Chapter 1367: Master Chang, thank you for your compliment
Moreover, the amount of the gift did not constitute a bribe, and the help did not constitute a crime.
These are all human nature. As long as you don't go too far and don't break the law, you can be considered a good official. After all, no one is perfect, so it's good enough to be able to get by.
It’s not to say that all the people in the Leng family faction are clean and there are no corrupt officials. There are some, but compared with other families, there are more good officials than corrupt officials, at least Tang Lijun and Xi Youheng are like that.
In fact, the morale of faction members is closely related to their supporters. If their supporters are honest people, most of them will also be honest. If you are not honest, others may not accept you even if you want to take sides.
However, some people cannot resist temptation and still commit corruption and bribery in private.
If Gu Ning encountered someone who was corrupt and took bribes and was bullied by the Leng family faction, she would naturally not be polite, because keeping them would also be a bomb for the Leng family.
Tang Lijun simply glanced over the hostility towards Chang Bingjian's family and did not pay any more attention to it.
However, Chang Bingjian's family walked towards Tang Lijun.
"Tang Lijun, you..." As soon as the Chang family came over, Chang Bingjian's sister Chang Qiwei yelled at Tang Lijun, but before she could say anything, she was scolded by the old man of the Chang family: "Shut up!"
Although Chang Qiwei was unwilling, she was still afraid of her father, so she shut up. However, her eyes were staring at Tang Lijun with resentment.
Not only Chang Qiwei, but everyone else also looked at Tang Lijun with anger and resentment, but because Old Master Chang was there, it was not their turn to speak.
"Deputy Director Tang, you are really capable!" Chang Bingjian's father said. His words sounded like praise, but they were full of anger and gnashing of teeth.
"Mr. Chang, thank you for your compliment..." Tang Lijun seemed not to sense the other party's hostility. His face was calm and he thanked him politely.
Chang Bingjian's father was the younger brother of the owner of the Chang family and the second oldest, so outsiders called him Chang Erye.
However, Second Master Chang and the head of the Chang family are not born to the same mother, but are born to Old Master Chang's concubine.
Because in their era, which was still the Republic of China period, it was still common for wealthy families to have three wives and four concubines.
Therefore, the relationship between the Patriarch of the Chang family and the Second Master Chang is average, neither good nor bad.
However, the head of the Chang family also promoted many people from the second master Chang's family.
Because, since we are a family, we must unite and work together to make the family prosperous. Therefore, the prosperity of the Chang family today is naturally inseparable from the unity of these brothers.
The direct descendants of the Chang family gave up Chang Bingjian simply because his crimes had reached a point where they could not be compromised, and for the sake of the Chang family, the head of the Chang family had to give up as well.
Although Mr. Chang Er had some complaints about this, he also expressed his understanding, so he did not blame the head of the Chang family.
Because he also didn't want the Chang family to be affected, because the rise and fall of the Chang family also represented their rise and fall.
The Chang family was very angry at Tang Lijun's attitude, and then they realized that they came here just to get into trouble, so they went back and found a place far away from them to rest.
However, resentful glances would still fall on Tang Lijun from time to time.
In fact, Chang Bingjian’s family also knew that in this kind of official game, it was either you die or I die.
Being in opposition, they are naturally targeting each other.
But, now that their families are in trouble, how can they not be angry and reconcile?
Moreover, when Chang Bingjian got into trouble, their family also lost a lot.
When there were ten minutes left until two o'clock, the courtroom opened and anyone who wanted to go in to watch could go in, and then everyone went in.
Tang Lijun, Gu Ning and others sat on the left, while Chang Bingjian's family sat on the right.
At two o'clock, Chang Bingjian was brought up.
When Chang Bingjian saw Tang Lijun and Gu Ning, his eyes suddenly became bloodshot and his face looked ferocious.
Although he has admitted his guilt and accepted his fate, it does not mean that he can let it go and stop hating Tang Lijun and Gu Ning.
The judge arrived and everything was ready to begin.
Because Chang Bingjian admitted all his sins, it was almost completed in less than an hour.
There was no way he could deny it! He wanted to deny it, but the evidence was irrefutable.
Because the amount of money Chang Bingjian embezzled and accepted bribes was large and the circumstances were serious, he was sentenced to death. The execution was carried out three days later and his property was confiscated.
As long as the case involves hundreds of millions, the death penalty will be imposed without further ado. There are cases involving tens of millions of people being sentenced to death, but some cases are given leniency and thus the death penalty is not imposed.
This time, Chang Bingjian’s matter is of such a nature that even his connections can no longer be used.
When they heard the death penalty, Chang Bingjian's wife fainted, and Master Chang staggered and almost fell. The others were also shocked, full of disbelief and inability to accept it.
Even Chang Bingjian himself did not expect that he would be sentenced to death, and was stunned.
"No, no, how could this be, how could this be..." Chang Qiwei shouted in disbelief.
Although they knew that this was a serious case and was punishable by death according to the law, they believed that since Chang Bingjian was a member of the Chang family, the court would give him some face and sentence him to fixed-term imprisonment or something.
Then, their plan was to let Chang Bingjian stay in there for a few years. As long as there was a change of power next year, they would push their supporters to that position, and then secretly get Chang Bingjian out, and then change his identity and settle abroad.
This is better than staying in jail forever or being sentenced to death.
However, the answer they got was the death penalty, which they could not accept.
But no matter how unwilling they were, Chang Bingjian's crime had already been determined. What could they do? Make a scene? That would not work at all.
Chang Bingjian was taken away, and the Chang family had to leave because they couldn't see Chang Bingjian at all now, so they had to go home.
Because Chang Bingjian's wife fainted, Chang Bingjian's eldest brother carried her on his back. At this time, he didn't care about avoiding suspicion.
Mr. Chang Er, who was somewhat unsteady on his feet, was supported by Chang Qiwei's husband.
And the matter was over, and Gu Ning and others left.
When they came out, Chang Bingjian's family members were glaring at Tang Lijun angrily. If looks could kill, Tang Lijun would have been pierced by thousands of arrows.
Unfortunately, no.
However, as soon as everyone left the court building, Chang Qiwei rushed directly towards Tang Lijun and shouted angrily: "Tang Lijun, it's all your fault that my brother died, it's all your fault..."
"Go and stop her..." Upon seeing this, Mr. Chang Er immediately ordered Chang Qiwei's husband, full of anger.
Upon hearing this, Chang Qiwei's husband immediately let go of Chang Erye and went to stop his wife, while Chang Bingjian's sister-in-law immediately came to support Chang Bingjian's father.
(End of this chapter)
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