Chapter 1047: Learning to Apply Knowledge, Thanks to Teacher Qi

This passage, which seems the most warm-hearted, actually hides the cruelest knife.

Whether he was deliberately pushed or accidentally pushed, for an ordinary person it could mean the difference between a suspended sentence and life imprisonment. For Su Yang, the outcome is almost the same, because behind this level lies a game where only attitude matters.

As long as he admits it, all those charges can be pinned on him. Even if he could be cleared later, this stain would never wash away in his lifetime, and his official career would basically be hopeless. But that's not the most important; the most important is that it will affect Old Zhou.

In his eyes at this moment, even filled with gratitude, which made the two Discipline Inspection Commission staff overjoyed.

Indeed, Su Yang, just as the legends say, simply won't yield to force; fortunately they didn't resort to tough tactics like those clueless people.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to solidify the charges and would instead implicate themselves. But now it's different; their gentle attitude will surely win Su Yang's relaxation, allowing them to easily achieve their goal.

The two from the Jingcheng Discipline Inspection Commission thoughtfully handed Su Yang a pen and said, "You don't need to detail the process; you just need to admit that you pushed him by accident. We'll fight for you to the greatest extent possible."

Su Yang said, "Okay, okay, thank you so much." Then he gritted his teeth and grabbed the pen with force.

Just as they were about to succeed, the two from the Jingcheng Discipline Inspection Commission could barely hold back laughter. But in the next instant, the smiles forming in their hearts froze instantly, because the Su Yang who was about to confess suddenly made a soft sound and fainted, collapsing to the ground.

"Su Yang, what's wrong?"

"Damn, he couldn't have been overworked these past few days, could he?"

"We must not let anything happen to him; if something does, we two probably won't make it back to Jingcheng!"

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and call a doctor!"

The two panicked at once—one ran out to call a doctor, the other rushed forward to press his philtrum. But Su Yang lay motionless, just short of foaming at the mouth.

After torturing him for three or four minutes with no success in reviving him, his face went from initial confusion to panic, and then to near soul‑scattering terror.

If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but in some critical cases, some people even wish to strike directly during interrogation. Then they could claim it was this or some other illness—any excuse will do. But people differ, and Su Yang is no ordinary person.

When the head of the Investigation Team, the standing deputy secretary of the Jingcheng Discipline Inspection Commission, heard the news that Su Yang had fainted on the spot, he instantly felt as if the sky had collapsed.

He had repeatedly warned the staff who came with him this time to pay attention to methods and strategy during interrogation, to keep within bounds. Now he had directly knocked someone unconscious; if anything happened to them, his career could be over. When the wrath of the Jingcheng powerful clan descended, he wouldn't even have a chance to defend himself.

"Immediately fetch the best local doctor; if that's impossible, immediately contact the Jingcheng Hospital!"

"Forget it, I'll contact them myself." After saying that, he made two calls in a row—one to the Ganzhou Sheng Provincial Committee, and the other naturally to Jingcheng.

The call to Jingcheng served both to report the current progress and to have the relevant experts immediately fly over on a special plane.

After hanging up, he told everyone on the special task force: "This news must be kept strictly confidential; absolutely no leaks, or you know what the consequences will be."

Although Su Yang felt the world spinning, lying in bed certainly felt far better than sitting on that hard chair under fluorescent lights, blasted by the air‑conditioner's cold and hot winds.

At this moment he truly felt that every comrade had a shining point; if properly uncovered, it might someday be useful. If he had the chance, he would also thank Teacher Qi.

While Su Yang was under investigation, his secretary Shi Haoyun was also taken to the little black room. Normally the logic would be to start with the driver and secretary, then question the relevant implicated leaders.

But in Su Yang's case, the target has always been clear—directly going after him, with no need for those roundabout thoughts.

But this time, their aim was to firmly pin the charge on Su Yang, so his secretary naturally also had to be questioned. Of course, he currently has no fixed driver; otherwise the driver would receive the same treatment.

Facing Shi Haoyun, the Discipline Inspection Commission investigators had no pleasant expressions, maintaining a stern face throughout, essentially conducting a high‑pressure interrogation.

"You are Su Yang's secretary, right? How many kickbacks did he take in the investment‑promotion process? Especially when he sold this land cheaply to your province's richest man, Xie Yuanpeng, for the industrial park—how many benefits did he give?"

Shi Haoyun said, "Our County Magistrate Su follows the rules; apart from the welfare policies permitted by the County Party Committee and County Government, he has had no excessive private dealings with Xie Yuanpeng, and it's impossible for him to profit in the middle."

Moreover, the balance on County Magistrate Su's card exceeds three million, which everyone knows; this sum did not come from illegal means but was a gift from several of his friends at an event in Jingcheng, and this can stand up to investigation.

Finally, regarding our county's former magistrate Tong Guohua, the Provincial Public Security Bureau has long issued a conclusion: although his body bears the handprint of County Magistrate Su, he actually suffered no force.

This means Tong Guohua jumped himself; the root cause is simply that his conscience could not bear the guilt over the massive destruction he wrought on local natural resources, tarnishing his later years, yet at the same time he launched a conspiratorial revenge against County Magistrate Su. By his own death he moved the whole situation—otherwise you wouldn't have been stirred.

This series of his words left the Discipline Inspection Commission investigators bewildered. What exactly is going on?

With Su Yang's leadership position, he is Zhou Weiguo's son‑in‑law, the so‑called future star; plus his own resume and outstanding achievements make him appear so tough that even under the Discipline Inspection Commission's high‑pressure interrogation he can remain composed and then seize loopholes to strike back.

What are you even? You're just a college graduate who recently entered Within the System, merely selected to be a secretary—you really don't think a secretary can equal a leader, do you? That's only for your townships below, not for us!

Someone slapped the table and said, "Come clean—what role did you play in these matters? Were you directly taking bribes for Su Yang, or were you threading the needle? If you don't clarify things today, you're not getting out!"

Shi Haoyun coldly looked at the two staff members seated above and said, "I know what you're after: you want to use me to accuse County Magistrate Su of violations, and if you can't break through from him to reach your goal, you resort to threatening and bribing me, right?"

Let me say this one last time: County Magistrate Su conducts himself uprightly and enjoys a good reputation among the common people in the county. Don't try to pin those charges on him—starting now, even if you ask me a hundred times, I'll give the same answer.

Of course, is the intimidation not over yet? Are you still going to use force on me?