Anyone who could climb to this position step by step is naturally a dragon among men.

But Guan Longjie was different.

He had another halo over him, and that was the "Incorruptible Secretary."

As previously mentioned, when Ning Gang served as the governor of Yong'an Province, he was also called "Ning Qingtian," but in front of Guan Longjie, even Ning Gang felt inferior.

Guan Longjie had been in charge of the disciplinary department for a total of eight years.

During this period,

Guan removed as many as 39 provincial and ministerial-level officials, 146 bureau-level officials, and countless county-level officials across the country.

These eight years,

could be said to be the clearest period in the national political scene.

Without any exaggeration,

whenever those corrupt officials wanted to extend their hands, they would feel like there was a pair of eyes watching them from behind.

And those eyes belonged to Secretary Guan Longjie.

In the eyes of the common people,

mentioning Guan Longjie always earned a thumbs-up.

Yet such a person was suddenly removed halfway through his second term.

And the charges were corruption, embezzlement, abuse of power, and dereliction of duty.

His "followers" were all captured, his wife Lin Baifeng committed suicide out of guilt, and his only daughter absconded abroad with funds, her whereabouts still unknown.

When this news broke, Chen Fang had just entered university.

He was quite shocked to hear about it.

Could it be that this Guan Longjie was just like any other corrupt official, merely managing his public persona?

This so-called legend ended ten years ago, and since then, the name Guan Longjie has seldom been mentioned.

Especially in officialdom.

It was as if his name had become a taboo.

Since the fall of Guan Longjie,

the status of the Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision Committee, originally holding significant weight in provincial committees, began to decline.

In some places, the ranking of the Disciplinary Committee Secretary fell below that of the Organization Department head.

In some places, the ranks of the Disciplinary Committee Secretary even fell below that of the Propaganda Department Head or Political and Legal Committee Secretary.

After all, the far-reaching effects of Guan Longjie's "thief crying thief" scenario remain.

"You... Are you really Secretary Guan's daughter?"

Chen Fang still couldn't quite believe it as he asked.

Guan Qingyao, like performing a magic trick, produced an old yellowing photo from the palm of her hand and handed it to Chen Fang, saying, "This is the only photo I took with me when I left."

Chen Fang took the photo and looked at it.

There were three people in the photo.

One man and two women.

The man was indeed Guan Longjie.

The woman beside him was his wife Lin Baifeng.

In front of the two of them,

was a girl in her early twenties.

It looked exactly like Guan Qingyao.

No, it should be said it was indeed Guan Qingyao.

"This was taken at a photo studio by my father before that incident. At the time, there didn't seem to be anything unusual, but thinking back, perhaps my father already knew what was about to happen..."

Saying this,

Guan Qingyao choked up a bit.

Chen Fang's heart started racing.

He asked, "Why exactly was Secretary Guan investigated?"

"Because of Hou Jidao!"

Guan Qingyao's answer made Chen Fang shiver.

Back then, Guan Longjie had received a secret report, alleging that Fu Zhongxiang, Deputy Director of the Nanyue Provincial People's Congress and Shaling City Secretary, was involved in severe corruption, bribery, and abuse of power.

Shaling City is a special economic zone.

It's a flagship city in Nanyue Province.

Its status and position are quite special.

Considering the implications, Guan Longjie ordered his trusted aide, Zhao Ziwen, Director of the Twelfth Review Office, to lead a seven-member team to Shaling City for a secret investigation.

But no one expected,

on the fourth day of the investigation team's stay in Shaling City, a disaster struck.

The hotel where Zhao Ziwen and his team were staying caught fire, and the investigation team didn't manage to evacuate in time, resulting in five deaths and two injuries.

The two injured were sent to the hospital.

One of them succumbed to their injuries afterward.

In the end, only Zhao Ziwen remained, with severe burns covering his entire body, rendering him unrecognizable.

Perhaps seeing his own "unbearable" appearance, unable to handle the reality, Zhao Ziwen unplugged his own oxygen tube and ultimately committed suicide.

This incident shocked Guan Longjie.

Although it appeared to be an accident,

he knew it was Fu Zhongxiang's retaliation.

This was too audacious.

Never in history had an entire investigative team from the Disciplinary Committee been wiped out.

Guan Longjie threw caution to the wind.

He formed another investigation team, personally overseeing their entry into Shaling City in grand fashion.

At this time.

Hou Jidao emerged.

He secretly approached Guan Longjie, proposing reconciliation concerning this matter. He offered to provide substantial compensation for the seven Disciplinary Committee staff and assist Guan in declaring them martyrs.

Of course.

Guan Longjie himself would also receive a handsome reward.

If the Zhao Ziwen incident had not occurred, out of respect for Hou Jidao, Guan might have gone easy. But not now, after losing seven "comrades" at once, Guan's anger had reached its peak.

He sternly rejected Hou Jidao.

And declared in his presence that regardless of who supported Fu Zhongxiang, they would have to pay the price.

No longer able to tempt him.

Hou Jidao had to resort to threats.

He warned Guan Longjie not to play with fire and get burned.

Fu Zhongxiang was untouchable, including for Guan Longjie.

The night before the investigation team was to set off for Shaling City,

all those initial events suddenly occurred.

Guan Longjie was suddenly taken down.

An overwhelming amount of fabricated evidence was piled on his head, leaving him unable to recover.

His confidants were captured overnight.

Guan Qingyao fled in panic at midnight, narrowly escaping a dire fate.

To this day,

Guan Longjie remains in secret detention.

His health condition? His location? Guan Qingyao knows none of this.

Saying this,

her tears finally flowed uncontrollably.

Upon hearing this,

Chen Fang's back was drenched in sweat.

He always believed that reaching the peak meant looking down on the world.

But even someone like Guan Longjie, standing on the pinnacle, still faced such unimaginable circumstances.

Even more terrifying, the Fu Zhongxiang mentioned by Guan Qingyao committed suicide less than a year after Guan's arrest, the reasons still a mystery.

"Back then, Hou Jidao's main focus was on Nanyue Province, after all, being the top economic province in the country, there were still many benefits to be reaped. After my father's incident, the Hou family's forces withdrew entirely from Nanyue Province. This was to retreat while the tide was high, to avoid suspicion."

Taking a deep breath, Guan Qingyao continued, "In the following years, the Hou family made no significant moves. Despite the grandiosity of the matter, my father's reputation was still decent. Some explanation had to be given to the higher-ups..."

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