Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 525 It's better to deceive your superiors than to sacrifice a pawn to save your rook!

"Run? Where are you running?"

Zeng Wensheng looked at her son Zeng Yuanqian with a surprised expression.

"Oh, Dad, if we're going to run away, we should run abroad! Do you think we'd run off to the countryside?"

As he spoke, Zeng Yuanqian quickly took out his phone.

"I'll call my sister right now and tell her, then we'll pack our bags and run away. Otherwise, if they really start an investigation, it'll be too late!"

The lavish wedding video has caused a huge uproar online.

A father who wears expensive belts and designer watches is bound to be investigated.

If you cross the red line of corruption, even if you hold a high position of power, you will still be ruined.

So Zeng Yuanqian's subconscious reaction was to run, to run as fast as he could!

"I'm not running!!"

Zeng Wensheng slammed his fist on the table and shouted a resounding sentence.

"what???"

Zeng Yuanqian gripped his phone, looking completely bewildered.

"You...you're not going to run? Are you going to put up a last-ditch resistance? Or do you think you can explain the photos and videos that are circulating wildly on the internet?"

Zeng Wensheng did not rush to answer.

He clasped his hands together in front of his chest and remained silent for a long while, his face grim.

"Running is absolutely out of the question. If I were to choose to run, it would be tantamount to admitting guilt without being asked."

"Zhao Lichun and his group made such a big fuss just to throw us into disarray and cause us to make mistakes in our haste, didn't they?"

“If we run away, it will be equivalent to confirming that we abused our power for personal gain, were seriously corrupt, and disregarded the law. We will never be able to hold our heads high again!”

"As for putting up a stubborn resistance, that's of course impossible. What capital or strength do we have to resist? Besides, what's the difference between putting up a stubborn resistance and rebellion?"

Zeng Yuanqian's lips twitched slightly.

"That's true. We're not feudal lords with land, grain, and soldiers. We're all unarmed and have no way to put up a stubborn resistance!"

"But you're neither running away nor resisting, so what do you plan to do? Are you just going to watch the public outcry grow bigger and bigger until the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection comes to question us?"

Zeng Wensheng raised her head slightly.

"Of course not, that would be no different from sitting and waiting to die!"

"Don't ask me how to do it right now. Just call Weili and Jiansheng over!"

"I...okay!"

Zeng Yuanqian immediately made a phone call.

The call was answered less than a second after I dialed it.

"Brother, we'll be there in a few minutes. How's Dad doing?"

"Dad is alright, he's not seriously injured, but he's still quite angry. Tell Jiansheng to drive faster, we'll wait in the study for you two to discuss what to do next!"

As soon as he said this, Zeng Yuanqian's eyes lit up.

As soon as Dou Jiansheng was mentioned, he suddenly understood.

Without waiting for his sister to finish speaking on the phone, Zeng Yuanqian immediately hung up.

"Dad, you're not thinking of making a drastic sacrifice to save the king, are you?"

Zeng Wensheng's pupils contracted slightly, and he clenched his fists.

"Otherwise what? Besides making Jiansheng take the blame, what other good ideas can you come up with?"

"I……"

Zeng Yuanqian was about to say that he could handle it too.

But the thought of being saddled with this huge burden made him realize he couldn't bear it, and would even have to go to jail.

In an instant, Zeng Yuanqian, who did not want to go to jail, immediately gave up the idea.

He sacrificed his brother-in-law Dou Jiansheng to save his own family and even all the guests.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like a great deal!

Lowering his head slightly, Zeng Yuanqian muttered to himself:

"Making Jiansheng take the blame is indeed the best way to resolve this crisis!"

"He was already the deputy general manager of Yanjing Automobile, a position at the deputy director level, and this was his wedding banquet."

"As long as he holds a high-ranking position and wields considerable power, he's willing to come forward and say that he used embezzled funds to host this incredibly lavish wedding and even gifted you an expensive leather watch, then everything can be perfectly explained."

"All the blame lies with him alone. You had no idea that he had made the wedding so extravagant and lavish. As the father-in-law, on the joyous occasion of his son-in-law's wedding, you certainly couldn't refuse the leather watch he gave him."

"Besides, since the guests have already come, as the bride's father, you couldn't possibly not chat and drink with them. But deep down, you were very uneasy, and afterwards you severely reprimanded your son-in-law for holding a wedding banquet that exceeded the usual standards..."

Zeng Yuanqian got more and more excited as he spoke.

He felt that the current crisis was a perfect opportunity to make Dou Jiansheng take the blame.

A vice president of a state-owned enterprise from a prominent family has become corrupt and degenerate.

In her thirties, she finally succeeded in finding a partner through a blind date and got married.

Unable to resist, he used a large amount of embezzled money to not only give the woman a generous dowry but also to hold an extravagant wedding in violation of regulations.

Doesn't that make logical sense?

As for the invited guests, their formal attire and generous gifts are even easier to explain.

Dou Jiansheng already wields real power and comes from a wealthy family. How could his guests possibly attend his wedding banquet empty-handed?

In this way, you can then make excuses for your guests, saying that everyone was forced to give gifts and offer congratulations due to social obligations!

perfect!

It's perfect!

Zeng Yuanqian instantly felt immense admiration for his father.

To be able to come up with such a perfect solution in such a short time, one truly deserves to be called a seasoned veteran who has been working in the system for many years!

