Chen Fang had just picked up the USB drive.

Yu Zhengchuan leaned in and asked, "What is this?"

Chen Fang shook his head.

He opened the laptop in front of him.

He inserted the USB drive and found an audio file within.

After exchanging glances,

Chen Fang clicked on the file with the mouse.

A woman's voice then came through.

"Director, about moving up the ladder, please could you help me out more?"

Next,

a husky male voice asked, "Where are you right now?"

"I'm at home," the woman said.

"Then come over for a chat, join me for some tea,"

the man said.

The woman: "Director, it's a bit inconvenient for me today; my husband is also home, and I can't go out."

The man: "It doesn't matter, I won't do anything, we'll just have tea. Hurry on over."

At this point, the woman's voice took on a tone of sorrow: "Director, today is really inconvenient; how about another day? I'll definitely join you for tea some other time."

The man said calmly, "Comrade Hong Ying, you should be aware how many people are eyeing the position of top leader in Beihai Town. Do you think it's possible with just one word from you for me to help move you up?"

What followed,

was a moment of silence in the recording.

The woman said, "Alright, Director, where are you? I'll come now."

"Westin Hotel, room 1308."

After the man replied,

there was the sound of the phone hanging up.

And the recording came to an end.

"Guo Ruiliang?"

Yu Zhengchuan suddenly asked.

Chen Fang had also recognized it.

The voice of the man in the recording was indeed that of Guo Ruiliang.

Yu Zhengchuan took in a sharp breath.

He exclaimed, "Damn, Guo Ruiliang looks as harmless as Maitreya Buddha, but who would've thought he's also a lecher? Who's the woman in the phone call?"

Of course, Chen Fang didn't know either.

But the name "Hong Ying" had been mentioned in the recording,

as well as Beihai Town.

So he opened a search engine and looked it up.

Quickly,

news about Beihai Town popped up.

Yu Zhengchuan leaned over to look and gasped, "Qu Hongying, the mayor of Beihai Town? She's quite pretty."

This wasn't an exaggeration.

Photos of Qu Hongying were online.

She was good-looking, with a tall stature, and her figure alone could rival that of Zhang Shihua, even by Chen Fang's standards she counted as a beauty.

Scrolling down,

a subsequent news article left Chen Fang and Yu Zhengchuan stunned.

"Former Beihai Town Mayor Qu Hongying under investigation for serious violations of discipline."

This was the headline of the news.

The content of the report wasn't long and more or less echoed the headline.

Looking at the date, it was already a seven-day-old piece of news.

Such a recording.

How could it have ended up on Chen Fang's desk?

Yu Zhengchuan asked, "Could it be something the previous secretary forgot to take with them?"

Chen Fang shook his head.

He glanced around the office.

He said, "This office has been cleaned out anew. The staff from the County Party Committee Office are very meticulous; they'd never overlook such a detail. There's only one explanation: someone deliberately placed it on my desk, intending for me to investigate Qu Hongying's case."

"But the office of the County Party Secretary is not a place that just anyone can enter."

Yu Zhengchuan said.

Chen Fang smiled faintly and said, "Interesting, interesting, things are starting to get interesting. I originally thought that with so many issues in Guanghe County, everyone inside would be united as one. Now it seems that's not entirely the case."

"So what do we do next?"

Yu Zhengchuan asked.

Chen Fang pondered for a moment.

He said, "You start by inquiring about Qu Hongying's affairs from the sidelines, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move. If I don't do anything, someone is bound to jump out..."

At this moment.

County Magistrate Jiang Tuo had just returned to his office as well.

As soon as he entered,

Li Yonggang, the Chief of the Public Security Bureau, followed him in.

The door had yet to close.

Jiang Tuo pointed angrily at Li Yonggang's face.

He scolded, "How many times have I told you, these past few days to shut down Xinwei Village, what is this? How could you make such a basic mistake, don't you know about the three fires for new officials? If this Chen Fang really wants to find fault, won't this connection be cut off?"

"County Magistrate Jiang, I've been wronged. I had already ordered my subordinates to shut it down these past few days, I have no idea how this could have happened," Li Yonggang said, looking wronged.

Jiang Tuo looked like he was frustrated with Li's incompetence.

He sighed deeply,

and sat down on the sofa.

He said, "It's done, there's no point in blaming anyone now. That police officer should take a few days off, and also, make that restaurant close down immediately."

"What about the several women inside?"

Li Yonggang asked.

Jiang Tuo thought for a moment and said, "Let Master Cat take care of it, she knows what to do."

"Alright, I will go now."

Li Yonggang was just about to turn around and leave.

Jiang Tuo called out to him.

He said, "We haven't figured out Chen Fang yet, tell your men to stay alert, no business is allowed during this period, do you hear me?"

Li Yonggang said mournfully, "County Magistrate Jiang, Chen Fang was transferred over from Wulan City, we've checked; he's a stranger here, do we really need to be so afraid of a guy in his thirties?"

"What do you know? Better safe than sorry. If something really happens, can you handle it?"

"Fine, I'll listen to County Magistrate Jiang."

After saying this,

Li Yonggang turned and left.

Jiang Tuo sat on the sofa for a while,

seeming to recall something,

he took out his phone and made a call.

Soon, there was a knock at the door again.

"Come in,"

he called out after which,

the door opened.

A middle-aged man wearing an administrative jacket walked in.

It was none other than Zhou Feng, Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee and a standing committee member of the Guanghe County Party Committee.

"Old Jiang, you were looking for me?"

Zhou Feng sat down opposite him and asked.

Jiang Tuo's face was stern as he asked, "How's the handling of Qu Hongying's matter coming along?"

Zhou Feng frowned upon hearing this and said, "This woman is very tight-lipped; I've been interrogating her myself for several days, and she just won't say where the recording is. Damn, she better not provoke me, or I swear I'll make her regret it for the rest of her life."

"Don't mess around these next few days. Chen Fang has just arrived; let's keep a low profile. I'll sound him out at tonight's welcome dinner. It's a troubled time; let's not create unnecessary problems," Jiang Tuo said.

Zhou Feng nodded and asked, "Qu Hongying's husband has been making quite a fuss lately; should we take some measures?"

"Do as you see fit, just don't cause any fatalities," Jiang Tuo said.

As his voice faded,

there was a loud clang.

The door to Jiang Tuo's office swung open with force.

His secretary, Zou Lihao, said with a tense face, "Leader, it's bad, there's been an incident, Qu Hongying has escaped..."

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