Li Rui smiled. "I won't trouble you, Manager Yang. You can go back to work. I'll go there myself. Sorry for wasting your time today."
Manager Yang was flattered and waved his hand. "It's fine. It's my duty. I'm sorry that I didn't protect your house well …"
The two exchanged some pleasantries and Manager Yang took the elevator downstairs. Although Ji Renjie didn't believe Li Rui's words, he didn't stay and went downstairs. He probably understood that even if Li Rui complained to his mother, he couldn't stop him. It was better if he didn't see it and didn't feel upset.
Li Rui walked to Room 602 and pressed the doorbell. Soon, he saw Ji Gang's wife, an ordinary-looking woman.
Li Rui asked, "Hello, are you Director Ji's wife?"
The woman nodded and looked at him. She recognized him. "You're … the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee's Song Shuji, Li Rui?"
Li Rui was a popular figure in Qingyang and was always following the Municipal Party Committee's secretary, Song Chaoyang. He was considered a well-known figure and it wasn't surprising that she recognized him. He just didn't know where she had seen him before. He nodded and said, "Yes, I am. I believe you know about Director Ji's situation. I need to clarify that I don't have any personal grudges with Director Ji. He broke the law himself …"
The woman's face was livid as she questioned, "Since it has nothing to do with you, why did you come here to explain yourself?" What she meant was that he had framed Ji Gang, and because of his guilty conscience, he had come here to explain himself.
Li Rui didn't get angry and said, "I didn't come here to explain to you. I came here to renovate the house, but your son Ji Renjie made a mess in front of the house. But I don't blame him. The reason I came here is to ask you, what's the name of the disciplinary officer surnamed Wang who came to find you a few days ago?"
The woman was confused. "What are you talking about? It's so messy. What did my son do? "
Li Rui told her about what Ji Renjie did.
The woman was shocked and angry. "How could it be? How could my son do such a thing? What evidence do you have? "
Li Rui shrugged, "Your son admitted it himself just now." He then told him about his encounter with Ji Renjie.
The woman could not believe that her son could do such a thing. She asked Li Rui to take her upstairs to have a look. Li Rui took her up the stairs to the door on the eighth floor. The woman was dumbfounded.
Li Rui said, "The child is not sensible, so I won't lower myself to his level. I also don't intend to make things difficult for you and your son. I just want to ask you, what's the name of the disciplinary officer surnamed Wang?"
The woman was alarmed and asked him, "Why are you asking about him?"
Li Rui said, "You don't have to worry about that. Just tell me his name."
The woman said with a cold expression, "I don't know the person you're talking about. He has never been here before."
Li Rui smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't say it. I'll check the neighborhood's elevator surveillance and find him. However, if you deny it like this, it will make it seem like there's something shady going on between the two of you."
The woman was furious and scolded, "Shameless, Li Rui, you're really shameless. I can't believe that the dignified first secretary of the Municipal Party Committee would speak such despicable words. Your thoughts are too filthy …"
Li Rui smiled and said, "Don't be so agitated. You know that's not what I meant. Since the person surnamed Wang helped Director Ji pass a message to you, he naturally wouldn't just say that I, Li Rui, harmed Ji Gang. There should be something else. For example, Director Ji asked you to quickly move your family's wealth or antiques to reduce your sentence. This is also a shady business. "
The woman's expression was very unnatural. She said angrily, "Don't slander us. There's no such thing. My husband has always been law-abiding and has never received any black money."
Li Rui sneered and said, "You'd better tell that to someone else. I won't believe you if you tell me. In order to destroy the evidence, Ji Gang spent two hundred thousand yuan to bribe the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau's evidence room. Where did this two hundred thousand yuan come from? "
The woman immediately said, "Was it saved up by him and me after working for so many years? Why, can't we save up this much money after working for half our lives? "
Li Rui realized that the woman was determined to hide the identity of the "Uncle Wang". This also proved that the person surnamed Wang came to Ji Gang's house with a secret agenda. Since that was the case, there was no need for him to be polite. He said, "Alright, since you won't tell me, then I don't have to be merciful to your son. I'll call the police and let them handle this matter. Even if your son is a minor and won't be punished, dealing with the police like this won't be good for his growth, right?"
The woman's expression changed. She was shocked, scared, embarrassed, and angry. She said angrily, "You … You dare … I'll see if you dare!"
Li Rui sneered and said, "I'm the victim. Why wouldn't I dare?" After saying that, he took out his phone and pretended to make a call.
The woman was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She was in a dilemma. If she told the truth, this Li Rui would most likely interrogate that Director Wang. Then her husband's intention to transfer the illegal gains would come to light. He would be sentenced even more severely. However, if she didn't tell the truth, her son would be reprimanded by the police. It would also cause serious consequences. On one side was her husband, and on the other side was her son. What should she do?
