The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

"Oh, she's the daughter of your fifth uncle's men."

Sun Minghua said, "It was Jiang Yiming, whom her father assassinated, who is now being held in custody by the police."

"To prevent her father from spreading rumors, they left her in our Sun family as a hostage. Your third uncle didn't trust your fifth uncle, so he arranged for her to stay in our house."

"Oh, I didn't expect her to be quite good-looking."

Sun Qi's lewd gaze swept over the girl's graceful figure before he left with his father.

Around 11 p.m., Sun Qi felt unwell all over and just couldn't fall asleep.

That evening, in order to play music and sing with his friends, he ate a lot of nourishing foods such as bull penis and also drank medicine.

Before he could even unleash his full potential, his father brought him back.

Thinking of the tall girl in faded jeans standing in the yard when she returned, Sun Qi felt even hotter.

He immediately got up and walked towards the girl's room.

Although the girl's door was locked, Sun Qi had a key to the room.

He quietly opened the door, walked towards the bedside, and then pounced on the sleeping girl.

The girl was terrified and tried to scream, but Sun Qi covered her mouth.

Sun Qi was a big, burly man, while the girl was rather thin and weak, and they were unable to resist at all.

Sun Qi pressed down on the girl's body, pulled off her clothes, and stuffed them into her mouth.

The girl's eyes were filled with despair and pleading, but Sun Qi showed no sign of letting her go and subjected her to violence.

After it was over, Sun Qi held a knife next to her face and said, "Don't go around telling anyone, or I'll slash your face so you'll never be able to show your face again!"

After making the threat, Sun Qi returned to his room, satisfied.

The girl, her hair disheveled, hugged her blanket and burst into tears.

After a long while, the girl stopped crying. She slowly put on her clothes and then slipped out when no one was looking.

The girl had stayed at the Sun family's house as her father had instructed, and the Sun family hadn't been particularly vigilant about her, so it was very easy for her to escape.

The girl suffers from congenital heart disease and is already in poor health. The shock she experienced earlier caused her old illness to relapse. She collapsed on the ground shortly after leaving the Sun family's house and was taken to the hospital by a kind passerby.

The next morning, Jiang Yiming received bad news.

Wang Xianming, a member of the Standing Committee of the Xinping County Party Committee and Executive Deputy County Head, committed suicide at the place where he was interrogated!

The news was leaked to him by Ma Qiyun, the head of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee.

"Old boss, how did the city classify this matter?"

Jiang Yiming inquired.

"The city has preliminarily determined it to be a suicide."

"No way, Wang Xianming is a very cowardly person, and he is afraid of death. How could he possibly commit suicide?"

Jiang Yiming said, "Could there be other hidden reasons? I heard from Secretary Yang Zhen that he sent people to guard him 24 hours a day, so how could a suicide have occurred?"

"According to the staff on duty, Wang Xianming needed to use the toilet, and the staff accompanied him into the toilet. However, after waiting for more than half an hour, Wang Xianming was still unable to defecate. Wang Xianming said that someone was watching him, and since he couldn't defecate, he asked the staff to wait at the toilet door. The staff discussed it and agreed to wait at the door, but the toilet door could not be closed."

Ma Qiyun said, "About ten minutes later, the staff asked if it had worked, but received no response. The staff rushed in and found that Wang Xianming had hanged himself. It is said that he tied his shoelace to the window, then put his head in and strangled himself to death."

"The municipal party committee has established a joint investigation team, which is currently conducting an investigation. It's hard to say when the results will be available. However, I don't think the investigation will uncover anything. If it really was Wang Xianming's suicide, then there's nothing to say. If it was murder, then the matter becomes complicated. Since the other party dared to use this method, they must have considered all the circumstances and won't easily let the problem be discovered."

"Yiming, now you know how terrifying the Sun family is, right? Especially the eldest son, Sun Ming'an, who has been in the Human Resources and Social Security Department for many years. The Human Resources and Social Security Department has the power to recruit civil servants and evaluate the professional titles of teachers, doctors, and other public institutions. Through the monetization of these powers, he can accumulate a very wide network of connections. Through these connections, he can do things that are difficult for ordinary people to do."

"When dealing with the Sun family, you must pay attention to your own safety. Do not act rashly against the Sun family unless you are absolutely certain of victory. Otherwise, if they fight to the death, it will cause a lot of trouble."

"Okay, old boss, I understand."

Jiang Yiming hung up the phone and looked at the dark clouds outside, which seemed to be like those evil forces, shrouding the sky above Xinping County.

The air pressure was very low, which made people feel a bit stuffy.

But he knew that the dark clouds would eventually dissipate, and the light of justice would once again break through the clouds and shine upon the earth.

Back in the office, Chen Xujian, the secretary of the county discipline inspection commission, came to report on his work.

"Secretary Yiming, I have something important to report to you."

Chen Xujian looked solemn.

"whats the matter?"

"I'll close the door first."

Chen Xujian closed the office door and whispered, "According to Zhao Quan, the director of the Water Resources Bureau, he recently gave County Magistrate Zhang Yuntao a red envelope containing 50,000 yuan."

"Is this happening?"

Jiang Yiming frowned.

If Zhang Yuntao is really involved, things will get really serious.

“He described it in great detail, mentioning the time, place, and people very clearly. He even said that Zhang Xiangsheng from the Environmental Protection Bureau had given him a red envelope.”

Chen Xujian said, "Wang Xianming was also present at the time, and it was Wang Xianming who handed it over to Zhang Yuntao."

“Wang Xianming has already been placed under investigation. We can question him; perhaps he will expose this matter in order to gain merit. After all, Wang Xianming and Zhang Yuntao only had a temporary cooperative relationship, and their relationship was not solid.”

"No chance."

Jiang Yiming shook his head and sighed, "Wang Xianming hanged himself around 5:30 this morning."

"No way?"

Chen Xujian asked in astonishment, "How could such an important person commit suicide?"

"The current situation is that it was a suicide. The municipal party committee has set up a joint investigation team and is investigating the matter."

Jiang Yiming said, "We can't verify this with Wang Xianming."

"This is ridiculous. To prevent suspects from committing suicide or being murdered, staff are required to keep a strict watch on them 24 hours a day."

Chen Xujian still found it hard to believe, saying, "It's unbelievable that Wang Xianming died right under the noses of the investigators."

"Now that Wang Xianming's lead has been cut off, this matter will be difficult to investigate."

"Did Zhang Yuntao give any instructions regarding the cases of Zhao Quan and Zhang Xiangsheng?"

"No, he just told us to strictly follow the law."

Chen Xujian shook his head.

"It's better not to report this now. We can report it when we have sufficient evidence, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble."

"Okay, Secretary."

After Chen Xujian finished his report, he left the office.