If this matter had happened in the past, it would not be dealt with seriously. Zhang Fu would at most go to jail for a year or two and then be reprimanded and reeducated. As long as Zhang Fu wrote a letter of repentance in the end, the matter would be closed.
However, Shen City's economy was flourishing at the moment. The government attached great importance to the opening up of the economy and wanted to showcase Shen City as an example of how a city could prosper. At a time like this, the fact that Zhang Fu still dared to take bribes so openly meant that he did not respect the mayor at all!
The process of opening up the economy was a long and tedious one and could not be achieved in a short period of time. All the bad habits of the past must be completely eliminated at the source. There was a full investigation launched on Zhang Fu and all his past misdeeds were dug up. In the end, Zhang Fu was sentenced to jail for 13 years.
