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Chapter 1700 It’s too late to regret (first update, please subscribe)
A few hours later, Qian Qiuhai was taken away from his office by investigators from the Civil Servant Crime Investigation Bureau on suspicion of corruption and bribery.

After the news came out, public opinion was in an uproar.

After all, Qian Qiuhai is the director of the Housing Development Bureau. He is not only a senior official, but also has a close personal relationship with you.

For a time, the TV news was filled with this surprising news, and the hosts all discussed in surprised tones the news that Qian Qiuhai was taken to the Public Investigation Bureau to assist in the investigation.

At the same time, in the interrogation room of the Civil Service Crime Investigation Bureau, the lights were glaring and the atmosphere was solemn. Senior Investigator Ho Tung sat opposite him, with piles of documents and witness statements on the table.

"Director Qian, these are testimonies from multiple witnesses, who all accuse you of accepting bribes in government projects and facilitating certain businesses."

Ho Tung's tone was calm and firm. He had collected all the evidence before entering the official residence.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Qian Qiuhai leaned back in his chair, staring at He Dong sternly, with a sneer on his face:
"He Dong, do you know who I am?"

He Dong raised his head and looked at him.

They were not strangers. In a sense, Qian Qiuhai could even be said to be He Dong's predecessor, because He Dong also came from the official residence.

The two of them are familiar with each other.

However, Ho Tung's tone remained calm:
"Director Qian, please assist in the investigation. You know that the Public Investigation Bureau never cares about the identity of the person being investigated."

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Qian Qiuhai's eyes, and his tone was obviously provocative:
"Really? Then you'd better think carefully about what the consequences will be if you touch me."

He Dong ignored his threat and said calmly:

"Director Qian, our duty is to find out the truth. No matter who is involved, we will get to the bottom of it."

Qian Qiuhai was silent for a moment, then sneered:
"Okay, then go ahead and check it out. I want to see what you can find out."

He Dong did not say anything else, but motioned to the recorder next to him to continue recording. In the interrogation room, there was only the rustling sound of the pen tip on the paper and Qian Qiuhai's slightly sarcastic sneer.

Faced with the investigation, Qian Qiuhai did not cooperate but chose to remain silent and hired his lawyer. Soon, he was released on bail from the Civil Servant Crime Investigation Bureau like everyone else.

After leaving the investigation bureau, Qian Qiuhai frowned. Although he chose to remain silent, some questions raised by He Dong during the previous interrogation made him realize that everything was exposed.

What should we do now?
Although Qian Qiuhai's attitude was very stubborn during the questioning, he was actually very panicked inside.

In the next half month, Qian Qiuhai was asked by the Public Investigation Bureau to assist in the investigation every day, and new questions were raised every day.

Slowly his heart began to fall apart.

Finally, half a month later, in the afternoon in the interrogation room of the Public Security Bureau, Qian Qiuhai finally spoke. He said:

"Please ask Ho Tung to come over. I will confess everything. But I have some questions for him."

Soon He Dong entered the interrogation room again. Facing Qian Qiuhai, He Dong took out a cigarette from the cigarette box, handed it to him and lit it, and the two of them started smoking.

After finishing a cigarette, Qian Qiuhai looked at Hedong and asked.

"Sir, you should have met your Excellency, right?"

"Before asking you to come and assist in the investigation."

"Then your Excellency is..."

"Very sad, very disappointed."

He Dong's answer made Qian Qiuhai open his mouth, but he didn't say anything else. He just sighed and then spoke.

"Actually, I don't know why I have come to this point."

A few hours later, Qian Qiuhai, who was on bail awaiting trial, stood in front of the gate of the official residence, pacing back and forth with a serious expression.

At this moment he seemed to be hesitating about something.

After a while, he took a deep breath and said to the guard at the door:
"Please inform His Excellency that Qian Qiuhai wants to see you. For the sake of our old friendship, please ask him to see me."

The guard hesitated for a moment, but still dialed the internal line. A few minutes later, he put down the phone, his tone somewhat embarrassed:

"Director Qian, His Excellency said... Please go back and wait until the court trial is over before discussing anything else."

Qian Qiuhai's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. He nodded, with a hint of pleading in his tone:
"Please inform me again and tell me that I know you are very angry, but I hope to see you again. After all, what I did disappointed you, and I hope you can give me a chance to apologize in person."

The guard called again, whispered a few words, and hung up. He looked at Qian Qiuhai, with an apologetic tone:

"Director Qian, His Excellency said... You don't need to apologize to him, you need to apologize to the ordinary people. As an official, your actions have harmed the interests of the ordinary people. You need to apologize to them..."

