Chapter 2498: Burning the Boats

The office fell into an eerie silence, as if time had frozen. The old cadres' faces were flushed with excitement, and a few of the old things were trembling with excitement, looking even more severe than the famous cerebral thrombosis patient, Old Wu.

However, it was no wonder they were so excited. To them, even if they couldn't bring Zhou Andong down today, at least being able to remove his lackey Gu Bing could be considered a half-victory.

As for Wang Jianmin, Elder Huang, Elder Song, as well as Wu Hongkang and Zhang Shenghui, the five of them were like babies who had just opened their eyes, looking at the world with curiosity, full of curiosity about the unknown.

But the complexions of Shao Yan, Dong Dashan, and others were exceptionally ugly, especially the Security Department Director Huang Junyong, whose complexion was as pale as a sheet of white paper, without a trace of blood, and a layer of fine sweat broke out on his forehead.

Because he was the one who put the money there, and he clearly remembered that he had put the money in the mezzanine of the drawer, but now it had inexplicably appeared in the drawer. This was clearly a big problem.

Another thing was the elected Party members and veterans. They all widened their eyes, staring fixedly at the pile of hundred-yuan bills piled up like a mountain on the desk. They had grown up so big, and it was the first time they had seen so much money piled together. Their heartbeats couldn't help but speed up, as if they were about to jump out of their throats.

At the same time, their gazes also cast toward Gu Bing involuntarily, and the disgust in their hearts toward him became more and more intense. Originally, they still held a glimmer of hope for Gu Bing, but they didn't expect him to be an out-and-out corrupt official, embezzling such a huge amount of money. These were all the people's hard-earned money; they must be shot to vent their hatred.

Hong Tao saw everyone's reaction and laughed loudly, then turned his gaze to Gu Bing, with a self-satisfied expression on his face, and said in a weird tone: "Gu Shuji, can you explain to us where this 200,000 yuan came from?"

Gu Bing snorted coldly and said: "Comrade Hong Tao, in what capacity are you questioning me, the Party Committee Secretary?"

"I—" Hong Tao was caught off guard by Gu Bing's counter-question, and the originally self-satisfied expression instantly froze on his face. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.

Gu Bing sneered: "Secretary Sun, Comrade Hong Tao not only doesn't put me, the Secretary, in his eyes, but it seems he doesn't take you seriously either."

"No!" Hong Tao was scared when he heard Gu Bing say this, hurriedly waving his hands to explain: "Secretary Sun, I..."

"Enough!" Sun Baocun said with a gloomy face and an angry look, waving his hand mercilessly, interrupting Hong Tao's words, and then turned his head, his sharp gaze like a falcon shooting straight at Gu Bing: "Comrade Gu Bing, can you explain the origin of this money?"

Facing Sun Baocun's questioning, a faint smile appeared on Gu Bing's face, and he said at a leisurely pace: "Secretary Sun, I am a Director of the Yugong Group, and also the Factory Director of the Yongchuang Tianya Brewery. Do you think I can't even take out a mere 200,000 yuan?"

Gu Bing's tone was very peaceful, and the faint smile on his face didn't have any mockery, but it was exceptionally harsh in Sun Baocun's eyes, feeling that Gu Bing was openly challenging his authority.

"Secretary, even if you can take out this 200,000 yuan, what can that explain?" Just at this time, Shao Yan suddenly jumped out and said: "I don't believe that there is anyone in this world who would dislike having too much money."

Shao Yan had already gone all out. If he couldn't confirm the charge of Gu Bing taking bribes, then all of them would be finished. Therefore, he had to burn his boats, bite Gu Bing tightly and not let go, and fight for a glimmer of survival for himself.

"Oh?" Gu Bing looked at Shao Yan with a smile that was not a smile, and said slowly: "Deputy Factory Director Shao, you are biting tightly that this 200,000 yuan is the proceeds of my bribery?"

Shao Yan was stared at by Gu Bing's smiling appearance until he felt uncomfortable all over, only feeling a chill rushing up from his spine, his scalp tingling, but he still said with forced calmness.

"Isn't it? With both human and material evidence, do you still want to deny it?"

Gu Bing shook his head gently and sighed: "Deputy Factory Director Shao, the material evidence you mentioned should be the 200,000 yuan. Then what about the human evidence? Who are they? Let them come out and show their faces, let me see. Even if I am to die, I must die clearly."

"I saw it." Hong Tao looked at Gu Bing viciously: "Yesterday when getting off work, your office door wasn't closed tightly. I saw it at the door of your office."

"And me!" Huang Junyong also stood out: "Yesterday when getting off work, when Zhao Dahai and I were patrolling, I saw Gu Shuji's office door wasn't closed tightly. Originally I wanted to go and close the door, and then I saw the scene that happened in the office."

