Chapter 434: The Underwear Has Been Stripped Off!

Gao Hong was startled awake by the phone in the middle of the night, and his wife complained, "Who is it, so late!"

Gao Hong's heart began to thump.

He knew that receiving a call in the dead of night must mean he had encountered a very important problem, so he quickly took his phone and went to the study.

Zhao Bin's tone was extremely grave, "County Magistrate Gao, I have bad news to tell you: Huang Bingwen has been arrested."

Gao Hong took a deep breath, "Don't be anxious, explain the reason slowly. Why was he arrested, and who arrested him?"

Zhao Bin gave a bitter smile, "Huang Bingwen hosted Tang Ye for a banquet tonight. According to our plan, we wanted to develop him into one of our own, but I didn't expect that Tang Ye would enter the trap himself. After tricking some words out of Huang Bingwen's mouth, he directly had Wan Ming make the arrest."

Gao Hong clenched his hands, trembling uncontrollably, "This Wan Ming has always been in cahoots with Tang Ye. You must find a way to get someone to pass a message to Huang Bingwen; he needs to know what can be said and what cannot be said."

Zhao Bin sighed, "I know what to do. County Magistrate Gao, I think you should help Old Huang out. After all these years, even if he hasn't achieved great merit, he has put in the hard work. We cannot just ignore him."

Gao Hong secretly thought that Zhao Bin was feeling guilty.

He had close private dealings with Huang Bingwen, but he himself had no financial dealings with Huang Bingwen.

He did have a hobby of playing mahjong, but playing mahjong was merely a bridge and link for him to maintain relationships with his subordinates.

Every time Gao Hong won money, he would return the gambling stakes.

What he enjoyed was not the pleasure of winning money, but the thrill of his subordinates showing him submission.

Hanging up the phone with Zhao Bin, a grave look appeared in Gao Hong's eyes.

This matter needed to be handled well, otherwise it might spread to himself.

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The next morning.

As soon as Lin Heng started work, he was called into the office by Zhao Bin. Lin Heng knew it had to do with him reporting false information about Tang Ye's whereabouts yesterday.

Seeing Lin Heng, Zhao Bin slammed his teacup heavily onto the desk, "Little Lin, why didn't you tell me in time when County Magistrate Tang went to Xiaoguo Village yesterday?"

Lin Heng had already prepared his story, "Director Zhao, County Magistrate Tang originally said he was going to Xiaqiao Village yesterday, but I didn't expect him to suddenly change his mind. He drove himself with Secretary Cheng to Xiaoguo Village; he didn't let me follow, and I was also caught off guard."

Zhao Bin swept a sharp gaze toward Lin Heng and warned, "Little Lin, please be more accurate when gathering intelligence next time."

Lin Heng quickly said, "Director Zhao, please rest assured, I will never make this kind of mistake again."

Zhao Bin nodded with satisfaction, "By the way, is your girlfriend adapting well to working at the new school?"

Lin Heng told the truth, "She is teaching Chinese now and is a Class Teacher. The curriculum is very tight, but her mental state is good."

Zhao Bin tapped his fingers on the desk, "Transferring jobs is not such a simple matter. Even though County Magistrate Tang put in a word, the people below spent a lot of effort on this matter. Besides, if she wants to have better development at the school, she still needs someone to look out for her behind the scenes. Little Lin, you should know what I mean, right?"

Lin Heng reacted instantly, a smile on his face, "Director Zhao, I was just about to talk to you about this. I wonder if you have time this weekend? I would like to invite you, the leaders of the Education Bureau, and the school Principal to a casual meal."

A gratified smile appeared on Zhao Bin's face, "Little Lin, you still know how to conduct yourself. This weekend, I will help you arrange it. Let's set the meal at the Suiyuan Hotel!"

The food at the Suiyuan Hotel was not good, but the banquet was very expensive. This meal, plus the gifts, would likely cost him half a year's salary.

Zhao Bin thought of his girlfriend and instantly didn't feel the heartache, smiling as he said, "Then many thanks to Director Zhao for your help."

