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

Chen Jingcheng is young and in good health, but the problem is that he has hardly slept since he was imprisoned.

The stress and anger caused him to vomit blood and nearly fall into a coma yesterday.

He was worried about himself, but even more so about his parents, Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei, who were away from home.

Chen Jingcheng has no idea what their situation is, so how could he not be anxious?

Looking at Wang Liye and the others, Chen Jingcheng was deathly pale and barely had the strength to speak.

"I need to tell you countless times, I know nothing about Li Feitu's illegal or unethical behavior. From the moment I started working with him, I have never found him to have violated any rules or regulations, nothing at all. What do you want me to explain?"

"Just like you said, Li Feitu is finished. He has lost his future. Why are you forcing me to say things that are detrimental to him?"

"You clearly don't have any, but you insist on making me say it. Do you think you'd be satisfied if I just made up a few things?"

At this moment, Wang Liye sighed and said, "Chen Jingcheng, we're giving you a chance to confess."

"Once you've confessed, we'll naturally investigate whether Li Feitu has any problems; you don't need to worry about that."

"But if you don't confess anything, that's covering it up!"

Chen Jingcheng laughed at these words.

Not confessing is tantamount to covering it up.

Once you've confessed, it doesn't matter whether it's true or false, right?

What we need is for him to say something detrimental to Li Feitu; whether it's true or false is irrelevant!

With a soft sigh, Chen Jingcheng shook his head and said, "I have nothing to explain. If you want to keep me locked up, then keep me locked up. Even if you question me for another ten days or a month, I will say the same thing."

"I, Chen Jingcheng, would not go against my conscience and tell fabricated lies."

"I am not like some people who have no bottom line at all."

At this moment, the municipal discipline inspection commission leader sitting opposite Chen Jingcheng slammed his fist on the table, pointed at Chen Jingcheng's nose, and angrily said, "Chen Jingcheng, even now you still dare to be stubborn? Fine, fine, it seems that you have a big problem, and Li Feitu has a big problem too."

"Otherwise, why would you protect her like this!"

"If you can't figure it out, then keep thinking about it until you do!"

At this moment, Wang Liye looked at the leader of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and said in a low voice, "Director Qin, let's go outside and talk for a bit."

Upon hearing this, Director Qin nodded and then instructed the others to continue the interrogation, while he and Wang Liye went outside.

After leaving, Wang Liye said with a wry smile, "Director Qin, not to complain, but Chen Jingcheng vomited blood yesterday. If someone dies, we'll have a hard time explaining ourselves."

"Can you please explain that Chen Jingcheng is truly innocent? The evidence proving his innocence has already been thoroughly investigated. Keeping him in custody is fine, but how long?"

Upon hearing this, Director Qin frowned at Wang Liye and said, "Deputy Secretary Wang, how could I not understand what you're saying? But Chen Jingcheng was a typical case personally singled out by Secretary Sun, and so was Li Feitu."

"Now, neither of them can find anything wrong. What does this mean?"

Does this mean our disciplinary inspection system is incompetent?

Wang Liye was at a loss for words. If the person locked up here today were someone else, no, even if it were Chen Jingcheng again, everything would be fine if Sun Yikun hadn't personally called for an investigation. Even if Chen Jingcheng were still subjected to such intense interrogation, he would have been released by now.

The problem now is that the fact that nothing was found doesn't mean Chen Jingcheng and Li Feitu are innocent; it just means that their disciplinary committee has a problem.

Wang Liye had heard about this matter. The leaders of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection had reported it to Sun Yikun, but they were met with a barrage of reprimands. They were told that the Commission for Discipline Inspection was incompetent for not being able to handle such a matter properly, and that the leaders of the Commission for Discipline Inspection were either incompetent or had some kind of illicit collusion with Li Feitu and Chen Jingcheng. Otherwise, why would they cover it up like this?

