Tianhai Customs is the customs office of Tianhai City, managing the inbound and outbound transport vehicles, goods, and articles of Tianhai City; collecting tariffs and other taxes and fees; cracking down on smuggling; compiling customs statistics and handling other customs business.
When Li Feng and Hu Yuanyuan arrived at the Tianhai Customs building, Lu Ping was already waiting for them at the entrance of Tianhai Customs. Seeing Li Feng and Hu Yuanyuan get out of the car, Lu Ping hurried over: “President Li, President Hu, you are here.”
Seeing Li Feng, Lu Ping felt somewhat surprised in his heart; he did not expect this matter to alarm even Li Feng. Deep down, Lu Ping feared Li Feng; it was this man who had destroyed the Sun Group in the midst of casual conversation. He would rather face Hu Yuanyuan than Li Feng, because he always felt that Li Feng’s eyes could see through his inner thoughts.
“Manager Lu, what exactly happened?” Hu Yuanyuan asked.
“President Li, President Hu, our three ships have been detained by Tianhai Customs. They say we are engaged in illegal trade, but when I asked them why they claimed we were doing illegal trade, they refused to say anything. Helplessly, I had to ask a good friend of mine at Tianhai Customs. My friend told me that this time, our ships have arms on them.” Lu Ping answered.
“What, arms?” Hu Yuanyuan’s expression changed drastically. If it was smuggling, she could easily handle it, but if it involved arms, that was trouble. As someone from a military family background, she naturally understood what arms represented.
“Yes.” Lu Ping nodded solemnly. Today, when he came to Tianhai Customs according to Hu Yuanyuan’s orders, he thought it was a small matter; he did not expect it to involve arms. This batch of goods was ordered by Sun Xipeng and Shen Changyu. Could Sun Xipeng and Shen Changyu be smuggling arms? As an old hand from the original Sun Group, he simply could not believe they would smuggle arms.
“Has Tianhai Customs confirmed the smuggling of arms?” Li Feng asked.
This batch of goods was ordered by Sun Xipeng. If he was smuggling cars, smuggling perfume, smuggling some industrial products, Li Feng would believe it, but smuggling arms, he absolutely would not believe it no matter what. He would never believe that Sun Xipeng would smuggle arms, because Sun Xipeng was not Master Wen, not the Black Stone Gang. The Sun Group had no gray income. If he smuggled arms, who would he sell them to?
“They have not confirmed that yet; they say the matter is still under investigation.” Lu Ping shook his head.
“Let us go; we will meet the person in charge at Tianhai Customs.” Li Feng said.
Led by Lu Ping, Li Feng and Hu Yuanyuan met the person in charge at Tianhai Customs, a second-level customs inspector.
“Hello, Inspector Xu. I am Hu Yuanyuan, president of Fengyuan Group. I came here today to inquire about the detention of our company’s ships.” Hu Yuanyuan stepped forward and introduced herself.
This customs inspector was in his forties, wearing a pair of thick glasses. Hearing Hu Yuanyuan’s words, he looked up at her and said: “Young lady, you are not joking, are you? You are the president of Fengyuan Group? How is that possible?”
Hearing his words, Li Feng could not help but frown. Tianhai Customs had detained their ships, so it was impossible for them not to know about Fengyuan Group or Hu Yuanyuan’s identity, but it was obvious that this Inspector Xu now had a look of not recognizing Hu Yuanyuan at all.
“Inspector Xu, I am indeed the president of Fengyuan Group.” Hu Yuanyuan said again.
The Lu Ping beside her also said: “Inspector Xu, this is our President Hu. She came this time to inquire about the detention of our company’s ships.”
“Ships detained?” Inspector Xu glanced at Lu Ping, his gaze falling on Hu Yuanyuan, and said: “I did not expect President Hu to be so young and a woman. President Hu came to ask about that batch of goods from your company, right?”
“Yes, Inspector Xu.” Hu Yuanyuan frowned.