"Mm, go get busy!" Zhao Bin nodded at Lin Heng, issuing an order to leave.

Not long after Lin Heng returned to his office, he noticed Tang Ye flash past the doorway.

Tang Ye was holding a notebook in his arms, walking toward the County Party Secretary Office.

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Tang Ye walked into the office and found that the Five-Person Group of the County Party Committee were all there.

"Sit!"

Secretary Han nodded toward Tang Ye.

After Tang Ye sat down.

Gao Hong said with a serious expression, "Early this morning, I received news that the contractor responsible for the Village-to-Village Project, Huang Bingwen, was arrested last night. So, I took the initiative to report this issue to Secretary Han. I am not very familiar with Huang Bingwen, but I have had contact with him a few times. I didn't expect his problems to be so serious, so I suggest establishing a working group to conduct a thorough investigation into Huang Bingwen's problems, and we will never be lenient."

Tang Ye looked toward Cheng Lin.

He saw a playful smile appear at the corner of Cheng Lin's mouth.

He reacted instantly.

Gao Hong had heard the wind blowing; he was planning to cut ties proactively, striving for the smallest cost in exchange for a chance to escape unscathed!

Gao Hong's attitude made Tang Ye somewhat surprised, and it also made him understand the craftiness of this person even more.

No wonder Wang Xingjian was gone, yet he could still sit firmly in this position.

Han Guangyao nodded slightly, "County Magistrate Gao's attitude is worth acknowledging. In our daily work, it is inevitable that we will deal with all kinds of people. We must maintain rationality and clarity; we cannot be blinded by a single leaf and help those with ulterior motives to commit evil. Comrade Tang Ye, you have a relatively clear understanding of the Village-to-Village Project and the issues with the Beijing Company, so we have unanimously decided that you will investigate this case. No matter who is involved behind the scenes, they must be ferreted out."

Tang Ye quickly straightened his back and said in a deep voice, "Please rest assured, Secretary Han. I will definitely investigate this case clearly, try my best to recover the losses, and give the common people a reasonable explanation. From the evidence currently in hand, Huang Bingwen and Zhao Bin have close dealings, so I suspect that Zhao Bin may have economic problems."

Gao Hong's eyebrows twitched. He knew that after the surprise interrogation last night, with Huang Bingwen's character, he wouldn't be able to hold out.

But he still didn't expect Huang Bingwen to sell Zhao Bin out so quickly.

A look of heartache appeared on Gao Hong's face, "I know Zhao Bin quite well. He has been my colleague for many years; he works very seriously. He has contact with enterprises and occasionally has some social engagements, but this is also required by the nature of the work."

Seeing that Gao Hong intended to protect Zhao Bin, Tang Ye said in a deep voice, "County Magistrate Gao, I can understand your feelings. Huang Bingwen has a habit: he records all the details of bribes from cadres who have economic dealings with him in a notebook, using it as leverage to control them. We found this notebook, and it records a large amount of criminal facts regarding Zhao Bin accepting bribes."

Having said that, he took out a list from his notebook.

"This is the situation initially compiled by the Public Security Bureau. Over the past ten years, Zhao Bin has received benefits from Huang Bingwen exceeding five million, and in addition, he has long accepted sexual bribes from Huang Bingwen. The number of women who have had affairs with Zhao Bin has reached thirty..."

Gao Hong had originally intended to protect Zhao Bin, but he didn't expect Huang Bingwen to be such a spineless person, stripping Zhao Bin down to his underwear.

He said with extreme seriousness, "I didn't expect this. Zhao Bin is inconsistent in word and deed. I thought he was a good comrade who remained untainted. Such a black sheep appearing in our ranks must be resolutely struck down; we cannot be lenient."

Gao Hong's decisiveness made Tang Ye once again feel the craftiness of this political chameleon.

He secretly rejoiced that he had not been moved by the olive branches Gao Hong had frequently extended.

Otherwise, when he became a discarded pawn, Gao Hong would definitely kick him while he was down!

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