"No! None of those circumstances or questionable points were investigated before Shang Xinfeng was placed under shuanggui. That's what I find so hard to understand!"
Zhou Yi looked around at the standing committee members and voiced his challenge gravely.
Every standing committee member present, Fu Xueqian included, felt wary of this young Discipline Inspection Commission secretary's performance.
In just half a day yesterday, merely by reviewing the existing case files, he had identified the problems with remarkable acuity and precision. Calling him meticulous and sharp-eyed would not have been an exaggeration!
Lu Jiefeng was secretly amazed as well. Xiao Zhou really does come from a criminal investigation background. Whatever else you might say, one look at those eyes tells you how lightning-sharp he is!
"How do you explain the preferential land-transfer terms Shang Xinfeng gave Xiang Qiushi?" Executive Vice Mayor Wang Zhichao asked after a brief silence.
"Wasn't that a collective decision by the district standing committee?" Zhou Yi's counterquestion left Vice Mayor Wang speechless.
"Heh, I've heard Shang Xinfeng is domineering and overbearing. He turned the standing committee into his personal echo chamber long ago. Who would dare oppose a decision he made? Having a leader like that is a misfortune for the people of Xingcheng District..." Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General Yi Qinghe could not resist saying with a sneer.
Then he happened to catch the Municipal Party Secretary's icy glance, and his heart jolted. Oh no. Surely the secretary doesn't think I'm taking a dig at him?
"After all that, what exactly are you proposing? Overturning the case against Shang Xinfeng?" Fu Xueqian turned his gaze back to Zhou Yi's face and asked coldly.
"Lift the shuanggui measures against Shang Xinfeng. Once each questionable point has been investigated and verified, we can determine how to proceed based on