In response to Qian Lingyun's greetings, Yang Heping did not smile at all.

He strode to the desk, took out the letter of complaint, and gently placed it on Qian Lingyun's desk. He said in a heavy tone, "Secretary Qian, please take a look at this letter first."

The smile on Qian Lingyun's face suddenly faded a little. He picked up the envelope, took out the letter, and began to read it carefully.

As he read further, his expression became increasingly gloomy. In the end, his smile disappeared completely and his entire face seemed covered with a layer of frost, so gloomy that it seemed like water seemed to be dripping out of it.

Then, he slammed the letter on the table, stared at Yang Heping, and asked anxiously, "Have you verified the contents of the letter? Is it true?"

Yang Heping shook his head slowly and said, "Not yet. Li Lin had just been promoted to county magistrate when this incident happened. I'm worried about the bad influence, so I came to ask for your opinion. Should we investigate this matter or not? If we do, what method should we use?"

He knew in his heart that Li Lin was a capable man promoted by Qian Lingyun. If anything happened to Li Lin, Qian Lingyun would definitely lose face.

Besides, investigating a county magistrate is no trivial matter. As the municipal party secretary, Qian Lingyun's attitude is crucial.

Qian Lingyun had a gloomy face and fell into silence for a long time.

He seemed to be thinking over and over again in his heart about the authenticity of the letter of complaint, and he seemed to be having a fierce ideological struggle, struggling over whether or not to suppress the matter.

Yang Heping was not in a hurry either. He slowly sat down on the sofa, lit a cigarette with a "click", and smoked leisurely, quietly waiting for Qian Lingyun's instructions.

After a long while, Qian Lingyun sighed and finally spoke, "Old Yang, let me be frank with you. No matter what the reason is, I absolutely do not believe that Li Lin would accept bribes!"

Yang Heping listened quietly without interrupting.

Qian Lingyun continued excitedly, "When he was in the reorganization office, he was surrounded by so many wealthy businessmen. As long as he put in some effort, bribes of hundreds of millions would be no problem, but he always stuck to his bottom line. Now, how could he lose his reputation for a mere 50,000 yuan? This is totally inconsistent with his character and does not conform to logic!

Besides, last time, your Discipline Inspection Commission, under the instruction of Peng Yutao, conducted a comprehensive and in-depth investigation into Li Lin's family and financial problems, but in the end, it found nothing? Lao Yang, you have worked in the Discipline Inspection Commission for so many years. Based on your experience and vision, would an upright cadre like Li Lin ruin his bright future for 50,000 yuan?

And this whistleblower Jiang Weihua, wasn't he just detained by you for investigation? How credible are his words now? I think this is clearly retaliation and a malicious false accusation! Even if there is any truth to what is said in the letter, it must have been framed by someone maliciously!"

Yang Heping slowly put out his cigarette butt, raised his head, looked directly at Qian Lingyun, and said seriously, "Secretary Qian, from a personal emotional standpoint, I am of course like you, willing to believe that Li Lin was wronged and framed. However, from the position of the Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, I feel that what you just said is somewhat too emotional, not objective and fair, and biased."

After hearing this, Qian Lingyun frowned unhappily. He took out a cigarette from the drawer, lit it, took a deep puff, then looked at Yang Heping, motioning him to continue.

Yang Heping cleared his throat and continued, "What I mean is that no matter whether Li Lin was actually wronged or not, we must investigate according to the formal procedures. Only in this way can we give the public a reasonable explanation. If this matter is left unresolved and there is not even a clear explanation in the end, I am afraid that the fairness of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection will be questioned unprecedentedly.

On the other hand, since we all firmly believe that Li Lin was wrongly accused, what is there to be afraid of? An investigation and a formality can just help clear Li Lin's name and clear his name! Think about it, although Jiang Weihua has been detained now, there is probably a complicated chain of interests behind him.

His imprisonment does not mean that everyone in this interest chain will shut up. If they still hold on to Li Lin's case and make a fuss about it to the provincial government or even on the Internet, it will cause greater damage to Li Lin's reputation and career! Secretary Qian, this is my personal opinion and insight on this matter.

If you insist on suppressing this matter and not making it public, I fully respect your decision. But you must carefully consider it, both from the perspective of your personal trust in Li Lin and from the standpoint of maintaining fairness, justice and the credibility of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and give me clear instructions so that I know how to properly handle this matter and give a satisfactory answer to those who are concerned about it. "

After hearing this, Qian Lingyun lowered his head silently and fell into deep thought.

Only then did he realize that what he had just said was indeed irrational.

It would be easy to suppress this matter, but it would not be able to really stop people from talking about it. Instead, Li Lin would be branded as a bribe-taker for a long time, and he himself would be labeled as someone who shielded his cronies.

No matter when, once this matter is brought up again, it will be a stain that is difficult to wash away for both of them.

This is the scary thing about people’s words!

Therefore, at this critical moment, we must have the courage to face the challenge head-on. Once we retreat, we will be forever labeled as a "suspect."

Qian Lingyun sighed again and said unwillingly, "Then tell me, what should we do?"

Yang Heping nodded slowly and uttered two words in a firm tone - "Secret investigation!"