"Shouzheng, go to the police station and turn yourself in."

These words were like a firecracker, exploding directly in Wang Shouzhen's mind.

This caused his already dazed and confused mind, which had been running all the way and was filled with shock and fright, to completely shut down.

After calming down a bit, he stared wide-eyed at the man in front of him.

In his eyes, the director, who usually spouts righteousness and morality during large meetings and constantly refers to himself as a "role model of a teacher," was now behaving in a completely different light...

It's even more terrifying than a demon that eats people without spitting out the bones.

Afterwards, the entire office became so quiet that only Wang Shouzhen's heavy breathing could be heard.

After a brief silence, a surge of frustration and anger shot up from the soles of Wang Shouzhen's feet to the top of his head.

Five years!

Five whole years!

He followed Chen Jianguo around like a dog, doing his bidding.

Chen Defu failed the high school entrance exam because of his connections;

When the Chen family gave gifts during holidays, he would do the manual labor.

Even in the middle of the night last night, he risked losing his head, clutching the key to go to the secret room to do that kind of thing that would wipe out his lineage!

Now that something has happened, the provincial department is going to investigate.

Instead of offering a word of comfort or reassurance, Chen Jianguo brazenly made himself the scapegoat!

"Why should I?!"

Wang Shouzhen completely lost control and suddenly jumped up from the ground.

His eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his neck were bulging. He pointed his finger at Chen Jianguo's nose and rudely interrupted the other man's official speech.

"Why should I turn myself in?!"

"Chen Jianguo!"

"That's your son! The switch was all for your son's college entrance exam! Why should I risk my life to fill that hole!"

In this extreme anger and resentment, Wang Shou-zheng's mind was completely filled with the instinct to "resist" and "refuse to take the blame".

All he could think about was how to get rid of the blame and save his own life.

It was precisely this surge of anger that made him completely forget his true purpose for coming here.

He completely forgot to mention the two most crucial pieces of information.

That is, "I didn't change my report card yesterday. I was supposed to be waiting at the test center early in the morning, but I had diarrhea and fainted in the public toilet," and "Liu Guangming scored a record-breaking 703 points."

These two core secrets, enough to cause Chen Jianguo to have a stroke on the spot, were kept tightly to himself by Wang Shouzhen.

On the other side, faced with Wang Shouzhen's roar, the feigned warmth on Chen Jianguo's face vanished instantly.

He didn't fly into a rage like a typical leader, nor did he slam his fist on the table or curse.

Instead, he gave a cold laugh.

Then, Chen Jianguo's expression turned extremely sinister.

He leisurely walked back to his chair and sat down comfortably.

He didn't rush to refute, but just leaned back in his chair and looked the furious Wang Shouzhen up and down with the gaze one would give a dead man.

"Uphold righteousness."

Chen Jianguo spoke, his voice not loud, but it carried a sinister undertone.

Why are you yelling so loudly?

Do you think you still have a choice now?

Wang Shouzhen was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently.

Chen Jianguo picked up the teacup on the table, blew on the floating leaves, and took a small sip.

Then, he threw the first heavy blow.

"There are some things I need to remind you of."

"How did your wife, who can barely read, manage to get a job in the county water resources bureau's logistics department and secure a government-funded position two years ago?"

"How did your stupid son, who always fails his exams, manage to get into the county's top junior high school last month?"

Chen Jianguo slammed his teacup down on the table with a loud "bang".

"On what grounds?"

"It's all thanks to me, Chen Jianguo, personally using my reputation!"

"It's because I, Chen Jianguo, signed the note!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Shouzhen's roar came to an abrupt halt.

The fighting spirit he had just displayed vanished in an instant, and his face began to turn pale.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jianguo opened the drawer on his right.

He rummaged around inside and pulled out a black leather notebook.

"Snapped!"

The next moment, the black leather notebook was slammed onto the mahogany desk with a dull thud.

Then, Chen Jianguo leaned forward and reached out to open the black leather notebook.

His fingertips glided lightly across the yellowed pages as he began to deliver the second heavy blow in an extremely calm tone.

"In August 1990, Chengnan Middle School expanded its enrollment."

"You secretly accepted 3,000 yuan from the parents of the three students from other counties who were granted places for their children to attend school outside the county."

"In September 1991, when the high school's selection fee was being deposited into the accounts by the finance department, you tampered with the money and embezzled 1,200 yuan."

Chen Jianguo closed his notebook, raised his eyelids to look at Wang Shouzhen, and gave a forced smile.

"What's wrong?"

"You seemed quite pleased with yourself when you took the money home and counted it."

"I feel quite dashing when I buy my wife a gold necklace or my son big-ticket items."

"Now that something's happened, you've forgotten everything?"

......

As Wang Shouzhen listened to these precise and utterly ridiculous accounts, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

His face turned ashen instantly.

