Chapter 1159: A Dark Jianghu!

The cheering on the stands suddenly vanished, replaced by the sound of whispering.

"Why did Bureau Chief Zhang leave the court?"

"It seems someone came looking for him about something."

"What could be so urgent that they chased him all the way to the basketball arena?"

"I get the feeling those people don't have good intentions."

"One of them is from the County Commission for Discipline Inspection; they came to our unit before and took someone away."

"The Discipline Inspection Commission people took Zhang Lei away?"

"My god, this is my first time seeing the Discipline Inspection Commission make an arrest on the spot; it's terrifying."

Walking out of the basketball arena.

Zhang Lei was still trying hard to maintain a relaxed appearance, smiling as he requested of Chen Gang, "Director Chen, I just came off the basketball court, I'm drenched in sweat and my attire is inappropriate. Could I please take a shower and change my clothes?"

A smile played on the corners of Chen Gang's mouth as he said, looking very gentle, "Bureau Chief Zhang, we have already made preparations. There is no need to change clothes; once we arrive at the location, you will be allowed to shower."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei felt his heart turn cold; he was now certain that he had run into trouble.

Zhang Lei was escorted into the car, and Chen Gang instructed his subordinate, "Have our colleagues at the hotel prepare a clean set of clothes for Bureau Chief Zhang."

The subordinate acknowledged the order, "Understood."

……

About an hour later, Zhang Lei confirmed that they had already left Yechuan.

What awaited him was isolation and investigation in another location...

A set of clean clothes was laid out on the bed in the room.

Chen Gang wore that chilling fake smile on his face, "Bureau Chief Zhang, you may shower now. We bought these clothes according to your size."

At this moment, Zhang Lei could no longer control his fear and asked with a trembling voice, "Director Chen, why have you brought me here? I ask myself, I have always been a law-abiding person and have not committed any errors!"

Chen Gang still responded with a smile, "Shower first. Whatever questions you have, we will wait for you to finish and chat slowly. We have plenty of patience."

After saying this, Chen Gang took out his phone and went outside to make a call.

A staff member remained in the room, watching Zhang Lei to prevent him from doing anything irrational.

Zhang Lei carried the clothes into the bathroom. He turned on the shower, listened to the rushing sound of the water, and looked at himself in the mirror, falling into a state of bewilderment.

Who am I, why am I here, am I dreaming?

After showering, Zhang Lei changed into the clothes and walked out of the bathroom.

The staff member went in to take away the dirty clothes he had changed out of.

Chen Gang had finished his call by now and returned to the room, saying to Zhang Lei, "County Magistrate Tang and Secretary Zhao will come to talk to you later."

Zhang Lei was stunned into silence; he had already realized what was happening.

Everything was related to the collective price hike of the minibuses.

The areas under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Bureau were actually quite numerous.

Zhang Lei hadn't paid much attention to the minibus sector; compared to transportation infrastructure, there was too little profit to be made here.

Therefore, Zhang Lei had never taken it to heart. Since they wanted to make a scene, he let them be, so the new County Magistrate would know that grassroots work was not easy, and he wouldn't act recklessly on a whim in the future.

As it turned out, the area he hadn't cared about had exploded into a crisis.

……

A few minutes later, Tang Ye and Zhao Shuli walked into the room together.

Seeing the two of them, Zhang Lei immediately stood up respectfully.

He deliberately put on a look of grievance.

"County Magistrate Tang, Secretary Zhao, I am very confused right now. What exactly is going on? What mistake have I made to be locked up here like a prisoner?"

Zhao Shuli said, "You should know that our Discipline Inspection Commission doesn't just talk to people at random; we must have grasped sufficient evidence. County Magistrate Tang, he seems to still be harboring wishful thinking."

Tang Ye sat down and said to Zhang Lei, "You sit down too!"

Zhang Lei sat down, looking dejected.

He couldn't stand at all.

His muscles were shaking uncontrollably.

"You should know that we have recently been promoting the rectification of administrative capacity. In the process of the working group conducting a thorough investigation into the administrative capacity of the Transportation Bureau, we discovered quite a few problems.

The work state of the Transportation Bureau is lazy, and the efficiency in handling problems is extremely low; ordinary people have to run back and forth several times just to get things done.

There is a citizen surnamed Wang who wanted to start a transport team, but the Transportation Bureau kept blocking him and wouldn't give the go-ahead, even hinting that a red envelope was needed before they would handle the matter."

Zhang Lei hurriedly said, "County Magistrate Tang, I'm sorry. If these problems exist, I will definitely get to the bottom of them and resolve them."

Tang Ye ignored Zhang Lei's interruption and suddenly asked,

"When the Public Security Bureau was interrogating Du Dalong, Du Dalong stated that in order to get you to agree to the ticket price hike, several of them, the minibus owners, pooled their money and gave you eighty thousand yuan. How do you explain this?"

Zhang Lei was stunned for a moment and flatly denied it, "Absolutely not. This is Du Dalong deliberately framing me. I have never taken his money. I am a cadre with principles; how could I possibly do something corrupt and illegal! Du Dalong is a gangster; his words are not credible."

Seeing Zhang Lei cleanly and neatly push away the matter of Du Dalong's bribery, Tang Ye was not in a hurry.

He took out a photograph.

"This is a scene our working group members captured at the Transportation Law Enforcement Bureau during an undercover visit."

Zhao Shuli took a look, his eyes filled with astonishment.

In the photo, a couple was kneeling at the window, kowtowing and begging for mercy...

Zhang Lei had his hands on his hips, his face full of arrogance...

"These two are from out of town and bought a 'wild chicken' bus without legal documentation! The Transportation Law Enforcement team was issuing them a ticket! I was just acting according to the rules," Zhang Lei hurriedly tried to justify himself.

Tang Ye knew that Zhang Lei was only pretending to be calm.

Tang Ye's expression turned serious,

"What is called a 'wild chicken' bus?

As long as you haven't paid protection money to Director Zhang, it is a so-called 'wild chicken' bus.

As long as it is a heavy vehicle, once it drives into Yechuan, it falls into a slaughterhouse; every feather is plucked clean, and there is absolutely no possibility of escaping alive.

Director Zhang, you keep saying over and over that Du Dalong is a member of the underworld.

In my view, you are the true underworld?

Under your unscrupulous indulgence,

the transportation system of Yechuan has turned into a dark underworld!"

Zhang Lei said angrily, "County Magistrate Tang, I have been conscientious and diligent in my position as Director of the Transportation Bureau; you cannot smear my contributions."

Tang Ye sneered,

and pulled out one page of the materials.

"Then let us have a good talk about your contributions!

From 2002 to 2007, you took advantage of your position during the cleanup of non-self-operated passenger vehicles and the restructuring of passenger transport enterprises to strike at Shunyou Passenger and Freight Transport Co., Ltd., issuing official letters to nakedly threaten the cancellation of Shunyou Company's operating qualifications, inciting drivers to stage sit-ins at the County Government, and setting up targeted checkpoints to inspect and penalize vehicles.

In the end, this company could not withstand the pressure and transferred 66 long-distance operating route licenses to a private enterprise at one-third of the market price.

The boss of this private enterprise is named Qiu Jiacun.

Answer me!

What is the relationship between Qiu Jiacun and you!"

Facing Tang Ye's sharp questioning, Zhang Lei only felt his heart sink...