"No, don't call the police …"
She was completely flustered. She didn't have a good idea at the moment, but she knew that she had to stop Li Rui from calling the police first.
At this moment, Li Rui also considered that there was no point in targeting Ji Gang. Ji Gang was already finished. Even if he arrested him for some other crime, such as transferring property, he would only be sentenced to a few more years. However, it didn't mean anything to him or his boss. The most important thing now was to catch the disciplinary officer with the surname Wang. That person with the surname Wang must have been instructed by Yu Heping or Wei Hai to communicate with Ji Gang. Among them, Wei Hai was the most likely one. If he investigated and interrogated that person with the surname Wang, he might be able to catch Wei Hai's weakness. This would be a political leverage for his boss. It could be very useful at a critical moment.
When he thought of this, he already had a plan in mind. He said to the woman, "Actually, I don't care what Ji Gang and you conspired after the two rules. For example, transferring property to escape punishment. Really, I don't care at all. I can also promise you that I will only target that person with the surname Wang. I will definitely not expose your secret plan. You just have to tell me his real identity. I am looking for him for something else. If you don't believe me, I can't do anything about it. Then let's have a falling out. I will call the police, and you can just wait for the police to come and arrest your son. "
The woman had no choice but to believe him. However, before she spoke the truth, she still asked, "You promise?"
Li Rui said seriously, "I promise. Can't you see my character from the fact that I let your son go just now?"
The woman no longer had any doubts and said, "His name is Wang Shihai. He is the deputy director of the city's disciplinary committee. I can only tell you this much. Don't tell him that I told you this. "
Two minutes later, Li Rui had already arrived downstairs. He found a quiet place and took out his phone to call Ceng Hanlin. When the call connected, he went straight to the point and asked, "Brother Hanlin, is Wang Shihai in charge of Ji Gang's two rules investigation team?"
Ceng Hanlin said, "No. What's wrong?"
Li Rui whispered, "This person violated the discipline of your disciplinary committee. He secretly went to see Ji Gang, who was under the two rules investigation, and helped him spread the news. Of course, he didn't do it on his own accord. He was instructed by his superiors."
Ceng Hanlin exclaimed in surprise, "Aiya, needless to say, he must have been instructed by the new secretary, Wei Hai. I said that he has been hanging around Wei Hai recently and often showing off in the office. He said that he was received by the secretary again and was entrusted with an important task by the secretary. He is so arrogant. It turns out that he is riding on Wei Hai's coattails. "
Li Rui lowered his voice and said, "Wei Hai must be deliberately trying to rope him in and train him to be his confidant. Wei Hai is also very cunning. He knows that it will be difficult for a director like you to be promoted. At least, he won't be able to give you any benefits in a short period of time. Naturally, you won't be used by him. So, he simply promoted and trained Wang Shihai to be a deputy cadre. A promotion bait can charm people like Wang Shihai. Naturally, he will do whatever he wants him to do. "
Ceng Hanlin was very sensitive when it came to politics. He exclaimed and said, "Oh no, if Wei Hai really promised Wang Shihai some benefits, such as promoting him to an official position, then it is very likely that I, the director of the disciplinary committee, will be sent to a garbage department to be the director. I might even be given a position that doesn't care about anything. Then, my future will be over! Damn, how can this be? Isn't this too disgusting? I just became the director not long ago. Am I going to be replaced by Wang Shihai so soon? "
Li Rui also didn't expect that Wang Shihai's sudden appearance would threaten his position as a good brother. He hurriedly said, "Don't be agitated. Didn't we catch Wang Shihai's mistake? With this, he can't be promoted to an official position."
Ceng Hanlin asked, "Then do you have evidence of his mistake?"
Li Rui said, "I don't have any evidence, but I have other people's testimonies. Oh … right, the neighborhood's CCTV should be able to prove that he went to Ji Gang's house to report and collude. I am now thinking of how to force him to confess and reveal the truth behind Wei Hai's instigation. "
Ceng Hanlin was shocked and said, "You want to fire at Wei Hai? He is the Secretary of the disciplinary committee. " After saying that, he seemed to have realized something and said, "Oh, it's fine. The person standing behind you is Song Shuji."
Li Rui whispered, "I'm not afraid to tell you, brother. I want to use Wang Shihai as an opportunity to help my boss get political leverage from Wei Hai."
Ceng Hanlin was also a smart person. He immediately understood the deeper meaning of his brother's words and said, "What do you need me to do? Forget it. I will first contact two of Ji Gang's team members and ask them to give me a written proof that Wang Shihai violated the rules and went to meet Ji Gang. I have people in that team, and they will report the truth to me. "
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