Chapter 450: Let Tang Ye's Reputation Be Ruined!

When Shao Jinbo pushed open the carved wooden door of the private club's private room, Feng Lin was leaning back on the leather sofa, toying with a jade thumb ring.

He lifted his chin and beckoned to Shao Jinbo with a smile: "Brother Shao, it's been a while since we last got together!"

Shao Jinbo tugged at his tie and sat down, smiling faintly: "Indeed, I've been a bit busy lately."

Feng Lin suddenly raised his hand and slapped the buttocks of the woman beside him: "Show some initiative and pour a drink for my brother."

The woman's makeup was seductive, and as she leaned over to pour the wine, the view at her chest made Shao Jinbo's eyes heat up and his heart race.

"Brother, I'll toast you."

Looking at the high-spirited Feng Lin, a bitter taste rose in Shao Jinbo's throat.

Once upon a time, he had been just as glorious, but now he had stumbled repeatedly, while Feng Lin, who served as a lackey for the young master of the Xiao Family, was thriving.

Ever since Xiao Jingyu was promoted to the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the young master of the Xiao Family had gone to the Provincial Capital to develop his career, leaving the local industries to Feng Lin to take over.

This kid, Feng Lin, was like a fish in water.

"Brother Shao, I heard that the Deputy County Magistrate of Suiyuan, Tang Ye, is your high school classmate?" Feng Lin asked with a smile.

Shao Jinbo sighed: "That Tang Ye is extremely selfish and vicious; although we were classmates, we are simply not the same kind of people."

Feng Lin had long since learned about the conflict between the two and was not surprised by this: "I know you have a grudge against him. To tell you the truth, I don't have a good impression of him either. If it weren't for that kid secretly obstructing things, how would the position of Director of the Finance Bureau have fallen to Gao Ping?"

Shao Jinbo looked at him in surprise, then laughed: "You're telling me all this, surely not just to complain, right?"

Feng Lin shrugged, "Of course not! Brother Bo, I won't hide it from you. Someone has offered a high price to ruin Tang Ye's reputation. You are familiar with him, so I wanted to discuss it with you."

Shao Jinbo pondered slightly, "Tang Ye is a very cautious person; it's too difficult to find any dirt on him."

Feng Lin laughed out loud, "Human effort can achieve anything; as long as we keep an eye on him, there will eventually be an opportunity."

Shao Jinbo's eyes lit up, "If you can really make him lose his reputation, I will definitely thank you."

While speaking, Feng Lin pulled a stack of materials from his crocodile-skin briefcase and pushed them over.

The reporting content on the yellowing paper consisted entirely of baseless accusations.

Shao Jinbo quickly browsed through it and sneered: "Can this kind of thing even count as evidence?"

Feng Lin said, "Brother Shao, don't you understand the principle that three people can create a tiger? If we submit these to the Discipline Inspection Commission every day and buy some internet trolls to hype it up online, we can spin a yarn even out of thin air. Officials fear nothing more than a foul reputation; as long as he has a stain on his record, let alone a promotion, it's hard to say if he can even keep his position."

Shao Jinbo looked at Feng Lin in surprise and carefully tucked the papers into his inner pocket, "Don't worry, leave this matter to me."

Feng Lin laughed heartily and patted Shao Jinbo on the shoulder with satisfaction, "Come, let's drink!"

Immediately after, he gave a look to a woman at the door.

A group of women of various figures pushed the door open and entered, and the scent of perfume instantly filled the private room.

Shao Jinbo casually wrapped his arm around the waist of a plump woman; having been stifled in his dull government office for too long, he decided that since it was a freebie today, he would indulge himself properly.

It was around two o'clock when Shao Jinbo returned to his residence. After pushing the door open, he found the living room lights on, and Xiao Hui was sitting on the sofa, looking at Shao Jinbo with cold eyes.

Shao Jinbo glanced at Xiao Hui indifferently, "Oh, you're still awake. Since when did you care about me so much?"

