From abandoned baby to CEO

When the gigolo kept by Zhang Jianguo's wife sat in the interrogation room again, his whole body was tense and he looked extremely nervous.

He kept rubbing his hands together, and said in a flustered manner:

"Officer, I really... didn't hide anything. I've told you everything I know about Sister Xue."

The investigator smiled slightly and said, "I think you've done a good job. Now I'll give you a chance to earn merit."

The man asked tremblingly, "What opportunity to earn merit?"

"Didn't you say that Li Xue's husband had three major collecting hobbies? Our police did find a large number of paintings and calligraphy works at his villa, but we didn't find the gold and fine wines you mentioned..."

"Think carefully, is it possible that the other two items are hidden somewhere else?"

Upon hearing the officers' words, the man frowned and fell into deep thought...

A few minutes later, he muttered to himself, "I remember now, the day Sister Xue gave me the wine, we went to another apartment complex of hers in Jinan City. However, she told me to wait in her car downstairs, and she sent someone to deliver the wine downstairs. Could it be... that she hid it there..."

The investigators were excited about the clues provided by the man. "Do you remember the name of the neighborhood? Where is it located?"

The man scratched his head. "It seems to be called... Chengtou Happiness Garden... It looks like a rather old-fashioned neighborhood."

"I remember Sister Xue once said that when they got married, they lived in that neighborhood, and later they bought a villa when they had more money. It seems that the old house has been vacant ever since..."

The investigators immediately relayed this information to their colleagues in Jinan City.

After receiving the tip, the Quancheng Public Security Bureau quickly verified that Zhang Jianguo did indeed own a house of more than 100 square meters in Chengtou Xingfu Garden.

The bureau dispatched more than a dozen police officers to Chengtou Xingfu Garden as soon as possible.

To the officers' surprise, the house was not vacant; the person who opened the door was a sprightly old man with gray hair.

After the police officer identified himself, the old man appeared slightly flustered. "I am Li Xue's father. My daughter and son-in-law haven't done anything illegal, have they?"

"Your son-in-law is suspected of embezzlement and bribery. We are here today for routine investigation and evidence collection."

Hearing the police officer's words, the old man firmly defended his son-in-law, "Officer, are you mistaken? How could Xiao Zhang be that kind of person? I've watched him grow up. He's been an outstanding employee and a model worker in the company every year. How could he do such a thing? It must be because someone is jealous of him and started this up when he first took his position in the municipal government..."

An older police officer pulled the old man to sit on the sofa and said with a smile, "Sir, whether your son-in-law Zhang Jianguo has done anything illegal or disorderly, the law will judge. Don't worry, we will not wrong any innocent person."

The old man still couldn't accept the claim that his son-in-law was involved in embezzlement and bribery. He dragged the police officer to Zhang Jianguo's study, pulled out a large stack of certificates of honor to show him, and repeatedly said that Zhang Jianguo was a good leader at the company, a good husband at home, and very filial to his parents...

Hearing about Zhang Jianguo's "excellent qualities," the police officers could only smile wryly.

He didn't expose Zhang Jianguo's despicable deeds to the old man for the time being, fearing that the old man wouldn't be able to accept the fact immediately.

It seems that Zhang Jianguo has been a superb actor all these years, playing the noble image of a good leader, a good husband, and a filial son.

In reality, he amassed wealth through the company and led a decadent private life.

Although this is an old neighborhood, the house is decorated quite lavishly. The 150-square-meter house is spacious, bright, and spotless.

The store is fully equipped with brand-name appliances, and all the furniture is made of mahogany. Even a small chair looks so elegant and sophisticated.

After obtaining the old man's consent, the police officers began a thorough investigation.

A short while later, Zhang Jianguo's mother-in-law returned from grocery shopping. Seeing the police officers suddenly appear in her house really frightened the old lady.

"It's the Public Security Bureau. They said Xiao Zhang is suspected of embezzlement and bribery, and they're here to investigate and collect evidence," Zhang Jianguo's father-in-law said irritably as he took the vegetables from his wife's hands.

Zhang Jianguo's mother-in-law exclaimed in the same tone, "How could this be? You must be mistaken! Xiao Zhang has never done anything illegal. Someone must have framed him! Years ago, some people were jealous of Xiao Zhang and spread rumors to frame him. What kind of people are these! They just can't stand to see others do well!"

The investigators had no choice but to patiently explain, "We're just checking and collecting evidence, please don't be angry."

Time passed slowly, and an hour quickly went by, but the investigators found no valuable clues.

As for the famous wines and gold bars, not even a trace could be found.

Officer Zhang, the team leader, was puzzled. He felt that something was amiss, and his intuition told him that there must be a secret hidden in this house.

Just when everyone was feeling discouraged, Zhang Jianguo's study caught Officer Zhang's attention.

The study was very large, which greatly impressed him.

The huge study had two entire walls lined with books. Officer Zhang glanced at them and found there were at least a thousand books.

He slowly lingered in front of the wall of books, carefully looking at the different kinds of books. He randomly picked one out and found that it was covered with a thin layer of dust, indicating that the place hadn't been cleaned in a long time.

Suddenly, he noticed a strange phenomenon: the outermost books were all opened, while the innermost row of books were all unopened and were all large volumes.

The entire book wall display follows this pattern.

This unusual display puzzled him, so, driven by curiosity, he reached out to randomly pick a book from one of the rows.

The moment he pulled the book out, he sensed something was wrong.

The book seemed very heavy; he tried to pull it out with one hand a few times, but couldn't.

He was shocked and immediately concluded that the book contained a secret.

Sure enough, he struggled to pull the book out with both hands, and the moment he opened the seal, the "contents" displayed inside almost blinded all the police officers present.

The so-called book was just a box; inside lay neatly arranged gleaming gold bars.

Six gold bars in total!

The most exciting part was yet to come. When the police opened all the unopened books, they were astonished to find that, apart from some containing gold bars, the rest were all stacks of cash.

The scene was absolutely stunning!

Originally, Officer Zhang did not want the elderly couple to see this scene, but the officer's exclamation caught their attention, and they responded by entering the study.

When the two elders saw the contents of the open box on the ground, their expressions changed drastically, and the old man even fainted suddenly.