The God of Wealth starts with doing whatever you want

Three days later, at the municipal party committee compound.

In Zhang Heping's office, his secretary was reporting on the research itinerary for next week.

"Secretary Zhang, according to the original plan, your itinerary next week is to first go to Linzhou City to inspect agricultural industrialization projects, and then to investigate the development of the private economy."

The city has designated two locations: one is a new energy company in the High-tech Zone, and the other is in Jiang County.

"Jiang County?"

Zhang Heping looked up. "What projects has Jiang County arranged?"

The secretary flipped through the itinerary in her hand: "Jiang County has arranged the North City Expansion Project, which will be undertaken by Yuntian Real Estate."

This is a key industrial-urban integration demonstration zone being developed by Jiangzhou City, with a planned investment of 5 billion yuan. Upon completion, it will become the new urban center of Jiang County.

Zhang Heping leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.

He recalled the scene of having tea with hope Huaimin the night before last.

It was in the antique-style study of the hope family home, where the two of them were sipping aged Pu'er tea and reminiscing about the past.

hope Huaimin suddenly brought up the current business environment, saying that in some places there is still a phenomenon of "opening the door to attract investment, then closing the door to beat the dog."

"Especially in some of the counties and cities at the lower levels."

hope Huaimin said at the time, "Some cadres haven't changed their mindset yet. They always feel that enterprises come to invest to make money, so they have to make them bleed a little."

Various forms of extortion, bribery, and disguised levies have made life unbearable for businesses.

Zhang Heping immediately sensed the hidden meaning in his words: "Old hope, have you heard something?"

hope Huaimin smiled, but instead of answering directly, he changed the subject: "By the way, Yang Jianguo from your National Development and Reform Commission has been quite active lately."

I heard he's very close to some companies and attends various dinner parties every few days.

"Yang Jianguo?"

Zhang Heping frowned. "What's wrong with him?"

"Nothing much, just mentioned it casually."

hope Huaimin waved his hand and said, "Have some tea, have some tea. This tea was brought back from Yunnan by one of my students. It's a 15-year-old Pu'er tea, which is quite rare on the market."

Having said that, Zhang Heping already understood about 70-80% of what was said.

Who is hope Huaimin?

Although he is no longer in office, his access to information is better than that of many officials still in office.

He couldn't have brought up Yang Jianguo for no reason, much less brought up the business environment for no reason.

There must be a story behind this.

Jiang County.

Zhang Heping pondered for a moment, then asked, "Has anything major happened in Jiang County recently?"

The secretary thought for a moment and said, "There's nothing serious, but there was a safety accident at the Beicheng construction site in Jiang County last week. The tower crane collapsed, but fortunately no one died. Only a few workers were slightly injured."

"The tower crane collapsed?"

Zhang Heping sat up straight and continued, "What's the reason?"

"The initial investigation said it was due to equipment aging, but the Jiang County Supervisory Commission suspects it was sabotage."

The secretary thought for a moment and said conservatively, "The specific details are still under investigation. By the way, the person in charge of this project is Zhu Jingheng, the contractor of Yuntian Real Estate, and also Xu Yun's classmate in college."

Xu Yun.

When Zhang Heping heard this name, everything connected.

hope Huaimin is Xu Yun's future father-in-law. Xu Yun is an important shareholder behind Yuntian Real Estate. The Jiangxian Beicheng project is a key project of Yuntian Real Estate.

Now the project has run into trouble; someone is sabotaging it, and hope Huaimin specifically mentioned Yang Jianguo in front of him.
"Move forward our trip to Jiang County next week."

Zhang Heping suddenly said, "Let's set it for three days from now. Tell the Jiangzhou Municipal Party Committee that the focus of my research trip is the development of the private economy and the business environment, and ask them to make the necessary preparations."

"Yes." The secretary quickly wrote it down.

"besides."

Zhang Heping added, "Have Director Yang Jianguo from the National Development and Reform Commission come with me. Also, notify Yuntian Real Estate to have their CEO participate in the research as well."

The secretary paused for a moment, then said, "Secretary Zhang, according to convention, company leaders generally do not participate in this level of research."

Special cases should be handled in a special way.

Zhang Heping waved his hand and said, "This project involves an investment of 5 billion yuan and will be the engine of Jiang County's development in the next few years. I need to hear what the company has to say."

Furthermore, Yuntian Real Estate is a very important private enterprise in Jiangcheng, and it cannot be ignored.

"Understood, I'll arrange it right away."

After the secretary left the office, Zhang Heping walked to the window and looked at the ginkgo trees in the provincial party committee compound downstairs.

Golden leaves fluttered down in the autumn wind, carpeting the ground in gold.

He thought of Xu Yun, that young man.

From strangers to acquaintances, I watched him gradually unveil the mystery before my eyes.

