273: Chapter 273 Graduation from Party School, Next Steps

On the phone, Liu Xiaoyong sounded anxious and terrified; it was audible even through the line.

"Brother, something happened, something big happened!"

Sensing this anxiety and terror, Liu Zaiyong's heart sank straight to the bottom. "Second brother, what exactly happened?"

"Brother, just a moment ago, people from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection arrived in our Southwest Province and directly announced that Father was taken away for investigation. Father has been taken away by them..."

"Clap!"

The phone fell straight to the floor, and Liu Zaiyong felt as if the sky were collapsing.

Without his father, who was the provincial governor, the two brothers were nothing; it was over, completely over...

Even though he had reached the rank of department director, at this moment he panicked, completely losing his composure, and it took a full few minutes before he calmed down slightly.

His first thought was whether they, the two brothers, would be implicated.

They certainly would be; he himself was not clean, and his corruption was severe. As long as those above investigated, it would be found out clearly in no time.

Even without corruption, with his father taken away for investigation, he himself would not have a good outcome; dismissal and investigation were certain.

What should he do...

Having just calmed down slightly, he suddenly lost his composure again.

No, he had to leave, he had to leave immediately.

Picking up the phone that had fallen to the floor, Liu Zaiyong immediately called back, "Second brother, you must leave immediately, go as far away as possible, be fast, leave right now, otherwise it will be too late..."

Before he could finish, Liu Zaiyong clearly heard a stern voice coming from the phone: "Liu Xiaoyong, we are from the Provincial Supervisory Commission. Your issues are very serious, come with us."

Then the phone was hung up. Liu Zaiyong tried to call back, unwilling to give up, but he couldn't get through at all. He knew his younger brother had been arrested.

"I must run. I'll cancel my flight ticket and buy a ticket to the United States. My family has property over there, and I've also transferred some funds. Unfortunately, the savings in that account aren't much, only one or two million US dollars."

Once he bought the ticket to the United States and prepared to run, as for his passport, it had long been prepared and he always carried it with him.

Liu Zaiyong had not expected the relevant departments to be so fast. Not long after he bought the ticket to the United States, people from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection arrived and took him away directly.

Central Party School.

Everyone was seated in the classroom, ready for class.

Professor Sun Gang walked in. Instead of immediately lecturing on the content of the class, he announced, "Students, I have some distressing news to tell you: Liu Zaiyong has been taken away for investigation on suspicion of serious corruption. Additionally, his father, who serves as provincial governor, has also been arrested."

"His family is suspected of family-style corruption, and the amount of corruption by his father, the provincial governor, may exceed 500 million..."

Because the matter was very sudden and developed very quickly, except for a few people like Qin Chuan and District Mayor Shao Changqing, most people did not yet know about these events.

Immediately, everyone was extremely shocked.

Everyone was within the system and knew deeply what it meant to have corruption exceeding 500 million; it almost set a record.

The originally quiet classroom suddenly became noisy.

"I could tell long ago that Liu Zaiyong wasn't a good bird!"

"Amazing, corruption of over 500 million, that's enough to get the death penalty!"

"Liu Zaiyong tried to recruit me many times before. Fortunately, I didn't get involved with him, otherwise, I would have been dragged into the mess."

"..."

Professor Sun Gang gave everyone a full two or three minutes, and feeling it was enough, he raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to quiet down.

Class began!

After class, the topic everyone discussed the most was the arrest of Liu Zaiyong and his father.

District Mayor Shao Changqing walked over happily, "Brother Chuan, shall we go out for a couple of drinks tonight?"

Such a big happy event, of course, had to be celebrated.

Qin Chuan readily agreed, "Sure, let's go out tonight."

After class in the afternoon, Qin Chuan said a word to Professor Sun Gang, then left the school gate with District Mayor Shao Changqing. They didn't go far, just found a nearby restaurant, ordered a few dishes, asked for a bottle of moutai, and the two chatted while drinking.

"District Mayor Shao Changqing, you did a beautiful job on this matter!"

After all, it involved a sitting provincial governor. Qin Chuan thought it might take ten days or half a month for there to be any movement, but as it turned out, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection took action in just two or three days.

District Mayor Shao Changqing said a bit proudly, "I gave the materials to my father. After he read them, he was so angry he slammed the table, and then with one phone call, he summoned a deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection..."

Hearing what District Mayor Shao Changqing said, Qin Chuan nodded slightly.

So that was it. District Mayor Shao Changqing's father had intervened directly; although he had already retired, he still had considerable influence within the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Both of them were in a good mood.

Especially Qin Chuan; although Liu Zaiyong's threat was not significant, being able to get rid of him meant he could enjoy some peace and quiet and focus on his studies.

The following days were calm and uneventful.

From Monday to Friday, Qin Chuan studied at the Central Party School, and on Saturday and Sunday, he went home to play chess with Elder Qin and chat. Of course, most of the time was spent with Zhu Qingxi.

The two of them were like honey and oil, their relationship was incredibly good.

Time passed quickly; the three-month training at the Central Party School was coming to an end, and the school organized exams for several subjects.

No matter which subject it was, Qin Chuan got a perfect score; there wasn't even a single instance of a 99.

Professor Sun Gang became increasingly satisfied with Qin Chuan and even privately approached him, asking if he was willing to study as his doctoral student.

The kind where one studies for a master's and doctorate together, not needing to attend classes usually, just returning to take exams and defend the thesis.

A doctoral degree from the Central Party School seemed pretty good, and Qin Chuan said he would consider it.

Today was Saturday again.

Qin Chuan accompanied Elder Qin in a game of chess and accidentally won again, despite repeatedly going easy on him.

Elder Qin's chess level was quite good; although it hadn't reached the level of a national master, he was better than 99% of people and could be considered an expert, but he was far behind Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan hadn't played chess before and had only started in the last two years, but he had progressed rapidly. Now, even a national chess master probably couldn't beat him.

They played two more games. Qin Chuan deliberately went easy on him, and very subtly; if Elder Qin realized he was intentionally going easy, he would probably be criticized.

After finishing these two games, unexpectedly, Elder Qin did not intend to continue. Instead, he personally brewed tea, and the grandfather and grandson drank tea while chatting about work matters.

"Chuan'er, your Party School term ends next week, right?"

"Yes, there are the final two subject exams next week, and then the graduation ceremony will be held on Friday morning," Qin Chuan replied.

Elder Qin nodded slightly, "Your performance at the Party School is commendable. I heard that every subject was a perfect score; you are worthy of being a member of our Qin Family."

After praising him, Elder Qin said, "Chuan'er, what are your thoughts and plans for your next step in work?"

Where to go next was something Qin Chuan had also considered, and he knew his grandfather hoped he would stay by his side more.

"Grandfather, I want to go to a ministry to gain some experience, preferably the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection."

Why the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection? Besides being able to investigate and punish corrupt officials, the most important thing was that he had a system. With such an insanely powerful system, it would be a waste not to go to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Elder Qin was slightly stunned; he hadn't expected Qin Chuan to want to go to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He had originally planned to arrange for Qin Chuan to go to the Ministry of Finance, or the Ministry of Commerce, or similar units, to get some good experience.