Chapter 580

At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded; some even gasped inwardly, "Damn, that's sheer genius logic!"

Although that curse was rather vulgar, it indeed fits the logic.

Gao Fujun almost couldn't hold back his laughter; he had worked in the Discipline Inspection Commission System for many years, seen all kinds of cases and encountered all sorts of oddballs, but he had never before encountered someone like Su Yang.

The key is that he made perfect sense; even if he personally got involved, you couldn't find a reason to refute him.

Among the people below, some even couldn't help laughing out loud; damn, it was too ridiculous. Of course, there were also those who usually respected Su Yang especially, and upon learning that this matter had been excessively hyped and maliciously slandered, they were already brimming with anger, almost ready to shout approval.

Chang Kai's face flashed green, then red, then white—so much so that it could be described as a riot of colors.

He pointed at Su Yang, stammering "you" for a while, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Leader, you wouldn't really have been hit by what I said, would you? I don't know if your Discipline Inspection Commission officials study psychology."

"Psychology posits a psychological phenomenon, or what could be called a psychological reaction—when someone says something unpleasant in a near‑joking tone, or attributes disagreeable words to a particular person."

"If the matter has nothing to do with that person, he would naturally remain very calm, even completely indifferent."

"But if the remark hits the mark, he reacts like someone whose tail has been stepped on—jumping up, getting angry, or in other words, becoming angry from embarrassment."

"Forget it; I doubt you'd understand if I put it that way, so let me speak plainly—for example, if I said you were ugly, you wouldn't get angry, because you don't care about that at all, and frankly you're not that ugly."

"But when I just said you had ten wives and fifty illegitimate children, you clearly flared up, even showing an angry‑from‑embarrassment expression."

"That just proves you were really hit by the remark; if we treated your baseless accusation as a real charge, the superior Discipline Inspection Commission could actually open an investigation against you."

"Don't argue; with that same line, I ask anyone else present besides you—they'd treat it as a joke and brush it off, even responding with a similar joke when chatting with me."

"But you're different—you were shocked and flustered, almost ready to jump up and curse me."

"How about we run an experiment? Say those words to me again, and see what my reaction is—including the things you previously told me; I'm not angry at all, because they aren't facts and never happened to me."

"As soon as he finished speaking, the whole venue was shocked—this isn't interrogating Su Yang on the spot; the scene is more like Su Yang publicly trying Chang Kai."

"Chang Kai flared up directly: 'You, you, you are simply talking nonsense!'"

"I am..."

"The more he spoke, the angrier he got, nearly unable to catch his breath and on the verge of fainting."

"Meanwhile, a staff member from the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission who had come with him patted him on the back from behind to calm him, then took a photo from his bag and slipped it over."

"After seeing the photo in his hand, Chang Kai's agitated emotions eased a little."

"He shouted, 'Su Yang, don't think I have no evidence! I just gave you a chance to come clean, and now you don't even have that chance!'"

"Take a look at these—what are they? Could the person in the photos be someone present here?"

"Saying that, he slammed the photos down in front of Su Yang and then told everyone, 'Everyone, open your eyes wide and look carefully—is the person in the photos really Su Yang?'"

"See clearly what he's doing, and I believe you're also familiar with this place!"

"This was taken at the mountaintop of your Xiushui Xiang, and the protagonist in the photo is none other than Su Yang and your County Magistrate Fang Jingwen!"

"Now the evidence is right before your eyes, so don't be afraid of anything—say what you know, and when it's your turn to be questioned later, tell everything you know."

"Su Yang didn't even look at it; he simply tossed the photo back, saying, 'This can count as evidence? How can you prove the person in the photo is me?'"

"Speaking of photos, I happen to have a few myself—please, Deputy Secretary Gao and all the leaders and comrades, take a look!"

"Saying that, he also pulled a thick stack of photos from his pocket, personally handing a few to Gao Fujun, and then distributed the rest one by one."

"Anyway, this Chang Kai little brat, trying to humiliate him by staging this public trial, he won't hold back—he'll let Chang Kai know why the flowers are so red!"

"Moreover, he isn't yet a clearly identified violator with evidence, so he still has freedom of movement."

"Chang Kai was completely at a loss, like a monk trying to feel the head of a two‑zhang statue; he had originally intended to stop Su Yang's behavior, after all, he was the one interrogating Su Yang."

"How did Su Yang turn the tables on him? This situation he really ought to stop promptly."

"But Su Yang had already handed the photos to Gao Fujun while Chang Kai was still dazed; Gao Fujun's face kept changing as he looked at them."

"Moreover, his gaze toward Chang Kai gradually shifted from amused to sharp."

"Chang Kai suddenly didn't understand what had happened, anxiously scratching his head and ears, but he couldn't snatch the photos from Gao Fujun's hand to look."

"As for the photos held by other staff members, if they don't voluntarily give them to him, grabbing them would be beneath his dignity."

"Not only those staff members, but even the cadres of the Xiushui Xiang government below, upon seeing the photos, had their eyes grow strange and peculiar."

"Su Yang scanned the crowd, seeing that everyone had already taken turns looking at the photos' contents, then he pulled out a few more from his pocket and handed them to Chang Kai."

"Leader, I also ask you to take a look—see what the person in the photo is actually doing; is this conduct illegal and disciplinary?"

"Chang Kai already felt uneasy, sensing something bad was about to happen; but when he saw the photos, he nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood."

"The first few photos show him and a very beautifully dressed woman at a swimming pool, arms wrapped around each other, looking very intimate."

"Other photos were taken on a hotel bed; the scene is simply unbearable to behold."

"The key point is that, besides those photos, the last two show him lying on top of a pig—and it's a pig covered entirely in white fur, a fat one."

"Don't misunderstand—this pig is a real local breed."

"No wonder Gao Fujun had that strange expression after seeing the photos."

"You, you—where did you get these photos? The person in them isn't me at all—I don't know anything about it!"

"You're doing this on purpose to harm me!"

"I'm going to sue you for slander!"

"After finally catching his breath, Chang Kai pointed at Su Yang's nose and spoke angrily and flustered."

"Su Yang, however, patiently said, 'Go on, look—you're getting worked up again. Weren't these the photos you first produced? I'm still a normal cadre; I have the right to clear my own name, so providing relevant corroboration is perfectly normal.'"

"In front of Secretary Gao, I ask you: is the person in this photo you? Please give me an answer, for the comrades present…"