Whether it was saving his real estate project, or making chips and developing new energy, he had already built a huge business empire in just a few years.

Moreover, he also owns a private equity firm in the local area with tens of billions of dollars in assets.

What's even more remarkable is that this young man understands the importance of giving back to society, donating a large amount of money every year for education and scientific research.

Furthermore, it received strong support from the Zhong and Li families.

Zhang Heping has always admired Xu Yun, believing that this young man has vision and a sense of responsibility, and is a representative of the new generation of entrepreneurs.

But now it seems that Xu Yun just wants to see him make a fool of himself.

I suspect that some things are too minor for me to handle myself, so I'll let him find someone else to do them. It's a waste of his limited talent.

That's why he asked Lao hope to give him a reminder and to clean house.

"Yang Jianguo," Zhang Heping muttered to himself.

He walked back to his desk, picked up the internal phone, and said, "Connect me to Secretary Wang."

The call was answered quickly.

"Old Wang, this is Zhang Heping from my room."

Zhang Heping cut to the chase, saying directly, "There's something I'd like to ask you. How's Yang Jianguo from your National Development and Reform Commission doing lately?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a cautious voice.

"Secretary Zhang, Comrade Yang Jianguo is fine at work, but he's been quite active in social activities lately and getting close to some companies."

"Have you received any reports about him?" Zhang Heping asked directly.

"this."

The other party hesitated for a moment before replying, "I have indeed received several anonymous letters alleging that he interfered in engineering projects and sought benefits for certain companies."

However, since these are all anonymous reports without concrete evidence, we cannot initiate an investigation.

"I see."

Zhang Heping said, "Here's what you'll do: have someone keep an eye on things secretly, and report back to me immediately if anything happens."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Heping's expression turned serious.

If Yang Jianguo really has a problem, and Xu Yun's project happens to be targeted by him, then this matter is not simple.

He sat back down in his office chair, turned on his computer, and pulled up relevant information about the Jiangxian Beicheng project.

With an investment of 5 billion yuan and a planned area of ​​3,000 mu, the project will include a commercial complex, high-end residences, schools, and hospitals. Once completed, it will drive the urban upgrading of the entire Jiang County.

Importantly, Xu Yun also plans to build a chip industrial park next to the project. If this industrial park is established, Jiang County will transform from an ordinary agricultural county into a high-tech industrial base.

Such projects are of great significance to Jiang County and even Jiang City.

Anyone who tries to sabotage this project is hindering local economic development.

Zhang Heping picked up a pen and wrote down a few keywords in his notebook: Jiang County, Beicheng Project, Yang Jianguo, business environment.

Then he drew some lines to connect the words.

A clear pattern gradually emerged.

At the same time, in Jiang County.

Zheng Yi was listening to the task force's report in the conference room.

"Director Zheng, we have found some crucial information."

Li Yan, the head of the task force, pointed to the projection screen and said, "The ultimate beneficiary of Dingfeng Capital is, on the surface, a foreigner named Chen Wenhai."

However, our in-depth investigation revealed that Chen Wenhai was merely a puppet; the actual flow of funds ultimately pointed to a domestic account.

"Whose account?" Zheng Yi asked.

"The account holder is Liu Meijuan, who is Yang Jianguo's sister-in-law."

Li Yan said, "Moreover, the funds in this account have a very regular flow. Large sums of money always flow in before or after the bidding for projects overseen by Yang Jianguo."

The meeting room fell silent. Everyone understood what this discovery meant.

"Is there any solid evidence?" Zheng Yi asked in a deep voice.

"At present, we are only tracking the flow of funds, and there is no direct evidence to prove that Yang Jianguo participated in these transactions."

Li Yan replied, "But we found a middleman named Zhao Hu, who is the leader of the 'North City Brotherhood'."

Zhao Hu's bank account has received five transfers totaling three million yuan from Dingfeng Capital in the past three months.

"Does Zhao Hu have any connection with Yang Jianguo?"

"We haven't found it yet, please contact us directly."

Li Yan said, "But Zhao Hu's nephew, Zhao Kai, who was the original owner of Jiangcheng Construction Group, once took a photo with Yang Jianguo at a dinner party."

That was shortly after the first bidding for the Beicheng project three years ago. The photo shows Yang Jianguo, Zhao Kai, and several other people having dinner together.

Zheng Yi stared at the photo on the screen.

In the photo, Yang Jianguo sits in the main seat, while Zhao Kai stands respectfully behind him with a broad smile on his face.

"What does this photo prove?" someone asked.

"It doesn't prove anything."

Zheng Yi shook his head and said, "But considering the timing, it's quite subtle. Three years ago, when the North City project was tendered, Yang Jianguo was the host, and Jiangcheng Construction Group won the bid."

Jiangcheng Construction Group now wants to take back the project, and Yang Jianguo's sister-in-law has connections with Dingfeng Capital.

