Chapter 2595: The Trap of Word Games

"Do you know whose villa you originally lived in?" Duan Peng continued to ask.

"I didn't know it at first. It was only after I lived there for a while that I found out that the villa belonged to Yang Zhijie, the general manager of Lixin Group. After knowing this, I once again asked Peng Zhen to find another place for me to live." Qin Feng emphasized again.

"Similarly, you have no evidence to prove that you made this request to Peng Zhen, right?" Duan Peng asked again.

Qin Feng was a little angry, but then he smiled bitterly and nodded, "Yes!"

Qin Feng is no longer the Qin Feng of a few years ago. He will not get angry for no reason. Moreover, getting angry at Duan Peng at this time will only put himself in a passive situation.

"That is to say, you still lived in this villa even though you knew it was provided by Yang Zhijie, the general manager of Lixin Group, right?" Duan Peng asked again.

"Director Duan, let me correct you. From the beginning to the end, the information I received was that the villa was rented by the municipal government, not provided to me by anyone for free."

"Secondly, I did continue to live there after I knew about the situation, but I immediately went to solve the problem, and I moved out shortly afterwards. Housing is a special matter, and I was new to Shazhou, so these tasks could only be handled by the city government staff." Qin Feng naturally discovered the trap in Duan Peng's question.

"Okay, now please answer the second question. Someone reported that your office is very luxurious and was built specifically for you by Lixin Group at a cost of several million dollars. Is this true?" Duan Peng changed the question.

Qin Feng smiled when he heard this. It was just as he expected.

Qin Feng lit a cigarette on his own, and the other party did not stop him. After all, Qin Feng was the mayor, so he had to give the other party some face.

"This issue is the same as the previous one regarding my residence. My previous office did have some suspicions of extravagant decoration, but this existed before I arrived and was arranged by Comrade Peng Zhen. Furthermore, I had no idea it was related to the Lixin Group at first."

"Similarly, when I saw the office was overly decorated, I made it clear that I would not work there, but Comrade Peng Zhen said there were no other offices available, so I had to work in this one."

"I have repeatedly asked Peng Zhen to renovate the office to fully comply with organizational requirements, but Peng Zhen has always ignored me."

"Similarly, after Comrade Chen Guohua took over as secretary-general of the municipal government, he immediately carried out a comprehensive renovation of the office."

"As for whether the furnishings in the office were sponsored by Lixin Group, I didn't know at first. These things happened before I came to Shazhou to take office." Qin Feng's answer was half true and half false.

"You didn't know about it at first, but did you know about it later?" Duan Peng asked again.

"After I found out, I immediately asked Comrade Chen Guohua to arrange for a comprehensive renovation of the office."

"Okay, let's go back to what happened in the villa. Someone reported that during the time you lived in the villa provided by Yang Zhijie, Yang Zhijie specially arranged a mistress to serve you. Is this true?" Duan Peng changed the subject again and asked Qin Feng.

"This is pure nonsense. Comrade Peng Zhen did arrange a nanny for me when I lived in the villa. I have nothing wrong with this nanny. The so-called mistress is pure rumor." Qin Feng was very angry.

"Do you know Yang Zhijie?" Duan Peng did not delve into these questions. After all, he was just asking.

"know."

"How did we meet?"

"He is the general manager of Lixin Group, the largest enterprise in Shazhou. As mayor, it is impossible for me not to know him and it is impossible for me not to have contact with him."

"Tell me about your contact with him."

"After I took office, I went to inspect Lixin Group and he received me personally." Qin Feng asked after thinking for a while.

"Have you had any private contact apart from this?"

Qin Feng knew that the report letter must have mentioned Yang Zhijie's invitation to a banquet for him.

"I have met him. I invited Yang Zhijie to dinner privately, and then Yang Zhijie also invited me to dinner."

"Just eating?"

"Yes, just eating."

"Why do you want to invite Yang Zhijie to dinner?" Duan Peng asked.

"On the day I arrived in Beijing to report for work at Xidu, Yang Zhijie flew from Shazhou to Xidu to invite me to dinner. I declined because I thought it would have a negative impact. After I took office in Shazhou, Yang Zhijie invited me to dinner several times, but I declined every time."

"After learning about the importance of the Lixin Group to Shazhou, I decided it was crucial to maintain the relationship between the government and the Lixin Group. I was also concerned that my repeated refusal of Yang Zhijie's invitations might give him the impression that the government had a bias against the Lixin Group, so I took the initiative to treat Yang Zhijie to dinner."

"The dining venue was arranged by Chen Guohua, Secretary General of the Municipal Government, and the cost of the meal was settled by me personally," Qin Feng emphasized.

"According to you, you invited Yang Zhijie to dinner purely for work needs?"

"Yes." Qin Feng nodded.

"When you invited Yang Zhijie to dinner, did you accept any gift from Yang Zhijie? Or did you ask Yang Zhijie to express his gratitude to you?" Duan Peng asked.

Hearing this, Qin Feng laughed again. Sure enough, this matter was mentioned in the report letter. Fortunately, Qin Feng was prepared at that time.

"No." Qin Feng shook his head.

"Think carefully again, I'll ask you again, have you ever accepted the gift from Yang Zhijie?" Duan Peng asked again.

Qin Feng knew what Duan Peng was asking repeatedly.

"During the meal, I did not ask Yang Zhijie to express anything to me, and Yang Zhijie did not give me any gifts. We just had a simple meal, and all the expenses of this meal were paid by me personally." Qin Feng emphasized again.

"Let me put it another way. After this meal, did you accept Yang Zhijie's gift?" Duan Peng asked again.

"No." Qin Feng answered very confidently. He knew that Duan Peng was asking about the golden horse that Yang Zhijie gave him.

"you sure?"

"I'm sure I'm responsible for every word I say." Qin Feng said.

Duan Peng turned and glanced at Tian Zhijie who was sitting next to him. Tian Zhijie nodded and signaled Qin Feng and Duan Peng to continue.

Duan Peng continued to ask, and asked about the matter between Qin Feng and Yang Zhijie. His purpose was naturally to ask about the relationship between Qin Feng and Yang Zhijie, whether Qin Feng had done anything for Yang Zhijie, etc.

The entire interrogation lasted for more than an hour. Duan Peng asked just a few questions over and over again in great detail.

This is a common method used by the Discipline Inspection Commission in handling cases. Through repeated and detailed questioning, the language logic organized in advance by the suspect is broken.

Of course, you can also play word games in some subtle ways during this process. By asking questions repeatedly, you can cause the person being questioned to lose their attention, and if you are not careful, you can fall into the other party's trap.

Qin Feng had long understood their tactics, so no matter how many times Duan Peng repeated his question, Qin Feng remained highly focused to avoid falling into Duan Peng's word game trap.