Chapter 191: The Discipline Inspection Commission Wants to Talk

Zhou Hongtao listened, then took two more puffs of his cigarette before saying, "Even if there is evidence, it does not necessarily prove that this matter was done by Su Yang, and moreover, investigating a town mayor requires going through the Standing Committee."

However, this matter can be handled specially; after you have collected the relevant evidence, go and invite Comrade Su Yang to the Public Security Bureau for preliminary investigation. In the absence of absolute evidence, do not first notify the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Li Jianguo and Residual Warmth were overjoyed upon hearing this, especially Li Jianguo, who had won his bet this time.

Because of the strong-handed cooperation between County Magistrate Zhou and Secretary Fang on the matter of Su Yang, County Secretary Zhou felt displeased.

Although he also knew that the probability of completely taking down Su Yang in the end was small, let alone sending Su Yang to prison, which was even more impossible.

But as long as Li Jianguo remains in his position as Standing Deputy County Magistrate, he will not let Su Yang have an easy time.

Residual Warmth also felt a surge of excitement; for someone like him, a relatively junior Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, the probability of getting to see the County Party Secretary was very low.

Before, he had tried various ways to meet them, but never got the chance. This time he not only met the Secretary in person, but the Secretary also gave his support to what they had done, which is extremely advantageous for his next step up to the position of Public Security Bureau Director.

After he and Li Jianguo left County Secretary Zhou's office, they went straight to Li Jianguo's office. Li Jianguo leaned back on his sofa, then blew a smoke ring, saying, "This time County Secretary Zhou has supported me, so I must certainly satisfy him."

Eager to perform, Residual Warmth could not hold back, saying, "County Magistrate Li, I will now go and detain Su Yang; once he is in our Public Security Bureau, he will have to admit to these things even if he denies them. Or I have a hundred ways to make him confess."

But Li Jianguo waved his hand, saying, "Don't rush this; arresting him now actually isn't very meaningful. You should wait for a critical moment and arrest him in a crowded setting."

It so happens that the Standing Deputy Town Mayor of Huatian Town, Ma Zhengyang, will be coming over shortly; we can discuss it together.

Li Jianguo's typical approach is to want to take in Su Yang but not want to do it himself directly. So after receiving Ma Zhengyang's phone call today, he had Ma Zhengyang come directly to his office to report.

Not long after, Ma Zhengyang arrived. Li Jianguo first introduced Residual Warmth to Ma Zhengyang, then recounted what Zhou Hongtao had just said.

Ma Zhengyang's face lit up with delight. He immediately said, "In these two days there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the road repairs; at that time, county leaders and nearby villagers will be present at the ceremony. Detaining Su Yang then would undoubtedly cause him great harm."

"Anyway, when will the groundbreaking ceremony be held? I will notify you whenever it is."

Li Jianguo said very satisfied, "Alright, and I will attend this groundbreaking ceremony."

He said this because such a large project will definitely invite the county Party Committee leadership to come down and cut the ribbon.

In these two days, Fang Jingwen will go to attend a Discipline Inspection Commission cadre meeting in the province, which will last two or three days. Meanwhile, Zhou Ruohan will not be in the county because she has an out-of-town inspection activity.

This is an excellent opportunity for him; he could even think that Zhou Hongtao agreed to his request precisely to take advantage of these two people's absence and first deal with Su Yang.

By then, all kinds of evidence will be laid out on the table; even if Zhou Ruohan and Fang Jingwen want to speak up for Su Yang and back him, it will still be difficult.

Before anything begins, if one can step in to remedy or stop it, it will be much easier. But once it is done, and moreover with County Secretary Zhou's support, Su Yang will surely have to shed a layer of skin this time.

Thinking this through, Li Jianguo, whose face had been gloomy for days, finally became happy. He said to Ma Jianguo and Residual Warmth, "In that case, you don't need to go back this afternoon; let's have dinner together tonight and chat."

Ma Zhengyang could hardly ask for more; he had already spread the word, even bragging that he would secure the position of Police Station Director to show the townspeople his influence.

Originally he had planned to make a special trip to the county, but now it seems unnecessary; Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau Residual Warmth is right here, and just discussing this matter with him will settle it.

Residual Warmth felt the same; upon hearing that Ma Zhengyang had come down from the city, he also wanted to make connections. Although Ma Zhengyang is only a deputy town mayor, in rank they are both deputy section level, but the key is that Ma Zhengyang has far stronger city-level connections behind him.

The next morning, Su Yang had just started work when he received a call from Fang Jingwen: "Su Yang, come to the county for a trip; come right now, otherwise I will have the Discipline Inspection Commission come find you."

Su Yang's heart jolted—what kind of thing is this? Being summoned by a Discipline Inspection Commission leader first thing in the morning?

If it were any other cadre, they'd probably lose half their life, but fortunately he remains relatively composed: "Secretary Fang, what instructions do you have? Just let me know, so I at least have some mental preparation."

Fang Jingwen said coldly, "Because of the special nature and confidentiality of Discipline Inspection Commission work, I don't need to tell you; you'll know when you come, and I will speak with you personally."

Su Yang immediately felt that this was serious; in his memory, Fang Jingwen had never been this stern before.

He immediately called for Zhou Tai's Santana and headed straight for the county seat.

Zhou Tai said, "What's wrong? What happened? You just started work; could it be that the town mayor has to go to the county for a meeting? I didn't receive any notice yesterday either."

Generally speaking, if a leader has something for the county, the liaison officer would certainly receive notice first and make the relevant preparations, which is why Zhou Tai said that.

Su Yang chuckled, "It's the Discipline Inspection Commission leader summoning me for a talk; I guess it's possibly because of all those rumors circulating yesterday that the leadership found out about."

Zhou Tai exclaimed indignantly, "Originally there was nothing, yet they're spreading it with such vivid detail? You have so many things to handle, and yet you have to run to the county—really."

Su Yang, however, remained calm, saying, "For a cadre to grow, experiencing things like this is inevitable, so just keep a calm mind. As the saying goes, if one's conduct is upright, one need not fear a crooked shadow."

However, just as his words faded, his phone rang again; seeing it was County Magistrate Zhou Ruohan calling, he immediately pressed the answer key and said, "County Magistrate Zhou, hello, may I ask what instructions you have?"

However, Zhou Ruohan's words were also ice-cold: "Su Yang, where are you? Come to the County Government immediately, quickly."

Su Yang probed, asking, "Could it be that some rumors have reached the county?"

Zhou Ruohan said, "You'll know when you come; there are some matters that the county has repeatedly emphasized with three respects and five elevations, especially for young unmarried cadres like you—why don't you listen? Moreover, you went and did such a thing in public. If I hadn't stopped you this morning, the Discipline Inspection Commission personnel would already have gone down."

Moreover, Secretary Zhou Hongtao is also very concerned about this matter. According to his intention, he wants to take you as a typical case to warn all the young cadres in the county.

Su Yang's head buzzed; indeed it had become a mountain out of a molehill. He originally thought it was nothing—who in the countryside or town doesn't have some ambiguous romantic entanglement? That would be abnormal. Earlier Li Tian slept with so many women and yet attracted no attention from any county Party secretary, but his affair has been blown up as if he violated heavenly law.

Having thought it over, he still had Zhou Tai speed up the drive to the county.

At that moment, Qin Chuan also learned that Su Yang had been summoned for a talk, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face. "Xu Jin, go notify the Party Committee members at home that we will hold a meeting right away."