Chapter 880: Qiao Lin

Xing Zhijun quickly looked up Lu Yun's personal information.

"Lu Yun is thirty-two years old this year, one year older than Qiao Lin. Her parents passed away long ago, and she has a twin sister named Lu Lu."

Twins!?

Upon learning this result, Xing Zhijun was also somewhat surprised!

No wonder he felt that woman looked familiar!

He hadn't expected her to be Qiao Lin's sister-in-law.

"What does Qiao Lin's sister-in-law do for a living?" Tang Ye asked.

"She's self-employed. She owns a beauty salon."

As Xing Zhijun spoke, he handed his phone to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye glanced at the text message.

The address of the beauty salon was close to the location Xing Zhijun had previously investigated undercover.

"As expected!"

Tang Ye and Xing Zhijun exchanged a look!

Xing Zhijun also realized it; he widened his eyes and slapped his thigh hard!

"The beauty salon is a front for illicit activities!"

Tang Ye nodded to himself: "If nothing goes wrong, the reason they pressured the blind massage parlor to transfer their shop earlier was also because they wanted to take it over and use it as a cover."

Xing Zhijun's brow furrowed even tighter: "These people are too cunning. I wonder what Qiao Lin's reaction would be if he knew his sister-in-law was involved in such business."

Tang Ye sneered: "Qiao Lin likely knows. This matter needs to be communicated to County Magistrate Jiang as soon as possible."

Xing Zhijun immediately understood what Tang Ye meant.

Qiao Lin is Jiang Anbang's trusted aide. With Jiang Anbang still recovering in the sanitarium, taking action against Qiao Lin without giving him a heads-up would surely make Jiang Anbang feel dissatisfied.

Tang Ye is an Exchange Cadre and needs Jiang Anbang's support; there is no need to create a rift with Jiang Anbang over this.

Xing Zhijun asked in a low voice, "County Magistrate Jiang and Qiao Lin are close. Could this also be related to County Magistrate Jiang?"

Tang Ye rubbed his chin, "I'm not sure. I'll give County Magistrate Jiang a call to see what his attitude is."

……

Returning to the room next door.

After finishing her noodles, Xiaoyu not only washed the bowls and chopsticks but was also tidying up the room.

Xing Zhijun thought to himself that the young girl was quite diligent and asked: "Where do you live? I'll have someone send you back tomorrow."

Xiaoyu's eyes turned red, and she bit her lip as she said: "Brother, I don't want to go back. Can you help me find a job? Although I haven't read many books, I'm not slow-witted, and I work hard."

Xing Zhijun frowned: "You aren't sixteen yet; you are a minor. According to the law, you haven't reached the working age."

Xiaoyu's eyes turned even redder, and tears welled up in her eyes:

"I can do odd jobs. My grades were never good, and I'm the oldest in the family. My younger brother has good grades, so I have to come out and earn money to save up for his tuition."

Tang Ye sighed: "How about this, can you think of a way?"

Xing Zhijun felt that Xiaoyu's experience was quite pitiful, so he nodded and agreed: "Fine, leave this to me."

……

Xing Zhijun led Xiaoyu away.

Tang Ye dialed Jiang Anbang's phone number.

Upon hearing Tang Ye's voice, Jiang Anbang felt a bit puzzled.

Why would he call at such a late hour!

Ever since Tang Ye adjusted the division of labor, the two hadn't been in touch for a long time.

"County Magistrate Jiang, are you free right now?"

"I am! What is it?"

"It would be more convenient to discuss this with you in person."

"Alright then, I'll wait for you at the hospital."

Half an hour later, Tang Ye met Jiang Anbang in the hospital room.

Jiang Anbang had already brewed tea in advance and pointed to the chair opposite him: "Sit."

Tang Ye picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked with concern: "How is your leg recovering?"

Jiang Anbang smiled and said: "I can be discharged in a few more days, though I still have to wait a while to have the cast removed. Although Chen Qing isn't meticulous enough in his work, his attitude is quite earnest. With your help, the Government has been running very smoothly."

