The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

At this moment, all four of them were as if petrified.

Chen Fang asked, "What's the matter? Haven't seen enough? Want to join in?"

As he asked this,

Fang Mei and Fang Gui's faces turned red.

They scrambled out in a flurry.

Once back in the living room,

they realized the door was not closed, and they did not have the courage to go close it either.

Neither of them spoke.

They sat on opposite ends of the sofa, each with a blush on her face.

In their minds, each visualized scenes of themselves entangled with Chen Fang.

"Sister, I want to say..."

"Younger sister, I want to say..."

The two hesitated for a moment, then each looked at the other and almost simultaneously spoke.

Then, upon realizing they had spoken at the same time,

both said simultaneously, "You go first!"

Again, they spoke at the same time.

Neither wanted to speak first, embarrassed.

Both began rubbing their thighs, waiting for the bedroom door to open.

In the bedroom,

Zhao Xixi covered her face with both hands, and said sheepishly, "Ah Fang, come down, please."

"Why should I come down? I'm not done yet."

"Oh my, I'm so embarrassed, both of us... they saw everything, I... I can't face them anymore,"

Zhao Xixi said, unable to bear her mortification.

Chen Fang did not care much at that moment.

He charged forward once more.

Zhao Xixi was initially shy, but as the frequency of movements increased, the pleasure emanating from her body once again prevailed.

She couldn't help but start moaning again.

Perhaps to make Zhao Xixi's moans louder so the two outside could hear,

Chen Fang sped up once again.

Under such boundless stimulation,

Zhao Xixi finally couldn't endure it anymore, moans escaping the bedroom and causing the already uncomfortable duo outside to feel even more on edge.

Especially Fang Gui.

Ever since she had brought home the toys that Chen Fang bought, she had been using them almost daily, having been thoroughly explored.

Such vivid images combined with the breathless moans nearby were more than she could withstand.

She sat, unable to prevent her buttocks from squirming.

Feeling a warm flow streaming between her legs.

Was Fang Mei having an easy time?

Naturally, she was not.

She kept swallowing saliva continuously.

Her tongue involuntarily started licking her lips.

This torment continued for about twenty minutes.

Finally, as Zhao Xixi let out a long moan,

both heaved a sigh of relief.

Then,

dressed only in shorts, Chen Fang walked out nonchalantly.

Seeing both women tense,

Chen Fang sat in the middle of the sofa.

As he placed his hands on their thighs, both women jolted as if electrocuted.

"What's the matter?" Chen Fang asked with ill-intent.

Fang Mei, at a loss for words, said, "No... it's nothing."

"And you?"

Chen Fang then asked Fang Gui.

Fang Gui stammered in response, "I... I'm fine too."

"That's good, alright, let's discuss the main issue," Chen Fang said as he leaned back on the sofa.

To break the awkward silence,

Fang Mei said, "Boss Cheng has already found out everything. Sun Shenru's son is named Sun Xi, he's 24 this year, and he owns the Xijia Wine Shop."

Chen Fang nodded.

He asked, "Have you figured out the trading method?"

Fang Gui joined the conversation.

She said, "We've figured it out. If someone wants Sun Shenru to handle something, they go to this Xijia Wine Shop to buy wine. Wine that costs just over ten yuan per bottle can be sold for thousands or even tens of thousands per bottle. Behind the scenes, Xijia Wine Shop has clear prices marked. There's a brand called Red Tu that can't be found on the market at all. Sun Xi packages it as an imported wine from abroad, although it actually costs only fifteen yuan per bottle."

Fang Mei continued, "This Red Tu wine sells for fifty thousand yuan per bottle, and a box of twelve bottles costs six hundred thousand yuan. However much business you want handled, that's how much wine you buy. Boss Cheng found out through his own channels that just this year in half a year, Xijia's sales revenue reached more than 4 million yuan."

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's really not a small amount. Sun Shenru is really cunning. He has arranged his bribes so well, no wonder godfather used to say that his machinations are even deeper than his own. It seems he was right," Chen Fang remarked with a sigh.

Fang Mei nodded and said, "This way of bribery is indeed very covert. On the surface, all this money appears to be legal earnings of Xijia Wine Shop. In this way, even if Sun Shenru does something for someone, it's impossible to connect the two directly. Even if we report it to the Disciplinary Committee, they probably won't be able to convict him."

Chen Fang pondered for a moment.

He asked, "What about Sun Xi as a person?"

Fang Gui replied, "He's very shrewd, not like a wasteful heir. He rarely openly claims his relationship with Sun Shenru, so many people actually don't know his real identity. Moreover, he's very low-key, even though he earns so much money, he only drives a used car worth about thirty to fifty thousand yuan. More importantly, it's difficult to trick him into showing up; he's neither lecherous nor does he engage in various social activities. He appears to be a very solitary person."

The saying 'like father, like son' really holds true.

Sun Shenru is not a good person, but he has raised a rather "excellent" child.

In fact, Tan Yandong's notebook always contained entries about Sun Shenru's methods of bribery, but there weren't many, only mentioning his son.

But the situation is just as Fang Mei described.

Even though it has already been clearly investigated, this method of bribery almost has no flaws. Reporting it would likely yield no results up there.

This is also why he had never used it before.

But now, he must use it. If Sun Shenru were just playing politics, that would be one thing, but now, he is completely unrestrained.

Since that's the case,

Chen Fang saw no need to be polite anymore.

If he can't bring him down quickly, more troublesome issues may arise next.

A series of defeats would certainly make him brutally vicious.

A county magistrate, yet still being embarrassed by a secretary?

"Can we not just forcefully kidnap him tonight?" Fang Gui suddenly asked.

Fang Mei shook her head and said, "It's difficult. To ensure Sun Xi's safety, Sun Shenru hired two ex-military men as his bodyguards. Moreover, their shop is located right next to the Banling Street police station. If we make a move, it will be hard not to get discovered."

From this, it can be seen.

Sun Shenru has sealed any potential leaks regarding Sun Xi quite tightly.

He also knows that his weak point lies with Sun Xi, so he will definitely ensure nothing happens to him.

"If this won't work and that won't work, are we out of options?"

Fang Gui said somewhat dejectedly.

Even though Chen Fang is the first secretary of the County Party,

his ability to shake Sun Shenru is undoubtedly like an ant trying to shake a large tree. Coupled with the fact that Sun Shenru usually leaves little to no flaws in his operations, it would be difficult to hurt him deeply with Chen Fang's capabilities alone.

Not to mention his limited capabilities,

even with Li Duming, the County Party Secretary, it probably wouldn't be enough.

After all, Li Duming doesn't have much power in Changming County and is also suppressed by Lv Yifeng from above.

He can only rely on himself now.

Taking down Sun Xi is his biggest hope right now.

And the only feasible path.

Pausing briefly, Chen Fang said, "It's not that there are no other options. Sun Xi is not in the official field, and usually keeps a very low profile. Such a shrewd person as Sun Shenru would not actively seek business. This suggests there must be a broker lurking around Sun Shenru."

"A broker?" Fang Gui asked, startled.

Chen Fang nodded and added, "This broker stays close to Sun Shenru. Whenever someone wants to spend money on getting things done, he personally steps in and directs them to Xijia Wine Shop to buy wine. This way, two seemingly unlinked parts are connected, and the advantage is that if something goes wrong, both Sun Shenru and Sun Xi can disassociate themselves immediately, leaving the broker to take all the blame."

Fang Mei, hearing this analysis,

exhaled a long breath and said, "If it really is as you analyzed, then this Sun Shenru is truly terrifying."