"Secretary Zhou, you certainly live up to your reputation!"
Fang Hang had weathered his share of storms. Knowing there was no way to salvage the situation, he quickly adopted the attitude of a man with nothing left to lose. He leaned back slightly, seemingly quite relaxed, and spoke in an admiring tone.
Watching Fang Hang feign composure, Zhou Yi gave a faint, mocking smile and said unhurriedly, "Vice Mayor Fang, I believe you must have made your decision after spending half the night thinking. Well? Are you ready to tell us everything you know, or will you keep clinging to false hope and deny everything to the bitter end?"
Fang Hang answered brazenly, "Embezzlement, bribery, keeping mistresses, raping female students-whatever you say, Secretary Zhou, I'll admit to it!"
Zhou Yi immediately corrected him. "First, these aren't crimes simply because I say so. They are criminal facts you cannot deny."
"Second, if you really will admit to whatever I say, then good. I want you to truthfully identify the person behind the scenes who forced you to write a suicide note and kill yourself. Can you do that?"
Fang Hang shook his head, his face full of anguish. "Secretary Zhou, I don't know what you're talking about. I did intend to kill myself, but that was because I felt I had failed the country, the Party, and the people. No one told me to do it!"
Staring at the shameless man who still hoped to bluff his way through at this late stage, Zhou Yi asked with a cold smile, "Then let me put it another way. Who tipped you off? Who did you meet at the Richman Nightclub? Or, to be even more direct, who called you while you were in Guangshan County and told you to return to Qingning