Zhang Ningning went to the back of the car with Zeng Jing. Xiang Yunping sat in Chen Xing's car with her child. She also noticed Zhang Ningning and Zeng Jing. Her eyes were full of doubts, but she didn't ask much. Sitting in Chen Xing's car, Xiang Yunping mostly thanked Chen Xing. Her voice was choked with sobs. Chen Xing could only smile bitterly and comfort her. Xiang Yunping must have been under great pressure these days. She had lost the backbone of the family. It was not easy for a woman to support a family.
According to the direction Xiang Yunping pointed, the car arrived at a relatively early residential area in the main urban area of Kaiyuan County. Wu Gang's house was on the third floor. These early buildings did not have elevators. They climbed upstairs and arrived at Xiang Yunping's house. The layout of the early three-bedroom and one-living room was not big. After Chen Xing and the others sat down, Xiang Yunping hurriedly said that she wanted to boil water to make tea.
"Sister-in-law, don't bother. Just pour us some water." Chen Xing stopped her.
Xiang Yunping hesitated for a moment, then nodded. She was not in the mood to make tea at this time. Chen Xing introduced Zeng Jing's identity. Xiang Yunping knew that this beautiful young woman in front of her was also a friend of her husband's at the Party School. She followed Chen Xing here, which meant that she had a good relationship with her husband. Moreover, when she heard that Zeng Jing was the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, Xiang Yunping couldn't help cheering up. There was a little more hope in her heart. As for Zhang Ningning, Chen Xing simply introduced her as his girlfriend. After hearing that, Xiang Yunping was only a little surprised, but she didn't ask anything. At this moment, she couldn't care about anything except the safety of her husband.
"Sister-in-law, according to what you said, Brother Wu was reported for accepting cigarettes and alcohol, and then he was taken away by the Procuratorate. Is there any other reason besides this?" Chen Xing went straight to the point. Just now in the car, he heard something from Xiang Yunping, so Chen Xing had a general understanding of the matter. However, he absolutely did not believe that Wu Gang was taken away by the Procuratorate just because of this matter. After all, Wu Gang was a deputy county magistrate. There must be a lot of people coming to his door to give him gifts. It was normal for him to accept gifts such as cigarettes and alcohol. In the big dye vat of officialdom, no one could really be pure.
In fact, as a leader, sometimes if you were too aloof, you would be ostracized by others. Accepting gifts could not be said to be corruption. On the contrary, sometimes it was a kind of helplessness in the system. The key was to see the extent of the gifts received. If you accepted all the gifts from people who came to your door and even accepted the red envelopes, then it would really be corruption.
"County Magistrate Chen, I can guarantee that our Wu Gang has never received a penny from others. Since he became the deputy county magistrate, there have been more people coming to his door with gifts. Last time, someone directly came to him with 100,000 yuan in cash to ask him to do something, but he refused. He often warned me not to accept money from others in private." Xiang Yunping was also a clever person. Chen Xing's question was very implicit, and he did not specifically point to anything. How could she not understand the meaning behind Chen Xing's words?
Usually, when people came to our door with gifts, it was really difficult to refuse them. Wu Gang only accepted gifts such as cigarettes and alcohol, but never accepted money. Although our family was not very rich, we did not lack money. We only had one child, Wu Gang and I were both people who received the state's salary. Moreover, during festivals, the unit gave us some gifts, and we often had more than we could use. We rarely used our own money for daily expenses, so we did not need to be greedy for other people's money.
Although no one would complain about more money, Wu Gang was not that kind of person, and I would not secretly accept other people's money behind his back. I knew that Wu Gang still had a big dream for his official career and hoped to go further. He was only 35 years old this year, which was not very old. Although our family did not have a strong background, and Wu Gang did not have much hope to go further, he was a person who did not want to admit defeat. He always had such a thought in his heart. I was his wife, and we had slept together for more than ten years. I knew his thoughts very well. He wanted to make progress in his official career and did not want to make mistakes on the issue of money. As his wife, I would never drag him down. I also dare to touch my own conscience and assure you, County Chen, that I have never accepted a penny from others behind Wu Gang's back.
Xiang Yunping's voice gradually became louder. It could be seen that she was a little emotional. This was related to her and her husband's reputation. Xiang Yunping hoped to get Chen Xing's trust. At present, only Chen Xing could help Wu Gang. She pinned all her hopes on Chen Xing. In the past few days, she did not know how many so-called old friends and subordinates of Wu Gang to help her understand the situation. She did not ask for their help, and all of them said that they were busy. Xiang Yunping had a deep understanding of the fickleness of human nature and the fickleness of the world. Xiang Yunping felt that Chen Xing was willing to come at this time, which made Xiang Yunping feel that it was very precious.
