Chapter 344: The Prospective In-Law's Trump Card!

Tang Ye finally let out a long sigh of relief.

In this psychological game, he had bet on the right chip.

People always have a weak spot, and Lin Ru's weak spot was precisely the son she regarded as a treasure.

Although this strong-willed woman had not divorced her husband, their marriage had long existed in name only, and all her emotional sustenance was poured into her son.

Now, seeing her child suffer a grievance and her years of planning go down the drain, the ruthlessness in her bones was completely ignited.

"Cao Zhengchun is a very cunning man; he lets his wife handle all the dirty work."

Lin Ru's tone was icy as she began to recount a past affair.

"In 1998, he had his wife register a company. The garages and storefronts of the A1 plot of the Chengzhong District resettlement housing were supposed to be acquired by the Government according to regulations. At the time, as the Finance Bureau Chief, he vehemently opposed it at the meeting. As a result, the Government failed to buy them, but his wife's company did well, netting over 50 million in profit by reselling these properties."

Tang Ye's pupils contracted slightly, and he felt a chill rise up his back.

Sure enough, one must never underestimate a woman's explosive power—especially a woman who has been provoked.

The moment Lin Ru opened her mouth, it was a bombshell capable of overturning the situation.

"This lead is too critical! Is there anything else?" Tang Ye's gaze was like a torch, his tone carrying undisguised excitement.

Lin Ru sat up straight, her eyes fixed directly on Tang Ye: "Yes, but I have a condition."

"Sister Lin, as long as you are willing to cooperate, the organization will certainly consider leniency." Tang Ye promised solemnly.

Lin Ru, however, shook her head with a bitter smile: "I really didn't expect that the person I could entrust this to in the end would be you. Actually, I should have understood long ago that you are more trustworthy than anyone, but back then... I couldn't help myself. I am clear about my own crimes; a sentence reduction is not the most important thing to me. I only hope you can look after my son."

Tang Ye paused for a moment, his tone firm: "Sister, I promise you that I will protect him to the best of my ability."

"That's good." Lin Ru revealed a rare trace of a smile, "Little Tang, you are very calculating in your work, but at the same time, you are a gentleman who keeps his word. Since you have agreed, I believe you."

Tang Ye smiled helplessly: "Sister, I am unworthy of such praise."

Lin Ru was silent for a moment, then let out a heavy sigh: "These days at the hotel, I have thought a lot. If I had been able to accept your kindness back then and stood on Mayor Jiang's side earlier, how could I have ended up like this?"

Tang Ye thought to himself that even if she could do it all over again, given Lin Ru's position at the time, she would likely have made the same choice.

But he comforted her anyway: "Sister, you had your position; I can understand that."

Lin Ru gave a miserable smile, then poured out the secrets that had been suppressed for years.

"Cao Zhengchun's problems go far beyond these. When he was promoted to Municipal Finance Bureau Chief back then, he wasn't happy at all; instead, he was full of complaints."

"Why?"

"The higher the position, the more people watch him. It became difficult for him to rake in money so blatantly. However, for all these years, he hasn't kept his hands clean..."

Following Lin Ru's narration, one shocking fact of corruption after another surfaced:

Reaching out everywhere to borrow money under the pretext of his wife's company turnover;

Taking advantage of his position to accept bribes in project appropriations and engineering contracts;

Engaging in power-for-money deals in personnel transfers and job promotions...

The more Tang Ye listened, the more alarmed he became. He had originally thought it was just an ordinary corruption case, but he hadn't expected it to involve such a massive network of interests.

"Little Tang, I've told you everything I know; it should be enough." Lin Ru took a sip of water and smiled with exhaustion yet relief.

Tang Ye nodded vigorously: "Sister, take care of yourself. I will definitely do what I promised you."

After leaving, Tang Ye immediately handed the organized materials to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

The head of the working group finished reading the documents and was shocked: "Comrade Tang Ye, you have performed a great service this time! This case finally has a breakthrough!"

"If there is a need for follow-up, call me anytime." Tang Ye was humble, and he turned to dial Jiang Jing's number.

"Mayor Jiang, I just met with Lin Ru. She confessed to the issues regarding the State-owned Assets Division in Chengzhong District. Yin Ying embezzled 10.82 million in public funds, and it was covered up by Cao Zhengchun. Since then, Lin Ru has been relying on Cao Zhengchun to fund her son's studies abroad."

"He's got some nerve, thinking he's the God of Wealth? Has this money been recovered?" Jiang Jing's tone was stern.

"It has been recovered; Cao Zhengchun made up the difference."

Jiang Jing keenly grasped the key point: "Where did he get so much money? It seems the problem is more serious than imagined."

"That's right. Lin Ru also has leads on his wife's company encroaching on state-owned resources; I am going to retrieve the materials now."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, and Jiang Jing's voice was full of disappointment: "I didn't expect the problem to be so serious... We must investigate it to the end!"

……

To successfully obtain the evidence provided by Lin Ru, Tang Ye knew he had to rely on the strength of Wan Ming.

After the two met up, they took Wan Ming's men and headed to one of Lin Ru's extremely hidden residences.

Wan Ming had specifically brought a Technician for lock-picking, and the group successfully entered the house.

Behind the bookcase, they found a hidden compartment containing a safe.

Following the password Lin Ru had provided, the safe clicked open.

Inside, besides piles of cash and gold bars, there was an array of jewelry, and the most eye-catching item was a file folder.

Tang Ye carefully took out the file folder, pulled out the documents inside, and flipped through a few pages quickly. A look of relief finally appeared on his tense face: "Lin Ru didn't lie to me; this really is ironclad proof of Cao Zhengchun's illegal and undisciplined activities."

Wan Ming looked at the contents of the safe and couldn't help but shiver, exclaiming: "Lin Ru is truly a formidable character. Cao Zhengchun probably never dreamed that his own prospective in-law had hidden so many trump cards behind his back."

Tang Ye said thoughtfully: "She must have anticipated this day would come long ago. Keeping this evidence was meant to make Cao Zhengchun wary."

"In the end, this is just a case of dogs biting dogs. But with these materials, Cao Zhengchun is completely finished this time." Wan Ming's tone carried a hint of mockery.

Tang Ye suddenly remembered something and asked: "Those two Koreans who were detained earlier, have they been released?"

Wan Ming nodded: "They were released the next day. It was Feng Lin who used his connections to get them out. That kid relies on his father's name to spread his network of contacts all over Hanzhou."

"What kind of business are they in?" Tang Ye continued to press.

"They have an international travel agency under their name that specializes in organizing domestic tourists to travel to South Korea. In recent years, Korean dramas have become a huge hit in the country, and many people want to travel to South Korea, while others go for the advanced plastic surgery technology there," Wan Ming explained.

Tang Ye rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and asked: "You have records of their movements, right?"

Without a word, Wan Ming handed the data obtained by his men to Tang Ye.

Looking at the records in his hand, Tang Ye's expression became complicated: "Strange, why are they frequently entering and exiting shopping malls? And the things they bought are also very suspicious."

Wan Ming curled his lip, his tone disdainful: "These two are perverts! They keep running to the lingerie counters. Two grown men buying women's lingerie—what good could that be?"

Tang Ye, however, shook his head, his gaze becoming increasingly grave: "The matter is not that simple; there must be some hidden circumstances behind it."