Chapter 589: The Consolation Money Has Been Fully Recovered!

Someone is trying to run!

The police officer does not hesitate and fires a shot.

Bang, bang, bang...

The man lets out a pained cry and collapses to the ground, a bloody hole shot into his thigh!

He clutches his thigh, from which fresh blood is gushing, and screams in agony.

Seeing this, the others are instantly too terrified to move; they scramble to lie on the ground, placing their hands on their heads!

Er Zi takes the lead and charges toward Zhang Jinan.

He leaps up and kicks the man controlling Zhang Jinan, knocking him over.

Zhang Jinan feels his body suddenly lighten and glances to his side.

The boss's face is being pressed into the mud by a vigorous young man.

Zhang Jinan's feelings at this moment are extremely complex; he feels both fortunate and aware that disaster is imminent.

"Zhang Jinan, I am a police officer from the Suiyuan County Public Security Bureau. You are now under arrest." Er Zi pulls at Zhang Jinan's face, comparing it to the photo in his hand to verify his identity.

Zhang Jinan has grown a beard during this time, changed his hairstyle, and deliberately gained twenty or thirty pounds; at a glance, he is truly unrecognizable.

Zhang Jinan nods silently: "That's right, I am Zhang Jinan. Police comrade, you arrived just in time. One more minute and I would have been dead."

Er Zi stares coldly at Zhang Jinan: "I didn't come to save you, but to take you back for investigation. You embezzled the life-saving money of eight thousand low-income households. How could I let you die just like that before coughing up the money?"

Zhang Jinan says hurriedly: "The money is in that fake ambulance; there is a total of 2.65 million yuan. Of that, 2.48 million yuan is the Spring Festival consolation money, and the other 170,000 is my savings."

Er Zi sneers: "Savings? Your monthly salary is only a little over two thousand. As far as I know, the assets you've acquired here in Yu Province total over four million. Do you have no idea how you could have saved up so much money? As for this 170,000, it was clearly obtained by betraying your conscience, yet you claim it's your savings. You are truly shameless."

Zhang Jinan looks at Er Zi in shock, then lowers his head.

At this moment, he doesn't know what to say.

Zhang Jinan is escorted into the police car, and the suitcase filled with money is also found.

Er Zi has someone count the amount, and it matches Zhang Jinan's confession exactly.

Afterward, he dials Wan Ming's number:

"Bureau Chief Wan, with the cooperation of the police comrades in Yu Province, we have successfully captured Zhang Jinan. The direction you gave was very accurate. We kept an eye on Chen Fei's gang; they rushed to Yu Province to find Zhang Jinan, deliberately caused a traffic accident to kidnap him, and even tried to use an animal cremation vehicle to destroy the body!"

Hearing the end, Wan Ming is secretly shocked: "Are you sure this is related to Chen Fei?"

Er Zi says: "These thugs are all employees of Chen Fei's Lingyuan Company. The leader is named Ma Biao, a hardened criminal, and the others all have criminal records. Preliminary investigations show they acted on Chen Fei's instructions and leads to orchestrate the entire process."

Wan Ming says in a deep voice: "The lead you provided is very important. I will immediately arrange for people to arrest Chen Fei."

Er Zi adds: "From initial contact with Zhang Jinan, we learned that he holds evidence of Wang Guopeng's illegal and disciplinary violations. Zhang Jinan originally wanted to wait for a critical moment to blackmail and threaten Wang Guopeng, but he didn't expect Wang Guopeng to be so ruthless, so he has now decided to confess everything."

Wan Ming takes a deep breath: "I understand the situation."

"Police comrade, I want to go home for a moment!" Zhang Jinan says softly.

"Go home? Which home?" Er Zi asks in a deep voice.

Zhang Jinan smiles bitterly, "I want to return to my current residence; the materials regarding Wang Guopeng's illegal activities are hidden there."

Er Zi nods slightly, "Let's go!"

Zhang Jinan walks into the residence in handcuffs.

Under his confession, Er Zi finds a hidden compartment beneath a tile to the right of the toilet in the bathroom and recovers a thick stack of materials.

As Zhang Jinan walks out of the room, a woman suddenly rushes up and blocks his path.