Zhao Dahai, who was standing beside Huang Junyong, followed: "The Director and I were afraid of being discovered by Gu Shuji, and just when we were about to leave, Director Hong came."

"Oh!" Gu Bing said oh, and said at a leisurely pace: "So you saw it with your own eyes. However, just relying on what you saw is useless; the key is that there must be evidence."

Hearing Gu Bing say this, the three of them were stunned for a moment. Hong Tao couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and said angrily: "Isn't this 200,000 yuan evidence?"

"Ha!" Gu Bing laughed, and the mockery was very obvious: "Director Hong, don't be excited first. I suggest you, open the drawer again and look for it carefully. Maybe you can find something more interesting inside."

Now Hong Tao was breaking the jar because it was already broken. He glared at Gu Bing viciously and pulled the drawer open violently. Except for a document, there was nothing inside. He took the document out and looked at it, his complexion instantly turned pale, and a chill surged from his spine, making him shiver uncontrollably. This was a withdrawal slip from the Overseas Trust Bank in Xiangjiang, and the red seal on it looked exceptionally harsh in his eyes.

Gu Bing looked at Hong Tao with a smile: "Director Hong, look, this is the voucher for my legal withdrawal from the bank. If you still don't believe it, you can personally go to the Overseas Trust Bank in Xiangjiang to verify it and see if this withdrawal slip is true or false."

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Hong Tao's eyes were red, and his voice became a bit hoarse because of excitement. He muttered to himself while frantically removing the drawer, still harboring a glimmer of luck, thinking that maybe this was just a coincidence, and the money might still be hidden in the mezzanine of the drawer.

Therefore, Hong Tao reached his hand into the mezzanine of the drawer without hesitation and fumbled around messily. However, no matter how he looked, the mezzanine was empty, and there was nothing.

"Gu Shuji!" Dong Dashan finally couldn't hold back and broke the silence: "I am not doubting the origin of your 200,000 yuan, just purely curious, why did you take out such a huge amount of funds for no reason?"

A trace of surprise appeared on Gu Bing's face, as if he felt a bit surprised by Dong Dashan's question. He stared at Dong Dashan and asked slowly: "You don't know?"

Dong Dashan's brows were tightly locked, and his voice carried a bit of annoyance: "What do I know?"

Gu Bing didn't answer immediately, but paced slowly behind the office desk. He reached out and gently pushed Hong Tao aside, then plopped down into the chair.

"Our Factory Director Zhou attaches importance to education—everyone in the country knows this. And as Zhou Andong's brother, Chairman Zhou's partner, and Factory Director Zhou's colleague, I naturally have to support him with all my strength."

Gu Bing paused slightly, then continued: "Therefore, I decided to select ten outstanding teachers from each of the three schools affiliated with the factory, and reward each person with 5,000 yuan. In addition, select five teachers with special contributions from these three schools together, and reward each person with 10,000 yuan. The total amount of the bonus is exactly 200,000, all donated by me, Gu Bing, personally. Is there a problem with this?"

Whether it was Dong Dashan or Shao Yan and the others, they felt blocked in their chests, holding a breath that couldn't be breathed out. It was stifling; it was really too damn stifling. By now, how could they not understand that the 200,000 yuan they scraped together not only failed to bring Gu Bing down, but instead made a wedding dress for this guy.

Gu Bing looked at Dong Dashan, sighed again, and then shook his head and said: "Dong Dashan, although you have no morality, your character is low, you are greedy, you have sores on your head and pus on your feet, you are simply useless in every way."

"However, your eyes should still be able to see, right? Your ears should still be able to hear, right? The notice about outstanding teachers was clearly posted at the main gate the day before yesterday afternoon. Even if you didn't see it yourself, someone should have told you, right?"

Smiles appeared on the faces of Wang Jianmin, Elder Huang, and Elder Song. Although they knew in their hearts that Zhou Andong must have a countermeasure, before the matter was settled, it was still hard to predict who would win and who would lose, so they still had no bottom in their hearts.

Now, seeing Zhou Andong and Gu Bing completely controlling the situation, the three of them felt relieved and let out a long sigh at the same time. The hearts that were originally hanging also finally fell back into their stomachs.

At the same time, a sense of exclamation surged in their hearts. This big play was really too wonderful. Zhou Andong's performance could be called stunning. Every step he took was just right, making people couldn't help but applaud for it.

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette at a leisurely pace, lit it, took a deep puff, then cast his gaze toward Sun Baocun, and said slowly: "Secretary Sun, Shao Yan, Dong Dashan, Zhang Qun, Hong Tao, and others have repeatedly framed, planted evidence, and slandered superior leaders. This behavior has seriously violated Party discipline and national law, the nature is extremely bad, and it must be severely punished and absolutely cannot be tolerated. You say, is that right?" ===== CHAPTER 2499 =====