Of course, in special cases, higher authorities will intervene directly. However, this is usually for city leaders at the deputy department level or above.
Fang Zhicheng analyzed that he probably had arrived in Linfeng now.
After two or three hours on the road, the car finally stopped at a humble little hotel. Zhang Changkai got out first, took out his phone and reported the situation to someone. Then he opened the back door and said coldly to Fang Zhicheng, "Get out."
After Fang Zhicheng got off the car, he said, "Please show me the approval document as soon as possible."
Zhang Changkai sneered and said, "That's a lot of requests."
Fang Zhicheng was brought into a small room on the second floor, where someone had already been waiting. Fang Zhicheng observed and found six people in total, three disciplinary inspection staff, two men and one woman, and three police officers, all of whom were over 1.75 meters tall and strong.
After Fang Zhicheng entered the room, before he had time to sit down, Zhang Changkai said coldly: "Please get ready. We will start the conversation in five minutes. There is a saying that you should be familiar with: Confess and be treated leniently, resist and be treated severely."
Fang Zhicheng smiled faintly and said, "I'll go to the bathroom first."
About an hour later, Zhang Changkai's face turned gloomy because Fang Zhicheng did not cooperate with his inquiries at all. At the same time, he kept reminding him that he needed to see the approval documents and questioned the legality of the work of Zhang Changkai and others.
Zhang Changkai said in a cold voice: "Fang Zhicheng, now we have a lot of evidence, enough to prove that your relationship with Hongda Group is unusual. You'd better quickly confess all the illegal facts of your collusion with Hongda Group, otherwise we can only deal with it severely." After he finished speaking, he handed out two photos. The protagonists were Fang Zhicheng and Zhao Qingya, who looked quite intimate.
Fang Zhicheng snorted and said, "Director Zhang, since you already have enough evidence, you can just take it to the procuratorate. You haven't given me the arrest warrant yet, and I doubt the legality of your interrogation. At the same time, I reiterate that the chairman of Hongda Group and I are friends, but I have never used our relationship to gain any benefits for Hongda Group. Also, you overestimate me. I am only the district party secretary. Hongda Group is one of the best private enterprises in the province. Does it need to look for resources from me? Hongda Group can definitely get the best policy support in any city."
Zhang Changkai waved his hand and said, "I didn't expect you to be so stubborn, but I hope you can hold on. We have enough time and tea, and I believe we can get you to tell the truth."
Fang Zhicheng glanced at Zhang Changkai with contempt and said indifferently: "Is there enough time? It's hard to say."
Zhang Changkai knew what Fang Zhicheng meant and smiled faintly: "Do you think someone will protect you?"
Fang Zhicheng shook his head and said, "I have done nothing wrong and do not need anyone to guarantee my safety. However, you have detained me without any approval, which is untenable in itself."
Zhang Changkai left the room a little unhappy. After a while, a female staff member walked into the room. Fang Zhicheng realized that the other party was preparing to change the interrogation method.
There are generally three ways for the Discipline Inspection Commission to conduct conversations, which can also be said to be skills. The first is threats and intimidation. Generally, the officials who are invited for tea have problems themselves, so when faced with threats and intimidation, they will confess to violations of discipline and regulations. The second is constant brainwashing, using cases of leniency for confession to brainwash the officials being interrogated, inducing the officials to repent, and then voluntarily confess their crimes. The third is taking turns to talk, giving you no more than two hours of sleep a day.
Zhang Changkai left now and arranged for female staff to do ideological work with him. This was the beginning of the second method. Fang Zhicheng estimated that the other party was probably also compressing the time, hoping to get the "truth" they needed from him in the shortest possible time.
In addition, Fang Zhicheng knew that the Discipline Inspection Commission would not issue any approval documents when it placed officials under isolation investigation or double-disciplinary supervision.
Fang Zhicheng deliberately kept asking Zhang Changkai whether there was a legal procedure, which was to test who appointed Zhang Changkai. Judging from Zhang Changkai's reaction, the Fourth Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office's isolation and investigation of himself should be an internal act of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, which was not reported to the Provincial Party Committee.
After all, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection still has the authority to directly carry out isolation investigation and questioning of cadres below the deputy department level.
