Chapter 552: Taking Money Without Doing the Job!

"Yang Guoliang, you are quite good at sophistry. Tell me, why was this money hidden in a wine box?" Tang Ye asked with a sharp, piercing gaze.

"I have nothing to explain. The Finance Bureau's official vehicle is not my private property; this money has nothing to do with me."

Yang Guoliang immediately shifted the blame.

He loved money more than his own life.

However, the banknotes before him were not cute at all at this moment; they had become a hot potato.

He had to clear his name!

Tang Ye glanced at the driver, "Master Wu, can you explain the source of this money? Your monthly salary is less than three thousand yuan, and there are several hundred thousand here. Even if you didn't eat or drink, it would take you over a dozen years to save this up, right?"

The driver lowered his head, struggling internally.

Yang Guoliang frantically used his eyes to signal him to take the blame for this money.

What excuse could he use to admit it?

Was he supposed to admit to accepting bribes under the guise of being Yang Guoliang's driver?

That would mean eating prison food, wouldn't it?

Tang Ye said softly, "Master Wu, every word you say now is very important. If you are willing to step forward and testify now, you can clear your relationship and even perform a meritorious service. But if you shield him and conceal the truth, you will be an accomplice. Think of your parents, think of your wife and children; there is no need to play the hero and take the fall for someone else!"

The driver suddenly raised his head and said in a deep voice, "This money belongs to Director Yang. He likes to play mahjong and bets very heavily. Worried that he wouldn't be able to withdraw enough money, he kept cash in the car at all times. Whenever the money wasn't enough, he would top it up. There is 320,000 here."

Yang Guoliang looked at the driver in disbelief, cursing in his heart: You ungrateful, treacherous dog.

Stubbornly, he still said, "This money isn't mine; he is the one who collected it. This guy used my name to get close to many business owners. This money is all kickbacks from business owners who wanted him to secure engineering projects for them. I warned him many times before and even made him return it, but I didn't expect him to be so unrepentant and continue this illegal business."

The driver looked at Yang Guoliang in shock, not expecting him to be so despicable as to push all the responsibility onto him.

"Yang Guoliang, I didn't expect you to be so shameless. I was actually quite grateful that you treated me well, but I didn't expect you to try to push me out to take the fall at a critical moment. County Magistrate Tang, I want to report him! I report Yang Guoliang for corruption and bribery, and for abusing his power for personal gain. This degenerate relies on being the Director of the Finance Bureau to constantly reach out to businesses for money."

Tang Ye did not expect Yang Guoliang to have a falling out with his own driver in public.

However, this is human nature!

The person you trust the most is the one most likely to turn on you the fastest, and the most fatally.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to quibble?" Tang Ye's tone became calm instead.

A degenerate like Yang Guoliang would not admit his guilt until the very last moment.

Only when ironclad facts were placed before him would he give up the struggle.

"County Magistrate Tang, I am really not quibbling. This money has nothing to do with me." Yang Guoliang's voice was not as loud as before.

Tang Ye looked toward the driver, "Master Wu, you should know about that small villa on the east side of the county, right? Cai Xiangxiu said she had been there a few times before."

Master Wu nodded, "I know! That is a house Yang Guoliang bought in the name of his younger sister. He has brought many people there to play mahjong, playing all night long, with wins and losses often reaching several hundred thousand!"

Tang Ye glanced at Yang Guoliang, "Old Yang, I'll give you one more chance to explain!"

Yang Guoliang insisted, "That small villa belongs to my sister and brother-in-law. They don't usually live there. I've been there a few times, just to play mahjong for recreation. That house has nothing to do with me. I admit I like to play mahjong, but it's all for entertainment with friends, not gambling. Is that against the law?"

It must be said that Yang Guoliang possessed extremely high psychological resilience; even in the face of overwhelming evidence, he could still remain emotionally stable.

Tang Ye sneered, "Yang Guoliang, do you really think the law is just for show and that there is no justice in this world?"

