Zhou Qing's head buzzed. Could it be that his affair with Liu Min was now an open secret? But that didn't seem right. If that were the case, it could be handled internally within the county; at worst, he would be expelled from the Party membership and swept out of the county committee courtyard, but it should not have alarmed the County Discipline Inspection Committee.
Or was it the matter involving himself, Cao Ming, and Chen Wen that had been exposed? That seemed impossible, too. He hadn't participated in that at all. He still trusted Erbao; there should be no issues. Moreover, that plan hadn't even started yet. Without any direct evidence, the staff of the County Discipline Inspection Committee couldn't possibly take him away for questioning so openly.
"Stop dawdling, let's go," one of them urged.
As Zhou Qing was lost in thought, the four from the County Discipline Inspection Committee grabbed his shoulders and forcefully pulled him up, leading him out of the private room.
