In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

"Comrade Zhou Yang, why did you do such a thing?"

Gao Yuliang looked at the young man in front of him, around thirty years old, Zhou Yang, the former liaison officer of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Jiangdong City, with a pained expression.

"I'm sorry, Secretary Gao."

Zhou Yang wept bitterly. The liaison officer was essentially a secretary, who should have been the most trustworthy and core figure in the community of shared interests, but instead became a backdoor for leaking secrets and even poisoning.

"Come in!"

Gao Yuliang called out to the door, and a group of discipline inspection cadres entered and took Zhou Yang, along with several cadres from the municipal discipline inspection commission's archives, away.

After Wei Guohua revealed the unusual circumstances surrounding the death of the former municipal discipline inspection secretary, Gao Yuliang immediately arranged for an in-depth investigation. No crime is perfect; by tracing the victim's work relationships and the cause of death, the investigation unfolded like a string of gourds on a vine, uncovering one by one the cases.

"Secretary Gao, the internal investigation documents of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee that were destroyed back then have been found in Zhou Yang's hidden cloud drive."

Qin Zhuofeng, who came in last, handed over four printed copies, his expression solemn.

"He's not completely stupid; he knows to hold onto something that can save his life."

After Gao Yuliang understood the direction and content of the investigation, he was taken aback. "It's this!"

"All involved units and institutions have been placed under surveillance."

Qin Zhuofeng continued his report in a flat tone, while handing over a document. "This is a joint investigation report from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Supervision Department. A group of corrupt officials, led by Executive Vice Mayor Min Zhong, opened the door to illegal activities for Si Tianyu and his gang, illegally approving land, protecting their businesses, and providing illegal subsidies. We conducted an investigation in accordance with the law and found that there were doubts about the identity of his second wife. Ultimately, we found that he had connections with a monitoring agency."

"Director Han has been notified to conduct real-time monitoring of the unit and its actual controller, and to make arrests at any time."

Gao Yuliang's fingers crunched the thin paper, making it creak, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did your investigation find any evidence that Comrade Qin Shuangbi was involved?"

Forehead…

Qin Zhuofeng's usually unchanging serious face cracked slightly, revealing an indescribable expression, but he still firmly replied, "There is no direct connection."

But Qin Zhuofeng left out half a sentence: although he wasn't directly involved, he still received his share of the benefits. Of course, this doesn't refer to personal gain, but rather that he wanted anything, good or bad, that could boost Jiangdong's GDP growth—he was no different from a desperate beast driven mad by poverty.

Anything that can fill your stomach is edible.

But upon investigation, there were definitely problems, but they all belonged to other people. Who in the entire Jiangdong region didn't know that Mayor Qin Shuangbi was pure and virtuous?

"Mayor Qin is quite domineering. After coming to Jiangdong two years ago, he firmly grasped the city's audit and financial power. Min Zhong is a veteran executive deputy, and their interests are already deeply intertwined. He must have used marriage to strengthen their ties and forcefully compete to protect local interests."

Qin Zhuofeng thought for a moment and then reported the truth to his superiors, "Mayor Qin probably wants the project resources they have to develop Jiangdong, so he turns a blind eye to some things."

"But Mayor Qin cherishes his reputation and will not accept huge potential risks. He is probably unaware of what will happen next, otherwise things would not have developed to this point."

Ah!

Gao Yuliang simply nodded. "Is the current evidence sufficient to definitively convict the person behind this?"

"not enough!"

"Even with the leads from Director Qi's side, it's still not enough."

Qin Zhuofeng shook his head. "The other side's firewall is very sophisticated. Almost every unit is independent, with a mix of truth and falsehood. You can only connect with each other through the other side."

"If we force an arrest, we can only do so by hoping that we can find crucial clues in the places where he is. Otherwise, it is easy for him to completely escape the framework of our current convictions."

"ridiculous!"

"Is there really no other way?"

Gao Yuliang felt a familiar sense of frustration.

The other party's protection was even more comprehensive than when he was trying to kill him. Even though they had found out who he was and knew he had problems, they couldn't convict him.

He suddenly understood why Tian Guofu had treated him so coldly and dismissively after the internal talks.

How pathetic!

It's so frustrating!

"have!"

Qin Zhuofeng suddenly raised his voice, "Director Hou Liangping has arranged for Comrade Wang Jun to investigate Si Tianyu's overseas accounts. As long as we can pinpoint the source of the funds behind the scenes through these overseas accounts, we can arrest him."

"At worst!"

"There's another illegal method: arrest the person first, then arrange for Si Tianyu to have a paternity test with him, and convict him based on the phone records intercepted by the provincial department."

This is the last resort!

As for whether it's compliant or not...

A cold glint flashed in Qin Zhuofeng's eyes. He had a thousand ways to turn non-compliance into compliance.

However, it's difficult to set such a precedent. Once someone does it, others will follow suit, making the entire investigation process chaotic.

But this is a last resort.

Even if it meant losing his life, he would not allow such a vicious criminal to leave unscathed.

"Comrade Zhuofeng, hand over some of the criminal-related materials you have to Comrade Shiwei."

"He will handle the rest if necessary."

Gao Yuliang's attitude was firm.

"Secretary Gao, this..."

Qin Zhuofeng was slightly taken aback.

"It is rare for the organization to cultivate a group of good cadres. You should protect yourselves even more and not put yourselves in dangerous situations."

Gao Yuliang stood up, patted the other person on the shoulder, and gave him some earnest advice.

Qin Zhuofeng looked up in disbelief, only to see Gao Yuliang's gentle and loving smile as he turned around. It really resembled the concern and protection of an elder seeing a promising young person grow up.

Frank and straightforward.

There is no room for even the slightest falsehood.

This Secretary Gao doesn't seem to be as bad as Secretary Tian described. Scholars may have moments of vanity, but he is mostly scholarly and even has a proud and unyielding spirit.

"I don't have much time left. I need to go to the city again. Comrade Zhuofeng, please make yourself at home."

After a day and a night of struggle from all sides, the chaotic Jiangdong City seems to have regained its tranquility.

Information from Gao Yuliang, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, the Provincial Procuratorate, and the Provincial Department was gathered from multiple sources, and the search target was firmly narrowed down to a certain area.

Among them, the goals proposed by Hou Liangping and Qin Zhuofeng were the most direct, and the two sides focused on an institution and an individual.

But no action has been taken on the surface.

Only when Wang Jun, along with his colleagues from the Provincial Procuratorate and in cooperation with relevant units, continuously reported and verified information, did they find a lot of information, but it became increasingly accurate.

From the logistics company that provided funds to Si Tianyu, to the company where Liu Ruian joined Gangcheng, to the source factory of the illegal products, to Xunyang Biotechnology, and finally the institution that was identified, a long and waiting period of investigation has begun, centered around Si Tianyu's overseas accounts.

The dark clouds hanging over Jiangdong City seemed to grow even thicker.

Time slips away quietly.

It was Thursday night again.