Me! A high-ranking official!

Silent all night.

The next morning, he went to the county government office as usual and handed over the remaining trivial files and contact lists to Liu Zaixing.

At 10 a.m., just as he was about to go to the break room to get a glass of water, his cell phone rang. It was a call from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

"Comrade Zhao Jianguo? Please come to the third interview room on the first floor of the County Discipline Inspection Commission now."

The inevitable had finally arrived. He was prepared, took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and went downstairs straight to the county discipline inspection commission.

Pushing open the door to the third interview room, I found a man and a woman sitting inside. Judging from their identification and name tags, they were both from the First Division of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision. I didn't see a single person from the County Commission for Discipline Inspection; they must have deliberately avoided me.

"Please have a seat." The male discipline inspection officer gestured to the chair opposite him, his tone not stern, but rather polite and businesslike.

He sat down properly.

"Comrade Zhao Jianguo, we've called you here today mainly to verify a few things." The male disciplinary committee member stared into his eyes and cut to the chase: "What is your relationship with Comrade Zhou Qingyan at present?"

"A romantic relationship." Having already spoken to each other yesterday, he answered without hesitation, "It's just that the relationship was only recently established, and we haven't had time to make it public yet."

When did you officially become a couple?

About two weeks ago.

The male disciplinary committee member and his female colleague exchanged a glance. The female disciplinary committee member opened the case file in her hand, her voice turning cold: "Comrade Zhao Jianguo, according to the information we have, you are still married. Although your wife, Xu Qingqing, is currently under investigation for allegedly transferring funds involved in the case, your marriage has not been legally dissolved. You are having an affair with Comrade Zhou Qingyan while still married?"

He put on a bitter expression and sighed, "Leaders, this is the divorce certificate that Xu Qingqing and I got half a year ago. Actually, we divorced a long time ago, but my former mother-in-law, Cao Wenting, felt that it would have a bad political impact on her if her daughter divorced so soon after getting married. She forced us to keep it a secret from everyone and made me stay at home even though we were divorced. I had no choice."

The two disciplinary committee members were clearly taken aback by his direct answer. They paused for a moment, exchanged glances, and noted the matter down in their notebooks.

The male disciplinary committee member's gaze sharpened: "Since you divorced six months ago, why did you include 'wife's infidelity' in your report when you accused Cao Wenting and Xu Qingqing?"

"Boss, I really can't say for sure whether they had an extramarital affair." He gritted his teeth, his face full of grief and indignation. "But the HIV and syphilis I have were definitely transmitted to me by Xu Qingqing! You know these diseases, sexual transmission is the main route, so they must have been having an affair before the divorce. They not only cheated on me, but they also tried to kill me! I couldn't stand it, so I exposed all their dirty deeds!"

Upon hearing the words AIDS and syphilis, the expressions of the two disciplinary committee members changed simultaneously!

The male disciplinary committee member slammed his hand on the table, his eyes fixed on Zhao Jianguo like a hawk: "Since you were diagnosed with HIV and syphilis half a month ago, and you were living with Comrade Zhou Qingyan, she must have been infected as well! But..."

At this point, the male discipline inspection officer suddenly paused, a look of extreme astonishment flashing in his eyes.

Zhao Jianguo's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no! Even the best-laid plans can have a flaw!

Last night I was so focused on resolving the huge issue of married couples and unmarried women having children that I completely forgot about the most fatal logical flaw!

The transmission routes of AIDS and syphilis are extremely aggressive. As long as there is unprotected cohabitation, the infection rate is extremely high. However, Zhou Qingyan had just undergone a full set of blood tests the day before yesterday, and everything was normal. Apart from being pregnant, she has no diseases!

How can it be explained that a man covered in diseases could live with a healthy woman and not transmit any of his illnesses to her?!

A cold sweat instantly broke out on his back, but his mind raced. After only a half-second of panic, he immediately adopted an innocent and confused expression: "Boss, this... this is what I've been wondering about all along!"

He leaned forward anxiously: "Do you think the hospital might have misdiagnosed me? Is it a false positive? Or... or is someone deliberately tampering with my medical report, using my name to try and frame Secretary Zhou?!"

"Framed?" The two disciplinary committee members exchanged glances. This word touched their already tense nerves with extreme sensitivity. After all, Zhou Qingyan's investigation, which was conducted under the supervision of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, had initially yielded positive results but later turned negative. Zhou Qingyan had used this as an excuse to put them in a very passive position.

The male disciplinary committee member took a deep breath and pushed the divorce certificate back: "Whether it's a false positive or someone is framing you, we will find out. Zhao Jianguo, please keep your communication channels open and cooperate with the investigation. This afternoon, we will arrange for medical personnel to conduct a comprehensive blood test on you, and we will notify you by phone afterwards!"

"We will definitely cooperate, absolutely cooperate!"

After leaving the county discipline inspection commission, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately hid in a blind spot in the stairwell where there were no surveillance cameras, and called Zhou Qingyan.

"Secretary Zhou, the disciplinary committee has finished their questioning, and the divorce certificate has been officially issued, but there's been a problem. This afternoon they need to draw my blood again to test for HIV and syphilis!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Qingyan clearly realized this fatal logical blind spot, and her voice instantly tightened: "What's your actual situation right now? Do you have any medicine?"

"I got the medication, but I haven't taken it yet!" he said urgently. "Even if I take it now, the effects won't appear for 24 hours. The blood test this afternoon will definitely be a true positive, this doesn't match up at all!"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, more than ten seconds. Zhao Jianguo's heart was in his throat, fearing that Zhou Qingyan would collapse under the pressure.

"No...this is for the best." Zhou Qingyan's voice suddenly became unusually calm, even carrying a hint of sinister laughter: "You don't need to delay, just let them draw lots openly this afternoon!"

"What?!"

"Zhao Jianguo, remember this!" Zhou Qingyan's tone became extremely authoritative and instructive: "The test this afternoon will definitely be positive. Tomorrow, find an excuse to request a retest, preferably at several hospitals simultaneously. If the result is negative, what does that mean?"

A flash of inspiration struck Zhao Jianguo, and he instantly understood!

"This means... someone tampered with the initial medical examination report, or the lab report from the disciplinary committee!"

"That's right." Zhou Qingyan sneered, "I already used this tactic once the day before yesterday when I cleared my name, and used it to take down people in the Propaganda Department and the Cyberspace Administration. Now, let's use it again!"

Zhou Qingyan continued, "The fact that two extremely bizarre cases of falsified medical examinations and media framing have occurred in the same matter is definitely not a coincidence. This will force the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection to keep a close eye on the political persecution line! Don't back down then. Go with the flow and reasonably report your suspicions to the Commission for Discipline Inspection. I want to use this opportunity to completely uproot those rats hiding in the shadows in the compound!"

"What a brilliant move!" He thought to himself. This woman was ruthless and incredibly clever! She was using his victimhood to solidify her narrative of political persecution, thereby forcing the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection to broaden its crackdown and solidify her power in Linshui County.

"Okay, Secretary Zhou, I understand what to do." He readily agreed.