"There's a mole on your side," Wen Ru said.
Lei Chengping grunted in acknowledgnt. It was so obvious that a special reminder wasn't necessary.
His mind was racing.
Who could it be?
The specifics of the deal were only known to the top executives of the group.
This ant that the mole was among these executives or their confidants!
In his mind, he repeatedly envisioned each figure, feeling that not one of them seed likely, yet anyone could be.
"How did Political Commissioner Wen find out?"
"Director told ."
"Liang Jianfeng?"
"Yes."
"Did he plant soone within my ranks?"
Lei Chengping frowned deeply, his face overtaken by a fierce deanor.
Wen Ru pondered for a mont and said, "Not necessarily."
"He hasn't been in the Provincial City long; it doesn't seem like sothing he'd do."
For the police, stability is paramount.
Drug deals appear to be major cases, but such matters hardly impact ordinary people.
As long as they aren't over the top, don't stir up too much trouble, or unless soone reports them.
Without these conditions, usually, the police wouldn't investigate specially.
Furthermore, Liang Jianfeng has just arrived and hasn't yet grasped the underground dynamics of the Provincial City, so he likely wouldn't rashly insert informants.
"Where did he get the information?"
Lei Chengping said, "Few people know about this deal."
Wen Ru replied, "Maybe soone from your group contacted Mr. Liang. This is your internal affair; handle it yourself."
Lei Chengping responded unemotionally, "I understand, thank you, Political Commissioner Wen."
"Don't thank , besides, tomorrow's deal is still on."
"What?" Lei Chengping was startled. "Why?"
Wen Ru calmly said, "Not many on the police side know about tomorrow's deal. If it's canceled, Liang Jianfeng might suspect there are insiders within the police."
Lei Chengping realized, "Alright, I understand."
Compared to tomorrow's deal's losses, if Wen Ru is suspected by the police, those losses would be greater.
Moreover, for tomorrow's deal, they could notify the seller to prepare less inventory, minimizing the loss.
Wen Ru advised, "Be cautious on your end. Next ti, the information might again reach the police."
Lei Chengping squinted, "Next ti, I'll sniff out that traitor!"
"Yes."
Wen Ru had no interest in what he was planning to do.
After hanging up the phone, Lei Chengping reviewed those in the know about the deal.
From top to bottom, there were roughly thirty-plus individuals.
The number wasn't too small or too large.
Determining who leaked the info seed challenging.
After pondering for a mont, he located a phone number and dialed, "Uncle Nan, there's a mole in the group!"
...
City Bureau, Office.
Wen Ru's petite figure curled up in the spacious boss's chair, her mood as gloomy as the rainy weather outside.
She too wondered where Liang Jianfeng obtained the information?
Even within the Lei Group, only a select few had the privilege to know such details.
It's certain that Liang Jianfeng didn't actively investigate but soone from the Lei Group contacted him.
She didn't care who it was, only why they did it?
Is it an internal issue of interest distribution within the Lei Group, or factional conflict?
Or... is it aid at her?
One thought after another surfaced, confusing her mind.
She closed her eyes, massaged her brow, and gently exhaled, forcing herself to calm down and not overthink.
No matter what the motive is, for now, everything remains unchanged.
Moreover, her identity is known only to a few big players behind the scenes in the Lei Group.
Hence, this incident of reporting is likely unrelated to her; it should be an internal conflict within the Lei Group.
...
After hearing Lei Chengping's account, Uncle Nan pondered for a few seconds and asked, "Who have you told about this matter?"
"Only you, Uncle Nan."
"Good, don't tell anyone else for now."
Uncle Nan instructed, "Now, call them individually and inform them that tomorrow's deal ti has changed."
"No way!" Lei Chengping protested, "Changing the ti will affect Wen Ru..."
"Let finish," Uncle Nan interjected, "Tell Lu Guirong, the deal ti is moved to ten o'clock the morning after tomorrow. Tell Chen Jin, it's changed to next Monday evening. Tell..."
Uncle Nan instructed him to tell each person a different deal ti.
Lei Chengping's face lit up with understanding; he grasped Uncle Nan's purpose.
Uncle Nan wanted to flush out the traitor who was leaking information!
By temporarily changing the deal ti, the traitor would inevitably inform the police of the new ti.
However, the traitor wouldn't know that each person received a different deal ti.
At this mont, they needed to wait for Wen Ru to relay which day the police were inford; then they'd pinpoint the traitor within the group!
"Uncle Nan's move is genius!"
"Go notify them," Uncle Nan's voice was cold, "I want to know who the traitor is!"
After hanging up, Lei Chengping imdiately began contacting and notifying each one.
Half an hour later, the last call ended.
Lei Chengping lit a cigarette.
Next, all he had to do was wait!
Wait for the traitor to leak the new date to the police.
He too was eager to know who was betraying them!
...
"Knock, knock."
"Co in."
Tan Xiang looked up to see Shen Qing enter the office.
She approached and said, "I just received word that the Lei Group has moved tomorrow's deal to next week."
"Changed?" Tan Xiang frowned.
How could it change so suddenly?
The ti was only set this morning, and in a matter of hours, it was changed.
Is it a coincidence?
Intuition told Tan Xiang that this was no coincidence.
She thought for a few seconds and called Song Guanchao.
"District Chief Song, did you inform the higher-ups about tomorrow's deal?"
"I did."
"The ti has changed."
"Hmm?" Song Guanchao didn't quite understand.
Tan Xiang explained, "The Lei Group has changed the specific ti of the deal."
Song Guanchao made a sound of realization, imdiately grasping her aning.
She suspected the Lei Group had received information from the police and therefore changed the deal ti.
It's a normal suspicion, given the brief interval between setting the deal ti and changing it.
"Wait, sothing's not right."
Suddenly, Song Guanchao caught on to a detail.
If the Lei Group had received a warning from the mole, they must suspect an internal mole!
In such tis, they should cancel the deal, not rely change the ti.
After all, if the information could leak once, it could leak again.
Yet, the Lei Group didn't cancel; they altered the ti instead.
"The Lei Group is hunting for the traitor!" Song Guanchao deduced their intention.
If he was right, each mber of the Lei Group was given a different deal ti.
Once he submitted the new date to the police and the Lei Group learned which date, they'd quickly identify the mole.
"I get it," Tan Xiang's tone was calm, "District Chief Song rest assured, the mole doesn't know my identity. I've always communicated with the Lei Group's mole anonymously."
Hearing her words, Song Guanchao felt a sudden sense of unease: "What do you an?"
Tan Xiang replied, "Please tell the latest date to the police."
Song Guanchao's heart sank: "Once I tell the police, the Lei Group can imdiately identify the mole. Even if the mole doesn't know your identity, the Lei Group won't spare him."
"What does that have to do with District Chief Song?"
Tan Xiang's tone remained indifferent, devoid of any emotion: "Is the survival of a criminal group's traitor really important?"
"Besides, we're only speculating that the Lei Group changed the ti upon receiving a warning from the mole."
"But whether that's true needs validation. This traitor can be used precisely for verification."
"If he's silenced by the Lei Group, it confirms the mole's likely range."
"Using a criminal group's mber to bait out an undercover from the police, is there an issue?"
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