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present understood.

"Director Zheng, what should we do next?" Li Yan asked.

"Continue the investigation."

Zheng Yi said seriously, "But we need to be more discreet. Yang Jianguo is a city-level cadre. We can't alert him before we have solid evidence."

We will focus our investigation on several key areas.

First, the specific relationship between Dingfeng Capital and Yang Jianguo;

Second, the financial dealings between Zhao Hu and Dingfeng Capital;
Third, were there any irregularities in the bidding process for the Beicheng project three years ago?

"clear."

After the meeting, Zheng Yi returned to his office and called Xu Yun.

"The situation is more complicated than we thought."

Zheng Yi said bluntly and somewhat helplessly, "It seems that people from the city are involved."

"Yang Jianguo?" Xu Yun asked.

"how do you know?"

"Guess."

Xu Yun chuckled on the other end of the phone and said, "There aren't many people in Jiang County who can make Zhou Mingyuan wary."

News came from the city that Zhang Heping will be coming to Jiang County for research in three days, and specifically requested that Yang Jianguo and Ning Qian accompany him.

Zheng Yi's spirits lifted: "Secretary Zhang is coming? This is an opportunity."

"Yes."

Xu Yun said, "So these next few days, there can't be any problems at the construction site. How's the tower crane repair going?"

"The new tower crane has been installed, and we'll catch up with the construction schedule by two days."

Zheng Yi replied, "The workers' emotions have stabilized, Liu Wei has strengthened security, and now the construction site is patrolled 24 hours a day."

"it is good."

Xu Yun paused for a moment and said, "There's one more thing. Tell the squad leader to keep a low profile with Zhao Hu. It's not advisable to cause too much trouble at this time."

"I know."

Zheng Yi said, "But Zhao Hu's men were loitering around the construction site again yesterday, and they were chased away by the B team leader's men. I'm worried they'll cause trouble when Secretary Zhang comes."

"Then we should strengthen our defenses."

Xu Yun said, "If necessary, we can use some extraordinary measures. Remember, the North City project cannot have any problems; that's the bottom line."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Yi walked to the window.

Outside the county government building, the streets were bustling with traffic, a scene of prosperity.

But beneath this calm surface, undercurrents are surging.

Zhang Heping is coming in three days.

Yang Jianguo is coming.

Ning Qian is coming.

It's an uphill battle.

Zheng Yi took a deep breath, picked up the phone on the table, and called Secretary Zhou.

"Secretary, it's me."

After the call connected, Zheng Yi said, "You know that Secretary Zhang is coming to conduct research in three days, right?"

"I just received a notification from the city."

Zhou Mingyuan said calmly, "This is an opportunity, and also a test."

Zheng Yi, everything on the project site must be handled flawlessly; safety, order, and progress—everything must be top-notch.

"I see."

Zheng Yi said, "But there's something I need to report to you. The task force has uncovered some leads regarding Yang Jianguo."

He briefly explained the situation.

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

"Zheng Yi, let's leave it at that."

Zhou Mingyuan suddenly said, "The Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection will take over the next phase of the investigation. Compile all the materials, seal them, and send them over. Do not keep copies."

"Secretary?" Zheng Yi was stunned.

"Listen to me."

Zhou Mingyuan's tone left no room for argument as he said, "Yang Jianguo is a city-level cadre, and according to regulations, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection should initiate an investigation."

Our county supervisory commission's continued investigation is an overreach of authority. Moreover…

He paused for a moment: "Secretary Zhang's visit this time is not just for research."

I received information that the provincial party committee is considering adjusting the leadership of Jiangzhou City, and Yang Jianguo is one of the candidates. At this time, we must be cautious.

Zheng Yi understood.

This is a much bigger game.

He and Jiang County were merely pawns on the chessboard.

"I see."

Zheng Yi said, "I'll prepare the materials right away and deliver them personally."

"besides."

Zhou Mingyuan added, "During Secretary Zhang's inspection tour, you and Zhu Jingheng will accompany him throughout. This is your opportunity, so make the most of it."

"Yes."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Yi leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

Three days.

Three more days.

For the next three days, Jiang County must remain calm and peaceful.

The North City project must be carried out in an orderly manner.

Will those people hiding in the shadows make a move during these three days?

he does not know.

But he must prepare for the worst.

Zheng Yi opened his eyes and picked up the internal phone: "Notify all members of the Supervisory Committee that there will be a meeting in ten minutes."

Xu Yun also quietly set off for Jiang County.

Lin Xi sent him a text message, telling him about how the other person had threatened the class monitor with her and her child.

How can anyone tolerate this?
Fine, fine, since you're not going to follow the rules, then I won't be polite to you either.

Coincidentally, he recently felt that his life was too mundane.

Violence begets violence; only then can a man's true nature be revealed! (End of Chapter)