Chapter 348 [Occurrence and Defense Conversion] (Part 1)

In the 1818 suite of Yizhou Hotel, Zhao Guoliang and his father Zhao Yongfu stood side by side on the terrace.

Zhao Guoliang rubbed his still sore arms and said, "Dad, Pinghai's bureaucrats are too much. They don't want to investigate the quality of the stadium project, and don't want to explain this matter to Yun'an Province. Instead, they focus their energy on the investigation and competition. They simply want to divert the public's attention and shirk responsibility."

Zhao Yongfu took a sip of cigarettes and looked at Dongjiang City, which was brightly lit. He was the head of China's largest steel company. He not only understood business operations, but also knew politics well. He agreed with his son's view on this matter, but he saw it more profoundly than his son. Fireworks were extinguished in the darkness, and a gust of night wind blew, and the ashes drifted with the wind.

Zhao Yongfu pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray on the glass table behind him, then sat down on the chair and whispered: "I didn't have time to come to the scene for the match between Taihong and Qixing, but I've watched the live TV broadcast."

Zhao Guoliang looked at his father and quietly waited for his next sentence.

Zhao Yongfu said: "Zhu Yi dominated that game, and there were huge mistakes in the penalty!"

Zhao Guoliang said: "He is not a god either, and misjudgment is inevitable!"

Zhao Yongfu smiled. No one knows his son's personality. He knows his son's temperament very well. He whispered: "I cultivate your interest in football. In 1986, you followed me to watch the World Cup. Since then, your love for football has gone unstoppable. I am a senior fan and an amateur player. With my semi-professional perspective, I can see the things on the court very clearly."

Zhao Yongfu pulled out a cigarette, and Zhao Guoliang hurriedly lit it for his father.

Zhao Yongfu took a sip of cigarette and said, "As an international referee, Zhu Yi's performance is not consistent with his level. If the first time was a misjudgment, the second misjudgment was intentional. Can you tell me why?"

Zhao Guoliang shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

Zhao Yongfu looked at his son with deep eyes: "Zhu Yi is just a referee. There is only one reason that can drive him to make such a punishment - that is, interests. He made a punishment in favor of Taihong. It is not difficult to infer that some people in our club are likely to have done their work."

Zhao Guoliang lowered his head silently.

Zhao Yongfu said: "Look at me and honestly tell me, is Zhu Yi's penalty in this game related to you?"

Zhao Guoliang bit his lip and finally nodded heavily and said, "Dad, yesterday was your birthday, so I want to offer you a birthday gift, so I...I asked Deputy General Manager Gao Yong to contact Zhu Yi!"

Zhao Yongfu's eyes were extremely long: "How much did you give him?"

"Hundreds of thousands!"

Zhao Yongfu's fingers lashed on the armrest of the seat twice. Two thick eyebrows condensed together. The cigarette that had just taken two sips of it was extinguished in the ashtray. He stood up and walked forward, held the railing of the terrace, thought quietly for about two minutes, and said decisively: "Go to find Gao Yong and let him take this matter down!"

"What?" Zhao Guoliang widened his eyes.

Zhao Yongfu said: "Give him a number that can move him and let him take on everything with all his strength. This matter must not involve you, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Zhao Guoliang obviously did not realize the seriousness of this matter. He whispered: "Dad, there will be no problem with this matter. As long as Zhu Yi bites his mouth to death, it is a misjudgment, and no one can do anything to him!"

Zhao Yongfu said coldly: "Since Zhu Yi dares to take your money, he dares to take other people's money. Such people are used to eating floating food, so there is no possibility for him to be honest!" He sighed and patted his son's shoulder and said: "Guoliang, you are very smart and have a business mind, but business mind is not the same as political literacy. Believe me, Pinghai will definitely attack the black whistle incident on the court. This is not only to divert attention, but also to control the situation and make it difficult for Yun'an's leadership to deal with this."

Zhao Guoliang said: "I don't believe that they can erase such a large casualty incident!"