Yang Guoliang still harbored a glimmer of hope at this moment.

As long as he didn't admit it.

Tang Ye would have no way to deal with him.

Tang Ye gave Lin Heng a look.

Lin Heng handed a document bag to Yang Guoliang.

The document bag was bulging, thick and heavy!

It seemed to contain a lot of things!

What was inside?

A sense of foreboding arose in Yang Guoliang's heart.

Tang Ye took out a document and flashed it in front of Yang Guoliang.

A look of disbelief appeared in Yang Guoliang's eyes.

This was a complaint document.

The complaint document was related to an enterprise under the Dong Family.

Could it be that the Dong Family gave the report materials to Tang Ye?

Damn it, Dong Tianbao wouldn't be that despicable, would he?

"On December 15th, Yang Guoliang, under the pretext of the overall sale of the Finance Hotel, invited our company's personnel to the Finance Bureau office. Through subtle hints, he told us that if we wanted to secure the project, we had to pay a portion of the coordination fee in advance. The coordination fee was 50,000 yuan.

On December 16th, after our company's personnel paid the coordination fee, we were informed that we had the qualifications to participate in the bidding. Later, we learned that there were five companies bidding with us..."

In front of everyone, Tang Ye selected a passage of text and read it out.

Yang Guoliang was disgraced!

The onlookers were dumbfounded!

"Old Yang, this guy is too ruthless, isn't he? Charging 50,000 per company for an admission ticket to the bidding, without guaranteeing they'll win! How is this any different from one woman marrying many men, or selling one house to many people?"

"After all, it involves a project worth over a hundred million. Many companies have their eyes on the profits and will hold their noses and follow the arrangements."

"Taking the money and then not doing the job—no wonder people are complaining!"

Tang Ye was also quite surprised when he received these materials.

Later, he figured out the logic behind it.

Tang Ye and Dong Tianbao had clashed, and Dong Tianbao had suffered a secret loss.

Dong Tianbao realized that he had fallen for Yang Guoliang's scheme of sowing discord.

So!

He returned the favor in kind!

He directly submitted a report against Yang Guoliang.

Dong Tianbao knew that Tang Ye and Yang Guoliang had a tense relationship.

This could also be considered using the tactic of borrowing a knife to kill.

Using his own methods against him!

As for Tang Ye, he also needed this material to expose Yang Guoliang's shameless face!

Yang Guoliang's chest heaved, and he pointed at Tang Ye in astonishment, "This material is fabricated; I have never done such things."

"With the factual evidence laid out before you, you still have the nerve to deny it? A portion of the fifty thousand yuan they gave was in sequential serial numbers, and they provided the segments of those numbers. I just checked them. A portion of this money matches those sequential banknotes!"

The Finance Hotel is in an operational crisis, and the County Government wants it to reform and save itself, but you are still thinking about squeezing out its final value. You are just a parasite blinded by money."

Yang Guoliang was stunned; he had not expected Dong Tianbao to actually tamper with the bribe money.

"You joined forces to set a trap and deliberately framed me. Tang Ye, you despicable villain! I don't accept this! I will report you to the Municipal Party Committee for forming cliques, engaging in factionalism, and using tricks to eliminate dissenters!"

Tang Ye was taken aback.

Yang Guoliang had slapped several labels on him all at once.

Could it be!

Is this also the image he has in the eyes of many cadres in Suiyuan?

His cell phone rang, and Tang Ye answered the call.

Wan Ming's voice came through the phone.

"County Magistrate Tang, our people have already entered the small building privately purchased by Yang Guoliang and searched out a large amount of cash and jewelry inside. According to the confession of Yang Guoliang's younger sister, she did not know that this property was under her name..."

Yang Guoliang felt his legs go weak and collapsed onto the floor.

A voice echoed in his mind.

Facing more and more evidence!

Even if he were silver-tongued, he could no longer justify himself!

He was completely finished!