Chapter 1110 - 1108: Lv Yan
Zheng Hongmei was taken aback, Tang Yumeng is the City's Secretary after all; if this gets exposed, it's the death penalty. She pondered and said, "Sister, you better think it through, this is not child's play."
Yang Zi, with a face full of resentment, said, "This woman destroyed everything of mine. Only by letting her die can my heart find peace."
Zheng Hongmei said, "Sister, I understand your feelings, but I still have to advise you not to act impulsively. Once Tang Yumeng is harmed, you won't be able to escape for the rest of your life."
Yang Zi hoarsely said, "I'm already like this, what's the difference between me and death?"
Zheng Hongmei said, "Sister, listen to your elder sister's advice. Although you've found someone to kill Li Xiaohui, if we can solve the problem of the only witness, Tong San, then even if we go to court, without his testimony, you might still have a chance. As long as there is a chance, there is hope. We can deal with Tang Yumeng later."
Yang Zi fell silent; what Zheng Hongmei said made sense.
Zheng Hongmei continued, "Sister, leave the matter of Tong San to me. I will make sure he won't open his mouth."
"Thank you, sister. I really don't know how to thank you." Yang Zi said gratefully while holding Zheng Hongmei's hand.
Zheng Hongmei patted the back of Yang Zi's hand and said, "This life of mine is given by you, sister. Even if it costs my life, I will protect you."
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Huainan Road Police Station.
This woman Lv Yan really has her ways. Right after Li Jiangping's incident, she actively approached the relevant departments to truthfully confess her own issues and even reported Li Jiangping's other problems. She also voluntarily returned all illegal bribes.
Given that Lv Yan voluntarily confessed her own issues and cooperated with the departments to report Li Jiangping, she was treated leniently in her punishment, receiving only an administrative warning.
Lv Yan, having dodged a bullet, breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't help but admire her own cleverness in turning the tables.
With Li Jiangping down, she didn't reflect on herself but instead started scheming again. With Zhang Wenhui now the director, if she could cozy up to him, wouldn't she be just as glorious in the future?
Zhang Wenhui's office.
Amidst the haze of smoke, Zhang Wenhui pondered deeply. The surveillance on Yang Zi should be considered very timely, and two days ago, Yang Zi's car was found in a neighborhood; she couldn't have escaped Jiangbei City.
Since Yang Zi hasn't escaped Jiangbei City, where could she be hiding? All the people who had contact with Yang Zi these days have been checked thoroughly, yet no clues surfaced.
While deep in thought, a knock on the door interrupted him. Zhang Wenhui casually said, "Come in."
The office door was pushed open, and Lv Yan walked in with a beaming smile, shutting the door behind her. In a slightly coquettish tone, she said, "Director Zhang."
Regarding Lv Yan, Zhang Wenhui held her in disdain from the bottom of his heart. He frowned slightly and asked, "What do you want?"
Lv Yan approached Zhang Wenhui's desk, her eyes filled with seductive charm, and said, "Director Zhang, I want to invite you for dinner after work."
Before entering Zhang Wenhui's office, Lv Yan had applied perfume. The strong scent invaded Zhang Wenhui's nostrils, almost making him gag. He coldly said, "Speak directly if you have something to say."
Lv Yan deliberately thrust out her artificially enhanced chest, her face full of allure, and softly said, "Director Zhang, I just want to invite you for dinner. Can't you even give me that little face?"
Zhang Wenhui's eyes revealed a look of disgust as he said, "Sorry, I'm busy. If you have nothing else, please leave."
Confronted with Zhang Wenhui's icy demeanor, Lv Yan felt no shame but instead teased him, saying, "Director Zhang, don't be like that. I just want to talk heart-to-heart over dinner."
After speaking, without shame, she even threw Zhang Wenhui a flirty wink.
"Get out." Zhang Wenhui couldn't stand the woman any longer, couldn't help but curse.
Lv Yan's face turned dark immediately, she said nothing else and walked out of the office.
"Damn, what a nuisance." After Lv Yan left, Zhang Wenhui cursed again.
Lv Yan left Zhang Wenhui's office with a dark face, returning to her own office. Her anger burst forth, "Zhang Wenhui, dare not appreciate my goodwill; there will be a time when you regret it."
Song Xiaojia saw Lv Yan enter Zhang Wenhui's office and minutes later saw her come out with a dark face. She immediately walked into Zhang Wenhui's office.
"Director Zhang, why did Lv Yan come looking for you?" As soon as she entered the office and saw Zhang Wenhui's angry face, Song Xiaojia asked.
Zhang Wenhui, seething with anger, said, "That woman is shameless to the core, utterly disgraceful."
Song Xiaojia paused, saying, "Director Zhang, what's going on?"
Zhang Wenhui said, "She barged into my office acting all flirtatious; does she even consider me as one of those Li Jiangping types?"