There were also some changes in Qian Qiuhai's fishing period in front of the elder of the guard room.

“Your Excellency said that he also needs to apologize to the people because he did not know people well.”

"Ah..." Upon hearing this, Qian Qiuhai's body shook and his expression was a little dazed.

"Your Excellency, please let me tell you something: 'If I help you, everything we have created will be over.'"

Qian Qiuhai's body trembled slightly, and a trace of despair flashed in his eyes. He was silent for a moment, then slowly turned around and left the official residence with heavy steps.

This scene was naturally recorded by nearby reporters with cameras, and soon, the news that Qian Qiuhai was denied entry to the official residence was reported on TV.

After returning home, Qian Qiuhai sat alone in the study. The night outside the window was dark. Only a desk lamp was on in the study. The dim light shone on his face, making him look particularly old.

His eyes fell on an old photo on the desk, which was a group photo of him and his team inspecting a construction site in the rainforest. In the photo, the two stood side by side with firm expressions, and the background was a wasteland that had just been broken ground.

"We have transformed this rainforest into a bustling metropolis..."

Qian Qiuhai whispered to himself, his voice full of endless emotion and regret. His fingers gently stroked the photo, as if he could feel the blood and passion of those years.

"We are going to build something here that has never been done before,"

"What we want to create is not just to create a strong country, but a place where everyone can live happily."

"Let's work hard together! For our career, for our dream."

Recalling the words you once said and the past,

Qian Qiuhai's mood became increasingly heavy.

However, reality was like a sharp knife, cutting his memories into pieces.

He knew that he would have to pay a price for all the things he had done for his own selfish interests over the years.

"How did I end up like this?"

Qian Qiuhai closed his eyes, and the scenes of the past few years emerged in his mind. He went from a young man full of ideals to a person corrupted by power and desire.

Late at night, Qian Qiuhai took out a pistol from the drawer.

This P38 pistol was a trophy they captured in Germany. This pistol seemed to express his past, a clean past.

After taking out a box of bullets and loading the magazine with bullets, Qian Qiuhai stared at the pistol with a calm expression, as if he had already accepted his fate.

"Sir, for the past two weeks, I have lived in endless regret every day,"

He picked up a pen and slowly wrote a suicide note on the paper. "I am responsible for the unfortunate incident that happened, and I should take full responsibility. As an upright gentleman, I feel that the only way I can express my gratitude is to accept the highest punishment."

When he wrote this, his hands trembled slightly, but soon he regained his composure. He signed his name, placed the suicide note in the middle of the desk, then picked up the pistol and put the barrel into his mouth.

He pulled the trigger the instant he closed his eyes.

The moment the gunshot rang out, Qian Qiuhai's body slowly fell down.

The gunshots at midnight naturally alarmed everyone, and the police soon arrived at the scene.

During the on-site investigation, the police found Qian Qiuhai's suicide note.

The suicide note was delivered to the official residence. Li Yian looked at the familiar handwriting with a complicated expression. He was silent for a long time, and finally pushed the suicide note aside and whispered to himself:

"Hey... if I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?"

After saying this, Li Yian looked lost. After all, what he was facing was not just the corruption of his subordinates, he also lost a friend.

Why did you do that in the first place!

Yeah, why bother doing it in the first place?
But the story is not over yet.

Next, the Civil Service Investigation Bureau will investigate Qian Qiuhai's personal assets. They will not only confiscate the bribes Qian Qiuhai received through corruption, but also recover the money he earned from accepting bribes.

This is to prevent the situation where, after an individual is found to have engaged in corruption, his family can still use his past corrupt behavior to live a life far superior to that of ordinary people.

Therefore, the investigation is lengthy, and accountants from an accounting firm will carefully calculate his past legal income, expenses, and investments to determine his personal income.

And finally find the money he earned through corruption, and then confiscate it. All this will not end with Qian Qiuhai's death.

In the next few days, TV news was filled with news of Qian Qiuhai's suicide, and the Civil Service Crime Investigation Bureau also released some evidence to the public to prove that he had indeed committed a crime, while once again reiterating its zero-tolerance attitude.

"Zero tolerance is an attitude. Today you are a small person, but when you grow up, you won't think it's a big thing. Corruption is corruption, whether it's small or big. No matter if it's a big stall or a small stall, whether it's 100 yuan, 10 yuan, or even 1 yuan, we will investigate it thoroughly."

Naturally, these words spoken by senior investigator Ho Tung during a TV interview caused an unprecedented response in society.

After all, this time, people felt an unprecedented shock.

Qian Qiuhai's death has, in a certain sense, become a landmark event.

(End of this chapter)