Chapter 1048: Guided Interrogation

Two staff members were directly exposed, their faces looking especially grim.

Of course, they were mostly shocked—how could Su Yang be so tough? Where does his secretary get such confidence?

Could it be that Su Yang had already been instructed beforehand?

Moreover, he is a recent college graduate; in their view, with just a bit more pressure, regardless of whether something actually happened or whether the matter even exists, Shi Haoyun would sign and stamp it exactly as they wished.

Unexpectedly, he's still a stone in a latrine—smelly and hard.

However, being able to work at the Capital Discipline Inspection Commission, they certainly have some tricks.

Seeing that opening with a set tone and putting on a hat wouldn't work, he immediately changed his attitude.

The bad‑cop routine having finished, now it's someone else's turn to play good cop: "Look at you, comrade—don't be so aggressive. We're all just working for the organization. No matter which leader you serve as secretary for, it's just your job."

"Moreover, Comrade Su Yang is merely a vice county magistrate—neither the county party secretary nor the county magistrate. Even if he really did something illegal or disciplinary that ruined his future, it wouldn't affect you."

"Furthermore, if you really tell us what you know, letting us make a major breakthrough in this case, you'll also have rendered great service. Later, your province will reassign you accordingly—this sort of thing has happened before, and I'm sure you've heard of it."

"At the same time, don't burden yourself with guilt, thinking this is betrayal or disloyalty to your leaders. Actually, I tell you, that idea is wrong—we all have this job because the organization gave it to us, not any one person."

We should be loyal, and the object of our loyalty is the organization and the Party, not any individual.

"You graduated from a key university, right? Under normal circumstances, it takes at least two years to reach a deputy section‑level post, and then another two to five years to reach a section‑level post."

"After that, you might even go gray‑haired and still never make deputy division level. But if you tell us what Comrade Su Yang has done in this matter, I'm sure your future work will go very smoothly."

"And you don't need to worry, because you might not stay in Lieshan County forever; the organization will consider transferring you to another county as needed. Moreover, the Organization Department is strongly promoting young cadres, especially someone like you—a key‑university graduate who went to the west to support construction. I think taking a post as deputy secretary or deputy town mayor in a Lieshan township would be more than adequate."

They've painted a very big pie, and this sort of thing really does happen—some people climb by selling out their leaders. Of course, this situation arises either from ignorance, falling into others' traps, or from being unable to resist huge temptations.

No matter how you say it, once such a thing comes out, it could become a lifelong political stain; afterward, nobody would dare employ such a person, and they might even turn out to be a backstabber at critical moments.

But Shi Haoyun inwardly snorted: If I really wanted to be an official just for the sake of being an official, I'd have gone to another unit long ago—staying in Jingcheng's ministries would be fine, or working in the Youth League Committee would be fine. Why would I come to this remote, poor county? My political ideals are surely beyond the grasp of you lot, who wield a little power and act recklessly.

He lightly said, "Sorry, my conscience tells me I can't do anything that violates morality, conscience, and discipline." Having spoken, he closed his eyes.

At the same time, Vice County Magistrate Li Lingyu, Vice County Magistrate Jiao Qiang, and even Organization Department Head Chen Bo were summoned by the Discipline Inspection Commission for questioning. Naturally their attitudes were much better, and they mostly just painted pies, since their real aim was to prove, indirectly, that Su Yang had committed illegal or disciplinary acts.

Although these people weren't as steadfast as Shi Haoyun, they also held fast to their bottom line despite the various inducements from the Discipline Inspection Commission staff.

Secretary Xia's face was grim; as soon as he arrived in the province, this shocking incident occurred. Logically, the provincial party committee forming an investigation team would already be high‑level, and even if the capital wanted to intervene, they should have notified him first—but they showed up without a word. How could he keep his composure?

When he learned that the deputy secretary of the Capital Discipline Inspection Commission had called the relevant leaders, ordering experts from the Provincial People's Hospital to rush to the interrogation site, he without hesitation phoned Old Zhou.

Because he and Old Zhou had spoken on the phone before—back when Su Yang was in charge of the expressway and Yingbin Avenue projects. It was precisely that call that established their relationship.

This time, the investigation team arrived in full force without notifying him—clearly a lack of respect. No matter how you say it, he is also a senior official; if today the investigation team simply bypassed him and dropped in, tomorrow the supervision group, the day after this team, that team—wouldn't they just come whenever they pleased? Doesn't the Ganzhou Provincial Party Committee care about face?

Zhou Weiguo quickly answered the call: "Hello, Secretary Xia—have you come to Jingcheng, or are you free to meet for a meal?" Even though he knew this was surely about business, at this level just blurting out talk of work is rather abrupt.

Secretary Xia said, "Old Zhou, I'm not in the mood to talk about meals right now. I just got word that this time the Discipline Inspection Commission's methods may have been excessive—under their intense 'care,' Comrade Su Yang fainted outright."

"But they didn't inform me right away; instead they imposed a total blockade. And they don't consider that this is happening in Ganzhou Sheng—if I can't even hear a whisper of this, I'd be seriously derelict in my duty."

"But rest assured—I've already notified the Provincial People's Hospital to send their best doctors. I also told them to report the latest developments to me; I'll know immediately if any problem arises. At the same time I've informed the Public Security Department to have armed police helicopters on standby, so if anything happens they can rush the person to Jingcheng right away."

Zhou Weiguo hearing this flew into a rage: "This is utterly lawless—even when handling a case you must pay attention to procedure; such brutal tactics simply won't work! Secretary Xia, I understand this now, thank you. I have urgent matters to attend to; let's meet when you arrive in Jingcheng—stay in touch, and I'll definitely treat you to a meal."

After saying that, he hastily hung up. At that moment he was burning with anger; some things were within his expectations, such as intense interrogation.

But some things were completely beyond his expectation—Su Yang's physical condition is at the peak of life, yet even a young man in his twenties couldn't withstand it; one can only imagine what he endured.

Although Su Yang is his son‑in‑law, in his heart there is no difference between this son‑in‑law and a biological son. This appears to be targeting Su Yang, but in fact it's nothing but a slap to his own face.