Chapter 65

Zhou Tao was startled and quickly said, “Captain, Captain, please don’t be upset, don’t be upset. I’ve already caught those two men. They said they were just intermediaries. They looked at Sister-in-law’s photo and agreed to a price of 1,000 yuan.”

Gu Zhixing sat back down. “Wang Xinzhou, you really deserve to die. It seems we can’t wait for more evidence. We need to capture Wang Xinzhou first, then investigate that woman as soon as possible.”

“Yes, Captain.”

Another few days passed, and Gu Zhixing directly delivered the report letter to the home of another deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee.

This Deputy Director Zhou had a longstanding conflict with Wang Xinzhou, and it was rumored that the current director of the Revolutionary Committee would retire next year. It was unclear who would take over the position, but it seemed that the two of them had been secretly battling for the spot.

That night, Wang Xinzhou returned home and immediately noticed an envelope on the table. He quickly asked, “Whose is this?”

His wife hurriedly responded, “I don’t know. I saw it when I came back from buying groceries today. It looked like it was yours, so I didn’t dare touch it.”

Wang Xinzhou noticed that the envelope was sealed, with “Wang Xinzhou, personal” written on it. After thinking for a moment, he took it to the study.

In the study, Wang Xinzhou tore open the envelope and saw a photo fall out. His pupils dilated and his brows furrowed. He quickly read through the entire letter and then laughed heartily, “This really helps me! It really helps me! The director’s position will definitely be mine next year!”

At 9 PM that night, Wang Xinzhou led a group of people to the door of a private residence. They knocked loudly, “Bang, bang, bang!”

Wang Xinzhou had just finished his exercise and was lying in bed with a woman. The sudden knocking on the door startled him.

The woman woke up in a panic and asked, “What are you doing? It’s the middle of the night, can’t you let people sleep?”

“Zhao Meizi, I’m your neighbor, the elder sister from next door. My daughter was playing with a shuttlecock and accidentally kicked it into your yard. She’s crying inside, could you please open the door?”

Zhao Yingying, irritated, dressed quickly. “Why are you playing with a shuttlecock in the middle of the night?” After calming the man down, she said, “It’s fine, I’ll open the door. It’s just our neighbor.”

The man nodded, yawned, and turned over to go back to sleep.

Zhao Yingying reluctantly went to open the door, muttering, “Sister, can’t you stop kicking things into our yard every time? How many times has this happened?”

Before Zhao Yingying could finish, she looked up and froze in shock. Just as she was about to scream, a man rushed forward and covered her mouth.

A group of people barged into the house, and Wang Xinzhou, hearing the chaotic footsteps, was startled. He hurriedly grabbed his clothes and began putting them on, only to see four or five men entering. To his surprise, they were all from the Revolutionary Committee.

Calmly dressing, he looked at them and asked, “What are you all doing?”

“Oh, isn’t this Deputy Director Wang? We received a tip-off from the public about some shady business going on here, so we came to do a surprise inspection. Looks like the floodwaters have reached the Dragon King Temple!”

Wang Xinzhou roared, “Get out! All of you, get out!”

At that moment, Wang Xinzhou walked in. “Deputy Director Wang, this isn’t appropriate, is it? There are a lot of people outside, and even if you want to protect yourself, you won’t be able to.”

Wang Xinzhou’s eyes widened like copper bells. “It’s you! Hmph! Don’t think this little thing can bring me down!”

Wang Xinzhou smiled and said, “Whether you’re brought down or not is not up to me.”

He then waved at the others. “Let’s go, take Deputy Director Wang back for a cup of tea.”

A few of them chuckled and, with ropes in hand, began to tie Wang Xinzhou up.

Wang Xinzhou yelled, “You dare to tie me up? Do you know who my uncle is?”

Wang Xinzhou curled the corner of his mouth and said, “How could I not know? Isn’t it Shen Nan from the Propaganda Department? With your actions, even he can’t protect you.”

“Let’s go. Take him away. I, Wang Xinzhou, will take full responsibility for everything.”

The others realized it was a battle between big players, and they had no choice but to follow orders.

Wang Xinzhou, disheveled, was escorted out, and the woman Zhao Yingying was also taken along to the Revolutionary Committee.

By now, Wang Xinzhou had calmed down. This scandal was neither too big nor too small; it all depended on how people talked about it.

After arriving at the Revolutionary Committee, the men just locked him in a room and even offered him tea.

There was a small bed in the room. Wang Xinzhou looked at the group, secretly thinking to himself, “How dare you treat me like this? You’ll regret it later!”

The men said nothing and locked the door.

As for the woman, her fate wasn’t as gentle. She was thrown into the interrogation room.

After a round of threats and intimidation, the woman quickly confessed everything.

On the other side, Wang Xinzhou knew it wouldn’t be easy to bring Wang Xinzhou down with just this scandal.

He glanced at the report letter in his hand, clenched his teeth, and decided to go all in. “Let’s go to Deputy Director Wang’s house.”

The group exchanged glances. “Deputy Director Zhou, we need to think this through. What if… we can’t afford the consequences.”

“Don’t worry. If anything goes wrong, I’ll take full responsibility. You guys won’t be involved.”

At home, Wang Xinzhou’s wife and two children were startled by loud knocks on the door. Wang Xinzhou’s eldest son, annoyed, walked over and said, “What’s going on? Don’t you know who my father is? Are you tired of living?”

Wang Xinzhou smiled and replied, “Nephew, step aside. This is serious. If things go badly, your whole family might get criticized. Don’t block us.”

Wang Xinzhou’s eldest son glared at Wang Xinzhou. “Hmph! I know you don’t get along with my father, but if you dare slander him, our family isn’t easy to mess with.”

“Whether it’s slander or not, we’ll find out after an investigation.”

Wang Xinzhou pushed Wang Xinzhou’s eldest son aside and led the group inside.

He didn’t allow them to search randomly, heading straight to Wang Xinzhou’s study. When they found the door locked, they immediately broke it open with an axe.

Wang Xinzhou proceeded to search the desk drawers. To his surprise, they were locked too, but that didn’t stop him. After forcing them open, he found several photographs of women and a small notebook.

Opening it, he saw that it detailed the dates, locations, and amounts of money exchanged—everything written clearly. Wang Xinzhou laughed heartily.

“Deputy Director, we’ve made a new discovery.”

He turned and saw that there were stacks of money hidden inside a cabinet in the bookshelf. “Wang Xinzhou, Wang Xinzhou, you can’t escape a charge of embezzlement. Let’s see how you’ll fight me now.”

With the evidence in hand, Wang Xinzhou proudly led the group back to the Revolutionary Committee.

When the director of the Revolutionary Committee saw the situation, he immediately realized that this was no longer within his jurisdiction. He quickly reported it to the police.

The police, in turn, sent Gu Zhixing to take over the investigation.