Reborn as a Noble's Son

“Bazhou City

City Public Security Bureau office building

At this moment, Deputy Director Liu half-reclined in his chair, looking at the younger colleague before him. Liu Jiefei felt a pang of nostalgia for his past youth.

“Le, you’re both my subordinate and my comrade. Over the years, from the moment you were assigned to Lixian, from a police officer, to deputy director, then to director, and now the Chief. I’ve seen your rise to prominence right before my eyes, especially your closeness with Director Nie Zhenbang. Nie, young and promising with a solid background, is indeed a leader worth following. If it were twenty years ago and I were your age, I might also take a gamble. However, this time, Le, think carefully. This opponent is not ordinary.” Liu Jiefei said, counseling him after understanding Chen Le’s intentions.

Liu Jiefei knows who Xing Wenbiao is. He is a man of solid background; the nephew by marriage to the director and party group secretary of the autonomous region’s Tax Bureau, Cui Jinsheng.

Cui Jinsheng is a local cadre born and raised in the autonomous region. Although he has always been in the tax system, he is very familiar with many leaders of the Party Committee of the region and the high ranking officials of several local cities, even having a good relationship with them. It’s a significant network. Now, Zhenbang’s action against Cui’s nephew, one must consider how Cui would react.

At the moment, Chen Le was touched. His older comrade, Liu, still had a soft spot for him. The precious bond they shared meant much to him. He clearly knows what Liu means. Cui Jinsheng’s network is strong. Nie Zhenbang may have a background, but it’s not certain if he can compete with Cui Jinsheng. After all, this is not about power, it’s about survival and on top of that, this is risky. If he couldn’t win, Nie Zhenbang’s future would be in peril. When that happens, even if Nie Zhenbang can walk away unscathed due to his connections, what can he do? Being the lead hitman, if Chen Le is implicated, it’s normal that he could lose his job.

Of course, this does not mean Nie Zhenbang is a fickle person. It’s just that when it reaches such extremes, and Nie Zhenbang himself is barely hanging onto his position, whether or not the people behind him would be there to help Chen Le is unknown.

After thinking about it, Chen Le nodded determinately: “Sir, this time, we have a great chance of winning. I want to take the risk. There’s no such thing as wealth without danger, and this is a hurdle I must overcome. There’s no turning back now.”

Hearing this, Director Liu also nodded, picked up the phone, and dialed: “Little Wu, it’s Liu Jiefei. Come to my office immediately.”

Less than ten minutes later, a young man approximately thirty years old walked in. Seeing Chen Le, both of them broke into smiles. They were familiar to one other. Little Wu, whose actual name was Wu Jiang, was the deputy squadron leader of the Public Security Bureau’s Squad for Public Order. It was fitting for him to handle a gambling case.

Then, Liu Jiefei stood up and said, “Both of you are well acquainted. I won’t say much. This time, Le is targeting someone. According to Chen Le’s investigation, this person is likely to appear at Heihu’s place tonight. Little Wu, your Squad for Public Order is best suited for this mission. Take your men and raid Heihu’s place tonight. Chen Le, later you will give Little Wu a picture of the target. Remember, keep this confidential. Heihu has informants around, we wouldn’t want to let the wind out. This is related to Le’s future. As for me, I’m old. You two will have plenty of opportunities to cooperate in the future.”

Hearing Liu Jiefei’s words, Chen Le once again felt touched. His young appointment as a deputy director was thanks to Liu Jiefei’s promotion, and he didn’t expect that Liu still cares for him to this day.

Then, Chen Le stood up: “Brother, I…”

Liu Jiefei waved his hand, revealing the dignified aura of a deputy director of the municipal Public Security Bureau. In a stern voice, he said: “Le, no need to say anymore. It’s most appropriate for Little Wu to handle this matter.”

Wu Jiang broke into a smile at that point, patting Chen Le on the shoulder: “Brother, aren’t you confident in my ability? Just sit tight here with Director Liu and wait for my good news. I’ll take my leave now to arrange everything.”

Even in Liu Jiefei’s office, Chen Le felt anxious. Waiting was always hard; this was more difficult than being on the frontline himself.

At eleven o’clock at night, the phone rang. Liu Jiefei answered it, hummed a few times, and hung up.

Looking at Chen Le, who had a worried look on his face, Liu Jiefei showed a smile: “Le, we succeeded. Xing Wenbiao and his mistress Wang Lili were caught on the spot. Sixty thousand in cash was found in Wenbiao’s bag, and Heihu provided written proof that he had lost more than eighty thousand tonight.”

Chen Le also got up at this moment, “Good! Thanks for your help, brother. I will immediately arrest the suspect and return to Li County overnight to conduct an urgent interrogation. This time, the case is ironclad. I’d like to see how Cui Jinsheng can interfere now.”

It might look like Xing Wenbiao is all swagger on the outside, but he’s nothing more than a flower embroidered pillow. As soon as he was brought back to the Li County Public Security Bureau, faced with the embezzled money and evidence, Xing Wenbiao confessed to all his gambling with public money. What surprised Chen Le even more was that within one year, Xing Wenbiao had lost nearly 150,000 RMB. He had covered all these losses with various claims of entertaining expenses, office expenditures, travel expenses, and so on. On the other side, Wang Lili also confessed completely about her illicit relationship with Xing Wenbiao.

