The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"It seems that Secretary Lou's guests today are quite important."

Chen Fang said.

Lou Youhua let out a slight smile.

He said, "Whether important or not, there's still the matter of who came first. So, Secretary Chen, I'm really sorry, I'll excuse myself first. If I don't have anything important tomorrow morning, I'll drop by."

After leaving these words behind,

Lou Youhua got up.

The purpose of his visit was originally to probe Chen Fang's intentions.

Now, he believed he had seen clearly enough into Chen Fang's situation.

There was no need to stay any longer.

At this moment,

Chen Fang coldly snorted and said, "Secretary Lou, I advise you to come with us. I've always been impatient. If you make me wait until tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be too willing."

"Haha, then Secretary Chen, you need to temper your temperament. Even if you are a big leader, you can't just command us subordinates at will. We have it tough down here."

This statement was full of sarcasm.

Wu Xixin was almost about to explode in anger.

Yet Chen Fang remained calm.

Just as he was inwardly cursing Chen Fang as a coward,

Chen Fang seriously said, "Alright then, since you won't listen to good advice, don't blame me for being rude. Xixin, take action, escort him back for me!"

"Okay!"

Wu Xixin could no longer hold back.

Following the order, he led people toward Lou Youhua.

Seeing this, Lou Youhua,

stood still and asked, "What do you mean? Are you disregarding my status as a People's Congress representative? You are acting without organization or discipline."

Wu Xixin firmly gripped his shoulder.

He said, "When you're at the Disciplinary Committee, then you can talk about organization and discipline. Let's go!"

Just as he was applying force,

a voice scolded from behind, "What is this? Are the City Disciplinary Committee people running rampant?"

The empty hall,

echoed with this voice.

At the elevator entrance, Guangshou County's County Party Secretary Pan Shougu and Disciplinary Committee Secretary Ma Xu walked out one after the other.

Both wore serious expressions.

They walked up to Wu Xixin.

Pan Shougu barked, "Let him go!"

At this moment, Wu Xixin's heart screamed that this was bad.

Helplessly, he looked at Chen Fang.

Chen Fang gave him a compromising look.

Wu Xixin had no choice but to release Lou Youhua.

"Comrade Youhua, you're alright?"

Ma Xu asked concernedly.

Lou Youhua shook his head and mockingly said, "I'm fine, but this comrade might have trouble."

The comrade he was referring to was naturally Wu Xixin.

Pan Shougu took a step forward.

Facing Chen Fang, he said, "Secretary Chen, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

"What kind of explanation would Pan Secretary like?"

Chen Fang asked.

Pan Shougu immediately got angry.

He intensified his tone and said, "Secretary Chen, it's true you're a city leader, but don't you think city leaders should also adhere to organizational processes? Let's not talk about why you're here; even if you want to act against my subordinates, shouldn't you at least give me a heads-up? Even if you disregard me, Lou Youhua is a People's Congress representative, don't you understand that..."

While Pan Shougu was rambling,

Chen Fang suddenly asked out of nowhere, "Pan Secretary, are the women here fun?"

Pan Shougu was stumped by this question.

He hadn't reacted.

After a brief pause, he blushed and shouted angrily, "Comrade Chen Fang, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"I asked, are the women here fun?"

Chen Fang asked again.

Pan Shougu flew into a rage, pointing at Chen Fang's face and shouting, "I will report you to the higher-ups, I will report you to the higher-ups..."

"Pan Secretary, you're not a People's Congress representative, right? You're a city-managed cadre, right? I can't arrest Lou Youhua, but I can arrest you, right?"

Ignoring Pan Shougu's fury, Chen Fang suddenly said leisurely.

Pan Shougu was taken aback.

He hadn't comprehended it yet.

He was supposed to back up Lou Youhua, why did Chen Fang suddenly switch targets?

And go all out against him?

"You... you... the Disciplinary Committee can't just arrest people without cause!"

After a long struggle, Pan Shougu managed to say this.

But Chen Fang ignored him.

He looked in Lou Youhua's direction.

And said, "Secretary Lou, according to your intel, our inspection team had three cars, one went to Baizhang Town, one to the Grand Theater, and two headed for Baizhang Mountain Tourism Development Company, right?"

Lou Youhua remained silent.

Indeed.

That was the intel he received.

Chen Fang continued, "You've managed Baizhang Town for years. If there was something suspicious in the accounts, wouldn't it be too childish? I'm not foolish to create trouble for myself. Besides, in the dead of night, with the company closed, how could my folks break in through the window? I assume the development company has yet to receive any inspection news, right?"

As soon as he said this,

Lou Youhua shivered.

It seemed to be true.

The initial intel indicated the three vehicles split at the intersection.

Based on the routes, the other two vehicles should be headed for the company.

In fact, the company hasn't reported any current situation until now.

Could it be...

"What do you mean?"

Lou Youhua couldn't hold back and asked Chen Fang.

Chen Fang smiled slightly.

He paced a few steps in front of them with his hands behind his back.

And said, "Before our inspection team came to Guangshou County, you probably learned about our purpose through some means, right? Since we didn't explicitly reveal it, we could only play along. Given that you're prepared, since everyone knows I'm here to investigate you, others must have let their guard down?"

After saying this,

Chen Fang looked over at Wu Xixin.

Wu Xixin stepped forward.

He said with a cold smile, "From the first day, Secretary Chen had already shifted targets, changing the investigation from you, Lou Youhua, to investigating Comrades Pan Shougu and Ma Xu."

With that,

Both Pan Shougu and Ma Xu shuddered.

The façade of calm on their faces quickly vanished.

"So... so you came today... it wasn't to arrest me at all, but to arrest..."

Lou Youhua turned and looked at Pan Shougu and Ma Xu.

Chen Fang smirked disdainfully and said, "It's just a diversion tactic."

Then he walked up to Pan Shougu, patted his shoulder, and said, "Secretary Pan, Secretary Ma, it seems you both need to come with me. Shouldn't you explain the cash hidden at home?"

At this moment, Pan Shougu's legs shook like sifters.

As Chen Fang said,

after learning the inspection team's purpose in advance,

Pan and Ma didn't hide anything about themselves.

Chen Fang also knew that his movements were under Lou Youhua's real-time surveillance.

So, the two other cars that initially headed to the company's direction took a detour and returned to Guangshou County.

Their real target was the already-surveyed home of Pan Shougu.