Chapter 846: Tang Ye, I

Tang Ye had conducted research on Zhang Lin's resume.

Zhang Lin's family background could only be considered upper-middle; he was quite lucky, entering the Youth League Committee to work upon graduation, rising to Section Chief within just a few short years, and later, through an introduction, meeting his current wife.

His wife's father held a position in the province, and although he was only a Department-level Official, it was enough for Zhang Lin to gain access to many high-quality resources.

Zhang Lin originally had no opportunity to participate in this exchange of cadres between the two provinces.

However, in order to prevent Tang Ye from being selected, He Haiyang helped Zhang Lin luckily take his place.

In fact, Zhang Lin had always regarded Tang Ye as a competitor in his heart.

Both of them were cadres from Hanzhou and were similar in age; as long as he could suppress Tang Ye now, he could seize the initiative.

"There is a situation I would like to ask you about. We investigated your spouse's movements; why does your wife frequently travel between Hanzhou and Yanzhou?"

Zhang Lin's scalp tightened, and he retorted, "My spouse wants to take care of me and often comes to see me; could there possibly be a problem with that?"

Tang Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly, "After the task force captured Xu Haiyan at the train station, we did not immediately take your spouse away; there was actually another arrangement. You are so smart, you should be able to guess the reason, right?"

Zhang Lin's pupils dilated instantly, his voice trembling: "You deliberately let her go?"

Tang Ye nodded: "That's right. When a criminal realizes they might be watched, their first reaction is often to destroy evidence. Your wife has now gone to a farmhouse in Zhangping County. According to the clues currently in our possession, every time she comes to Yanzhou, she stays at that farmhouse. If nothing goes wrong, there should be something hidden in that farmhouse, right?"

Zhang Lin's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

"You are spouting nonsense! I don't know anything about any farmhouse!"

Zhang Lin was a typical case of being stubborn but soft-boned!

Tang Ye sneered: "Let the bullets fly for a while longer. News will come very soon!"

……

Just as Tang Ye had anticipated, after Zhang Lin's wife, Ding Tong, saw that Xu Haiyan had been caught, her first reaction was to rush to the farmhouse she had secretly purchased.

This farmhouse was quite large and even included a small hill.

Many fruit trees were planted on the hill.

Ding Tong had originally bought this place from a mine owner at an extremely low price; it was practically half-sold and half-gifted.

After several months of renovations, the environment here had improved significantly, and a fish pond had been dug in the middle for customers to fish.

Ding Tong walked into the small courtyard of the farmhouse and went straight to the warehouse in the backyard.

The warehouse manager, Xiao Gao, was her confidant and had been specially transferred over from Hanzhou.

"Sister, why have you come back?" Xiao Gao asked with some surprise.

According to the information he had, Ding Tong should have arrived at Xijing Airport by now, preparing to fly to Qiongjin, the capital of Huai Province.

"Something urgent came up; hurry and move all the liquor in the warehouse out and dispose of it!"

"Dispose of it?" Xiao Gao looked at Ding Tong in surprise, his face full of confusion.

"Yes!" Ding Tong had no heart to explain further to Xiao Gao and urged, "Hurry and move the liquor!"

Xiao Gao finally realized the situation was urgent.

He immediately found a trolley and began moving the boxes filled with Moutai onto it one after another.

"Sister, how exactly should I dispose of it?" he asked while moving them.

He muttered to himself: if it were just destroying one bottle, he could drink it directly;

However, there was so much liquor, it was impossible to finish drinking it!

Ding Tong's gaze fell on the fish pond not far away, and she decisively ordered: "Open all the liquor, pour the liquor into the fish pond, and throw the bottles in too!"

"Ah? Sister, this liquor is super expensive; pouring it out like this is too much of a waste, isn't it?" Xiao Gao's face was full of disbelief.

Ding Tong stomped her feet in anxiety: "Don't dawdle! Listen to me, it will be too late if you wait any longer!"

Watching as box after box of Moutai was poured into the fish pond!

Xiao Gao only felt his heart bleeding.

A bottle of Moutai was worth about a month of his salary; pouring it away for nothing like this was truly too wasteful.

Although these bottles of liquor had nothing to do with him, he still couldn't help but feel the heartache.

When the third box of liquor was almost finished being poured.

Urgent pounding suddenly came from the iron gate not far away.

"We are the Police! Open the door immediately!"

Ding Tong's heart skipped a beat; she hadn't expected the police to arrive so quickly.

The only explanation was that they had been secretly tailing her the whole time.

"Quick! Keep pouring!" Ding Tong's forehead was covered in cold sweat, her tone becoming increasingly urgent.

"Sister, there's too much! It's impossible to finish pouring it all in a short time!" Xiao Gao said with a sobbing tone.

The banging sound of the iron gate being struck was like a heavy hammer constantly knocking on Ding Tong's heart.

Seeing that in another few dozen seconds the courtyard gate would be forced open, Ding Tong gritted her teeth and pushed the trolley full of liquor directly into the fish pond with all her might.

Just at this moment, a group of police officers rushed in.

They held firearms, and the formation they displayed made one's heart tremble and hair stand on end.

The leading officer revealed an arrest warrant and said in a serious tone: "Ding Tong, we suspect your husband is involved in corruption and bribery; we now need you to cooperate with the investigation!"

As soon as the words fell, two officers immediately stepped forward and firmly placed handcuffs on Ding Tong's wrists.

A helpless, bitter smile tugged at the corner of Ding Tong's mouth.

Other officers quickly began evidence collection work at the scene.

"Report! We found dozens of boxes of Moutai, and there are also high-end liquors like Wuliangye and Jiannanchun in the warehouse!"

"They just poured out quite a lot of liquor; the water in the fish pond is floating with the smell of alcohol, and the fish in the pond are all drunk and floating belly-up!"

……

At the same time.

Tang Ye received the message sent from the front.

"Zhang Lin, we just received word that Ding Tong has been arrested. She was at a farmhouse resort, attempting to destroy a large quantity of expensive liquor.

Additionally, we found a safe at the farmhouse resort; inside, besides a large amount of cash, there was also an account book."

"An account book?"

Zhang Lin felt his mind go blank in an instant, and even breathing became difficult.

That stupid woman Ding Tong!

Her first reaction was actually to destroy the liquor!

Why didn't she think to burn the account book instead?

"The account book contains detailed records of who has visited the farmhouse resort, as well as the various gifts presented at the time!

More importantly, it also contains evidence of Liang Shiyu gifting you assets!"

Tang Ye's mood finally relaxed completely at this moment.

With this evidence in hand, Zhang Lin could forget about trying to quibble!

However, he had still underestimated Zhang Lin's shamelessness and roguishness!

"Those were all things he gave to Ding Tong; I had no knowledge of them at all!"

Even when faced with ironclad proof, Zhang Lin still chose to push the blame onto his wife.

Tang Ye was silent for a few seconds, then let out a heavy sigh:

"Zhang Lin, can't you take responsibility like a man? I know you are still holding onto fantasies, thinking He Haiyang will protect you, or that your father-in-law will help you? But I am telling you, your only way out now is to confess your own problems thoroughly and strive for leniency."

Zhang Lin's originally stubborn gaze, under the pressure of Tang Ye's contemptuous stare, gradually became flustered and chaotic, losing its former confidence.

After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: "Tang Ye, I have lost to you."