Old Man Zhao, the legendary healer of Xinghua Village!

Taking the opportunity, Chen Xiuling asked again, "Are you really that rich? How much money do you have? Can you show me?"

Wang Jianguo's expression became wary, so Chen Xiuling added:

"Don't be angry, I didn't mean anything by it, I was just curious. Besides, I'm your woman now, and you've done this to me so many times, you have to show me some real money, not just keep making empty promises..."

Wang Jianguo was persuaded by Chen Xiuling.

He nodded and said, "Okay, since you want to see, I'll show you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Jianguo got off the bed and opened the wardrobe against the wall.

A dark, solid safe suddenly appeared before Wang Jianguo and Chen Xiuling.

Chen Xiuling was somewhat excited when she saw the safe.

Wang Jianguo was already squatting in front of the safe, ready to enter the password to open it.

When Chen Xiuling saw Wang Jianguo raise his finger, she stopped breathing and stared wide-eyed without blinking.

But just then, Wang Jianguo suddenly said, "You go out first, I'll open this safe and then you can come in."

Upon hearing Wang Jianguo's words, Chen Xiuling was immediately filled with extreme disappointment.

"What are you afraid of? I won't steal anything from you... I've been with you so many times, and you're still so wary of me. It hurts me so much," Chen Xiuling said, feigning grievance.

Wang Jianguo patiently said, "Better safe than sorry. There's nothing I can do. Listen to me, go outside and wait for me. Come back in when I call you."

Having no other choice, Chen Xiuling went out of her room and waited in the living room.

After waiting for half a minute, Wang Jianguo called her in.

Chen Xiuling then entered the room and eagerly looked at the safe, her eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

The safe was already open, and inside were banknotes and gold!

There were at least dozens of bundles of those bright red banknotes, and the gold bars gleamed dazzlingly under the lights!

Seeing Chen Xiuling's stunned expression, Wang Jianguo became extremely smug.

"So, now you know how rich I am, right?" Wang Jianguo said with a hearty laugh.

"Village chief, how do you have so much money? There are at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in this safe, and those gold bars weigh at least several hundred grams..." Chen Xiuling asked hurriedly, placing her phone screen-down on the table.

If you look closely, you'll notice that Chen Xiuling's phone is recording audio.

But Wang Jianguo didn't notice. His face flushed and his eyebrows dancing with excitement, he said, "Can't you guess why I have so much money?"

"Village chief, you really did embezzle and misappropriate our village's collective funds, didn't you?" Chen Xiuling asked.

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Wang Jianguo said proudly, and strode over to hug Chen Xiuling: "This money is what I plundered from our village by all sorts of means. The money that was allocated to our village for road repairs, school construction, and pensions was all intercepted by me."

"Now you can rest assured, right? As long as you behave well as my woman and take good care of me, I'll definitely give you a good life! If you can give me a big, healthy son, I'll buy you a car and a house in the county town!"

It's already midnight.

Zhao Dazhu was holding Li Yujiao, and they were sleeping soundly.

Suddenly, the phone next to his pillow vibrated. Zhao Dazhu groggily opened his eyes, picked up the phone, and immediately lost all sleepiness.

He then carefully pushed Li Yujiao away, pulled his leg out from between her two beautiful legs, and tiptoed out of bed like a thief.

After getting dressed, Zhao Dazhu glanced back at Li Yujiao to make sure she showed no signs of waking up before quietly walking outside.

After leaving home, Zhao Dazhu ran all the way and arrived at Chen Xiuling's house in less than three minutes.

"How's it going? Have you gotten any evidence?" Zhao Dazhu asked anxiously.

"No!"

Chen Xiuling said indignantly, "That Wang Jianguo is indeed very concerned about his image, just like you said. I begged him to open the safe for me. But he's not stupid. He kicked me out of the room when he opened the safe, so I still don't know the combination and can't take pictures."

"However, our guess was correct. All the money Wang Jianguo embezzled and misappropriated over the years was in that safe, amounting to hundreds of thousands! Moreover, there were gold bars in his safe. Although those gold bars were very thin, I think they weighed at least several hundred grams."

Zhao Dazhu was both happy and disappointed.

Chen Xiuling added, "But I recorded what Wang Jianguo said, listen to it."

Chen Xiuling picked up her phone and played a recording. Wang Jianguo's voice immediately came through the phone: "All this money was extorted from our village by various means..."

Wang Jianguo's voice came through the phone so clearly, and his tone was extremely smug, his self-satisfaction was palpable.

"Well done! Although you didn't get a picture of what was inside the safe, this recording is still strong evidence," Zhao Dazhu said excitedly.

"Then we..."

Before Chen Xiuling could finish speaking, Zhao Dazhu impatiently said, "We've collected so much evidence, it's definitely enough! Give me the recording, and we'll report Wang Jianguo first thing tomorrow morning. I'll hand over all the evidence to the higher-ups."

"The person in charge? Who?" Chen Xiuling asked curiously.

"Our highest-ranking and most powerful official in Peach Blossom County—the female county head, Qi Gaolan!"

Zhao Dazhu said emphatically.

"You actually know County Chief Qi?"

Chen Xiuling's face was full of disbelief.

"Not only do I know County Chief Qi, I even saved her once!"

After saying this, Zhao Dazhu briefly explained how he had encountered and saved Qi Gaolan, the female county head, and Chen Xiuling looked at him with new respect.

"I never knew you were so amazing. You were really hiding your talent all this time," Chen Xiuling exclaimed.

"Of course, I'm very capable," Zhao Dazhu said with a smile.

"Then I'll transfer the recording to you now, but you...you..." Chen Xiuling stammered and hesitated, her cheeks turning as red as if they were about to bleed.

"What about me?" Zhao Dazhu asked, puzzled.

Chen Xiuling glanced at Zhao Dazhu shyly before finally continuing, "The last few times I went to see Wang Jianguo, I used the drug you gave me to make him hallucinate, so he didn't do *that* to me. But I still felt... uncomfortable... so..."

As she spoke, Chen Xiuling simply couldn't continue; the rest of the words were too shameful for her to utter.

Zhao Dazhu wasn't stupid either; he immediately knew what Chen Xiuling wanted.

He took off his shoes and got into bed, immediately pulling Chen Xiuling into his arms...