Official Career Storm
Chapter 432

Chapter 432: Chapter 432

At seven in the evening.

Director Wang Shujing of the Finance Bureau had just come out of the hotel.

He was a family man who, no matter how he socialized outside, always returned home every day and never spent the night elsewhere.

He drove into the underground parking lot of his residential complex.

He parked his car.

He had just gotten out of his car.

Suddenly, he noticed an Audi A6 with a provincial license plate parked in the space opposite.

The car door opened, and four men in black suits, tall and distinguished, around thirty years old, got out of the car.

At first, Wang Shujing didn’t pay attention, but after just a couple of steps, he saw them approaching him.

Were they looking for him?

As they got closer, Wang Shujing suddenly noticed a red national emblem pinned on their chests.

Wang Shujing’s pupils contracted, his heartbeat thundered like a drum, and his feet felt as if they were leaden; he couldn’t lift them.

"Tap tap!"

The crisp sound of leather shoes hitting the ground came to a sudden stop.

They stood in front of him, expressionless.

It was then that Wang Shujing came to his senses.

These men were from the Disciplinary Committee...

From the license plate, they were even from the provincial capital.

Provincial Disciplinary Inspection Committee!

Wang Shujing panicked internally; he tried to calm himself, forced a smile, and extended his hand to shake theirs, "Comrades, hello..."

The four men ignored him as if they hadn’t seen his gesture. The leading man opened the folder he was carrying and recited by rote, "Wang Shujing, you are suspected of violation of regulations and discipline. I represent the Provincial Disciplinary Inspection Committee to announce the ’two regulations’ decision, requiring you to explain your issues at the specified time and place starting now."

In the underground parking lot at night, apart from them, there was no one else.

The man’s reading of the two regulations decision sounded so grating, like needles piercing, it made Wang Shujing distraught.

"Wang Shujing, please come with us."

The man’s voice pulled him back from his dazed state.

He moved mechanically, devoid of strength to even get into the car and had to be helped in by the staff.

Wang Shujing sat in the back seat, flanked by officers from the Provincial Disciplinary Inspection Committee.

The car drove out of the parking lot and traveled through the night.

He didn’t know where they were taking him, but he knew he was finished.

Meanwhile.

Huang Min came out of country villa.

She was driving a BMW X5 with a bicycle mounted on the roof.

Her complexion was rosy, her body and mind greatly relaxed.

She relaxed like this once a week.

Sometimes with one man, sometimes with two, sometimes even more.

She had been married for many years, her marital life had long been dead; her older husband no longer sufficed to satisfy her.

By chance, she had opened a door to a new world and could never go back.

As her car entered the underground parking garage and she got out, she had barely taken a few steps when she saw the doors of a black Audi opposite her open.

Four men in black suits stepped out of the car.

She still didn’t pay attention.

She lived in a high-end complex with excellent security.

Not until the four men blocked her path did she notice the red national emblem they were wearing.

Only then did she belatedly realize what was happening.

The men presented work IDs from the Provincial Disciplinary Inspection Committee and then read out the two regulations decision.

Even as she was taken onto the car, she was still in shock.

Am I being "double-regulated"?

...

An hour later, the vehicle entered Lingjiang City and stopped in a low-key hotel parking lot.

They entered a room that had been prepared in advance.

In the room, there was a table with a camera placed beside it.

Staff turned on the camera, sat down at the table, opened a black leather notebook, and picked up a shiny fountain pen, removing the cap.

Their silence throughout exerted immense psychological pressure on them.

Two rooms, the same thing happening in each.

Song Guanchao was in a third room, monitoring the situation in real time.

"Director Wang, hello," Lu Feng sat opposite him, squeezing out a smile.

Wang Shujing straightened his body, "Hello."

Lu Feng handed him a set of documents from across the table, "Have a look."

"Okay, okay," Wang Shujing took the documents, fumbling as he flipped through the pages.

When he saw the information in the document, his face turned visibly pale.

It listed all of his illegal activities over the years, detailed down to the month and day.

He had initially still held onto a sliver of hope, but seeing these details, he knew he was doomed.

Fifteen minutes later, Lu Feng said, "Director Wang, you can maintain silence or deny these allegations. But you should know, we wouldn’t have brought you here without solid evidence."

"Additionally, both the Disciplinary Committee and the Public Security value evidence over statements."

"At this stage, your issues will mainly be handled by the Disciplinary Committee, and I hope you can cooperate, which would ease our work."

"If you don’t cooperate, we will have no choice but to transfer you to the Provincial Department, where they will form a special task force to investigate."

"But by that stage, your problems will become much more complicated."

"I understand, I understand," Wang Shujing continuously wiped the sweat away; he knew they were giving him a chance.

Lu Feng said, "I won’t repeat the issues listed in the documents as it serves no purpose."

"Now, please Director Wang, answer me, where did the two million suddenly appearing in your account four days ago come from?"

"It was County Magistrate Hou..."

"Please state the full name."

"It was Mayor of Dujiang City, acting as City Secretary of Dujiang City, Hou Wen—he gave me the cash."

Lu Feng quickly noted it down, then asked, "Why did he give you two million?"

"Due to the high-speed rail project."

...

The high-speed rail project!

In the next room, Song Guanchao’s eyes widened in shock as he heard this sentence.

Fuck!

He guessed what Hou Wen was planning to do with transferring assets!

This guy, actually planning around the high-speed rail project!

That old fox had guts!

...

Lu Feng said, "Explain more clearly, what’s the issue with the high-speed rail project?"

Wang Shujing said, "County Magistrate Hou... oh no, Mayor Hou said that the high-speed rail project was about to be approved. He had already contacted the construction company in advance and asked me to fund the project immediately after it was approved, to transfer the money to the construction company."

Lu Feng didn’t reply immediately; instead, he touched the tiny earpiece on his ear, where Lian, Song Guanchao was speaking to him.

Wang Shujing noticed it too.

He knew that higher officials from the Provincial Disciplinary Committee were secretly monitoring him.

Lu Feng took his hand away and asked, "The high-speed rail project’s contractor has to go through a bidding process managed by the city government, how will that be handled?"

Wang Shujing replied, "Mayor Hou’s word in Dujiang City is law. That’s not a problem for him. Whichever company he wants to build it, that company will get the contract. Our job is just to wait until the bidding process is over and, according to the contract, transfer the funds to the respective company."

Lu Feng asked, "Did Mayor Hou mention the total construction cost of the project?"

Wang Shujing said, "The estimated total cost is 10 billion, but it definitely won’t use that much. Based on the contractor’s bid, the total length of the Dujiang City high-speed rail section is 54.4 kilometers, which will need approximately 7 billion."

Lu Feng continued to hold the earpiece, and after a moment asked, "One last question, the construction company specifically appointed by Mayor Hou, which company is it?"

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