Chapter 313: Chapter 308: Ludong’s Number One Greedy _1
“Hmm, I agree with Director Nie’s judgement on this. Secretary Fan, from what I see, you might want to consider immediately assembling a competent team to take control of this woman.” At this moment, He Weimao also abandoned his passive spectator-like attitude and became involved in the investigation and examination of the case.

Meanwhile, Gao Wei personally led a team, and with the cooperation of several local policemen, a nighttime search was conducted on the home of Feng Dabiao’s mistress, the vice president of Dameng County People’s Hospital, Liu Hongmei.

Looking at the three police officers standing at the door, as well as two stern looking men in dark suits, Liu Hongmei had a bad premonition.

In Dameng County, Liu Hongmei was a legendary character. At the age of nineteen, after graduating from the medical major in Dongmeng District Health School, she was assigned to Dameng County People’s Hospital as an ordinary doctor. But, due to a fortuitous encounter, she met the then Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee, Feng Dabiao. At that time, Feng Dabiao had just lost his wife and was heartbroken, staying in the hospital for recuperation.

Seeing Liu Hongmei’s youthful and spirited appearance, Feng Dabiao was infatuated. He relentlessly pursued Liu Hongmei. As a recent graduate, Liu Hongmei was no match for Feng Dabiao’s scheming. After a few ploys, Liu Hongmei was coaxed into his bed while in a half-drunk half-awake state, and she became Feng Dabiao’s mistress.

Ever since he hooked up with Liu Hongmei, Feng Dabiao’s career has been on the rise. He quickly became the County Party Secretary with significant power. Meanwhile, Liu Hongmei also rose quickly, and by the age of thirty, she had become the Vice President of Dameng County People’s Hospital.

After all, Liu Hongmei had seen the world. Although she was somewhat scared by the scene, she forced herself to remain calm: “You are…?”

Gao Wei had already walked over by this point, sizing up Liu Hongmei. She was about 1.7 meters tall, having a slender and well-proportioned figure. Even more importantly, she had a curvy body and a defined waist. Just standing there, she radiated an allure. Her tantalizing eyes, glowing skin and teasing smirk explained why Feng Dabiao was so infatuated with her to the point of confiding in her. She was indeed a seductress.

Gao Wei pondered for a moment before speaking: “Comrade Liu Hongmei, right? We are from the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee. We’re here to inquire about some matters. Here are our work cards and search warrant.”

Upon hearing Gao Wei’s words, Liu Hongmei briefly lost focus. She had not expected them to be from the disciplinary committee.

After coming out of the daze, Liu Hongmei moved aside to make way and said to Gao Wei and the others, “Please come in.”

Once inside Liu Hongmei’s house, Gao Wei did not say much. Inquiring about the circumstances was just an excuse. The main objective was to search for evidence – cash, gold, passbooks and account books. These were what Gao Wei and his team were mainly interested in.

As for the relationship between Liu Hongmei and Feng Dabiao, it’s trivial. One was widowed, and the other single; can you blame them for having an improper relationship? There was nothing incriminating or problematic in this regard.

The search was a complete professional task for Gao Wei and his team. They started with the bedroom, not missing any corner. However, no abnormalities were discovered until they reached the bathroom. Suddenly, a staff member from the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee came out of the bathroom with an excited look on his face, “Director Gao, we’ve found something.”

Upon hearing this, Gao Wei stood up, turned to a police officer next to him, and said, “Comrade, please keep an eye on Liu Hongmei.”

Entering the bathroom, a police officer was tapping on the bathroom wall, saying, “Mr. Lu, Director Gao, take a look. This wall appears to be normal on the surface, but judging by the distance visually, it seems to be artificially added. The length is not proportionate with the area of the bathroom. Also, the wall sounds hollow when knocked on. If my estimation isn’t wrong, it should be a false wall.”

“A false wall?” reiterated Gao Wei, making an immediate decision, “Smash it, open it and see what’s inside.”

Soon, an eight-pound hammer was brought over and with only a few hits, a hole was created in the wall. The sight inside left everyone present speechless. Through the hole in the wall, stacks of RMB were neatly arranged in an about thirty-centimeter-wide space. Next to it, there were plenty of pieces of gold, silver and jewelry. On top of these, there were stacks of passbooks tied together with a rubber band. At the very top, there was a black-covered notebook. Seeing this, Liu Hongmei turned pale and stopped talking. She had long expected and speculated this outcome. However, she hadn’t expected that the disciplinary committee would trace it back to her so quickly.

Gao Wei also had a look of joy on his face at this moment; at this stage of the case investigation, substantial progress had been made. At this point, essentially, the game was settled, and there was no possibility for Feng Dabiao to turn the situation around.

