The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Secretary Cai, do you have any instructions?"

Tang Guozheng asked with a smile.

What Cai Bingkun said next was inaudible to the other two.

But it was obvious that the smile on Tang Guozheng's face gradually disappeared.

After a long minute or so, Tang Guozheng spoke into the phone, "Rest assured, Secretary Cai, the Shangqing Municipal Committee will fully cooperate."

Then he respectfully bid farewell to Cai Bingkun.

Tang Guozheng suddenly looked sharply at Su Shangcheng and Ji Shuzhen.

"Secretary Tang, what's wrong?"

Ji Shuzhen couldn't hold back and asked.

Tang Guozheng took a deep breath and said, "The Supreme Disciplinary Committee has established an inspection team to come to Shangqing City to investigate the cases of Lou Youhua and Cui Liansheng, with the Secretary of the Supreme Disciplinary Committee personally serving as the team leader."

"What? The Secretary of the Supreme Disciplinary Committee is personally serving as the team leader?"

This news was quite explosive.

It should be known that in the history of inspection teams led by the Supreme Disciplinary Committee, this has never happened; in other words, the level of this inspection team has reached a national level.

Such a high-level inspection team.

Never mind the officialdom of Shangqing City.

Even the Secretary of the Jiuhe Provincial Committee might be put on trial.

"You mean, the Secretary of the Supreme Disciplinary Committee is coming to our Shangqing City?"

Su Shangcheng exhaled and asked.

Tang Guozheng shook his head and said, "No, he is not coming, all the work will be led by the deputy team leader."

"Deputy team leader, who is that?"

Su Shangcheng asked.

Tang Guozheng took a deep breath and said, "Chen Fang!"

The moment this name was spoken, both Su Shangcheng and Ji Shuzhen were stunned.

It was not astonishment, but fear.

Especially Ji Shuzhen, at that moment, her breathing almost stopped.

With the Supreme Disciplinary Committee's inspection team being so high-ranking, and Chen Fang serving as the deputy team leader, this means that Chen Fang could handle anyone, even the Provincial Secretary must act with caution before this inspection team.

"Chen Fang? How is it possible? How could it be him?"

After a brief silence, Su Shangcheng asked.

Tang Guozheng also shook his head hastily and said, "Secretary Cai mentioned that aside from Chen Fang, all members of this inspection team will be deployed from the Supreme Disciplinary Committee, and they can arrive tomorrow. Any local officials who do not cooperate immediately will be removed."

Ji Shuzhen gasped again.

The excitement just moments ago didn't last long, now her heart began to pound frantically.

An unprecedented sense of oppression surged, and at that moment, she almost felt dizzy.

"Comrade Shuzhen, you should go back to the hospital to rest early; regarding the... kidnapping matter, I think, don't you owe the organization an explanation?"

After a pause, Tang Guozheng asked Ji Shuzhen.

Ji Shuzhen shivered.

She suddenly realized that Tang Guozheng was preparing to distance himself from her.

It seems, he too is fearful of the arrival of this inspection team.

Su Shangcheng immediately became serious as well.

Nodded and said, "Comrade Shuzhen, regarding Lou Youhua's case, I heard you had contact with him before, so I think you should also submit a detailed report to the organization about it."

"You..."

Ji Shuzhen wanted to say something.

But the words were swallowed back down before they could come out.

She stood up dejectedly.

Hunched over, she walked step by step out of Tang Guozheng's office door.

At that moment, it was clear that her body was slightly trembling.

...

Shangqing City Police Department.

Detention room.

Chen Fang sat cross-legged on the floor.

It had been three or four hours since he was taken in, and he was parched.

He said to the police officer watching over him, "Officer, could you get me a bottle of water?"

"Thirsty?"

The police officer, who was reading a newspaper, looked up and asked.

Chen Fang nodded.

The officer stood up and said, "Alright, wait for a moment, I'll get it now."

After the officer went out and shortly after,

from the slightly ajar door, Chen Fang could hear a round of cursing, the general content being why the officer left his post without authorization, and the voice of the person cursing was very familiar to Chen Fang, it was the Director of the Police Department, Lai Liqiang.

After a while.

The officer re-entered, looking a bit defeated.

Following close behind him was indeed Lai Liqiang.

In his hand, he held a bottle of mineral water, presumably the one the officer had just fetched.

"Secretary Chen... no, I shouldn't call you secretary now, what should I call you? Chen Fang, yes, your name suits well, Chen Fang, did you want some water?"

Lai Liqiang waved the water bottle he held.

"What? Do I not even have the right to drink water?"

Chen Fang retorted.

Lai Liqiang laughed heartily.

He said, "This is my territory, if I say you have it, you have it; if I say you don't, you don't..."

After saying this.

Lai Liqiang opened the bottle cap.

He then extended it into the iron bars.

Just as Chen Fang was about to get up to take it,

Lai Liqiang directly turned the bottle upside down.

The full bottle of mineral water gushed out onto the floor.

"If you're thirsty, lick it off the floor."

Lai Liqiang said disdainfully.

"Lai Liqiang, don't go too far!"

Seeing this, Chen Fang was furious as well, pointing at him and shouting.

"Too far? Is this too far? I have worse; do you want to try?"

After saying this.

He instructed the police officer guarding, "You, bring me an electric baton."

The officer dared not say anything and quickly ran out.

"Chen Fang, Chen Fang, do you still think you're the leader? You probably don't know yet? The Provincial Committee has already issued a notification of your suspension; you're done for. When you dealt with Secretary Cui back then, you never thought you'd end up like this, did you? Hahaha..."

At this point.

The police officer had already handed the electric baton to Lai Liqiang.

Lai Liqiang turned the switch on right in front of Chen Fang.

The electric baton crackled.

"Chen Fang, how about it? Want to try the taste of the electric baton?"

"Do you dare? That's abuse of power!"

Chen Fang shouted in anger.

Lai Liqiang laughed loudly.

He said, "Abuse of power? Whether it is or isn't, that's for me to say, not you. Hand me the keys, open the iron gate!"

The officer had no choice.

He could only take the keys from his waist.

Just as he was about to open the door,

suddenly.

Lai Liqiang's phone rang.

He frowned, took the phone out from his pocket, and upon seeing the number, forgot about Chen Fang and immediately answered.

The call was from City Secretary Tang Guozheng.

During the call, Tang Guozheng informed him about the Supreme Disciplinary Committee's inspection team and explained that Chen Fang would serve as the executive deputy team leader.

None of this was the most important; the most important thing was that he instructed Lai Liqiang to immediately and unconditionally release Chen Fang.

At the same time, the city police department would from now on be under the full command of Chen Fang. If there was even a hint of non-cooperation, Chen Fang had the authority to dismiss them on the spot.