The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 612: Taking Forceful Action, Seizing Lu Xingtian’s Lifeline!

Chapter 612: Chapter 612: Taking Forceful Action, Seizing Lu Xingtian’s Lifeline!

Lu Xingtian was scolded badly, nodding and bowing to cope. At last, he ended the call.

Without putting away his phone, Lu Xingtian quickly checked the videos and discovered that the internet was flooded with damaging information about him.

Governor Meng had called just a while ago to curse at him severely, denouncing his actions which had now been exposed online, bringing extremely adverse effects to both Zhongzhou City and the entire Longhai Province.

As he scrolled through the videos, he was startled to see many damaging pieces about himself, not only footage of him with beautiful women in hotel rooms but also videos of him taking money.

These videos and information made Lu Xingtian involuntarily gasp in shock.

Others might not know the authenticity of these videos, but he was all too aware—they were indeed real.

He had thought his actions were extremely secretive, yet someone had found out and leaked them. What on earth was going on?

Lu Xingtian, who had an exceptional memory, quickly recalled some incidents.

It seemed that these activities in the videos were all done at his nephew Fang Kai’s bar.

Could it be that Fang Kai secretly recorded some compromising material on him?

Yes, that must be it.

Good for nothing, Fang Kai. Despite being his uncle, he had schemed against him from behind, betraying him like this was unforgivable!

Speaking of which, Fang Kai had already been executed. Served him right!

But through whom had the videos been leaked?

Subconsciously, a name surfaced in Lu Xingtian’s mind—Xu Qianli!

Initially, it was Xu Qianli who had led a risky expedition to capture Fang Kai in Zhongzhou City. Moreover, the reason why he had brought the Tianhai Petroleum project to Qingshan Town was specifically to sabotage Xu Qianli’s long-promoted tourism development plan for Qingshan Town, aiming to shatter all of Xu Qianli’s achievements!

Who else could have struck against him at this critical moment except for Xu Qianli?

What an asshole, already transferred out of Zhongzhou City yet still daring to cross him, he’s got some nerve!

Lu Xingtian was burning with rage, wishing he could immediately slaughter Xu Qianli!

Inside the banquet hall, many others had also received the news. One by one, they busied themselves with their phones and soon saw the damaging news about Lu Xingtian.

This guy was about to rise high, feeling proud of himself, yet he first got slapped in the face by Fan Yao, and then hit by a wave of negative news—such a scenario was too unusual.

Obviously, someone disliked him and was taking action against him.

Fan Yao’s decision to withdraw investment and completely pull out of Zhongzhou City was trouble enough for him.

Now with his negative news exploding on the internet, his problems multiplied.

If he handled it well, it would be fine; but if not, his promotion to Secretary of the Municipal Committee of Zhongzhou City might very well be jeopardized.

Others knew this, and Lu Xingtian was even more aware. In no mood to continue with the banquet, he hastily left with his secretary and a few close associates, trying to figure out how to manage the crisis.

As soon as Lu Xingtian left, many in the banquet hall began chattering excitedly, discussing the matter and speculating about who had made the move and the possible outcomes of the situation.

Fan Yao took a sip of wine, silently certain that it was Xu Qianli’s doing.

To think that today he had even considered supporting him with his withdrawal of investment. Now it seemed unnecessary; Xu Qianli had already had a plan in place.

Online exposés of Lu Xingtian’s scandals were probably just the first step; a series of connected blows were likely to follow.

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Dozens of police cars from Jiang City Police Station, with blaring sirens, made a conspicuous arrival in Zhongzhou City and headed straight for a villa in the Xingfu Road area. They forcefully entered the villa to arrest the female owner and then carried out a meticulous search of the premises.

Soon, the officers from Jiang City made a discovery under the villa’s indoor swimming pool—gold bars worth at least ten billion yuan!

The bottom of the swimming pool was filled with gold bars, covered by a concealing material to hide the traces of the gold.

In addition to the gold, they also found over five billion yuan in cash in the basement, as well as various jewelry and antique calligraphy and painting, also estimated to be worth no less than five billion yuan.

In a short amount of time, the officers from Jiang City uncovered assets worth at least twenty billion yuan inside the villa and demanded the female owner explain the source of this wealth.

The female owner, named Li Jiaojiao, owned a dozen or so small and medium-sized flower shops in the city. Even if she ran her flower shops for a hundred years, she couldn’t have accumulated such a massive fortune. The origin of these assets was suspicious, and she had to clarify it.

Li Jiaojiao was unable to provide a clear explanation and stubbornly refused to say anything.

So, the officers from Jiang City decided to transport her and the assets back to Jiang City.

Along the way, dozens of police cars from Zhongzhou City intercepted their convoy. Xing Daoyuan, the director of Zhongzhou City Public Security Bureau, personally led the team that stopped them.

Xing Daoyuan angrily rebuked the Jiang City officers, stating that this area was within the city limits and under the jurisdiction of the city public security bureau. The Jiang City police had not obtained permission from the city bureau, nor had they communicated with the city bureau before making an arrest in the city, which was unjustifiable.

This case had to be handed over to the city bureau, both the people and the property had to be transferred.

The leader of the Jiang City contingent was Zi Yumo, the director of the Jiang City County Public Security Bureau. She had no interest in obeying Xing Daoyuan and steadfastly refused to compromise, leading to a stalemate between the two.

Realizing he couldn’t sway Zi Yumo, Xing Daoyuan quickly called for reinforcements, requesting immediate support from the city bureau and various sub-bureaus.

Zi Yumo, unfazed, made several phone calls, one of which was to the Zhongzhou City Armed Police Force. In a short amount of time, several helicopters arrived above to support her.

Facing this situation, Xing Daoyuan knew he was outmatched.

Despite being the powerful Zhongzhou City Public Security Bureau Director, Zi Yumo was even more formidable. Though only the head of a county bureau, she came from the Provincial Department with incredibly powerful connections. One phone call and even the armed police were there backing her up. He couldn’t confront her head-on.

Out of options, Xing Daoyuan hurriedly called Lu Xingtian to inform him of the situation.

At that time, Lu Xingtian was sitting in his office.

The person arrested by Jiang City, Li Jiaojiao, was his beloved, and the money was his as well.

It was Zi Yumo who made the move, but she was assuredly acting on Xu Qianli’s orders. What a ruthless move by Xu Qianli!

Lu Xingtian had to reassess Xu Qianli as an opponent; he was far more dreadful than Lu had imagined!

Now it seemed that his decision to place the petrochemical park in Qingshan Town, thereby spoiling Qingshan Town’s tourism development plans, was overreaching and too domineering. This caused Xu Qianli to fight back openly, a costly mistake.

The videos and negative news online had already been suppressed by Lu Xingtian using his influence, disappearing without a trace and posing no significant threat to him anymore.

However, the current arrest of Li Jiaojiao and the capture of those assets by Jiang City Police was the most fatal blow to him.

Should Li Jiaojiao confess that she was his woman and the money was his, he would be ruined.

It was essential to figure out a way to properly handle this situation!

After pondering his options, Lu Xingtian made a call to someone he deeply despised... Xu Qianli!