Chapter 242 Breakthrough Progress

Chapter 242 Breakthrough Progress

Downstairs of Mao Feng’s house.

As soon as Mao Feng came downstairs, he was controlled from behind by two prosecutors.

"Mao Feng, I'm Liu Wenjie from the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate. Could you please come with us?" Liu Wenjie showed him his law enforcement certificate and arrest warrant.

"Let me go, what are you doing?" Mao Feng shouted loudly, but his body kept shaking.

"Mao Feng, stop struggling, your case has been investigated.

We found Zhang Qiang in Hong Kong Island, and we have also met Li Li. We also know how much you discussed your respective contributions at the villa in the west of the city last Tuesday."

Liu Wenjie said expressionlessly, as if everything was under control.

When Mao Feng heard this, his face turned pale instantly, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

His eyes were filled with despair and fear, and he muttered to himself: "Impossible... Impossible... How could it be possible..."

Liu Wenjie looked at Mao Feng without a trace of pity in his heart. What they did was really too unkind. A group of corrupt officials made money while private teachers had a hard time making ends meet. It was really hard to sympathize with them.

Several people helped Mao Feng into the car and took him to the Anti-Corruption Bureau for investigation.

Mao Feng looked at the procuratorate staff sitting on his left and right sides and the "silver bracelet" on his hand, and felt mixed emotions.

He had worked in the Discipline Inspection Commission for four years and was familiar with the case handling procedures of the public security, procuratorial and judicial departments. He knew that since Liu Wenjie dared to handcuff himself, it meant that he had absolute evidence to send himself to prison, otherwise he would not handcuff himself so easily.

He was also wondering at this moment how much evidence of his crimes the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate had.

Liu Wenjie looked at Mao Feng who was resting with his eyes closed, and guessed that he was preparing himself mentally, but he did not interrupt him. In the face of the irrefutable evidence, he could not escape.

The vehicle drove straight into the procuratorate, and several people took Mao Feng into the interrogation room of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, He Qiang, personally participated in the interrogation.

The first step is the routine procedure: identify yourself, present the notice of suspect's rights and obligations, etc.

Then the formal questioning began.

He Qiang's first move was a powerful one, which immediately shattered Mao Feng's remaining sense of luck.

"Mao Feng, Zhang Qiang has admitted that you once borrowed his ID card to do something, and then you told him that your ID card was lost, so you applied for a new one.

I guess this is the ID card you threw away."

After saying that, at He Qiang's signal, Liu Wenjie took the ID card he had taken from Li Li and handed it to Mao Feng for identification.

Faced with the ironclad facts, Mao Feng had no choice but to accept it.

There was nothing he could do even if he denied it. There were two witnesses and the relevant bank also had records, so he had no way of denying it.

Afterwards, Liu Wenjie took out a document that clearly recorded a series of illegal acts committed by Mao Feng, including borrowing Zhang Qiang's ID card to apply for a bank card and set up a company.

The evidence was so conclusive that Mao Feng had no way to deny it.

Mao Feng stared at the document with his eyes wide open, his hands shaking constantly.

He tried to explain, but his words became fragmented: "Then... I didn't... I didn't..."

However, his excuse seemed so weak.

He Qiang interrupted him: "Mao Feng, stop quibbling, facts speak louder than words.

According to the charges we have found out so far, you are guilty of embezzlement of public funds and soliciting and accepting bribes. The amount is extremely huge and has caused serious social problems. If nothing unexpected happens, your sentence should be life imprisonment.

You understand the law and know how to judge the crime you are charged with. I think I am right, right?

You have also worked in the Discipline Inspection Commission and participated in some criminal cases.

You know in your heart that quibbling is of no use and will only add another charge of resisting the organization's review and investigation.

I hope you can make a serious confession, actively confess the crimes committed by yourself and your accomplices, make up for your crimes and strive for lenient treatment.

If you have made great contributions, there is a great possibility that you will be sentenced to about 15 years in prison.

As long as you can actively reform yourself, you can expect to be released from prison in about 10 years.

At that time you will only be around 52 years old and you still have decades of life to enjoy.

However, if you resist the organization's investigation and do not actively confess your accomplices, then you will spend the rest of your life in prison.

Think about it yourself, which one is good for you? "

He Qiang played a trick. He did not tell the amount of money, but only said that it was a huge amount. This was to make Mao Feng unable to guess the situation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's investigation and thus confess the truth.

Hearing what He Qiang said, Mao Feng's face turned even paler. He knew that what He Qiang said was true. Based on the crime he had committed, it was entirely possible that he would be sentenced to life imprisonment.

After a long while, he raised his head and said, “I am willing to cooperate with the investigation and tell you everything I know.

But my family doesn’t know about my situation, can you please not involve them?”

Hearing what Mao Feng said, He Qiang cheered up and said, "Don't worry, you should be familiar with our case handling procedures, and the family members will not be involved.

I roughly guessed what you want to say. We will not confiscate your legal income, but only the illegal part. You should be relieved now. You can talk now. Let’s talk about the private teacher issue first.”

"This story started in 1997, when I accompanied Director Gao."

He Qiang interrupted him and asked, "Is it Gao Tiande?"

“It’s Gao Tiande. A group of us went to Haiquan County to conduct research on education, and one of the tasks was to investigate the treatment of private teachers.

Because I have worked in the Discipline Inspection Commission and was in charge of the unit's financial work, I was responsible for checking the accounts.

I remember very clearly that our first stop was Lijia Village Primary School in Xiangshuiwan Town, Haiquan County. I found that there were 5 private teachers in the accounts of this primary school, and all their salaries were 360 ​​yuan, which was lower than the provincial regulations.

When I talked to two more private teachers, I learned that there were only two private teachers in this primary school, and the salaries of the extra three became the school's public funds, which were used for kitchen expenses.

On the way back, Gao Tiande told me that if we are short of funds, we can also use this method.

I didn't know what I was thinking at the time, I just agreed in a daze.

After returning to the bureau, we followed the same method and began to fabricate false lists of personnel in order to obtain more funds.

With more funding, we, the staff and leaders who are in charge of the money, have become more and more extravagant and are no longer satisfied with this.

As time went on, we became more and more daring, the number of fictitious people increased, and the amount of money we siphoned off also increased.”

He Qiangfa asked: "Do the principals of those schools know that you have falsely listed private teachers and siphoned off state-owned funds?"

"Some knew and some didn't. The reason we gave everyone was that these people were seconded to other units. But as time went on, almost everyone knew about it and they just pretended not to know," Mao Feng explained.

He Qiang asked: "Who got money from the fictitious private teachers? How much did they get?"

Mao Feng was silent for a moment, and then began to confess the people who participated in the money distribution.