After listening to Fu Lei's analysis, Lu Tao finally understood: Luo Qiulin, Liu Hong, and Li Weijun were all on the same team. They were bound together for good or ill. As long as one of them was investigated, they would pull out the radish and bring out the mud, implicating the entire interest group.
Among the three, Luo Qiulin was the one with the most power and a strong backer, so it would be very difficult to take him down. Liu Hong was a mafia boss, but after years of cleansing his name, he was now a famous private entrepreneur, a member of Songshan's National People's Congress, and basically no longer ran any illegal businesses. Moreover, he now had Luo Qiulin, Li Haiping, and the others as protection. It wouldn't be easy to take him down!
This way, Luo Qiulin, Liu Hong, and Li Weijun's "iron triangle" interest group was only left with Li Weijun as the weakest link. First, he was only a section chief of the Party Committee. According to the authority of the officials, the County Commission for Discipline Inspection could investigate him. Second, he was arrogant and despotic. He had offended many people in the county and town. Once he was investigated, many people would beat him up. Third, he was greedy and reckless. He dared to accept any kind of money, did any kind of bad things, and lived a luxurious life. Not only did he drive a luxurious car, live in a villa, eat delicacies, gamble, and keep mistresses …
It was precisely because Li Weijun's tail was easily caught, and it was also the easiest to obtain evidence of his violations of the law. That was why Fu Lei said that he was Luo Qiulin's "weak spot" and "seven inches". What he meant was that as long as Li Weijun was taken down, Luo Qiulin's problems would be implicated …
After thinking this through, Lu Tao asked, "Minister Fu, you want me to help you investigate the issue of Li Weijun keeping a mistress, right?"
Fu Lei didn't answer him directly. Instead, he stared at him for a while before suddenly asking unexpectedly, "Little Lu, did you discuss a plan with Huang Zeke to force Li Weijun's cousin to expose him for keeping a mistress?"
Lu Tao was shocked. He stared at Fu Lei dumbfoundedly and didn't know how to answer him.
Fu Lei smiled and said, "Little Lu, don't look at me like that. This was what Huang Zeke told Secretary Xie. To tell you the truth, Huang Zeke had long hated Li Weijun to the bone, but because he was afraid of Luo Qiulin, he had always buried this hatred in the bottom of his heart, not daring to show it, and even less daring to shed all pretense of cordiality and fight with Li Weijun. But now, he seemed to have smelled something unusual and was ready to make a move on Li Weijun.
"He knows that Secretary Xie and I are prejudiced against Li Weijun. He also knows that you have a good relationship with the two of us. That's why he often invites me and Secretary Xie to eat and drink with him. He also criticizes Li Weijun from time to time to test my and Secretary Xie's reaction. Just two days ago, he directly told Secretary Xie that you also hated Li Weijun to the core and wanted to bring him down. He also told Secretary Xie that you and him planned to force Li Weijun's cousin to expose him. "
At this point, he paused and observed Lu Tao's expression before continuing, "Both Secretary Xie and I think that your plan is very good. First of all, Li Weijun kept a mistress and had a son. His mistress and son also lived in a villa in Songshan city, drove a luxury car, and lived the life of a rich man. This is not only a serious violation of the law, but it can also be traced back to his corruption.
"Secondly, I heard that the relative who took the blame for Li Weijun has a bad record, is heavily in debt, and has a despicable character. This kind of person only has money in his eyes and no friendship. He's also the easiest to bribe. As long as you grab hold of his weakness, or use money to entice him or force him with benefits, it's very likely that he'll break through and reveal the truth. If that's the case, Li Weijun will definitely fall. As long as he falls, Luo Qiulin's problem will definitely be implicated. "
After listening to him, Lu Tao's face showed a trace of hesitation. It was obvious that Fu Lei and the others were playing a very big game of chess. Once this game of chess was played, it would set off a huge storm in Taolin County's bureaucracy. As long as anyone got caught in this storm, it would be very difficult for them to get out. He was just a small staff member of the Local Taxation Bureau. If he rashly joined this game of unpredictable results, he wouldn't get much actual benefit if his side won. However, if the other side won, he would definitely be in trouble and might even implicate Secretary Zhou …
Fu Lei saw that Lu Tao didn't express his opinion and saw the hesitation on his face. He immediately guessed his inner thoughts and a trace of dissatisfaction flashed across his face. He suddenly asked, "Little Lu, I see that you seem to want to back out. Is it because Liu Hong took the initiative to show goodwill to you, so you don't want to be Li Weijun's enemy? Actually, you should be clear in your heart. Why did you fight with O 'Neal's staff? Why did you get a demerit? All of this was caused by Liu Hong's scheme to frame you, right? "
Seeing Lu Tao nod, he said, "Since all of this was caused by Liu Hong, why should you be grateful to him when he went to the Public Security Bureau to withdraw the charges against you and help you get rid of the demerit? Also, Li Weijun is corrupt and does evil. He is a typical corrupt person. As a local tax bureau staff with a sense of justice and conscience, why don't you bravely stand up and expose him? "
Speaking up to this point, he sighed and said slowly, "Little Lu, County Magistrate Su, Secretary Xie, and I have completely fallen out with Luo Qiulin because of Xia Bingbing's promotion. The only path in front of us is to fight with him to the end. When you asked me and Secretary Xie to support Xia Bingbing, we all thought that you would definitely stand on our side and fight with Luo Qiulin, Li Weijun, and the other corrupt people. I didn't expect that now that we have taken the first step, you are hesitating to follow our footsteps. This is a little surprising and disappointing! "
Being provoked by him like this, Lu Tao's face suddenly turned red. A strong sense of guilt suddenly appeared in his heart. Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu did fall out with Luo Qiulin because of Xia Bingbing. If he suddenly backed out at this moment, they would definitely think that he was a villain who didn't have the courage and spirit to take responsibility. That would really be worse than slapping himself a few times in the face …
Therefore, he swept away the hesitation on his face and said in a very firm tone, "Minister Fu, don't worry. I will definitely find a way to expose Li Weijun's violations of law and regulations and act according to the plan that I discussed with Mayor Huang. If there are any problems, we will promptly report to you and Secretary Xie."
A satisfied smile appeared on Fu Lei's face. He picked up the wine glass on the table and gave him a toast …
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