Sixty thousand, the figure isn't much, yet it isn't little either.

Keep in mind, the minimum amount for embezzlement and bribery is just six thousand yuan.

Sixty thousand yuan, already ten times that standard.

For the leaders present, who hasn't secretly received something worth sixty thousand yuan? But it was always done privately, never exposed. Now, being called out in front of so many people, naturally, they all had to act quite surprised.

Upon hearing this,

Ding Mengxiang was ecstatic.

Pretending to be serious, he asked, "Chairman Zhu, you can't just make baseless claims, where is the evidence?"

Zhu Liangjia, with utter conviction, turned and pointed to the folder that Song Yiqiang was examining, and said, "In that folder, we have a witness's statement. I wouldn't stand here accusing if it weren't for the irrefutable evidence."

As soon as this statement was finished.

There was another round of hissing from the audience.

But no one noticed, at that very moment, the face of Wu Liangyin, the Disciplinary Committee Secretary sitting in the second row of the presidium, grew even uglier.

At this time,

Song Yiqiang and Gao Chang had finished reviewing the contents of the folder.

Ding Mengxiang also took a glance at it.

As expected of Zhu Liangjia, a former prosecutor, the entire chain of evidence seemed to be flawless.

"Comrade Chen Fang, is there anything you want to say?"

Song Yiqiang's expression became somewhat gloomy.

He asked into the microphone.

Chen Fang removed the sash he was wearing and stepped up to the presidium, where Fan Xian passed him a microphone. After he took it, he looked around at everyone present and said, "That's right, what Chairman Zhu said is true, I indeed accepted sixty thousand yuan in cash cards from Director Chou Goushi."

That statement shocked everyone.

Everyone expected Chen Fang to come up with some excuses.

Unexpectedly, he directly admitted it in front of everyone.

This, of course, made Ding Mengxiang even happier.

He hurriedly asked, "Is Comrade Chou Goushi from the Tobacco Bureau present?"

Below the presidium,

In a corner,

Chou Goushi stood up, trembling.

He hesitated for a moment before walking towards the presidium, and it was clear to see from his wobbly steps that he was very nervous.

"Comrade Chou Goushi, regarding this matter, is there anything you want to say?"

Ding Mengxiang asked.

Chou Goushi shivered and glanced unintentionally towards the second row of the presidium.

"Chou Goushi, I'm asking you a question, why are you looking around?"

The remark startled him again.

The signs of his nervousness were too evident.

With the evidence from the political consultative conference solid, and Chen Fang admitting to it, lying was not an option. Swallowing his saliva, he said, "To report to the leaders, I... I indeed gave Deputy County Head Chen a few shopping cards, but I bought those cards myself, they weren't obtained through embezzlement or bribery."

"Haha, Director Chou, it seems you're quite wealthy; sixty thousand yuan in shopping cards and you just buy them, and when it comes to treating people to a meal costing thousands, you just do so. What is it? Are you a rich second generation?"

Zhu Liangjia spoke with a tone of ridicule.

The people present laughed aloud.

Chou Goushi did not dare to answer, his hands were clasped together rubbing one another, like a schoolboy who had made a mistake and was waiting to be scolded.

At that moment,

Zhu Liangjia reached out his hand again.

His secretary handed him another folder.

He once again lifted the folder, saying, "Today, there's another matter I want to talk about, a matter most heinous."

After finishing, he first brought the folder to Song Yiqiang, then turned to face everyone below the stage, and said, "Last September, a girl named Zhao Jie was admitted to work at the Tobacco Bureau through regular recruitment procedures. Everyone, please look at the big screen."

After finishing.

Zhu Liangjia snapped his fingers.

The big screen then displayed a photo of a girl.

It was Zhao Jie's work photo; she looked youthful and beautiful, quite pretty indeed.

Zhu Liangjia, pointing to the photo, said, "Less than half a month into her job at the Tobacco Bureau, this young lady returned home and told her father that she had been raped by the Bureau Chief Chou Goushi..."