“President Hu, I must say you are incredibly bold.” Inspector Xu adjusted his glasses and said indifferently: “We in Tianhai City seize quite a few smuggling cases every year, but none as audacious as your company, actually smuggling arms. President Hu, smuggling arms means going to prison.”
“Inspector Xu.” Hu Yuanyuan’s expression turned cold as she asked: “Does Inspector Xu have any evidence to say we are smuggling arms?”
“Evidence? Would I say it carelessly without evidence?” Inspector Xu snorted lightly and said coldly while looking at Hu Yuanyuan.
“So Inspector Xu has confirmed that we are smuggling arms and is preparing to involve the police in the investigation?” Li Feng spoke at this moment.
“Who are you?” Inspector Xu glanced at Li Feng and asked coldly.
“This is…”
Just as Lu Ping was about to introduce him, Li Feng interrupted him and said: “I am President Hu’s bodyguard.”
So he was a bodyguard!
Inspector Xu snorted coldly: “Did you not see I was talking to President Hu? Is there a place for you, a bodyguard, to speak here?”
Hu Yuanyuan blinked, looking at Li Feng somewhat puzzled. She did not understand why Li Feng claimed to be her bodyguard. Though puzzled, she did not point it out.
“What Li Feng said is exactly what I want to ask. Has the police been involved now?” Hu Yuanyuan asked. If the police were involved, she had nothing to say, but if not, it was clearly just one side’s word from Tianhai Customs.
“Does President Hu hope for the police to get involved?” Inspector Xu asked in return.
“Naturally, I hope the police get involved. Our company did not smuggle arms; I hope the police can seek justice for us.” Hu Yuanyuan said indifferently.
“So President Hu suspects that we at Tianhai Customs are framing you?” Inspector Xu’s face turned ashen as he said coldly while looking at Hu Yuanyuan: “President Hu, you can eat whatever you like carelessly, but you cannot speak carelessly. We at Tianhai Customs are a proper government department.”
Hu Yuanyuan sneered and said: “Inspector Xu, I want to see our company’s goods.”
“No.” Inspector Xu refused without hesitation.
“Inspector Xu, is my request too much?” Hu Yuanyuan said coldly.
“President Hu, before the matter is investigated clearly, you cannot view that batch of goods yet.” Inspector Xu answered.
“I understand.” Hu Yuanyuan gave Inspector Xu a deep look and turned to leave.
As soon as Hu Yuanyuan and the others left, a young man appeared in Inspector Xu’s office. The young man walked into Inspector Xu’s office and said with a light smile: “Inspector Xu, is the matter settled?”
Looking at this young man, Inspector Xu frowned. “Young Master Fu, this matter is very troublesome.”
“What, Inspector Xu, you cannot even handle this small matter?” Young Master Fu looked at Inspector Xu coldly, his expression displeased.
“Young Master Fu, Fengyuan Group is after all a group company in Tianhai City, and it is not small in scale. If they do not let it go easily, I have no way.” Inspector Xu said.
“Useless trash.” Young Master Fu snorted coldly.
“Young Master Fu is right to teach me.” Inspector Xu lowered his head and did not dare to speak. He, a mere inspector, did not dare to offend the Young Master Fu in front of him.
“You must resolve this matter for me. Does Young Master Fu have to spit out what he has set his eyes on?” Young Master Fu said coldly while looking at Inspector Xu.
“Young Master Fu, rest assured; no matter what, I will handle this matter well.” Inspector Xu said hurriedly.
Although he did not know why Young Master Fu wanted Fengyuan Group’s batch of goods, since Young Master Fu wanted it, he just needed to help him unreservedly.
What Fengyuan Group? He had never even heard of it, so naturally he did not take it to heart. He thought that by pinning the crime of smuggling arms on Fengyuan Group, the people from Fengyuan Group would not say anything. Unexpectedly, the people from Fengyuan Group were so ungrateful; then do not blame him for being impolite.
“I hope you will not disappoint me.” Young Master Fu said coldly while giving Inspector Xu a glance.
