An ensuing storm of public outrage prompted the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and People First Party (PFP) to expel party members on the Kaohsiung City Council who had been involved in the scandal. Law enforcement authorities in Kaohsiung launched a massive investigation and filed for the detention of suspects from several different parties.
隨後在執政黨與在野的國、親兩黨開除涉案議員，以及輿論壓力下，高雄檢調單位展開大規模查賄行動，並聲請羈押各黨涉案議員。