At the mention of "entrusting one's wife and children," Qiu Tu's gaze casually flicked toward Tan Huimin.
Tang Feifei did not understand what Qiu Tu meant, but Tan Huimin understood the humiliation behind his words.
Her hand involuntarily clenched.
Seeing this, Qiu Tu continued, "So, I think there really may be some misunderstanding here."
"So, I'd like to meet him personally and interrogate him."
"To see whether there's anything he's willing to tell me."
"If there really are other misunderstandings involved, then I think reducing Director Zheng's sentence—or even releasing him—would be possible."
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Tan Huimin suddenly lowered her head and looked at him.
If Qiu Tu's claim outside Tang Feifei's office that Zheng Tao's punishment was too severe could be explained as him trying to smooth things over for her—
Then his taking the initiative to make such a request now definitely was not just to smooth things over. He truly meant it!
Could he... really be planning to let A Tao go?
For a moment, even Tan Huimin herself found it hard to believe.
Then, terrifying thoughts began to arise in her heart:
Could Qiu Tu be planning to, in front of A Tao...
Or... use A Tao's release to make some other excessive demands of me...?
Thinking of those possibilities, Tan Huimin clenched her hands tightly.
She wanted to refuse, but she could not bear to give up her husband's only chance. So she could only close her eyes, take a deep breath, and force down the turmoil in her heart.
Tang Feifei looked strangely from Qiu Tu to Tan Huimin.
A woman's intuition told her there was something wrong between the two of them.
But Qiu Tu and she had always just been taking what they needed from each other, so she