Back then, Fan Zhongkuan was quite famous in Rongjiang City.

He had a nickname, "Iron-faced Secretary," which he earned because Fan Zhongkuan was impartial and enforced the law without favor, no matter who it was.

It was because of this.

Fan Xian, after passing the civil service exam, chose to join the Disciplinary Committee.

In her eyes, her father had always been her idol.

At that time, Fan Xian had just started working at the District Disciplinary Inspection Committee and was still just a junior staff member.

A short time before Fan Zhongkuan was murdered, he told Fan Xian that the city Disciplinary Committee had received reports that many shops were openly selling smuggled cigarettes.

Therefore,

Fan Zhongkuan began an undercover investigation.

After covert inquiries, he learned that these cigarettes were not from illicit channels but were distributed by the Tobacco Bureau for them to help sell.

After checking the records, Fan Zhongkuan discovered.

The imported cigarettes sold by the stores were not among the categories allowed for import and sale in the country, so he concluded that there must be someone inside the Tobacco Bureau involved in tobacco smuggling.

This was no small matter.

Fan Zhongkuan immediately established a task force to investigate the tobacco smuggling case.

After one or two months of meticulous investigation,

Fan Zhongkuan suddenly discovered that the trail led to the Deputy Mayor at the time, Zheng Chang.

Just when Fan Zhongkuan was preparing to delve deeper into the investigation,

Zheng Chang proactively came to him. No one knows what they specifically talked about, but Fan Xian only remembered that after their conversation that day, Fan Zhongkuan called her into his study and told her that if one day he was murdered, the killer would definitely be Zheng Chang.

At that time, Fan Xian was still young and hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.

She just thought her father was being overly sensitive.

That evening, she was on duty at the District Disciplinary Inspection Committee and didn't go home, and the next morning, she received a call from the police asking her to claim the body.

Speaking of this,

Fan Xian choked up.

One can imagine just how devastated she must have been when she saw the tragic state of her entire family.

"Did you report this afterward?"

Chen Fang asked.

Fan Xian shook her head and said, "No, those were my father's words to me, and there was no evidence. Even if I came forward to accuse him, it wouldn't have any impact, but instead, it would have ruined me."

Not long after Fan Zhongkuan's death,

a new Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee arrived.

The original tobacco smuggling task force was also disbanded on his first day in office.

Being just a minor official in the District Disciplinary Inspection Committee and also a woman, seeking revenge was extremely difficult.

But Fan Xian could not just do nothing.

She gathered her courage, gritted her teeth, and approached Zheng Chang's son, Zheng Yingdong.

She used many methods to make Zheng Yingdong fall in love with her, and eventually, she married into the Zheng family, becoming their daughter-in-law.

"If it really was Zheng Chang who did it, it wouldn't make sense for him to let his son marry you,"

Chen Fang scratched his head and asked.

Fan Xian gave a faint smile and said, "He would definitely let his son marry me."

"Why?"

Chen Fang asked.

Fan Xian sighed deeply and said, "Although the murderer behind my family's death was eventually found and the case was officially closed, there were always rumors within the institutions of Rongjiang City that my dad's death might be related to the tobacco smuggling case. After all, the task force was not just composed of my father. For the Zheng family to clear their association, marrying me into the Zheng family was their best option, wasn't it?"

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Indeed, normally speaking, it's impossible for the murderer to let the victim's daughter marry into his family."

Fan Xian continued, "This also had another benefit; although my dad indeed was impartial, he still had many resources. Whether it was his superiors or his old subordinates, they all held great respect for him. Once I entered the Zheng family, Zheng Chang could take over these resources. Thus, letting me in was all gain and no harm."

After entering the Zheng family,

Fan Xian had always secretly tried to investigate their connection with the tobacco smuggling case.

However, because of her unique identity,

Zheng Chang was extremely vigilant around her.

Although Zheng Yingdong loved her very much, at that time, he was only working at the Tobacco Bureau and was a minor functionary, unable to access many key parts.

Hearing this,

Chen Fang asked, "I heard that you and Zheng Yingdong never had children, that was intentional, right?"

Fan Xian nodded.

"His impotence was also caused by me," she said.

Although she had married into the Zheng family, Fan Xian said she absolutely would not have the Zheng's child, and she only used Zheng Yingdong without a hint of love.

Even whenever she had relations with Zheng Yingdong, she had to force herself to go through with it.

She felt that this couldn't go on forever.

So, she thought of a malicious plan.

She did everything she could to find a type of herb that was harmless if consumed in the short term, but if taken regularly over a long period, it could greatly impair sexual function and would definitely lead to impotence if consumed year after year.

After spending a great deal of money to acquire this herb,

Fan Xian began to incorporate it into Zheng Yingdong's diet, and because of this, Zheng Yingdong's sexual function declined year by year, eventually leading to impotence and premature ejaculation.

Ten years had passed since she had entered the Zheng family.

Zheng Chang was transferred to another province, where he became a Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.

Zheng Yingdong also took on a leadership role at the Provincial Tobacco Bureau.

The influence of the Zheng family grew larger and larger, becoming a towering tree, and Fan Xian's hope for revenge grew more and more remote.

Just when revenge seemed hopeless, she took over a report from Zhao Denggui.

She sensitively sensed that this case might be her only hope in this lifetime.

Thus, through the connections of her father's former subordinates, she transferred to Jinde County.

Regrettably, this lead was too secretive, and although there had been Chou Goushi, now even he was gone, meaning that resolving the tobacco smuggling case had become an impossible task again.

Of course, she wanted to conduct the investigation herself.

However, her identity was too sensitive.

If she really delved into the investigation, the Zheng family would immediately become alert.

No matter what she did next, there would never be a day when the truth came to light.

At this time,

she turned all her focus toward Chen Fang.

Chen Fang was resolute, persistent, and wise, and he was smarter than she was. If Chen Fang could help her continue the investigation, nothing could be better.

It was for this reason,

she used all her connections to get Chen Fang into the Wen'an City Customs.

The story reaches this point,

and Chen Fang understood everything clearly.

To be honest, he had always thought that Fan Xian deliberately displayed those humiliations in front of him just to ignite his sympathy and help her escape from the control of the Zheng family.

Now it seemed that this was not the case at all.

She could have left the Zheng family at any time, always could have; the reason she endured the humiliation and stayed was purely to seek revenge for her murdered family.

How was this different from his own situation?

"Drink?" Chen Fang suddenly asked.

Fan Xian was taken aback.

Chen Fang stood up, opened the cabinet, and took out a bottle of liquor.

"Have a drink?" he said.

"Let's have a little," Fan Xian suddenly said.

They each poured half a glass.

Chen Fang raised his glass and asked boldly, "Shall we down it?"

Without hesitation, Fan Xian drained her glass in one gulp.

She smacked her lips.

A flush immediately appeared on her face.

"Ah Fang, do I look pretty?" Fan Xian suddenly asked.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Pretty, very pretty."

Hearing this,

Fan Xian said, "I can be prettier, do you want to see?"

"Yes!"

Chen Fang nodded and cooperated in saying.

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