The time soon came to two o'clock in the middle of the night.

As soon as the alarm clock on the bedside table rang, Lu An sat up immediately, and soon after, there was a knock on the door from outside by Fan Zhifei.

Fan Zhifei came in and got straight to the point without any nonsense: "The shift has been handed over smoothly. The on-duty personnel of the inspection team have returned to their rooms to sleep. I have arranged to transfer Wei Dezheng to another soundproof room. According to the shift handover rules, we have a maximum of two hours to meet with Wei Dezheng."

Lu An nodded and indicated that two hours would be enough.

Lu An then went out with Fan Zhifei. Zhang Long was already waiting at the door. Li Ruixiang and Zeng Fanqing stayed in their rooms respectively, in case Yan Ji'an did something unconventional and came back to investigate the situation in the middle of the night.

After making all the arrangements, Lu Ancai and Fan Zhifei went to the room he had arranged for them.

This room is basically similar to the other rooms, except that the floor is covered with thick carpet, the tables, chairs and bed are all fixed, and there is a layer of sound insulation material on the walls.

Wei Dezheng was sitting there. When he saw Lu An coming in, he sneered with disdain: "You brought me here in such a mysterious way in the middle of the night. I knew it was you."

"Didn't they say that you were chased away by the inspection team? Why are you running back now? Are you still reluctant to give up this credit for me?"

"You idiot, you only have this much brain, you don't even know you're being used as a pawn, haha!"

Wei Dezheng was laughing and shouting loudly, his eyes full of hatred for Lu An.

Lu An sat down nonchalantly. After all the suffering he had experienced in his previous life, his words now had no effect on him at all.

Lu An looked at Wei Dezheng calmly: "If you haven't shouted enough, you can continue, but I remind you that this is a special room. Even if you scream your throat out, the inspection team probably won't be able to hear you."

Wei Dezheng could see the situation clearly. He leaned back, crossed his legs lazily, and put on a bad attitude, "Tell me, what's the matter with doing this in the middle of the night?"

"I want you to change your confession." Lu An said.

Wei Dezheng was stunned at the time, as if he couldn't react immediately. It was not until Lu An repeated it that he laughed out loud.

"Although I know you want to tell me a joke, I didn't expect you to be so shameless and want me to change my statement? Who do you think you are..."

Lu An didn't care what Wei Dezheng said, and continued to speak on his own: "I know you gave a list to the inspection team, and I want you to change that list. I know that the inspection team used some unruly means to threaten you to make up the list, and I also know that the list is not true."

"Did Chen Shiqiang or Lin Kuifan ask you to come? It seems that you are really willing to kneel down to please the Pingjiang County Committee."

Wei Dezheng even said provocatively: "I really pity you! You know nothing, and you have the support of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, but you can't even be an official!"

Fan Zhifei next to him glared but said nothing.

It seems that Wei Dezheng has really given up on himself, otherwise he would not be so rude to call the county party secretary and the county discipline inspection committee secretary by their names.

"You are the one who knows nothing."

Lu An remained calm and said, "You want to muddy the waters with this list. As long as you can bring down enough officials and expand the case, you can mitigate your guilt by making meritorious contributions."

"I have to say that your idea is good, but it's not realistic."

Wei Dezheng snorted coldly and didn't take Lu An's words seriously until he heard what Lu An said next.

"First of all, your disclosure of too many names will not bring any turnaround for you and Li Hongxia and Wei Mengjiao. On the contrary, as the case continues to expand, you will be burdened with more guilt, and others will also try to evade responsibility by putting all the blame on you."

Lu An raised his second finger: "Secondly, this list is indeed not true!"

Wei Dezheng didn't even look at Lu An, and just responded with a sniff: "Do you think I can believe you just because you say that?"

"Director Li Zhongben of the Planning Commission, you said that you bribed him 500,000 yuan each time over the past five years in exchange for the operating rights of ten projects including the Taoshan old factory. However, after investigation, it was found that these were all fabricated and false."

Wei De was about to open his mouth, but Lu An spoke faster: "I know you have an account with remittance records, but you did it all by yourself. It was a one-man show. Director Li Zhongben didn't know about the money from beginning to end, and he didn't cooperate with you in private transactions of these projects."

"Because if I remember correctly, the old factory renovation project did not end up in your hands. Instead, it was supervised by the county magistrate Li Chenggang himself."

"In addition to the old factory renovation project, there are also Huangshan Avenue and Victoria Community..."

Listening to Lu Anru listing more than a dozen projects in a row like pouring beans, Wei Dezheng finally couldn't hold on to his previous ease anymore and became flustered.

Fan Zhifei next to him also showed an extremely surprised expression, because the county disciplinary committee had not verified anything at all. He didn't expect that the three departments had already investigated the matter so thoroughly?

Fan Zhifei looked at Lu An again and felt that the third inspection office in the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection was even more terrifying.

"How do you know? You can't possibly know!" Wei Dezheng shouted in panic.

"That's why I said you don't understand at all. You don't know how much the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection knows about you."

Lu An shook his head and sighed, "You said I was used as a pawn, but you are the one who is really used as a pawn. Do you really think that Yan Ji'an is here to investigate the case? This list is a great gift to him!"

Lu An's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Wei Dezheng's chest hard, making him unable to breathe.

Wei Dezheng could never have imagined that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection had such a deep understanding of his situation. Wouldn't the list he had submitted become a joke?

Unfortunately, Wei Dezheng will never have the chance to understand. Now the only one who knows all this is Lu An. It’s only because he was reborn that he got to know these detailed inside stories after twenty years of getting along with them.

"Are you saying that Yan Ji'an had other purposes in getting that list?" Wei Dezheng asked.

"After all, no matter if it's true or not, with so many handles on officials in hand, there are so many ways to use them!"

Lu An sighed, and then told Wei Dezheng: "In the next two days, the people behind the inspection team will come to Pingjiang County, and by then there will be no room for maneuver."

Wei Dezheng raised his head: "So you want me to change my statement?"

Lu An nodded and said yes: "I need you to change your statement and say that the list was made up by the inspection team due to their abnormal threats. Even the list was made up by them, and you didn't know it at all."

Wei Dezheng suddenly leaned forward: "I can change my confession, but what can I get? Can you help me save Li Hongxia and Wei Mengjiao?"

"I still say the same thing. If you cooperate with the Commission for Discipline Inspection's investigation honestly, everything will be fair."

Lu An said: "If you want to get any guarantee from me, then I can only say that I am sorry, I am from the Discipline Inspection Commission."

Wei De was staring at Lu An, and Lu An looked back at him without fear.

Finally, Wei Dezheng was defeated: "I understand. I will change my confession. I will honestly cooperate with the Commission for Discipline Inspection's investigation and will not play any tricks again."

"Smart choice!"

Lu An said, he breathed a sigh of relief...

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