Qin Shou was brought into the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection's review room in Changle County.
Leng Xiangmei pointed to the small, cast-iron chair and ordered, "Sit."
Qin Shou sat down. The design of the small chair was extremely unscientific. Not only did it dig into one's rear, but the seat was so small you could only fit two-thirds of your backside on it.
The backrest was ramrod straight and hard.
Although there were no needles on the chair, sitting on it felt like sitting on pins and needles.
The chairs in the review rooms were all specially designed this way.
There was no need for torture or forced confessions. Just making you sit in this chair was enough to chafe your skin and make you itch, an unbearable torment.
Even the most resilient person, after sitting in a chair like this for three days and three nights with only water to drink, would confess their problems.
However, some characters, more cunning than old foxes, would only confess to minor issues, not the major ones.
Because the bigger the problem, the bigger the figures implicated.
If you couldn't stand sitting in this little chair for a short while and confessed the big problems, on what grounds would the big shot behind the scenes bail you out?
Why would they even bother?
Seeing that Qin Shou was starting to look uncomfortable, Leng Xiangmei felt the time was right. She asked, "Speak! What's the deal with that large leather suitcase under your bed, all that cash and those gold bars?"
Qin Shou glanced at the two staff members sitting on either side of Leng Xiangmei and said, "You want me to confess? Fine! But I'll only confess to you, and you alone! Have these two step out first!"
Qin Shou wasn't making such a request because he found Leng Xiangmei beautiful and her figure stunning, and thus wanted to be alone with her to try something.
Rather, it was because Qin Shou had studied everyone at the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.
After Sun Changsheng jumped to his death, Qin Shou had predicted that the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection would definitely come for him.
So, through various channels, he had researched every single comrade from the Disciplinary Commission who might possibly come for him.
The person Qin Shou most hoped would come for him was this very woman, Leng Xiangmei.
At the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, Leng Xiangmei had a nickname: the Black Widow.
It wasn't because her skin was dark; on the contrary, she was quite fair. Nor was it because her husband had died and she was a widow. In fact, the woman was thirty-eight and had never married.
She earned the title "Black Widow" because in her dozen or so years working for the Disciplinary Commission, not a single person who fell into her hands had ever held out.
Even high-ranking officials at the department level, a higher rank than her own, had confessed everything in her hands.
This woman had her methods, but her heart was in the right place.
A corrupt official would naturally fear running into Leng Xiangmei. But Qin Shou was no corrupt official, so he was most eager for Leng Xiangmei to be the one to interrogate him.
Only by falling into Leng Xiangmei's hands could he use this "Black Widow" to root out all the corrupt officials in Changle County and send every last one of them to prison! This chapter was copied from NovelPing without permission.
Leng Xiangmei furrowed her delicate, willow-leaf brows slightly.
Then, she said to her two colleagues beside her, "Xiao Liu, Xiao Wang, you two step out for a moment."
"Yes, Director Leng!"
Liu Qiang and Wang Jiajia exited the review room.
The moment he was outside, Liu Qiang received a text message.
"Has Qin Shou confessed?"
"Not yet. He told Director Leng he would only confess to her alone. So, Director Leng had me and Wang Jiajia come out."
The person texting Liu Qiang was Chen Haibo's secretary, Xiong Gang.
Although Xiong Gang was the Deputy Mayor's secretary, he had no authority to interfere in a Disciplinary Commission investigation. Liu Qiang telling Xiong Gang information about the investigation was a violation of regulations.
Xiong Gang was Liu Qiang's senior from university; both were graduates of Zhonghai University of Political Science and Law.
After graduating with a master's degree, Liu Qiang passed the exam to enter the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and was assigned to the regulations office, buried in paperwork all day.
He was worked to the bone every day, had no prospects, and was frequently reprimanded.
At an alumni gathering, Liu Qiang met Xiong Gang. To gamble on his future, Liu Qiang decisively went to toast Xiong Gang, successfully latching onto his senior's coattails.
Xiong Gang happened to need a subordinate on the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection's side, so he took Liu Qiang under his wing.
Then, using his status as the Deputy Mayor's chief secretary, he had Liu Qiang transferred from the regulations office to the Eighth Review and Investigation Office, making Liu Qiang a subordinate of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection's strongest director, the Black Widow, Leng Xiangmei.
All major cases handled by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection were personally managed by Leng Xiangmei.
Changle County was just a poor county, and the former County Party Secretary's secretary was an even more insignificant role.
For Leng Xiangmei to personally come to Changle County to handle Qin Shou's case was because the Municipal Party Secretary, Zheng Yaohua, had personally given the word to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.
After receiving the order to investigate Qin Shou, Leng Xiangmei had also been puzzled. Was a mere County Party Secretary's secretary worthy of her, Director Leng, handling the case personally?
So, she began to look into the situation in Changle County.
As soon as she started digging, Leng Xiangmei sensed something was wrong.
The political scene in Changle County was darker than she could have imagined.
Some matters even involved officials at the municipal level.
With that, Leng Xiangmei had an epiphany. She understood that sending her to interrogate Qin Shou was the higher-ups' way of wanting to pull up the radish and the mud along with it, to clean out the entire political circle of Changle County.
And Qin Shou was that radish!
As Sun Changsheng's chief secretary, his boss had already jumped to his death to escape punishment. This radish, Qin Shou, must be a thoroughly rotten one.
A search of his home had turned up a large suitcase from under his bed, filled with so many gold bars and so much cash that the amount involved was already as high as three million. Get faster updates on novelping dot com.
If what they found was three million, how much more was there that they hadn't found?
A mere secretary to a County Party Secretary had embezzled so much. How much had those in higher positions embezzled?
As a veteran of the Disciplinary Commission, Leng Xiangmei was naturally an expert at psychological warfare.
After Liu Qiang and Wang Jiajia left, she didn't rush to question him. Instead, she fixed her hawk-like gaze on Qin Shou, staring straight at him.
Never mind a mere County Party Secretary's secretary; even a County Party Secretary himself, falling into her hands and being stared at like this, would feel his heart pound with panic.
But Qin Shou wasn't panicking at all.
He even began to admire the woman before him.
That face!
That aura!
And that figure, practically bursting out!
Top-tier!
An absolute masterpiece of a woman!
The only regret was that she looked a bit fierce. Incredibly fierce.
But Qin Shou didn't care. It wasn't like he was going to marry this woman.
Who would dare marry the Black Widow?
He just wanted to use this woman to take down all the corrupt officials in Changle County.
The thought of sending his ex-mother-in-law to prison made Qin Shou feel a thrill of satisfaction.
Seeing Qin Shou staring intently at her chest, his eyes glued there, Leng Xiangmei almost lost her composure.
Her original plan was to make Qin Shou confess on his own, but now she had no choice but to ask directly.
"What's the deal with that large suitcase? Who gave it to you? Give me an honest answer!"
Leng Xiangmei's voice was exceedingly sharp, enough to make any corrupt official's blood run cold. But after hearing it, Qin Shou felt no sense of dread.
Because he hadn't taken a single cent in bribes.
With a clear conscience, one need not fear walking the darkest road at night. Even if he ran into a female ghost, he'd dare to flirt a little.
"Director Leng, you're so fierce, you're scaring me. I'm so scared! How about you let me have a cigarette first to calm down? Then, I'll answer your question."
Leng Xiangmei knew, of course, that this guy was playing mind games with her.
But trying to pull such petty tricks in front of her? He was far too green.
A complete fledgling.