Listen to what they're saying. Do they dare to say anything more to the Discipline Inspection Commission?

Do you still dare not try every possible method to interrogate Chen Jingcheng?

Even if they know they won't get any results in the end, they should still prolong the investigation and intensify their efforts. As long as Chen Jingcheng confesses, even if it's false, they will have a reason to report to Sun Yikun and then increase the investigation into Li Feitu. If all else fails, they can only drag it out.

Director Qin patted Wang Liye's arm and shook his head, saying, "Deputy Secretary Wang, let's hurry up and get Chen Jingcheng to confess. As long as he's willing to talk, we'll handle the rest."

"Also, we can't just be the ones putting in the effort on Secretary Sun's side. This is originally a matter for your Linchuan County. Can't your Secretary Zhao Mingyuan put in a good word for us?"

"This can't go on. He's become one of Secretary Sun's favorites. It's said that Secretary Sun has privately suggested that Secretary Zhao Mingyuan be appointed as the vice mayor of Oasis City, while also temporarily serving as the county party secretary of Linchuan County."

"His words are far more effective than ours."

Upon hearing this, Wang Liye gave a wry smile and said, "Director Qin, our Secretary Zhao harbors a great grudge against Chen Jingcheng. He'd love for Chen Jingcheng to suffer more, so why would he speak up for Chen Jingcheng at this time?"

"Besides, didn't Secretary Sun say he was going to the provincial capital to accompany the Linjiang Provincial Party and Government Delegation? That's the important thing. This matter is just a small matter to Secretary Sun."

"Moreover, the Linjiang Provincial Party and Government Delegation has confirmed their arrival at the Oasis. It is said that Secretary Sun went to great lengths to make it happen. The more critical the moment, the more crucial it is, and the less room there is for problems to arise. He is too busy keeping Li Feitu and Chen Jingcheng locked up, so I'm afraid he won't release them."

Director Qin nodded; he had forgotten about that.

"Deputy Secretary Wang, how about this: continue the interrogation and try to get Chen Jingcheng to confess. If that doesn't work, try to reduce the intensity of the interrogation and give him some rest time. After all, if something goes wrong, we will be held responsible."

"As for other things, let's talk about them after the Linjiang Provincial Party and Government Delegation leaves, when Secretary Sun is in a good mood."

Upon hearing this, Wang Liye nodded in agreement. It seemed that this was the only way things could be at this point.

Afterwards, Deputy Secretary Wang and Director Qin went back.

Deputy Secretary Wang looked at Chen Jingcheng and said, "Chen Jingcheng, I'm letting you get some rest today. When you go to sleep tonight, clear your head and think carefully about whether you want to confess or not."

"Young man, don't just talk about loyalty. Can loyalty really set you free?"

"Chen Jingcheng, let me give you a piece of advice: no one can save you except yourself."

"Don't forget, your parents are still waiting for you outside."

Afterwards, Deputy Secretary Wang and his group left. Of course, the room was still under 24-hour surveillance, but at least they were no longer being interrogated.

Chen Jingcheng sat on the bed and calculated the time. He realized that he had been here for a week.

Li Feitu said that he would be fine.

It will take at least three to five days, and at most ten days, for you to be able to leave on your own.

But now, can I still get out?

Yes, who else can I rely on? Can I rely on clearing my name?

But who gets to decide who's innocent? Even if I'm innocent, they can keep me here by deliberately stalling for time.

Do my own biological parents already know about my situation? Are they also powerless to save me?

Thinking of this, Chen Jingcheng sighed softly.

After all, the one who would deal with him was Sun Yikun, a municipal party secretary at the provincial level, who was also his uncle, the Sun family, and even Deputy Secretary Wu.

Even if they are your own biological parents, so what?

Although Chen Jingcheng had never held any hope for this, when he learned that his adoptive parents had an accident, he truly wished in his heart that his biological parents could rescue him.

But he also knew that this was very, very difficult!