The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 385 - 0: Your Position Is Very Doubtful
Two hundred yuan?
Zhu Haitao’s mouth corners twitched imperceptibly.
"Group Leader Yang, we’re all adults here, no need to tell stories! If not for receiving some benefits, could you have bought a Patek Philippe with just two hundred yuan?"
Yang Lei, trembling with anger, glared furiously at Zhu Haitao.
"Do you take me for a fool who understands nothing? Should I accept whatever you say as the truth? Where in Lingshan Town could you find a Patek Philippe store? If you can find it, I will swallow that store in front of all the leaders here!"
Zhu Haitao feigned a look of fear and quickly lowered his head, not daring to speak.
Jin Zhanpeng stepped forward and reproached loudly, "Yang Lei! Just because you’re louder, does that mean you’re right? Are you threatening a witness?"
Yang Lei’s face turned red with restraint, but he did not dare to confront Jin Zhanpeng.
Shen Manwen came forward and said calmly, "Comrade Zhanpeng, your stance makes one wonder! You speak so gently with Zhu Haitao, the chief culprit of cutting corners, but you shower thunder and rain upon our own comrade?"
Jin Zhanpeng’s pupils contracted slightly. This young County Chief really was not easy to deal with!
Jin Zhanpeng did not argue with Shen Manwen.
"What the County Chief said is correct, I will pay attention to my attitude," he said.
Jin Zhanpeng’s tone shifted as he continued gravely, "Since both sides stick to their own stories, we’ll go to the watch repair shop to investigate now! Group Leader Yang, you have no objections, right?"
To show his clear conscience, Yang Lei nodded without hesitation, "Investigate if you must; the upright need not fear a crooked shadow!"
Cheng Yuan, however, covered his forehead in speechless exasperation.
Yang Lei was too naïve, not even aware when he was being tricked! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
But, he had already agreed, and now he could not even take emergency evasive action!
They had no choice but to take it one step at a time.
"Yang Lei, ride with me!"
"Okay."
Jin Pengfei inadvertently glanced at his father, hoping he would stop Yang Lei from riding with Cheng Yuan to prevent them from conspiring on the way.
However, Jin Zhanpeng remained unmoved; the evidence had been firmly established.
Even if Cheng Yuan and Yang Lei schemed something during the ride, it wouldn’t help!
Besides, with Shen Manwen present and without solid evidence, he couldn’t stop them.
Yang Lei courteously opened the car door for Shen Manwen, letting her sit in the back seat before he took the passenger seat himself.
As soon as the car door closed, Yang Lei eagerly started to explain, "County Chief, Town Chief, I really didn’t take a penny from the project funds. This watch, I truly bought it for two hundred yuan."
Cheng Yuan shook his head slightly; Yang Lei’s vigilance was too poor.
But he did not blame Yang Lei. Instead, he asked patiently, "Little Yang, was there someone from the project team with you when you bought the watch?"
Yang Lei shook his head resolutely, "Absolutely not!"
Cheng Yuan nodded and continued, "Why did you suddenly decide to buy a watch? I remember you didn’t like wearing a watch before."
"Yes, I have a bit of OCD and wearing a watch makes my wrist feel uncomfortable."
"After becoming the group leader, I received so many phone calls I had to charge my phone twice a day. I couldn’t keep track of time so well. That’s why I considered buying a watch."
Cheng Yuan asked further, "Then why didn’t you go to a regular mall to buy a watch? Why buy from a watch repair shop?"
Yang Lei scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
"Watches in regular malls are too expensive."
"Most of my salary goes to my mother, and I’m saving to get married."
"The small amount of pocket money I have isn’t enough."
"One day at lunch, a worker was showing off to a friend that he bought a watch from a repair shop. It looked pretty nice, so I went to the repair shop."
Cheng Yuan looked at Shen Manwen in the rearview mirror and saw that Shen Manwen was also looking at him through the mirror.
They exchanged wry smiles.
All of this seemingly unintentional, was meticulously planned!
Such clever scheming!
Even if Yang Lei hadn’t fallen for this trap, he would have been tripped up by another!
When others go to lengths conspiring against you, without any defenses, you can hardly avoid them!
Cheng Yuan sighed, "Yang Lei, chances are you’ve been set up. The watch on your wrist is very likely an authentic Patek Philippe."
Been set up?
It’s authentic?
Yang Lei wasn’t a fool; he quickly grasped the implications.
"Town Chief, are you saying that those two workers deliberately performed that act in front of me? To trick me into going to the watch repair shop? Why would the shop owner help them?"
"Maybe for money? Or perhaps they were threatened."
"But that’s not important."
"What’s important is that your evidence chain will soon be complete! You might have to endure a stay at the Jinmao Hotel for a few days."
Jinmao Hotel?
That meant being placed under house arrest!
Well, to be honest, at his level, he didn’t even qualify to be placed under house arrest; it was just detention for interrogation.
"Town Chief, since they deliberately framed me, can I switch to a different watch?"
Cheng Yuan shook his head gently.
"If you swapped the watch, that would be playing right into their hands! How many cameras are there on the construction site? The style of your watch must have been captured clearly on video."
Yang Lei lowered his head in shame.
"I was not vigilant enough and fell into their trap; I’ve let down Director Cheng’s trust!"
Cheng Yuan snorted coldly, "This is not your fault! Yang Lei, you stay put at ease; righteousness will prevail over evil! I will undoubtedly see that justice is served for you!"
