: If there's a problem, why did you recommend him for the position?

Gao Yuliang remained silent, waiting for Fang Lao to speak.

If Old Master Fang wanted to handle things quietly, he wouldn't say a word. But if Old Master Fang signaled him to retaliate, he wouldn't hold back and would kill Tian Guofu outright!

Fang Ren stared at Tian Guofu and asked in a cold voice, "Is there any evidence that Comrade Gao Yuliang is involved in the case?"

Upon hearing that there was evidence, Fang Ren turned to Gao Yuliang and asked, "Comrade Gao Yuliang, do you have anything to say in your defense?"

"If there is evidence, I will not argue."

Many people were stunned by Gao Yuliang's words. Not defending himself? That wasn't like Secretary Yuliang at all.

As expected, Gao Yuliang looked at Tian Guofu, gently raised his hand, and said, "Now, please produce your evidence. If you don't have evidence, you'll know how serious the consequences can be!"

"good!"

Tian Guofu took out his phone and said, "I have two recorded phone calls on my phone. One is between Qi Tongwei, the Vice Governor and Director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, and the Public Security Bureau of Luzhou City. The other is between Secretary Yu Liang and the Public Security Bureau of Luzhou City!"

As they were talking, Tian Guofu had already started the recording.

"Director Chen? This is Qi Tongwei."

"Hall Qi".

"Regarding those three rapists, they are willing to offer compensation. Do you think it's possible to contact the victim's family to mediate and withdraw the case through mediation?"

"Hmm...I understand, Director Qi."

After the first segment ended, Tian Guofu said, "That's the first segment; there's one more to come."

"Is this the Luzhou Public Security Bureau? This is Gao Yuliang from the Provincial Party Committee. I'm looking for your Director Chen."

"Secretary Gao, the director isn't here. I'll go find him right away."

"Find him quickly and make him call me back. I'm waiting!"

……

"Director Chen? I am Gao Yuliang."

"Secretary Gao."

"There's something I need to tell you..."

"Please speak."

"Regardless of what instructions or orders Qi Tongwei gave you last night, you must act in accordance with the law. Do not break the law or suffer the consequences!"

"Secretary Gao, are you referring to the case we're handling regarding the alleged adultery?"

"Yes, that's the case. We're all in the legal profession; we can't break the law!"

"It's my duty!"

"Yes! If those three rapists have already been released, arrest them immediately. I'm warning you, don't regret it later..."

"Yes, Secretary Gao!"

After listening to the recording, many people in the meeting room frowned. Judging from the recording, Qi Tongwei was definitely involved, and Gao Yuliang was indeed implicated.

Gao Yuliang suddenly laughed, looking at Tian Guofu and questioning, "Secretary Tian, ​​what are you trying to express with this phone call? Are you implying that Qi Tongwei broke the law? Or are you suggesting that my statements are problematic?"

"Comrade Yuliang, your instructions over the phone were to act according to the law and not to knowingly break the law, so there's definitely no problem," Tian Guofu said, looking at Gao Yuliang meaningfully. "But you knew Qi Tongwei had problems, and you didn't report it. That's covering up a crime!"

Countless gazes fell upon Gao Yuliang. This was such a simple truth that even those who didn't work in the political and legal field knew it, let alone Gao Yuliang, a professor of political and legal studies.

Fang Ren also looked over. He wasn't familiar with Gao Yuliang, but since his old leader had personally given the order to send him to take up his post, he was curious about what was so special about Gao Yuliang.

"The crime of harboring a criminal? Secretary Tian, ​​that's not a very appropriate thing to say." Gao Yuliang's lips curled slightly. "At the time, I was the full-time deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and secretary of the political and legal affairs committee, managing the entire province's public security, procuratorial, and judicial system. How could I possibly have knowingly broken the law?"

"When I learned that Qi Tongwei might be involved in illegal or criminal activities, just like in the recording, I didn't hesitate to call the Luzhou Public Security Bureau, thus preventing the crime from happening in time!"

After a pause, Gao Yuliang said calmly, "Immediately afterwards, I launched an investigation into Qi Tongwei, the then Director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province. According to the intelligence I had, Qi Tongwei's cousin had personally visited him, specifically for this case."

"Furthermore, Qi Tongwei may have engaged in some illegal activities in this case. Although he did not instruct Director Chen on how to handle the matter, Qi Tongwei's position in making this phone call could easily compromise fairness and impartiality!"

"I originally considered reporting Qi Tongwei's case to the Provincial Party Committee so that they could make a decision."

Tian Guofu interrupted, "Comrade Yuliang, what you say sounds nice, but what's the actual situation? In the end, you didn't report it to the Provincial Party Committee at all. We were all unaware of it. What is this if not covering it up?"

"Secretary Tian, ​​don't be in such a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Gao Yuliang raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said helplessly, "I didn't have time. I didn't have time to report many things to the provincial party committee before the inspection team took me away. The inspection team didn't even give me time to hand over my work."

"I……"

Tian Guofu was extremely frustrated. He had come prepared, but what happened?

As a result, Gao Yuliang didn't even have time to say anything before the inspection team took him away. What could he say? Should he go and reason with the inspection team?

This feeling is like punching a cotton ball with all your might—you can't unleash your full power!

Seeing that Tian Guofu was at a disadvantage, and that none of the Standing Committee members, including Li Dakang, offered any assistance, Sha Ruijin realized this was a very bad sign.

Sha Ruijin knew that the struggle would begin the moment Tian Guofu spoke up under pressure, and he absolutely could not lose this first battle, otherwise all these fence-sitters would side with Gao Yuliang, and he would have a hard time in Handong.

So, Sha Ruijin spoke up. He didn't dwell on the previous issues, but looked at Gao Yuliang and asked, "Secretary Yuliang, now that you're back, shouldn't you talk about Qi Tongwei's problem?"

"Our provincial Public Security Bureau Chief has knowingly broken the law; this is an extremely serious criminal offense. How can this be allowed!"

Sha Ruijin's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unyielding force.

Sha Ruijin's meaning was clear enough: the issue of Qi Tongwei's case was being addressed. Even if he couldn't be directly sentenced because of his first-class merit award, Qi Tongwei could be dealt with internally!

"Comrade Ruijin is right. Qi Tongwei's violation of the law is an extremely serious criminal offense!" Gao Yuliang said, glancing at Sha Ruijin with a playful smile. "Then I'd like to ask Comrade Ruijin, since Qi Tongwei's problem is so serious, how could you still recommend him for the position of vice governor?"

"Logically speaking, Qi Tongwei's promotion to vice governor must have been based on a thorough investigation by the provincial party committee before being reported to the organization." Gao Yuliang asked again, "Since it was a thorough investigation by the provincial party committee, does that mean Qi Tongwei has a problem or not?"

"If there's a problem, why would Comrade Ruijin promote a problematic department head? Was he unaware? Or did he knowingly promote Qi Tongwei despite the problems? Was there any collusion involved?"

"If there are no problems, then what about Secretary Tian's recording? Could there be an incomplete chain of evidence, leading to the wrongful accusation of Qi Tongwei?"

Sha Ruijin was dumbfounded. He had protected Qi Tongwei? He had secretly transferred power to Qi Tongwei? Qi Tongwei was Gao Yuliang's student, and Gao Yuliang actually said such a thing? It was utterly outrageous and a complete distortion of the truth!

The reason why Qi Tongwei was promoted to vice governor was to ensure that Gao Yuliang would not speak recklessly in front of the inspection team. Doesn't Gao Yuliang know this himself?

Now that Qi Tongwei is in trouble, he himself has become the main suspect? A harborer?