Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Hello, this is Ouyang Ling." As soon as the phone rang, Ouyang Ling saw that it was a number from Capital Province, so he picked up the phone indifferently.

"Hello, Vice Secretary Ouyang, I am Guan Denggui." Chairman Guan said angrily.

"Oh, it's Chairman Guan, hello." Upon hearing that Guan Denggui actually called his cell phone, Ouyang Ling couldn't help but turn around and stare at Pang Yijun. This guy must be afraid of being implicated, so Guan Denggui called him. But he was not afraid of anything. An old man who was about to retire could not threaten him at all.

"Deputy Secretary Ouyang, I want to ask, I heard that your investigation team took Chairman Zuo Anran away, is that right?" Guan Denggui asked, suppressing his anger. If he had not been concerned that the other party was sent by the central government, he would have started to get angry and loudly accuse the other party.

"Chairman Zuo Anran? Who is she?" Ouyang Ling pretended to be confused.

Hearing Ouyang Ling's refusal to admit it, Guan Denggui sneered, "Oh, it seems that the information I got was wrong. It wasn't your people who took him away. Well, I'll call the police now."

Guan Denggui actually wanted to call the police, so Ouyang Ling had to change his statement, "Wait a minute, Chairman Guan, I'll check it out." As he spoke, he deliberately asked loudly to Pang Yijun behind him, "It was Comrade Guan Denggui who called. He said that our people took away a comrade named Zuo Anran. Is that true?"

Pang Yijun knew at a glance that Ouyang Ling was acting, but at this time he had to cooperate and said, "Oh, yes, that's what happened. It's just because Xia Yu reported that this person is related to our case investigation, so we invited her over."

"Oh, that's really what happened." Ouyang Ling looked as if he had suddenly realized something, then turned to the phone and said, "Yes, that's what happened, but she seems to have some problems. We called her here for questioning. As long as we don't find any problems, we will naturally let her go. This is also responsible to our comrades."

"Be responsible." Hearing Ouyang Ling's high-sounding words, Guan Denggui was furious. "Deputy Secretary Ouyang, don't you know that Comrade Zuo Anran is a member of our Provincial CPPCC? Excuse me, according to the regulations, if you want to do anything to our CPPCC members, you must first inform our CPPCC. But I checked the information and there is no such thing. How do you explain it?"

Guan Denggui actually asked Ouyang Ling for an explanation. The latter sneered in his heart, "I represent the Z Discipline Inspection Commission. Do I need to explain anything to you, a local cadre?" Although he thought so in his heart, he did not express it directly. Instead, he took a detour and said, "Comrade Guan Denggui, regulations are dead, but people are alive. Our investigation team does this to better carry out our work and improve work efficiency. You have to understand, right?"

In Ouyang Ling's opinion, he was already giving the other party face by giving such a simple explanation, but Guan Denggui was really angry at the moment, "In order to carry out the work better, you should have notified our Provincial Political Consultative Conference in advance. Don't you know how many misunderstandings this will cause? I'm afraid this will only make the work efficiency lower."

Seeing that Guan Denggui was unyielding, Ouyang Ling also became angry, "What's the matter, Comrade Guan Denggui? This is the decision of the investigation team. Do you want to question the decision of the central government?"

"Don't come on, Ouyang Ling, you are afraid that you can't represent the Central Government yet, I tell you, release Chairman Zuo Anran immediately, otherwise, I will file a complaint with the Central Government." Guan Denggui didn't care about that. Everyone has a weak spot, and Zuo Anran is the untouchable pain in his heart. Thinking back to the time when Zuo Anran's father saved him on the battlefield, it can be said that if it weren't for the Zuo family, he would have died long ago, so he had no choice but to take care of the Zuo family's affairs. Now someone wants to deal with Zuo Anran, of course he can't ignore it, and not only must he take care of it, but he must also take care of it to the end. Anyway, he is going to retire and doesn't care how others see him.

Hearing Guan Denggui actually calling him by his given name, Ouyang Ling was really angry. "Go ahead and file a complaint if you want. No one is stopping you." He hung up the phone angrily, and then added, "You don't know what's good for you. Once we find out that you have an unclear relationship with Zuo Anran, we'll get rid of you too. Then we'll see how arrogant you can be."

