Chapter 162: The Wife-Cherisher's Rise to Power

The gist is that a secretary named Xiao Yang exposed that County Magistrate Jiang Yu had used his position to sexually harass her while on duty.

Since it has already made the newspapers, it is evident that this woman's goal is to ruin Jiang Yu.

"I believe that Brother Yu would not do such a thing, but now many people know about it,"

Jiang Dacheng said with some worry.

Public opinion is a fearful thing; regardless of whether this matter is true or false, it will have an extremely negative impact on Jiang Yu as County Magistrate.

Jiang Cheng frowned deeply; his younger brother had always been tactful and well-connected, so how could he have fallen into such a trap?

In the evening, a gloomy atmosphere swept through the entire Jiang Family.

Once such a scandal hit the newspapers, everyone knew about it very quickly.

In the courtyard, neighbors gathered in groups of three or five, whispering and discussing, occasionally bursting into laughter.

By the time Jiang Cheng returned, these people quickly switched to other topics, only to start talking about it again impatiently once he entered the house.

The house was filled with the smell of smoke, and Jiang Cheng saw his father standing at the doorway with his head hanging low.

Like every child, he communicated more with his mother at home.

He did not know when it started, but his father had become so aged, his hair more than half gray.

In the bleak winter day, it appeared somewhat sorrowful.

"A-Cheng, do you know about A-Yu's situation?"

He used a tone of consultation.

If time were pushed back ten years, Jiang Aiguo certainly would not have been so helpless.

He was a Founding General and would never allow anyone to bully his son like this.

His old comrades-in-arms were spread all over the country, many of them in high positions.

But now was not ten years ago; his close old comrades were either sick or gone, and now when there was trouble at home, the first person he thought of was his eldest son.

"Dad, don't worry, I will handle it."

Jiang Cheng first put his father at ease, then asked, "Where is A-Yu?"

"In the study upstairs."

Jiang Cheng first returned to his room to give Si Rong a word, then went to the study at the corner.

The study was filled with smoke, and Jiang Yu leaned against the mahogany chair with a weary expression.

Seeing Jiang Cheng, he gave a bitter smile, "Brother, you're back?"

Jiang Cheng stepped forward, pulled the cigarette from his mouth, extinguished it, and threw it into the trash can.

"If you smoke again, I'll beat you!"

"I'm asking you, is what that secretary said in the newspaper true or false?"

Jiang Yu was silent for a long while.

Jiang Cheng was very dissatisfied and kicked him directly, "Xu Yan is a good woman; do you really dare to let her down? Is that how I taught you?"

In the era of their childhood, there was no such thing as "raising children"; as long as you didn't starve to death, it was fine.

Therefore, when Jiang Yu was little, he was almost like Jiang Cheng's little tail.

"I did not let Xu Yan down."

Jiang Yu said after taking a kick, and he gave a bitter smile as he asked Jiang Cheng back, "Big Brother, besides Sister-in-law, have you ever had feelings for another woman in your life?"

After this question was asked, as expected, the County Magistrate took another kick.

"So, you mean you have feelings for that secretary?"

Jiang Cheng intended to kick him to death right then and there.

"No!" Jiang Yu retorted, "I only have my wife in my heart! I was just trying to probe your thoughts."

Jiang Cheng:...

He gave him another kick, "What time is it, and you're still acting so unserious! I think you deserve it!"

"How is Xu Yan?"

Jiang Yu sighed, his brows lowered, "She is not angry, and she hasn't made a scene with me."

This was the part he found most difficult to bear.

Although he had not let Xu Yan down, the matter had become a huge scandal, and his wife would surely hear those rumors when she went out; the Xu Family was also a family of status, and those two sisters-in-law from Xu Yan's maiden family would certainly use this to mock his wife.

He would rather his wife make a scene with him than have her keep all that sadness bottled up inside.

"Do you know who set you up?" Jiang Cheng asked again.

Jiang Yu shook his head, "No leads."

"Go downstairs! Mom and Dad are both very worried about you."

Jiang Yu went downstairs, and the whole family was gathered in the living room.

Including the distressed Xu Yan, and his sister-in-law who was still in her postpartum month holding the baby.

Jiang Yu suddenly felt his eyes grow hot.

Jiang Aiguo and Hu Qian were certain that their son must have been set up by someone at work.

"Who usually keeps an eye on your position as County Magistrate?"

Jiang Aiguo was an old soldier after all; he considered such matters from a political perspective first.

Below the County Magistrate, there were only the Deputy County Magistrate and the District Chief.

The officialdom is like a battlefield; now that Jiang Yu, the County Magistrate, had such a scandal, the situation was most favorable for those two.

Thus, the three men discussed along this line of inquiry.

Hu Qian's attention was on that secretary, "To untie the knot, one must find the person who tied it; what is the background of that secretary surnamed Yang?"

"She was just transferred here this year," Jiang Yu didn't know much, having no private contact with her outside of work.

Until two days ago.

After work, Xiao Yang confessed to him, saying she didn't care about status, only about being able to stay by his side.

Xiao Yang was young, with a clever personality and a pretty, peach-blossom face.

When a girl like that offers herself, few men can resist.

To tell the truth, Jiang Yu used a great deal of willpower at the time, constantly reciting his wife's name in his heart, before he could control himself and decisively refuse.

He even left the office at top speed, as if fleeing.

It was just unexpected that the woman's true goal was to ruin his reputation.

Afterwards, Jiang Yu couldn't help but recall his father's teachings to the two brothers.

Those who love their wives will have prosperous lives.

If he hadn't been thinking of his wife at the time, he would truly be powerless to fight back now if he had been muddled for a moment.

"Right, if we investigate this Xiao Yang clearly, we will be able to find out who is behind her."

"Call the police!" Si Rong said, gently patting the cat's back, "This way, we can curb the rumors immediately,"

and it is beneficial to the younger brother-in-law's official career.

"We must call the police," Si Rong's thoughts coincided with Jiang Cheng's, "and it should be done with great fanfare; it would be best to hold a press conference."

The attitude must be established first, and the truth can be investigated slowly.

"Additionally, I think there is another direction we can investigate," Si Rong thought for a moment and added, "the jealousy of those around you."

"For example, classmates or colleagues who were once the same as you, but later could only look up to you."

This inspiration came from Si Rong's former good friend; she had never offended Li Xuan, and had even been a benefactor to her.

Yet, simply because of jealousy, Li Xuan was able to reach out and harm her.

This line of reasoning provided by Si Rong was like a small hammer, gently tapping a sound into Jiang Yu's mind.

He really did remember one person.

His former good friend Yang Feng, whose distant cousin is the secretary Yang Min.

In high school, they were the best of classmates, but later he chose to pursue an official career, while Yang Feng chose to enter a factory and become an Engineer, only to be laid off when the wave of layoffs hit.

The last time they met, he was in a car, while Yang Feng was putting up flyers.

When they looked at each other, Jiang Yu saw the extremely complex look in his eyes.

The two had once sat side by side on the playground, but fate had pulled them onto two different paths.

Could this conspiracy really have been planned by Yang Feng?

Jiang Yu found it hard to believe.