"Of course, I alone am not enough, but with you on board, things are drastically different, aren't they?"

Chen Fang said.

Zuo Jiadong waved his hand and responded, "Chen Fang, you're mad and fierce, I promise I won't trouble you anymore. I, Zuo Jiadong, must be out of my mind to have messed with a devil like you. Consider me unlucky. Just go, hurry up and leave, I never want to see you again."

Having said this.

Zuo Jiadong attempted to rise to see his guest out.

Chen Fang sighed.

He said, "Fine then, since you're unwilling, I won't force you. But you're right about one thing, you'll never see me again."

"Why?"

Zuo Jiadong asked nonchalantly.

Chen Fang smiled and said, "Because if I don't get you, someone else will. Who asked you to be by his side for so many years? In this world, it seems only the dead keep their mouths shut."

"You're being alarmist. Even if Cai Xiaodong is audacious, he wouldn't dare touch me. You needn't worry about that on my behalf."

"Is that so? Don't such words make you feel guilty? If you're not guilty, why have you gone to such lengths to support Ge Weijun's rise? Isn't it just to seek protection? You know better than I what Cai Xiaodong will do to you, it's just that you're unwilling to admit it."

This sentence.

Calmed Zuo Jiadong's expression.

He stood there.

When Chen Fang had opened the door of the private room and was about to leave, Zuo Jiadong asked, "Wait, by collaborating with you, can you ensure that nothing will happen to me?"

"You won't die, but everything you've done will ultimately face the law's punishment,"

Chen Fang stated frankly.

Zuo Jiadong scoffed and said, "So, whether or not I collaborate with you, the outcome won't be good?"

"I told you, I can ensure you won't die, but the rest is not guaranteed,"

Chen Fang was resolute.

At that moment, Zuo Jiadong's face had lost all its arrogance and defiance.

Although Cai Xiaodong had said plenty of "heartwarming" words when he left, Zuo Jiadong knew him all too well; anyone who betrayed him never ended well.

That Wen'an City Customs had used Chen Fang to strike at him had already proved this point.

A person like him was naturally afraid of death.

After hesitating for a moment.

He said, "I can help you, but the resources we have at our disposal are not enough to contend with Cai Xiaodong. His connections run to the very top. Before you even touch him, the big trees behind him could crush you. What do you plan to do?"

"We need to arrest him before those big trees behind him can react,"

Chen Fang replied.

Zuo Jiadong looked at Chen Fang as if he were a child.

He chuckled and said, "Cai Xiaodong is extremely cautious. Any hint of something out of the ordinary and he won't show up. Plus, he's a National People's Congress delegate. Do you think you can catch him?"

"Whether or not I can catch him is my business, not yours. You do two things for me. First, write down everything you know about the illegal activities of the Shendong Group, the more evidence provided the better; second, note down the details of the Shendong Group's smuggling operations at Wen'an City port—including the types of goods, timing, locations, and methods."

Who exactly was Cai Xiaodong?

Yet, Chen Fang seemed to take it all in stride.

This left Zuo Jiadong with little confidence.

But having chosen to collaborate with Chen Fang, he had no other choice but to gamble.

Especially after learning the truth.

Zuo Jiadong also had a premonition that Cai Xiaodong might move against him soon.

Clenching his teeth, he said, "Fine, I'll tell you."

By the time he emerged from the nearby hotel, daylight had already broken.

In other words, Chen Fang and Yu Zhengchuan had spent the entire night with Zuo Jiadong.

In Yu Zhengchuan's hands was a briefcase, bulging with a 105-page thick statement material.

Within this material,

it revealed information related to the massive smuggling case involving Shendong Group.

Just the officials mentioned by Zuo Jiadong amounted to over 70, a staggering number that left people dumbfounded.

From ordinary agency staff to some leaders of government departments, they were almost all-inclusive.

There were two ways Cai Xiaodong corrupted officials.

One was to splash money, recklessly throw money at them. Some people had principles at first, but when they saw piles of money stacking up, they ultimately couldn't resist the temptation and fell.

The other was women.

In Zuo Jiadong's testimony, he mentioned a place called Lakeview Manor.

Located by Yan Lake in Rongjiang City, from the outside it just looked like an ordinary manor, but inside, it was a paradise for men.

Every man who had entered Lakeview Manor was completely captivated.

The women who could enter this place were carefully selected; they had to be at least 165cm tall, with a minimum education level of a bachelor's degree. Even if you had an associate's degree and were beautiful, you would not be chosen.

Every woman had to undergo training not only in "bedroom skills" but also various forms of posture, conversational skills, and they could even be said to be proficient in the four arts of zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting.

Of course.

The variety of smuggled goods was also quite extensive.

It included industrial raw materials, refined oils, vegetable oils, electronic products, automobiles, cigarettes, household appliances, luxury goods, and so on.

In the midst of recording,

Chen Fang asked about the category of cigarette smuggling.

Zuo Jiadong told him,

Cigarette smuggling was a major item for Shendong Group.

He collaborated with some officials from Yong'an Province Tobacco Bureau to smuggle tobacco through certain ports in Wen'an City, then distributed it to various retail outlets through the Tobacco Bureau.

In other words, the sales of these cigarettes were all done through legal and legitimate channels.

That was why cigarette smuggling was so rampant and yet had not been cracked down upon.

From an early point, Cai Xiaodong had cooperated with Fan Xian's father-in-law Zheng Chang. Later, through various connections, Zheng Chang arranged for his son, Zheng Yingdong, to be placed in the Provincial Tobacco Bureau.

That is to say, the Zheng Family was specifically responsible for the tobacco smuggling line of Shendong Group.

Of course, the profit from cigarettes was extremely high.

Apart from smuggling, they also used the relevant techniques of the Tobacco Bureau to counterfeit cigarettes, and over the years, they had amassed a considerable amount of wealth.

Regarding the death of Fan Zhongkuan back then, Zuo Jiadong also knew some details.

However, he said that the person who took action that year was not Cai Xiaodong, but Zheng Chang.

In other words, Fan Xian's speculation was correct; Zheng Chang indeed was the murderer of her father.

All along,

the great case of cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting in Jinde County had been a concern for Chen Fang.

Today, it seemed, he finally got to the bottom of it.

Now they had insider information on Shendong Group, and as long as they followed this lead, they were one hundred percent certain to find problems.

But Chen Fang knew that even if he handed over these materials, no one would investigate.

Besides,

the corrupt officials provided by Zuo Jiadong were only a part of what he knew.

If these materials were handed over and ended up in the hands of Cai Xiaodong, both he and Zuo Jiadong would be finished.

Therefore, this matter had to be dealt with by himself, and he was the only one who could personally take it on.

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