Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

Gu Yuan almost cried when he heard Xu Hansheng's words. He was being told to go back and focus on his work.

How could he possibly feel at ease?

Holding his camera, Gu Yuan was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to stay or leave. After hesitating for a while, he finally said to Xu Hansheng, "Section Chief Xu, please, show me the way. I really know I was wrong."

With a warm smile, Xu Hansheng looked at Gu Yuan and said, "Comrade Gu Yuan, you're overthinking things. If you don't have any important work to do, then carefully study the spirit of Secretary Qi's speech."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng ignored Gu Yuan and began writing his report.

Left with no other choice, Gu Yuan had to return to his workstation.

After much thought, he finally understood the meaning behind Xu Hansheng's words and grasped the spirit of Secretary Qi's speech.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan couldn't help but recall the speech given by Secretary Qi, which Xu Hansheng had led him and Jiang Tao to study until 7:30 pm.

After careful analysis, Gu Yuan realized that Xu Hansheng meant for him to hand over the camera to Jiang Hua or Tan Zhifei, and that Lin Mingyuan had asked him to photograph not Xu Hansheng, but Gu Chenglong and Ge Yingchun.

Isn't this tantamount to using him as a pawn?

Filming Xu Hansheng is completely different from filming Gu Chenglong and Ge Yingchun; their meanings are entirely different as well.

Furthermore, this was completely different from the story Lin Mingyuan had told when he reported Xu Hansheng to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

In other words, Lin Mingyuan lied to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

It goes without saying what he's trying to cover up.

Holy crap!

Gu Yuan's heart sank. If he really did that, there would be no turning back. Besides, Xu Hansheng hadn't said anything, so even if he wanted to make amends later, he wouldn't have any evidence.

After all, Xu Hansheng had only asked him to go back and study the spirit of Secretary Qi's speech. Apart from that, he hadn't said anything else, hadn't made any explicit statements, and hadn't given any instructions.

After pondering for a long time, Gu Yuan had no choice but to stand up and walk towards Tan Zhifei's office.

Now that things have come to this, does Gu Yuan still have a choice?

The matter of Lin Mingyuan has remained unresolved for a long time. It's not that Fu Changqing didn't want to deal with him, nor that anyone pleaded for Lin Mingyuan's life, but rather that Qi Hongchang was waiting for a resolution.

As for what Qi Hongchang was waiting for, Gu Yuan had no idea.

Therefore, he only had one option: to betray Lin Mingyuan!

The choice between sacrificing a fellow Daoist and sacrificing oneself is not difficult for anyone; as the saying goes, "If a man doesn't look out for himself, he'll be punished by heaven and earth."

Gu Yuan took a deep breath and knocked on the door of Tan Zhifei's office.

"Please come in!"

As Tan Zhifei's voice came, Lin Mingyuan carefully pushed open the door and walked into Tan Zhifei's office.

"Director Tan, I...I'm here to report to Director Tan."

As Gu Yuan spoke, he closed the door and walked up to Tan Zhifei, handing him the digital camera.

Tan Zhifei was taken aback and looked at Gu Yuan, asking, "What are you doing?"

Gu Yuan cleared his throat and said to Tan Zhifei, "Director Tan, half a month ago, Lin Mingyuan asked me to take this and secretly take pictures of Director Gu and General Manager Ge."

"He told me at the time that it would be best to get evidence of Gu Chenglong's corruption. I... I was momentarily bewitched, so... I listened to Lin Mingyuan and secretly filmed Director Gu and President Ge..."

"The photos are archived on the camera's memory card..."

Upon hearing this, Tan Zhifei frowned and asked, "You mean, the photos of Lin Mingyuan reporting Section Chief Xu to the Discipline Inspection Commission half a month ago were all taken by you?"

Gu Yuan nodded heavily, but did not answer.

Tan Zhifei scrutinized Gu Yuan for a long time with complicated emotions before taking the camera from his hand, glancing at it, and then waving his hand, saying, "Alright, I understand. You can go back now. I'll keep this camera for now and return it to you in a while."

