319: Chapter 319 Quickly Destroying Cai Zhengguang's Psychological Defenses

Zhao Zhijie heard about Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang being arrested in the morning when one of his subordinates reported it to him.

After hearing the report, he felt a wave of surprise; there had been no warning signs at all, yet Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang, a member of the Provincial Party Committee, had been arrested.

Then, he thought to himself, should he try to save him?

Thinking about how Qin Chuan had personally led the team to arrest him, Zhao Zhijie felt a sense of helplessness. Save him? Forget it; there was simply no way to save him.

This guy was also a piece of trash. The Paotaishan Copper Mine gave him such huge benefits every year, yet at the critical moment, he was completely useless.

Thinking about the fact that the Central Inspection Team and personnel from relevant departments in Northwest Province had already arrived at the Paotaishan Copper Mine, Zhao Zhijie felt a sharp headache.

First the Qinglong Bay villa project was demolished, and then the Paotaishan Copper Mine—this caused him heavy losses, and his hatred for Qin Chuan rose a few notches.

"Dammit, you won't live much longer either. You've already caught a cold; everything is almost over. I estimate you'll die of various cancers in two or three months..."

Just as he was thinking this, the hospital room door was pushed open. The doctors came in for rounds, led by the chief physician of the hospital, who was one of their specialists.

After asking about Zhao Zhijie's various conditions, the doctor said, "Mr. Zhao, we have discovered that your immune system seems to be a bit abnormal. We will need your cooperation for a series of examinations."

Zhao Zhijie was slightly surprised; it was the first time he'd heard of a cold being related to the immune system.

He didn't think at all about the glass of poisoned wine that had been laced with chronic poison, because he had seen Qin Chuan drink it with his own eyes.

It was Qin Chuan who drank the poisoned wine, and he had already started catching a cold. His own condition was just a common cold, so if they wanted to run tests, let them.

Qin Chuan, accompanied by several people, met with Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang again.

After one night, Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang seemed much more haggard, lacking his usual dignity. After all, he had been caught in the act by the Central Inspection Team. Even though he held onto hope that his backers and Young Master Zhao would save him, the pressure was immense, and he hadn't rested well at all last night.

"Deputy Party Secretary Cai, it looks like your sleep quality wasn't very good last night."

Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang gave a slight cold snort and couldn't be bothered to say a word. He had already made up his mind: he wouldn't say anything.

Seeing him like this, Qin Chuan just smiled blankly. "Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang, you are clear on the policies: resistance leads to harsh punishment, while confession leads to leniency. I hope you will truthfully explain the issues to the organization."

Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang snorted coldly and gave him a look of disdain.

"That might fool a child, but either way, I won't say a single word. If you have the ability, go investigate it yourself."

Except for Qin Chuan, the others were slightly worried. This was clearly an act of defiance against the organization, a posture of refusing to confess.

If that was the case, it would be a bit difficult to handle.

Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang thought the same.

As long as he didn't confess anything, the worst he would face was a lifestyle issue. If he actually confessed, he would be facing the firing squad.

Qin Chuan just smiled playfully again. "Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang, it seems you are like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water and don't want to say anything. Since that's the case, let me help you organize things."

As he spoke, he took out a list. Qin Chuan looked at the list and said, "Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang, you have quite a lot of real estate—107 properties in total, including 89 storefronts and two office buildings..."

Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang's expression changed slightly.

He hadn't expected the Central Inspection Team to have mastered so much information, and it was basically completely accurate—how many properties he had, where they were, the house numbers, and so on.

Because there were too many properties, he couldn't even remember some of them clearly himself, but Qin Chuan stated them very clearly. After finishing, he handed the list to Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang.

"Secretary Cai, take a look and see if anything is missing."

Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang's complexion shifted slightly. After just one glance at the list, he felt it was completely accurate. Only one thought remained in his mind: how did they know, and how did they know it so clearly?

Qin Chuan continued to stoke the fire. "Deputy Party Secretary Cai, I didn't expect you to be such a romantic figure—the red flag at home doesn't fall, while the colorful flags outside flutter in the breeze. I won't even mention the women you forced into relationships; you have eight long-term mistresses alone. One a day, you can't even finish in a week..."

He not only stated the number but also mentioned the name, position, and other information for each one.

At this, Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang couldn't sit still anymore.

As a Deputy Party Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, he was usually very calm, but now he really couldn't calm down. His heart was churning like a stormy sea, and he couldn't help but ask, "How do you know this so clearly!"

Qin Chuan smiled. The fact that Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang asked these questions showed that his psychological defenses were already beginning to collapse, so it was time to add more fuel to the fire.

"Deputy Party Secretary Cai, we not only know about your properties and mistresses, we also know about your bank deposits..."

Qin Chuan began to list the situation of each of Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang's bank accounts one by one—which bank they were opened at, whose name was used, and how much money was in the account. He spoke unhurriedly, detailing everything.

Just as he finished describing the third account and was about to mention the fourth, Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang interrupted him. "Don't... don't say any more. I'll confess. I will truthfully explain the issues to the organization. Ask whatever you want."

After saying this, Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang seemed to age significantly in an instant. The glimmer of hope that had originally been in his eyes was now completely gone.

Since the Central Inspection Team knew so much, his psychological defenses had completely collapsed. He knew that resisting to the end was meaningless.

What followed was very easy. Whatever the members of the Central Inspection Team asked, he confessed, and he did so very clearly and thoroughly.

The few people participating in the interrogation secretly gave Director Qin a thumbs up. Director Qin was amazing! They had originally thought this would be a grueling war of attrition, but they hadn't expected Director Qin to break Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang's psychological defenses in just a few words, turning a war of attrition into a blitzkrieg.

When the situation was reported to Team Leader Xue Guanglin, he also felt greatly relieved and gave Qin Chuan a thumbs up. Amazing, this young man is too amazing!

The other officials in Northwest Province were out of luck.

Following Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang's confession, one official after another was taken away for investigation, and the entire officialdom of Northwest Province was like it had been hit by a massive earthquake.

In the evening, the News Broadcast on CCTV reported the news that Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang of the Northwest Province Party Committee was under investigation by the organization for serious violations of law and discipline.

The news segment wasn't long, not even a minute, and the content was simple, but the information revealed was significant. Many people connected to Deputy Party Secretary Cai Zhengguang couldn't help but break into a cold sweat, worried about being implicated.

Today, Zhao Zhijie cooperated with the doctors to undergo a series of various examinations, and the results had basically all come out.

He lay on the hospital bed, looking at the thick stack of examination results, and could hardly believe his eyes.

A voice kept echoing in his mind: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. This can't be true, I don't believe it..."