This person is none other than Zhang Jinan's current girlfriend, Liu Cuifen.

Seeing Zhang Jinan in handcuffs, Liu Cuifen feels as if the sky has collapsed.

"Police officer, what did he do? Why are you arresting him?"

Er Zi frowns, "What is your relationship to him?"

Liu Cuifen says, "I am his girlfriend; we are getting married soon."

Er Zi sighs inwardly and says sympathetically, "You must have been deceived by him."

A look of astonishment appears on Liu Cuifen's face, "Old Zhang is not good with words, but he is very honest. Did you make a mistake?"

"His real name is Zhang Jinan, and he was formerly the Deputy Director of the Suiyuan County Civil Affairs Bureau. Several months ago, he embezzled over two million yuan and fled to Yu Province. We have been hunting him down."

Hearing this, Liu Cuifen looks at Zhang Jinan in disbelief, "Tell me the truth, is this real? Is Zhang Gang your fake name? Are you an embezzler?"

The word "embezzler" stings Zhang Jinan deeply.

"Yes, Cuifen, I'm sorry, I lied to you. Actually, I also wanted to live a stable life with you, but I did something wrong before and must face the corresponding punishment."

"You Zhang bastard, you actually dared to lie to me. I've been with you for so long, serving you every day, washing your clothes and cooking for you, and even sleeping with you. You're actually an embezzler! I'll fight you to the death!"

Liu Cuifen lunges at Zhang Jinan and scratches his face fiercely twice.

"Ma'am, don't get excited!"

"How can I not be excited?"

It takes a lot of effort for Er Zi to pull Liu Cuifen away.

Liu Cuifen covers her face in pain and begins to sob loudly.

Zhang Jinan's face is scratched up, but seeing Liu Cuifen's breakdown, he is not angry at her impulsiveness; on the contrary, he regrets it deeply now.

He thought that by changing his name and surname, he could start life anew.

But, in reality, once a person takes a wrong step in life, wanting to start over is nothing but a pipe dream.

Tang Ye receives a call from Wan Ming.

"County Magistrate Tang, we've caught Zhang Jinan!" Wan Ming lights a cigarette, exhaling smoke, his face full of smiles.

"Oh? Tell me about the process!" Tang Ye puts down the pen he was using to review documents and listens intently.

"Following the line of thought you provided, we kept a close watch on Chen Fei. Upon learning that we were heading to Yu Province to make an arrest, Chen Fei arranged for a five-person team to rush to the residence where Zhang Jinan was hiding."

Chen Fei knew Zhang Jinan's whereabouts; every move Zhang Jinan made was within his surveillance.

Chen Fei ordered the gang to kill Zhang Jinan.

At the critical moment, our people rushed out and rescued Zhang Jinan.

Having survived the ordeal, Zhang Jinan saw Wang Guopeng's true colors and brought out the materials he had accumulated over the years."

Tang Ye had not expected this case to be solved before the New Year, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Has the money been recovered?"

Wan Ming said excitedly, "It has been recovered. Aside from the Spring Festival consolation money, we also uncovered other embezzled illicit funds. The total amount involved is nearly five or six million. This guy isn't being honest; I suspect there are still some corruption matters he hasn't disclosed. We need to have the Discipline Inspection Commission cooperate and investigate thoroughly."

Tang Ye breathed a sigh of relief, "You all have worked hard. I will give Secretary Han a brief report on this matter right now. You arrange for someone to compile the entire process into a written report. The City Leader is also paying attention to this case."

"This time it was all thanks to you. Without you clearing away the fog, it would have been too difficult to catch that fox, Zhang Jinan."

"Do not let word of Zhang Jinan's arrest leak out for the time being! To avoid alerting the enemy!" Tang Ye reminded him.

"Rest assured, the people I selected are all trustworthy!"

Hanging up the phone with Tang Ye, a smile curled the corners of Wan Ming's mouth.

Since Tang Ye returned from his studies at the Provincial Party School, he had immediately activated his invincible case-solving mode.

Indeed!

As long as he stayed in line with Tang Ye, his own resume would never lack brilliant achievements.