"Wanli, it's not your turn to speak yet. Pay attention to your status. Qin Shi neglected his duties and violated discipline. You are also responsible. Even the Ministry of National Defense has to accept our supervision." The man in the middle slammed the table in disdain at Wanli. The National Duty Investigation Bureau is a department that makes trouble for anyone who invites them for tea!

"Wanli, sit down. We have to investigate things bit by bit. What's true can't be false, and what's false can't be true!" Liu Jianguo said with a dark face, holding Wanli.

Tie Changsheng next to him also signaled Ren Mingyue not to speak and to wait and see what happened.

"I'm calling you back here without giving you any reason. It's because of the involvement of the Duty Investigation Department. I hope you will fully cooperate and tell the truth!"

Tie Changsheng's words were addressed to Mingyue, but also to Qin Shi. According to the growth process, the members of the group should be interviewed individually, but since people from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of National Defense were present, they had to be gathered together and interrogated in front of the bigwigs of the two departments.

Even the Duty Investigation Section must have evidence to speak, otherwise the two major departments will not be pushovers, and it will not be easy to put a big hat on someone for no reason.

Qin Shi knew that the Duty Investigation Section's visit was definitely not without purpose, but how could a trip of only three or four days have provoked the Duty Investigation Section?

"Qin Shi, what is your mission on this trip?"

"Implement the investigation team's plan and conduct a thorough investigation of the factory!"

"What are the specific contents?"

"Keep it secret! Unless you can produce a joint application from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of National Defense, our team's work is confidential. We've signed a confidentiality agreement and are not allowed to disclose it!"

Facing the people from the inspection department, Qin Shi remained calm and composed.

Seeing Qin Shi so calm, Tie Changsheng and Liu Jianguo looked at each other, a trace of relief in their eyes. The arrival of the Investigation Department this time was really sudden, but it was also something the two bosses had expected.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly. There must be someone giving instructions behind the scenes. If Qin Shi can't even pass this level, then this group will probably have a hard time achieving anything in the future.

"Your duty is to investigate relevant industrial projects within China. What's so confidential about this? I think you're deliberately using your authority to interfere with our work. Please understand the importance of this matter!"

The people in the investigation department were also very serious. Seeing that Qin Shi had stabilized himself in the first step, they started to threaten him directly.

"Of course, although I don't know the importance of your work, I do know the importance of mine. Before I report it, the work content cannot be leaked to the outside world!"

"Okay, let's not talk about your work for now. Let me ask you, is your destination clear? Is there a reason for this trip, or is it just a whim? China is such a big place, why did you choose to go to the East Province this time?"

"The destination I went to wasn't a whim. I wrote it clearly in the business trip report. As for why I went to Eastern Province, it's still related to my current work, so I'll keep it confidential for now!"

The secrecy once again kept the Investigation Department's mouths shut. Seeing that Qin Shi's mouth couldn't be pried open at all, the other party simply took out a pair of photos.

Then, in front of Qin Shi and everyone else, he showed them one by one.

The people in the investigation department didn't say anything, they just showed the pictures one by one, trying to break through Qin Shi's psychological defenses through the pictures.

There are photos of several people eating barbecue in Zibo City, photos of several people buying fishing rods in a fishing tackle store, photos of several people drinking in a hotel, and even photos of Yu Jianqiang stuffing envelopes into the pockets of Qin Shi and others. Finally, there are even photos of several people on a fishing trip at sea.

"I was wondering why I felt like someone was following me. Turns out it was you..."

Ren Mingyue was stopped in her tracks by Tie Changsheng's eyes just as she was about to lose her temper. Wanli, who was about to go berserk, sat down angrily under Liu Jianguo's tough gaze, but his eyes looked like they were about to spit fire.

"Is there any explanation for these photos?"

"No!"

"Qin Shi, don't be so presumptuous. You traveled under the pretext of a business trip, ate and drank on public funds, and accepted bribes from local manufacturers. The photos are here. Do you still want to quibble?" This time it was the turn of the people from the investigation department to slam the table.

"Why are you in such a hurry? We just had some barbecue when we passed by Zibo City. Three hundred yuan is not too much, right?" The other party was anxious, but Qin Shi was not in a hurry at all.

"What about buying fishing rods? I heard that buying these rods cost over ten thousand!"

"Ten thousand and five hundred, but this is a secret!"

"What about this hotel? With so much seafood, you're not going to say it's not exceeding the limit, right?"

"It's over the limit, but I'm not treating you, the manufacturer is. We have something important to discuss!"

"Haha, the manufacturer is treating us? Isn't this just an invitation? Why are you making excuses? And this red envelope, judging by its thickness, there must be at least 20,000 Chinese Yuan in it, right?" The people from the investigation department seemed to have found a breakthrough and began to ask further questions.

"You have a good eye. It is indeed exactly 20,000, but he gave it to us and we confiscated it!"

"Confiscated. What about this boat trip ticket? As far as we know, the basic cost of a boat this size is several thousand per day. Are we asking the manufacturer to pay for that too?"

"Yes, they paid for it, but we didn't just go out to sea for fun, we had a purpose!"

"Haha, that's a nice thing to say, Qin Shi. You look young, but you lied without blinking an eye. Sometimes you have something important to do, sometimes you have a purpose. If you're not going out to sea for fun, then is it for fishing?"

"Yeah! It's for fishing, but the reason is a secret!"

Qin Shi's constant insistence on keeping it confidential pissed off the people in the investigation department, so they turned their attention directly to Tie Changsheng and Liu Jianguo.

"Two Deputy Ministers, you fully support the establishment of this investigation team, and the personnel included are from your department. What do you have to say about this answer? Do you think that the word confidentiality means that all problems will be covered up?"

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