Chapter 158: Tang Ye Has to Step In Again!

"Tang Ye, did you ask me to come to the hotel just to humiliate me?" Mo Xiaoyu tried her best to steady herself, but her voice couldn't help but tremble slightly. "Bureau Chief Wan, I admit that my behavior violated ethics and morals, but in this kind of matter, it takes two to tango; isn't he at fault as well?"

Watching Mo Xiaoyu's "broken jar" attitude, Tang Ye gave an unexpected reply.

"You've got it wrong! The Bureau Chief isn't here for a vice raid! Put on your clothes and come with us."

Wan Ming and Tang Ye walked out of the room.

They arranged for a female police officer to watch Mo Xiaoyu.

Not long after, Mo Xiaoyu was dressed and ready; she was escorted into a police car and headed straight for the County Public Security Bureau.

Inside the Interrogation Room.

Mo Xiaoyu kept her lips tightly pressed together, not saying a word.

Her heart was in complete chaos; she had thought she would spend a wonderful night with Tang Ye, but who would have thought it was a meticulously designed trap.

The female police officer tried with all her might but gained nothing, so she could only helplessly find Wan Ming to report the situation:

"Mo Xiaoyu hasn't made a sound; we've tried every trick in the book, but it's all been ineffective."

Wan Ming cast his gaze toward Tang Ye.

Tang Ye looked helpless, smiling bitterly as he said, "It seems I have to step in again."

Tang Ye appeared in the Interrogation Room.

Mo Xiaoyu's eyes were filled with raging fire.

After locking eyes with Mo Xiaoyu for a moment, he smiled calmly. "Teacher Mo, I understand how you feel right now. We had no other choice; Chu Dongfa is too cunning, and we can only find a breakthrough through you."

Mo Xiaoyu curled the corner of her mouth and gave a cold laugh. "Liar! I won't answer any of your questions."

Tang Ye tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop and said unhurriedly, "Chu Dongfa is already under close surveillance by the police; we only need one order to arrest him. If you cooperate with the interrogation now and provide key evidence, there is still a chance for leniency."

As he spoke, he placed that yellow envelope on the table. "Chu Dongfa is guilty of corruption and bribery, using his position for personal gain; this is the evidence."

Mo Xiaoyu took a deep breath and feigned composure. "Chu Dongfa and I were merely colleagues; I know nothing about what he did. You've asked the wrong person."

Tang Ye shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Mo Xiaoyu, were you really just simple colleagues? There are many versions of the story about the two of you."

Having said that, Tang Ye pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and laid it in front of Mo Xiaoyu.

"Years ago, a police officer received a report that an unmarried female teacher at Pinghu Middle School had been raped. Later, Shang Deyi used his connections to suppress the case."

The person who reported it was herself!

Mo Xiaoyu's expression instantly became extremely complex; those unbearable memories of the past surged and churned in her mind like a tidal wave.

"Don't say any more!"

Tang Ye realized his interrogation direction was correct!

"Ten years ago, you had just been admitted to Pinghu Middle School when you took a year-long sick leave. Even though it was covered up very tightly, rumors still leaked out. At the time, you were pregnant out of wedlock and even gave birth to a boy."

Mo Xiaoyu suddenly raised her head, staring straight at Tang Ye in astonishment, her body trembling uncontrollably.

How could Tang Ye know these things?

Mo Xiaoyu's complexion instantly turned as pale as paper; her eyes were panicked, and she retorted urgently, "Don't spread rumors here! I only have one child, and she is a girl!"

Tang Ye remained unhurried and pulled another photo from his pocket, placing it gently in front of Mo Xiaoyu.

The boy's face was clearly visible in the photo.

"This boy is named Shang Yong, and his father is Shang Deyi. His birth date perfectly coincides with the time you took your leave."

These clues were all connected by Tang Ye in a flash of inspiration, relying on his keen insight amidst a multitude of complex information.

The female police officer, who had made no progress in the interrogation earlier, had never imagined while taking notes that Tang Ye would cut in from these seemingly insignificant details.

These details, which originally seemed completely unrelated, actually produced an unexpected effect.

Mo Xiaoyu's expression instantly became extremely complex; those unbearable, painful memories of the past surged and churned crazily in her mind like a tidal wave.

"Tang Ye, don't think you can trick me with these baseless things! I won't fall for it!" Mo Xiaoyu bit her lip tightly, her eyes full of unwillingness and vigilance.

Tang Ye keenly captured a flaw in Mo Xiaoyu's reaction.

He knew in his heart that although Mo Xiaoyu was now in cahoots with Chu Dongfa, she had once had a simple and beautiful youth; it was only later that she fell deep into Chu Dongfa's control, unable to break free, and had no choice but to compromise.

Tang Ye waited quietly for a moment, and seeing that Mo Xiaoyu's emotions had calmed slightly, he continued, "Mo Xiaoyu, you are not beyond saving. Although you and your husband are bedfellows with different dreams, you have a well-behaved and beautiful daughter. Have you ever thought about what would happen to your daughter if you went to prison? You lost your mother at a young age and lacked maternal love, so you poured all your emotions and heart into your daughter. Can you really bear to let your daughter repeat your mistakes?"

Mo Xiaoyu looked at Tang Ye in shock; she never expected that the person in front of her would understand her past and inner thoughts so thoroughly.

To truly understand a person, starting from their family of origin often strikes at the heart of the matter.

Everything Mo Xiaoyu had done in the past was, in the final analysis, inextricably linked to her experience of losing her mother as a child.

She had poured her heart and soul into raising her daughter, willing to become a tool for Shang Deyi and Chu Dongfa, all just to create better material living conditions for her daughter.

Under this series of soul-striking offensives from Tang Ye, Mo Xiaoyu finally collapsed and lost control, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Town Mayor Tang, in a different setting, I might have considered you a confidant," Mo Xiaoyu said, her voice choked with sobs.

Tang Ye was also filled with deep emotion. "You must make a choice."

Mo Xiaoyu covered her face with her hands and couldn't help but sob in a low voice: "Will I go to jail?"

"As long as you are willing to provide evidence, we will treat you as a state's witness. Furthermore, in my view, you have always been the coerced party and are essentially a victim yourself."

Mo Xiaoyu wiped away her tears and nodded firmly. "I am willing to cooperate with the interrogation."

Mo Xiaoyu felt her state of mind was very strange.

Even though Tang Ye had lied to her, she was still willing to believe him.

At the same time, she felt repulsion and aversion toward Chu Dongfa.

Perhaps it was because she felt that what Tang Ye was doing was righteous.

The female police officer taking notes stopped her pen, her eyes filled with respect as she looked at Tang Ye!

Under Tang Ye's relentless questioning, Mo Xiaoyu, who had been stubbornly resisting and refusing to cooperate, had finally given in.

Tang Ye waited until Mo Xiaoyu's emotions were completely stable before slowly asking, "We urgently need evidence of Chu Dongfa's crimes; can you provide us with some leads?"

Mo Xiaoyu lowered her eyelids, lost in memory, and spoke after a moment.

He purchased a commercial apartment in the city, and there is a safe in the study that hides quite a few gold bars.

He once took me to that house and even showed off to me triumphantly, saying he didn't look down on that meager fixed salary at all.