The meeting place this time was neither the West Sea Villa nor any other office location.

At seven o'clock in the evening.

Chen Fang arrived at a not-so-large restaurant as agreed.

After being guided to the private room by the owner.

As soon as he opened the door, Chen Fang joked, "Brother Li, you're inviting me to dinner to celebrate my successful graduation, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking.

Chen Fang was instantly dumbfounded.

Because it wasn't just Li Chong inside the private room.

There were also two other people.

Chen Fang knew both of them and was stunned at a glance.

Who were these two people?

Why did they frighten Chen Fang so much?

One of them was Wen Fengyou, the president of the Supreme Party School.

The other person, Chen Fang had also dealt with before.

It was precisely Zhao Lincuan, the Secretary of the Supreme Disciplinary Committee.

These two individuals had ranks that could be deemed earth-shattering.

To actually appear in this small restaurant at the same time was, frankly, something hard to believe.

Adding Li Chong's identity to that.

If the outside owner knew the significance of this private room, they'd likely be so excited they'd suffer from high blood pressure.

"Principal Wen... Secretary Zhao..."

Chen Fang was a bit confused.

Even his voice was trembling a bit.

"Old Wen, do you think he's afraid of me or of you as the principal?"

Zhao Lincuan jokingly asked Wen Fengyou.

Wen Fengyou laughed and said, "Isn't it obvious? Of course, he's afraid of you. Who doesn't treat a Disciplinary Committee member like a plague god?"

"I think he's more afraid of you. After all, you are the principal, and I've worked with Chen Fang before. He was a deputy team leader under me."

What Zhao Lincuan referred to was when Chen Fang was in Jiuhai Province a few years ago.

To investigate Lou Youhua and Cui Liansheng's case.

Chen Fang had served as a deputy team leader of the Supreme Supervision Group.

At that time, the group leader was indeed Zhao Lincuan, but he was just nominal and did not participate in the work.

Wen Fengyou laughed heartily at this.

He said, "I, as a team leader, am usually very amiable. Comrade Chen Fang, are you afraid of me or of old Zhao?"

This question wasn't easy to answer.

But Chen Fang wasn't intimidated at all.

After a pause, he said, "The two leaders have misunderstood, I'm not afraid, I'm embarrassed. My brother Li is really something; if he had told me earlier that two major leaders would be here, I would've dressed up nicely. Now I'm dressed too casually, it's truly a bit embarrassing."

In one sentence.

He placed all the blame on Li Chong.

With this, all three of them burst into laughter.

Li Chong, who was closer to Chen Fang, was not angry and even nodded to extricate him, "Yes, yes, my mistake, my mistake. I'll punish myself with three drinks later, and I promise never to make such mistakes again."

With Li Chong's teasing.

The atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Chen Fang then smoothly sat down.

The dishes weren't very luxurious.

Just the standard of a simple meal.

Li Chong even specially ordered a bottle of baijiu.

For four people, it wasn't too much.

During the meal, the conversation was quite casual, mostly asking about Chen Fang's experiences at school, and his opinions and suggestions on the economic research class.

Seeing the bottle nearing the bottom.

Li Chong wanted to order another bottle.

At this time.

Chen Fang put down his chopsticks and said, "Brother Li, let's not drink anymore; even if we do, let's finish the business first. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll agree to something inexplicable after getting drunk."

This remark left Wen Fengyou and Zhao Lincuan stunned.

They exchanged a glance and then burst out laughing.

Zhao Lincuan, quite intrigued, asked, "Comrade Chen Fang, what do you mean by that? I find it a bit difficult to understand."

Chen Fang smiled slightly and said, "Secretary Zhao, you two are busy people, surely you wouldn't specially carve out time just to have a meal with me? My Brother Li too, it's been three years and he hasn't contacted me much. Now that I graduated, he suddenly remembers to invite me to dinner. Seeing this setup, I know it's not something good."

"Hahaha..."

Wen Fengyou also laughed heartily.

He proudly said to Zhao Lincuan, "How about this? Is my student impressive? Does he have a bit of my style back in the day?"

"Don't brag, you were nowhere near as good as Comrade Chen Fang when you were young."

Zhao Lincuan said.

It was a compliment.

But Chen Fang wasn't pleased.

When two high-ranking leaders suddenly compliment you, anyone with a brain would know it won't be something good next.

"Leaders, let's not beat around the bush, just say what needs to be said. It's not that I'm afraid of challenges as Chen Fang, but I'm afraid of ruining your major plans."

Chen Fang took a deep breath and said.

Wen Fengyou heard this.

He also took a deep breath.

He said, "Alright, since that's the case, let's not beat around the bush and say it straight. Old Zhao, you go first."

When Zhao Lincuan heard this.

His expression immediately turned serious.

He said, "Comrade Chen Fang, then I'll speak directly. We called you over because indeed there's something serious..."

The matter occurred in the provincial capital Zhongqing City of Nanliang Province.

Beginning several years ago, the Supreme Disciplinary Committee has been receiving numerous anonymous reports about a certain investment company illegally reaping benefits under the protection of the Nanliang Province Provincial Committee and the Zhongqing City Municipal Committee.

After receiving the reports, the Supreme Disciplinary Committee conducted four supervising investigations within three years.

But in the end, they all resulted in nothing.

"Who wrote the reports?"

Chen Fang asked.

Zhao Lincuan paused and said, "Gao Yusheng, the retired vice president of the Nanliang Province Court."

At this time.

Li Chong said, "This Gao Yusheng is a distant cousin of mine. Back then, when I couldn't afford university, it was this cousin who funded my education. He hasn't contacted me about these reports, but given my understanding of him, these report materials are not baseless."

Chen Fang nodded.

He said, "For an ordinary investment company, I would assume the leaders wouldn't involve me. Is the background of this investment company quite unusual?"

Zhao Lincuan nodded.

He said, "This company is called Xinhai Investment, and the apparent owner is Lv Feng."

Upon hearing this name.

Chen Fang shivered a bit.

He asked, "Lv Feng? The son of Lv Changsheng, the Deputy Secretary of Yuanjing City's City Committee?"

Wen Fengyou said, "Comrade Lv Changsheng was transferred from Yuanjing two years ago; he's already the Governor of Nanliang Province."

This news.

Left Chen Fang quite surprised.

Having dedicated himself to studying these past few years.

He truly didn't know about this appointment.

After pondering for a moment.

He asked, "Secretary Zhao, you just mentioned the apparent owner is Lv Feng. Is the real person in control behind the scenes Lin Jie, the son of State Committee member Lin Shuwei?"

This question took both Zhao Lincuan and Wen Fengyou by surprise.

They almost simultaneously asked, "Do you know him?"

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