Chen Jianguo gave him no chance to breathe, bracing himself on the edge of the table with both hands and pressing closer step by step.

"Shouzheng, use your brain and think about it carefully."

"These troubles, and the fact that you're the one making connections with the schools below, are all part of the story."

"You're the one who contacts students' parents and takes money;"

"You were the one who ultimately handled all the paperwork!"

Chen Jianguo reached out and tapped his chest.

"I, Chen Jianguo, am clean and have no record of any misconduct."

"Do you think that if I hand this document to the county discipline inspection commission today, the leader in charge of the review will believe me, the director of the education bureau, or you, the admissions office director covered in shit?"

"as well as......"

"By then, do you think it will be you or me who ends up in jail?"

Upon hearing these words, Wang Shouzhen opened his mouth, but could not utter a single word in rebuttal.

Chen Jianguo stood up from his seat, walked around the desk, and stood in front of Wang Shouzheng, delivering the final and most fatal blow.

"Go to the police station now and confess to switching the grades. Make it clear that you did it on your own to curry favor with your superiors."

"In terms of its nature, this can at most be called 'dereliction of duty or momentary lapse in judgment,' and the sentence won't be more than a few years."

"If you reform yourself well inside, your wife will still work at the Water Resources Bureau, your son can still study at a key junior high school, and your family can still live a peaceful life."

After saying that, Chen Jianguo paused and squatted down.

Then, he suddenly bent down, his face almost touching Wang Shouzhen's nose, and his voice was very low.

"But if you dare to play the fight to the death with me, I'll drag you down with me too."

"Alright, let's take a good look at the accounts in this notebook!"

"Over the years, I've built quite a network of connections in official circles."

"In the end, I might not get into any trouble, but you'll definitely spend the rest of your life in jail!"

"At that time, your wife will lose her job, your son won't even have a foothold in this county, and your whole family will have to starve on the streets!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shouzhen was completely stunned.

It was only at this moment that he finally came to his senses.

From the moment he boarded Chen Jianguo's pirate ship five years ago, taking on his first dirty job and accepting his first bribe in order to get a promotion and a raise, he had already been put on the noose of death.

He was not a confidant at all.

It was just a gecko tail that the other party kept, which they could discard at any time to cut off the clues!

With a "thump".

Wang Shouzhen's legs went weak, and he collapsed once again onto the stained wooden floor.

His mind kept flashing back to the image of his wife cooking in the kitchen, and the face of his son going to school with his backpack.

He realized with despair that he had no right to resist in the face of absolute power and leverage.

In that moment when his spine was completely crushed, Wang Shou-zheng's impulse to explain that "the materials weren't changed last night" was also completely extinguished.

What else is there to explain?

He sadly realized that even if he proved today that he hadn't switched Liu Guangming's grades, the mess of embezzlement and bribery he had committed in the past was enough to ruin him forever.

He had been completely outmaneuvered and had lost all courage to even speak.

At this moment, Chen Jianguo also stood up again.

He looked down at Wang Shouzhen, who was lying paralyzed on the ground, with a look of disdain and smugness on his face.

In the end, he crushed this spineless coward himself.

And, most importantly...

The political crisis that was about to engulf him was successfully transferred to someone else.

Thinking of this, Chen Jianguo raised his left hand and glanced at the time on his wristwatch.

Upon seeing this, his expression changed drastically.

There were only a few minutes left before the old Party Secretary gave the order to "assemble the drum and gong team within half an hour."

With the old Party Secretary's temper, if he's late, he'll definitely be in big trouble.

He couldn't afford to waste another second in this stinking place.

Chen Jianguo turned around and walked quickly to his desk, opened another drawer, and took out two thick red envelopes.

He walked back and casually tossed the two red envelopes at Wang Shouzhen's feet as if he were giving money to a beggar.

"Here are two red envelopes, each containing one thousand yuan."

Chen Jianguo's tone returned to that hypocritical superior's tone, even carrying a hint of condescending condescension.

"Take this money and go home right away."

"Go take a shower first, and wash away this stench from your body."

"Then, you stay at home and write up the statement."

"Remember, just write it following the approach I just taught you!"

"It was you, Wang Shouzhen, who acted on your own initiative for your own future!"

Wang Shouzhen stared blankly at the red envelope on the ground, like a puppet who had lost its soul, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

Chen Jianguo, however, disregarded this.

He walked to the door, gripped the doorknob, glanced back at Wang Shouzhen, and gave the final instruction.

"Wait a minute, after the old Party Secretary and I go to No. 1 Middle School to distribute the good news, we'll see that Liu Guangming, the author of that perfect essay, only got a little over 300 points. We'll definitely take action."

"If you hear even the slightest hint of trouble, immediately take your documents and turn yourself in to the county public security bureau!"

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your family while you're inside."

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