In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Li Feitu could see the confusion in Li Shanshan and Li Guangming's eyes, but he made no attempt to explain.

Li Feitu shook his head with a smile and said softly, "You'll know whether I'm telling the truth or not in a few days."

"Secretary Li, just do as I say. Do what we're supposed to do, and let them do whatever they want with the rest."

Soon, Li Shanshan and Li Guangming left Li Feitu's residence.

At this very moment, in a designated detention facility of the Linchuan County Discipline Inspection Commission.

In a closed, fully upholstered room, Deputy Secretary Wang Liye had been interrogating Chen Jingcheng for the entire morning.

Wang Liye was already very familiar with this job, so he felt no pressure at all during the morning.

Some of the people who had just been locked up could endure it for a morning, but Wang Liye had seen how many people slowly broke down under such endless torture.

Looking at Chen Jingcheng sitting opposite him, who remained expressionless and seemingly unmoved, Wang Liye knew that Chen Jingcheng was far from having a mental breakdown.

He had ample evidence, with both witnesses and physical evidence. However, the only thing that put him under pressure was that Chen Jingcheng denied committing the crimes of abuse of power and soliciting and accepting bribes. If it were just a simple denial, that would be one thing, but Chen Jingcheng had brought up Li Feitu and Li Shanshan.

Li Feitu has already been dismissed from his post, and regardless of how much influence he still has after being dismissed, Li Shanshan is still around, and she is his direct superior, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Linchuan County.

This is indeed a pressure, even with Zhao Mingyuan backing him up, and even with Sun Yikun personally naming him.

Of course, for Wang Liye, this is a time of pressure, but also a time of great motivation. He is now considered one of Zhao Mingyuan's men, and he has personally witnessed how seriously Secretary Sun Yikun of the Municipal Party Committee took this matter and how hopeful he was. He will cooperate fully with the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection's upgraded investigation, but he wants to obtain some confessions before the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection takes Chen Jingcheng away.

In this way, Wang Liye would be able to show his face in front of Sun Yikun.

To put it bluntly, at his level and age, it's already very difficult to advance any further.

The best possible future development path would be a lateral transfer to another major bureau or township to serve as the top leader; he wouldn't even dare to dream of a deputy director-level position.

But now, if he handles his case well and Sun Yikun is satisfied, and given that Sun Yikun has just arrived in Oasis City and is in need of personnel, then he might have a chance to be directly promoted to Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, or to be promoted to Deputy Director of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission.

With this in mind, Wang Liye no longer cared about Li Feitu and Li Shanshan. All he could think about was getting Chen Jingcheng's confession so that he could secure his own future.

"Chen Jingcheng, we've been here all morning. You don't have to speak up if you don't want to; I've seen this many times. But in the end, they all beg to speak up."

"Actually, your case isn't that serious, and you're still young. As long as you honestly confess your crimes and provide any clues about Li Feitu's illegal and disorderly conduct, Chen Jingcheng, I can promise you right now that you will receive lenient treatment."

"Your future is definitely gone, but you might still have freedom."

"So stop struggling. Struggling and resisting will only do you harm, not benefit you."

Chen Jingcheng glanced at Wang Liye, sighed softly, and said, "Is this how the Discipline Inspection Commission handles cases?"

"Wang Liye, Deputy Secretary Wang, although we have never interacted, we have met twice and exchanged contact information."

"I have made myself very clear. The allegations that I accepted or solicited bribes are completely fabricated."

"At that time, someone was trying to frame me. I recorded the whole thing and handed over the embezzled money to County Magistrate Li Feitu as soon as possible. County Magistrate Li Feitu then passed it on to Secretary Li Shanshan."

"Why aren't you investigating this matter?"

"It can be found out with a simple investigation."

Wang Liye could tell that Chen Jingcheng wasn't lying. In fact, he hadn't seen Secretary Li Shanshan yet because he had spent the whole morning in a democratic life meeting. However, if what Chen Jingcheng said was true, and if Secretary Li Shanshan really intended to stick with Li Feitu to the bitter end...

Well, this evidence will come out sooner or later.

But this was not the outcome that Zhao Mingyuan and Sun Yikun wanted to see.

If this is not the outcome they want, then even if the evidence is conclusive, they will try every means to delay the investigation and find out the truth.

Without answering Chen Jingcheng's question, Wang Liye simply said, "The county meeting just ended not long ago, and I've already received the news."

"You know Secretary Sun is coming to the meeting, but besides knowing that Secretary Sun is coming to the meeting, do you have anything else to announce?"

"I can tell you right now, and that might put an end to your inappropriate thoughts. Then you'll know what to do."

"At the meeting, Sun Yikun, the municipal party secretary, personally announced the decision of the municipal party committee standing committee to deal with Li Feitu, removing Li Feitu from the position of deputy secretary of the county party committee and suspending him from his position as county head."

"Chen Jingcheng, your backers are finished. They can't save you now. Exposing them now will only bring you merit."

These words did indeed surprise Chen Jingcheng.

He knew Sun Yikun had arrived, and he knew Sun Yikun would definitely not let Li Feitu go, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Come to think of it, Chen Jingcheng himself didn't expect to be brought here so early in the morning, so it's normal that Li Feitu was dealt with.

Chen Jingcheng shook his head gently and said nothing more.

He could tell that further words were useless. With Zhao Mingyuan and Sun Yikun putting pressure on them, even if these people knew they were innocent, they would probably try every means to delay. Since that was the case, why waste words?

Seeing that Chen Jingcheng had fallen silent and stopped speaking, Wang Liye stood up and said, "Chen Jingcheng, there's no use in resisting in silence. Now that you're here, you only have one option: to confess honestly."

"Today, I'm being relatively polite to you since I'm here. However, if you still refuse to confess anything and refuse to cooperate, then after the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection takes you away, Chen Jingcheng, I won't be able to help you."

After saying all this, Wang Liye saw that Chen Jingcheng remained silent and didn't say a word. He sighed and said, "Since that's the case, then you should think about it carefully."

"There's still some time before the municipal discipline inspection commission comes to take you away. Think it over carefully."

"Chen Jingcheng, I know a little about your family background. They're just ordinary people. Aren't you afraid they'll worry? Don't you miss them?"

"You should think about it carefully."

All morning, Chen Jingcheng's expression remained unchanged.

However, upon hearing Wang Liye mention his parents, a hint of worry flashed in Chen Jingcheng's eyes.

He knew very well that although he had explained things to his parents and assured them that he would be fine and would be released after a few days, he believed that Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei would still be worried and panicked after hearing the news.

What worries Chen Jing the most isn't this, but rather, what will Chen Jinghan, Boss Wang, and those snobs do!

Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in Chen Jingcheng's eyes, and his teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.

"Chen Jinghan, you better not bully my parents, otherwise, once I get out of here, I said I'd break your legs, and I definitely won't let you off!"