novelhk Chapter 79 The Tears of a Corrupt Official's Confession
Chapter 79 The Tears of a Corrupt Official's Confession
"Vice Dean Guo, my trump card is your son."
Qi Tongwei chuckled, a lewd laugh.
"Qi Tongwei, what do you want to do? What do you want to do?"
Guo Anmin was anxious; his son was his lifeblood, the proof of his existence.
Qi Tongwei twisted his neck and stretched. He was sleep-deprived and had to motivate himself.
"Vice President Guo, your youngest son, Zicong, is completely spoiled by your wife."
"Racing at night, fighting, harassing girls—he's a typical spoiled brat."
"If you go to jail, who will have the right to protect him?"
Qi Tongwei paused for a moment, then the exciting part began.
"With just a little investigation, I can send your son to a juvenile detention center."
"If your son goes to a juvenile detention center, a child without a father's protection won't be Gao Yanei anymore; he'll just be a lamb to the slaughter."
"It's not impossible that someone might break your arms and legs or blind you in the end."
This blatant threat terrified Guo Anmin, who then erupted in angry shouts.
"Qi Tongwei, you dare, you dare!"
Qi Tongwei nodded, chuckling, "Vice Dean Guo, it wasn't me who hit your son. Those people your son beat up were only so because they didn't have a powerful father."
"This should be called cause and effect, and karma will surely come to pass."
Guo Anmin struggled desperately, and the two prosecutors quickly held him down.
"I'm going to sue you! I'm going to sue you! Your provincial procuratorate is knowingly breaking the law and aiding and abetting evil!"
Director Feng lowered his head, pretending not to hear. Qi Tongwei's ability to manipulate people's mentality was truly endless.
Suddenly, Qi Tongwei's expression changed, and he angrily pointed at Guo Anmin.
"Damn it, you know better than anyone how many messes you've cleaned up for your son."
"That little rascal of yours, if it were an ordinary person's child, they'd be locked up in a juvenile detention center by now."
"You fucking have the nerve to yell at me like that?"
"Now you know how painful it is to be whipped, right?"
"You son of a bitch, you still don't know how to repent. You deserve to be childless for life."
Qi Tongwei's cursing was so satisfying; even the prosecutors were terrified of it—it was too brutal.
Guo Anmin refused to accept this; he absolutely could not submit to Qi Tongwei.
"Qi Tongwei, if you dare touch my son, I'll fight you to the death when I get out of here!"
Qi Tongwei grabbed Guo Anmin by the collar.
"What do you have to fight me with? Your body, hollowed out by wine and women, or your age?"
"To kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit," Qi Tongwei patted Guo Anmin's face.
"Vice Dean Guo, you need to face reality. You're now a prisoner, abandoned by the leadership."
Being abandoned by his superiors—these words stung Guo Anmin deeply.
"In this world, you need connections, you're just a nobody."
Guo Anmin felt utterly humiliated; a junior comrade slapped his own face and called him a "little scoundrel."
This reminded him of the ten years he spent humiliating revolutionary predecessors alongside his cousin, Factory Director Niu.
He couldn't help but wonder if there really was a cycle of karma and retribution.
No, no, no, he didn't believe it. He believed there were no ghosts or supernatural beliefs in the world.
"Qi Tongwei, you simply cannot survive in officialdom. You will absolutely not have a good ending. You will absolutely not have a good ending."
Qi Tongwei laughed; Guo Anmin was merely making a death throes.
Whether I have a good ending or not is none of your business, but you're about to have a bad ending too.
"Your wife has lost her husband, your son has lost his father, and the stolen money in your home has been confiscated. How are they supposed to live? They're so pitiful."
Qi Tongwei's unrestrained and merciless mockery felt fucking satisfying.
He could only use ridicule to seek some justice for those innocent girls.
The psychological attacks are insignificant compared to the physical torture inflicted on those innocent girls.
Guo Anmin couldn't take it anymore. "Qi Tongwei, you're a madman! You're a devil! I'll kill you even if I become a ghost!"
Qi Tongwei clapped his hands. "Director Feng, I was just joking with Vice President Guo. Look how agitated he is. How could I possibly break the law and harm his son?"
An unexpected reversal caused Guo Anmin to suffer a mental breakdown.
Feng Yi genuinely believed that Qi Tongwei intended to target Guo Anmin's son. While the methods were somewhat underhanded, the higher-ups had instructed them to handle the matter quickly and close the case promptly. Threats were, after all, a viable option.
Qi Tongwei scratched his head, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "By the way, Vice Dean Guo, you seem to have more than one son, don't you?"
Guo Anmin tensed up. What exactly was this little devil up to?
Qi Tongwei smiled. "Director Feng, I accidentally saw a case file. Guo Zilin, the eldest son of Vice President Guo, was sentenced to twelve years for gang-raping a female college student. Did you know that?"
Feng Yi was confused about Qi Tongwei's intentions. "I really don't know," he said.
Qi Tongwei pointed at Feng Yi, "Director Feng, you're not being honest. You're a veteran prosecutor; how could you not know what's going on?"
Feng Yi seemed to understand, while Guo Anmin was so nervous that cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
Qi Tongwei took out a tissue and wiped Guo Anmin's sweat. "Vice President Guo, if I'm not mistaken, you definitely got your son's sentence reduced illegally. If this is found out, it'll probably implicate a lot of people. Isn't that interesting?"
"Slander! Utter slander! Qi Tongwei, you're making baseless accusations! You're making baseless accusations!"
Guo Anmin's tone of voice when he cursed started to sound panicked, clearly lacking confidence.
As a veteran prosecutor, Feng Yi instantly understood that the more he investigated this case, the more interesting it became.
"Vice President Guo, things have come to this point, so you shouldn't resist anymore. The sooner you confess, the better your situation will be."
Guo Anmin seemed to sense a hidden meaning in Feng Yi's words.
Guo Anmin did indeed obtain an illegal reduction in his son's sentence. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be released in 5 years, or even sooner.
"I'll talk, I'll confess."
Feng Yi breathed a sigh of relief; breaking through Guo Anmin's case was a major step forward.
Suddenly, Guo Anmin seemed like a different person; snot and tears streamed down his face.
"I have let down the country, I have let down the Party, I have let down the people. I am guilty, I confess my guilt."
Feng Yi immediately had someone take notes, "Tell me, what specific assistance did you provide to Lu Peng's criminal gang?"
Guo Anmin wiped his face with both hands, tears and snot everywhere.
"Reporting to Director Feng, some members of Lu Peng's criminal gang have committed crimes that require court judgment. I'm deliberately giving them lighter sentences, or even acquitting them."
After saying this, Guo Anmin burst into tears, "Director Feng, I went to the Jinhao Nightclub to sleep with prostitutes, but I really didn't know Lu Peng was so bold as to force women into prostitution. If I had known, I would have stopped him!"
When Feng Yi took a look, he exclaimed, "Wow, Guo Anmin's acting skills are just as good as Qi Tongwei's. They're both veteran actors!"
How much money did you receive from Lu Peng?
"My wife collects all the money, so I'm not really sure what's going on."
This was unexpected; the couple were working together, one collecting money and the other collecting women.
"Director Feng, I am guilty. I have let down the people, and I have failed the Party and the country in their years of nurturing. I will definitely make my wife hand over all the embezzled money to the state."