"OK OK!"

Zeng Wensheng said with a worried expression, "Letting Jiansheng step forward to take the blame is indeed a good way to resolve the crisis, but the premise is that he is willing to step forward!"

"How could he possibly refuse? Sacrificing him to save all of us, isn't that a good thing?"

Zeng Yuanqian spread his hands, looking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

however……

Zeng Wensheng slightly raised her eyes and glanced coldly at her son, Zeng Yuanqian, who was not young but still naive and childish.

"What's so good about it? I think you're just talking without understanding the situation!"

"If you think this is so easy and simple, why don't you step forward and take the blame?"

“Your position isn’t low either, and you have a very prestigious background. Moreover, as the brother-in-law, it makes logical sense for you to pay for a grand wedding for your sister who is getting married late!”

"..."

Zeng Yuanqian scratched his head awkwardly, speechless.

Suddenly I realized that my father wasn't wrong.

Dou Jiansheng can take the blame, and so can I.

He has a bright future ahead of him, and so do I.

But why does it have to be Dou Jiansheng?

Moreover, Dou Jiansheng had just married his sister and they weren't even pregnant yet.

Should we just let him be investigated and dismissed from his post for corruption, and then go to prison to serve a few years?

By the time he gets out of prison, he and his sister will both be over forty, and it will probably be difficult for them to have children.

In contrast.

It seems that being married and having children makes me more suited to take the blame and go to jail...

Thinking of this, Zeng Yuanqian said awkwardly and embarrassedly:

"What should I do?"

"Nobody wants to lose their promising future and go to jail, but someone has to take the blame for this."

“Even I wouldn’t agree, and I think Dou Jiansheng would definitely not agree either. We might even argue about this!”

Zeng Wensheng sighed helplessly.

"It's not just a possibility that we might argue, it's a 100% certainty that we'll start arguing!"

"We all know how great it feels to have real power."

"Who wants to lose their power and go to jail? You don't want to, I don't want to, but do you think he would?"

"If someone absolutely has to step up and take responsibility, do you believe he'd think I'm more suitable? Anyway, I'm getting old, and I'll definitely retire after this term."

"That won't work!"

Zeng Yuanqian spoke sharply and aggressively:

"Neither of us, father and son, should take the blame!"

"You've worked so hard to climb to this high position, you absolutely cannot lose power and ruin your reputation in your later years!"

"As for me... I still have many tasks on my shoulders, and I... I can't take the blame and go to jail, so Jian Sheng is more suitable!"

“As long as he agrees, we can give him enough compensation in other ways, such as making sure that his sister never remarries and waits until he is released from prison.”

"And we'll try our best to help him get a reduced sentence in prison, so he can serve three to five years and then be released with more money than he can spend in his lifetime..."

Zeng Wensheng listened silently.

The son's naivety and affectation were on full display at this moment.

All the conditions he mentioned were obviously nonsense.

Why was Dou Jiansheng willing to marry his daughter Zeng Weili, who was overweight, pretentious, and in her thirties?

With Dou Jiansheng's qualities, what kind of young and stunning beauty couldn't he marry?

Ultimately, isn't it all about political marriages for the sake of better progress?

Now that disaster is imminent, how could Dou Jiansheng possibly take the blame?

He married his own daughter for the sake of advancement, and he probably can't even find time to shirk responsibility.

Hoping he'd step forward and take the blame...

It would be better to wish time could turn back and never have this wedding.

Zeng Wensheng glanced at the wall clock and quickly raised his hand to press it down twice.

"Alright, alright, all those conditions you mentioned are useless. Just think about it, if he offered you the same conditions, would you agree?"

"me……"

Zeng Yuanqian scratched his head in embarrassment again.

Seeing this, Zeng Wensheng felt like he was going to vomit blood.

What the hell is this?

He's also a PhD supervisor in economics and a professor of international law?

As expected, those "highly educated intellectuals" who lack real talent and rely solely on flattery and empty rhetoric are not as quick-witted as ordinary people when it comes to problems.

"Stop with the 'you, you, you'! Vili and the others will be here soon. Let's discuss what to do first! In any case, unless it's absolutely necessary, don't suggest making anyone take the blame!"

No sooner had Zeng Wensheng finished speaking than a dull knock came at the door.

"I'll open the door!"

Zeng Yuanqian quickly got up and went to open the locked study door.

"dad!!"

Zeng Weili walked in quickly.

"I brought Dou Jiansheng's mother along to discuss it with us!"

Zeng Wensheng, who was sitting down, quickly stood up.

"Mother-in-law, I am truly ashamed! A perfectly good wedding has turned out like this..."

"Now that things have come to this, let's not waste any more time on idle chatter. An Gui is at home taking care of the old man and can't get away, so he asked me to come over and have a proper discussion about how this matter should be handled!"

Hao Juan did not shake hands with Zeng Wensheng, but went straight to the chair in front of the desk and sat down.

When she entered the room, she had already seen a broken laptop on the floor.

"Dad, Big Brother!"

Dou Jiansheng closed and locked the door, then strode forward.

"On the way here, the three of us had a brief discussion."

"We all agree that now is not the time to complain about who's messing with us, and we don't have time to find the culprit!"

"The most pressing issue is that public opinion on the internet has exploded, but so far, the disciplinary and supervisory departments have not interviewed any of us."