In the vice mayor's office, Zhou Yi looked at the furious Vice Mayor Wen and solemnly promised, "I guarantee you that Fan Shiyuan's case won't be overturned. Sui Yongzhi and the others will receive the punishment they deserve, too."
"Tell me in detail!" Wen Wan struggled to suppress her anger. She had never encountered anyone as shameless as Sui Yongzhi in her life. He had made her so angry that she no longer even felt like visiting the hot springs.
"We've already secured two key pieces of evidence proving Fan Shiyuan's crimes of intentional assault and rape."
"One is footage from a camera outside a nearby Agricultural Bank branch, which recorded Fan Shiyuan ordering his thugs to beat Shi Cuixia's younger brother, Shi Qingshuang, in broad daylight. The other is a pair of the victim Sui Yuanyuan's panties, stained with semen and blood, which Shi Cuixia entrusted to her sister-in-law for safekeeping."
"So the false statements made by Sui Yongzhi, his mother, and his younger brother-that 'the contents of the tip-off letter are untrue, his daughter was never assaulted, her genital injuries resulted from masturbation,' and that they 'don't know anything and have never heard of it'-already constitute suspected perjury. They must be held criminally liable under the law."
Director Zhou's explanation improved Vice Mayor Wen's mood considerably. He looked at Zhou Yi warmly and said with a smile, "Once you've finished with this case, let's go to Qiushui Garden for a soak in the hot springs. My treat!"
Director Zhou gladly accepted once again. To him, taking advantage of his superiors' generosity was only natural. Why pass up a free perk? Especially a perk like this: far from blaming him, his superior would be pleased and satisfied.
After Zhou Yi left, Wen Wan picked up a paper cup and