Zhao Yongfu smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "They didn't think about erasing this matter!" He didn't want to continue to go deeper on this issue, and whispered: "You go find Gao Yong immediately. I can guarantee that this matter will not take too long to find you. Someone in the club must go out to take care of it!"

Zhao Guoliang began to realize the seriousness of this incident. He vaguely realized that this incident was not only a tragedy caused by the collapse of the stadium stands, but also a silent game between the top leaders of both sides.

Zhao Yongfu guessed correctly. Zhu Yi finally retreated step by step in front of one piece of evidence after another. Under Zhang Yang's threat and temptation, Zhu Yi finally lowered his head and whispered: "I...I have collected the money..."

Zhang Yang and Xu Liang, who was in the joint trial, looked at each other and smiled happily.

Zhang Yang said: "Zhu Yi, based on the evidence we have at present, it is enough to prosecute you for the crime of taking bribes. Now there is still a chance to put it in front of you!"

Xu Liang said: "Our policy has always been to be frank, lenient, resist and strict. If you are positive enough, we will plead with the court and take your meritorious service as one of the important references to future judgments."

Zhu Yi felt his throat dry, and he whispered: "I want to... drink a sip of water!"

Zhang Yang nodded and asked the comrade in charge of the record to pour a glass of water for Zhu Yi.

Zhu Yi finished drinking the water in big gulps. Adam's apple moved, pursed his lips and said, "I admit that I am greedy for money. I have too strong desire for money. I forgot the minimum principle of fairness for a referee."

Zhang Yang said: "It's not the time to listen to your review. You haven't told me how much money you charged and who gave it to you?"

Zhu Yi bit his lip and finally made up his mind to say, "Gao Yong, the deputy general manager of Taihong Club, found me before the game. He promised to give me 100,000 yuan, 50,000 yuan before the game, and pay me 50,000 yuan after the game is won. Let me master the standards when calling this game and ensure that Taihong Club wins!"

Zhang Yang shouted: "I'll ask you again, who are you in contact with?"

"Gao Yong, deputy general manager of Taihong Club!"

Xu Liang had already stood up and said to Zhang Yang: "I'll inform Director Qi immediately!"

Zhang Yang nodded. The case was interrogated until now, and the matter was finally involved in Taihong Club. The real meaning of this matter is to make some people in Yun'an Province bear part of the responsibility.

After Xu Liang left, Zhu Yi looked at Zhang Yang with some timidity and said, "Director Zhang... I have already explained everything I know. You should keep your promise, right?"

Zhang Yang said: "Zhu Yi, do you know the principle that you must catch with your hands?"

Zhu Yi said: "I regret it very much! I am ashamed!"

Zhang Yang said disdainfully: "If I had known this, why would you have to be the first one!"

Qi Bo, deputy director of Pinghai Public Security Department, heard about this incident and found Taihong Club. Although this incident was already as expected by him, when he really grasped the evidence, he had to consider the consequences. After all, it involves matters between the two provinces. Pointing the finger at Taihong Club at this time will inevitably cause an uproar. Qi Bo has always been steady in his work. If a person is too steady, he will be suspected of conservative. He first called Liu Yanhong, the leader of the investigation team. The case has already involved Gao Yong, deputy general manager of Taihong Club. Should he arrest him or not?

Liu Yanhong made almost no considerations and decisive: "Catch it!"

Liu Yanhong's words still did not make Qi Bo make up his mind. He asked Wang Boxing, Director of the Public Security Department. Wang Boxing was extremely experienced in his work. He said calmly: "Secretary Gu has handed over this matter to you, you should do it boldly! With Secretary Gu's support, what are you afraid of?" This matter has nothing to do with him anyway, so he can do it no matter how he says it.

Qi Bo originally wanted to ask Gu Yunzhi for instructions, but hesitated and did not dare to call this phone. He knew Gu Yunzhi's temper. If he asked him for instructions in this way, Secretary Gu would definitely blame him for his poor work. Anyway, he was just the deputy leader of the investigation team, and Liu Yanhong was also holding on the top. Since she said she would arrest him, she would do what she wanted!

