Fan Xian spread her legs wide and lifted them high.

One hand held the cell phone, its camera aimed at herself, while the other hand reached between her legs, caressing the petals above.

After she struck a pose, she took a photo.

Then she extended her middle finger, sliding it between the lotus petals until half of her finger disappeared inside, and she took another photo.

The most explosive was the last one.

After she withdrew her fingers, she placed them against her lips, extended her tongue, and licked the glistening digit.

After these three photos were taken,

her expression immediately relaxed.

Then she sat on the toilet, fiddling with her phone for a while.

She let out a long sigh, put her pajamas back on, and walked out of the bathroom.

The amorous feelings she had just cultivated

were now completely gone.

Back in the living room.

Both sat down on the couch.

After a silent moment, Fan Xian looked at Chen Fang and asked, "Do you think I'm very promiscuous?"

"No."

Chen Fang said.

Fan Xian rubbed her face with her hands and said, "It's okay. After all, you've seen all the most humiliating things. I have no secrets in front of you now."

"Why did you take these photos?"

Chen Fang asked.

Fan Xian smiled bitterly and said, "For the same reason as last time. Since he became impotent and started having premature ejaculation, he's changed dramatically. Humiliating me always seems to stir something in him. Taking photos does the same, almost every day he makes me take similar photos in different locations for him, to satisfy his twisted psychology."

"Is he using these to treat his condition?"

Chen Fang asked.

Fan Xian shook her head and said, "The doctor said it's hopeless, it's not for treatment. Maybe it's just to keep an eye on me. Ever since he lost his ability, he's always been afraid I would find another man, so he uses this method to know exactly what I'm doing all the time."

She told Chen Fang.

Today was relatively okay.

At least she found a restroom to take a selfie in.

Sometimes, when she's outside, her husband would ask her to just find a place to take such photos—she's done it in shopping malls, furniture stores, offices, and sometimes even during meetings, she had to take photos for him immediately.

And he wouldn't allow her to wear underwear, just to make it easy for him to request photos at any time.

As she spoke,

she was full of sorrow, her eyes moistening.

Chen Fang handed her a tissue and asked, "Did you do it willingly?"

Fan Xian laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Even if I'm unwilling, what can I do? His family is powerful, and I owe my current status to them. Plus, he has so many indecent photos and videos of me, if I ever say I'm unwilling or unable, he threatens me with them. What choice do I have?"

Upon hearing this,

Chen Fang thought of Gu Jingshu.

But the situation Fan Xian was in was completely different from Gu Jingshu's.

Gu Jingshu's husband is merely a jerk, while Fan Xian's husband is not only a jerk but also one who holds high status.

Chen Fang suddenly realized something quite peculiar.

It seemed that all the married women involved with him were extremely unhappy in their family lives.

Some of their stories were even quite tragic.

But on second thought, it made sense.

If their families were happy, who would go looking for trouble outside?

"Have you ever thought about getting a divorce?"

Chen Fang asked.

Fan Xian scoffed and said, "Divorce? Are you joking? If I were to ask for a divorce now, my life would be immediately ruined with no way out."

These words were not an exaggeration.

Fan Xian's in-laws were capable of doing just that.

"Ah Fang, I came to you today because I want you to help me do something," she added suddenly.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Just tell me what you need, Sister Xian."

"Do you know Chou Goushi from the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau?" Fan Xian asked.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Chou Goushi is the director of the Jinde County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. I'm in charge of liaising with the bureau and have met him a few times, but I'm not very familiar with him."

Fan Xian took out an envelope from the pocket of the clothes she had changed out of and said, "This is a letter of accusation. Take a look."

A letter of accusation?

Chen Fang opened the envelope and pulled out the folded letter inside.

Ranging over several pages, there were seven or eight in total.

The target of this letter of accusation was the director of the Jinde County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, Chou Goushi.

The first few pages accused Chou Goushi of irregular promotions, irregular hiring, and corruption and abuse of power. Starting from the fourth page, the accuser listed a horrifying case.

He said his daughter was employed by the tobacco bureau through regular channels last September.

Less than half a month into her job at the bureau, she was raped by the director, Chou Goushi.

The victim planned to report to the police, but Chou Goushi learned of it beforehand. He intercepted her on the way, and subsequently, she was detained for about ten days, during which she was gang-raped by several men before she suffered a mental breakdown and was admitted to a mental hospital.

The accuser had repeatedly knocked on doors to no avail, went to the county's criminal police team to report the crime, and visited the county's petition office, only to be detained without cause. To this day, he had no recourse, and he still hadn't seen his daughter. Out of anger, he finally wrote this letter of accusation to the provincial Disciplinary Committee.

After reading through all the content.

Chen Fang looked at Fan Xian sharply and asked, "Did you come to Jinde County just for this?"

Fan Xian nodded and said, "After the provincial Disciplinary Committee received the letter of accusation, they took it very seriously and sent me to Jinde County to get a lay of the land. When we met that time, I had just finished the case."

Chen Fang scratched his head and asked, "If the case is already finished, why do you still need my help?"

"The case is temporarily finished, but the details of the case haven't been uncovered because the accuser is already dead."

"Ah? How did he die?" Chen Fang asked, tense.

Fan Xian let out a long sigh and said, "The accuser's name was Zhao Denggui. He ran a normal convenience store in Jinde County for a living. His daughter, Zhao Jie, 24 years old, was hired into the tobacco bureau through regular channels. The day before I arrived in Jinde County, Zhao Denggui drank pesticide and committed suicide at home."

"Was it murder?" Chen Fang asked with a jolt.

Fan Xian shook her head and said, "I don't know, but according to the police investigation, the pesticide was indeed purchased by Zhao Denggui himself. Before dying, he also left a suicide note. The note said he was in debt, and he had intended for his daughter to seduce a leader and then take the opportunity to blackmail the leader. But when things didn't work out and his daughter ended up disturbed and turned insane, he chose to commit suicide out of desperation."

By comparing with the handwriting in this letter of accusation.

The suicide note written by Zhao Denggui before his death was indeed his own handwriting, which meant that the note genuinely came from Zhao Denggui's hand.

In addition, they indeed found several IOUs in Zhao Denggui's house, with a total amount of borrowed money amounting to over 400,000 yuan.

Because of this.

All of Fan Xian's leads in Jinde County had been cut off, which left her with no choice but to suspend the investigation and eventually led to her "accidental" encounter with Chen Fang.

No wonder Fan Xian was in a bad mood that day, this was the reason.

"After returning, I read this letter of accusation many times, still feeling that there must be an injustice here. I wanted to apply with my department to continue the investigation, but they didn't approve. There was nothing I could do, so I had to find a way to take a position in Jinde County," Fan Xian said with a heavy sigh.

"Do you suspect that Zhao Denggui was driven to his death?" Chen Fang asked.

Fan Xian nodded and said, "I visited Zhao Jie in the mental hospital. A young and pretty girl, although her mind is now muddled, she always mutters that she misses her dad, she misses her dad. A girl who's gone mad but still thinks about her father shows that her father must have cherished her very much. How could such a loving father allow his daughter to do such things?"

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