Is Director Li an Honest Official?

"His Holiness the Pope is right. My family is indeed rather... poor."

No way.

Faced with Bibi Dong's question, Director Li could only bite the bullet and give this answer.

How else should I answer?

You can't exactly say that your family isn't poor at all, but on the contrary, that you're extremely wealthy, can you?

If you really say that, aren't you just asking for trouble?

It would be better to just go along with Bibi Dong's words.

Even if I'm going to die anyway, it's worth it to stay alive a few minutes longer.

Director Li was very familiar with the charges of embezzlement and corruption.

Capital offense!

There's not much of a way out.

If the person conducting the investigation wasn't Bibi Dong's personal maid, then things would be fine.

But that's just how it is, what can you do about it?

It seems there's no other way but to wait for death.

After all, the maid was loyal and wouldn't be tempted by wealth or beauty.

If you actually try to tempt someone with money, you might get yourself killed even faster.

Hehehe...

A cold laugh suddenly rang out.

Director Li looked down and saw Xiao Li kneeling on the ground.

At this moment, Xiao Li was staring at him with a sinister look, letting out a series of cold laughs, which contained a hint of schadenfreude.

"Why are you laughing?"

Director Li couldn't help but ask.

"Me? I laugh at your ungratefulness. You've taken far more than me, yet you dare to boast about your poverty. Let's see how you get out of this. You might as well kneel down now, so we can keep each other company on the road to the underworld, hehehehe..."

Xiao Li laughed maniacally, laughing so hard he forgot himself.

He knew he was doomed, so he was no longer afraid.

"Hmph! This brat is not worth discussing anything with."

Director Li cursed and then turned his head away, no longer looking at Xiao Li.

He certainly knew the other party's purpose.

It was just a ploy to scare him; if he actually continued to argue with it, he would have fallen into their trap.

So I simply kept quiet.

"Director Li, you don't need to worry. The innocent will clear themselves. If you are truly upright and honest, you naturally have nothing to fear from these rumors."

Bibi Dong spoke up.

"It's nothing, investigate as needed."

Despite suppressing his negative emotions, Director Li still managed to say something.

But.

He immediately regretted saying that.

"Director Li is truly generous! In that case, you should make the trip."

Bibi Dong immediately gave instructions to the maids.

"Yes!"

The maid bowed and accepted the order, then quickly disappeared into the cell.

That's it.

Director Li immediately lost his composure.

Cold sweat began to pour from my forehead, to the point that my face started to reflect light.

He was filled with regret at that moment!

That was an absolutely brilliant display of swagger.

He simply faked his own death; how could that not be ruthless?

Perhaps Bibi Dong doesn't intend to deal with him right now.

But Bibi Dong didn't investigate him after he said "He should be investigated," she would be betraying his confidence!

"We're doomed..." Director Li cried out in his heart.

He knows his family situation best.

Just as Xiao Li said, he took more than he was carrying.

After all, he's the director, and he usually takes the lion's share.

And over the years...

The family's accumulated wealth, even if not a million, is certainly worth hundreds of thousands.

So this is a dead end.

All you have to do is wait for the maid to go and wander around his house, and you'll know everything.

Compared to Xiao Li, his family was more direct.

Everything remained in the open; there wasn't even a basement.

This stems from confidence derived from one's position.

After all, rules are rules, but generally no one takes them seriously.

Because everyone is greedy.

It's not like there's only one corrupt City Guard Office.

Those powerful elders were even more outrageously greedy.

Because those people weren't embezzling money from ordinary people; they were directly taking money allocated by the upper echelons of the Spirit Hall.

This way of making money is much faster than exploiting the people.

With a mix of trepidation and anticipation, Director Li watched as time ticked by.

Looking at the seemingly composed Director Li, Li Mubai simply watched with a gloating expression.

He didn't believe that a director who could become so fat could be innocent.

For such corrupt people.

Li Mubai has never been particularly fond of him.

This is also why he is still not very wealthy even after becoming Tenth Elder of the Spirit Hall.

Actually.

If he wants to.

All he had to do was send out a message, and people would bring box after box of money into his house.

Even if you decorated the entire house with gold coins, it would still be more than enough.

However, he did not do that.

For him...

If there's enough food and drink, and the accommodations are decent, then everything is fine.

He didn't actually like other aspects of his extravagant lifestyle that much.

Certainly.

Occasionally listening to music in a brothel is still necessary.

After all, this world is actually quite boring.

It got even more boring after he became Titled Douluo.

Before he gained strength, he diligently cultivated his skills day and night without rest.

After becoming Titled Douluo, he instantly lost his goal and simply became a lazy bum, spending his days doing nothing.

Such days didn't last long.

He felt like he was starting to rot, like a salted fish.

The life of Titled Douluo is simple and unpretentious, but it's incredibly boring.

That's why he wanted to help Bibi Dong.

Because his knowledge was ahead of its time, especially in the area of governing the country and ensuring its stability.

After all, he's a person from the 21st century, so at least his vision is forward-looking.

Time flies like an arrow.

Outside the prison, footsteps soon echoed again.

The maid is back.

Hearing the loud footsteps, the fat on Director Li's body trembled again.

This is terrible, we're doomed!

As he watched a figure approaching, Director Li groaned inwardly.

At this very moment.

He was prepared to die a thousand deaths.

Unlike Xiao Li, who could still harbor illusions because all the embezzled money was in the basement.

The money he embezzled was brazenly kept in a room.

Although he never went into that room.

Because he was too busy during the week and often came home at night, he was only responsible for bringing those things home; his wife was in charge of where to put them.

However, he thought that the things he brought home should be enough to fill a house.

There was absolutely no attempt to conceal it.

The maid will be able to get the results easily once she goes to check.

And a Xiao Li kneeling on the ground.

Looking at Director Li's trembling body, he smiled smugly.

If you die with someone, you won't be alone on the road to the underworld.

Ta-ta-ta...

The footsteps stopped abruptly.

The maid had already approached.

"What is Director Li's family situation like? Is he really that poor?"

After glancing at Director Li, who was sweating profusely, Bibi Dong immediately asked the maid.

The maid bowed to Bibi Dong and reported:

"Pope Holiness, I did not find any large sums of gold or silver jewelry in Director Li's home."