330: Chapter 330 Who do you think you are?

Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan put on a fawning smile, "Chairman Chen Zhixun, could you do me a favor and let this matter drop? I can have Scarface apologize to you."

Heh!

Chairman Chen Zhixun glanced at Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan with disdain, "Who do you think you are? You aren't worth me giving you any face!"

Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan's face flushed red instantly.

In all these years, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that. Instantly, his rage flared up, but seeing District Mayor Shao Changqing, Bureau Chief Zhu Zheng, and the others approaching, he had to swallow his anger. Damn it, if you won't give me face, then I'll definitely find an opportunity to vent this resentment.

So what if you're from the capital? So what if you have connections? A powerful dragon is no match for a local serpent. On this plot of land in Guangming District, even if you are a dragon, you have to lie down and behave yourself for me.

District Mayor Shao Changqing hurried over.

"Chairman Chen Zhixun, Director Qin, what is going on here..."

His gaze fell on Scarface; in truth, he already had a rough idea of what was going on.

Chairman Chen Zhixun explained the situation briefly. District Mayor Shao Changqing's expression shifted instantly; this was a good opportunity.

Previously, in the Standing Committee meetings, Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan always stood firmly with Secretary He Yunfeng, leaving him at a disadvantage every time. Now, the time to vent his frustration had arrived.

District Mayor Shao Changqing said loudly, "In broad daylight, what kind of behavior is this? Bureau Chief Zhu Zheng, take Scarface and the others away and investigate them thoroughly for me!"

With a "click," Bureau Chief Zhu Zheng personally handcuffed Scarface. Scarface dared not resist and could only look at his godfather with pleading eyes.

Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan's expression was ghastly, dark enough to drip water. With a cold snort, he turned and left; he couldn't stay there any longer.

Seeing Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan like this, District Mayor Shao Changqing felt inexplicably refreshed.

He almost burst out laughing.

"Director Qin, Chairman Chen Zhixun, let's go, come to my office for tea."

Qin Chuan said, "You and Chairman Chen Zhixun go ahead. I'll be over in a moment; I have something to give you later."

Oh!

District Mayor Shao Changqing and Chairman Chen Zhixun both looked at Qin Chuan, feeling a bit curious about what this item could be.

"Bureau Chief Zhu Zheng, then please take Director Qin to the hotel, and later, trouble yourself to bring Director Qin to my office."

"No problem, leave it to me." Bureau Chief Zhu Zheng readily agreed.

He knew that this young Director Qin was a leader from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Being able to serve as a driver for him personally was an opportunity others couldn't even beg for.

Qin Chuan returned to the hotel, printed out the documents regarding Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan's corruption—a full dozen pages—placed them in a file bag, put it into his briefcase, and then headed to District Mayor Shao Changqing's office.

"Brother Chuan, come and sit." District Mayor Shao Changqing stood up enthusiastically to welcome him.

The three of them sat on the sofa, drinking tea and chatting.

Before long, Qin Chuan took out the file on Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan's corruption from his briefcase, "Shao Changqing, this is what I wanted to give you. I believe with this, it should be very simple for you to take down Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan."

Taking it and flipping through it, District Mayor Shao Changqing was overjoyed, "Brother Chuan, with this, Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan is finished. He can go in and honestly do hard time in prison."

Chairman Chen Zhixun leaned over to take a look, his eyes lighting up as well. He felt admiration in his heart; as expected of Brother Chuan, he even had this kind of information.

Neither of them doubted the source of this information. He was a Deputy Director of the Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; it was perfectly normal for him to have corruption files on certain officials.

District Mayor Shao Changqing was in a great mood, and the three of them drank tea, chatting and laughing.

A while later, there was a knock at the door.

The person who pushed the door open was actually Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan.

Seeing him enter, District Mayor Shao Changqing calmly placed the file into his desk drawer and then said indifferently, "Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan, rare guest indeed."