Upon hearing Chen Le’s report and looking at the confessions at hand, Nie Zhenbang thought of the sharp female reporter from the Bazhou City TV Station. Immediately, Nie Zhenbang stood up and said, “Old Chen, arrange right away to get in touch with the reporter He Xinyan from the Bazhou City TV Station. We need to expose this matter as soon as possible.”

Nie Zhenbang wasn’t sure of Chen Le’s specific conversation with He Xinyan, but the next day, the Bazhou Daily and Bazhou City TV Station reported the news. The director of Li County Tax Bureau was arrested on charges of organized gambling in Bazhou, with his mistress involved, and the amount involved exceeded 100,000 yuan.

Looking at the news on Bazhou Daily, Nie Zhenbang also laughed. He looked at Chen Le, who was sitting on the sofa, and said, “Old Chen, it seems that this He Xinyan has some powerful connections. This news had to be approved by the City Committee Department of Publicity before it could be released. I didn’t expect this little girl could get it done quickly.”

Meanwhile, Nie Zhenbang contacted Sun Kewen, the secretary of the county disciplinary committee. When Chen Le left, Nie Zhenbang personally stood up to pour a cup of hot tea for Sun Kewen and immediately presented the confessions of Xing Wenbiao and Wang Lili, saying seriously, “Secretary Sun, take a look at this. It’s shocking. Even though the Tax Bureau is a vertically managed institution, the Li County Committee and County Government are also responsible for oversight. I think we should immediately report this matter to Secretary Bai from the city disciplinary committee and wait for the next instructions.”

When the news reached Bai Weimin, the secretary of Bazhou City Disciplinary Committee, Song Chaohui, the director of Bazhou City Tax Bureau, was also invited to his office.

Seeing the expression on Bai Weimin’s face, Song Chaohui was a bit scared. Although he was from a vertically managed institution, disciplinary work was always supervised by local authorities. Bai Weimin was a notoriously tough official in Bazhou City, so one didn’t have the luxury of getting any good news usually.

“Director Song, take a look. The situation in Li County has gone bad from the root. In my opinion, the city disciplinary committee should lead the investigation. The tax department and the secretary for discipline inspection should cooperate together to rush to Li County for investigation and interrogation,” Bai Weimin handed over the materials to Director Song and immediately expressed his opinion.

After reading the documents, large beads of sweat started to appear on Director Song’s forehead. This was indeed the wife of the old leader’s nephew. But when he opened his mouth, Song Chaohui agreed with his decision. “Secretary Bai, I agree with your plan. You can rest assured that as soon as I return, I will instruct the Secretary of Discipline Inspection to prepare immediately.”

As soon as he returned to the Tax Bureau office, Song Chaohui immediately picked up the phone. As soon as the other end was connected, he said, “I have disappointed your trust, sir. Wen Biao has made a big mistake.”

Cui Jinsheng was stunned at the moment. Wen Biao had an issue? Upon hearing this news, he immediately stood up, as if he had detected something in his own office. He then sat down again and seriously said, “Comrade Chaohui, don’t panic and exaggerate things. What exactly happened? Explain it slowly.”

Hearing that Xing Wenbiao was arrested for gambling, and several tens of thousands of cash was confiscated at the scene, that he admitted to embezzling public funds for gambling, and that he had several improper relationships, Cui Jinsheng knew things were probably serious.

After hanging up the phone, Cui Jinsheng started pondering. Wen Biao is the nephew of his wife’s sister, the only child among the six sisters of the Xing family. Wen Biao can be said to be the only descendant of three generations of the Xing family. He was overly pampered since childhood, and Cui Jinsheng was well aware of his character. His lust and love for gambling were unlike a state servant, more of a social gangster. He knew early on he should have focused on business and stayed stable. Now Cui Jinsheng’s brain is also spinning fast – definitely he has to rescue him. He absolutely can’t let him go to prison.

If the only descendant of the Xing family went to jail, he’s afraid, his 80-year-old mother-in-law would run to his door and hang herself. Not to mention his tiger-like wife, he can’t provoke her. Thinking of this, Cui Jinsheng immediately picked up the phone, dialed a number, and as soon as the call was connected, he said with a smile, “Secretary Zhao, are you busy? It’s Old Cui from the district tax bureau.”

Zhao Weihong, the deputy secretary of Bazhou City, was also taken aback at the moment. He was familiar with Cui Jinsheng, but their relationship was just ordinary. However, since they are both on the official path, they could be considered friends. Zhao Weihong also laughed and said, “Director Cui, it’s been a long time. Why the sudden phone call? You need something?”

Cui Jinsheng did not hesitate at this moment and directly got to point, “Secretary Zhao, I have come to ask for a big favor from the Secretary. My worthless nephew, isn’t he the director of the tax bureau in Li County? He got into trouble.”

PS: It seems I always beg for monthly tickets, and that’s not good. Time to say thank you. Thank you to every brother and sister who supported me with their monthly voting. What about we press ahead?