"You make a good point."

"Who would take money and then go looking for trouble without cause?"

On the way back.

Chen Fang asked Qin Yi, who was driving, "Have you arranged everything for what follows?"

Qin Yi nodded and said, "Rest assured, Leader, I've taken care of everything. I have a classmate in the CPPCC administrative office, and I will leak the news to him."

"But you're my secretary. If you leak it to him directly, won't that give us away?"

Chen Fang asked.

Qin Yi smiled and said, "We have a class reunion tonight. I'll pretend to be drunk and let it slip. There won't be any mishaps."

Chen Fang was satisfied with such a plan and nodded without saying anything more.

Qin Yi glanced at Chen Fang several times through the rearview mirror.

Chen Fang noticed these details and said, "If you have something to ask, just ask directly."

Qin Yi scratched his head somewhat sheepishly and said, "Leader, I'm a little confused. A few days ago you offended Chairman Zhu of the CPPCC; today you deliberately took a bribe in public and now want me to secretly leak news of your bribery to the CPPCC. Aren't you just bringing trouble upon yourself by doing this?"

Chen Fang smiled and asked, "Ah Yi, let me ask you, if you were Zhu Liangjia, what would you do upon hearing that I accepted a bribe from the Tobacco Bureau?"

"What else could I do? I'd certainly seek revenge. Chairman Zhu is a former prosecutor. If he investigates something like this, he'll catch you easily."

"Exactly, I want him to investigate me."

Chen Fang said.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yi suddenly had an epiphany.

He realized, "I understand now, Leader. You want to use the CPPCC's influence to investigate the Tobacco Bureau, right?"

Chen Fang nodded.

He said, "The CPPCC has the responsibility of political participation and consultation. Though it lacks investigation authority, it still has a supervisory role. Zhu Liangjia, wanting to get back at me, will surely think this isn't my first time accepting bribes from the Tobacco Bureau. He will definitely try to dig deeper, and in doing so, the case involving Zhao Jie will also become an entry point."

"But how can we make sure the CPPCC notices Zhao Jie?"

Qin Yi asked.

Chen Fang smiled and said, "That's simple. From today on, you'll visit the mental hospital every day to check on Zhao Jie for me. Remember, when it comes to targeting a leader, secretaries are always the best breakthrough."

Qin Yi said excitedly, "Rest assured, Leader. I will handle this matter flawlessly."

With today's step completed.

Chen Fang's plan was now more than halfway done.

In the next few days, it would be time to watch the CPPCC's performance.

There were actually three reasons why he chose Zhu Liangjia to take on this task.

The first reason, as Qin Yi had mentioned, was that Zhu Liangjia had a background as a prosecutor and was an expert in investigating corruption.

The second reason was that Zhu Liangjia, although extremely indulgent with his children, was at heart a clean official. Once a man with a promising future, he had offended leadership because of his integrity, which resulted in his career being ruined and him being sent to Jinde County's CPPCC to spend his days in retirement.

And the third reason,

was that affairs of corruption investigation typically involve the Procuratorate or the Disciplinary Committee. No one would expect the usually low-profile CPPCC to take such actions.

As long as Chou Goushi remained unaware, there would naturally be no "preventative" actions taken in advance.

Just as Chen Fang's car reached the entrance of the county committee compound,

he saw a plainly dressed middle-aged man peering inside, incessantly looking around at the gate.

Chen Fang asked Qin Yi to stop the car.

He asked, "Uncle, who are you looking for?"

This middle-aged uncle appeared to be in his forties, disheveled, and his clothes were dirty.

The uncle came over with a nod and a bow, saying, "Hello, Leader, I want to see County Chief Ding, but they won't let me in."

As the uncle spoke, he pointed towards the security booth.

Chen Fang opened the car door and got out.

He asked, "Uncle, do you have some business?"

The uncle looked hesitant,

assessed Chen Fang, perhaps considering his youth, waved his hand, and said, "No problem, I'll just wait for County Chief Ding."

"Uncle, this gentleman is our Deputy County Chief Chen."

Qin Yi stopped his car and hurried over to speak to the uncle.

The uncle was taken aback and asked, "Are you the deputy county head?"

Chen Fang nodded, effectively confirming it.

Upon hearing this, the uncle immediately knelt down with a thud, startling Chen Fang.

"Uncle, please don't do this, let's talk about the matter at hand, please get up, quickly."

After they helped the uncle up, they saw that his eyes were already red. He wiped away his tears and said, "Deputy County Head Chen, please save the people of Houtang Village, please save them..."

"Houtang Village? Is it that Houtang Village from Baihua Town?"

Chen Fang asked.

The uncle nodded and said, "My name is Yan Laoguai, and I'm the village chief of Houtang Village…"

Houtang Village is a natural village in Baihua Town, Jinde County, and a mountainous village surrounded by mountains. The conditions there are relatively poor.

About a half month earlier, Baiwang Mountain within the territory of Houtang Village had experienced a landslide, but the situation wasn't very critical. However, recently they noticed that the loosening of the soil had become increasingly serious, and it showed signs of a large-scale collapse.

The entire village, with 323 households and 1058 people, was situated at the foot of Baiwang Mountain. If a collapse truly happened, the destruction of homes and loss of lives would be inevitable.

Upon hearing about this situation,

Chen Fang felt a sense of urgency.

He asked, "Have you reported these specific circumstances to the higher authorities?"

Yan Laoguai nodded and said, "Half a month ago, we reported it to the town government, which also reported it up to the county. But the county only sent a few experts who said that a serious landslide was unlikely to happen in winter. After that, the matter was left unresolved."

Yan Laoguai then sought help from the town again.

The town's response was since the experts said there wasn't a problem, then there was no problem.

Having no other choice, he had to escalate the matter further.

He had met Ding Mengxiang the last time, who only said he was aware and would handle it going forward.

But after Yan Laoguai waited at home for a few days, no concrete measures were taken, and he couldn't wait any longer. So he went to the county government again. But this time, as soon as the security guard heard he was looking for Ding Mengxiang, he simply didn't let him enter. Having no alternative, he had to wait outside the door.

Chen Fang roughly understood what was going on.

He waved to a security guard who had been watching from a distance.

The guard scurried over.

He asked with a grin, "Deputy County Head Chen, did you need me?"

"Why didn't you let him in?"

Chen Fang asked, pointing at Yan Laoguai.

The security guard looked helpless and scratched his head, not daring to speak.

Chen Fang angrily said, "Not speaking, huh? Well, then you don't need to be a security guard anymore. Consider yourself fired."

Hearing this, the security guard panicked.

He quickly said, "Deputy County Head Chen, this isn't my fault, it's... it was an order from above, they told me not to let him in."

"Above? What above?"

Chen Fang asked.

Seeing Chen Fang's stern look, the guard didn't dare to delay and said hesitantly, "It's... it was Secretary Du who gave the order."

Secretary Du?

That must be Du Hongchun.

Du Hongchun was Ding Mengxiang's secretary, so this order must have come from Ding Mengxiang.

"Let's go, you come with me. I want to see who dares to stop you."

Chen Fang grabbed Yan Laoguai's hand and led him through the main gate.

They rushed to the county head's office.

Du Hongchun was originally talking to someone else, but when he saw Chen Fang arrive, and Yan Laoguai following behind, he tensed up and quickly intercepted them, saying, "Deputy County Head Chen, Deputy County Head Chen…"

"Where is County Head Ding?"

Chen Fang asked.

Du Hongchun responded, "County Head Ding is currently in a discussion, I... I will go inform him right away."

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