Chapter 457 That's some serious trickery!

Bai Nuo, Fang Meng, and Jin Zicheng stood around the hood of the car, intently studying the two notebooks they had found at the county magistrate's cousin's house by the light of their flashlights. Unexpectedly, they discovered several sheets of paper hidden inside.

The other six, Da Xiong, and the others each stood on one side, constantly alert to any movement around them.

"hiss!"

Jin Zicheng gasped, looking utterly bewildered. Holding a few sheets of paper, he stared speechlessly at Bai Nuo and Fang Meng. He then mysteriously lowered his head, leaned closer to them, and muttered something under his breath.

"Hey, what exactly is the relationship between you two and your cousin's wife and the county magistrate of Changping?"

"lover!"

Bai Nuo and Fang Meng spoke in unison without looking up.

Jin Zicheng's lips twitched slightly as he looked at the two of them in shock: "No, how did you two guess that?"

After saying that, he glanced at the notebooks in each of their hands, saying as he looked, "Are those notebooks in your hands some kind of diary? Aren't they lists and ledgers?"

Bai Nuo chuckled and looked up at Jin Zicheng, making their identities even clearer.

"The relationship between the county magistrate and his cousin's wife is not just a simple affair. The cousin's wife was personally selected by the county magistrate's father-in-law and then given to his son-in-law. My relationship with the county magistrate's wife is related to her infertility for many years. Another reason is to better control this useful son-in-law."

Those few sheets of paper didn't contain letters between different people; they were more like evidence kept by the county magistrate. They clearly recorded what his father-in-law gave him at a certain time and place, and what he was instructed to do, including sending him women.

The list and ledger in his hand were evidence that the county magistrate had kept for himself. He knew that if his actions were discovered, he would definitely be shot, but he was also a ruthless man who wanted to take a large number of people down with him, especially his good father-in-law.

Jin Zicheng was now completely convinced by Bai Nuo, and nodded resignedly: "You're right. Changping is the only son in his family, with three older sisters. His family is very sexist, and he has been instilled with the idea that he must give his parents a grandson, otherwise he would be letting down his ancestors."

Later, he finally got a job in the commune after a lot of hard work. When he went to the city on a business trip, he was noticed by the deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Committee. He thought his good days were coming, but he didn't expect that he was just a sucker. His wife had a lover in her early years, but the other party was a useless hoodlum. The two of them even made a fundamental mistake.

The deputy director forcefully aborted his daughter's child. As a result, his daughter never suspected anything after the marriage. She went to a large hospital in Shanghai for a checkup and found out that she was infertile for life because of the abortion. However, at that time, the county magistrate had already successfully entered the county government office with the help of his father-in-law and his own cunning.

The husband's family was eager for a son to carry on the family line, and the county magistrate father-in-law was reluctant to let go of such a useful son-in-law. So he sent his wife's niece to them to secretly have a child with him, intending to give the child to his daughter to raise. But what happened next was unexpected...

The county magistrate and his cousin's wife were having an affair when the cousin suddenly caught them, and that's how it happened...

"So, that cousin was actually killed by the county magistrate of Changping County!"

Bai Nuo wasn't surprised at all; she had just felt that her cousin's sudden death was abnormal.

However……

"no!"

Jin Zicheng held up a piece of paper in his hand with a complicated expression, pointed to it and said, "It was the county magistrate's wife and her lover who did it together."

"No wonder!" Fang Meng frowned slightly and said with disgust, "When I was investigating, I heard from people that every time Changping goes to his cousin's house, he brings his wife with him. Even after his cousin passed away, he and his wife went to visit his cousin's wife and children. Outsiders praised the couple for their kindness and said they treated his cousin's wife better than their own sister. Sometimes, because his wife wanted to spend more time with his cousin's wife and children, they would even stay overnight. Anyway, with his wife there, no one would gossip!"

This time, not only was Jin Zicheng's worldview shattered, but even Bai Nuo couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Ah~ this...

Are you playing this elaborate game?

Jin Zicheng frowned, suddenly thinking of a serious question. He looked at the two people with a cold expression: "The roster and account books, including these few sheets of paper, clearly record that over the years the magistrate of Changping County has helped his father-in-law frame innocent people and embezzle their family property. All of this money has been secretly supplied to his father-in-law."

His father-in-law is the deputy director of the Beijing Secretariat; I remember he seems to be...that lady's man!

As he spoke, Jin Zicheng pointed upwards with one finger, his expression extremely complicated.

"Is this case really going to go through with the lawsuit?"

After Jin Zicheng finished speaking, he scratched his head with a worried look on his face, not noticing the fleeting darkness in Bai Nuo and Fang Meng's slightly lowered eyes.

This deputy director was very well hidden; almost no one knew he was that person's man, and there wasn't even the slightest connection between the two.

But this relationship couldn't be kept secret from the intelligence group of Special Operations Team 917.

Because they hid 917 more deeply and meticulously, and their methods were more sophisticated and ever-evolving.

Fang Meng had only learned about this matter by chance from Pang Tuan a few days ago, but he hadn't found an opportunity until now. He didn't expect that this time, when they went out to capture an enemy agent, they would find this opportunity.

The last henchman in Beijing!

When Fang Meng looked up at Jin Zicheng again, he had regained his composure and patted Jin Zicheng's shoulder, comforting him, "This is not something we should be concerned with. We are only responsible for the preliminary work. Whatever happens in the power struggles between the higher-ups afterward is none of our business. We just need to bring the people and the evidence back first. As for whether the higher-ups will take action later, it has nothing to do with us. We are not assigned this kind of task. We just need to make sure they are not working with enemy agents."

Upon hearing Fang Meng's words, Jin Zicheng immediately stopped feeling melancholy; he was very easy to coax.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he heard Bai Nuo's voice.

“It seems there’s a connection!” Bai Nuo laid the ledger flat and pointed to it, saying, “These two names belong to the son-in-law of the village chief of Juxiang Brigade. They’ve been secretly helping the county magistrate amass wealth and embezzling state funds by abusing their positions. Not only that, but Liu Xilai’s name is also in here. It says that Liu Xilai, a former educated youth, has repeatedly helped the village chief’s son-in-law contact state-owned factories in other places to secretly purchase factory materials at low prices in order to profit from and expand his network.”

Since this matter is recorded in this notebook, it proves that the Changping County Chief was behind this scheme, and it seems that Liu Xilai actively approached them seeking cooperation.

"Bang!"

Jin Zicheng was so angry that his face turned red. He punched the hood of the car. He could understand the power struggles among people within the country, but he could not understand those who colluded with foreign enemies to harm their own people in order to gain power.

How is this any different from those traitors and collaborators of the past?

Fang Meng patted the hood of the car, quickly packing his things away as he said, "Alright, the relationships are pretty clear now. Let's not waste any more time here. Let's go home and interrogate those three people properly. I bet we can dig out even more."

"yes!"

Bai Nuo and Jin Zicheng looked serious and, in unison, packed their things and turned to call the others to get into the car.