Chapter 1325: The Case from Ten Years Ago

Compared to Zhao Li Hui and Liu Qu, Xie Minsheng, who was in the room diagonally opposite, was completely different from them.

He was ruddy and spirited; one look and you could tell he hadn't been mistreated these past two days, but rather had eaten well and slept well.

As for him, he just slept when he was tired and ate when he was hungry; of course, he had also confessed quite a few things one after another.

However, regarding the case from over ten years ago, he hadn't revealed a single bit.

And today, he finally made a decision: "Give me a cigarette."

Ma Qiang, the director of the Seventh Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection who was responsible for recording, heard Xie Minsheng's words, took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to Xie Minsheng, and personally lit the cigarette for Xie Minsheng.

Xie Minsheng took a deep breath, paced back and forth in the room, walked several laps, and then came to the window. Just as he was about to pull open the curtain, he was stopped by Ma Qiang.

"Don't open it."

Xie Minsheng's hand grabbing the curtain paused, and then he slowly let go.

"Has the person not been caught yet?"

Ma Qiang shook his head: "Whether they've been caught or not, you are very dangerous right now and cannot be exposed."

Xie Minsheng took another puff of the cigarette, slowly turned back, sat on the sofa, and then looked up at the ceiling, saying nothing.

Ma Qiang also lit a cigarette, sat opposite Xie Minsheng, and waited silently.

Suddenly, a tear slid down the corner of Xie Minsheng's eye, and then a long sigh was heard.

"The old minister had the grace of knowing me and treated me like his own son, but I was blinded by greed and killed him."

Ma Qiang took out a tape recorder, pressed the button, and then took out a pen and started recording.

Xie Minsheng looked at the cigarette butt that had burned out, and Ma Qiang took out a cigarette and lit it for him again.

"Thank you!" Xie Minsheng said thanks: "Over ten years ago, I was still the Deputy Director of the First Division of the Cadre Allocation Department of the Provincial Organization Department, and Li Xingquan was the Director of the Xihu District Branch.

I met Li Xingquan through the old minister's son, Meng Weigang. That day, it wasn't long after Meng Weigang returned from studying abroad on a public mission; he invited a few friends to gather, and that was the gathering where I met Li Xingquan."

Speaking of this, Xie Minsheng started smoking one cigarette after another, obviously falling into some kind of struggle in his heart again.

Seeing Xie Minsheng like this, out of professional sensitivity, Ma Qiang immediately realized that this Meng Weigang might have a problem.

But he couldn't figure out how Meng Qinglu was shot to death, and Meng Weigang, the son, also participated?

But this matter didn't make sense no matter how you looked at it; how deep must the hatred be to commit such an unfilial act of patricide?

"Hoo!"

Xie Minsheng felt his chest a bit stuffy, took a deep breath, and then let it out long and deep; only then did he feel a bit more comfortable.

"After a period of time, Li Xingquan often asked me out for drinks; one thing led to another, and our relationship got better and better. Until one day, I heard that the old minister might fully preside over the work of the Provincial Organization Department, and I felt very happy.

But I hadn't been happy for many days when Li Xingquan asked me out for drinks again, and I didn't think much of it. It was just that while we were drinking, he told me that the old minister's rise was blocking someone else's path.

He asked me to pass a word to the old minister to step aside and not to compete, otherwise there would be big trouble. And he promised that as long as the old minister stepped aside, he would promote me to deputy department level within eight years."

At this moment, the hand Xie Minsheng was holding the cigarette with started to tremble, and his eyes were full of regret.

"I knew very well that with my qualifications, wanting to reach deputy department level within eight years was simply unrealistic, so I was indeed very tempted. But at the time, I didn't agree, because even if the old minister treated me like his own son, such a matter wasn't something I could get involved in.

A few days later, Li Xingquan found me again and told me the truth. The old minister was blocking Fan Mingqing's path. Because Fan Mingqing's age had reached the limit; if he couldn't preside over the work of the Provincial Organization Department this time, it would be impossible for him to reach a higher position in the future.

And, as long as I passed the word, no matter what decision the old minister made, their promise would be valid. That was to promote me to deputy department level within eight years.

This time I was tempted. Ganzhou Province is the Fan family's territory; as long as I take this opportunity to lean over, my path will be far more than deputy department level. It's just that what I couldn't figure out was, since Fan Mingqing wanted to preside over the work of the Provincial Organization Department, it was just a word from Elder Fan; why make it so complicated?

Li Xingquan told me that the old minister's father was also an old revolutionary, who was killed in that unspeakable decade. But there were also quite a few old friends in Beijing who took good care of the old minister. So, the old man also had concerns and couldn't easily intervene in normal cadre adjustments."

Xie Minsheng took a final puff of the cigarette and then pressed the cigarette butt hard into the ashtray.

"That night, I went to see the old minister. At the time, the old minister didn't say anything. It was just that in the period that followed, the old minister seemed to have become a stranger to me.

This made me feel very aggrieved, and resentment gradually grew in my heart, but I really never thought about killing him. Because I am a human, not a beast."

Xie Minsheng clenched his fists tightly, and his whole person looked very excited.

"After more than half a month, that night, Li Xingquan found me and asked me to take him to visit the old minister; I didn't think much of it and agreed.

I never dreamed that when I knocked on the old minister's door and just entered, Li Xingquan took out a gun and fired two shots at the old minister's back.

The old minister didn't have any reaction and fell into a pool of blood. At the time, I was stunned, but Li Xingquan didn't leave immediately. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Auntie Li, the old minister's wife, who had gone out for a walk, came back.

Li Xingquan raised his gun again and pulled the trigger at Auntie Li's head. Only then did I understand that Li Xingquan was waiting for Auntie Li to come back."

Speaking of this, Xie Minsheng seemed to have used up all his strength, suddenly slumped down, leaned softly against the sofa, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Ma Qiang asked: "At the time, you could have left calmly; why did Li Xingquan take the risk to wait for Li Wenying to come back and kill her?"

"I don't know." Xie Minsheng shook his head: "And I didn't dare to ask."

"Click!" Ma Qiang pressed the stop button on the tape recorder and closed his notebook: "Thank you for your cooperation; you rest first."

Ma Qiang took the tape recorder and notebook and walked out. Just as he reached the sixth floor on the stairs, the elevator dinged, and immediately after, the elevator door slowly opened, and three people walked out of the elevator.

Two of them were armed police, and the other was actually Lai Qingyu.

Ever since he heard about Li Xingquan falling to his death, he hadn't slept well once.

Especially knowing that Xie Minsheng had turned himself in, he was even more restless.

Tonight, he finally made up his mind to come over and turn himself in.

Because he knew very well in his heart that if he were any later, he wouldn't even have the chance to turn himself in. ===== CHAPTER 1326 =====