Mayor Zhang Rongde had worked with Luo Dicheng for many years.

He knew that Luo Dicheng highly regarded Liang Jiayi.

Zhang Rongde looked at the face of his old friend and colleague and knew he was in a bad mood.

He gently moved the ashtray in front of Luo Dicheng away.

"Old Luo, stop smoking," he said.

"About this matter, although it's serious, it's not completely incomprehensible."

He smiled wryly and said lightly, "Young people are bound to make mistakes, especially Comrade Liang, who is still a young girl."

"Such a girl, with simple thoughts, doesn't understand the complexity and malice of society."

"They lack the necessary caution, and if they're not careful, they might say something they shouldn't."

He gently patted Luo Dicheng's shoulder, saying with a smile, "Our principle has always been to instruct before punishing, to heal the sickness to save the person."

"As long as Comrade Liang realizes her mistake, then it's not a big deal."

Luo Dicheng's expression grew even uglier.

Luo Dicheng and Zhang Rongde had been colleagues for many years, and they both clearly understood each other's characters.

Zhang Rongde always valued and admired his secretary, Fang Tang.

However, Luo Dicheng placed even greater value on Liang Jiayi's abilities and principles.

Regarding the issue of promoting young officials, the two main leaders had always had some disputes.

At this critical moment, Liang Jiayi had run into trouble.

This weighed heavily on Luo Dicheng's heart.

However, his old friend Zhang Rongde's words were not without reason.

Luo Dicheng nodded slightly.

Fang Tang came over, diligently pouring tea for the leaders.

He seized the opportunity to interject, "Jiayi is just too young, unaware of the malicious nature of people."

"To my knowledge, her so-called boyfriend is just an odd-job man, and his approach to Jiayi is with ulterior motives."

"I've warned Jiayi several times, but for some reason, she seems to misunderstand me and just won't listen."

"What, an odd-job man?"

Luo Dicheng turned sharply and looked at Fang Tang.

He said in a deep voice, "Fang Tang, can you explain clearly?"

Liang Jiayi was the daughter of Luo Dicheng's old friend.

His old friend had entrusted his daughter to Luo Dicheng, and if anything truly happened to Liang Jiayi, Luo Dicheng would not have the face to meet his old friend again.

Fang Tang hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don't understand the situation that well."

"All I know is, Jiayi's boyfriend is named Yang Fei, an odd-job man at the Lanting Hotel."

"Yang Fei seems to be on warm terms with the landlady of the Lanting Hotel, and he also appears to have a deep relationship with people like Li Shun, who are not wholly within the dark or the light, like Big Rascal."

"Right, the murder cases of Wu Wei and Kong Erhu are also somewhat related to him, but I am not too clear about the other details."

"Li Shun, Wu Wei, Kong Erhu..."

The mention of these alarming names instantly changed Luo Dicheng's complexion.

His impression of Yang Fei was now extremely poor.

In Luo Dicheng's eyes, these Big Rascals claim to be businessmen.

However, their business mostly ventures into gray areas, skirting the edge of the law.

Some even dare to cross the line into dangerous territory.

Not to mention that Kong Erhu and Wu Wei alone were responsible for multiple cases of severe injury.

Moreover, according to police records, these two were also suspected of smuggling and drug trafficking.

These criminal facts were just difficult to prove due to lack of evidence, making arrests impossible.

As for Li Shun, he seemed to be running legitimate businesses on the surface.

But no one knew what he was up to in the shadows, and he was not one to be trifled with.

The upper world and the Underworld were like the two sides of a coin, inseparable.

Luo Dicheng could understand the existence of the Underworld.

After all, since the Mozi era of the Qin and Han periods,

there had been a world called "Mortal World" hidden beneath mainstream society.

The characters in the Mortal World were of mixed repute, with most not being good citizens or good people at all.

Liang Jiayi's boyfriend mixed up with these big rascals of the Mortal World.

What good person could he possibly be?

The expression on Luo Dicheng's face changed again and again, his brows knitting into the character "川".

The atmosphere at the scene became even more oppressive and silent.

Watching Luo Dicheng with a face like still water, Fang Tang tactfully poured the tea and withdrew.

A cold sneer played in his heart.

"Yang Fei, we'll see how long you can stay arrogant. Liang Jiayi will ultimately be mine."

At that moment, Fang Tang no longer had any love for Liang Jiayi.

He simply wanted to possess her, to entangle her.

Then, to kick her away with one foot and savor the pleasure of vengeance.

Zhang Rongde was somewhat dissatisfied with Fang Tang's fuel-to-the-fire approach.

However, he could understand Fang Tang.

After all, both young men were so outstanding and competing.

And Liang Jiayi did indeed make a mistake.

He advised Luo Dicheng, "We can't just listen to one side of the story; we need to see what Comrade Liang has to say."

"Moreover, even if Comrade Liang made a mistake, it's just the beginning."

Luo Dicheng nodded, feeling heavy in his heart.

Just then, an office worker led Liang Jiayi in.

Liang Jiayi's expression was very calm.

She seemed to already know what had happened.

She walked up to Luo Dicheng and said softly, "Uncle Luo, I have arrived."

Luo Dicheng nodded.

Looking at Liang Jiayi, he wanted to say something but ended up sighing deeply instead.

"Sit down. Let's start the meeting."

Liang Jiayi sat down and glanced at Fang Tang.

A flash of resentment crossed her eyes, yet tinged with reluctance.

A sinister smile flickered in Fang Tang's eyes.

He stood up to pour tea for Liang Jiayi.

His malevolent voice was kept low.

"I said I would make you pay, you forced my hand."

Liang Jiayi ignored him, took the teacup, and simply said, "Thank you."

Next, Zhang Rongde briefly announced the incident of the leak concerning the old city district renovation.

He also read out Fang Tang's accusatory report against Liang Jiayi.

After the report was read, Luo Dicheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

The comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission began to verify the situation with Liang Jiayi.

"Comrade Liang Jiayi, what do you have to say about Comrade Fang Tang's report?"

Another Discipline Inspection Commission worker began to take down notes anxiously.

Liang Jiayi hadn't expected Fang Tang to be so ruthless.

He had brought the situation to a point where the Discipline Inspection Commission had to get involved.

Under normal circumstances, such matters would typically be discussed by the two main leaders first.

Then, a worker would have a heart-to-heart with her to understand the situation.

Only after confirming an error did the Discipline Inspection Commission get involved.

Yet Fang Tang, in his scheme to target her,

somehow managed to alert the Discipline Inspection Commission so quickly.

This matter definitely could not end well.

She gave Fang Tang a somewhat pitying look, took out a flash drive, and placed it on the table.

"Let's look at the data on this flash drive first before we continue questioning."

"I prefer keeping things simple and straightforward."

Liang Jiayi's unassuming yet dignified attitude surprised everyone.

Fang Tang looked at the bright silver flash drive on the table and shivered involuntarily.

An ominous premonition inexplicably surged into his heart.

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