Gu Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, Director Tan, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

After saying that, Gu Yuan quickly left Tan Zhifei's office.

Tan Zhifei held the camera in his hand, pondered for a while, and then stood up and walked towards Qi Hongchang's office.

After knocking a few times, Tan Zhifei pushed the door open and entered, handing several cameras to Qi Hongchang, saying, "Secretary Qi, these were just handed over by Gu Yuan from the research office."

According to Gu Yuan, Lin Mingyuan instructed him to secretly film Gu Chenglong and Ge Yingchun in order to find evidence of Gu Chenglong's corruption.

"But, just two weeks ago, Lin Mingyuan clearly went to the Discipline Inspection Commission to report Section Chief Xu, so this..."

At this point, Tan Zhifei stopped talking.

Qi Hongchang picked up the digital camera with a smile and said with a faint smile, "It seems that Comrade Lin Mingyuan is quite particular about his work methods."

"Director Tan, show this camera and what Comrade Gu Yuan just said to Secretary Zhou, and let's see what Secretary Zhou thinks."

Tan Zhifei quickly replied, "Okay, I'll go right away."

After saying that, Tan Zhifei quickly walked out of Qi Hongchang's office.

A dozen minutes later, after listening to Tan Zhifei's account, Zhou Kaibin frowned and examined the digital camera in his hand.

She couldn't help but secretly blame Gu Yuan for being too naive and childish.

Did he think that by implicating Lin Mingyuan at this time, he could get away with it?

Little did they know that it was his camera and his words that made the whole matter even more complicated.

Lin Mingyuan initially asked him to secretly film Gu Chenglong and Ge Yingchun, but instead, he reported Xu Hansheng to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

This is lying to the organization, and according to Gu Yuan, Lin Mingyuan's intentions and purposes are far too malicious.

Moreover, it wasn't targeting Gu Chenglong and Ge Yingchun, but rather subtly targeting Secretary Qi!

His "confession" not only failed to save himself, but also completely ensnared Lin Mingyuan.

Logically speaking, Gu Yuan's uncle, who is also the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau, shouldn't have done something so childish!

Thinking of this, Zhou Kaibin couldn't help but chuckle bitterly, put the digital camera on the table, and said to Tan Zhifei, "Director Tan, it seems that Comrade Lin Mingyuan's problem is a bit complicated."

"Here's what we'll do. We'll leave the camera here for now. Next Monday, I'll personally call Comrade Lin Mingyuan to the Discipline Inspection Commission and ask him what his purpose was in falsely accusing Section Chief Xu."

"We can't let a good comrade suffer an injustice for no reason."

Tan Zhifei smiled and nodded, saying, "Okay, Secretary Zhou, I'll go back and report to Secretary Qi and Secretary Jiang right away. Now that the Discipline Inspection Commission has taken over this matter, it's no longer something our county party committee office can interfere with."

Zhou Kaibin nodded and said, "Alright, Director Tan, thank you for your hard work."

After saying this, Zhou Kaibin shook hands with Tan Zhifei, and then Tan Zhifei took his leave.

Lin Mingyuan, who had already returned home, never dreamed that a small oversight would cause the whole situation to escalate quietly.

Finding no one at home, Lin Mingyuan called Qian Shujie directly.

Not long after, Qian Shujie's voice came from the other end of the line: "Xiao Yuan, your dad and I are going to Qingshan City. We might not be back for a while. Take care of yourself. We can talk about it when we get back."

After saying that, Qian Shujie hung up the phone without waiting for Lin Mingyuan to speak.

Lin Weidong, who was waiting in line for an ultrasound, frowned and asked, "Is it that unfilial son?"

Qian Shujie hurriedly said to Lin Weidong, "Oh dear, Weidong, what do you mean by 'unfilial son'? Isn't he your son?"

"snort!"

Lin Weidong snorted angrily and said, "If it weren't for him, would I be in such a passive position?"

As he spoke, Lin Weidong crumpled the examination report in his hand into a ball.