"If the investigation establishes that Zhou Yi, Zhao Qiushui, and Wen Wan really have neither sexual relationships nor financial dealings with one another, what then? If Jian Wanyan and Wei Siqi pursue the matter, and those people in the Province buckle under pressure and name you, how will you get out of it?"
A man's deep voice suddenly came through the phone, and Xie Chenglin realized that his younger sister was at their second uncle Xie Zheng's home.
"Second Uncle, first of all, you need to trust my judgment. Relationships between officials and businesspeople are never innocent. As long as they keep investigating, they're bound to find something. Even if Zhou Yi can keep his hands off Zhao Qiushui and Wen Wan, he must still be getting benefits from Zhao Qiushui."
"Besides, Zhou Yi rose to become a full department-level official in just a few short years by stepping on countless people's heads. Never mind the lower-ranking ones-even the Rong Family and the Wang Family fell at his hands. With him being so ruthless and unrestrained, I'm sure you know better than I do what the other families in Capital City think of him. If a chance to bring him down arises, I don't think they'll stand idly by."
Xie Chenglin laid out his analysis calmly and shrewdly.
Hatred was one thing, and jealousy another, but that did not mean he was a reckless brute who knew only how to charge ahead. His move against Zhou Yi had been carefully considered.
Xie Zheng fell silent for a moment, then said coldly, "You still haven't answered me. If Jian Wanyan and Wei Siqi pursue this, how will you handle it?"
Xie Chenglin answered without a trace of panic, "Reporting Zhou Yi and forcing him out of Jiangnan was their own idea.