That same day, Wen Wan, the Party Secretary of Baiyun City, was also questioned by Yang Hongyong, Deputy Director of the Seventh Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office. But her experience was vastly different from the questioning Zhou Yi and Zhao Qiushui had faced.
Deputy Director Yang asked only a few simple questions. After hearing Wen Wan's answers, he neither pressed for details nor deliberately made things difficult for her. His attitude could hardly have been friendlier.
When the interview ended, he even told Wen Wan very politely, "Thank you, Secretary Wen, for taking time out of your busy schedule to cooperate with our work. We may have to trouble you for another two days here in Baiyun, and we hope you'll bear with us."
Wen Wan expressed her understanding. They were all simply doing their jobs. The two sides shook hands and parted in a friendly, harmonious atmosphere.
Deputy Director Yang Hongyong kept his word. He had said two days, and he did not stay a day longer. After questioning several Municipal Party Standing Committee Members, he left Baiyun City early on the third morning and headed to Ganquan City to join Director Tao Beifang.
"Yang, why are you back so soon?" Tao Beifang asked, eyeing his deputy suspiciously.
"Comrade Wen Wan gave clear answers to every question, and we verified everything that needed verifying. There was no reason to stay," Yang Hongyong said with a smile as he handed Tao Beifang the interview records.
Tao Beifang skimmed through them, and his face darkened. Shaking his head, he said, "Yang, you've been a little hasty. A preliminary inquiry into whether an official named in a complaint has violated the law or Party discipline is a lengthy, meticulous task. It requires patience and a serious attitude. You're an experienced comrade. Surely