To be cautious, Qi Bo personally led the team to capture Gao Yong, and his words were very tactful, just to assist in the investigation. What surprised Qi Bo was that Taihong Club was quite calm and had no confrontational sentiment, so Gao Yong followed them into the car calmly.

Looking at Gao Yong being taken into the police car, Zhao Guoliang, general manager of Taihong Club, had his eyes almost burst into flames. He and Gao Yong were old partners. At the beginning of the collapse of the stadium stands, he did not expect that Ping Hai would focus on the black whistle incident of counterfeiting the ball. The development of the matter was just as his father foresawed. Ping Hai seized this clue and chased it hard, and it was very important to make the matter uneven. After Zhao Guoliang talked to Gao Yong about this incident in advance, Gao Yong.

He agreed without making any consideration. Gao Yong was very clear-headed. He knew that the more involved the matter, the more troubles it was. Although Zhao Guoliang was the planner of the incident and he was just an executor, if he offered Zhao Guoliang, it would mean that his future would end. The crime of bribery was not a serious crime. Even if he went in, he would come out in a few years. Not only would he be valued by Zhao Guoliang, but he could also get a considerable amount of compensation.

Gao Yong thought through this principle and he showed great cooperation.

Liu Yanhong had not had time to ask questions.

Gao Yong took the initiative and said, "You don't need to ask, I will explain everything. Is this considered surrendering?"

Liu Yanhong said: "If you cooperate, we will deal with it as appropriate!" She looked at Zhang Yang beside her and said: "Tell me!"

Gao Yong said: "Before the game, I did give money to the referee Zhu Yi on the spot, 50,000 yuan. I promised to give him 100,000 yuan, and there were still 50,000 yuan that I didn't pay. Not only Zhu Yi, but also I gave money to the two linesman, each of which was 10,000 yuan. My purpose was to make the Taihong team win!"

Zhang Yang said: "Who instructed you to do this?"

Gao Yong smiled and said, "I am the deputy general manager of the club. In fact, I am the manager of the club. Mr. Zhao gave me a lot of power. I don't need to ask anyone for advice on these things. I have financial power. I don't need to ask for advice on financial expenses of less than 500,000 yuan!"

Zhang Yang said: "You are just a deputy general manager. To put it bluntly, you are a senior management staff. What are the benefits for you to do this?"

Gao Yong said: "I know what you want to do! I'm telling the truth. The reason I did this is because the club's performance is too poor. If this continues, it will be relegated. My economic income is closely related to the club's operating conditions. If I don't do this, the team's performance is too poor. I will be fired after the end of this season. Is this sufficient reason?"

Liu Yanhong said: "This reason alone is not enough to convince me!"

Gao Yong said: "I know you Pinghai want to divert your attention, but the fake ball and black whistle has nothing to do with this tragedy at the stadium. Your methods are really not open enough!"

Zhang Yang sneered: "You deserve to be honest?"

Gao Yong said: "You are just trying to drag our club in every possible way. I know your purpose. The more people dragged in, the greater the impact, the more it will be distracted from the public. It's a good plan. I tell you clearly that things are my own ideas. I also hired a lawyer. I will take responsibility for everything I have done, but if you want to push the collapse of the stands on me, I will never agree."

Zhang Yang said: "I can't tell that you still have a personality!"

Gao Yong said: "I am like this. I love face and attach great importance to everything I have, so I did something confused. Since you found the fake ball and black whistle, I might as well disclose more information to you. I can say that there are no clean first-class clubs at the moment. As long as you go to investigate, there are problems inside. The courage of these referees is raised little by little, and the appetite is also getting bigger day by day. It is not only Zhu Yi who collects money, and not me who gives money. Just say that you Pinghai Seven Star Club, Cao Xinyuan dares to say that his butt is clean? I will never believe it! Last month, they played against Lin Yuan's team 5:1. Anyone with discerning eyes can see that it is a black whistle, but no one checks it. If you have such a lot of leisure, you can check it. If Cao Xinyuan didn't give money to the referee on the field, I will cut off my eyes!"
Chapter completed!