There are many institutions in Chang'an City, but one institution has an uncomfortable smell from the beginning. It's always a bit cold here, like the coldness of a morgue.
The gate here is very small, the yard is also very small, and you rarely see people coming in and out on weekdays. The sign hanging at the door is also very small, and the name written on it is "National Bureau of Statistics and Investigation"
In fact, many people know that this is actually the intelligence department of the Datang Kingdom, and its real name is the military's own independent intelligence agency, the "Datang National Defense Force Intelligence Bureau."
With his achievements in fighting through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Bai Fei is now a lieutenant general of the National Security Bureau of Datang. He is currently sitting in his office, discussing the case he is responsible for investigating with colleagues from the National Security Bureau: "How's the investigation going?"
In fact, the Tang Kingdom had two or even three independent intelligence systems. One was the military's "General Intelligence Bureau of the National Defense Forces", the other was the "National Security Bureau" in the hands of Leo, and the other was the "National Security Bureau" under the command of You Lin. "Security Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs", and another is the "Special Security Force" in the hands of Weiss.
In terms of functions, the first three are large intelligence agencies. The intelligence network in Weiss' hands is more inclined to investigate information related to Tang Mo's security, and is a small agency that protects Tang Mo.
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Because several departments compete with each other and supervise each other, Tang's intelligence agencies have always been very efficient, and they are not too worried about a certain person in charge betraying or hiding secrets.
Bai Fei, a general who relied on being Tang Mo's sharp knife, was active on the intelligence front like a lunatic. His nickname of Bloody Hand was not in vain.
The economic expert seconded from the National Security Agency placed a stack of documents on Bai Fei's desk: "As expected, Cyric's wealth is indeed shrinking significantly. Many of their industries have been destroyed. If they are sold off, the value of other properties must also be re-evaluated.”
The main reason why the military was ordered to investigate this case was that Leo's intelligence department was short of manpower. They had no way to monitor the entire Cyric movement, so they could only cooperate with the military.
People on both sides share the results and also check each other's survey data. This can make the data and reports obtained by Tang Mo more accurate.
The expert opened the file, turned to the corresponding page, and continued: "Many second-rate workshops, backward assets that they themselves were unwilling to improve, were disposed of. Because of the failure of the war, some The handling became very sloppy.”
Bai Fei lowered his head and looked at some sensitive figures on the document, and then asked: "So, have you found out how much it is?"
The expert shook his head in embarrassment: "It's hard to say. It may be as many as 200 million to 300 million gold coins. It's not easy to estimate. Because many of the accounts themselves are very vague, and at the same time, we cannot have access to all of Cyric's accounts. . Part of the accounts are analyzed and summarized separately, and the figures vary greatly."
"The Cyric Consortium is too large and too corrupt, and there is a high possibility that it can be manipulated." This expert who is very familiar with such methods said as an example: "It is very likely that they are also taking the opportunity to organize themselves. Asset wealth, offset some shortfalls in this change, and reduce your own losses."
"Fake accounts?" Bai Fei instinctively felt that things should not be so simple, because when he was killing those landlords, they would also do everything possible to hide their private property and try to make a comeback.
Sure enough, the expert from the Security Bureau shook his head: "It's not just fake accounts, but also many things that didn't exist in the first place. For example, the design department that has been empty for a long time, and the Suifa Group that was eliminated decades ago The gun workshop has more than a dozen production lines on the books, but in fact they are all iron furnaces from the last century. How much do you think they are worth?"
"It's really embarrassing. They have become like this?" Bai Fei sneered, completely forgetting that he was once a part of this corruption.
He has now forgotten his past self. Today he is just a mad dog of His Majesty the King, the kind of mad dog that knows how to bite people the most. As a mad dog in the new world, he believed that he was at least a mad dog belonging to the new world...
That's right, he now feels that he no longer belongs to the old world. Tang State has allowed him to see a brand new future and what is worthy of his allegiance.
Economic experts feel that they need to teach the reckless men in the army a lesson: "If Cyric continues to develop smoothly, these accounts on paper are chips that can be sold for money. Don't underestimate the wisdom of these people. They are just greedy, not stupid."
Bai Fei disagreed: "But the facts have proved that they failed, and these have become their burden..."
