80: Thank you, Chen Li.

Early the next morning, while Chen Li and the others were still in their dreams, they were woken up by Wu Qiang's excited voice.

"A Li, wake up quickly! We have results. This guy is ten times worse than we imagined!"

Chen Li, Zhang Yixi, and Guo Zihong practically bounced out of bed, instantly gathering around Wu Qiang's computer.

"Look at this 'Project Cooperation' folder,"

Wu Qiang pointed at the screen. "Inside is all the evidence of him using shell companies to embezzle project funds from the parent company. The total amount is nearly ten million."

He then clicked open another encrypted file: "These are the company's two sets of books. One set is for show, for the tax bureau,"

"while the actual set records the real cash flow. The amount of tax evasion is enormous."

"The scariest part is that he kept some bad debts he handled while working at the parent company, likely planning to use them for blackmail later."

"And there's this most explosive one."

Wu Qiang lowered his voice and clicked on a folder labeled 'Customer Relationship Maintenance':

"Inside are all the photos and videos he secretly took when arranging for women to sleep with government officials. It's practically a real-life version of the 'indecent photo scandal'."

"Based on the timestamps, he's kept up this fetish for several years."

Looking at the unsightly images on the screen, Chen Li and the others couldn't help but gasp.

This guy not only swindled money but also used these women as tools to climb the social ladder.

From the materials he compiled, most of those women were likely his girlfriends, controlled by him through various means.

Fortunately, Shen Qing woke up in time; otherwise, she might have become one of the people in these photos.

"How do we hand this evidence over to the police? Will sending it directly involve privacy infringement?" Zhang Yixi was a bit worried.

"Don't worry," Wu Qiang smiled confidently.

"We can use an encrypted anonymous email to package the key evidence and send it to the Public Security Bureau's official reporting email."

"We just need to organize the evidence of bribery, tax evasion, and fraud. Those indecent photos can be blurred and provided as supporting evidence."

"Let's do it!"

Chen Li said decisively, "Scum like this will only harm more people if left outside. Looking at the 'achievements' on his computer, I'm afraid many women have already been ruined by him."

"Leave it to me."

Wu Qiang cracked his knuckles and began operating the computer. "I guarantee I'll organize these materials clearly so the police can nail him with one investigation."

"Someone like him deserves to go in and step on a sewing machine."

...A few days later, one afternoon, Lin Chengxiang was leisurely leaning on the sofa, chatting flirtatiously with a girl he had just met.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, and everything seemed exceptionally pleasant.

Suddenly, a polite and restrained knock sounded at the door.

"Who is it?" Lin Chengxiang shouted impatiently, his eyes still fixed on his phone screen.

A calm response came from outside the door: "Hello, checking the water meter."

"Didn't they just read the meter?" Lin Chengxiang muttered, standing up reluctantly.

He didn't think twice and casually opened the door.

The moment the door opened, his smile froze on his face.

Several men in plain clothes stood outside. The leader efficiently presented his ID and a document:

"Lin Chengxiang, we're from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. This is a search warrant and an arrest warrant. You are suspected of multiple economic crimes, and we are now placing you under arrest according to the law."

Lin Chengxiang was completely stunned, his mind going blank.

He instinctively defended himself, "Officer, is there some mistake? I'm a law-abiding citizen..."

But before he could finish, cold handcuffs were already around his wrists.

It wasn't until he was being escorted out that he suddenly snapped out of it—the police had also taken his computer tower and laptop.

At that moment, an unprecedented fear instantly swept through his entire body.

No one knew better than him what was hidden in those two devices. Those carefully encrypted folders recorded all his dealings over the years—

fake contracts, dual accounting books, evidence of tax evasion, as well as those shady videos and photos... "It's over..." His legs went weak, and he was practically carried away by the police.

He knew that once the police cracked those files, what awaited him would be to rot in jail.

Sitting in the interrogation room, listening to the police list his crimes one by one, Lin Chengxiang was soaked in cold sweat.

What made him even more desperate was that the police seemed to know his actions like the back of their hand, even the most secret details were clear to them.

He couldn't figure out for the life of him which part had gone wrong or who was setting him up behind the scenes.

In the end, not knowing who was pulling the strings made him feel unprecedented fear and despair.

The screen of Chen Li's phone, which was set aside, lit up with a message from Liu Ming. It was a news push—Our city has cracked a major economic crime case; the main culprit, a certain Lin, has been arrested according to the law.

He quickly scanned the content, and a smile unconsciously touched the corners of his mouth.

This result finally made his efforts worthwhile.

Looking at Shen Qing leaning on the table, Chen Li did not hesitate for a moment.

Two hours passed... Chen Li leaned gently against the sofa cushion, and Shen Qing was meticulously wiping him down with a hot towel.

Looking at Shen Qing snuggling submissively in his arms, a happy smile was always on her lips.

"Teacher Shen," Chen Li closed his eyes comfortably, his tone calm, "that Lin Chengxiang has been brought to justice."

As he spoke, he picked up his phone and forwarded the news to her.

Shen Qing was stunned for a moment when she saw the news headline, then she immediately understood that this must be Chen Li's doing.

Besides him, who else had the capability and efficiency to quickly send that cunning scum to prison?

He did all this, obviously, for her sake.

Although she wasn't sure exactly what connections and means Chen Li had used, he must have paid a significant price.

Otherwise, with Lin Chengxiang's shrewdness, he would never have fallen so easily.

But in any case, this villain who had almost ruined her life finally received his due punishment—a twenty-five-year sentence, enough for him to repent behind bars for the rest of his life.

"Chen Li... thank you." A thousand words were stuck in her chest, finally turning into just this one sentence.

She leaned gently on his shoulder, feeling this covetable warmth and security.

At this moment, she even felt that perhaps encountering the ordeal that was Lin Chengxiang wasn't a misfortune, but her great luck.

"Is 'thank you' all you're going to say?"

Shen Qing glanced at Chen Li shyly, then with a bit of bashfulness and boldness... (300,000 words omitted here)