After Zhang Changkai left the room, he called Rong Qiang, deputy secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and director of the Provincial Supervision Department, and reported: "Secretary Rong, we have brought Fang Zhicheng to the place of the interview. He is very stubborn and we can't get anything out of him. According to experience, it will be difficult to get anything out of him without a month."
Rong Qiang said seriously: "Director Zhang, I believe in your professional ability. I will give you only three days. Within three days, you must make Fang Zhicheng confess his illegal relationship with Hongda Group."
Zhang Changkai sighed and said, "Okay, we will speed up the process."
After hanging up the call with Zhang Changkai, Rong Qiang glanced at the landline, his expression became solemn, and then he called Jiang Yong.
Jiang Yong had been waiting for Rong Qiang's call, and soon answered it, saying, "Old Rong, what do you say?"
Rong Qiang said in a deep voice: "The other party is very stubborn and it is difficult to get anything out of him. The situation is not optimistic."
Jiang Yong said calmly: "Laorong, I know you have a way."
Rong Qiang smiled bitterly and said, "Secretary Xu called me just now and asked about Fang Zhicheng's situation in person. It seems that Song Wendi has already taken action and called Secretary Xu to ask him to release him immediately."
The Secretary Xu mentioned by Rong Qiang is Xu Chao, Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Jiang Yong sneered and said, "Song Wendi takes himself too seriously. This is not Li Siyuan's Huainan Province, but Secretary Wen's Huainan Province."
Rong Qiang said: "Song Wendi is indeed a bit arrogant and has run Qiongjin in a tight manner. Now the Qiongjin Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection seems to be independent of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and does not listen to the command of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection at all."
Rong Qiang is a discipline inspection cadre promoted by Wen Jinglong last year. He has a good relationship with Jiang Yong. The two are now one of Wen Jinglong's core forces in Huainan.
Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection Xu Chao is a role model for the province's public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, but due to his age, he has retreated to the second line and has begun to slowly hand over power to those below him, while Rong Qiang, director of the Supervision Department, now holds great power.
Rong Qiang knew that Jiang Yong was a cadre brought by Wen Jinglong. Since he decided to follow Wen Jinglong's steps, he was naturally close to Jiang Yong. Rong Qiang knew that Jiang Yong fought back against Song Wendi because he was blocked from being promoted to vice governor. As an ally, Rong Qiang naturally had to help. After all, the target of their attack this time was just a cadre at the division level.
In Rong Qiang's opinion, Fang Zhicheng's position was very low, so even if he failed to do anything, it would not be a big deal.
Jiang Yong sneered and said, "If it can be found that Fang Zhicheng has indeed violated the rules, Song Wendi, as his old leader, will probably have a headache. Moreover, Fang Zhicheng used to be Song Wendi's secretary, so he must know a lot of Song Wendi's secrets. If we can dig deeper and find Song Wendi's flaws, that would be the best."
Rong Qiang nodded and said, "Old Jiang, I understand what you mean. I have ordered the staff over there to have results within three days."
Jiang Yong nodded and said, "What are you still missing? Are the materials I gave you enough?"
Rong Qiang smiled bitterly and said, "Old Jiang, your information may be enough to remove an ordinary director-level cadre, but Fang Zhicheng is so young and is a young cadre trained by the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department. This information is still a little insufficient. In addition, Fang Zhicheng has Song Wendi to protect him, so we must find more evidence."
Jiang Yong sighed and said, "It would be great if we could find out what financial problems he has."
The information that Jiang Yong handed over to Rong Qiang were all about lifestyle issues. Fang Zhicheng was not married yet, and although his private life was a bit chaotic, these materials were not suitable for public display and were mostly groundless.
Not long after hanging up the phone with Rong Qiang, Jiang Yong called Jin Feng. Jin Feng had compiled all the complaint materials about Fang Zhicheng. Jiang Yong wanted to know if Jin Feng had more information.
Jiang Yong asked directly: "Fang Zhicheng has been isolated for investigation. Do you have any other evidence? The Discipline Inspection Commission just said that the evidence is not very convincing."
Jin Feng smiled slightly, but said in a calm tone: "Director Jiang, since the Discipline Inspection Commission has already arrested him, does Fang Zhicheng still have a chance to turn things around?"