I slept with my sister's classmate, and she turned out to be my boss.

After Chen Dapeng left, Hu Yuheng did not leave work immediately.

She sat behind her desk and looked at the schedule that Chen Dapeng had left behind again.

The red and black timelines intersected before her eyes.

She circled the misaligned part in red pen and added a question mark.

She picked up the phone and dialed Chen Yuanda's number.

It was already past 10 p.m., but the phone was answered after only two rings.

"Director Chen, are you resting?"

"Not yet. What is it?"

Chen Dapeng discovered a problem.

The bank transfer records attached to Zeng Zhiyuan's self-report materials show that one account was registered four months earlier than the time Zeng Zhiyuan claimed Yang Xiujiang held a grudge.

In addition, there are several discrepancies between the time points mentioned in Zeng Zhiyuan's materials and the time points in Gu Huaiyuan's confession.

The shortest difference is two months.

The longest difference was almost four months.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Chen Yuanda processed the information before speaking:

"In other words, Zeng Zhiyuan's materials are illogical in terms of timeline?"

"That's how it looks at the moment."

Chen Dapeng drew up a timeline, and the two documents were placed side by side for comparison, with the misalignment being very clear.

If the account was indeed registered earlier than the time Zeng Zhiyuan claimed the motivation was formed, then the causal logic he constructed in his materials is flawed.

Chen Yuanda then asked:

"Has Chen Dapeng verified the bank's records?"

He said he would check it again tomorrow.

"It's good if there's a breakthrough."

Chen Yuanda's voice was more composed than before.

"Have Chen Dapeng compile this timetable into official documents, clearly mark the discrepancies in the times, and indicate the source of each time period."

Deliver it to my office first thing tomorrow morning.

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Hu Yuheng did not put down his phone immediately.

She dialed Chen Dapeng's number again, and it rang twice.

Chen Dapeng's voice came from the other end:

"Director Hu?"

"Dapeng, Director Chen said that you should compile your timetable into official documents, clearly mark the misalignments, and send it to his office first thing tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll finish it tonight."

"Don't stay up too late."

Hu Yuheng hung up the phone after speaking.

She stood up, turned off the office lights, and went out.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dapeng unfolded the handwritten schedule, turned on his computer, and began entering the information line by line.

He first created a table with three columns—

The left column contains the time points from Gu Huaiyuan's confession;

The timeline in Zeng Zhiyuan's autobiography is listed in the middle;

The differences are marked in the right column.

For each entry, he would go back to the original source to find the corresponding source.

A note was added below the table, indicating which document, page, and paragraph each entry came from.

After he finished recording the last line, he looked through the entire form to make sure he hadn't missed anything.

Then save, print, and put it in a new folder.

After finishing all that, he glanced at the time—it was almost midnight.

"Is Sister Ying asleep at this time?"

He asked himself a question.

I was thinking of calling her to hear her voice, but after thinking about it, I decided against it.

He edited a message:

"Sister Ying, I'm off work. Goodnight."

send.

Then he stood up, stretched his shoulders, turned off the light, and walked out of the office.

……

Nine o'clock the next morning.

Hu Yuheng and Chen Dapeng arrived at the door of Chen Yuanda's office.

The door was open...

Chen Yuanda was sitting behind his desk reviewing materials when he heard a knock on the door and looked up.

"Come in."

The two of them walked over and sat down opposite him.

Chen Dapeng placed the folder on the table and pushed it in front of Chen Yuanda:

"Director Chen, this is the schedule I prepared last night."

The timelines of Gu Huaiyuan's confession and Zeng Zhiyuan's self-report have been compared, and the discrepancies have been marked.

Chen Yuanda didn't open it immediately, but asked first:

Have you verified the bank's records?

"Not yet. I had an appointment with the bank this morning, and I should be able to get the account opening dates and transaction records for those accounts this afternoon."

Chen Yuanda then picked up the folder and opened it.

I read each page very carefully.

Their gaze lingered particularly long on the lines marked with differences.

After reading the last page, he closed the folder without immediately expressing his opinion.

He leaned back in his chair, as if deep in thought, and then spoke:

"Your table has pinpointed the logical flaws in Zeng Zhiyuan's materials."

If the bank's records match your form, then his self-report is contradicting himself.

Hu Yuheng continued:

"Director Chen, I suggest that after obtaining the bank records, we submit them along with this timetable to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection."

Zeng Zhiyuan submitted his materials, but what he submitted might not necessarily be convincing.

Chen Yuanda nodded:

"I'll check the bank records once they arrive. When is your plan for the second interrogation of Gu Huaiyuan?"

"Tomorrow morning, I plan to ask Zeng Zhiyuan about the discrepancies in the timeline in his self-report and see if he has any additional details."

