Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

The next day, in the conference room.

The room was brightly lit, and the conference table was spotless.

In front of each chair is a nameplate with the name written on it, and the whole arrangement is in a circle.

At the very front, two signs read Pei Yihong and Yu Tingyun.

Starting from the left, Su Yunzhong, Chu Shijun, Zhong Zhenguo...; starting from the right, Hao Jianguo, Nie Dahai...

Outside the main conference table were Zhou Mutong, Luo Shanhe, Qi Tongwei, and others.

Everyone took their seats in turn.

When Nie Dahai arrived, his gaze met Chu Shijun's. They exchanged a few glances, but Nie Dahai sat down as if nothing had happened and greeted the people around him.

"Comrade Shijun, judging from the content of this meeting, is it about discussing your case?"

Su Yunzhong said in a low voice, and Zhong Zhenguo also turned his head slightly.

"Um."

Chu Shijun nodded.

"Could this implicate those of you here?"

Su Yunzhong spoke with a pointed remark.

"That makes sense, otherwise there would be no need to make such a big fuss."

Chung Zhenguo interjected.

As everyone was talking, Pei Yihong and Yu Tingyun walked in one after the other.

Everyone stood up and greeted each other briefly.

"Comrades, the meeting is now in session."

As soon as Pei Yihong finished speaking, staff members brought over stacks of documents and distributed them to everyone.

"Yesterday, Comrade Shijun reported that there has been a new breakthrough in the relevant cases in Zhencheng City. Please take a look."

"The new evidence in the Gu Wangbei case is a major breakthrough. This case is no longer an ordinary case of disciplinary violations and dereliction of duty. It involves false accusations, framing, transfer of benefits, and judicial cover-up. It is extremely serious in nature and involves a very high level of people."

"This emergency meeting is for a specific analysis."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room became even more tense.

After a few minutes, most people had finished reading the complete record, and everyone's eyes subconsciously fell on Nie Dahai, who was sitting to the left of the main seat.

Nie Dahai, secretary of the Yangcheng Municipal Party Committee, has been deeply involved in politics for decades. He is known for his calm, experienced, honest and self-disciplined image and has a solid reputation.

He sat upright in his chair, dressed impeccably in a formal suit, his face calm and expressionless, quietly flipping through the documents. However, Hao Jianguo, sitting next to him, keenly noticed that the hand holding the documents had tightened its grip.

Two more minutes passed, and everyone had finished reading. Nie Dahai slowly put down the document in his hand and sighed softly.

He knew all too well the weight of this case file; it could practically kill a person.

As he had guessed when he received the meeting notice yesterday, the meeting was indeed aimed at him.

As for the details of his son Nie Mingyu's background, he couldn't say for sure whether he knew or not.

He knew because he understood his son's thoughts; he didn't know because he never dared to let anyone investigate.

Someone had hinted to him before that Nie Mingyu was secretly controlling a hidden gray network of interests, relying on his connections to operate on the fringes of the law, but he didn't believe it, nor did he dare to or want to believe it.

Now, we finally need to get to the bottom of this.

Nie Dahai slowly raised his eyes, his expression calm, avoiding the subtle gazes of the crowd. His posture was extremely upright, and his tone was completely focused on the matter at hand and considering the public interest: "Yi Hong, Secretary Yu, comrades, regarding the new clues in the Gu Wangbei case that involve my son Nie Mingyu, first of all, I want to state that I will never seek special privileges or protection, and I am willing to accept all investigations by the organization. I will never interfere with the handling of the case, and I will never show favoritism or cover up wrongdoing."

From the very first word, he effectively silenced any accusations of favoritism and solidified his political stance.

He then shifted his tone, precisely finding a safe angle for his defense, approaching the issue from the perspective of the overall situation and procedures: "But I must emphasize that the most taboo thing in judicial proceedings is the presumption of guilt. The Gu Wangbei case is currently in the normal verification stage, and nothing has been concluded yet. At this stage, only scattered transaction records and indirect corroborating evidence have been presented, and the authenticity of the video still needs to be verified. A complete and closed-loop chain of evidence for direct conviction has not yet been formed."

"My son, Nie Mingyu, has been running Longteng Group for many years. The company has a complex business structure and has cooperation with many provinces and regions. Large-scale cross-transfer of funds and overlapping business accounts are common in private enterprises. Business transactions do not equal the transfer of benefits, and overlapping funds do not equal conspiracy."

"We cannot presuppose charges against those involved in the case just to advance the current investigation, nor can we treat them specially or raise the standards simply because the person in question is my son, Nie Dahai."

Nie Dahai's gaze was sincere.

"Furthermore, the case has not been fully investigated at this stage, and the evidence is still being supplemented and improved. If the case is hastily filed and the nature of the crime is publicly determined, and if there are changes in the subsequent verification and the evidence cannot be fully used to convict the defendant, it will not only interfere with legitimate private enterprises and affect the livelihoods of thousands of employees, but also turn this serious special case work into a public opinion controversy and disrupt the overall pace."

"Therefore, my opinion is to strictly adhere to procedural justice, conduct an internal investigation first, clarify the boundary between business practices and violations of discipline and law, solidify all direct evidence, eliminate all reasonable doubts, and if the facts are conclusive and the evidence is irrefutable, then deal with it according to regulations. I have nothing to say."

Nie Dahai's statement was impeccable, never mentioning any personal relationship between father and son, and focusing entirely on the perspectives of legal procedures, local development, and the business environment.

It does seem to have a certain selflessness and adherence to rules.

But everyone present knew that these words were actually invoking three high walls: "procedural justice, questionable evidence, and overall stability," firmly blocking any possibility of a swift investigation against Nie Mingyu.

This bought them crucial time to buffer, turn the tide, and recover.

He may have had a good vantage point, but the others weren't pushovers either.

Besides, as the saying goes, since we're already here...

Therefore, as soon as Nie Dahai finished speaking, a steady and powerful voice immediately followed, breaking the delicate calm.

"Comrade Dahai, I agree with your point that we should be rigorous and evidence-based in handling cases. We will never wrong an innocent person. But at the same time, we must not let a bad person go unpunished, and we must not slow down the pace, lower the standards, or obscure the nature of the case just because the person involved has a special status."

It was Su Yunzhong who spoke.

He raised his hand and pointed to the photocopies of evidence on the table: "Regarding the evidence involving Nie Mingyu, your description is somewhat inaccurate. Firstly, there are still no confessions from Gu Wangbei and others, but there are already financial records and conflicts of interest that need to be verified in detail."

"Secondly, the reason we're having this meeting today is because of new evidence. This new evidence isn't like what you said, that the video hasn't been authenticated. Are you suggesting that a provincial public security bureau could make a mistake in authenticating a video? That we can see it more clearly with our own eyes?"

"Hehe, Comrade Yunzhong, you're hitting me where it hurts! If the provincial department finds a mistake during their inspection, it'll be my fault as the leader for mismanagement," Hao Jianguo said with a laugh, his police badge gleaming. (Reader's picture above, so handsome!)

"No, no, I don't think the professionals from the Provincial Public Security Bureau would make such a basic mistake."

Su Yunzhong shook his head and looked at everyone, saying, "The purpose of this meeting today is not to balance the relationships between the parties, maintain stability, or make compromises, but to clear away obstacles to the investigation, thoroughly investigate the truth of the Gu Wangbei case, and uproot the entire chain of corruption!"

These words instantly and completely split the positions in the meeting room, creating a stark opposition.