. She closed her eyes and thought for a while in the futuristic elevator of the Supervisory Bureau, then returned to her own office with brisk steps.

Now her authority basically only extended to within Jing’an City, and she couldn’t manage affairs in other jurisdictions, let alone interfere with cases in other cities.

However, she could still handle matters within her jurisdiction. The urgent task at hand was to figure out exactly what Xu Zaixi was up to.

Yi Jing repeatedly compared all the information she could gather on corruption and anti-crime cases from the past decade in her office, then turned to look at the records left by Xu Zaixi and related companies within the judicial system over this long period. She found it somewhat headache-inducing that even when knowing something was amiss, it wasn’t easy to verify.

These people have probably been doing this for so long that they haven’t left any loopholes for outsiders to grasp.

But thinking about it, if it were that easy to find flaws, this matter probably wouldn’t have fallen to her to handle.

She still needed to think of a way to take the initiative.

The documents densely arranged on the screen were left aside as Yi Jing half-turned her body and began to think about how to handle this matter.

It’s true that positions in the judicial system are half a rank higher than those in the security system, and the work usually involves staying in the office more, not mobilizing except for special missions, which is more relaxed than the security system that goes out in all weather conditions. But correspondingly, Yi Jing had almost no chance to directly contact any case. Almost every case that reached her hands had already been investigated halfway.

As for monitoring suspects from the beginning? That was within the authority of the security system.

But this time, she really didn’t want to entrust it to others. Not only might the matter not be accomplished, but it could also leave a handle for others outside.

So how could she personally insert someone in?

Yi Jing thought for a while, suddenly remembering the meeting she had just participated in.

During the election period, the judicial system would also participate in maintaining order, and at that time, the judicial system would inevitably have to cooperate with people from the security system, and their work scopes would also overlap somewhat. That would be the best excuse!

Finally finding an opportunity, Yi Jing immediately called her secretary to summon the head of the Supervisory Bureau’s strongest investigation team.

Among the several work groups in the Supervisory Bureau, the anti-corruption group, the dereliction of duty and rights infringement group, and the supervisory committee were the core of the three departments. These work groups handled the most cases and had the heaviest tasks among the three groups, with very high work pressure. But if we’re talking about the busiest and most stress-resistant, it would have to be the supervisory committee.

This group was responsible for the most cases and had the widest jurisdiction. Almost all cases that had not yet been characterized would be directly transferred to the supervisory committee, and even the preliminary investigations of some cases would be handled by the supervisory committee.

They were the people in the judicial system whose work scope was closest to that of the security system. When Hubert hadn’t been transferred away, he had also worked in the supervisory committee. From her previous experience, the supervisory committee was known for its rigorous and efficient handling of work, and it also had an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers, making it most suitable for this task.

After receiving a call from Yi Jing’s secretary, Xu Jiu, the person in charge of the second group of the supervisory committee, quickly arrived at Yi Jing’s office.

Yi Jing had already prepared a drink, and when she heard Xu Jiu knock on the door, she called for her to come in.

“Security Officer, you called for me.”

Xu Jiu was a very tall woman who still looked young, although her expression seemed somewhat tired. However, the sharp and strong aura between her brows and eyes wasn’t affected much. Her shoulder-length hair was tied back, and she wore a neat denim suit that outlined her upright figure, with a pair of short boots on her feet, looking like she could go out for fieldwork at any moment.

“Sit down,” Yi Jing said after glancing at her.

“…Alright.” Xu Jiu nodded and sat down efficiently in Yi Jing’s office. Because the seat was far away and the screen was facing away from her, Xu Jiu didn’t have time to see the information on Yi Jing’s screen.

The light-colored screen was displaying Xu Jiu’s personal information and all the cases she had handled since entering the judicial system. Until the second before Xu Jiu entered Yi Jing’s office, Yi Jing was still looking at this information.

Very clean. Judging from her promotion trajectory and test scores, there shouldn’t be anyone manipulating things behind Xu Jiu.

A thin background, plus an extremely high case-solving rate and a promotion speed that didn’t match her grades, this person was the best choice for Yi Jing when she wanted to do something on her own.

Thinking this, Yi Jing took a sip of coffee and put it back on the coaster beside her: “We just finished the case in District 7. How do you feel about the work intensity now?”

“It’s okay,” Xu Jiu thought for a moment and answered conventionally, “The case is over, so it’s been a bit more relaxed recently.”

Yi Jing nodded, and didn’t beat around the bush: “Originally, after the District 7 case was just finished, you should have been allowed to rest, but there’s still a task now that must be done by a reliable person.”

Hearing the word ‘task’, Xu Jiu’s attention immediately focused, and she turned to look at Yi Jing with bright eyes: “Task? What task?”

Yi Jing chuckled lightly and raised her hand to push a document to the front of her desk: “I’ve looked at the case closure documents sent back by the court. Closing the case like this is fine, of course, but there are still some doubts that haven’t been resolved.”

