In the end, things went to a place that Jiang Xiaochuan didn’t want to see but had expected.

When he returned to his house in the municipal compound, it was already five o’clock in the morning. He couldn’t sleep well at this time. With Qiao Yusheng watching over in the hospital, nothing would go wrong, even if it was the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

But he always thought of Rong Shaobai. His death was like burning his heart with a red iron. No matter what, the scene when he fell down replayed in his mind, along with his words.

Washing his name.

Both he and Rong Shaobai wanted to clear their names. The difference was Rong Shaobai wanted to clear his body, while Jiang Xiaochuan wanted to clear his heart.

In his last life, he had ignored the law and abused his position. In this life, he thought he could avoid it, but he was still forced to constantly step on the line.

He wanted to ask Xue Yan so much now, how that seemingly ordinary man could persevere day by day and still stick to his inner principles. It was a pity Xue Yan was unconscious now, and he could only keep questioning his heart.

Was it worth it for him to do this?

Was it worth it…

With this question, he was extremely tired, but he couldn’t sleep well.

He woke up again around 7:30, and there were several missed calls, all from Wei Lai. He ignored them for the time being, because at this moment he already had a vague hunch that it was already too late to call Wei Lai.

Washing, cooking for himself, tidying up the living room, he was no longer busy going to the municipal government.

The remaining pieces of chess left by Jiang Encheng and Yue Huasheng were still there. He picked up a piece that had fallen on the sofa and played with it with his head down, then put it on the chessboard. The wooden chessboard and wooden chess pieces, when touched together, made a unique clear sound, which was very pleasant to the ear.

The door was ajar, but he didn’t close it. He just waited in the living room.

What was supposed to come, came as expected.

He wasn’t surprised at all when he saw Lian Cheng coming in with someone.

Yesterday’s anti-gang operation had caused a huge shock in the entire Chengzhou. The gang forces had counterattacked wildly, and the damage was even worse than the gang fight half a year ago. There were even military firearms during the fight. It was the same as half a year ago. The situation was almost exactly the same. On the contrary, this time it was not someone’s deliberate whitewashing, but the first step in Jiang Xiaochuan’s being pulled down.

Li Dakai and the others had been waiting for this day, and they calculated well.

But Jiang Xiaochuan was also waiting for this day.

He was also calculating.

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“You guys came very early,” Jiang Xiaochuan said as he sat beside the chessboard, pressing the chessboard with his palms, very leisurely.

Lian Cheng held a folder in his hand, followed by two neatly dressed entourages from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He never thought that one day he would read out such a resolution to the secret chess he had installed in Chengzhou.

“About the decision to deal with issues such as Jiang Xiaochuan’s improper decision-making and suspected job-related crimes…”

Jiang Xiaochuan just listened quietly. After listening, he picked up a “cannon” and pressed it on the black and white boundary, and then stood up.

Lian Cheng’s expression was indifferent and he would never say another word to Jiang Xiaochuan in front of others.

“Now, Mayor Jiang needs to come back with us and accept investigation.”

What was the difference between this and the past life?

In the last life, it was the same scene, but it was in the courtyard of the provincial party committee.

Jiang Xiaochuan looked at Lian Cheng, raised his lips, and then forced himself to lower his lips, showing an indifferent look. He followed Lian Cheng consciously, with two other cold-faced disciplinary inspection staff following behind him.

After getting in the car, Jiang Xiaochuan sat in the middle of the back seat, with people crowded on the left and right, while Lian Cheng sat in the front.

They stopped at the Provincial Party Committee Office Building. Only the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection could investigate Jiang Xiaochuan’s problems. He was the acting mayor, after all. Maybe Li Dakai and the others would be happy. Another corrupt official had been sacked, but this time it was the thorn in their side – Jiang Xiaochuan.

Sitting in the interrogation room, Jiang Xiaochuan suddenly realized that he and Lian Cheng often spoke on such occasions.

“I once said that I would not deal with your problem until the matter in Chengzhou was over, but now I have to deal with it.”

There was a bit of gloom in his tone, suppressing the feeling that the storm was coming. The sense of turmoil made his voice straighten, and the entire interrogation room seemed silent.

There was a cup of tea in front of Jiang Xiaochuan. This was the legendary “being invited to drink tea.”

He didn’t touch the cup of tea, but just replied: “I went too far; I don’t blame Director Lian.”

He spoke very openly, or in other words, he had always been so outspoken.

Lian Cheng suddenly felt very complicated, they had not known each other for a long time. Jiang Xiaochuan always be like this. He was still so unfamiliar and indifferent, keeping a vague distance from him. They should have been close collaborators, and he was a chess piece between his fingers, but he was not very obedient. Jiang Xiaochuan always hid something from him, did not tell him, and even made some decisions without authorization that caused serious consequences. For example, this time, when he found out the news, it was already too late.

It stood to reason that his sources of information were fast, but this time, all these sources failed. He believed someone was behind the scenes. Although he hadn’t found out who it was yet, he couldn’t afford to leave such a person behind.

But compared to this small internal problem, Lian Cheng naturally knew clearly which issue was more important.