Seeing Zhao Qi's furious expression, Wu Tian understood that he truly had no idea about Chen Sheng's misdeeds.
Then again, Zhao Qi was quite unlucky.
The matter had nothing to do with him, yet he inexplicably took a blow meant for Chen Sheng.
Wu Tian spoke, "Director Zhao, please calm down first."
"If we rush in now without evidence, and Chen Sheng insists he did nothing, then we'll be helpless."
"So why don't you let us go in first, and you can enter when the time is right."
Zhao Qi nodded, "Alright, Wu Tian, I'll listen to you on everything."
"No matter what, I will eliminate this tumor, Chen Sheng, today!"
Wu Tian and Wang Damao walked into Chen Sheng's office. As soon as they opened the door, they saw Chen Sheng happily counting money.
There were several thick stacks of cash, likely totaling hundreds of thousands.
Startled by the sudden entry of two people, Chen Sheng quickly hid the cash in his drawer and then angrily rebuked, "Wang Damao, why are you here again?"
Wang Damao said coldly, "Director Chen, we haven't finished discussing our previous matter. Shouldn't I be here?"
Chen Sheng angrily retorted, "Discuss? What's there to discuss? There's nothing to discuss between us!"
"Your Taohua Village is a rotten village, and you deserve to have no running water!"
"As long as you don't do what I say, your village will never have running water in this lifetime!"
Wu Tian stepped forward and said, "That's not right, Director Chen."
"I heard that the Water Conservancy Bureau approved the connection of running water to our Taohua Village starting last year. How is it that when it comes to you, there's no such thing?"
Chen Sheng's expression changed slightly, "Who told you this?"
Wu Tian said coldly, "It doesn't matter who told me. The key is, since the plan is already in place, why haven't you implemented it?"
Chen Sheng was puzzled. This plan was a decision made in a high-level bureau meeting, known to only a few people in the bureau.
It was precisely because of this that he dared to secretly engage in some shady dealings.
But how did these two people know about it?
He felt that Wu Tian and the other man surely knew nothing and were just trying to bluff him.
So, he put on a stern face and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"When did the bureau have such a plan? How would I, as the director, not know?"
"Don't talk nonsense here, get out quickly, and don't come to me again!"
Seeing Chen Sheng still struggling desperately, Wu Tian's expression grew colder.
"Director Chen, do you think I would come to find you without concrete information?"
"I know this matter clearly, so no matter how you try to conceal it, it will be useless."
Chen Sheng's heart pounded. He wondered what was going on and who had leaked this plan.
However, he quickly thought, even if they knew, what could they do?
A village of poverty, could it stir up any trouble?
So, he sneered, "So what do you mean by this? Are you trying to threaten me?"
Wu Tian shook his head, "I have no intention of threatening you. I just want to say that since there is a plan, it should be carried out."
"Otherwise, what's the difference between that and dereliction of duty?"
Chen Sheng became furious, "What do you mean? Are you telling me how to do my job?"
"Yes, the organization does have this plan, but so what? Do I have to execute it just because there's a plan?"
"I'm telling you, whether this is done or how it's done, I have the final say!"
"So don't think you're so great just because you know something."
"If you can't do what I told you, then the plan will remain just a plan forever, it will never become a reality!"
Wu Tian raised an eyebrow, "Is that so? So, that five hundred thousand, not a single cent can be less?"
Chen Sheng gritted his teeth, "Five hundred thousand? You must be mistaken."
"Originally, I only planned to ask you for five hundred thousand, but since you dare to bring this up today, then I'm sorry. Without a million, you can forget about it!"
Wu Tian said, "Director Chen, do you know what you're doing? This is bribery!"
"As a public servant, you are breaking the law. If you're caught, you'll go to jail!"
Chen Sheng was so angry his nose was almost crooked.
Although he did such things, he was actually always on edge, fearing that he might end up in jail one day.
So, hearing Wu Tian's words now, he felt his inner fear being awakened, and he became angry because of it.
"Do I need you to tell me what I'm doing!"
He roared at Wu Tian, "So what if I ask you for money? If you don't have money, why are you coming to me for things?"
"What if I take that one million for myself? So what?"
"You country bumpkin, do you think you can bring me down?"
"In my eyes, you're a joke, understand? You're a joke!"
"A joke?" Wu Tian said with a cold smile, "You'll know who the real joke is very soon."
After speaking, Wu Tian said to the door, "Director Zhao, you can come in now."
"What did you say?"
Chen Sheng was stunned by Wu Tian's words.
Immediately after, the office door was kicked open, and Zhao Qi walked in furiously.
"Chen Sheng! You scoundrel! You have a lot of nerve!"
The roar was deafening. Chen Sheng almost fell to his knees on the spot.
He looked at Zhao Qi with wide-eyed terror and stammered, "Di-Director Zhao, why are you here?"
Zhao Qi grabbed Chen Sheng and roughly pulled him outside.
"Let's go! Come with me! I'm sending you to the procuratorate right now!"
Chen Sheng's heart was about to explode.
He quickly grabbed Zhao Qi and said in panic, "Director, Director! What are you doing!"
Zhao Qi growled, "I heard everything just now! You deceived your superiors and subordinates, openly solicited bribes, what else is there to say!"
"The organization trusted you so much, and this is how you repay the organization. You truly deserve death!"
Chen Sheng certainly wouldn't go with Zhao Qi.
He broke free from Zhao Qi and said anxiously, "No! Director Zhao, did you make a mistake!"
"I clearly didn't do anything. I, I don't know anything!"
"You still dare to quibble!" Zhao Qi's face turned red with anger. "Do you think I'm deaf? Do you really think you can hide your misdeeds forever?!"
Chen Sheng still quibbled, "Director, you've misunderstood. I was just joking with him!"
"I was angry at the time, I was talking nonsense, all nonsense!"
"If you say I made a mistake, you need evidence for that!"
Chen Sheng's stubborn resistance made Wu Tian frown.
The situation had come to this, and this guy still refused to confess. He was truly a stubborn rock in a latrine, stinking and hard.
He said coldly, "Evidence? You want evidence, don't you!"
He strode over, pulled open Chen Sheng's drawer, and threw all the cash inside onto the floor.
"Tell me, what is all this money?"