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

Wu Qiguang lives in a senior retirement home in Guangzhou.

In the study, Wu Qiguang slowly stood up from his chair. At sixty-six years old, he had been retired for four years.

Looking at the audio recording evidence on the table, Wu Qiguang sighed heavily and said, "If you walk the dark road too often, you're bound to encounter ghosts. How dare you, Pang Bo, use such a method to harm me?"

Unable to withstand the interrogation by the disciplinary committee, I started making baseless accusations. Fortunately, Old Qin gave me a heads-up.

With Old Master Qin protecting me, I won't end up like you, a poor wretch, spending the rest of my life in jail!

After saying that, Wu Qiguang's gaze suddenly turned fierce, and he grabbed the recording equipment on the table and smashed it repeatedly.

It doesn't need to be smashed to pieces; the core storage card inside has already been emptied and burned.

He's just venting his anger like this.

Just as the recording equipment was smashed to pieces, there was a knock on the door.

He walked slowly to his front door with his hands behind his back. As soon as he opened the door, he saw five or six people staring at him with sharp eyes.

Who are you looking for?

Wu Qiguang remained calm.

"You must be Wu Qiguang. I am Zhong Xiaoai, a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and director of the Eighth Supervision and Inspection Office. We have received a tip about you. This is an investigation order. Please cooperate."

As she spoke, Zhong Xiaoai produced the investigation warrant, indicating that their working group had full authority to investigate Wu Qiguang's case.

Upon hearing that it was a working group from the Discipline Inspection Commission, Wu Qiguang smiled.

"Comrade Xiao Ai, your father is Comrade Zhong Zhengguo, who has already retired, right? I've heard your story!"

Zhong Xiaoai was taken aback upon hearing this, but still remained calm and said, "Comrade Wu Qiguang, please cooperate with the investigation!"

"I'm not being uncooperative. If you want to investigate or ask anything, you can just ask directly. However, I've been retired for four years now, and as people get older, my memory isn't very good. I can't recall some details, so I hope you won't mind, Comrade Xiao Ai."

As they were talking, everyone went inside.

As soon as she entered the room, Zhong Xiaoai's eyes fell on the broken recording equipment on the floor of the study.

His eyes widened, and anger welled up inside him.

Following Zhong Xiaoai's gaze, Wu Qiguang naturally understood the reason for Zhong Xiaoai's expression.

"Comrade Xiao Ai, you're very interested in these audio and video recording devices? To be honest, they were given to me by a junior of mine. He said that when people get old, they can record their lives when they go out to play. It's just a pity that I'm a bit old-fashioned. After fiddling with them a few times, I still couldn't use them, so I smashed the devices in a fit of anger."

To Zhong Xiaoai, these words were undoubtedly a blatant insult, a blatant attempt to fool anyone. And this was supposed to be a gift from a junior…

It's obvious without even guessing that this was stolen from Pang Bo's house!

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Xiaoai looked at the shattered audio and video recording equipment and exhaled heavily.

He then looked at Wu Qiguang and said, "Comrade Wu Qiguang, just recently, Pang Bo, the former director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources, was taken away by the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law."

Pang Bo accused him of embezzling money, half of which was supposed to be delivered to you, and the amount was exceptionally large.

This is something our Discipline Inspection Commission cannot afford to ignore. Comrade Wu Qiguang surely doesn't think our Commission is just making baseless accusations, does he?

"It's not so much about making baseless accusations. As for the Discipline Inspection Commission, once they receive a report, they have to go and investigate whether it's true."

However, what Pang Bo said is not credible.

Who knows if the accusation by a corrupt official isn't an opportunity for him to retaliate against me?

Of course, I am willing to cooperate with the disciplinary committee's work. They can investigate if necessary, as long as they can prove my innocence, that's enough.

"Hmm, Comrade Wu Qiguang, your understanding is very insightful. Since this is an investigation, let me ask you a few questions. I hope you can answer them truthfully!"

"It's alright, go ahead and ask. But standing isn't comfortable for older people, my back hurts, so could you sit down before you ask?"

Zhong Xiaoai gritted her teeth and said, "Fine!"

The recorder was already seated on the sofa, ready to go.

"Comrade Wu Qiguang, you have been retired for four years. According to Pang Bo, the last time he gave you a gift was five years ago, when he gave you 15 million yuan in one go."

Comrade Wu Qiguang, you really didn't accept it?

"Comrade Xiao Ai, you've seen my retirement residence. If I had tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan, would I be living in this cadre retirement home?"

This Pang Bo thing is utter nonsense. I can understand that your discipline inspection commission is conducting inquiries in accordance with laws and regulations, but it's best not to ask questions based on mere rumors.

I'm absolutely clean, what can I possibly tell you? I'm completely clueless myself.

"Comrade Wu Qiguang, please don't get agitated. This conversation was conducted according to procedure. Whether it's true or false, we need evidence to prove it. If you say there's no evidence, then let's just assume there isn't."

I'd like to interrupt!

What does "temporarily" mean? It means there's no such thing as "nothing at all!"

Zhong Xiaoai didn't dwell on the question, but continued to ask: "Comrade Wu Qiguang, when you were the vice governor, you seemed to have given special attention to Tianlong Group."

Whether it's land resources or other resources, the shadow of Tianlong Group's investment is always behind them.

I'd like to ask Comrade Wu Qiguang, what are your thoughts on the Tianlong Group?

When Tianlong Group was mentioned, a sinister glint flashed in Wu Qiguang's eyes, and he said in a low voice, "Tianlong Group is a very powerful multinational corporation, mainly engaged in real estate and finance."

It not only provides tens of thousands of job opportunities in Guangzhou, but also pays taxes flawlessly every year; it's a truly conscientious company.

"A conscientious company? But Comrade Wu Qiguang, as far as I know, this Tianlong Group was just an insignificant small company twenty years ago. It has grown so fast that it has become a behemoth in the blink of an eye."

You are truly their benefactor!

"Comrade Xiao Ai, what you said is ambiguous. Tianlong Group has abundant funds and no tax problems. Of course the government should support such a high-quality enterprise. It is not surprising that Tianlong Group can participate in good projects and opportunities."

"Yes, Comrade Wu Qiguang, you are right. Let's end the inquiry here for today. Thank you for your cooperation, Comrade Wu Qiguang!"

"No need to see me out!"

Wu Qiguang didn't even get up, just watched with a smile as Zhong Xiaoai and her work team left the house.

Leaving the nursing home, Zhong Xiaoai rubbed her temples wearily. It seemed that Wu Qiguang and the forces behind him had done a flawless job, and finding a breakthrough would not be easy.

Of course, Chung Hsiao-ai was not discouraged; challenges are what make things fun!

At the same time that Zhong Xiaoai visited Wu Qiguang to question him, a meeting of the Standing Committee was being held in the conference room of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee building.

The main topics of the meeting were filling personnel vacancies in Dongping City, and Jia Renli reporting on the corruption of Wang Yunxiong and Pang Bo.