Seeing that Bai Fei didn't understand the meaning, the economic expert explained again: "I think that's not necessarily the case... Guess the factories that have been cut off and disappeared under our eyes... the talents... …gold coins…how many are real burdens and how many are high-quality projects?”
"You mean?" Bai Fei frowned. He was a soldier. He used to be a useless soldier, but now he is a "military dog." He really didn't have time to think like a businessman.
"Look at this." The economic expert from the Security Bureau turned to another page of information.
"Sofia committed suicide?" Bai Fei raised his eyebrows. The Security Bureau was responsible for this information, and his channel would have to know it later.
"Yes. Cyric's people and our people controlled her, but she hid a pistol and shot herself in the head..." the economic expert said.
"Are you sure she's dead?" Bai Fei glanced at him instinctively.
"We are sure... but what our security bureau can confirm is that the 'Sofia' under the control of the people we sent is dead!" The economic expert bit his tongue, letting Bai Fei grasp the key point.
"Do you suspect she is lying?" he asked naturally.
The expert flipped through the information in front of Bai Fei again: "It's not doubtful, it's very doubtful. We are trying to find ways to control Sophia's original assets, but the whole process is not going smoothly."
"Some fans of Sofia are trying to embezzle these properties, and we can only compete with them. Although we got the bulk, there are indeed many assets that have been robbed by some people." He said while pointing to the information Some data on.
What he didn't say was that because Sophia died so smoothly and suddenly, Leo, the bartender and others all seriously doubted that the Sophia who died in their hands was not the real Sophia.
Because according to their thinking, the woman who once controlled the Cyric Consortium and fought with them for so long should not simply exit in this way.
"This is normal, isn't it?" Bai Fei has a lot of experience in seizing landlords and squires, so he knows some of the tricks involved.
Those people will always hide some money, even if they die and the hidden money will never see the light of day, they will still hide some money.
The economic expert nodded and agreed with Bai Fei's view. But he also put forward his own opinion: "Yes! It is indeed normal, but no matter how normal it is, we cannot ignore its impact."
"Records show that approximately 70 million gold coins in assets and cash...disappeared under our noses. They disappeared without a trace, were squandered, were taken away by some people, and were defeated and shrunk...even before we came. Before, Sophia sold her Flame Castle to one of her mistresses for only 10 gold coins." As he said, he flipped through the corresponding document and pointed it out to Bai Fei.
Bai Fei saw those numbers, the numbers that could drive people crazy: "It's not a small number."
The economic expert sighed and agreed: "Yeah, it's not a small amount. I know this kind of operation very well. Even if only half of the 70 million is operated without our knowledge, in a few years, it will become One hundred million, or even two hundred million!”
"Is there any way to stop it?" Bai Fei asked curiously.
As he spoke, he shook his head helplessly: "There is no way, we are also tracing the whereabouts of these headless funds, but it is really not easy to operate."
In this era, there are no computers or Internet. The accounting process is very troublesome and easy to find loopholes. It is really difficult to trace the whereabouts of every payment. What's more, if someone deliberately conceals the whereabouts of the money, it will be even harder to find.
After the expert finished speaking, he added: "No matter how hard it is to find, we can confirm one thing."
"What's going on?" Bai Fei continued to ask.
The economic expert of the Security Bureau gave a straightforward answer: "Someone has a huge sum of money, and most likely has evil intentions and is preparing to deal with us."
Bai Fei nodded and agreed with his analysis: "What you said makes sense. Is this the important reason why you judge that Sophia is not dead?"
The expert expressed his opinion: "I personally think it doesn't matter whether she is dead or not. What is important is that a certain force that is against us is not dead! They are hiding in the dark and are still staring at us. Still holding on to a huge amount of money that can buy a whole country..."
"Sounds like it's more difficult to deal with than before?" Bai Fei felt that such an enemy hiding in the dark was more difficult to deal with than the Cyric Consortium in the open.
The expert nodded in agreement: "Yes, but don't worry, I believe we will eventually dig out these people one by one and bury them in the soil."
"You're right! I will bury them all! If necessary, I can bury them with my own hands." Bai Fei still has a lot of experience in burying people.
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