Chapter 508: Bai Yutang Taken Away by the Discipline Inspection Commission

Impossible, absolutely impossible, I haven't violated any law or discipline, Secretary Fang, have you made a mistake? Or is Gao Haisheng talking nonsense in the county?

You can't believe what he says; he's always narrow-minded, we don't get along well, and spreading rumors and slander shouldn't be taken seriously! Besides, you haven't even formally investigated me, so how can you say I've broken laws and discipline? I won't accept that! No, I'm going to make a phone call, I'm going to call someone in the city!

After a brief clap of thunder, Bai Yutang jumped up as if possessed, frantically defending himself while not forgetting to call for backup.

Fang Jingwen said coldly: "What do you think you've done? Do you really think the Discipline Inspection Commission needs to make a big show of an investigation to get to the truth? Once you're at the Discipline Inspection Commission, I'll let you explain slowly, and speak clearly!"

Of course, don't count on anyone rescuing you; I'll tell you straight: how solid are Cui Mingjiu's connections? The deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee is his sworn brother—what happened? It's precisely because he called his brother to intervene in this matter that he indirectly sped up the transfer to the Procuratorate!

The people behind you—if you think they have more influence than the deputy secretary, then I'll let you make a call right now! If not, then shut up!

Upon hearing this, Bai Yutang deflated like a punctured balloon and plopped onto the bench. He knew the deputy secretary, had even seen him the day before, and was well aware of the relationship between the deputy secretary and Cui Mingjiu.

He had thought that when Cui Mingjiu was taken in, because time was urgent, this deputy secretary hadn't had a chance to intervene—otherwise, how could Cui Mingjiu have been caught so quickly? As it turns out, that's exactly what happened!

But then he suddenly thought of something and said: "You say I've violated law and discipline, right? Then does bribery and taking bribes count?"

Fang Jingwen said: "Bribery and taking bribes certainly count, but you need solid evidence for that!"

Bai Yutang seemed to have grasped a deadly weapon; he pulled a voice recorder from his pocket, pressed play, and out came his recording of giving a gift to Director Su: "Director Su, this is a local specialty from our area; I've wanted to give it to you for a while, but never had the chance—please accept it!"

Then came Su Yang's voice: "Fine, since you insist on showing this sincerity, I'll accept it—but don't do this again!"

After hearing the recording, everyone stared at each other in disbelief; some of them naturally knew about this matter, while others had no idea at all. Those who knew were shocked—how could something like this be brought up?

At this point, it was obvious that Su Yang had just been entrusted with an important responsibility; even if there were problems, trying to pull him down now would be impossible! Moreover, this kind of self-destructive misconduct can only make everyone despise him.

Su Yang curled his lips in a smile, never expecting that Bai Yutang, this crafty fellow, would even edit the recording, cutting out his two refusals in the middle, leaving only the part where he accepted the gift!

Gao Fengming, unaware of the details, immediately said: "Bai Yutang, what nonsense are you spouting? This kind of thing requires evidence! You claim this is a recording of your bribery—what exactly did you bribe, and how can you prove it?"

At that moment, Bai Yutang pulled out a phone from his pocket: "I was planning to wait for the right moment to take this phone out, but now I have to bring it out early! My phone contains the video of me giving him a gift—don't believe me, take a look!"

Saying that, he took out the phone and pulled up the previously recorded video. But Fang Jingwen didn't even glance at it, saying directly: "I don't need to see what you're saying, because I know you gave him a gift—and you gave him a full 50,000 yuan!"

I'll tell you this: after handing over that money that day, he turned it over to our Discipline Inspection Commission, and several County Standing Committee members know about it! Even here, I won't hide it from you: besides Bai Yutang, others have also given money to Comrade Su Yang, though not as much—just 20,000 yuan each.

I've been wondering why Xiushui Township is so poor and backward—never mind other things, just look at the years of poverty‑relief funds and grain that have been poured in; why are there still so many common people who can't eat enough, and so many children who can't go to school?

Now I finally know: all the money has been swallowed by you lot! Do you still have the original aspiration of township cadres? Being cadres is supposed to be about serving the common people, leading them out of poverty—not here, gouging their bones and sucking their blood!

Moreover, I've noticed that you people don't put your minds into work; you pour them into these crooked ways! Just like Bai Yutang, while giving gifts, you also make audio and video recordings, aiming to use them for threats or even extortion at critical moments.

But let me tell you this: Comrade Su Yang's growth has been watched by all the leaders in the county! When he was in Huatian Town, he had plenty of opportunities to collect hundreds of thousands or even millions in bribes, yet he didn't take a single cent! And I'll also tell you: for this amount of money, he doesn't even bat an eye.

That's enough for today—take him away right now!

After those words, Bai Yutang collapsed completely on the ground, thinking he could manipulate Su Yang and toy with him at will—only to realize now that it was he who was being played with! It wasn't until the Discipline Inspection Commission staff lifted him from the floor and dragged him to the door that he finally came to his senses.

Then he summoned all his strength, pointing at Su Yang and shouting: "Su Yang, you damn petty person, you damn schemer! You set a trap for me, you harmed me! You just wait—I'll never let you off, sooner or later!"

Su Yang looked down on this behavior; even though the person was about to be taken away, he was still spouting off here!

After Bai Yutang was dragged away, Gao Fengming offered a few empty words of encouragement to keep everyone working hard, and then the meeting was considered over.

After the meeting dispersed, Su Yang formally said to Secretary Fang: "Secretary Fang, how about having a simple meal in our township? It's been a while since any county leaders came to our township, and this could also boost the morale of all our township cadres!" Anyway, he thought Secretary Fang wouldn't stay for a meal, so it was just polite talk—she'd leave regardless.

But to his surprise, Fang Jingwen actually stopped in her tracks: "Fine, since you have that idea, then I suppose I should give you this face! However, I'll say it up front—this meal can't be paid for by your township government; if you want to treat everyone, you have to foot the bill yourself! I'm putting this out there so everyone can supervise; otherwise, I'll punish you!"

Su Yang's mind went blank—what is this? I was just being polite, and you're taking me seriously? And my money isn't money; for all the township cadres to eat a meal with chicken heads and white faces, it wouldn't even come to 1,000 yuan!