Gasps of shock rose from the audience.

This time, Zhu Liangjia didn't pause and continued, "Encouraged by her father, the victim prepared to report to the police. Somehow, news leaked and a group appeared en route, abducting Zhao Jie once more. She went missing for about ten days; during this time, she was gang-raped by several men, resulting in mental derangement. A girl as lovely as a flower was thus sent to a mental hospital..."

Gasps of shock arose once again.

Chou Goushi was terrified.

He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

He said, "Zhu... Chairman Zhu, you are slandering me; this incident never happened..."

Zhu Liangjia smiled and replied, "I knew you would deny it, but that's fine. Deputy Chief Wen of the Public Security Bureau, would you please come up?"

Under the gaze of all those present, Wen Mei, in her police uniform, walked up to the stage.

Zhu Liangjia said to Wen Mei, "Deputy Chief Wen, please report the specifics to the leaders."

Wen Mei nodded and said, "Reporting to the leaders, my name is Wen Mei, newly appointed as the Deputy Director and Captain of the Criminal Police Squad of Jinde County Public Security Bureau. After taking office, Chairman Zhu tasked me with investigating a case. I mobilized the detectives for a thorough investigation and have now arrested four suspects who confessed they were ordered by Chou Goushi to abduct Zhao Jie and gang-raped her..."

Wen Mei's words made Chou Goushi stagger.

He nearly fell on the stage.

Seeing his reaction,

Zhu Liangjia continued, "During the time Zhao Jie was missing and after being confined in the mental hospital, her father, Zhao Denggui, repeatedly reported to the Disciplinary Committee and the Public Security Bureau, only to be detained on charges of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, facilitated by the cooperation of the Disciplinary Committee and the public security department. Therefore, in this case, there are surely ties of interest between the Disciplinary Committee, the Public Security Bureau, and the Tobacco Bureau's Chou Goushi."

"Through in-depth investigations by the Political Consultative Conference, the Public Security Bureau's Criminal Police Squad, and the Prosecution Office's Anti-Corruption Bureau, it has been found that the secretary of the Jinde County Disciplinary Committee, Wu Liangyin, and the standing Deputy Director of the County Public Security Bureau, Lu Yan, have close ties with Chou Goushi, including financial dealings between their families. I have every reason to believe that these two individuals are Chou Goushi's protective umbrellas!"

If the earlier revelations were minor skirmishes, the emergence of these two names was like dropping a bomb.

Wu Liangyin on the stage and Lu Yan below it were already shaking with fear, and they were met with astonished stares one after another.

After Zhu Liangjia finished speaking, he paused for a moment and looked towards Chen Fang standing by.

Musing aloud, he said, "Although our evidence only shows Chen Fang accepting a bribe once, I also have reason to believe that Deputy County Chief Chen is also one of the protective umbrellas."

His spearhead never faltered from Chen Fang.

Wu Liangyin and Lu Yan didn't dare to show their faces.

But Chen Fang dared.

He smiled and said, "Chairman Zhu, you're giving me too much credit. The only time I had contact with Chou Goushi was when I had just been appointed as Deputy County Chief. Before that, I was merely the head of the Education Bureau. Do you truly think an Education Bureau head like me would catch Chou Goushi's eye? Perhaps for the grand student market?"

There was some logic to this statement.

On further thought, it seemed somewhat far-fetched.

Some people couldn't help but laugh.

Zhu Liangjia's face turned red instantly and he angrily said, "But the fact remains that you accepted a bribe, right?"

"It is a fact, but I turned in that money."

"Turned in? To whom did you turn it in?"

Zhu Liangjia asked with a sneer.

At that moment,

Fan Xian stood up.

She said, "That money was turned in to me right after Comrade Chen Fang left the dinner engagement that day."

Another bombshell.

It left the crowds stunned.

Fan Xian continued, "Of course, if no one believes it, these several cards are still locked in the drawer of my office. I can immediately have someone fetch them, and they contain detailed records of the origin of the card."

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