Chapter 352: Qin Chuan Accepts a Bribe of 300,000

Indeed, he had finally seized the opportunity. Before this, he had been thinking about how to curry favor with Fang Jingwen and express his gratitude to her.

But he had no opportunity, and he couldn't just shamelessly force his way in. Even when going to thank a leader, one must have a pretext.

Could he really just go there and dryly say, "Leader, I thank you"?

Especially since Fang Jingwen had seemed very busy these past few days, and at such a critical moment, if he ran over to see her, it might cause others to gossip behind his back.

Because Fang Jingwen was not only the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary but also the Deputy County Party Secretary.

If he went, there would certainly be people behind his back saying he was playing politics.

Now that this incident served as a catalyst, it was completely different. He was going because of work, and it was a major matter; according to organizational regulations, he was required to report to the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary in person.

He not only had to report to the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary but also to the County Magistrate and the County Party Secretary.

In short, he had finally caught his chance; he almost wanted to go and thank Jiang da tou.

Then he said to Sun Chengjun, "Director Sun, wait for me at the Public Security Bureau for a while. I estimate I can be back before noon."

Sun Chengjun said, "Good, good, good. Political Commissar Lan, you go attend to your business."

This matter also exceeded his expectations. Although Su Yang had told him that the person behind Jiang da tou was certainly Qin Chuan,

and that all the actions were actually being manipulated by Qin Chuan, he, like Political Commissar Lan, had never expected that someone would send so much money.

Such a large figure was something he didn't even dare to imagine. He had absolutely no idea where a village secretary could get so much money.

After Political Commissar Lan left, he went to the playground behind the Public Security Bureau, took out his phone, and called Su Yang.

Su Yang had also just been thinking about calling Sun Chengjun to ask if anything had been interrogated out of Jiang da tou's side. Seeing Sun Chengjun's call come in, he immediately answered.

"What's wrong? Did Jiang da tou confess? Is there a shadow of Qin Chuan behind it?"

"Actually, I had anticipated this matter long ago. If Qin Chuan is involved, then that's just how it is. For Qin Chuan, it's painless and itchy; at most, he'll just receive a disciplinary talk."

"However, tell Political Commissar Lan's side again: as long as he confesses, don't make things overly difficult for him."

Sun Chengjun said, "I'm afraid you won't believe me when I say it. Your previous judgment was correct, but this Jiang da tou sent gifts and cash to Qin Chuan. Guess how much cash he sent? 300,000! And there's a small truck full of cigarettes and alcohol."

"Just now, Political Commissar Lan has already gone to report to Secretary Fang of the Discipline Inspection Commission. I estimate that action will be taken against Qin Chuan very soon. You... you need to have some psychological preparation... Ah, no, that's not right, my speech is getting more and more slurred. What do you mean 'psychological preparation'? Ah, yes, psychological preparation, that's a good thing to say."

"If this matter regarding Qin Chuan is verified, then he certainly won't be able to continue as the Town Party Committee Secretary. By then, you could step in and succeed him."

"Although it's still at the Section Chief level, being a Secretary and being a Town Mayor are two completely different things. Now that you have so many halos on you, in another year or so, you'll go directly to the county level. So, I should congratulate you."

Su Yang interrupted Sun Chengjun, "What are you thinking? How long have I been promoted to this Section Chief level? I've only been a Town Mayor for a full month."

"Within the system, there is no such promotion. It's impossible for me to succeed him. Moreover, this matter with Qin Chuan probably won't be verified so quickly. Even if the Discipline Inspection Commission intervenes, it will take time."

"Just know about this matter; don't talk about it outside. I estimate there aren't many people who know about this yet."

"Of course, I also know that such things certainly can't be hidden and will sooner or later be spread far and wide, but it must not come out of your mouth."

Sun Chengjun said, "I know. I've already told Political Commissar Lan about the lunch invitation. Political Commissar Lan said he'd eat together after he finishes reporting his work and returns. I'll wait for Political Commissar Lan to eat, and I'll come back later to talk to you."

After hanging up the phone, Su Yang sat in his chair, closed his eyes, and pondered quietly for a long time. To tell the truth, this matter completely exceeded his expectations.

First, he truly didn't expect that Qin Chuan could actually accept so much money. This was merely a Town Party Committee Secretary, and he had accepted 300,000 from just one person.

If Qin Chuan were to be investigated thoroughly from beginning to end, the amount would certainly be much larger than this. Not to mention the current 300,000, even ten years from now, 300,000 would still be a huge sum.

How on earth did this Qin Chuan dare to do this? Where on earth did this Jiang da tou get so much money?

It seems he really had underestimated these village officials. At the same time, a sentence popped into his mind: no matter how poor one is, one will not be poor if one is an official.

At the same time, he wasn't thinking about succeeding as the Town Party Committee Secretary at this time. After all, he had been the Town Mayor for too short a time. Although these two positions were both at the Section Chief level, there was simply no such way of doing things.

Because as soon as he arrived, he took down Li Tian, and now if Qin Chuan were to go in because of this matter, it would be equivalent to him having taken down the Town's Executive Vice Mayor and the Town Party Committee Secretary in the span of just one month.

Even if these two people had problems to begin with, and even if he hadn't deliberately targeted them, the leaders above would still look at him through colored glasses.

This wasn't him doing work; this was him completely opening the gates of the detention center for others.

After thinking it over, he decided to call Zhou Ruohan. It was near noon, and Zhou Ruohan had just finished her work. Seeing it was Su Yang's call, she answered it happily.

"Oh my, I didn't see that coming. You've made quite a bit of progress, knowing to call me at noon to show concern."

"Are you trying to ask if I've eaten? Where to eat? I haven't decided yet. How about I don't eat at noon and wait until you come back tonight to eat?"

She was a County Magistrate, it's true, but at this age, at this special stage, in front of Su Yang, she was completely a girl in the throes of first love.

Su Yang felt a bit awkward. He hadn't thought about calling to ask about her day at all; he had come for work.

However, he still said, "Yes, I just wanted to pay attention to what you're eating at noon. You don't have to wait for me to come back tonight to eat, and it's not certain whether I'll be back tonight."

Zhou Ruohan was unhappy when she heard this, "Didn't you say yesterday that you would be back tonight?"

"Is there really that much work in your town? And besides you, there's your Town Party Committee Secretary and the Vice Mayor; it's impossible that you have to do everything yourself."

"Besides, you've taken on all the work. How does that make the Town Party Committee Secretary, Qin Chuan, look? This isn't appropriate either."

Su Yang followed this line of conversation, "Of course I know. Besides, how could I take on everything? I'll just do my own work."

"And I had originally decided to come back. I worked overtime this morning to finish the work on hand, and I was so busy I didn't even have a sip of water."

"However, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred. It turns out that Jiang da tou, whom you mentioned this morning, confessed after being sent to the County Public Security Bureau that he had sent a large amount of gifts and money to Secretary Qin."

"And it's at least 300,000. Political Commissar Lan of the County Public Security Bureau has already gone to report to Secretary Fang of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and I estimate they will soon go to report to you as well."

"With such a big incident, I think the Discipline Inspection Commission will definitely react quickly. It's possible they will come to the town this afternoon, and I estimate I won't be able to leave." ===== CHAPTER 353 =====