Just when the task force arrived, some new information suddenly appeared on the internet.
It was also about Chunshui County, and the news of Vice County Head Gao Chonglin’s corruption swiftly topped the trending searches.
This content contained quite a bit of material regarding Gao Chonglin’s corruption.
Upon discovering this content, the provincial disciplinary committee took immediate action.
The provincial disciplinary committee secretary, Zhou Feng, said with a somber expression, "Have you found out anything?"
"Leader, from our investigation, it seems there is some connection with the previous Bao Geishan incident."
"Are you suggesting that Ji Yang orchestrated this?"
Shaking his head, the person reporting said, "If we talk about the Bao Geishan incident, there is some suspicion for sure, and it’s likely Ji Yang played some tricks to entangle Bao Geishan, but this time, it wasn’t the work of Ji Yang."
In fact, even with the Bao Geishan affair, there are still problems now. It’s possible that Ji Yang crafted a plan, but it’s equally possible he hadn’t orchestrated it, given how obvious the entire thing was. It pointed directly at him, and if it hadn’t pointed directly at him, we truly wouldn’t have suspected it.
Zhou Feng nodded slightly; this indeed posed a problem. Because it was so direct, everyone thought it might be the work of Ji Yang, which was the biggest issue.
These recent days, almost all the news online has been about Chunshui County, involving leaders from several provinces and cities. We’ve been investigating the corruption and other issues in Chunshui County. We know that there are two major powers there. These two local forces would join hands when facing outsiders, but they are not truly a solid bloc. Without the presence of external forces, they would start fighting amongst themselves. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novelꜰire.net
This was something everyone had long been aware of, yet no one spoke out.
The person reporting went on, "No matter their circumstances, considering Ji Yang’s situation, being new to the area, he likely wouldn’t have been able to find out the state of affairs. Even if he sent someone to investigate, it would take time."
"Didn’t he get himself a secretary? That person might be able to gain some information."
"That’s not quite right either. The secretary came on board later; in the beginning, it wasn’t possible for him to know so much."
Everyone was somewhat puzzled. After all, when Bao Geishan set the trap for Ji Yang, Ji Yang wouldn’t have been aware of it. Given how many people were toasting him, it was even less likely that he would detect any conspiracy, and hence, the chances of him quickly subduing those people were really not that high.
"What about that woman?"
"Based on our interrogation of those few individuals, they were arranged by Bao Geishan, that’s for certain. At that time, they had all taken pills provided by Bao Geishan, it wasn’t caused by Ji Yang. Jiang Fei denied the matter of secretly live streaming."
Zhou Feng asked, "Was the live stream orchestrated by Ji Yang?"
"No one knows about that, but that woman, Jiang Fei, is not simple either. It’s said that she likes to make recordings, and the content she recorded on her phone also vanished."
"Did Ji Yang get a hold of it?"
"It’s hard to say; maybe it was done by someone from outside."
Zhou Feng also had to admit this possibility. Everybody thought it was a plot hatched by Ji Yang, but at that moment, Ji Yang could have very well passed out drunk. If at that time someone unknown appeared and targeted Bao Geishan, it would make even more sense.
The person reporting then said earnestly, "We have a conjecture. Perhaps Bao Geishan had sent Ji Yang home. However, upon seeing Ji Yang so drunk, he might have arranged something to get a hold over Ji Yang."
He looked around at the others, then continued, "It’s also possible that he had already made arrangements. When he saw Ji Yang in such a state, he changed his mind, wanting to have some fun first. So, they all took pills, and at that time, Ji Yang was left at that spot on the first floor. Everyone knows the kind of person Bao Geishan is; a somewhat perverted individual. Playing with women in Ji Yang’s presence would probably be stimulating for him, so once he knew that no outsiders would come, he started his play. At that moment, if someone secretly approached and took Jiang Fei’s phone, unlocking it with her fingerprint, they could have obtained everything inside. After transferring out the video content and then live streaming, do you think this could be possible?"
The others nodded slightly, and one of them said, "This is very possible. From our investigation, it should be the work of a faction opposed to Bao Geishan. If they got the content and released the videos online, they could completely destroy Bao Geishan."
Another person shook their head, "But then, how did content related to Gao Chonglin appear later?"
"Perhaps it wasn’t obtained by Gao Chonglin’s people but by those aligned with Bao Geishan. In addition to wanting to bring down Bao Geishan, they might also wish to topple Gao Chonglin."
"Could it be the doing of Ji Yang then? He too had motive."
"That also cannot be ruled out."
Zhou Feng rubbed his temples, sensing that the matter was very complex.