Chapter 2925 I want to help him

Ninety percent of leaders would make the same mistakes as Chen Wuning, including Qin Feng. Sometimes, you have to accept these gifts to get things done. The only clever thing about Qin Feng is that he only accepts gifts that he has no choice but to accept, and once he receives a gift, he immediately has his secretary sell it and donate the proceeds to the Red Cross, keeping a record of the donation.

Because of this habit, Qin Feng has been investigated countless times, but he has never run into trouble on this issue.

Of course, generally no one will investigate these matters, because everyone knows the truth, unless someone really wants to harm you.

Moreover, it's very difficult to find evidence of such things, unless someone intentionally wants to harm you.

Chen Wuning has always been a leader who comes from the grassroots. He is a bold and unrestrained person. Because of this, he has a solid foundation among grassroots cadres, which is the main reason that has propelled him to rise step by step. However, it is also because of this almost unrestrained way of working, his emphasis on brotherhood, his lack of attention to detail, and his lack of caution that he was so easily brought down by the other party.

Chen Wuning's success and downfall both stemmed from his unruly and reckless nature.

Qin Feng sighed again and said to Hu Jiayun, "His wife hopes I can help pull some strings. She doesn't want Chen Wuning to continue being an official. She just wants him to get out safely this time and not go to jail."

"This is a difficult matter. Unless the provincial leaders intervene, Qin Feng, are you really sure you want to help Chen Wuning with this?" Hu Jiayun asked.

Qin Feng understood Hu Jiayun's meaning. Hu Jiayun was asking Qin Feng if helping Chen Wuning was worthwhile. If he were to help Chen Wuning, he would at least have to get the leaders of the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee to intervene, which would require a huge amount of political resources. Even if it worked out in the end, the best outcome for Chen Wuning would be that he wouldn't be sentenced. What benefits or rewards could a Chen Wuning who had lost his official position bring to Qin Feng? After considering everything, this matter was a huge loss.

Therefore, in officialdom, there are people who will add flowers to brocade, but there will never be anyone who will offer charcoal in the snow. In the end, it all comes down to interests.

"Sister, I'm saved by Chen Wuning. At least I have to do my best. My relationship with him isn't based on mutual benefit, at least not with Yu Na either."

"Furthermore, I know Chen Wuning well. He's not a truly wicked person. If he were really involved in embezzlement and bribery, I would never help him. But you also know the truth: in the early years, this was the case throughout the Dongyang officialdom. Chen Wuning did this to advance his work; otherwise, he wouldn't just be accepting gifts, but also accepting money."

“Of course, Chen Wuning is definitely wrong, so he should be punished, but I also think he shouldn’t be sentenced, so I want to help him,” Qin Feng said, explaining his reasons.

"You... you say you're mature, but I don't think you're mature at all." Hu Jiayun rolled her eyes at Qin Feng, then asked, "So tell me, how are you going to help him?"

"I don't know, but that's why I came to find you," Qin Feng said with a smile.

“I knew you wouldn’t come here for anything good. To be honest, there is a lot of room for manipulation in Chen Wuning’s case. He only accepted gifts, not money, and the evidence of accepting gifts is not sufficient. It is based on the whistleblower’s testimony and some other supporting evidence. In fact, there is no direct evidence to prove that Chen Wuning accepted gifts. This is not like accepting money, where there are bank transfer records. Of course, it is not wrong to conclude that he accepted gifts based on these supporting evidence.”

"Secondly, the value of the gift is also crucial, with a wide range of values..." Hu Jiayun explained to Qin Feng the business-level solution to this case.

"What I just talked about was the technical aspect. There is also a possibility of maneuvering at the rectification level. After all, the other party does not want to kill Chen Wuning, but only wants Chen Wuning to fall from power, while you only want to keep Chen Wuning safe. So, the other party can accept it if Chen Wuning is dismissed from his post, which reduces the pressure a lot."

"But ultimately, the most crucial point is what I said earlier: this matter requires the intervention of provincial leaders. There is indeed a lot of flexibility in the technical aspects of this case, and the most important thing is to see the attitude of the higher-ups." Hu Jiayun gave Qin Feng a detailed explanation of the case.

"I don't know any provincial leaders, sister, you have to help me," Qin Feng said.

"I knew it would be like this. I was about to leave and I still had to come and do this with you. But I might not be able to manage alone. I don't have that much influence..."

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Qin Feng spent a long time drinking coffee with Hu Jiayun. After finishing the coffee, he drove Hu Jiayun home, but instead of going into her house, he drove to another place.

Qin Feng opened the trunk, which was full of specialties from Gansu and Liangshan provinces that he had specially brought back. He had prepared three portions: one for his mother-in-law Xie Fengmin, one for Zhao Hongjian's father, Old Master Zhao, and the other for the ones he was about to give.

These local specialties had already been prepared and shipped back to Zhongjiang before his return.

Qin Feng carried his things, took the elevator upstairs, and rang the doorbell at a house.

Shortly after, the door opened, and a middle-aged woman appeared in the doorway.

"Come in quickly, it's cold outside. Look at you, carrying so much stuff. Just come in, don't take off your shoes..." The middle-aged woman hurriedly greeted Qin Feng, very kindly.

"Sister-in-law, it's been more than half a year, and you haven't changed at all. In fact, you're getting younger and younger."

"Nonsense, how old am I? How can I not be old? It's you who's suffering over there, isn't it? You look much more mature, but also much more haggard." The middle-aged woman looked at Qin Feng with some heartache.

The middle-aged woman was none other than Xie Zhiguo's wife and Xie Simin's mother, Tian Huifen.

Qin Feng got into trouble while serving as the deputy mayor of Xiquan. After some twists and turns, he stayed to work in the province. Xie Zhiguo, on the other hand, remained as the secretary of the Xiquan Municipal Party Committee until he was transferred to Zhongjiang City as mayor.

Tian Huifen was originally a teacher in Dongyang, but the organization transferred her to Zhongjiang. Together with Xie Simin, who was working for the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee, the family of three was finally reunited after many years.

When Xie Zhiguo came to Zhongjiang as mayor, Qin Feng had not yet left Jiangnan Province. At that time, he was still working in the provincial party committee, so he often visited Xie Zhiguo's home. His relationship with Xie Zhiguo's family was naturally very close.

Although Qin Feng has been transferred to Shazhou, he still maintains close contact with Xie Zhiguo. He calls Xie Zhiguo every two weeks or so to say hello. In Qin Feng's heart, Xie Zhiguo is a special person, and the biggest turning point in his life came from Xie Zhiguo.

Qin Feng's feelings for Xie Zhiguo were entirely personal and had nothing to do with any work-related interests. In the hearts of Xie Zhiguo's family, they had always regarded Qin Feng as family, and their relationship had never changed over the years.