Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 550: Chapter 549: The Missing File

Su Yang fell silent for a moment before saying, ”Get me some detailed information about the Ling Family.”

”This...,” Wang Feng scratched his head, ”I’ll try my best to find a way, but I might not be able to gather all the information.”

Su Yang said, ”I don’t need it to be complete, I just need to know their capital flow.”

”Oh, I’ll get on it right away,” Wang Feng nodded eagerly, although he was very curious inside, not knowing what Su Yang really meant.

It was clear that this was Su Yang’s first encounter dealing with someone from the Seven Great Families of Zifeng City, meaning he had no old grudges. Under such circumstances, why was Su Yang so interested in the Ling Family?

Honestly, the Ling Family really wasn’t prominent among the Seven Great Families. Whether in literature, martial arts, or business and wealth, they were not distinguished and lacked any representativeness.

Could it be, just because the Ling Family had facilitated the unity of the Seven Great Families, Su Yang started to focus on them? But that didn’t make sense!

In the afternoon, Su Yang went to the city archives by himself; surely there must be some information on a retired soldier like Old Lin.

Upon entering the Archive Bureau and stating his purpose, the portly man sitting behind the desk put on a show of difficulty: ”Oh dear, I’m terribly sorry, our records are confidential and cannot be leaked. I’m afraid I can’t help you with this!”

Su Yang remained calm and did not speak. As soon as he entered the door, he had used the Soul Searching Technique to read the man, and he naturally knew that the information was accessible; the issue was simply whether you paid or not.

If it had been earlier, Su Yang would have definitely taken care of the man with a beating, forcing him to produce the information. But that wouldn’t work now; Su Yang couldn’t afford to spook the prey.

Of course, Su Yang could have also used methods to control the man’s mind. However, that approach was also not suitable. After all, how could he search the records if the man’s mind was fully controlled?

With no other options, Su Yang finally approached the man and handed over a box of cigarettes that Wang Feng had prepared for him in advance: ”I’m really sorry, I have something very important concerning that person, could you please help me out?”

The man took the cigarette box, opened it to have a look, and his expression instantly brightened. Inside the box was all money.

”Well, I see you’re an honest person. Alright, I’ll go and take a look for you,” the man discreetly pocketed the cigarette box, ”Just wait a moment, I’ll go check on that computer over there.”

Su Yang sat to the side, letting out a breath of relief. If he could find information on Old Lin from this computer, it would make his search for Old Lin much easier.

After the man fiddled with the computer for a while, he returned to Su Yang with a puzzled expression: ”Are you sure you got the name right?”

”What’s wrong?” Su Yang asked curiously.

”I can’t find any information about this person in the computer,” the man replied.

”What?” Su Yang was astonished: ”How is that possible?”

”I can’t find anything; you must be mistaken,” the man answered: ”It has to be someone from our city; otherwise, there’s no way to find them here.”

Su Yang used the Soul Searching Technique on the man again and discovered that he wasn’t lying. This made Su Yang even more puzzled as to why there was no record of Old Lin. Wasn’t it something that had happened only in recent years?

However, since he couldn’t find anything here, Su Yang didn’t waste any more time.

After leaving the Archive Bureau, Su Yang thought it over and finally decided to make a phone call to the military, asking someone to check on Old Lin’s information.

Soon, the information came through from the military: there were records of Old Lin returning there.

”Why can’t we find information here, but our military has it?” Su Yang asked in astonishment.

”There are two possibilities: one is that Old Lin never returned to the local area, so his files and records didn’t end up there. However, this is highly unlikely because we are all required to register our information and records as soon as we are discharged,” the other end paused before continuing, ”Another possibility is that someone has erased his archival information!”

”Erased archival information?” Su Yang was surprised: ”Is that something that can be done?”

The person on the other end answered, ”If it involves someone with great power, acting in such a way is entirely normal.”

Su Yang frowned, wondering if Old Lin had offended some powerful figure.

”Do we still have any information on Old Lin on our military side, like his exact address?” Su Yang asked urgently.

”No, Old Lin was discharged two years ago, and such information is no longer preserved,” the person on the phone explained.

Su Yang felt helpless, realizing it was impossible to obtain any information on Old Lin from this source.

In the afternoon, Su Yang wandered aimlessly on the streets by himself. Since he couldn’t get any information from the Archive Bureau, his direct approach to finding Old Lin was also gone.

At seven-thirty, Wang Feng came looking for Su Yang again: ”Mr. Su, I’m really sorry for getting off work late today. Tonight I have arranged for a river tour, quite famous here in Zifeng City. Many visitors from out of town will go there to have a good time.”

”You really don’t need to go to such lengths,” Su Yang said: ”I can take care of meals and such on my own; you don’t need to make these special arrangements for me.”

”How could I not?” Wang Feng hurriedly replied: ”Brother told me to take good care of you no matter what. It’s no trouble for me; I’ve been in Zifeng City for many years, and these things are just a gesture.”

Su Yang said nothing more, acknowledging that Wang Feng was indeed a very enthusiastic person.

Once inside the car, Wang Feng handed some information to Su Yang: ”Mr. Su, here are the documents on the Ling Family that you asked for. I got them through a friend at the bank, and it includes their main cash flow!”

Su Yang flipped through the documents for a while and frowned: ”What is this Wanchuan River Subsidiary all about?”

”Oh, that’s an enterprise under the Ling Family,” Wang Feng replied: ”They established this subsidiary over a decade ago, supposedly mainly involved in mining operations.”

”Does this subsidiary make a lot of money?” Su Yang inquired: ”Why is there such a significant capital inflow each year?”

”Making money?” Wang Feng immediately shook his head: ”This is the least profitable of all the Ling Family’s endeavors, and you could even say it loses money. Since its establishment, this subsidiary has never turned a profit; it has always been losing money. They say it’s mining, but there has never been a mine in operation; it’s just been continuously propped up. Honestly, if it weren’t for this Wanchuan River, the Ling Family’s status among the Seven Great Families would probably be higher!”

”Really?” Su Yang’s brow furrowed, his intuition telling him there was something amiss with the Ling Family and this Wanchuan River was problematic as well.

”You just said the subsidiary was created over a decade ago,” Su Yang remarked: ”And the Ling Family’s push to unite the Seven Great Families also started around a decade ago. Is there much of a time difference between these two events?”