Chapter 2868 Escaping the Country

Ding Wenbo's anger precisely illustrates his deep sense of imbalance.

“Vice Mayor Ding, I heard that you love your wife very much. Over the years, you have done a lot of embezzlement and bribery, but you have always been very upright in your personal conduct and have always been very good to your wife. The two of you are a very loving couple.”

"As far as I know, not only did you not involve your wife and family in your embezzlement and bribery, but they also had no idea about it. If I'm not mistaken, you've been protecting your wife all along, haven't you? You're afraid that you'll be exposed sooner or later, so you don't let your wife know, let alone let her get involved."

"Most corrupt officials in reality are corrupt within their own family, or even their entire clan, but you are the opposite. This further proves that you love your wife very much," Qin Feng said slowly, lighting a cigarette.

"What do you want to say?" Ding Wenbo looked at Qin Feng coldly. He was now full of hostility towards Qin Feng, especially after Qin Feng mentioned his wife.

"In recent years, the country has been cracking down on corruption with increasing intensity, and the efforts to apprehend criminals who have fled abroad have also been intensifying. You must have seen many news reports about this. In recent years, more and more criminals who have fled abroad have been repatriated, and they no longer have the opportunity to truly escape justice overseas. Moreover... those who are repatriated are punished even more severely. Vice Mayor Ding, do you think you will be among the majority who are repatriated, or among the very few who are not repatriated?" Qin Feng continued.

"Even if you're lucky enough not to be deported, can you imagine what kind of life you'll lead abroad? You've probably heard about this in the news, right? How many corrupt officials who fled abroad are actually living a good life? They're basically living a life worse than death."

“Vice Mayor Ding, you are now a high-ranking vice mayor. Once you leave the country, you will be an illegal immigrant, someone at the very bottom of society who can’t even be seen in the light of day. Can you stand that kind of life?”

"Even if you can tolerate it, can your wife tolerate it? She's been pampered in China, but once she goes abroad, she'll have to live like a rat or bedbug in the city sewers, just like you. Can she accept that? The worst part is that foreign countries are not like China. There's no security at all, and the public security is terrible, especially for illegal immigrants like you who don't even have legitimate identities. Have you thought about what kind of life your wife will lead and what kind of experiences she will have?"

“Vice Mayor Ding, everyone says you love your wife very much, but in my opinion, you don’t love your wife at all. On the contrary, you are very selfish, extremely selfish. You know that your affairs can no longer be hidden. My investigation has already reached your doorstep. And as long as the projects are not recovered, the project owners will expose you sooner or later. And since things have become so big, there is no way that there will be no conclusion. So it is 100% certain that your misdeeds will be exposed.”

“If you stay in the country, you’ll die sooner or later, so you agreed to let Shao Hongli arrange for you to flee the country ahead of time. Although you felt very resentful, you still agreed in order to survive, even though you knew that you would live a life worse than death abroad.”

"But Ding Wenbo, have you thought about this? If you surrender now, confess your problems to the organization, and hand over the embezzled money, you can get a lighter sentence. Even if you don't get a lighter sentence and are severely punished, at least your wife can still live a peaceful life in China instead of living a life of hiding in the sewers with you abroad."

"Ding Wenbo, if you truly love your wife, you should think about things from her perspective," Qin Feng continued to persuade Ding Wenbo.

Ding Wenbo fell completely silent; Qin Feng's words had shaken his resolve.

"And there's another question I don't know if you've thought about: do you trust Shao Hongli?" Qin Feng asked again.

"Even if you believe Shao Hongli, do you believe the Yang family behind Shao Hongli?" Qin Feng asked one question after another.

"Say whatever you want to say in one go," Ding Wenbo said calmly, his eyes and tone no longer showing the anger he had before, which meant that Qin Feng's words were slowly taking effect in Ding Wenbo's mind.

"Why would Shao Hongli want you to flee? It's because he needs you to take the blame, and he's also afraid of implicating him. As part of the same chain of interests, these contractors transfer profits to you, and you then transfer profits to Shao Hongli. As long as you flee, you will bear all the blame, and Shao Hongli will be safe."

"But can simply arranging for you to flee the country guarantee Shao Hongli's absolute safety?" Qin Feng asked Ding Wenbo with a smile.

Ding Wenbo's hand trembled upon hearing this, and his expression became somewhat complicated. He stared at Qin Feng and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Actually, you've already guessed it, haven't you? If you were Shao Hongli, what would you think? Even if you fled the country, you might still expose him on social media, or even if you were arrested and deported abroad, you would still implicate him. For Shao Hongli, the safest thing is to shut you up forever. At least if I were Shao Hongli, I would definitely do that."

“Even if Shao Hongli doesn’t dare to do it, the Yang family behind him definitely will. You should know the Yang family’s way of doing things better than I do; they never do anything that leaves any future trouble…”

Qin Feng suddenly stopped speaking, his expression turned serious, and his brows furrowed, which made Ding Wenbo, who had been watching Qin Feng, feel a little strange.

The office suddenly fell silent. Ding Wenbo was pondering Qin Feng's last words, while Qin Feng, as if suddenly realizing something, frowned and remained silent, deep in thought.

A few minutes later, Qin Feng's brows suddenly relaxed, he handed Ding Wenbo a cigarette, and lit one for himself.

"What exactly is the mayor trying to say? He just wants to persuade me to report Shao Hongli, doesn't he?" Ding Wenbo said with a smile.

"It seems you still don't believe me. Looks like I'll have to give you some information." Qin Feng smiled upon hearing this and continued, "You said you're going to Shanghai for a medical check-up. It seems you're planning to fly to Xidu first, and then transfer to Shanghai from Xidu, right?"

"Mayor, there's nothing to question about this, is there?"

“Indeed, there’s no doubt about it. I had the police check and they did find that you two booked tickets from Xidu to Shanghai, but I bet you won’t actually take that flight,” Qin Feng said with a smile.

"What do you mean by that?" Ding Wenbo's expression changed.

"If I'm not mistaken, someone has already managed to buy you plane tickets to Yunnan using forged documents or other means, right?" Qin Feng asked.