"Tang Zheng, it seems you'll be staying here a while longer."
Tang Zheng's expression remained unchanged. "Oh? Have the police officers received any new information?"
"You'll know soon enough."
...
"Zhao Jinxiu, are you insane? Why are you turning yourself in? Look at me now, dragging me down with you won't do you any good."
"Don't worry, don't worry, I've already planned out the next part of the story for you: fleeing from justice..."
Chen Fangze's vision went black, and he collapsed onto the bed. Jun Jiuli took him into her space and tidied up the things on the bed.
Urgent knocking sounded from outside the door. "Boss, boss, something's wrong, we need to leave here immediately."
Seeing that there was no response after knocking for a long time, the person steel themselves and kicked the door open. Not seeing Chen Fangze, they became even more anxious.
Fiercely, they walked up to Jun Jiuli, who was huddled in the corner of the bed, and asked, "Where's the boss?"
Jun Jiuli flinched back in fear, her eyes brimming with tears, her voice choked with sobs.
"I... I don't know."
He reached out to grab Jun Jiuli. "Damn it, hurry up and come with me."
Jun Jiuli struggled, refusing to leave. He raised his hand to slap Jun Jiuli's face, but Jun Jiuli deftly dodged, bursting into tears.
"Let go of me, let go of me..."
"Damn it, you'd rather be punished than cooperate."
"Xiao Song, where's the boss? We'll be trapped if we're any later."
"Not here. We have to take this woman too, or there will be endless trouble."
The person outside walked in and grabbed Jun Jiuli by the neck, glaring at her with fierce eyes.
"Be good, don't talk nonsense, or you won't be able to bear the consequences."
After speaking, he roughly threw Jun Jiuli to the ground and left with Xiao Song. Police sirens wailed, and not one of these people escaped.
The police rushed into the villa to search. When Jun Jiuli saw people entering, she immediately raised her hands.
"I... I'm not a bad person, they kidnapped me and brought me here, sob sob sob ~ It's so good, so good, I'm finally saved..."
As she spoke, she became so agitated that she fainted. Two police officers immediately stepped forward to check on her.
"Captain, she's not faking. Look at her, she's still a student. There should be no problem."
"It's right to be cautious and careful."
When Jun Jiuli woke up, she was on the way to the hospital.
"Little girl, you're awake. How do you feel?"
Jun Jiuli said weakly, "I'm fine now, thank you for your concern, sister."
"How were you kidnapped? Would you be able to describe it?"
The police sister looked at her with some reluctance, afraid of stimulating her, and spoke very gently.
Jun Jiuli seemed to recall something distressing, her eyes immediately turned red again. After a moment, she nodded solemnly.
"That Chen Fangze said he liked me, then he slandered my stepfather for stealing his things and tricked me into going to his house.
After that, he imprisoned me. He said he wanted me to fall in love with him. He was very busy every day, and I rarely saw him."
The police sister gently stroked her head. "Do you know your stepfather's phone number? Would you like to contact him now? He must be worried sick."
As she spoke, she took out her phone.
"Yes, I do. Thank you, sister."
Jun Jiuli took her phone and dialed.
"Hello, who is it?"
"It's me."
The voice on the other end sounded a little agitated. "Xiu Xiu, Xiu Xiu, are you alright? Cough cough cough..."
"Please don't get agitated, I'm safe now."
"It's all my fault, I'm sorry for dragging you into this..."
"No, please don't blame yourself. I'm fine... I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me. I'll be home soon."
"Oh, okay, okay, it's good that you're going home."
"Yes, I borrowed the phone from the police sister. I'll hang up now, okay?"
"Okay."
Jun Jiuli shyly returned the phone to the police sister, her face blushing as she thanked her.
Jun Jiuli stated she was physically fine, and the car drove directly to the police station. She recounted the details of her captivity in detail.
The police asked a few questions, and after answering them, she would be allowed to go home. Chen Fangze was undoubtedly guilty of kidnapping.
As Jun Jiuli was about to leave, she put on a hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something but wasn't sure if she should.
The police sister smiled gently. "Xiu Xiu, did something come to mind? Don't be afraid of wasting our time. If you tell us, it might even be a great help to us."
Jun Jiuli mustered up her courage. "I know Chen Fangze's phone password. I accidentally saw it when he unlocked it, so I remembered it."
This wasn't a very important clue, but the police sister recorded it and then smiled, saying she had been a great help and praised her for being smart and capable.
The officers searched outside for a while but found no clues. Chen Fangze had vanished into thin air.
His subordinates stated that he was last seen in the same room as Zhao Jinxiu, but they had searched that room several times.
There was no hidden room at all. The recording of Chen Fangze's surrender had been analyzed by professionals, and it was indeed him.
A phone was found on the bed. After confirming it wasn't Zhao Jinxiu's, they used the password Jun Jiuli had provided to open it.
In the memo section, there were some strange numbers, which, when deciphered, revealed the password to his safe.
The phone also contained recordings of him contacting Old Ye, and the information in the safe would implicate everyone involved in his shady dealings.
However, these things could not directly convict Tang Zheng, as there was an intermediary between Chen Fangze and him.
And Old Ye had not left any evidence unfavorable to President Tang. He would be serving several years in prison.
"This Chen Fangze is too abnormal. He surrendered himself but then tried to escape. If it weren't for the recording, I'd suspect someone had faked it."
"Few of these people have any conscience. It's truly rare, pigs must be flying, for someone like this to surrender."
"Perhaps he had a sudden change of heart, then called the police and got scared, hiding somewhere. He probably won't get far."
"He can't buy a train ticket now, so he certainly can't hide for long."
"That's right, so many people have been implicated this time. We'll be busy."
"Sigh, let's all work overtime."
"I can't stand Tang Zheng's smugness. I don't know when he'll get his comeuppance. He's such bad luck."
"People like that are truly disgusting, daring to make money from anything. He doesn't lack money, does he? Can he take all that money to the grave?"
"Who knows..."
After returning home, Tang Zheng immediately took a shower. Feeling annoyed, he lay on the massage chair, carefully replaying the day's events.
He was certain someone was plotting against him. Who could have such influence to want to drag him down, even at the cost of Chen Fangze?
Chen Fangze's surrender ultimately meant a death sentence. If he wasn't afraid of death, what else could he fear? What kind of leverage could make someone willingly face death?
Thinking about these things made him immensely frustrated. He had investigated Chen Fangze long before confirming their cooperation.
This person was cold-hearted and not close to his relatives. He acted decisively and ruthlessly. He had no weaknesses, so this shouldn't have happened.
Where exactly did things go wrong? After learning that Chen Fangze had escaped, he also sent his own men to investigate.