The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 413: I confess, I really had an affair with your wife!

Chapter 413: Chapter 413: I confess, I really had an affair with your wife!

Lu Tianlong got straight to the point.

Xu Qianli embezzled the three billion given by Feng Jiang. With such a huge scandal, there was no way he could extricate himself!

An insignificant township official embezzled three billion—execution by firing squad eight times over would be sufficient. Xu Qianli was doomed, and it was impossible for him to ever recover!

The humiliation he had previously suffered at Xu Qianli’s hands, Lu Tianlong was determined to return it all to him and even take his life!

Facing Lu Tianlong’s questioning, Xu Qianli remained indifferent.

"That’s just one side of the story."

"Feng Jiang says I coerced him into giving me three billion, or else I’d kill him. Is there any evidence?"

"You say I took so much money, what evidence do you have?"

"If I can be convicted without evidence, couldn’t I also randomly make accusations, like saying I’ve been sleeping with your wife and having a great time, unlocking all sorts of positions?"

Lu Tianlong clenched his fists in fury and slammed down on the table.

"Now we’ve come to this critical juncture, and you’re still stubbornly playing dumb, huh!"

"Fine, you say there’s no evidence, right? I’ll show you what evidence is, whether there’s evidence or not!"

Lu Tianlong then took out several items, a pile of photos, which were clearly of the situation at Xiangjiang Mansion villa. The photos showed a crowd busily moving items into a vehicle, until the car left.

Lu Tianlong said, "Now, what do you have to say? You forced Feng Jiang to give up the money, took over his hidden three billion in assets and transferred them elsewhere. I’d like to see how you’re going to argue your way out of this one."

Xu Qianli responded, "Wait, based on these photos, what can they prove? Can they prove that I embezzled three billion? Don’t make me laugh."

Lu Tianlong said, "We have the photos as evidence; do you still want to deny it?"

"Photos, what photos?"

"In the photo, isn’t it just a moving company transferring some boxes into a truck? You say that inside are cash, gold, jewels and the like, and I say it’s just some trash left by the previous owner, which also makes sense," Xu Qianli said.

Lu Tianlong was momentarily dumbfounded.

Indeed, the surveillance did capture the moving out of boxes, but who knew what was actually inside.

Whether the contents were cash and jewelry or just trash, with the boxes in the way, who could tell?

After pondering for a moment, Lu Tianlong said, "What’s inside, don’t I know? We’ve already found the workers who moved these items that day. From their mouths, we learned that they were indeed carrying gold and silver treasures, and there was as much as one billion and twenty million in cash alone!"

Workers?

Xu Qianli couldn’t help but show a slight smile at the words.

The ones who moved the wealth that day were Ji Qingyun’s people; how could they possibly be ordinary workers? It was clear that Lu Tianlong was lying to trick him.

Seeing that Xu Qianli was not only unafraid but chuckling continuously, Lu Tianlong felt greatly insulted, and through gritted teeth said, "What, do you think I’m lying? Would you believe me if I brought them here right now to confront you?"

Xu Qianli replied, "There’s no need. I believe you could easily fabricate a couple of so-called witnesses. Alright, I admit it, the boxes did contain valuables, all transferred by me."

"What, you admit it?"

Lu Tianlong could hardly believe his own ears. Wasn’t this kid just talking tough a moment ago, seeing through to the key problem and rendering his so-called evidence useless, and just about to brush the matter off? Why did he suddenly admit it?

Although he didn’t understand why, his admission was undoubtedly good news.

"Xu Qianli, it’s good that you admit it. Now, I ask you, where did you transfer those assets to?"

Thirty billion—that was a massive sum of money, and Lu Tianlong would do anything to get his hands on it.

Of course, how to operate it after getting his hands on it was a matter of his whim.

Xu Qianli said, "Oh dear, I forgot. Look at my memory; such an important matter—a property worth three billion—and I just forgot about it. How about this, give me a cigarette to jog my memory?"

Lu Tianlong’s anger shot through the roof; this kid was clearly playing him for a fool.

But on second thought, it was just a cigarette. Letting him have one wasn’t such a big deal.

He fished out a cigarette, handed it over, and lit it for Xu Qianli, "Now, can you talk?"

Xu Qianli blew out a smoke ring, smiling slyly, "I’m also thirsty, I’d like some water."

Lu Tianlong quickly brought a bottle of water, "How about now, are you going to talk?"

Xu Qianli said, "No can do, my neck still hurts, my back is sore, and my legs are numb; I really can’t remember anything right now."

Lu Xingtian was grinding his teeth in fury; this brat was obviously messing with him.

But for the sake of that three billion—endure!

Half an hour later, someone hurried to the outside of the interrogation room. Vice Secretary Teng Ziyin rushed over and, upon encountering resistance, said coldly, "Out of my way, everyone get out of my way! In the City Disciplinary Inspection Committee, is there any case I can’t be involved in? You dare to stop me; how audacious, move!"

Teng Ziyin lashed out with a tirade, scolding Lu Tianlong’s two confidants into stepping aside, then she pushed the door and entered.

She had gone to a township earlier today and suddenly learned that Xu Qianli had been apprehended by Lu Tianlong, so she immediately dropped everything to rush back to the city.

She wanted to see just how Lu Tianlong was giving Xu Qianli a hard time.

If he dared to rough up Xu Qianli, she would absolutely not let him off the hook. She was prepared to fight him tooth and nail.

But when Teng Ziyin entered the interrogation room, she was stunned.

Holy cow, was this the scene she was expecting?

She only saw Xu Qianli lounging comfortably in a chair, smoking and drinking a beverage, while two beautiful female clerks massaged his legs.

Even more absurdly, Lu Tianlong was actually behind him, diligently massaging his shoulders.

The sight left Teng Ziyin dumbfounded.

Wasn’t it said that Xu Qianli had been put under house arrest, and that Lu Tianlong was personally interrogating him? How did it end up like this?

This wasn’t house arrest; it was more like he was on a vacation.

Seeing Teng Ziyin suddenly barge in, Lu Tianlong got extremely awkward, quickly withdrew his hands, and cursed himself for being led by the nose by Xu Qianli.

Xu Qianli waved at Teng Ziyin, "Vice Secretary Teng, your timing is perfect. You’re a woman and your hands are soft. Could you rub my head for me?"

"You!"

Teng Ziyin rolled her eyes in exasperation.

She had been worried sick over Xu Qianli, but now it seemed her worries were for naught.

It had to be said, this guy was something else. While others trembled in fear when put under house arrest, he was completely at ease, which was quite impressive.

Regardless, as long as he was alright, Teng Ziyin breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "I heard you made some mistakes, and that’s why Vice Secretary Lu had to put you under house arrest. What kind of mistakes, exactly?"

"Vice Secretary Lu said I embezzled three billion, and furthermore, I’m accused of extorting the money from Feng Jiang through threats on his life. He was just pressing me for the whereabouts of those assets."

"I really had a tough time just earlier, thank goodness you’ve arrived, Vice Secretary Teng, or else I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to withstand it."

Xu Qianli played up his hardships, almost short of wiping away fake tears.

Teng Ziyin, annoyed, retorted, "Smoking and drinking tea while enjoying a massage counts as having a tough time? Stop kidding around with me; what’s really going on?"