Chen Yuanda did not ask any further questions.

He picked up the pen and signed a line on the first page of the schedule:

"Read and will report after verification."

Then, he pushed the folder back in front of Chen Dapeng: "Dapeng, go and get the bank records."

Chen Dapeng took the folder and stood up.

Hu Yuheng also stood up, and the two of them didn't say much before turning around and walking out.

After leaving the office, Chen Dapeng glanced at the time and said to Hu Yuheng:

"Director Hu, I'm going to the bank now."

"Go ahead. Let me know when you have the results."

……

At 2 p.m., Chen Dapeng returned from the bank.

He now had a printed copy of the transaction record, stamped with the bank's official seal.

He put the records together with the morning schedule, checked them line by line several times, and confirmed the details of the discrepancies—

The account registration date was indeed four months earlier than Zeng Zhiyuan claimed, when he said "Yang Xiujiang held a grudge."

The account for the funds mentioned in Gu Huaiyuan's confession was opened nearly three months later than the date indicated in Zeng Zhiyuan's materials.

He compiled the verification results into a supplementary explanation, put it into a folder along with the timeline and transaction records, and sent it to Hu Yuheng's desk.

Hu Yuheng flipped through the pages, then picked up the phone and dialed Chen Yuanda's number:

"Director Chen, we've received the bank records. They match the timeline. There's a problem with the timeline in Zeng Zhiyuan's materials."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone:

"Submit the official documents. After I sign them, I'll report them directly to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection."

……

After Chen Yuanda hung up on Hu Yuheng, he had just put the phone on the table when it rang again.

The caller ID showed an internal number belonging to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

He answered the phone and heard the voice on the other end:

"Director Chen, we have the results regarding the source of the petition you asked us to investigate."

The petition office reviewed the surveillance footage from that day and saw that a man in his sixties placed the envelope on the window.

Preliminary identification was made through facial recognition; the person's name is Han Youde, who worked in a department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection before retirement.

I have a very close personal relationship with Zeng Zhiyuan; we've known each other for many years.

Chen Yuanda held his phone but didn't speak immediately.

He mentally compared this message with the time when Zeng Zhiyuan's self-narrative material appeared, and the timing matched perfectly.

After Han Youde submitted the materials, they circulated in the petition office for two days.

Then it came to Secretary Song Huai'an's desk.

This timeline is continuous.

"Is it confirmed that it is Han Youde himself?"

"The surveillance footage has been compared and it has been basically confirmed that it is him. He was not wearing a hat or a mask, and he walked directly to the window and put it down."

Chen Yuanda paused for a moment: "What was Han Youde's position before retirement?"

"He was at the bureau level, worked in the petition office, and later transferred to the case management office. He was the director of the office before retiring."

Chen Yuanda did not ask any further questions.

This resume indicates that Han Youde is very familiar with the petitioning process.

Knowing when to submit materials, which window to use, and how to do it without leaving a trace is essential to ensure that materials smoothly enter the circulation channel without getting stuck.

"I understand. Continue to follow up, but don't alert Han Youde for now."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuanda wrote three words on a blank page in his notebook: "Han Youde".

Then I drew a question mark next to it.

Another line of small print was added below—

"We have a long-standing personal relationship with Zeng Zhiyuan."

He put down his pen and stared at the line of text for a while.

Han Youde's reappearance confirmed some of his previous speculations:

The fact that Zeng Zhiyuan's materials were able to bypass the provincial discipline inspection commission and be delivered directly to the petition office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in such a short time suggests that someone was indeed helping him submit them.

Moreover, the person who submitted the materials had worked in the discipline inspection system.

Knowing how to follow the procedures to ensure materials smoothly enter the circulation channels without being intercepted.

This perfectly matches the previous speculation that "the sender was very familiar with the petitioning process".

He picked up the supplementary explanation and put it into a new folder along with the timeline, writing a few lines on the cover: "Verification of the Timeline Logic of Zeng Zhiyuan's Self-Narrative Materials - with Supporting Bank Records".

He signed his name.

Then, he picked up the phone and dialed Song Huai'an's internal number.

After the call connected, he said a few words briefly:

"Secretary Song, there are problems with the timeline of Zeng Zhiyuan's self-report. The bank records have been verified and confirmed, and the official materials can be submitted now."

Furthermore, the sender of the petition has been identified as Han Youde, who worked in a department of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection before retirement and had a close personal relationship with Zeng Zhiyuan.

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone before someone spoke:

"I vaguely remember Han Youde. Once the materials are submitted, let's leave Han Youde alone for now and wait for his own reaction."

Chen Yuanda responded:

"clear."