Chapter 114: Finding a Witness for the Prosecution!

Tang Ye returned to his office to sort out his thoughts.

He did not feel at ease leaving matters to others to handle.

Tang Ye still had to intervene!

Only in this way could he control the overall situation!

Xu Qiao knocked on the door and said softly, "Liu Xia is here!"

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "Let her in."

Liu Xia was the Accountant of Liuqiao Village and was related to Liu Guang.

Tang Ye smiled as he poured a cup of tea for Liu Xia, "Drink some tea first!"

Liu Xia felt a chill from that smile!

She was flattered and said, "Thank you, Town Mayor Tang."

Tang Ye waited for Liu Xia to finish her tea and said softly, "Accountant Liu, I have an understanding of your situation. For so many years, under Liu Guang's coercion, you have done many things that violated regulations. As long as you are willing to stand up and testify against Liu Guang, I can guarantee that you will not be implicated."

Liu Xia's expression changed slightly as she bit her lip, "I don't know. I don't know what Liu Guang did behind the scenes. Although I am the accountant, the official seal and bank cards were held by him; I usually just kept the accounts according to his requirements."

Tang Ye suddenly slapped the desk and said angrily, "Liu Xia, as an accountant, you were negligent in management and seriously derelict in your duties. Do you think you can get away with it by pushing all the responsibility onto Liu Guang? Don't be naive."

Liu Xia's eyes darted away.

She dared not meet Tang Ye's gaze.

"I plead guilty! I am willing to accept punishment!"

Liu Xia taking the initiative to admit her faults was not the result Tang Ye wanted.

"Sister Xia, I know you have a son studying at university in the provincial capital with excellent grades. You know that once you are sentenced, it means your son's background check will have issues; many large companies, especially state-owned enterprises, have strict requirements for political vetting. Your mistakes will implicate your son. What a pity!"

Liu Xia's lips trembled as she said with difficulty, "Town Mayor Tang, I am not afraid of retaliation from Liu Guang. I am afraid of my son being persecuted by them. Liu Guang warned me that if anything happened to him and I dared to talk nonsense, he would leave my son with no way out."

Tang Ye did not expect that he had guessed correctly!

Liu Xia's Achilles' heel was indeed her son.

"Sister Xia, I have learned about your situation from the villagers. You are usually kind to people, especially when Sister Liu's husband was ill; you took the initiative to lend her money many times. You are not a bad person at heart. As long as you boldly report them, I will bring all those who have violated the law and discipline to justice; there will not be a single one who escapes the net. Whether they want to retaliate against you or your family, I am your strongest backing."

With Tang Ye's attitude alternating between hard and soft, Liu Xia's mood was like riding a roller coaster.

She had heard of Tang Ye; it was said he was a favorite of the County Party Secretary and also had connections in the city.

After being silent for a full three minutes, for the sake of her son, she finally steeled her heart!

"Town Mayor Tang, I will tell you everything, and there is also an account book."

Tang Ye's eyes lit up; it was just as he had guessed, the account book found at the village committee was fake.

"Where is the account book?"

"Liu Guang hid it. However, I kept a wary eye; every time I finished keeping accounts for Liu Guang, I would secretly record them myself."

A surprise!

Liu Xia had actually made a "copy"!

"Sister Xia, you should be glad you kept a wary eye.

I will prove to the investigation team that you were an undercover agent hidden by Liu Guang's side, and that you played a key role in uncovering the truth."

Hearing Tang Ye say this!

Liu Xia went all out.

"The account book is in a hidden compartment under the bed in my room. Town Mayor Tang, you must keep your promise; you cannot let me become a stain on my son's record."

Tang Ye's expression was serious, "Rest assured, starting from today, I will instruct Ren Jun to arrange for police officers to protect the safety of you and your son.

However, you must provide effective clues to help us round up his accomplices as soon as possible. Only in this way can you and your family be considered safe."

Under Tang Ye's reassurance, Liu Xia's gaze became firm.

