Fang Jianguo had already gotten the answer from Zhang Guan's performance. He took a sip from the teacup and said, "It seems that I guessed it right."
"Director Fang, it seems I can't hide anything from you, okay, I'll confess." Zhang Guan had no choice but to tell Fang Jianguo what happened.
"To be honest, I asked my lawyer. The Criminal Law stipulates that if the briber has not obtained any improper benefit, it is not a bribe. I have not obtained any benefit in this matter, so in accordance with the law , I should not be guilty of bribery. However, the "Criminal Law" also stipulates that whether the party accepting a bribe has benefited from the other party or not, and regardless of whether the other party is seeking legitimate interests, as long as the bribe is accepted, it is considered a crime of bribery. Therefore, Chen Dong and others should not be able to escape the crime of accepting bribes. I don’t know if my understanding is wrong." Zhang Guan answered.
"This is indeed what the law stipulates." Fang Jianguo nodded and said: "To be honest, I have been handling cases for 20 years, and this is the first time I have seen a situation like yours. You give people money for nothing without any benefit, and then you later accuse them of taking bribes. It's really This is my first time. But since you said this is not considered a bribe, aren't you afraid that we won't accept it?"
"If the amount exceeds 5,000 yuan, you have to accept it, right? This is close to 5 million yuan. Judging from the amount, it is considered a serious case. Now that a case has been filed for such a large amount of money, you have to investigate. As long as it is an investigation, there will be no problems that cannot be found." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"That's true, as long as there is a problem, we can get rid of it. But aren't you worried that our final investigation results will characterize this matter as eating and drinking with public funds, rather than bribery?" Fang Jianguo asked next.
"The final determination is not the key. The key is your intervention. As long as you intervene, some people will naturally panic." Zhang Guan paused and then said: "And I believe you are just!"
Fang Jianguo took a deep breath. As the deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the people's prosecutor, he is of course different from the disciplinary inspection cadres in ordinary units who just muddle along. The salary of the Anti-Corruption Bureau is not high, the daily work is heavy, and sometimes there is personal danger. , if you are not the kind of person who is full of a sense of justice and hates evil, it is impossible to stick to this position for more than 20 years. With Fang Jianguo's qualifications and level, it would be easy to get an annual salary of one million from a company.
Fang Jianguo knew that compared with the corrupt people like Chen Dong, he might not even be considered a fly. However, his duty told him that even if he was not even a fly, as long as he was a pest, , must be shot to death!
"No matter who it is, as long as they violate the law and discipline, they should be punished." Fang Jianguo continued: "But these things are not enough. Do you have other evidence? For example, can you prove that the money they spent in France The money is what you provide. This is very important for determining the fact of bribery. As long as it can be proven that the money was provided by you, the fact of bribery can be determined."
"That's all I can personally provide, but I have here the receipt for the payment of 700,000 U.S. dollars. I want you to check the bank account. Through the fund transactions, you can prove that the money comes from me. After all, it is U.S. dollars. The flow of money must be controlled by the bank." Zhang Guan said.
Fang Jianguo nodded. The flow of U.S. dollars can indeed be used as proof. For an organization like the Snow Association, the money in the account is all in RMB. It is absolutely impossible to deposit tens of thousands of dollars in the account. If you need to use U.S. dollars for a foreign competition, you usually have to go through the process. You must first write an application, list a budget, sign and approve it from leaders at all levels, and then submit the application to the finance department. The finance department then goes to the bank to exchange U.S. dollars. After returning home, you have to pay the remaining U.S. dollars. go back.
When Chen Dong asked Zhang Guan for money, he had already made an excuse to ask for US dollars to avoid the trouble of exchange. He originally planned to take the money and spend it abroad. However, this time Chen Dong was clever but was mistaken. When the money entered the account, it was in US dollars. When Chen Dong took it out and used it, it was also in US dollars. There was no exchange in the middle, which can prove that the money came from Zhang Guan.
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Winter sports center.
The Vancouver Winter Olympics is getting closer and closer. Facing the Winter Olympics held every four years, the Winter Sports Center has entered a "combat readiness state". The original regular meeting once a week has become once every two days.
After all departments had reported their work, Director Wang, who had originally planned to adjourn the meeting, suddenly remembered something. He asked the finance section chief next to him: "Have you sent the $700,000 to Zhang Guan?"
"Not yet, the money has been prepared. Zhang Guan didn't tell us his bank account, so we can't remit money to him." The finance section chief said.
"If he didn't give it, would you not go?" Director Wang said.
"You're right, I'll go and ask for it later." The finance section chief added in a low voice: "We asked for it before, but he didn't give it to me."
"No? I don't even want any money. It seems that Zhang Guan still refuses to give up!" Director Wang said.
In the conference room, there were a few people who suddenly seemed a little unnatural. These people not only worked at the Winter Sports Center, but were also members of the Snow Association, and they had all been to France with Chen Dong. Zhang Guan refused to let go of this matter, which was also a troublesome matter for them.
"What an extravagance! We are busy with the Winter Olympics here, and he is still making trouble. How can an athlete be so unaware!" Director Wang seemed very unhappy. He continued: "I will talk to the General Administration later and test it out. What on earth is Zhang Guan going to do!"
At this moment, the office director knocked on the door and came in. He came close to Director Wang and whispered a few words.
"Director Fang of the Anti-Corruption Bureau?" Director Wang suddenly became nervous. Nothing good will come of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. If anyone in the Winter Sports Center has a problem, the leadership team will definitely be involved.
"Have you ever wanted to check in first to find out why Director Fang is here?" Director Wang asked.
"Director Fang said he was here to investigate bribery," the office director said.
"Taking bribes?" Director Wang felt relieved. The Winter Sports Center is considered a Qingshui yamen, and to put it bluntly, it has little power. For example, those competent departments, such as construction, taxation, etc., only accept bribes. Only when people have real power and can benefit others will they give money. But the Winter Sports Center has no real power at all. It can't control anything, it can't say anything, and it can't benefit others. Naturally, no one will pay bribes.
At this time, the office director said: "Someone reported that individual cadres in our center accepted bribes, and the total amount involved was about 4.77 million yuan."
"More than four million, so much? Then we should have nothing to do with it. This must be a misunderstanding. How can our unit be worth more than four million from others!" Director Wang said to himself.
The office director hesitated for a moment, took a step forward, and whispered: "I just checked, 4.77 million yuan, which is almost 700,000 US dollars according to the exchange rate!"
"Seven hundred thousand US dollars!" Director Wang stood up suddenly. Now he finally understood what Zhang Guan was going to do.
Chapter 4 has been delivered, please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket.
(End of chapter)