In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Once the seed of doubt is planted, it will not be dispelled; on the contrary, it will intensify!

Lying in bed, Pang Bo's body trembled uncontrollably. The provincial discipline inspection commission had already confirmed the 600 million yuan corruption case. Was it really meaningful for him to continue to stubbornly refuse to speak out?

The question kept echoing in his ears until his breathing became heavier and heavier. Suddenly, the taut string snapped, and Pang Bo turned sinister.

"Whether you kicked me when I was down or not, Wu Qiguang, I can atone for my crimes by dragging you into this. I don't want to spend my whole life in prison!"

After figuring it out, Pang Bo immediately got out of bed and started banging on the door with thick dark circles under his eyes.

"Secretary Hou, Secretary Hou! I have something to report; I want to expose Wu Qiguang!"

The discipline inspection staff in charge of guarding the old man exchanged glances upon seeing this scene, both finding it somewhat unbelievable. How long had it been before the old man's psychological defenses crumbled?

However, the report still needed to be submitted. A dozen minutes later, Hou Liangping returned to the detention room. But this time, instead of having a conversation in the detention room, he had several disciplinary committee staff members take Pang Bo to the interrogation room.

The cold iron chair and heavy handcuffs constantly aggravated Pang Bo's fragile heart.

"Secretary Hou! I confessed and offered leniency, and I also reported others. Wouldn't that count as meritorious service?"

Opposite him, Hou Liangping slowly stopped writing, then looked up and stared directly at Pang Bo.

"Pang Bo, your honesty and cooperation with our disciplinary committee's investigation are indeed reasons why we can consider giving you a lighter punishment."

However, you mentioned reporting Wu Qiguang, do you know that Wu Qiguang is a retired deputy provincial-level official?

If your report is false, it's slander, a baseless accusation. Not only will you not be treated leniently, but you could face the maximum penalty. Pang Bo, think it through!

Hou Liangping's gaze was very sharp, which made Pang Bo feel uneasy.

"Secretary Hou, I'm not talking nonsense! I really want to report Wu Qiguang! When I was the director of the Municipal Land and Resources Bureau, Wu Qiguang was the director of the Provincial Land and Resources Department."

Back then, half of the money I received had to be given to him as a bribe. His corruption amount was far greater than mine, I swear! I'm absolutely not lying to you!

Hou Liangping remained very calm about this; the fish had already taken the bait, and he wasn't in a hurry to reel it in.

"Whether it's true or false, our disciplinary committee will make the judgment. Now, I'll ask you questions, and I hope you can truthfully confess your violations of discipline and law."

"Alright, alright, Secretary Hou, please ask!"

"Pang Bo, do you have any objections to the conclusion of the disciplinary committee's investigation that the amount of corruption was around 600 million yuan?"

"No, no, that's definitely the number!"

"Okay, let me ask you again, how did you accept the bribe? And how did others try to bribe you?"

"Secretary Hou, as you know, I am the director of the Municipal Land and Resources Bureau. Since the reform and opening up, the real estate industry has developed very rapidly. Back then, the Discipline Inspection Commission did not investigate as strictly as you do now, and everyone was accepting bribes."

Take a project bidding as an example. After a piece of land is planned and put out to tender, companies and individuals who want to participate in the bidding have to spend money to grease palms.

This is what the industry commonly calls "tea money," and I naturally took the lion's share, basically about 5% of the land's value. Of course, I also had to bribe Wu Qiguang, since he was the head of the Land and Resources Department at the time.

Later, Wu Qiguang became the vice governor, also in charge of this area of ​​work. Therefore, I absolutely did not lie to you!

Hou Liangping nodded, then sighed.

"Pang Bo, what you said may be true, but our Discipline Inspection Commission needs evidence. Without evidence, it would be very stressful for our Discipline Inspection Commission to suspect a retired deputy provincial-level cadre without cause!"

It is impossible to convict Vice Governor Wu and conduct a search and investigation based solely on your testimony.

Do you have any other evidence to corroborate your claims? If not… your report…”

"Wait, Secretary Hou! I haven't finished speaking yet!"

I have evidence! I have it!

I'm not a political novice. Every time I bribed Wu Qiguang, I would leave some evidence, just in case this guy would turn his back on me in the future. The evidence includes audio and video recordings, and they're all in my house!

If you don't believe me, you can send someone to investigate and bring back all the audio and video evidence.

Even though he was overjoyed, Hou Liangping suppressed his excitement and nodded with a serious expression.

"You said our disciplinary committee will investigate. Now, I'll ask you one last question!"

Ten years ago, you were in charge of the bidding process for a piece of land in the old city of Guangzhou. The land was later won by the Li family. Ten years have passed, and the land has not undergone any substantial development or construction.

Do you remember the specific details?

"Huh!? Secretary Hou, what details?"

"During the bidding process, did the Li family offer you any bribes? We hope you can truthfully confess!"

"Oh, is that all? Of course it is. Moreover, the Li family is exceptionally generous. The land was very large and in a very good location, so the competition was fierce. The Li family found me through Wu Qiguang."

The first time we met, they handed me a bank card with eight million yuan in it. Later, the total amount deposited by all the other staff members in our Land and Resources Bureau came to roughly the same.

"Alright, that's all the questions. You can go back and rest now. As for your report against Wu Qiguang, we'll have to wait until our Discipline Inspection Commission brings back the evidence and verifies it before you can be considered to have redeemed yourself."

"Okay, okay! By the way, Secretary Hou, the audio and video evidence is in a hidden compartment behind the calligraphy of 'Heaven rewards diligence' in my study."

"Okay, I understand."

Stepping out of the interrogation room, Hou Liangping slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, rubbed his slightly sore eyes, and still managed to report the interrogation situation to Jia Renli.

Jia Renli's instructions were simple: just hand over the information to the working group, and Hou Liangping would cooperate with the working group's investigation.

After taking a short break in his office for about an hour, Hou Liangping's office door was knocked on.

"Secretary Hou, the work team has arrived!"

Hou Liangping, who was slowly waking up, yawned, took out a wet tissue and wiped his face. The cool touch instantly dispelled his sleepiness.

Hou Liangping stood up, straightened his collar, and walked out of his office.

Upon arriving in the lobby, he found the working group members waiting. From a distance, he recognized Zhong Xiaoai.

"Comrade Liangping, you look like you didn't sleep well."

Zhong Xiaoai greeted him with a smile, to which Hou Liangping shook his head with a smile: "I stayed up all night interrogating people last night, so my energy is definitely not good. You look much younger, Xiaoai."