"Liu Guang has a die-hard crony named Liu Yang who has been to prison before. He opened a labor service company and often brought a group of fierce-looking people back to the village. Liu Dong was driven crazy by him! After Liu Ziyi's family was ruined, he occupied the village and the fish pond."

From his visits, Tang Ye had already learned from the villagers that Liu Yang was the biggest accomplice by Liu Guang's side.

One in the light, one in the dark, preying on the villagers.

"This villain, don't worry, he won't escape."

Liu Xia continued, "This labor service company actually has tricks; it only recruits women, saying it's to introduce them to factories in the south, but in fact, that is not the case."

Tang Ye's eyes lit up, sensing something wrong, "Not going to factories, then what are they doing?"

Liu Xia gritted her teeth and said, "In fact, they are forced into prostitution. There was a young girl in the same village who was sold to Guangdong Province at eighteen. She had a very unyielding personality, and they used every cruel trick imaginable. The girl still refused to accept her fate and, when they weren't paying attention, jumped from the building. A very beautiful girl was just gone like that! Later, they lied and claimed it was a factory accident and paid the girl's parents a sum of money. I heard this by accident when they were drunk and let their guard down!"

Tang Ye clenched his fists, his eyes turning cold.

"The clues you provided are very valuable.

Whether it is Liu Guang, Liu Yang, or other accomplices, they will all receive the punishment they deserve."

Tang Ye immediately called Ren Jun.

In front of Liu Xia, he issued orders to him.

"Police Station Chief Ren, there is a matter that requires you to arrange immediately.

Assign two trustworthy police officers to head to Qiongjin immediately to protect Liu Xia's son; additionally, provide key protection for Liu Xia."

"Town Mayor Tang, I will arrange it right away."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Ye said to Liu Xia, "You can rest assured and hand the things over to me now, right?"

Liu Xia wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "I will take you to get the account book."

After obtaining the account book from Liu Xia's home.

Tang Ye contacted the Town Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Chen Cheng again.

"Secretary Chen, I have just obtained a piece of evidence; I am sending it to you now."

"New evidence? That's great. Liu Guang's mouth is like it's been welded shut; we've used many methods, but he still won't cooperate."

"I am sending the evidence over now, I hope it can be useful for the case."

Tang Ye drove to a hotel in the county town.

Chen Cheng led Tang Ye to the room where Liu Guang was being held.

When Liu Guang saw Tang Ye, his eyes were filled with anger.

He gave a cold snort, having made up his mind that no matter what methods the staff used, he would keep his mouth shut.

Tang Ye knew that Liu Guang was still holding onto a shred of luck.

He wanted to completely shatter Liu Guang's hope!

He placed the ledger in front of Liu Guang.

"Liu Guang, are you familiar with this ledger?"

Liu Guang glanced at it, and his gaze turned panicked.

He had hidden the real ledger very securely; even if they dug three feet into the ground, they wouldn't find it.

How did Tang Ye get it?

He had calculated everything!

Liu Xia had secretly made another ledger!

Tang Ye did not intend to tell him the truth.

"Liu Guang, we have grasped the entire situation. Later, I will spread the word that you have exposed everyone mentioned in the ledger. How do you think they will feel!"

"Despicable and shameless! The ledger is fake. I know nothing about everything recorded in it! You are framing me!"

Liu Guang's eyes turned red with rage, still putting up a desperate struggle like a trapped beast.

Tang Ye sneered, "You still have the nerve to call me despicable? Liu Guang, I advise you to cooperate with the investigation immediately; perhaps you might get a few years less! Furthermore, we have already obtained leads regarding the labor service company you and Liu Yang opened and the forcing of good women into prostitution; you had better confess everything!"

Liu Guang was caught off guard.

How had the matter of the labor service company been exposed as well?

He was truly panicked now.

Corruption and bribery were economic crimes.

But the labor service company not only involved human trafficking and forcing women into prostitution, it also involved a homicide case......