Pang Yijun behind him heard this clearly, and was shocked. He thought that Guan Denggui had worked in the Capital Province for many years and had many students. He was second only to Ji Quanyong, and even more influential than Xu Chaoqi, the secretary of the province. It would be better not to offend such a person. So he whispered, "Deputy Secretary Ouyang, I think we should release Zuo Anran first. The matter has not been investigated clearly, and we don't know if she has any problems. It may not be good to intensify the conflict like this."

"What's wrong with it? Can't you see? This Guan Denggui is so nervous about Zuo Anran. This is even more proof that something is wrong. If we release him now, and they make a bunch of false confessions later, it will be difficult to investigate the truth. Don't worry about it. I will handle this matter. Okay, I'll make a call first." Although Ouyang Ling said this, he actually knew that people like Guan Denggui who seemed to be retiring were the most difficult to deal with. Precisely because he had no future, there were not many things he could be cautious about when doing things. So after thinking about it, he decided to call Secretary Lu and ask for instructions.

Pang Yijun obediently moved away from Ouyang Ling for a distance, then he took out his cell phone and called Lu Guodong's office.

It was Lu Guodong who answered the phone himself. After hearing Ouyang Ling's report, he asked, "Are you sure there is something wrong between Feng Sizhe and Zuo Anran?"

"Yes, judging from Xia Yu's confession, it is more than 80 percent credible. Of course, it still needs to be investigated." When talking on the phone with Lu Guodong, Ouyang Ling didn't dare to be so arrogant, and even his voice became much lower.

"Oh, if that's the case, then investigate. As for the work with Guan Denggui, I'll do it, and you don't have to worry about it. Of course, you still have to hurry up. Although no one has stood up to speak for Feng Sizhe yet, I feel that if time goes on and we don't have any evidence, I'm afraid that some people will jump out at that time. So you must act quickly. As long as there is enough evidence, control Feng Sizhe. In short, no matter what method you use, you must see results this time. Do you understand?"

After hearing Lu Guodong's death order, Ouyang Ling immediately replied, "Please rest assured, Secretary. I will seize the time and try to get all the evidence of Feng Sizhe's crime this time, so that he can't turn over in one go."

"Very good." Lu Guodong just said these two words and hung up the phone. Then Ouyang Ling also had a determined look on his face. After calming down, he strode towards the room where Zuo Anran was.

Zuo Anran was sitting there feeling a little confused. She really had no idea why these people from the Discipline Inspection Commission wanted to arrest her. She was not a cadre, so when did she become under the jurisdiction of these people?

When Ouyang Ling and Pang Yijun entered the room, Zuo Anran saw Pang Yijun and couldn't help but ask, "Secretary Pang, what are you doing? I'm not a cadre, so I'm not under your control."

"Although you are not a cadre, you are a member of the D Party. If so, you have the authority to cooperate with our investigation. Okay, from now on, you answer whatever we ask, and you can shut up if we don't ask you any questions." Pang Yijun looked at Zuo Anran and said very seriously. In his opinion, since Ouyang Ling wanted to use Zuo Anran to find out some things, it can basically be said that Zuo Anran is finished at this time. No matter whether she really has a problem or not, she will not be able to get out of here without confessing some things they want.

Of course, Zuo Anran didn't think things were that bad. She still placed her hope on her godfather Guan Denggui. She thought that the news of her being taken away would definitely spread, and someone would definitely come to rescue her. So now she might as well deal with the other party and waste some time.

After listening to Pang Yijun's words, Zuo Anran made a decision and really calmed down a lot, which made Ouyang Ling very satisfied. Then he nodded to Secretary Pang beside him, meaning that the interrogation could begin.

"Comrade Zuo Anran, please tell me what is the relationship between you and Feng Sizhe?" Pang Yijun took a straightforward approach. This was what he and Ouyang Ling had thought of before. When dealing with a woman, especially a woman who does not have much political experience, he should ask questions directly from the beginning. The advantage of this is that he can quickly break the other person's psychological defenses and get what he wants.

Sure enough, this trick really worked. This question confused Zuo Anran.

Originally, Zuo Anran thought that the other party called her here to ask about her relationship with Guan Denggui. After all, there were rumors between them. She was still considering whether to tell her own life story. But now, hearing the other party asking about her relationship with Feng Sizhe, how could she not be confused?

Seeing Zuo Anran in a daze, Ouyang Ling and Pang Yijun couldn't help but smile, and then the latter continued to speak loudly, "Hurry up and tell me, there's no need to think about it for so long."

"Ah? I said? What did I say? There is no relationship between me and Governor Feng." Zuo Anran answered casually when asked this question.