Xu Jiu frowned slightly and looked at Yi Jing hesitantly, as if unsure of what Yi Jing meant exactly.

This case was originally handled by her and Qin Song, and she knew very well whether there were any doubts. At this point, Yi Jing saying that the case still had doubts should have been considered as questioning her ability, but Xu Jiu didn’t speak up.

Yi Jing’s fingertip lightly tapped on that stack of documents and continued: “Just now, the judicial, political and legal, and security systems held a joint meeting. The city has unanimously decided that the judicial system will be responsible for security issues together with the security system during the upcoming election. This isn’t a big problem in itself, as no matter how much the judicial system participates, it will still be mainly the security system with the judicial system as an auxiliary. But I hope you can take this opportunity to investigate a few people.”

Xu Jiu was stunned for a moment and looked up at Yi Jing. For the first time since entering the room, Xu Jiu’s expression towards Yi Jing changed, from initial indifference to a kind of doubtful uncertainty.

Yi Jing gestured towards the documents at the edge of the desk again: “Take a look.”

Xu Jiu hesitated for a moment, then half-believingly went over to open the document. As soon as she looked, she spoke with some surprise: “Aren’t these all from District 9.”

“Yes, District 9,” Yi Jing nodded.

Cross-district law enforcement was indeed a bit difficult to do.

Although both she and Xu Jiu were part of the city-level judicial system and would outrank the law enforcement system in District 9, it wouldn’t be good to directly run to District 9 and monitor companies and officials in their territory without any evidence, ignoring their law enforcement team.

“Some of these people will be coming to District 13 soon. You don’t need to keep an eye on those people, I will naturally be responsible for that,” Yi Jing continued, “But their real stronghold is still in District 9. I remember that when handling the case in District 7, you had the closest cooperation with the security system. Can you find a way to insert and develop some informants now?”

Xu Jiu looked at Yi Jing with some surprise and hesitated: “It’s possible, but…”

“I understand if you have concerns. You can personally keep an eye on these few people before making a decision,” Yi Jing sat back in her chair, “To facilitate your actions, the work of cooperating with the security system to maintain order and safety will also be mainly entrusted to you to oversee. You can use your discretion. Is that okay?”

Xu Jiu seemed very distrustful of Yi Jing and hesitated for a good while before looking at Yi Jing and agreeing: “I understand. Are you sure you need me to investigate them?”

“Of course. Then this matter is entrusted to you,” Yi Jing spoke calmly, “However, the forces behind these people are intricate and complex. If you really discover any evidence, don’t act rashly. Things that are not serious enough are not a threat to them at all.”

Xu Jiu: “Yes.”

The reminder was brief, and Yi Jing estimated that in Xu Jiu’s eyes, she was probably just like how Delinke was in her own eyes – equally untrustworthy. Rather than saying more, it was better to let Xu Jiu go and do it herself.

Sure enough, Xu Jiu just frowned and responded, seemingly not too trusting.

It doesn’t matter, Yi Jing thought. If gaining trust meant having to pay a certain price, then letting Xu Jiu go and probe on her own wasn’t a problem.

After all, she just needed to get information about Xu Zaixi, and time wasn’t an issue for her.

After Xu Jiu took the documents, she quickly left. Yi Jing gave her a last-minute reminder: “This is a secret mission, try not to make it known.”

If this matter was made public and nothing was found out, not only would it be fruitless, but Xu Jiu would also bring trouble upon herself.

However, Xu Jiu was already a senior inspector of the supervisory committee with rich front-line case-handling experience. She should understand even this much.

The office became quiet again, and Yi Jing repeatedly considered her arrangements: Yi Heng was keeping an eye on Xu Zaixi herself, and people had been arranged to investigate in District 9. Now the only thing she could do was wait.

Let’s see which side can give her results first.

After a week of working from early morning to late evening, a message finally appeared in the previously quiet chat box.

Yi Heng: [Done.]

Yi Jing’s eyes lit up, and she immediately opened the reporting materials receiving mailbox under the jurisdiction of the judicial system. Sure enough, there was a new report in the mailbox, complete with location, place, and fabricated reporting reasons. The claim was that high-ranking officials were seen colluding and meeting with wealthy heirs there.

Well done.

Having the location was enough.

Without thinking, Yi Jing called the supervisory committee: “Binyue Hotel, No. 13 Zalin Street, Dong’an Jurisdiction, District 13. The secretariat has received a report. Quickly dispatch a small team to handle it.”

It doesn’t matter if the reporting materials are fake, as long as the person she wants to deal with is real, that’s enough.

Now Xu Jiu was already carrying out the task of maintaining security, frequently flying between various districts. To catch Xu Zaixi’s tail and retrieve Yu Miao’s information, she had to find another person.

Yi Jing stood by the window of her 13th-floor office, watching the judicial system’s cars drive out of the Supervisory Bureau’s area. She then contacted a person who had been lying in her contact list since she transmigrated but whom she had never actively contacted.

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