The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"No way, Secretary Chen, you're asking me to break into the Deputy Mayor's house. That's risking my life! I can do the job, but it's too risky. I need more money."

"How much more?"

Chen Fang asked.

Small Ye pondered for a moment and said, "You've been a regular customer, I won't overcharge you. Add twenty thousand."

"Fine, deal!"

Chen Fang said without hesitation.

Small Ye was stunned and said, "No, no, it's not right. Last time I asked for more money, you refused. This time I casually throw out a number, and you agree?"

"This woman is different,"

Chen Fang replied.

Small Ye muttered in annoyance, "Damn, I asked for too little..."

The second day after Gu Mengsheng went missing.

All of Chen Fang's resources were mobilized.

On the third and fourth days, it was the weekend, and Ji Shuzhen stayed home all the time, making it impossible for Small Ye to sneak in.

The three teams from the Disciplinary Committee couldn't get any valuable information.

Without surveillance from the police, they could only follow the tracks of Gu Mengsheng's activities piece by piece, even reviewing various shop surveillance, all to no avail.

Mei Yiru's side, tracking Ji Shuzhen, also didn't yield any results.

After all, Ji Shuzhen's activities were very routine. Apart from work and home, she only participated in some government activities, with no signs of anything unusual.

However, Gu Mengsheng suffered inhumane torture over those two days.

It's no exaggeration to say that after four days of captivity, she was exhausted both physically and mentally. If not for her remaining willpower, she might have already been enslaved like Tingting.

During this time,

Chen Fang had no choice but to report Gu Mengsheng's disappearance to Shangguan Shoudong.

Upon hearing the situation, Shangguan Shoudong was furious. First, he scolded Chen Fang, then demanded that Chen Fang find Gu Mengsheng within 48 hours. Otherwise, he planned to dismiss Chen Fang immediately and personally go to Shangqing City to find her.

Although Chen Fang felt wronged about this,

he felt guilty for not fulfilling his promise to Shangguan Shoudong.

Everything changed on the afternoon of the fifth day.

Monday.

Chen Fang called Small Ye, informing her that Ji Shuzhen was going to a meeting and urged her to act quickly.

Around two o'clock in the afternoon,

Small Ye appeared at the door of Ji Shuzhen's house.

After making sure no one was around, she took out her lock-picking tools from her pocket.

After fiddling with the lock for a few moments, the door clicked open.

Cautiously closing the door, Small Ye observed the surroundings and then grabbed an apple from the coffee table to eat.

Muttering to herself about how big the house was,

she started checking the rooms one by one along the corridor.

Ten minutes later,

she opened the master bedroom door.

The sight before her almost scared her to the ground.

A person was lying on the bed.

A woman.

The woman was naked, but her skin was covered with scars. Although the scars were shallow, they covered her entire body, making her look horrifying.

At that moment,

Gu Mengsheng was asleep.

After all, two days off had been too exhausting due to Ji Shuzhen's torment.

Small Ye leaned in for a closer look.

Feeling a shiver in her heart.

The face was intact, although the hair looked dirty and messy, it was indeed the woman Chen Fang was looking for.

Just then,

Gu Mengsheng opened her drowsy eyes.

Seeing the face coming towards her, she was so frightened that she immediately sat up.

"Don't panic, don't panic, I'm not here to hurt you, I'm... I'm... Chen Fang... Chen Fang sent me to rescue you."

At that moment, Small Ye's heart was also pounding.

Seeing the panicked Gu Mengsheng, she quickly stepped back and waved her hands.

Upon hearing the name Chen Fang,

tears streamed down Gu Mengsheng's face.

"I... I... I'll call Chen Fang right now..."

Small Ye shakily pulled out her phone and immediately dialed Chen Fang's number.

At the time,

Chen Fang was in a meeting.

Monday was the City Committee's routine standing committee meeting.

Not only was Chen Fang present, but Ji Shuzhen was also there.

The ringing interrupted Tang Guozheng as he spoke.

He looked displeased and frowned, saying, "Comrade Chen Fang, you should mute your phone during meetings. Don't you know such basic rules?"

Chen Fang apologized repeatedly,

intending to hang up the call.

But seeing it was from Small Ye, he couldn't hesitate and immediately pressed the answer button and put the phone to his ear.

"Chen... Chen Fang... I found... I found Gu Mengsheng..."

Hearing Small Ye's trembling voice,

Chen Fang felt elated.

Ignoring the presence of the other leaders, he asked, "How is she?"

"We'll talk about that later. For now... she's alive..."

"Where did you find her?"

Chen Fang continued to ask.

Because he spoke loudly, everyone could hear him, especially Ji Shuzhen, who looked at Chen Fang as if electrocuted.

"At... at the address you gave me. What should I do next?"

Small Ye asked anxiously.

Chen Fang paused and said, "Reassure her for now. I'll send someone over immediately."

After speaking,

ignoring the angry looks from Tang Guozheng and Liu Yi,

Chen Fang dialed Jiang Feng's number.

"Jiang Feng, I need you to take people to Wanhe Garden Building 10, Unit 507 right now. Do not delay. Once there, call the police to cooperate and gather evidence!"

After Jiang Feng agreed, Chen Fang sighed in relief and hung up the call.

Tang Guozheng was confused but clearly unhappy,

asking, "Comrade Chen Fang, I must emphasize again. This is the standing committee meeting room. Not only did you not mute your phone, but you also kept us waiting while you made a call. Isn't that a bit too much?"

At this moment, Chen Fang looked towards Ji Shuzhen.

And asked, "Mayor Ji, am I being excessive?"

Bang!

Tang Guozheng slammed the table and shouted, "Chen Fang, what's going on? If you can't conduct the meeting properly, then you might as well leave right now!"

Just now, when Chen Fang mentioned Wanhe Garden on the phone, Ji Shuzhen knew what had happened.

She instinctively tensed for a moment,

but quickly composed herself,

and said to the angry Tang Guozheng, "Secretary Tang, perhaps Comrade Chen Fang really has some urgent matter. But Comrade Chen Fang, I have to tell you, this rebellious habit of yours needs to change. Being so disrespectful is inappropriate!"

Chen Fang, who had expected Ji Shuzhen to be scared,

was surprised when she instead criticized him.

Unable to contain his anger any longer,

he stood up suddenly.

And asked Ji Shuzhen, "Mayor Ji, don't you find the address I just mentioned very familiar?"

Ji Shuzhen pretended to ponder,

and suddenly realized, "Wanhe Garden Building 10, Unit 507. Oh, oh, wasn't that the house I bought back then?"