After all, Song Xiaojia was a woman, and there's an age gap between her and Zhang Wenhui, so he spoke discreetly.
Song Xiaojia immediately understood and covered her mouth with a smile, saying, "Zhang, Lv Yan is genuinely devoted to you; you must not let her down."
Zhang Wenhui glared and said, "You little rascal, you're making fun of me now."
Song Xiaojia giggled and said, "Zhang, my apologies."
Looking at Song Xiaojia's playful face, which showed no sign of genuine apology, he said, "Xiao Jia, what's the status of the account investigation over at Liu Group?"
Song Xiaojia said, "Basically, it's been clarified. Yang Zi used Li Xiaohui to extract tens of millions of funds from several villages, and now there's not much money left on their company's books."
Zhang Wenhui nodded and said, "I'll report this to Hu Ju. You must quickly ascertain Yang Zi's whereabouts and bring her to justice as soon as possible."
Upon hearing Zhang Wenhui's report, Director Hu promptly relayed the situation to Tang Yumeng.
Considering Liu Group's current situation, their fixed assets are about one billion, and with Yang Zi not apprehended yet, it's impossible to declare bankruptcy just like that, but the nation cannot just lose money for nothing.
After much consideration, Tang Yumeng called Zhou Rui, asking her to come to the office immediately.
Twenty minutes later, Zhou Rui arrived at Tang Yumeng's office.
"Manager Zhou, the reason I asked you here today is to discuss Liu Group's matter with you." Tang Yumeng poured Zhou Rui a glass of water, then sat down and spoke.
Zhou Rui was already aware of Yang Zi's situation and was slightly puzzled by Tang Yumeng's intention, saying, "Secretary Tang, could you elaborate a bit more?"
Tang Yumeng said, "Liu Group used Li Xiaohui to extract tens of millions of national funds; I want to discuss with you and see if there's a way to recover this money."
Zhou Rui pondered for a moment and said, "Secretary Tang, this might be difficult. Yang Zi is the chairman of Liu Group, and until she's legally penalized, she remains the legal representative of Liu Group. Unless authorized by her, this money can't be refunded to the national treasury."
"So you're saying we are powerless until Yang Zi is apprehended?" Tang Yumeng frowned and spoke.
Zhou Rui said, "Yes, unless Yang Zi is convicted, Liu Group won't commence bankruptcy proceedings."
Tang Yumeng nodded and said, "I initially wanted to ask you if Sichuan University Group is willing to take over Liu Group; I would discuss it in a meeting with the committee, but now it seems I was mistaken."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Rui's mind quickly turned, saying, "Secretary Tang, there is a way, as long as the City Committee can come up with solid evidence of Liu Group extracting national funds, after going through departmental audits, Liu Group can be legally auctioned to cover these funds."
Tang Yumeng said, "That's not a problem, if these matters are sorted out, would Sichuan University Group be willing to acquire Liu Group?"
Zhou Rui smiled and said, "We are willing to acquire, but we are currently preparing for an IPO and likely lack the funds."
Tang Yumeng said, "As long as you are willing to acquire, I can speak to the bank about the funding issue."
"Secretary Tang, in that case, that would be great." Zhou Rui said joyfully, "If the financial problem can be solved, we'd be more than happy."
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Thailand, a small country in Southeast Asia, was referred to as one of Asia's Four Little Dragons in the early 90s, but after the 1998 financial storm, it suffered severely, and its economy quickly regressed.
The capital of Thailand, Bangkok, is considered a very famous city in the world.
Walking on the streets of Bangkok, the biggest feature is the continuous shuttle of open-top electric tricycles, along with various snack stalls along the roadsides.
This was Lin Chuan's first time visiting Bangkok; he gazed around curiously.
Helen held Lin Chuan's arm, continuously introducing things to him.
"Wow..." A very alluring woman walked towards them, with flowing black hair and long, slender legs; Lin Chuan couldn't help but exclaim.
Helen gave him a coquettish glance, somewhat displeased, and said, "Lin Chuan, with such a beauty by your side, where are your eyes wandering to?"
Lin Chuan chuckled, "Everyone appreciates beauty; if I don't look, am I still a man?"
"Pfft..." Helen lightly spat at Lin Chuan and said, "I'll bet that's not a woman, do you believe me?"
Lin Chuan took a glance again; by now, the alluring woman was less than three meters away, shaking his head, he said, "I don't believe it; although I've heard there are many ladyboys in Thailand, this looks like a standard woman."
Helen smiled slightly, and when the alluring woman was right in front of them, she placed her palms together, slightly bowed and said, "Sawadikap (Thai transliteration, meaning hello.)"
The alluring woman also smiled slightly, placed her palms together, and said, "Sawadikap."
As soon as this person spoke, Lin Chuan was almost dumbfounded; this wasn't a woman, the voice was thick and clearly sounds like a man's voice.