Chapter 1136 The Final Showdown (III)

• “Done and dusted.” Chadwick Fullner checked the time, buzzing with excitement. They’d moved fast—up before dawn, on the road at first light—and it wasn’t even ten yet. “With a bombshell like this, the cops and the whole legal chain will take it seriously. They’ll jump the second they see the proof. Then we just wait for Zheng Mingjie to get nailed. He bribed officials—and for huge sums—plus commercial fraud, illegal loans, and rigging stock prices. Stack all that up, and I doubt even Zheng Chengwen can save his kid this time.”
• They hadn’t just grabbed the evidence and split. They sat down together to handle it like a war room, because, hey, Zheng Mingjie was Zheng Chengwen’s only son, the heir to Chengkai. Even though Chadwick had proof Mingjie had stamped private deals with Chengkai’s company seal and took out massive loans in the group’s name—dragging Chengkai into the mess and giving his old man a world of trouble—blood’s thicker than water. Zheng Chengwen would fight tooth and nail to bail him out. Chengkai was big and loaded, and Zheng was a crafty old fox. If he went all-in, he might find a way to wriggle Mingjie free. That’s why Chadwick played it extra careful.
• Mr. Smith gave a dry smile. “That’s why I said we focus fire on the bribery. With anti-corruption cracking down this hard, once that’s in the mix, even Zheng Chengwen can’t ‘make things happen.’ It’s beyond him. Then hit the stock manipulation—he messed with the whole market. Honestly, he’s only got himself to blame. Mingjie’s appetite and nerve are off the charts, and he refused to do things straight. With his brain, he’s not useless. If he’d waited to take over Chengkai and walked the legit path, he could’ve built something real.” He shook his head. “Of course Zheng will still pull strings. So you need to make it bigger—use the media, blow it wide open. Once it spreads far enough, he won’t be able to push it down.”