Official Career Storm

Chapter 1762: Chapter 1762

Due to a shortage of personnel at the Disciplinary Committee, and with the matter only at the investigation stage, it wasn’t appropriate to detain anyone yet. So, they brought everyone back to the police department for individual interrogations.

Zhang Zhixiang and Yan Jing were the first to be brought back, and the first to be interrogated.

Director Ma took personal charge: "Name..."

After the routine inquiry of identity information, Director Ma asked, "Do you know why you were arrested?"

This is the police’s most common tactic—intimidation!

As long as the person has any guilt, this generic phrase will definitely work.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Yan Jing became flustered, her eyes darting everywhere, avoiding direct eye contact with Director Ma.

After a long while, she finally said, "No, I don’t know."

"Bang!" Director Ma gently tapped the table; the sound was not loud, yet it startled Yan Jing.

Yan Jing lifted her head, looking at Director Ma’s stern face, feeling even more panicked inside.

Director Ma said, "Be honest for leniency, resist and you’ll face strict punishment! The police wouldn’t arrest someone without concrete evidence. Since we brought you back, it’s because we’ve pinpointed the issue!"

"The police now offer you a chance to confess. If you admit it yourself, it’s considered a proactive confession. If you don’t speak, the prosecutor’s office will press charges, and the court will give a heavier sentence!"

Unless one is a seasoned criminal with multiple incarcerations, or someone well-versed in the law, only then could they quickly discern that Director Ma is bluffing.

The average person cannot withstand such pressure.

This statement had an impact on Yan Jing; she felt immense pressure, truly believing the police had full knowledge of her improper activities.

She also thought about recent events in the park, feeling as if the matter had long been exposed, and only today was she caught.

"I, I’ll confess." Yan Jing’s inner defenses completely collapsed, and she spilled everything like beans from a bamboo tube.

Director Ma hadn’t expected it to work so well; he had many more things to say that were now unnecessary.

Ten minutes later, Yan Jing had thoroughly confessed about the bribes she received related to the park.

A total of 22 companies, all of which had bribed her.

The amounts weren’t large, each offering her a few tens of thousands at most.

But with so many of them, the total added up to two or three million.

Moreover, these companies didn’t just bribe once; it happened annually.

She had been at the park for five years, and the money she received had exceeded tens of millions.

Compared to her position’s Director level, the amount was simply outrageous.

Director Ma went immediately to the adjacent interrogation room to continue interrogating Zhang Zhixiang.

He applied the same pressure, but Zhang Zhixiang had a strong resistance to pressure, and no matter how severe Director Ma made the situation sound, Zhang Zhixiang refused to admit anything.

Seeing this, Director Ma said, "Yan Jing has confessed, and here is her statement."

He tossed the statement over.

Zhang Zhixiang scanned it quickly, his face turned pale, and then flushed red with excitement.

"You can continue to deny it, but the police and Disciplinary Committee will investigate based on Yan Jing’s information."

"A word of advice, Yan Jing’s attitude is excellent and very cooperative. We will plead for leniency with the prosecution and the court. As for you, go ahead and stay stubborn. You’ll regret it when it comes to sentencing."

These words completely shattered his resolve; Director Ma picked up the statement and was about to leave when Zhang Zhixiang shouted, "I’ll confess!"

...

Director Ma executed everything efficiently. As for Tan Miao, he was simply there for the ride, contributing very little.

Song Guanchao received a call during lunch, learning that Zhang Zhixiang and Yan Jing had confessed, making him very satisfied.

"Collect the evidence properly. Don’t reveal the case externally yet. After interrogating the secretaries and drivers, contact me."

The interrogation lasted from day to night.

Altogether, there were over forty secretaries and drivers, and Director Ma, along with his team, worked overtime for the inquiries.

Not everyone fell for it, and when faced with uncooperative individuals, Director Ma didn’t bother to ask much. He moved directly to the next person.

If some don’t cooperate, others surely will. Not everyone can remain unfazed; after all, they are mere secretaries and drivers, not significant figures accustomed to huge waves.

The police department is quite a magical place. From the outside, it may inspire awe.

But once inside, in the interrogation room facing uniformed officers, emotions unravel, fear escalates, and the mind is flooded with all sorts of negativity.

Those lacking mental fortitude, when pressured slightly, will spill everything, whether it’s supposed to be said or not.

Director Ma managed to get some to talk, later using the statements to confront those who were stubborn.

Then he informed them that as long as the issues weren’t too severe, at most they would face fines and detention, with no criminal record.

This tactic was most effective, leading them to gradually cooperate, sharing things the police wanted to know.

It wasn’t until eleven in the deep night did Director Ma leave the police department.

It was too late, so he decided not to disturb Song Guanchao.

The following morning, he personally went to the city government to report to Song Guanchao.

Reviewing the statements of committee members and the secretaries and drivers, Song Guanchao found they corroborated each other, adequately proving the corruption of the companies’ leaders through active bribery.

The evidence was in hand!

The initiative was now in Song Guanchao’s hands.

"Director Song, should we make the arrests?" Director Ma asked.

"No rush."

Arrests are the ultimate solution, not necessary until the situation escalates.

As he had told Wu Qiangwei, he would give them one last chance.

But whether they would seize it depended on their attitudes.

After Director Ma left, Song Guanchao, with the statements in hand, went to Wu Qiangwei’s office.

After reading through the statements, Wu Qiangwei put them down, asking, "What’s the next step?"

"First, let’s have a meeting and assign me to handle this matter." Song Guanchao asked, "When is the meeting scheduled?"

"It was originally set for tomorrow." Wu Qiangwei was not very confident; she wasn’t sure if Zhou Zheng and the others would agree to let Song Guanchao handle this.

Seeing her concern, Song Guanchao said, "There won’t be any more resistance at tomorrow’s meeting."

"Huh?" Wu Qiangwei asked, puzzled.

Pointing to where his arm was injured, Song Guanchao said, "I was nearly kidnapped by thugs and got injured with a knife. Despite such a significant incident, I didn’t make a fuss, respecting Secretary Zhou’s face. Shouldn’t he also give you some face?"

Wu Qiangwei suddenly understood his point.

He was suggesting that she use this incident as leverage against Zhou Zheng and others during the meeting.

If they refused to let Song Guanchao handle this, Song Guanchao would expose the assassination attempt, making it widely known.

Since Song Guanchao is the victim, even if the situation escalates, he remains the victim.

Yet Jiangzhou would become the center of public scrutiny, causing significant difficulties for Zhou Zheng, the leader of Jiangzhou.

The important aspects of the matter were clear to anyone with a bit of sense.

...

Despite Song Guanchao’s repeated instructions to keep the matter confidential and not to leak any information, it eventually got out.

Chairman Fang and others had already learned that their secretaries and drivers were taken for investigation by the police and the Disciplinary Committee.

In their group chat, messages were coming in one after another, filling up the screen.

"Is Song Guanchao crazy? What is he trying to do? Does he want to die?"

These corporate executives, usually in high positions, couldn’t control their emotions, resorting to swearing in the group.

Even those who usually maintain their composure couldn’t hold back.

Chairman Fang watched the chaotic group chat but didn’t join in.

He was also angry, but he knew that anger wouldn’t solve the problem.

It was apparent that Song Guanchao didn’t intend to let them off; the shutdown and restructuring of companies couldn’t be stopped, and even Lin He couldn’t intervene.

He must find a way to extract his share of the money!

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