Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

"Whether we can afford it or not, we'll find out once we go inside."

Huo Tancheng said calmly.

As the cars approached the depths of the villa area, Zhu Yang's expression grew increasingly panicked. He became restless, his tiny eyes darting around nervously, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

No matter how flustered he was, the car eventually stopped in front of a villa at the deepest part of the village.

After getting out of the car, Huo Tancheng and his staff looked up at the tall villa in front of them, their eyes slightly narrowed. "Open the door."

The villa area's property management staff nervously unlocked the electronic door and pushed open the gate.

The first thing you see is a spacious courtyard filled with all kinds of precious flowers and plants, and to the right there is a swimming pool of moderate size with clear water.

"Turn on all the lights."

Huo Tancheng said in a deep voice.

The property management staff did as instructed, operating the tablet to turn on all the lights in the villa.

"Search, the entire process was recorded on video."

"yes!"

Officials from the procuratorate and the anti-corruption bureau filed in, while Huo Tancheng approached Zhu Yang, who was being held between two policemen, and looked down at him. "Mayor Zhu Yang, this place is familiar to you, isn't it?"

"It's so unfamiliar, so completely unfamiliar."

Even though Zhu Yang's legs were trembling like a leaf, he still pretended to be confused.

"Prosecutor Huo, is there some misunderstanding? I admit I took the money, and I gave you the account number, but this place really has nothing to do with me."

Hearing this, Huo Tancheng ignored him, raised his hand to look at the time on his watch, and figured they should be arriving soon.

A dozen minutes later, the sound of a car screeching to a halt came from outside.

As everyone turned their heads, they saw Liu Zhenwen, the director of the Zhencheng Public Security Bureau, and others stride in, accompanied by a middle-aged man wearing a yellow prison uniform.

The middle-aged man was very thin, but his eyebrows and eyes still bore a slight resemblance to Zhu Yang's.

"Prosecutor Huo, Zhu Kun has been brought here. Please give your instructions."

Liu Zhenwen stepped forward, saluted, and began to speak.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Comrade Zhenwen. Let the comrades search."

After Huo Tancheng finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Kun and said, "Tell me about the situation here."

Zhu Kun shuddered, raised his head cautiously to look at Zhu Yang, and met the other's incredulous, murderous gaze. He quickly lowered his head in fright and stammered, "Distinguished leaders, this villa was a gift from my cousin Zhu Yang five years ago. He said it was a generous gift from a businessman, and he was too embarrassed to accept it. I've only stayed here a few times..."

"What else?"

Huo Tancheng pointed to the precious flowers and plants, "Don't tell me you don't know anything about these flowers and plants."

"I don't know these things, and as for the others, I...I don't know."

Zhu Kun trembled violently, his voice barely audible, growing fainter and fainter.

Just then, prosecutors came out and reported: "Prosecutor Huo, we found a large amount of cash, a small amount of gold utensils, and countless items suspected to be antiques, collectibles, diamonds, gold and silver jewelry, designer bags, and expensive watches inside. The exact number has not yet been tallied."

"These are all his; he's the CEO of the group, he can afford them."

Zhu Yang suddenly shouted, his eyes fixed on Zhu Kun with a warning.

"Yes, it's mine," Zhu Kun said through gritted teeth.

Seeing this, before Huo Tancheng and Liu Zhenwen could say anything, Wang Hongqing looked around and boldly stepped forward, pointing at Zhu Yang and saying, "I'm warning you, don't be naughty!"

"And you, don't be naughty either!"

He walked up to Zhu Kun and said, "You know what Zhu Yang did. He told us about it. As for what he didn't say, we have evidence here. Whoever is guilty will not escape punishment."

"You're his cousin. Does the money in that company under his name have anything to do with you? You live in constant fear, afraid to even buy an expensive car, let alone a cheap one. If all this money were yours, you could be sentenced to life imprisonment. Think about your family and children."

"Your voluntary disclosure of this location is already a commendable act of reporting wrongdoing. If you remain obstinate, it will be considered resistance to severe punishment. There are also items that appear to be antiques inside. All of this combined could lead to the death penalty. I advise you to think carefully."

As Wang Hongqing finished speaking, Zhu Kun thought of his wife and his own son, and then he thought about the frustration of having mountains of gold and silver in his hands but not being able to squander them. In the end, he stretched out his finger, pointed at the villa and then suddenly pointed at the swimming pool.

"There."

"Drain the water and check!"

Liu Zhenwen waved his hand.

After the water was drained, the prosecutors used the metal detectors they had brought to scan the bottom of the pool. When they reached a corner, the detector kept beeping.

Immediately, after finding some tools and conducting an inspection, they broke open the pool floor, and a square wrapped in kraft paper came into view.

After much effort, several people pulled him up, cut open the bag, and sure enough, inside was a gleaming gold.

After all, it's not very big, but it's so heavy. Considering the valuable items they usually own, it must be gold.

"Prosecutor Huo, Director Liu, this must weigh several hundred kilograms."

"It seems to weigh about 500 jin (250 kg)."

Zhu Kun said in a low voice, "I watched them put it down."

"This isn't mine, this isn't mine, they're coming back for it, it's not for me," Zhu Yang suddenly shouted.

"Whether it's yours or not, we'll find out by checking."

Huo Tancheng squinted.

At this moment, Wang Hongqing glanced at him, thinking of Zhu Kun's actions just now, his eyes narrowed, and he continued, "Zhu Kun, this gold can still be considered as meritorious for your voluntary reporting, serving as important evidence for the judgment. Is there anything else?"

Think carefully before you answer.

After a pause, Wang Hongqing pointed to the villa, "This house will definitely be searched more thoroughly and meticulously. Nothing can be hidden inside."

Everyone stared at Zhu Kun, who remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhu Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Kun suddenly said, "There's also something hidden underground..."

"Shut up!"

Before he could finish his last sentence, Zhu Yang broke free of his restraints like a madman. Even though he was still handcuffed, his nearly 200-pound body crashed into him like a small mountain.

Fortunately, the police at the scene subdued him immediately. Wang Hongqing gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and delivered a vicious elbow strike, making Wang's face turn ashen and causing him to clutch his stomach.

"Prosecutor Huo, Director Liu, I hit someone, I apologize."

"Okay, this won't happen again."

"Where is the basement?"

Even though Zhu Kun didn't finish his sentence, everyone could guess that the last word was "room".

"Come with me."

Zhu Kun walked into the villa with a blank expression, went straight to a room, and pointed to a wardrobe inside.

"The middle shelf of the wardrobe, the board underneath the clothes can be pushed open if you push hard. I found this place three years ago. I was drunk, had a fight with my wife, came to stay here, and rummaged through my cousin's money in the villa. When I woke up, I found the gap that wasn't properly covered while looking for clothes in the wardrobe..."

As Zhu Kun spoke, several staff members opened the door, revealing a narrow wooden staircase.