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Ouyang Qing was anxious and panicked at this moment.

Li Dakang slowly sat up straight and shook his head.

“I’ve already asked Secretary Chen of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. The investigation into you by Chen Hai was done privately. However… Zhao Donglai just called. Chen Hai has already secured the evidence of your bribery. You can’t escape the 500,000 yuan that Cai Chenggong gave you.”

"Is there really no other way?"

Ouyang Qing bit her lip, clearly unwilling to give up.

"A solution? You want me to order Zhao Donglai to destroy the evidence? Who knows if Chen Hai made a backup or sent it to Hou Liangping? We can't do that."

Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qing lowered her head and remained silent.

"Besides Cai Chenggong's 500,000, you didn't leave any other evidence, did you?"

Li Dakang knew very well that Ouyang Qing had definitely taken money from more than just Cai Chenggong, but as long as the other money wasn't exposed, there wouldn't be a big problem.

"No, most of the money I've received over the years has been transferred to Jiajia. The card Jiajia used wasn't registered under her name, so no one should be able to find out."

Li Dakang's expression softened slightly upon hearing this.

Regardless of how much his wife accepted bribes, he still gave most of the money to his daughter Jiajia.

"This matter should be handled sooner rather than later. Tomorrow, you and I will go to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. You should actively confess your problems and return the 500,000 yuan in embezzled funds. I will try my best to protect you!"

Ouyang Qing paused for a moment after hearing this.

"Isn't there any other way? Like going abroad?"

Li Dakang shook his head.

“Once you go abroad, you’ll never be able to come back. Even if you’re lucky enough not to be deported, Jiajia will never be able to come back.”

As for me... with your departure, my time as the municipal party secretary is over.

Ouyang Qing completely admitted defeat.

"I understand. I'll go with you to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection tomorrow. Let's get a divorce while we still have time."

Jiajia will be returning to China next year. You should stay in this position for as long as possible, so that Jiajia will have someone to rely on when she goes back home.

At this moment, Ouyang Qing and Li Dakang put aside their past grievances and, like an ordinary couple, considered their daughter's future first.

Li Dakang gave Ouyang Qing a deep look, but did not refuse. From his own perspective, he did not want to give up his power just like that. From his daughter's perspective, it was indeed very beneficial for her to return to China and develop her career if he persisted for a few more years.

A phone call was made, and at 10 p.m., the director of the Jingzhou Civil Affairs Bureau, who received the call, personally came to Li Dakang's home with the official seal. The two successfully divorced at 11 p.m., but the divorce time on the system could only be processed at 8 a.m. the next day.

It was 8:50 a.m. the next morning.

Inside the provincial discipline inspection commission building, Li Dakang and Ouyang Qing were waiting in the office of Tian Guofu, the secretary of the discipline inspection commission.

In no time at all, Tian Guofu arrived.

"Secretary Dakang, is there something important that you've come so early?"

Tian Guofu glanced at Li Dakang, and seeing Ouyang Qing's uneasy appearance, he already had a guess in his mind.

"Secretary Guofu, I've brought my wife to the Discipline Inspection Commission to confess some issues!"

Li Dakang forced a smile, while Ouyang Qing took over the conversation.

“Secretary Tian, ​​Secretary Dakang and I are divorced. I’m here to confess to accepting bribes.”

Li Dakang was taken aback for a moment, but chose to remain silent.

Upon hearing this, Tian Guofu's smile vanished, replaced by seriousness and concern.

"Ms. Ouyang, please speak."

Ten minutes later, Ouyang Qing explained that she had accepted 500,000 yuan from Cai Chenggong.

“Secretary Guofu, my wife… my ex-wife is willing to accept the organization’s investigation and is also willing to actively cooperate in returning the embezzled funds. She was just confused for a moment!”

Tian Guofu nodded. This matter was somewhat delicate. If someone voluntarily surrendered and returned the 500,000 yuan bribe, they would likely be expelled from the Party and removed from their public office, and sentenced to about two years in prison for bribery.

This is how it's handled for ordinary people. Although Ouyang Qing is said to have divorced Li Dakang, Tian Guofu, as the family member of a former provincial standing committee member, still cannot make a decision easily.

“Okay, I understand. Here’s what we’ll do: Secretary Dakang, you and your wife…ex-wife Ms. Ouyang, go back and wait for news. I need to consult with Secretary Sha about this matter.”

"No need, Secretary Tian, ​​I'll just stay with the Discipline Inspection Commission and cooperate with the investigation."

Ouyang Qing shook her head and refused.

Seeing this, Tian Guofu had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, Ms. Ouyang, since you are so cooperative, I think the organization will be lenient with you."

After leaving the Discipline Inspection Commission building, Li Dakang and Tian Guofu went straight to the Provincial Party Committee building.

It was exactly 10:00 AM.

In the office of Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin, Tian Guofu and Li Dakang were waiting.

At this moment, the door opened, and Tian Guofu and Li Dakang quickly got up. Just as they were about to say something, Secretary Sha saw that the person who came in was Chen Luo.

"Secretary Guofu, Secretary Dakang, you've come too?"

Chen Luo greeted the two with a smile.

