56: Chapter 56 Wang Jing'an is placed under investigation

For the official circles of Sanjiang County, today was simply one earthquake after another.

In the morning, Qin Chuan, Party Secretary of Dahe Township, was taken away by the County Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation, but was released after only two or three hours.

Moreover, Secretary Zeng Xiguang, the Secretary of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection, personally escorted Secretary Qin Chuan back to Dahe Township and specifically convened a meeting to clarify the matter.

Secretary Qin Chuan had been wronged; he had been framed.

Sanjiang County established an investigation team to begin an in-depth investigation into the matter of Qin Chuan being framed. Additionally, the video captured by Qin Chuan using a pinhole camera was also given to Secretary Zeng Xiguang.

This video was much clearer.

The videos provided to the County Party Committee by Director Hu Qibin and Ma Zhengnan were slightly lacking in both angle and clarity; this video was completely different.

It showed very clearly someone putting one hundred thousand yuan under Qin Chuan's bed; even the bundles of bright red banknotes could be seen clearly, let alone the face of the person who placed the money.

Once this video came out, the direction of public opinion changed completely, further confirming that Qin Chuan had been wronged.

The bigger official earthquake happened in the afternoon.

Suddenly, the investigation team from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection arrived in Sanjiang County, took Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan away directly, and launched an investigation into his corruption.

This was a huge commotion.

Who was Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan!

He had been deeply rooted in the Sanjiang County official circles for twenty or thirty years, and was a member of the County Party Committee Standing Committee, a full-time Deputy Party Secretary, and the number three figure in the county.

The entire Sanjiang County official circle exploded.

"Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan was actually taken away by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection!"

"I heard it too, straight to being placed under investigation!"

"Now there's a good show to watch. His son is arrogant and domineering, having done all sorts of evil. Without Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan's support, he's probably in trouble!"

"Do you guys think Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan being taken away for investigation has anything to do with Secretary Qin Chuan?"

"..."

Secretary Tang Xingwei was panicked!

He never dreamed that his biggest backer, Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan, would be placed under investigation.

It's over, it's over.

He worked in the Discipline Inspection Commission and knew what being placed under investigation meant.

Anyone who was officially announced as being placed under investigation never managed to make a comeback.

What should he do? Could it be because of Qin Chuan? Would he be next...

He paced back and forth in his office anxiously, like an ant on a hot pan. Suddenly, he stopped, basically certain that this matter must be related to Qin Chuan.

Previously, he had heard others say that Qin Chuan might have relatively powerful connections and a background, but he had scoffed at it, not believing a single word.

Now that Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan was placed under investigation, he believed it.

He believed it implicitly!

Qin Chuan was taken away for investigation in the morning, and Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan was placed under investigation in the afternoon. There were no such coincidences in the world; it must be the power behind Qin Chuan at work.

No, no, I cannot just sit and wait for death!

Secretary Tang Xingwei felt that he would surely be the next one to be taken away. Who could save him? Only Qin Chuan.

Having mixed in official circles for so many years, he knew that Qin Chuan could not save him without a reason. It would be good enough if he didn't kick him while he was down, but if there were sufficient benefits, it might be different.

Money. At this time, only money could make Qin Chuan save him!

Gritting his teeth, he packed a full one million yuan in cash into a cardboard box and rushed to Dahe Township in a hurry.

Once he arrived at Dahe Township, he immediately went to Qin Chuan's office.

He was quite lucky; Qin Chuan was actually sitting there, seemingly looking at a document.

"Secretary Qin, hello."

This guy must be a chameleon. Not only did he have an ingratiating and fawning appearance, but he even used the honorific "you" and was slightly hunched over, as if a subordinate were meeting a superior.

When Qin Chuan saw it was Secretary Tang Xingwei, he immediately guessed what was going on, and thus, he gave a cold smile.

"Oh my, isn't this our Deputy Secretary Tang? Are you preparing to take me away for investigation again?"

Secretary Tang Xingwei's face burned, and he said awkwardly, "Secretary Qin Chuan, that was a misunderstanding this morning, a huge misunderstanding. I came here specifically to apologize."

"This is a little token of my sincerity. I hope Secretary Qin Chuan will let me off the hook. From now on, I will listen to everything you say. If you tell me to go east, I will absolutely not go west."

After saying this, he placed the cardboard box he was holding in his arms onto Qin Chuan's desk.

This was interesting.

Qin Chuan was only a section-level cadre, while as the Executive Deputy Secretary of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection, Secretary Tang Xingwei was a full section-level cadre.

Both were section-level cadres, yet one was begging another section-level cadre for mercy. Ask yourselves if you would believe it.

If it had been someone else, Qin Chuan might have considered it.

But for a piece of trash like Secretary Tang Xingwei, how could that be possible?

"Deputy Secretary Tang, this cardboard box contains cash, right?"

Secretary Tang Xingwei rubbed his hands, "A little token of appreciation, not much, just one million yuan. There will be more gifts in the future. As long as you let me off, everything is negotiable."

Damn it, one million yuan!

He hadn't expected that someone from the Discipline Inspection Commission would be this greedy, offering one million yuan right off the bat. The money he had likely extorted over the years was far more than one million.

Secretary Qin Chuan sneered, "Secretary Tang Xingwei, do you think that's possible? For someone like you, the best destination is to go inside and tread a sewing machine."

"Secretary Qin Chuan, I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

"Please let me off the hook. I had no choice; everything was Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan's idea. He is a member of the County Party Committee Standing Committee; if I didn't do as he intended, I wouldn't have a good outcome."

Qin Chuan said with a stern face, "Secretary Tang Xingwei, I advise you to take the initiative to confess your problems to the organization and strive for lenient treatment. You know the policies of our Party: be lenient to those who confess and severe to those who resist."

Hearing this, the corners of Secretary Tang Xingwei's mouth twitched.

This morning, he had said the exact same thing.

Secretary Tang Xingwei clearly didn't want to give up and kept begging bitterly.

But Qin Chuan was completely unmoved.

It was really annoying, so he picked up the phone and called Director Hu Qibin over.

"Director Hu, take Secretary Tang Xingwei out. Don't let him annoy me here."

Director Hu Qibin was secretly shocked. It was actually the Executive Deputy Secretary of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection, and he was actually here begging Secretary Qin Chuan. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he simply wouldn't have believed it.

"Secretary Tang, please go. Don't affect our Secretary Qin's work here."

Secretary Tang Xingwei sighed, knowing that everything was over. He regretted it deeply; why had he listened to Young Master Wang Long in the first place? If not for the events of the morning, how good it would have been.

"Take your money away, otherwise, I will hand it directly to the Discipline Inspection Commission," Qin Chuan shouted from behind.

Secretary Tang Xingwei acted as if he hadn't heard. It didn't matter if he took the money or not; he knew he was finished.

In the evening.

Qin Chuan was watching TV in his dormitory.

He first watched the News Broadcast on CCTV to understand major domestic and international events, and then watched the Dongzhou News.

The Dongzhou News reported on the matter of Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan, Secretary Tang Xingwei, and others being placed under investigation for serious violations of law and discipline.

Around four or five in the afternoon, Secretary Tang Xingwei was taken away by the Dongzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. He was definitely finished, and he would likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

After watching the news, Qin Chuan talked on the phone with Zhu Qingxi for at least twenty or thirty minutes.

The two of them were in contact by phone and text message basically every day. Sometimes, a single phone call could last over an hour, so today's was relatively short.

After finishing the call, Qin Chuan checked the time; it was already past nine o'clock, and he prepared to go to bed after a while.

Unexpectedly, not long after, Qin Chuan's mobile phone rang urgently.