After getting in touch with Fu Zhiqiang, we met in the parking lot outside the airport.
There was another woman standing next to him. I had never seen her before. She was wearing business attire and was quite tall.
It seemed that they had been waiting for a long time, so I ran towards them.
The woman standing next to Fu Zhiqiang said to me first: "You are finally back!"
"Who are you?" I asked her with doubts.
"I'll go, it seems you really have lost your memory."
The woman complained and then said to me: "I am Chen Min."
Chen Min, I heard from An Lan that she has a lawyer friend named Chen Min.
Fu Zhiqiang said at this time: "Brother, let's get in the car first, it's quite cold outside."
I nodded and got in the car with them.
Fu Zhiqiang then drove towards the city. Chen Min on the other side said to me: "Now I will briefly tell you about the current situation in the company."
"Let's talk about An Lan's situation first." I interrupted her.
Chen Min was stunned for a moment, then looked at me again before saying: "It seems that you are more concerned about An Lan's affairs. Fortunately, I got the news this morning that An Lan has been imprisoned in the detention center. It may not be easy to see her."
My brows instantly furrowed and I asked her again: "What's the reason?"
"Illegal smuggling."
These four words were like a heavy hammer hitting my head, making me feel dizzy.
After being stunned for a while, I said, "How is this possible?"
Chen Min shrugged and said, "Based on the current situation I have, this is it."
"Could he be framed?"
"It's hard to say. An Lan hasn't said anything until now. I can't find any evidence of being framed here. On the contrary, all the evidence points to An Lan's involvement in illegal smuggling."
Of course I didn't believe that An Lan would participate in illegal smuggling. After being silent for a while, I said again: "I heard An Lan said that you are one of her best friends, so do you really know that she would do such a thing?
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"I don't believe it," Chen Min said without hesitation, "but all the evidence so far is conclusive. I am a lawyer, so I can only believe in the evidence."
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and then said, "Let's go to the detention center first. I want to see her."
"I guess you won't be able to see her." Chen Min said.
“You won’t know until you go there.”
More than an hour later, we arrived at a detention center in the suburbs.
The high wall covered with barbed wire came into view and made me feel a little dazed.
It's similar to what you see in movies and TV. The armed policemen on duty at the gates and high walls are all armed with live ammunition.
This is the first time in my life that I have been to such a place. I thought it was very far away from my life, so far away that it was just a legend and had nothing to do with me.
I never thought that one day, I would stand here so anxiously.
The gate guard looked at us warily. After we parked the car, we walked towards the gate together.
The armed policeman on guard didn't even look at the ID card I handed over. He pointed to the small bungalow next to me and asked us to go there to register and apply for passes.
However, it was only after one o'clock in the afternoon, and the staff who handled the pass did not go to work, so we could only wait stupidly at the door.
I stared at the high wall, feeling very panicked. I felt that the panic was hurting my heart, and the pain felt like a knife cutting me.
I don't even know if I can see An Lan, and I have no idea how to save her.
But I know one thing, I can't let her stay in a place like this, I must rescue her.
An hour later, someone finally came to work.
But when we walked in together and said we wanted to visit, we were sent away.
The reason is that he has not been sentenced yet, so visits are prohibited!
We returned to the car in embarrassment. Chen Min spread his hands and said, "How was it? I said I couldn't see it."
"Is there any other way?" I asked.
After a very long silence, Chen Min finally said: "There is a way, but I don't know if it will work."
"Speak quickly." I said anxiously.
"I am a lawyer, so I can see An Lan. If you want to see her, you have to pretend to be my assistant. That might work."
"Then hurry up and give it a try!" I said hurriedly.
Chen Min then said: "But you have to think clearly. If you do this, if it is exposed, you may never be able to see her again, and even I will be teased about my qualifications for visitation."
Chen Min's words were like a heavy hammer hitting me. How should I make a choice?
But if I just leave like this, I don't know what to do next, and it won't help.
I might as well give it a try. Only when I see An Lan can I understand everything that happened and solve the problem!
After weighing it for a long time, I said to Chen Min: "I have thought clearly, let's give it a try!"
Chen Min nodded, but then said: "I will definitely not be able to do it today."
"Why not?" I asked puzzled.
Chen Min rolled his eyes and said: "You have already been to the guard post just now, and everyone recognizes you. Now you come here to pretend to be my assistant. Do you think they are fools?"
It seems to be true, I was just too anxious to see An Lan, so I didn’t think much about it.
I fell silent again and said with all kinds of thoughts in my mind: "Then when can I come?"
"It's okay tomorrow. The staff at their sentry usually change every day. If they change tomorrow, they won't recognize you."
It seemed that this was the only way to go, so I finally gave up and could only wait until tomorrow.
Fu Zhiqiang asked again: "How should we go now?"
Chen Min said: "Go back to the company first and discuss it later."
Fu Zhiqiang nodded and started the car. Along the way, Chen Min told me a lot about what happened in the company.
Through his introduction mixed with many professional terms, I roughly understood the reasons for some things.
Yuanfeng Group has many subsidiaries all over the country. The headquarters implements unified management and management of them through assets or some form of link, in order to achieve the purpose of rationally allocating resources and achieving economies of scale.
However, because the industries involved are diversified and all have independent financial accounting business models, it is inevitable that some of these companies will not be properly supervised.
This time, the problem lies with its company that is responsible for foreign trade business.
It is said that there were serious problems with the customs declaration procedures for a batch of goods. They were suspected of smuggling and were strictly investigated by the customs.
Since it is responsible for the logistics and customs declaration of the entire group, it is directly involved in the head office.
Currently, the person in charge, An Lan, has been detained, and even the relevant persons in charge are under investigation.
It is said that the amount of smuggling this time is as high as 200 million US dollars. This is no ordinary smuggling, it is a major case!
I also heard it. All the evidence so far confirms that it is indeed smuggling. As for what unknown secrets there are, Chen Min doesn't know.
At present, the company's assets have been frozen, including An Lan's personal assets. In just one week, the group's stock has continued to fall, and many senior managers have resigned one after another.
In short, the group's current situation is already in danger!
Including An Lan, once the crime is proven, what awaits her will be more than ten years or life imprisonment!