He had been District Mayor for some time now, and this was the first time Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan had come to his office on his own initiative.

In the past, Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan would never come voluntarily; instead, he often took the initiative to go to the office of District Party Secretary He Yunfeng.

Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan's expression was quite awkward, and his smile was a bit stiff, "District Mayor Shao Changqing, I heard that Chairman Chen Zhixun and Director Qin are here, so I specifically came over to apologize."

Just a moment ago, District Party Secretary He Yunfeng had called Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan over, criticized him, and demanded that he come to apologize and obtain the forgiveness of both Chairman Chen Zhixun and Qin Chuan.

Especially Qin Chuan.

Only at this moment did he realize that the young man beside him was actually Director Qin of the 6th Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and he was so scared that cold sweat almost broke out.

Chairman Chen Zhixun glanced at him with disdain and said directly, "I do not accept your apology. You had better behave yourself."

Was there any need to accept the apology of someone who was about to go to prison and do hard time?

Qin Chuan also said, "Chairman Chen Zhixun is right. Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan, you may leave. Don't disturb our tea; we happen to have some things to discuss, and it's inconvenient for an outsider like you to be here."

This...

This was a slap in the face.

A dignified Deputy District Party Secretary, a deputy- hall-level cadre, had come to apologize, and the other party didn't give him any face at all, directly kicking him out.

Guangming District was the largest and most economically prosperous district in Jiangcheng. The district leaders were all high-ranking; for instance, the District Party Secretary was also a member of the Jiangcheng Municipal Standing Committee, and Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan was also a deputy- hall-level official.

As a deputy- hall-level official, others usually had to give him face, especially in front of leaders from other districts, where he felt a sense of superiority. But now? They wouldn't give him even an ounce of face.

Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan's face flushed red again; he was neither able to advance nor retreat.

After holding it in for several seconds, he finally found an excuse to step down, "Since that's the case, I won't disturb you all for now."

Back in his office, he could no longer control himself and smashed the cup on his desk onto the floor.

"Outrageous, this is simply bullying!"

"Fine, very fine! Once you leave, let's see how Secretary He Yunfeng and I deal with District Mayor Shao Changqing!"

Secretary Wu Feng lowered his head, silently sweeping up the shards of the teacup, not daring to even breathe loudly.

He was also very frustrated. His mother had been locked up. He had originally planned to talk to his leader and ask him to make a phone call to get her released, but now it seemed that wouldn't work. The leader was in a fit of rage; as long as he mentioned this matter, it would likely provoke the leader's anger.

Qin Chuan hadn't expected that by just coming down for a casual visit as a friend, he would cause such a big stir, with District Party Secretary He Yunfeng of Guangming District even sending someone over.

The three of them had just been drinking tea for a while, and not long after Deputy Party Secretary Liao Deyuan left, there was another knock at the door, and a capable-looking man in his forties pushed the door open and entered.

His posture was very low-key and enthusiastic.

"Hello, Director Qin. I am Liu Zhonglin, the Director of the District Party Committee Office. Our Secretary He Yunfeng knows that you have come to our Guangming District and has specially prepared a modest banquet tonight. He would like to invite you to do him the honor of having a few drinks."

Although Secretary He Yunfeng didn't come personally, sending a member of the Municipal Standing Committee and the Director of the District Party Committee Office to extend the invitation showed he attached considerable importance to it and gave Qin Chuan some face.

Qin Chuan said, "Secretary He Yunfeng is too polite. I am not here on official business; I am merely here to meet friends in a private capacity. There's no need for drinks."

Liu Zhonglin said, "Director Qin, our Secretary He Yunfeng is also inviting you in a private capacity. He just wants to get to know you, Director Qin; there is no official business involved."

Since that was the case, he might as well go, sit for a while, and have a couple of drinks.

Qin Chuan nodded and said, "Secretary He Yunfeng is too kind. Then I will make time to come over tonight."