At this moment, Zhao Na finally realized what was happening and started packing her things. Seeing her daughter playing the piano, she couldn't help but say, "Chen Tao, what are we going to do with this piano! It's such a nice piano, my daughter loves it so much, it would be such a waste to throw it away!"
"Are you an idiot? What kind of time is this for a piano? Forget your stuff, just get out of here!"
Under Chen Tao's shouts, the family of three quickly packed up and prepared to flee.
But as soon as the door opened, the couple were stunned.
The entrance was packed with police officers.
Wang Pingzhi, who was in the lead, stared at Chen Tao with a cold smirk. "Director Chen, where are you headed?"
Chen Tao's expression twitched, and his face instantly turned ugly.
However, he still tried to remain calm and asked, "Director Wang, what are you doing? Why have you brought so many people to my house?"
Wang Pingzhi sneered, "Don't you know why I'm here? Li Qun has already implicated you! The evidence of you accepting bribes is irrefutable! Come back with me for investigation!"
"No, slander! This is absolutely slander! I didn't! I didn't!!" Chen Tao shouted excitedly. "Besides, even if someone wants to arrest me, it should be ordered by the mayor himself. What right do you have?!"
According to their ranks, Wang Pingzhi and he were nominally of the same rank. Without the mayor's order, Wang Pingzhi had no authority to arrest him!
"Just for this!"
Just then, a clear, cold voice rang out.
A beautiful woman in formal attire walked in and nearly shoved a red token into his face.
Chen Ning said coldly, "By order of the Imperial Inspector, the confiscation of Chen Tao and Liu Zhengxiang's property is here! Director Wang doesn't have the authority, does the Imperial Inspector not either?"
Lord Patroller! ?
Chen Tao's heart skipped a beat, and his face turned deathly pale!
As he suspected, the Imperial Inspector was behind it all!
The Imperial Inspector, acting on behalf of Heaven, investigates all matters, punishing princes and nobles above and beheading corrupt officials below!
That's it, they're completely dead!
After Chen Tao was arrested.
Chen Ning and Wang Pingzhi's second target was Liu Zhengxiang.
The police cars sped towards the mayor's residence.
This is in a hutong (alleyway).
The narrow, old-fashioned alleyways are so narrow that even cars can't drive in; normally, only electric bikes and bicycles can pass through.
There was a vegetable market right next door, and the foul-smelling sewage flowed into a small stream.
Chen Ning was stunned. "I never imagined that Mayor Liu usually lived in a place like this?"
Wang Pingzhi sighed, "Yes! I was shocked when I first came here. I never expected that the mayor would be so frugal! You'll be even more surprised when we get to his home!"
In a short while, the two arrived at a small courtyard.
The surrounding walls had collapsed, and the view inside the yard was completely visible. Inside was a small vegetable garden, where the nanny hired by Liu Zhengxiang grew organic vegetables.
As the two went inside, the nanny greeted them, "Oh, it's Director Wang! The mayor has just returned and is having dinner inside!"
Wang Pingzhi smiled and told everyone to wait outside, taking only Chen Ning and a few of his men inside.
Sure enough, once inside the house, Liu Zhengxiang was sitting at the dining table eating.
Upon seeing them arrive, Liu Zhengxiang frowned. "Pingzhi, what brings you here? Do you have work to report to me?"
Liu Zhengxiang's face was very unpleasant, and he couldn't help but snort!
Without his orders, Wang Pingzhi dared to launch a surprise attack on Tianhai with Zhang Zhiyuan, which was simply disrespectful to him. How could he possibly have a good attitude towards him?
He was furious that morning, and after work at noon, he rushed home to rest. He planned to settle things with Zhang Zhiyuan and Wang Pingzhi later!
Unexpectedly, before he could even settle accounts with the other party, Wang Pingzhi came knocking on his door first.
"Mayor Liu, I've come here to..."
Before Wang Pingzhi could speak, Liu Zhengxiang snorted, "I know what you're trying to say. Zhang Zhiyuan instructed you to do the Tianhai thing, right? But I think you should understand that Tianhai is a project I personally recruited, and it's one of Xidu's most important projects this year! You guys have absolutely no sense of the bigger picture!!"
"No need to say anything more. Go back and write a self-criticism. Tomorrow at the mayor's meeting, I will announce the punishment decision for both of you to everyone!"
In Liu Zhengxiang's view, Wang Pingzhi had come to apologize. So he deliberately reprimanded him in an arrogant tone.
Wang Pingzhi looked somewhat embarrassed. "Mayor Liu, I'm sorry, I'm not here to apologize. I... I'm here to ask you to come back to the office for investigation!"
"Huh?" Liu Zhengxiang paused for a moment, his chopsticks also stopping.
He thought he had misheard, and couldn't help but ask again, "What did you say?"
Wang Pingzhi's face turned red.
He had worked in the municipal government for half his life, and he was promoted to his current position by Liu Zhengxiang.
The other party is both a leader and a mentor.
At this moment, his feelings were complicated.
Chen Ning, however, had no such reservations and directly took out the token. "Mayor Liu, we are here on the orders of the Imperial Inspector to invite you back for investigation. Please come with us!"
"Imperial Inspector?"
Liu Zhengxiang's old body trembled.
However, his eyes immediately flickered.
Although he wasn't as clever as Chen Tao, he had spent his whole life scheming and plotting. Now that disaster was imminent, he suddenly understood.
One move can affect the whole situation. It's likely that Li Qun first implicated Chen Tao, and then Chen Tao implicated him in turn.
However, he wasn't very afraid!
Although Chen Tao told him about Li Qun's offer of the property, he didn't agree on the spot and didn't accept it. This is because there was no evidence.
Moreover, even if Chen Tao confessed something, it wouldn't really matter.
Chen Tao had only accepted one or two pieces of calligraphy and paintings, which wasn't considered a serious problem by the inspection department.
So at this moment, he remained very calm.
"Pingzhi, I am the head of this city. I think you should understand whose orders you should listen to!"
"Someone of my rank thinks they can arrest me with just a token? Aren't they seriously underestimating me as an official of the imperial court!"
"This is not only an insult to me, a veteran who has dedicated decades to this post! It is an insult to the authority of the state!!"
Liu Zhengxiang spoke with righteous indignation and passion!
Having been a leader his entire life, he naturally possessed a certain authority, and his air of seniority actually intimidated Wang Pingzhi.
"Mayor Liu, don't worry! The Inspector only asked you to cooperate with the investigation; he didn't say you made any mistakes, nor did he mean to insult you!" Wang Pingzhi quickly explained.
He also had his concerns, because Liu Zhengxiang was always meticulous in his work. At least from his perspective, Liu Zhengxiang was usually a good leader who was honest, upright, and frugal.
If they can't find anything this time, and the other party remains the mayor after the imperial inspector leaves, he'll be in big trouble!
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