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"Let's not say these words anymore, and there is no point in saying them now. Cao Changsheng, tell me why you want to commit suicide? The things you committed are not enough to get you taken out and shot." Qin Feng asked.

"I have worked in Yi'an for more than 20 years, from the township to where I am now. I have always been against corruption and hate corrupt officials. For more than 20 years, I have been telling my subordinates and comrades how much I hate corrupt officials. Now, I have become a corrupt official myself, the person I have been talking about hating for more than 20 years."

"I have always told my son and daughter that they should be upright. I often tell them how I became an official. But now..."

"My wife married me when I was a poor boy with nothing, and she didn't ask for a penny in dowry. Over the years, I have been working in Yi'an and rarely go home. She has been raising our two children alone, and also supporting my parents alone."

"But now...I have done something wrong to her."

"I never thought about these questions before the investigation, but since I was taken away by the inspection team, all I have in my mind are these things. How can I face my wife, children and everyone who knows me? This feeling is worse than death. I just want to die now. This is my only hope. I can no longer face this world, face everyone..." Cao Changsheng said at the end and looked up at Qin Feng.

Cao Changsheng spoke intermittently, and Qin Feng listened patiently.

Qin Feng could tell from Cao Changsheng's words and his suicidal behavior that Cao Changsheng's intentions were not bad. He was not a corrupt official, at least not a typical corrupt official.

The bad one is not Cao Changsheng but Wang Bingrong. Cao Changsheng is where he is today because of Wang Bingrong's painstaking efforts to seduce him bit by bit.

Although it is said that flies don't bite seamless eggs, no one in the world is without weaknesses. How many people can guard against someone who studies you all day long, specifically attacks your weaknesses, and drags you down?

In fact, many cadres are not bad people and do not want to be greedy. However, most of them are not strong-willed enough and they all lose out in the pursuit of interests by these business owners.

Qin Feng sat there listening to Cao Changsheng's chatter for almost half an hour. From Cao Changsheng's words, Qin Feng could feel how much Cao Changsheng regretted at the moment.

In fact, Cao Changsheng had long wanted to go back to shore, but Wang Bingrong did not give him a chance.

"Can death solve all problems? If the word death can solve all problems, then there will be no more troubles in this world." Qin Feng said slowly.

"If you commit suicide now, what will it be called? It will be called suicide out of fear of punishment. Then you will not only be labeled as a corrupt official, but also as a coward. After your death, you will be infamous for eternity and become a joke in the entire Yian. Ten or twenty years later, there will still be people who make fun of your suicide." Qin Feng continued.

For someone who is not afraid of death, you can only use something more terrifying than death to stop him from seeking death.

The reason why Cao Changsheng wanted to die was because he was a man who cared about his face and dignity, and Qin Feng seized on this point.

Cao Changsheng looked at Qin Feng with a somewhat ferocious expression. It was obvious that Qin Feng had touched the heart of his heart.

"Cao Changsheng, now that things have come to this, I don't really want to say too much to you. Let me be honest. If the inspection team hadn't asked me to come, if I hadn't been the secretary of the Yi'an County Party Committee, I would never have come to see you."

"Yian is not what it is today, it's not easy to come by. It's my contribution as well as yours. To be honest, Cao Changsheng's contribution is no less than mine. You really try your best to serve the people of Yian."

"But have you ever thought about it? If you choose to commit suicide today, it will become a shocking news. The development of my entire Yi'an may be interrupted, and everything you, Cao Changsheng, have worked hard for will become a bubble."

"Cao Changsheng, it is a great virtue to admit your mistakes and correct them. Cooperate with the inspection team now, take the initiative to explain your problems, and strive for leniency. In a few years, you can still be released. If you feel sorry for your wife and children, you can make amends then."

"Moreover, if you take the initiative to confess the problem now, the people will have sharp eyes. They will know that you, Cao Changsheng, made a mistake, but they will also see the contributions you made to Yi'an. At that time, the people will say that although Cao Changsheng made a mistake, he was a good official."

"But if you choose to commit suicide now, you will just become a joke and be infamous forever."

"Life or death, it's your choice. That's all I have to say." Qin Feng said while smoking.

Cao Changsheng was petrified, as if his soul had been taken away by Qin Feng's words.

Qin Feng waited for Cao Changsheng for a few minutes. Seeing that Cao Changsheng didn't say a word, Qin Feng was anxious to go back to accompany Zhou Qian, so he stood up and prepared to go back.

"Secretary." Cao Changsheng suddenly called Qin Feng.

"What do you want to say?"

"Secretary, don't you have any doubts about this matter at all?" Cao Changsheng suddenly asked.

Qin Feng stopped and turned to look at Cao Changsheng again. Qin Feng saw anger and unwillingness in Cao Changsheng's eyes.

"Does it matter whether I have doubts or not now?" Qin Feng asked with a sneer.

"Yes, everything is meaningless now." Cao Changsheng smiled bitterly.

Looking at Cao Changsheng's appearance, Qin Feng really wanted to tell Cao Changsheng not to blame all the responsibility and hatred on others. If it wasn't for him, Cao Changsheng, who couldn't control his lower body, how could the problem have come to this?

However, thinking of the fate that Cao Changsheng was about to face, Qin Feng swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and left the ward without looking back.

Qin Feng hated Cao Changsheng. Cao Changsheng had let him down and betrayed him. If it weren't for Cao Changsheng, he would have been a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee now. If it weren't for Cao Changsheng, his resume as a provincial leader and in the organization would have been almost perfect.

And it was because Cao Changsheng couldn't control his lower body that his resume was tarnished. This was too important to Qin Feng, and he couldn't help but hate Cao Changsheng.

It was because of hatred that Qin Feng only persuaded Cao Changsheng as a routine matter. If it wasn't for the need to put on an act for the inspection team, Qin Feng wouldn't even want to come.

He is not a god, so he cannot be free of hatred, let alone repay evil with kindness.

After coming out of the building, Qin Feng got into the car directly, then stepped on the accelerator and drove the car from Yian back to Xiquan.

Qin Feng tiptoed back home, quietly opened the bedroom door, and found Zhou Qian and her daughter sleeping soundly.

Qin Feng really wanted to do something, but didn't want to disturb Zhou Qian's rest, so he obediently closed the door again and went into the next room.