Chapter 4852

Liu Airui scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, "I've known her for a long time. Secretary Jin and his wife are quite nice to me and think highly of me. Today, I was forced by her mother to ask, so I confessed. Actually, my feelings for her aren't as deep as they are for you, but you know, in officialdom, sometimes there are too many aspects to consider." Zhao Desan said, looking somewhat helpless.

Yao Beina looked at Zhao Desan's helpless appearance, a hint of bitterness rose in her heart, and she almost shed tears, but she held back, forced a smile, and said to Zhao Desan, "Then congratulations to you."

"What's there to congratulate!" Zhao Desan sighed heavily. For him, choosing to be with Jin Lulu, emotional factors only accounted for a small part; a large part of the reason was that if he were with Jin Lulu, his future official career would be much smoother.

After staying at Yao Beina's house for one night, Zhao Desan got up early the next day and drove back to the district. For the whole morning, besides receiving some visitors, Zhao Desan spent most of his time reading some documents. Around ten o'clock in the morning, Zhao Desan suddenly heard a wave of unfriendly voices coming from outside the corridor, which made him feel very strange.

It turned out that after Secretary Jin heard about the report of Kong Shenghui embezzling state assets last night, he went to the Provincial Party Committee early this morning and directly called the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, demanding that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection order the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection to strictly investigate the matter. Under pressure from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection began to take action and sent people to the District Government to conduct an investigation.

At this time, Kong Shenghui was still sitting in his office drinking tea and reading the newspaper, but the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and then three people filed in one after another.

"Who are you? What's the matter?" Kong Shenghui raised his head and saw three strangers. They had come in without even knocking on the door, so he couldn't help but put on a stern face and ask.

Kong Shenghui saw that the leader was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a black suit with a deep expression. The other two behind him were slightly younger and also appeared expressionless. Seeing this formation, Kong Shenghui seemed to have vaguely felt that something was wrong.

The middle-aged man looked straight ahead and ignored the official airs Kong Shenghui was putting on. He took a few big steps forward and stood in front of the desk, looked at Kong Shenghui sitting behind the desk, and asked, "Are you Kong Shenghui, the Executive Deputy District Mayor of Chanba District?"

"I am. Who are you?" Kong Shenghui's expression remained normal, and he still leaned steadily on the boss's chair, asking back.

"I am Chen Yaodong, Deputy Secretary of the Xijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. This is my work ID." The middle-aged man reached into his jacket pocket and took out a work ID to show his identity.

"So it's Deputy Secretary Li from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. May I ask what brings Deputy Secretary Li here?" Kong Shenghui glanced at the other party's work ID, still appearing unmoved.

"We have received a report that you, Deputy District Mayor Kong, are suspected of embezzling state assets. Please come with our Commission for Discipline Inspection to accept an investigation." Chen Yaodong stared at Kong Shenghui behind the desk and said word by word.

"No problem, I accept the organization's review." Kong Shenghui smiled, stood up, and walked out from behind the desk. In his view, the investigation by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection was just a routine matter. With Mayor Zhang supporting him from above, nothing would happen.

Chen Yaodong saw Kong Shenghui's calm reaction and couldn't help but admire him. He had investigated at least twenty or thirty people. Even officials without any problems would be nervous when they saw the Commission for Discipline Inspection staff suddenly come to their door, but this Kong Shenghui was so calm. He couldn't help but think, he really is Mayor Zhang's man! However, this time the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection came down to investigate him because the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection directly exerted pressure. Even if Mayor Zhang supported him, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection would not dare to just finish it off hastily.

"Alright, Deputy District Mayor Kong, let's go!" Chen Yaodong made a gesture of invitation.

Just at this moment, a low voice suddenly came from outside the office: "Stop!"

Hearing this sudden sound, the several people present turned their heads one after another. They saw a person standing at the door, with a square face, short hair, and hands behind his back. Although he was only wearing a simple gray shirt, he looked quite imposing.

"What's going on here?" Zhao Desan walked forward and asked, pretending to be confused.

"You must be District Mayor Zhao. We are from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. I am Chen Yaodong, Deputy Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Someone reported that Deputy District Mayor Kong embezzled state assets, and we are going to take Deputy District Mayor Kong back to the Commission for Discipline Inspection for an investigation." Chen Yaodong walked forward and explained politely.

Zhao Desan also nodded politely to Chen Yaodong, then walked to Kong Shenghui, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Old Kong, don't worry, you still have the District Party Committee and the District Government behind you. They won't let you be wronged." After speaking, Zhao Desan turned around again and said politely to Chen Yaodong, "Secretary Chen, I haven't understood what you just said. What happened to our Deputy District Mayor Kong?"

"It's like this, District Mayor Zhao. We received a report that Deputy District Mayor Kong was involved in the sale of a batch of equipment at the textile factory in your district a few years ago and is suspected of embezzling state assets, so we came down to investigate." Chen Yaodong explained.

