As if anticipating Qin Chuan's reaction, Zheng Chengdao, Qin Erge, Bai Xiaoguang, and the others sitting nearby wore expressions of someone watching a play.
"How about it, boss? Pretty shocked, right?"
Bai Xiaoguang said with a smile.
"To be honest, I personally took these photos. When I saw the male and female leads at the time, my eyes were spinning. I rubbed them several times."
Qin Chuan sat on the sofa, staring at the photos in his hand, speechless for a long time.
At this moment, many previous doubts naturally cleared up, with no obstacles remaining.
This was because the intimate male lead with Li Xiangcao turned out to be Zhao Anquan, the County Secretary of Yongnan County.
Qin Chuan naturally knew Zhao Anquan, but since Zhao Anquan sided with Ye Qingping, the two of them were naturally not on good terms.
Normally, when they encountered each other at the county committee and government, they would pretend not to see each other, only offering a smile and a greeting when absolutely necessary.
What Qin Chuan hadn't expected was that Li Xiangcao would be involved with Zhao Anquan.
This changed the nature of things entirely!
At the same time, the photos in his hand became extremely valuable. If handed over to Ye Qingping, they could play a crucial role.
"Boss, keep looking. There's more explosive content inside!"
At this moment, Bai Xiaoguang spoke again, his expression lewd.
Qin Chuan continued to flip through the photos without a word, finding that the content indeed became more explosive towards the end.
The amount of clothing on the two decreased, until finally, they were rolling together, the scene extremely hot…
The angle from which these photos were taken seemed to be from a specific location, through a crack in a window. It was truly difficult for the person who took them.
Qin Chuan couldn't help but glance at Bai Xiaoguang, who had a lewd expression beside him. Only his nimble and agile physique could capture such challenging photos.
Others likely lacked the ability and could only capture pictures from the outside.
"Xiaoguang, well done!"
"These photos are very valuable!"
Qin Chuan praised.
"Hehe, it's good that I can help you, boss!"
Bai Xiaoguang scratched the back of his head. To be honest, he had endured a lot of hardship to take these photos, alone in a corner in the dead of winter, tracking them for twenty-four hours.
The hardship was indeed known only to himself, like a person drinking water, knowing its warmth or cold.
At that time, he was on the third floor, enduring the cold and hanging upside down from the eaves, like an ape.
Qin Chuan put away the photos and looked at other things, as the file bag contained not only pictures but also several pages of printed paper.
The content was dense, almost entirely about Li Xiangcao and her father, Li Yuansan, and another main character – Han Shifei.
Qin Chuan read carefully and gradually understood the whole story.
It was about five years ago, when Li Xiangcao, after graduating from junior high, came to the county town to work as a waitress in a hotel.
Initially, Li Xiangcao was not noticeable, just an ordinary country girl.
But for some reason, perhaps due to better nutrition or entering a girl's golden period of development, in just three years, Li Xiangcao transformed year by year, growing into a graceful and moving young woman.
Once, the hotel owner, Han Shihong, came for an inspection and unintentionally noticed Li Xiangcao's beautiful face and voluptuous figure beneath her simple clothes.
He was smitten at that moment!
What followed became much simpler. With Han Shihong's influence, any woman he desired was almost certainly his, let alone a girl from the countryside like Li Xiangcao.
Soon after, Li Xiangcao was conquered and became Han Shihong's woman.
This also indirectly confirmed what Qin Erge had said some time ago, about Li Xiangcao being kept and becoming someone's mistress, and that person was Han Shihong.
With Han Shihong as her sugar daddy, Li Xiangcao's life underwent a drastic change.
Li Xiangcao was not foolish. She knew that her greatest assets were her looks and figure, so with money, she worked even harder to make herself more beautiful and refined.
This captivated Han Shihong immensely.
The content ended abruptly here, and Qin Chuan looked up in confusion: "Why isn't there anything after this?"
"How did Li Xiangcao become Zhao Anquan's lover? What happened in between?"
Zheng Chengdao said with a wry smile, "Boss, we haven't found any leads on this point yet. It will require some time."
Qin Chuan nodded. It was already quite remarkable to have gathered so much information in such a short time; his demands were perhaps a bit too high.
He flipped through other materials, which were about Li Yuansan.
As expected, Li Yuansan's transformation from a small farmer to the head of a casino was indeed Li Xiangcao's doing.
It seemed she had reached some sort of cooperation with Han Shihong, contributing to Li Yuansan's "rise to prominence."
Qin Chuan continued to read, and the content gradually turned to his idiot relatives. Investigations revealed that Li Xiangcao had no involvement in that matter.
It was all Li Yuansan's own idea. He wanted revenge on the old Qin family, so he schemed and colluded with those people.
For some reason, upon reading this, Qin Chuan felt a subtle sense of relief.
He tapped the table lightly, sitting in silence, lost in thought.
Everyone around him dared not make a sound, fearing they would disturb Qin Chuan's contemplation.
"Based on the intelligence we have now, Li Xiangcao is undoubtedly Zhao Anquan's kept mistress!"
After a long while, Qin Chuan opened his eyes, and everyone immediately focused their attention.
"Let's put aside what happened between Li Xiangcao and Han Shihong that caused her to transition from Han Shihong's lover to Zhao Anquan's lover."
"However, from now on, we hold Zhao Anquan's lifeline. These photos will play a very important role at the critical moment."
A sharp glint flashed in Qin Chuan's dark eyes, piercingly bright.
"Listen up, everyone. Only those of us present know about this. No one else is allowed to spread it, understand?"
"Understood!"
Everyone responded in unison, clearly aware of the significance of these photos.
If leaked, the consequences would be severe, leading to an unprecedented earthquake in the political arena of Yongnan County.
"Also, regarding that old scoundrel Li Yuansan, I think we should pay attention to him too."
Qin Chuan spoke again.
"He's a very destabilizing factor. He's like a grain of sand under the sole of your foot. It seems insignificant, but if it's not removed, it will cause great discomfort."
"Boss, leave this to me. I'll handle it perfectly for you!"
Almost as soon as Qin Chuan finished speaking, Bai Xiaoguang volunteered.
He had made the greatest contribution to this investigation. Upholding the belief of seeing things through, Bai Xiaoguang felt he couldn't miss this opportunity.
In their "Three Musketeers" trio, Zheng Chengdao's contributions were numerous; for any tricky matter, the boss would always entrust it to him first.
Yao Dong was also brought out by Qin Chuan many times and had a good relationship with the boss.
Only he remained, having yet to accomplish anything truly noteworthy.
Bai Xiaoguang knew he had to seize this chance.