In fact, Jiang Anbang had long since learned of the turmoil surrounding the Anthracite Project from Qiao Lin; saying this was his way of expressing his views indirectly.

Chen Qing still lacked the experience to handle such matters; it was thanks to Tang Ye turning the tide that no major problems occurred.

Seeing that the timing was right, Tang Ye cut to the chase: "County Magistrate Jiang, regarding the Anthracite Project, we followed the clues and discovered quite a few other issues. This involves a gang suspected of engaging in illegal activities."

A flash of surprise crossed Jiang Anbang's eyes: "Weren't the perpetrators of the Anthracite Project already arrested? How did it lead to a gang?"

Tang Ye explained:

"We also thought the matter was over at first. But yesterday, when Old Xing and I went to a blind massage parlor to relax, we happened to run into a man named Hu Ge, who was forcing the massage parlor owner to transfer the storefront.

We couldn't just stand by, so we stepped in and said a few words of justice.

I didn't expect that Hu Ge would be so arrogant; he attacked Old Xing on the spot.

Later, after Hu Ge was arrested, we found out he had several taxis registered under his name.

The movements of these taxis were very suspicious; they didn't run normal taxi business or pick up random passengers every day, but instead traveled along fixed routes, specifically picking up single men and taking them to certain special locations."

Jiang Anbang felt a bit dizzy from what Tang Ye was saying and couldn't help but ask: "And what does this have to do with the Anthracite Project?"

Tang Ye continued to explain:

"Pang Hu's cousin is named Zhang Tongshan, and he is the boss of the company responsible for the demolition of the Anthracite Project!"

Zhang Tongshan is also the behind-the-scenes boss of these special establishments.

Xing Zhijun rescued an underage girl; preliminary investigations show she was lured and trafficked into Dayu County.

In order to force them into special services, those people tortured and abused them..."

Jiang Anbang finally had a clear picture.

Zhang Tongshan has problems!

And the problems are very serious!

"I didn't expect this matter to be so complex behind the scenes. I have met with Zhang Tongshan a few times before, but I am not very familiar with him. If the evidence is conclusive, then he must be arrested according to the law."

Jiang Anbang had met Zhang Tongshan more than once; he had even dined with him several times before, and every time it was a setup arranged by Qiao Lin.

Later, for some banquets, although Zhang Tongshan would not show up in person, he would take the initiative to cover the bill.

In Jiang Anbang's impression, Zhang Tongshan was generous and knew how to conduct himself with discretion.

But thinking of this, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: could there be a conflict of interest between Qiao Lin and Zhang Tongshan?

Tang Ye seemed to see through Jiang Anbang's inner thoughts and pointedly said, "County Magistrate Jiang, there is one thing I must make clear to you. After this period of investigation, Comrade Qiao Lin has been in close contact with Zhang Tongshan!"

A complex look flickered in Jiang Anbang's eyes, "Qiao Lin is the Government Office Director; the people he usually comes into contact with are quite complex, so it is normal for him to have dealings with Zhang Tongshan. However, I believe in his character and that he will certainly exercise restraint and not get involved in economic issues. Of course, if there is a problem, it must be investigated further!"

Tang Ye said, "County Magistrate Jiang, according to the information currently in our possession, there are economic issues involved between Qiao Lin and Zhang Tongshan."

Tang Ye observed Jiang Anbang's reaction, analyzing whether he intended to protect Qiao Lin.

The Government Office Director is the right-hand man of the County Magistrate, and Qiao Lin was promoted by Jiang Anbang himself.

Jiang Anbang was caught in hesitation at this moment.

He already knew that Qiao Lin and Li Zhongling were colluding and had dirty hands regarding the City Square construction project.

Time and time again, he had crossed the bottom line.

Qiao Lin had disappointed him greatly and was no longer worth protecting!

"How do you think this matter should be handled!"

"County Magistrate Jiang, I have a plan..."

Tang Ye told Jiang Anbang his thoughts.

After listening.

Jiang Anbang sighed, "Fine, I hope Qiao Lin can seize this final opportunity!"