Chapter 1

"Slap..."

"Su Yang, you are a beast! Why treat me like this? Why drug me and rape me?"

"Wuu wuu..."

On the hotel's large bed, the incredibly beautiful woman fiercely slapped Su Yang, who was still dazed and confused at the head of the bed.

"Me? Drug and rape you?"

"I didn't... Are you... Li Tingting?"

"Aren't you dead?"

Su Yang looked at the naked woman in front of him, appearing somewhat bewildered.

He shook his head hard, as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, and only then did he see clearly that the woman before him was Li Tingting, the girlfriend of his good brother Zhao Jidong. But why was she so young? And why was she in his bed?

Hadn't she long since been dragged out as a scapegoat and died in a shoddy construction project?

Thinking of this, he suddenly realized something. Could it be that he had been reborn?

In disbelief, he opened the phone beside the pillow; it was clearly May 20, 2002.

Immediately, he slapped his own face twice, hard, wanting to confirm if this was real.

This left Li Tingting stunned. She paused for a moment, then immediately said, "Su Yang, what do you mean?"

"Who did you say is dead?"

"You think slapping yourself a few times will make me forgive you? Not a chance."

"I know you've long coveted my beauty, but I never expected you to use such low-life tactics. I am your best friend's girlfriend, you animal."

"Don't think that just because you are Secretary Liu's secretary, you can do whatever you want."

Hearing the words "Secretary Liu's secretary" and "rape," Su Yang, who had just been doubting if he was hallucinating, became completely clear-headed.

It wasn't a dream; he had indeed been reborn.

The events of his previous life flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

He remembered clearly: last night was Li Tingting's birthday. His good brother Zhao Jidong, who also worked in the Municipal Party Committee Secretary's office, had called him out to drink. During the event, everyone egged him on, so he simply let go and drank heavily.

Anyway, with his good brother there, someone would take care of him if he got drunk.

But when he woke up, he was sleeping with Li Tingting. This was exactly the current moment.

However, in his previous life, he didn't know that this pair of scoundrels had drugged his drink and left him in the bathroom last night. The person who had actually been intimate with Li Tingting on the bed was Zhao Jidong.

And he was merely a prop placed on the bed by this pair of scoundrels for photos. No wonder his head felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer.

In his previous life, after being slapped by Li Tingting, he had even lowered himself to apologize to her and promised her some benefits.

Yet Li Tingting wouldn't listen at all, insisting that he had drugged and raped her, and was determined to call the police.

For a moment, Su Yang was furious. He was the secretary to Municipal Party Committee Secretary Liu Zhengyang; even if Li Tingting really called the police, no one would dare arrest him. As for Zhao Jidong, he would explain it clearly.

But at the time, he didn't know that this was a setup from start to finish. It was a trap laid by his good brother Zhao Jidong and the woman in front of him.

That good brother, who had slept in the bunk above him in college and was as close as could be, had brewed this crazy revenge plan because he was jealous that Su Yang had become Secretary Liu's secretary.

Originally, Zhao Jidong, the son of the Jincheng County Party Secretary, was the top candidate recommended for the Municipal Party Committee Secretary's office. But Secretary Liu, who had been parachuted in from Jingcheng, had chosen the background-less Su Yang.

Blocking someone's future is no different from killing their parents; it was reasonable that Zhao Jidong would seek such revenge.

But in his previous life, how could he have known the sinister nature of human hearts? From the moment he became the Chief Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, this trap had already begun.

Last night's birthday party for Li Tingting was deliberately arranged by Zhao Jidong. This setup was not only meant to land him in prison, but it also hid a shocking conspiracy behind it.

He had even arrogantly thought that even if the police were called, no one would dare do anything to him.

However, to his surprise, Li Tingting really did call the police.

The police burst into the room in less than three minutes and found hallucinogenic drugs and a large amount of Viagra at the head of the bed.

Just as he was trying to explain, Zhao Jidong arrived.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Jidong flew into a rage, hurled abuse, and even tried to hit him.

But when the police intervened, he accidentally tore down the curtains, and from behind them fell the Polaroid camera and several staged photos that had been placed there in advance.

With both human and material evidence present, Su Yang was unable to defend himself and was taken directly to the Public Security Bureau for investigation.

During the investigation, someone anonymously reported that he had secretly accepted bribes for Secretary Liu, specifying the time and place of the bribes, as well as where the assets were stored.

The outcome was no surprise: he not only lost his position as Chief Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee but also went to prison after being convicted of bribery.

Just as he was undergoing double investigation, a sensational event occurred nationwide: Municipal Party Committee Secretary Liu of Lancheng died in a car accident on his way to the airport.

Within a few short hours, a rumor spread that Secretary Liu had committed suicide out of fear of punishment due to massive corruption.

However, no one expected that after the incident, high-level leaders in Jingcheng would be furious, and three days later, a Jingcheng investigation team would move into Lancheng. A month later, the entire Lancheng officialdom had almost collapsed because of this, and even a provincial leader was implicated and placed under double regulation.

He, a small fry, was naturally released. But his whole life was ruined.

Only then did they know that this Secretary Liu was from a major Jingcheng family, an existence that could reach the ears of the heavens.

But it was all too late; Secretary Liu was already dead.

In this life, he would absolutely not allow such things to happen. He could not let a good official like Secretary Liu meet with disaster, and he would never allow justice to be delayed.

Furthermore, he would not let his own future be destroyed in an instant; he wanted to turn the tide.

"Then what do you want?" After briefly sorting through the threads of this disastrous opening, Su Yang put on his clothes, lit a cigarette, and said.

At the same time, he took out his phone and quickly sent a message.

"What do I want? I want justice. I want the law to punish you severely. I'm calling the police." Just like in his previous life, Li Tingting chose to call the police.

"Heh, you really did call the police."

"You've hidden yourself quite deep. I really didn't see it back then."

Su Yang gave a cold smile and continued to lean against the head of the bed, smoking.

Aside from sending the message, he didn't make any extra moves. Because he knew that doing anything else now would be futile, as the police would arrive immediately.

"What do you mean? What 'hidden quite deep'?"

"It's a fact that you drugged and raped me. Today, I want you to pay the price." Hearing Su Yang's words, Li Tingting couldn't help but feel a tightness in her heart. Could it be that he had seen through something?

But thinking of this flawless design, her tone firmed up again.

Su Yang coldly glanced at Li Tingting and continued to lean against the head of the bed, smoking. He was waiting for the police to come.

"Bang!" Before he finished his cigarette, several police officers broke down the door.

Two of them came up and directly restrained him, while another walked quickly to the head of the bed to take the remaining Viagra and hallucinogenic drugs.

They were indeed prepared; there wasn't even the most basic on-site questioning process.

Facing the aggressive police, Su Yang didn't show the slightest panic or anger, but silently began to count.

"One, two, three, four, five..."

Before he even reached ten, he saw Zhao Jidong rushing in.