Chapter 3

"Fine, take him away." Gao Changhe had a bad premonition in his heart. He just wanted to send Su Yang away as quickly as possible and wipe his own backside clean.

Su Yang was taken to the car by the Discipline Inspection Commission staff without saying a word.

Just like in his memory, he was taken directly to a room in a hotel in the city.

Inside the room, two people were already waiting for him.

One was Li Hongbo, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission, and the other was Fang Jingwen, Deputy Director of the Second Investigation and Supervision Office of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, dressed in a black slim-fit suit with short, capable hair.

"Su Yang, I am Li Hongbo, and this is Director Fang from the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission."

"We brought you here because there are a few questions you need to confess truthfully."

Li Hongbo, Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, said straight to the point.

"Okay." Su Yang replied, but his eyes were focused on Fang Jingwen.

In his memory, Fang Jingwen was not implicated in the end; instead, because she discovered many suspicious points, she assisted the investigation team when they came down from Jingcheng, helping Secretary Liu clear his name. Only then did the truth come to light.

Admittedly, this had something to do with her status as the daughter of the Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary.

It's just that not many people knew about this connection.

This was also the fundamental reason why he didn't struggle at all at the Public Security Bureau and pinned his hope of turning the tide on the Discipline Inspection Commission's investigation.

Because if he wanted to get out, he had to have someone with background, strength, and conscience to help him.

This person was Fang Jingwen.

Because in his previous life, when he was forced to confess due to the rape case, Fang Jingwen had repeatedly warned him not to do anything foolish, even interrupting the investigation at one point, but he couldn't withstand the pressure and "confessed." He thought he saw no hope. Only by confessing could he get out sooner.

To this day, he still remembered Fang Jingwen's gritted-teeth appearance.

Seeing Su Yang staring at her, looking left and right, up and down—even though he was already detained by the Discipline Inspection Commission, he was still so restless? Fang Jingwen felt deep disgust in her heart.

It was no surprise at all that such a person could commit rape. If it weren't for her status, she would have slapped him across the face.

"Su Yang, we have received a report that you privately helped Secretary Liu accept massive bribes."

"In this month or so, you have accepted ten kilograms of gold, eight million in cash, and three properties."

"These have already been found in one of the properties under your name."

"In addition, there is a transfer of 500,000 in your personal account."

"Can you have this much with your personal income?"

"Of course, we have also conducted an in-depth investigation. These were not your wishes, but Secretary Liu told you to accept them. You were just doing things for him. As long as you confess honestly, you can clear your name."

"I think you don't want to be a scapegoat for your leader and ruin your own future, right?"

"In addition, regarding your case at the Public Security Bureau, we will also talk to the victim and strive to get her to recant her testimony and admit that she was willing."

"Otherwise, for the rape charge alone, you will be sentenced to at least ten years."

Li Hongbo's words were within Su Yang's expectations, as the script was exactly the same as in his previous life. It was just to induce him to frame Liu Zhengyang.

But this shocked Fang Jingwen. The Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission's methods were so crude; this was clearly suspected of coercion and inducement, which did not conform to the Discipline Inspection Commission's procedures.

"Secretary Li, if I confess, can you really help me clear the case at the Public Security Bureau?"

Su Yang asked, pretending to be terrified.

But in his heart, he had already greeted Li Hongbo's ancestors for eighteen generations.

In his previous life, it was precisely in this state of terror and unease, under the iron-clad fact of the rape, that he believed Li Hongbo's words, which led to the news of Secretary Liu's corruption spreading, and subsequently, the public opinion of Secretary Liu "committing suicide out of fear of punishment."

But in this life, he would absolutely not allow this.

His only chance to turn the tide now lay with Fang Jingwen, and he had to grasp it.

"Naturally, I can. I can guarantee it for you." A flash of joy crossed Li Hongbo's face.

"Okay, then please give me a cigarette." Su Yang said.

Li Hongbo was overjoyed and quickly took a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over. At this moment, he had already seen the sky-high wealth descending from the sky, and one of his feet was already on the ladder to climb upward.

However, just as he was ecstatic and looking forward to it, Su Yang finished smoking the cigarette unhurriedly, seemingly still having something to say.

Li Hongbo urged, "Can you talk now? As long as you confess what you should, the Discipline Inspection Commission will definitely clear your name."

"Even, because of your reporting and exposing, we can apply for a commendation from the Organization Department."

Su Yang thought to himself, are you trying to fool a ghost? I'm smoking to stall for time, not to confess to you. I'm considering how to "confess" to Fang Jingwen.

He said, "I do want to confess, but I'm not confessing to you. I want to confess to Director Fang of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission alone."

Li Hongbo was stunned for a moment, and a nameless fire rose in his heart.

If it weren't for Fang Jingwen being there, he might have used methods on Su Yang.

But thinking that he could get Su Yang to confess, even if it was just to Fang Jingwen, there wouldn't be any problem. Anyway, he would get the result.

By then, this sky-high credit would still have a share for him.

He looked at Fang Jingwen and said, "Director Fang, then I'll leave it to you here."

Fang Jingwen looked at Su Yang with great confusion. This was clearly problematic.

Could it be that this Secretary Su really wanted to "confess"? If he was such a spineless person, then Secretary Liu really had misjudged him.

Before she came to the city, she had specifically investigated Su Yang's network of relationships; he had no background or backing, and was chosen by Secretary Liu directly to be his secretary. For Su Yang, this could be called a sky-high favor. Even if it was only for a month or so, this gratitude should always be there.

If nothing else, saying a few true words should always be possible, right?

If he really confessed, then what was the difference between that and betraying his master for glory?

Such a person, even if he could get out now, would never be able to mix in the Lancheng officialdom in the future, because no one would look up to a scum who "betrayed his master for glory."

She despised Su Yang in her heart. However, she still nodded in agreement. She wanted to see what Su Yang would say.

As soon as Li Hongbo went out, only Fang Jingwen and Su Yang were left in the room. The atmosphere in the room was also different from just now.

"Su Yang, you can talk now."

Fang Jingwen took out her notebook, ready to take notes at any time.

But Su Yang kept staring at Fang Jingwen, and he was staring intently at her beautiful face. This was simply like a hooligan; he was truly bold.

Just as Fang Jingwen was about to scold him, he said, "Director Fang, you are very beautiful. Do you have a boyfriend? Then your boyfriend must have really had his ancestral grave catch fire..."

Fang Jingwen was almost angered to the point of fainting. This was an interrogation, not a democratic life meeting.

And her coldness was famous; among the officials below the bureau level in the entire Ganzhou Province, she had taken down no fewer than a dozen, and even more section-level cadres.

Many county-level officials would tremble inexplicably when they heard her name.

A secretary who hadn't even been promoted to a full section chief dared to tease her?

Let alone a mere deputy section chief, even the mayors of prefecture-level cities wouldn't dare to joke with her. Was Su Yang courting death, or courting death, or courting death?

Immediately, a layer of frost appeared on that extremely exquisite face, and she was about to erupt completely.

However, before she could speak, Su Yang continued, "You are really beautiful. I just couldn't help but praise and sigh a couple of times. If you could distinguish right from wrong and preside over justice, you would be even more beautiful."

"Please note, the justice I'm talking about is not delayed justice. It is justice concerning the collapse of the Lancheng officialdom and the life of Secretary Liu."

As soon as Su Yang said this, Fang Jingwen was stunned. Her rich experience in Discipline Inspection Commission cases told her that Su Yang knew something important, and if it wasn't handled well, it would be a thunderclap on flat ground.

After a brief moment of being stunned, Su Yang continued to ask,

"Can I trust you?"