In the teahouse.
"Old Hu, what are you doing standing there? Pick up your cards!" The deputy director of the Education Bureau looked at Hu Zhiquan who was standing there in a daze, feeling puzzled.
Hu Zhiquan came to his senses and calmed down, thinking, just get checked, it’s not a big deal, why should I be so scared?
He bent down to pick up the phone from the ground, checked it, and found it was still usable.
He apologized to his three poker friends and said, "No more playing. Something happened at work and I have to go back. Let's leave it at that for today."
The three poker players refused to give in. "We played six games in total, and you won five games by yourself. You just left with the money. Don't you want to treat us to dinner tonight?"
They played big, with winnings and losses exceeding ten thousand in a game. Hu Zhiquan had already won nearly ten thousand in these few games. These people must have wanted to keep Hu Zhiquan to make a comeback, or at least ask him to treat them to a meal, otherwise they would feel very unbalanced.
Hu Zhiquan was also very generous. He took out chips from the drawer and threw them on the table. He then urged several people to pay and said, "Don't worry, I will be back soon. I will arrange a one-stop service for food, drinks and entertainment tonight."
After hearing Hu Zhiquan's promise, the three paid him in cash according to the chips they lost...
Just at this moment, the door of the teahouse creaked, and it was obvious that someone opened the door from outside with a room card.
The four people were still concentrating on counting their money and didn't care at all.
"Bang," Lou Cheng pushed the door open and walked in with his men.
"The Discipline Inspection Commission is here for an inspection. Sit still and don't move. Which unit are you from? Tell me your names!" As soon as he entered the room, Lou Cheng turned on the law enforcement device and ordered Hu Zhiquan and other three people in the room to stay in their seats and not move.
When they heard the word "Disciplinary Committee", Hu Zhiquan and the other three were startled as if struck by lightning... Their faces turned pale and they stood there at a loss as to what to do.
Before they could react, Lou Cheng, along with two of his men, had surrounded them and used a law enforcement recorder to record all the chips and cash on the table.
Lou Cheng asked the four people one by one, "Which unit are you from? What's your name? What's your position? Tell me the truth!"
Hu Zhiquan carefully identified Lou Cheng and suddenly remembered that he had met this young discipline inspection cadre before, so he smiled and said to Lou Cheng, "Section Chief Lou, do you still remember me? I am Hu Zhiquan from the approval hall... Is there any misunderstanding between us? We are just here to discuss things, and we have not done anything illegal..."
At this time, while talking to Lou Cheng, Hu Zhiquan quietly reached out to the table and secretly collected the chips and cash on it. The other three were so scared that they dared not breathe, and seeing Hu Zhiquan doing this, they also quietly followed suit to hide the "evidence".
How could such a small action be hidden from the eyes of Lou Cheng and the other two?
Lou Cheng said seriously, "Don't hide it. The recorder recorded everything. The four of you gathered together to gamble during working hours. The evidence is irrefutable. Instead of trying to cheat me, you might as well tell me the truth about your violation..."
Then, Lou Cheng changed the subject and said to Hu Zhiquan, "Director Hu, right? You don't have to try to make friends with me. Even if we are brothers, it's useless today. Secretary Yang and Deputy County Magistrate Li are both in the office waiting for me to report back. Don't be optimistic."
"And the three of you, hurry up and tell us your names. My recorder is connected to the Internet. Even if you don't tell us, the leaders will be able to recognize you. I advise you to cooperate and don't waste your time."
ah? !
Secretary Yang from the County Discipline Inspection Commission knows all about it?
Also, there is Deputy County Magistrate Li from the county government, who personally supervised the matter?
Damn it! I had originally wanted to use my connections in the county commission for discipline inspection to negotiate, but now it seems... I can't avoid it!
The four of them stared with fear, and the last bit of hope in their hearts was gone. They had no choice but to lower their heads and honestly report their units, positions, names...
"I am Wang Xiaoen, deputy director of the Education Bureau..."
“I’m from the Transportation Bureau…”
“I’m from the Agriculture Bureau…”
Hu Zhiquan knew that the situation was hopeless, so he sat there with a frown on his face, not saying a word, his face looking frighteningly dark.
Lou Cheng ignored him and took out his work phone to call his colleagues at the county Commission for Discipline Inspection, saying that four public officials had been caught gambling in a certain teahouse in the approval hall, and asked them to drive over now and take the four violators back to the Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation and handling.
Li Lin had just sat down in Hu Zhiquan's office for a few minutes when Lou Cheng called.
He reported, "Deputy County Chief Li, we caught Hu Zhiquan and others gambling in public and have taken them back to the Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation..."
Li Lin hung up the phone calmly and looked up at the deputy director who was diligently making tea.
He said in a cold voice, "Don't pour it, we are not here to drink tea, and your Director Hu will not be back for a while."
...can't come back?
The deputy director's hand trembled as he poured the tea, and the smile on his face froze instantly. He seemed to have caught some shocking news from Li Lin's words... He thought to himself, could Director Hu have been arrested?
Then he denied his own guess. In his eyes, Hu Zhiquan was an old man in the county with many connections and a wide network of contacts. He also had Secretary Liu Yong as his backer. Who in the county dared to mess with him?
Thinking of this, he smiled again, thinking that Li Lin was just exaggerating. Even if he was the deputy county magistrate, he might not dare to do anything to Director Hu... As the saying goes, you have to look at the owner before you beat the dog...
At this time, Li Lin quietly signaled the two discipline inspection cadres who were accompanying him and asked, "Does this deputy director have problems? Do we need to take him back for investigation? With his salary, how can he afford such good cigarettes? Moreover, he is suspected of playing cards in the office."
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