"Embezzling state assets? That must be someone making a false report. Old Kong is an old comrade and old leader of our Chanba District. His ideological awareness is very high. It's impossible for him to do such a thing." Zhao Desan deliberately spoke well for Kong Shenghui.

"District Mayor Zhao, whether Comrade Kong Shenghui has embezzled state assets, we will know after the Commission for Discipline Inspection investigates. Our Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection has its own rules for handling cases. We will not wrong a good person, and we will never let a corrupt official go!" As the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chen Yaodong was also considered a superior leader in the city. Being spoken well of by Zhao Desan in front of him for Kong Shenghui, he couldn't keep his face, so he said coldly. This was exactly the effect Zhao Desan wanted.

"Commission for Discipline Inspection rules? But Comrade Kong Shenghui is, after all, our Chanba District's Executive Deputy District Mayor. Shouldn't the Xijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection notify our District Party Committee and District Government before coming down to investigate? This seems a bit unreasonable..." To make the acting more realistic, Zhao Desan appeared very dissatisfied with the secret investigation by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Kong Shenghui saw that Zhao Desan was about to get angry with Chen Yaodong for him, and he was very moved. As the person involved, he hurriedly said confidently, "District Mayor Zhao, you don't need to worry. Since the leaders of the Xijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection have received letters reporting me, it is only natural to investigate. I have a clear conscience. Let the comrades from the Commission for Discipline Inspection find out clearly. If they find out there is no problem, I think the leaders of the Commission for Discipline Inspection should also find a way to clear my name."

"Hmm, Old Kong, I absolutely believe in you. Then you should cooperate with the Commission for Discipline Inspection for a good investigation. I'll wait for you to come back and assist me in my work." Zhao Desan patted Kong Shenghui on the shoulder to encourage him.

"Deputy District Mayor Kong, let's go." Chen Yaodong urged coldly.

Zhao Desan watched as the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection personally took Kong Shenghui away from the District Government. He felt a burst of excitement in his heart and was so happy he almost jumped up. Watching Kong Shenghui being taken away by the leaders of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, the people in the District Government all stood on the balcony to watch the excitement. Zhao Desan shouted, "Alright, alright, stop watching, go back to work!" As he spoke, he turned around with his hands behind his back, returned to his office with a spring in his step, sat down, and showed a smug, devious smile on his face. He said fiercely in his heart, "Old bastard Kong, you're finally finished!"

Zhao Desan was ecstatic by himself for a long time, and then hurriedly called Wu Min to tell her the news. After Wu Min learned on the phone that Kong Shenghui had been taken away by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation, while happy, she didn't forget to tell Zhao Desan not to be too happy. The work in the district should still be done, and the work in the district should not be neglected because Kong Shenghui was taken away.

Zhao Desan knew that this time it was the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection that required the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection to investigate Kong Shenghui. Even if Mayor Zhang Dewang wanted to protect his lackey, it was impossible. Even if they couldn't find the crime of Kong Shenghui embezzling state assets, he knew very well that there were almost no officials nowadays who were incorruptible. Often, old comrades like Kong Shenghui who usually disguised themselves as upright gentlemen were actually the easiest to find problems with, especially economically; it was impossible for him to be clean. Even a young man like himself who didn't care much about money wasn't clean, let alone an old comrade who had worked in the government for decades.

Sure enough, that afternoon, several more staff members from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection came to search Kong Shenghui's office. They didn't know until they checked, and they were shocked when they did. After seeing the staff from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection find 10,000 US dollars, hundreds of thousands of RMB, and two kilograms of gold bars and other valuables from the drawers of Kong Shenghui's office, Zhao Desan knew that Kong Shenghui was doomed this time. The investigation into Kong Shenghui was not like the investigation into other officials that lasted for a long time. It took almost only one day for all of Kong Shenghui's problems to be investigated clearly. The evidence of embezzling state assets had been established, and there was also a crime of huge property with unidentified sources. These two pieces of evidence were enough for Kong Shenghui to spend his life in prison.

Due to pressure from the province, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government also attached great importance to the fact that Kong Shenghui was found to have problems. Especially after Secretary Yang knew about this, he clearly demanded that this matter be handled strictly, and required the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and the District Party Committee Propaganda Department to hold a press conference to inform the public about Kong Shenghui's serious violation of discipline.

A week later, Kong Shenghui was prosecuted by the procuratorial organs. After three days of public trial at the Xijing Intermediate People's Court, the first-instance trial ended. Kong Shenghui, who was unable to turn the tide, confessed to all the charges of the public prosecution and was sentenced to fourteen years in prison.

After Kong Shenghui was sentenced, Zhao Desan, who had been attacked from both sides, breathed a long sigh of relief.

Because Kong Shenghui's matter caused an uproar in society, the Municipal Party Committee attached great importance to it. After Kong Shenghui was sentenced, Municipal Party Committee Secretary Yang Tianyu specially arranged to organize all leaders at the district level and above in the city to hold an anti-corruption and clean government meeting using Kong Shenghui's case.

(Chapter 2628: Taking Down Kong Shenghui)!