Xiao Hui said in a cold tone, "Shao Jinbo, we are still husband and wife. Can we show each other some respect? At the very least, wipe the lipstick off your collar before returning to this home!"

Shao Jinbo looked at Xiao Hui with disdain, "We are just living together for convenience. We agreed not to interfere with each other's private lives; you've crossed the line."

Xiao Hui took a deep breath and said with disappointment, "A while ago, I finally saw you show some ambition and thought you had turned over a new leaf. It turns out you've started acting like a fool again recently."

Shao Jinbo waved his hand dismissively and sneered, "I'm not as ambitious as you. You spend all day attending various social functions, accompanying this leader and that leader, playing both sides—I don't have that kind of talent."

Xiao Hui was so angry at Shao Jinbo that she couldn't speak, and she rubbed her aching chest hard.

Shao Jinbo walked into the bathroom, turned on the cold water, and rinsed his body.

Ever since Xiao Hui became a Deputy Section-Level Cadre through the Public Selection, she had become increasingly confident in her speech.

As for himself, he was still achieving nothing in a dead-end position!

There were rumors outside that Xiao Hui had an ambiguous relationship with the District Mayor in charge of education, and Shao Jinbo felt a surge of malice in his heart that was hard to digest.

His gaze fell on the trash can, and his eyes became grave.

There was a pair of flesh-colored stockings in the trash can, and when he picked them up, it was clear they had been violently torn.

For a moment, countless images appeared in his mind.

Shao Jinbo walked out of the bathroom, ready to hold her accountable!

Suddenly, he discovered that Xiao Hui was holding a stack of materials. He rushed over, snatched the materials away, and angrily questioned, "Why are you rummaging through my things?"

Xiao Hui looked at Shao Jinbo in disbelief, "Why are you fabricating black materials on Tang Ye? Do you have to go against him?"

Shao Jinbo said coldly, "It's not that I want to go against him. It's that he specifically does wicked things and has offended too many people."

Xiao Hui was thoughtful and quickly understood everything, "Did someone give you these materials and ask you to submit them anonymously to the Discipline Inspection Commission?"

Shao Jinbo thought to himself that Xiao Hui was very smart to see the truth so quickly.

"That's right. Even if I don't submit these materials, someone else will."

Xiao Hui decisively tore the materials to shreds and calmly reminded Shao Jinbo.

"Then don't let yourself be used as a tool by others. Shao Jinbo, calm down. I know you have always felt aggrieved, thinking that Tang Ye is the reason your life is so unsatisfactory. In fact, you really need to broaden your perspective and not push your problems onto others. Tang Ye is our old classmate; if he climbs to a very high position one day, we could also benefit from it."

Shao Jinbo looked at Xiao Hui coldly, "Ha! He will climb to a very high position? Keep dreaming! People like him sometimes won't even know how they died!"

Xiao Hui was silent for a moment and said softly, "Who exactly did he offend?"

A mocking expression appeared on the corner of Shao Jinbo's mouth, "What? Are you planning to tip him off?"

Xiao Hui sighed, "You really are a despicable person."

Shao Jinbo retorted, "Likewise!"

After Xiao Hui returned to her room, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, so she gathered her courage and sent a message to Tang Ye.

"Tang Ye, I heard some news about you today. Someone is going to be unfavorable to you soon; you must be careful."

After the text message was sent, half an hour passed without a response.

Xiao Hui thought to herself that it was too late, and Tang Ye must have fallen asleep.

However, by noon the next day, Tang Ye still hadn't replied to Xiao Hui's message.

Only then did Xiao Hui realize that Tang Ye was deliberately not replying to her text messages.

For a moment, Xiao Hui felt as if her overflowing enthusiasm had been betrayed, and she felt incredibly aggrieved.

She gritted her teeth and muttered to herself:

"Tang Ye, just keep ignoring me! One day you will realize how ignorant your behavior today truly is!"