Chapter 2890 I know nothing

"What does Secretary Jiang mean by that?" Qin Feng asked, somewhat displeased.

Qin Feng actually understood what Jiang Longjun meant by those words. He knew he couldn't completely hide it from Jiang Longjun, and sooner or later Jiang Longjun would suspect that he was the one who did it. But on the surface, he had to keep up the act and deny it to the death.

"How much do you know about Shao Hongli's incident?" Jiang Longjun continued to ask.

"I just found out about this, Secretary Jiang. Judging from the situation, you just found out not long ago, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have let Shao Hongli just disappear like that," Qin Feng retorted.

Jiang Longjun was testing Qin Feng, and Qin Feng was also testing Jiang Longjun.

“About an hour ago, I received a call from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection informing me of this matter. At that time, Director Duan of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection was already on the plane flying to Shazhou and was about to land.”

"The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection's actions caught me off guard and left me feeling resentful. You know my stance: I don't want anything to happen to Shazhou again, and I especially don't want anything to happen to Shazhou's leadership team." Jiang Longjun said this while looking coldly at Qin Feng, clearly referring to him.

"I called the provincial leaders, firstly to inquire about the details, and secondly to see if there was any room for maneuver in Shao Hongli's case."

"The provincial leaders only told me the truth after I pestered them so much. The provincial committee only just found out about this matter and was in a very passive position. This case wasn't investigated by the provincial discipline inspection commission, but by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection." Jiang Longjun paused and looked at Qin Feng after saying the words "Central Commission for Discipline Inspection".

After the last incident, Jiang Longjun also spent a lot of effort investigating Qin Feng's background. Now he naturally knows almost everything about Qin Feng. Of course, he knows that Qin Feng's biggest backer is Hu Guangxiang of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. So when he heard that the case was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Jiang Longjun immediately thought that Qin Feng was behind it. Moreover, Qin Feng was the one with the most motive to investigate Shao Hongli.

"The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection? This doesn't follow procedure. Shao Hongli is a provincial-level cadre. Even if there's to be an investigation, it should be conducted by the province. Under normal circumstances, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection can't investigate directly." Qin Feng said, feigning nonchalance. He knew Jiang Longjun had already guessed that he was the one behind this, but even if he guessed, he had to keep up the act.

“Yes, that would be the case under normal circumstances, but this situation is abnormal. I’m asking you, where is Ding Wenbo?” Jiang Longjun asked.

"Ding Wenbo? Ding Wenbo took leave, saying he wasn't feeling well and went to Shanghai for a medical checkup. He just left yesterday. He even came to my place the day before to ask for leave in person." Qin Feng said casually while smoking, as if he was completely unaware that there was anything wrong with Ding Wenbo's situation.

"A medical check-up? Do you believe it? Don't we have hospitals in Shazhou? Even in Xidu, you can get a medical check-up, right? Why go all the way to Shanghai for a medical check-up?"

“I asked him about this, and he told me the truth. He said that the person who actually did the physical examination was not him, but his wife. His wife had heart disease before and had surgery at a famous hospital in Shanghai. Recently, his wife felt uncomfortable in her heart again, so she thought about going there for another check-up.”

"Ding Wenbo loves his wife very much, everyone knows that, so it's understandable that he took leave to accompany her to the medical check-up."

"Secretary Jiang, is there a problem with Ding Wenbo's leave request?" Qin Feng asked.

"Mayor, your political acumen is terrible! You were the one who led the investigation into these projects. No one knows better than you whether Ding Wenbo has any problems. At this time, you should never have approved Ding Wenbo's request for leave to go out of town. You should have reported to me immediately." Jiang Longjun was somewhat angry.

“Secretary Jiang, I cannot accept what you’ve said. We’ve had in-depth discussions about the investigation of these projects. I clearly pointed out that there is a lot of evidence pointing to our civil servants. You can firmly demand that our municipal government stop the investigation and not interfere anymore, and hand the case over to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.”

"Now you're saying I didn't manage things properly and that I lack political acumen. That doesn't make sense, does it?" Qin Feng said angrily.

Qin Feng's words left Jiang Longjun speechless; he hadn't expected Qin Feng to be waiting for him there.

"Secondly, as the vice mayor and a veteran comrade, Ding Wenbo has no evidence to prove that he has done anything wrong, and his reasons for requesting leave are reasonable. Why should I not approve his leave?"

"And as you know, Ding Wenbo personally came to my office to ask for leave, which is already a great show of respect. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't need to come and ask for leave at all. He could just tell the office and the secretary-general and leave, and I couldn't say anything, because that's how everyone does it," Qin Feng continued.

"Secretary Jiang, what exactly went wrong with Ding Wenbo's medical check-up in Shanghai? Did he not actually go to Shanghai?" Qin Feng asked.

"He did go to Shanghai, but not for a medical check-up; he went to surrender himself to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection," Jiang Longjun said irritably.

"Confessing to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection? That's absurd. He has problems, and he probably realizes that the Commission might investigate him, so he wants to confess. But if he wanted to confess, wouldn't he have confessed to the provincial authorities? Why go through all that trouble to confess to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection? Wouldn't his confession to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection just be transferred to the provincial authorities anyway?"

"Besides, even if someone wanted to surrender to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, they should have gone to Beijing. Why would they go to Shanghai? This logic doesn't make any sense," Qin Feng questioned earnestly.

Jiang Longjun watched Qin Feng act coldly, but he still had to act along with Qin Feng, because most of the time in this industry is just acting.

"You're confused, and so am I. I now think Ding Wenbo has completely lost his mind. Who would have thought he would turn himself in to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection?" Jiang Longjun was furious when he thought about it.

In fact, Jiang Longjun knew better than anyone else what was going on. He had privately communicated with Yang Guoqiang to have Ding Wenbo take the blame. Jiang Longjun even knew that Ding Wenbo would flee. Of course, Jiang Longjun would never participate, but he was sure that Ding Wenbo would take the blame and that he was happy to see it happen.

Jiang Longjun also understood better why Ding Wenbo wanted to surrender himself, and why he chose to go to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection instead of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Jiang Longjun's anger is definitely not directed at Ding Wenbo, but at Qin Feng. This is because Qin Feng's underhanded tactics have put him in a very passive position.

"He surrendered himself to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and provided a large amount of evidence of Shao Hongli's illegal and criminal activities, implicating Shao Hongli. The CCDI notified the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection late last night, and the Provincial Party Committee made emergency arrangements early this morning, arranging for Director Duan of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to lead a team to our Shazhou to arrest Shao Hongli. You know what happened next." Jiang Longjun was not going to waste any more time with Qin Feng and finished speaking in one breath.

"Qin Feng, let's not discuss what has already happened. I just want to ask you, what do you want? What are you going to do next?" Jiang Longjun asked Qin Feng directly, his words were very blunt.