Chapter 451 is finished.

"How did I find it? You should ask that. Didn't you want to get promoted and deliberately record it as evidence to blackmail Vice Minister Qi?" Shi Yulan saw through Liu Yue's intentions, and Liu Yue's face turned even paler.

Vice Minister Qi was so angry he wanted to kill her.

Shi Yulan finished speaking quickly, and indeed she finished speaking quickly. Then came the sound of the two of them slightly out of breath, talking about how to start from small things and get Vice Minister Li into trouble without anyone noticing. He would then send a gift to the second-in-command to do him a favor, bring Vice Minister Li down, and take over the position himself. Of course, he would have to clean up the mess and not let anyone know that the second-in-command's mistress was his sister...

Upon hearing this, the office door was pushed open from the outside, and everyone looked at the second-in-command who had entered.

Vice Minister Qi's face was ashen, and only two words remained in his mind: It's over.

The second-in-command glanced at Vice Minister Qi, his brows furrowing slightly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

Smiling, he greeted Mayor Yan and Director Li, "Why are you all looking at me like that? Why does Vice Minister Qi look so grim? What did you do wrong? You just took office, why didn't you just ask Director Li about any unclear handover work? Why are you bothering Mayor Yan here..."

He talked to himself for a while, but no one responded.

Yan Shi didn't give him a kind look from the moment he entered.

The second-in-command was puzzled. He had said a few words in support of Vice Minister Qi, so why was he being humiliated in front of his subordinates?

"Yan Shi, this is..."

He was speaking when the person got closer and saw the tape recorder on the desk. He paused for a moment, and the next second, Vice Minister Qi's voice came from it.

"I'll call my sister first and tell her to make sure the second-in-command is well taken care of. Then I'll bring a generous gift when I visit..."

"...A generous gift? How much would be considered generous? You promised to buy me a courtyard house when I get pregnant. I saw one the other day, a two-courtyard house, at least 100 square meters. Now the house price has risen to 1200 per square meter, so it would cost at least 100,000..."

"When can't you buy a house? Once I become the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, you can have as many hundreds of thousands as you want!"

"You really want to give me 100,000? That's so much money..."

"Here you go! You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub."

Shi Yulan reached out and pressed the end button, then glanced at Vice Minister Qi and Liu Yue before finally fixing her gaze on the second-in-command's face.

The second-in-command froze on the spot.

Shi Yulan smiled and took out a stack of photos from her briefcase. The photos showed Vice Minister Qi pushing a thick stack of paper packages to the second-in-command, as well as Liu Yue pretending to go to the bank to withdraw money.

Vice Minister Qi collapsed to the ground, "It's over, it's over, it's all over..."

Liu Yue's face was as white as paper, and she shivered with cold as she looked at the smiling Shi Yulan.

This woman is terrifying.

How could she have ever thought that she was always smiling and easy to talk to?

Stone magnolia...

She's a demon!

That's it, I'm completely finished this time.

After showing the photo to the second-in-command, Shi Yulan handed it to Mayor Yan. Mayor Yan saw the second-in-command holding the money, one bill at a time, like a comic strip, and put the money into his briefcase before taking a taxi home.

"Chen Ju'an!"

Yan Shi slammed the photo on the table with a bang. "You're really something! Someone come here!"

The secretary pushed the door open and came in.

"Yan City".

"Notify the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Public Security Bureau, take a search warrant, go to Chen Ju'an's house, and find this package for me!" Yan Shi roared.

The secretary glanced at the photo, then at the second-in-command, a look of shock in his eyes, and nodded in agreement.

"Yan City!"

The second-in-command gritted his teeth, looked up, and called to his secretary, pleading with Mayor Yan, "This was my fault. I shouldn't have broken the organization's discipline. Mayor Yan, please give me another chance. I... I promise I will never covet your position again."

Yan Shi met his gaze.

He said coldly, "You knowingly broke the law and even tried to lure me into becoming an accomplice with benefits... Chen Ju'an, I will hand over this evidence according to the law. You wait to be judged and punished by the organization. Secretary Yan, go now, immediately."

The secretary responded and strode away.

They took Zhao Shucheng with them along the way.

At this stage of the situation, it has nothing to do with him anymore, he's just cannon fodder; he's no longer useful.

The secretary clicked his tongue in amazement; he had truly learned a great deal in the two years he had been by Yan Shi's side.

Director Li's move to cut off the fuel supply was like pulling out a radish and bringing out... not mud, but the second-in-command who always disagrees with Mayor Yan!

A heated argument erupted from the office, and the secretary quickened her pace.

When Yao Jianshu arrived, he happened to see the police escorting the second-in-command, Vice Minister Qi, and Liu Yue away.

Shi Yulan smiled and shook her head when she saw her, "Junior Sister Yao, why did you take so long to get here? It's already over."

Yan Shi smiled when he saw Yao Jianshu.

"Xiao Yao, right? I heard Yingzi talking about you the other day. How are you doing? Are you getting used to working with Vice Minister Li, that workaholic?"

Vice Minister Qi and Liu Yue paused simultaneously, exchanged a glance, and then turned to look at Yao Jianshu.

She actually knows Yan Shi?

“My mentor took good care of me. Mayor Yan, I also bear some responsibility for this. The person in charge of this investment promotion conference is my sister-in-law. I was the interviewer... It was my sister-in-law who recommended me. Zhao Shucheng was unhappy with me being the interviewer, which led to all the subsequent events…”

Yan Shi shook his head. “You should recommend someone even if you are related to them. Your sister-in-law is good enough to recommend you, which is not wrong in itself. The wrong ones are those with ulterior motives. Xiao Yao, you did a great job. Lao Li, this girl was praised by my Yingzi herself. Take good care of her, and she will definitely become a great general in your Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future.”

"It's my own student, and if I've taught him well, that's my achievement. But Mayor Yan's words make it sound like I'm only teaching him well because of you," Vice Minister Li retorted with a smile.

Yan Shi raised his hand and pointed at him twice, "Well, so now you're willing to admit she's your student? Who was it that thought she was a girl before..."

“It wasn’t me,” said Vice Minister Li.

Yan Shi nodded in confusion, "Who is that?"

Vice Minister Li turned his head and glanced at Vice Minister Qi and Liu Yue and others.

The police gave the two a push, and they walked away looking distraught.

Half a month later, Chen Ju'an accepted bribes to sell his pipes, Director Qi bribed his way to a higher position, and Liu Yue framed Jin Nan, implicating Vice Minister Li. The three cases were combined into one and put into trial.

Although Jin Nan was innocent, it is true that he instigated Zhao Shucheng to target Yao Jianshu. After being framed by Liu Yue, he chose to remain silent and wait for things to escalate, even though he knew that Liu Yue would be detrimental to Yao Jianshu. Therefore, he can also be considered an accomplice. So, the original sentence is upheld.

Liu Yue, as the mastermind behind the events and the true implementer of the scheme, instigated conflict and promoted infighting. Her intentions were malicious. She was expelled from the Party and sentenced to ten years in prison.

With both witnesses and physical evidence, Chen Ju'an was expelled from the Party, deprived of his political rights, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

In order to advance his career, Director Qi secretly bribed Chen with 100,000 yuan and instigated his mistress Liu Yue to frame Jin Nan, a graduate student under Vice Minister Li, at the investment promotion conference, thereby implicating Vice Minister Li.