"Sister-in-law, don't be so emotional. I am still very clear about Wu Gang's character, and I don't mean to doubt you. Please don't misunderstand." Chen Xing comforted Xiang Yunping. Xiang Yunping's words were sincere, which more or less dispelled his doubts in his heart. Otherwise, he actually suspected whether Wu Gang was really involved in financial problems, or Xiang Yunping had also received money from others. Otherwise, there was no reason for Wu Gang to be investigated for such a trivial matter as accepting cigarettes and alcohol. This was really too abnormal.
County Chen, it's good that you are willing to trust us. I was really afraid that even you did not trust Wu Gang. If so, no one could really help Wu Gang. These days, those so-called good friends of Wu Gang all regarded him as a god of plague and wanted to draw a line with him immediately. I went to beg his friends, but I did not know how many times I was treated. If I did not remember that Wu Gang had mentioned you and found your phone number in the spare phone he left at home, I would not know what to do. " Xiang Yunping looked at Chen Xing gratefully. When other people heard that Wu Gang was in trouble, they were eager to draw a line with him. Only County Chen was willing to stand up at this time. Wu Gang could have a friend like you, County Chen. I don't know how lucky he was.
Haha, I am a friend of Wu Gang. When he is in trouble, I should help him. But sister-in-law, you should give me more information. Otherwise, I can't do anything with what you have said now. Sister-in-law, think carefully and see if there is anything unusual these days, or if you have left something out. Chen Xing looked at Xiang Yunping. Xiang Yunping had pinned all her hopes on him, which really caused him a lot of pressure.
Waiting for Xiang Yunping's answer, Chen Xing also asked himself in his heart. If he did not have the two big backers, Zhou Mingfang and the Zhang Family, would he still make the same choice after hearing that Wu Gang was in trouble? In the system, one should not meddle in other people's business. Everyone followed the principle of "Everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door and doesn't care about the frost on the roof of others' roof". Friends who called each other brothers might immediately turn their backs on each other when one of them was in trouble. This kind of thing was really not strange. At this time, he stood up to help Wu Gang. In the end, it was because he had enough confidence. However, according to his own character, Chen Xing thought that even if he did not have the support of Zhou Mingfang and the Zhang Family, he would still stand up. At least, he would help through his connections to ask what was going on. If he could help, he would help. If not, he could only express his helplessness.
Wu Gang seldom talked about work at home. Just the day before he was in trouble, he was still helping Xiao Zong with his homework, talking and laughing. There was no sign at all. Who knew that the next day, something bad happened. Xiang Yunping's face was bitter. "These days when I went out, I heard a lot of gossip about how much money our Wu Gang had embezzled. In fact, there was no such thing at all. Others might not know, but how could I not know? If there was really such a thing, besides the cigarettes and alcohol, Wu Gang had received shopping vouchers from others, the kind that could be used in the supermarket. He had received shopping vouchers that were less than 1,000 yuan, but those that were more than 1,000 yuan were firmly rejected by Wu Gang. If something bad happened to Wu Gang because of these, I would not believe it even if I were beaten to death. There are so many corrupt officials in the county, why didn't any of them get into trouble, but he got into trouble."
Chen Xing explained to Xiang Yunping seriously. He automatically filtered out the reasons Xiang Yunping mentioned. Judging from Wu Gang's usual behavior, Wu Gang was still very cautious. It was not a big deal to accept shopping vouchers from others, not to mention that Wu Gang had a sense of propriety. If Wu Gang really got into trouble because of these, let alone Xiang Yunping, even Chen Xing would not believe it. A deputy county magistrate was investigated for this reason. Even if it was true, there must be a deeper reason behind it.
Chen Xing himself did not accept gifts during Chinese New Year. He did the same thing as Wu Gang. He would accept cigarettes and alcohol, but he would not accept money. As for shopping vouchers, Chen Xing did accept a lot. At that time, he felt that it was convenient for his mother to buy things in the supermarket. It was not because he was greedy. If he really wanted to be greedy, he would not be interested in such a small amount of money.
Do you know where Wu Gang is now? He could not get much useful information from Xiang Yunping's previous words. Chen Xing could only think of other ways. If he could meet Wu Gang in person, he could understand the truth of the matter. He was afraid that there were many things that Xiang Yunping did not know.
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