Tian Guofu responded enthusiastically, while Li Dakang, though polite, was clearly not in good spirits.

Chen Luo had only been sitting down for a few minutes when Sha Ruijin pushed open the door and walked in. Immediately, all three of them stood up to greet Sha Ruijin.

"Secretary Sha!"

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"Please sit down!"

As soon as Sha Ruijin spoke, Chen Luo and the other two sat comfortably on the sofa opposite him.

"Comrade Dakang, you go first."

Sha Ruijin knew what had happened before he arrived, so he didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"Secretary Sha, I apologize!"

Although I, as her husband, was unaware that my ex-wife, Ouyang Qing, had accepted a bribe of 500,000 yuan from Cai Chenggong, the factory director of Dafeng Factory, I still need to take responsibility. Over the years, I've been so busy with work that I neglected the people around me. This mistake of mine is truly unforgivable!

"Ex-wife?"

Sha Ruijin smiled.

"Yes, Ouyang Qing and I had a fight and got a divorce last night. It wasn't until after the divorce this morning that I discovered Ouyang Qing had accepted bribes and made her turn herself in."

Some things are unspoken.

Sha Ruijin looked at Li Dakang and nodded with a smile.

"Comrade Dakang was able to discover the problem immediately and persuade Ms. Ouyang Qing to turn herself in, which is commendable. However, I still have to criticize you. We can't just focus on work; we also need to take good care of our families."

Since Ouyang Qing actively returned the bribes and turned herself in, the disciplinary committee will give her a proper chance to reform.

As soon as Sha Ruijin finished speaking, Tian Guofu immediately chimed in.

"Secretary Sha, you are absolutely right. Ms. Ouyang Qing has shown a good attitude in surrendering herself and actively returned the stolen goods to cooperate with the investigation. Our Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has seen all of this, and it is no problem to treat her leniently."

Hearing this, Li Dakang breathed a sigh of relief. However, he also knew that Sha Ruijin's decision not to pursue Ouyang Qing's matter was because he wanted Li Dakang to get closer to him, and the price to pay would be considerable!

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Guofu, Secretary Dakang, now that Ms. Ouyang Qing's issue has been clarified, let's talk about the issue of Chen Hai, the deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau!"

This Comrade Chen Hai is very bold!

They secretly investigated and followed Ms. Ouyang Qing, who was then a family member of a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee!

Without notifying Chief Prosecutor Ji Changming, and without reporting to our Provincial Party Committee, such undisciplined and reckless behavior must be dealt with severely!

Li Dakang wanted to add fuel to the fire, but considering his current situation, he could only remain silent.

Hearing the name Chen Hai gave Sha Ruijin a headache.

If I had known better, I would not have agreed to reinstate this troublemaker. Now look what's happened. He's caused such a big problem. If we don't deal with it seriously, the other members of the Standing Committee will definitely be unhappy. After all, if he dares to investigate Li Dakang's wife on his own, will he be able to investigate the families of other members of the Standing Committee in the future?

But if he were to take this seriously, he was genuinely afraid that old man Chen Yanshi would run out of the hospital and stand under the provincial party committee building, cursing him without a second thought.

It's troublesome no matter which way you go...

Chen Luo wasn't in a hurry and just sat there quietly.

After a long silence, Sha Ruijin finally made a decision.

"Comrade Chen Luo, regarding this Chen Hai, have Comrade Changming investigate the matter thoroughly, and then convene a Standing Committee meeting in a couple of days to make a decision."

"No problem, Secretary Sha!"

After leaving Sha Ruijin's office, Chen Luo called Ji Changming and asked him to go to the Jingzhou Municipal Bureau to bring Chen Hai out, investigate the situation thoroughly, and write a report to submit to the Provincial Party Committee.

Having spent his life toiling away, Ji Changming had no choice but to take matters into his own hands. He first went to the Municipal Public Security Bureau and brought Chen Hai, who was pale and covered in bruises, back to the Procuratorate, where he then began questioning and investigation.

"Chen Hai, I'll ask you a question, you answer it!"

Chen Hai sat in the interrogation room, where Ji Changming personally interrogated him.

"Ji Jian, I..."

"I'm asking you, why did you secretly follow and investigate Secretary Dakang's wife, Ouyang Qing!"

Do you realize that your behavior is a serious violation? What are you trying to do?!

Ji Changming's tone was very stern.

Chen Hai shook his head with a wry smile.

“Ji Jian, it was wrong of me to investigate Ouyang Qing without authorization, but I was doing it to collect evidence of Ouyang Qing accepting bribes.”

Moreover, Hou Liangping put me in charge of this matter. He said that Ouyang Qing was a big fish, and that I could devote myself to the investigation during this period, while he would take care of the work at the bureau.

He also said that if the matter were reported, the evidence of Ouyang Qing's bribery would definitely be erased by Secretary Li Dakang.

I...I finally agreed.

Ji Changming frowned. Chen Hai's account was completely different from Hou Liangping's. One of them was definitely lying.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Changming said directly, "Chen Hai, what you're saying is just your side of the story. When I asked Hou Liangping last night, he said he knew nothing about it and had never heard of your unauthorized investigation of Ouyang Qing."

Tell me, which of you is telling the truth?