Subsequently, Gao Wei said in a deep voice, “Mr. Lu, arrange for a car, take pictures of all these illicit money and goods, and take them away. Liu Hongmei should also be taken back for immediate interrogation.”

When a large truck full of illicit money and goods was dragged back to the Dameng County Armed Department Guesthouse, Nie Zhenbang, He Weimao and Fan Mengshui, who had heard the news, were already standing in the yard.

As soon as Gao Wei got out of the car, a joyous look appeared on his face. He looked at the three of them and said, “Director Nie, Director He, Secretary Fan. We’ve found it. Preliminary estimate, just the cash alone, is as much as 600,000. This time, it’s impossible for Feng Dabiao to deny any longer.”

Hearing this news, both Nie Zhenbang and He Weimao’s faces showed a touch of joy. Immediately, several staff members were assigned to check these illicit items.

An hour later, Gao Wei walked into the office and looked at Nie Zhenbang and others who were waiting for the news. He joyfully said, “Leaders, we have found out that this time, we have confiscated a total of 630,000 in cash, gold and jewelry worth 300,000, as well as 23 anonymous bankbooks with deposits ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. The total amount reaches 3.18 million. In addition, there is a black notebook, in which Liu Hongmei recorded the time of each bribe, who gave it, all are recorded. This time, Feng Dabiao has no room to refute.”

More than 3 million.

Upon hearing this figure, He Weimao sprung up, his face ashen. Embezzling more than 3 million, this is the first time in the history of Ludong Province. Feng Dabiao, undoubtedly the number one corrupt official in Ludong, a county committee secretary from a nationally distressed county, had accumulated such a large fortune in just ten years. This was a severe slap in the face for the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee and the Dongmeng District Disciplinary Committee.

After a moment of silence, He Weimao turned to Nie Zhenbang and said, “Director Nie, this is a mistake and stain on our discipline inspection work in Ludong Province. Here, on behalf of the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee, on behalf of our Secretary Huang, I review to the higher leadership. Here, I have a request, I hope Director Nie can agree.”

Hearing He Weimao’s words, Nie Zhenbang didn’t even need to think to understand He Weimao’s intention. This time, such a big thing happened in Dameng County, the Central Discipline Inspection Commission conducted a covert investigation, bypassing the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee. If not much had been found, the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee would have been a bit better off. But now they have dug up the number one corrupt official in Ludong. The Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee’s face was swept clean. It was gone.

The Central Discipline Inspection Commission knew about it, but the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee remained in the dark. Isn’t this clear proof of the incompetence and dereliction of duty of the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee?

At this moment, if He Weimao were to take the power of investigation and prosecution into his hands, the nature would change, it would become a major corruption case in Ludong cracked under the guidance of the higher leadership of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission and the implementation of the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee. The nature would be different.

In the officialdom, balance is valued. Now that things have become clear, since my purpose has already been achieved, and the task assigned by Secretary Ouyang Xia has been completed, it is not so important who is leading in this. Since I am in charge of the Fifth Office and responsible for six provinces and cities including Ludong, there will be more opportunities to work together in the future. At this time, if I act too decisively and it is rumored that Nie Zhenbang, the director of the Fifth Office, does not give face to the subordinate, my future work will be difficult to carry out.

On the contrary, if I agree to the request of He Weimao and others at this moment, leaving some face for Ludong Province and Dongmeng District, these people will certainly not, and dare not be biased. After all, I am watching here. But they have saved them a lot of face, which is to establish a friendship. This will make my future work much easier.

With this thought in mind, Nie Zhenbang also smiled and nodded, “Director He, what are you talking about? Even if you didn’t say it, I would propose it. This case. We only came here after receiving a real-name report from Mr. Hong Qingshan. You all know, Grandpa Hong was a veteran, who was also the old squad leader of Secretary Ouyang Xia back then. Therefore, Secretary Ouyang was furious. Now that the matter is clear, specific interrogation and subsequent prosecution procedures still need to rely on the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee and Dongmeng District Disciplinary Committee to complete. I think, this case, can be arranged by Director He and Secretary Fan.”

Since he was to give favors, Nie Zhenbang decided to give a bigger one, not only to the Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee, but also to the Dongmeng District Disciplinary Committee.

Hearing Nie Zhenbang’s words, He Weimao and Fan Mengshui looked at each other, He Weimao immediately stepped forward, shook hands with Nie Zhenbang and said, “Director Nie, thank the higher leadership, thank you for your trust in our Ludong Province Disciplinary Committee. Please rest assured, this case, we will definitely give Director Nie and Secretary Ouyang a satisfactory answer.”

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