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

"The evidence against Liu San for the heinous murder is conclusive and there is no room for argument. However, regarding the motive for the crime, one of the suspects, Li Tingna, has yet to be brought to justice."

"Wang Ping'an, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, had been investigating the case and believed that there might be other hidden circumstances. Until he received a message from a mysterious person that provided the location of Li Tingna's appearance, Wang Ping'an went to persuade him. Unexpectedly, Li Tingna refused to turn himself in. After using the terrain and crowds to shake off the pursuit, he was hit and killed by a fully loaded urban highway construction truck while crossing the road less than ten minutes later."

The projection screen, which had been turned on early, displayed footage of Li Tingna before and after the collision.

"A key figure in the case has died just like that."

Wang Fangqi sneered, "But for some people to think that this will stop the police pursuit is wishful thinking."

"After the provincial department's special task force arrived, Deputy Director Han Shiwei and Traffic Police Corps Captain Wang Bo personally went to the scene. They found that Li Tingna was suspected of being chased when he crossed the road, and in his panic, he ran away and was hit."

"But by then Comrade Ping An had already escaped, and the Municipal Bureau had not yet issued an arrest warrant."

"Who's chasing us?"

"And who was that mysterious messenger? Was Li Tingna's death an accident or inevitable?"

Wang Fangqi posed three questions in succession, but the audience remained silent, and no one dared to speak.

His gaze was like a knife.

Sweep the entire field.

"Ling Chamber of Commerce!"

Wang Fangqi bluntly uttered three words, another bombshell, causing the previously stagnant seats to erupt in chaos: "Thinks he's so smart?"

Wang Fangqi scoffed, "Playing tricks like disappearing or using a voice changer in front of a criminal investigation captain? Current technology can't reproduce the original voice, but you can't change your speaking habits."

"We can investigate slowly!"

"Until the bugs hiding behind the scenes are dragged out."

"Some comrades may think I am too arbitrary."

Wang Fangqi snapped his fingers, and the company information of the driver Zhou Qiguo who caused the accident popped up on the screen: "You claim to be from the Ling Chamber of Commerce, and the vehicle that caused the accident belongs to the Ling Chamber of Commerce. You even dare to threaten us by using the family business of Comrade Ping An and his wife. Based on these facts, we can investigate you thoroughly."

"besides…"

"Why deal with Li Tingna? Or rather, why choose Li Tingna? Because Li Tingna's father is Comrade Ping An's biological father."

"Comrade Ping An's background is not a secret; many people know about it."

"Someone took advantage of this."

"So they actually chose Comrade Ping An, not Li Tingna."

"He is not only a policeman, but also an orphan who has been living away from home since childhood. He is a kind person who is happy to save people."

The projection changes again.

What appeared again was a self-organized group chat of people who had been helped by Wang Ping'an, and the messages in it were unusually impulsive.

"Comrade Ping An, as a person involved in the case, was temporarily suspended from his duties to accept the investigation. However, in less than a day, someone impersonated a beneficiary and pulled all the beneficiaries, whom they did not know, into a group chat. They made malicious speculations about the suspension and investigation, issued inflammatory remarks, and even used the emotions of the real beneficiaries to plan an attack on the municipal bureau and the special task force, thereby completely igniting public opinion and the provincial response, causing social unrest."

"To exploit Comrade Ping An's kindness and background to plot such a heinous act is an outrage against both gods and men! It is intolerable!"

Wang Fangqi slammed his fist on the table in anger; his fury was palpable even with his eyes closed.

Some people's faces became even paler.

"Let's go back to Li Tingna's role in this matter. At the end of the year before last, Li Tingna was fired by the freight company for violating regulations."

Wang Fangqi took a deep breath, composed himself, and continued:

"This company is also familiar to everyone."

Cross-river freight under the Lingshang Chamber of Commerce.

Li Tingna, who had spent his childhood on the streets and was inherently weak-willed, quickly became addicted to gambling under the guidance of certain individuals. He lost nine-tenths of his savings over the years. The following year, his father, Li Xuemin, was diagnosed with late-stage digestive tract cancer, further exacerbating their financial woes. Later, an unexpected accident revealed that Li Tingna and Li Xuemin were incompatible by blood type, uncovering the truth about their parentage. Subsequently, persuaded by others, Li Tingna severed ties with his father, abandoning the man who had raised him alone. He sold their house, took out loans, and absconded with all the assets he could.

There are two reasons why he was able to succeed.

"Firstly, Comrade Ping An's kindness. He accidentally witnessed this and personally paid for the charitable funds that Li Ting had taken back, so the loan company relaxed the loan restrictions;"

"Secondly, considering Li Tingna's actual situation, the loan company required a guarantor."

"You know what happened next."

"The arrest of guarantor Liu San ended with the loss of several innocent lives."

"From Liu San to Li Tingna and then to Comrade Ping An, a line was drawn together through the machinations of certain individuals."

"What is the purpose?"

Wang Fangqi turned around and tapped the projector, "Using Comrade Ping An's special status, we can divert the attention of the provincial and municipal levels when necessary, making them unable to investigate him."

"Besides connecting the wires, Liu San also serves this purpose."

Wang Fangqi, microphone in hand, stood up abruptly, walked to the edge of the stage, and scanned the room. "Many people may know about the platform case that happened last year, but there's actually a modern Ponzi scheme that's even more outrageous—it's called a mutual aid community!"

"The founder is based in Beixiong. He started building a mutual aid community after the millennium. There is no investment project. It emphasizes a tiered development system and private-to-private transfers. Second-level members invest in first-level members and develop third-level members. A portion of the money contributed by third-level members is used as dividends for second-level members, and so on."

"But last year."

"The founder was released after serving his sentence and began promoting this mutual aid model to the world."

"Someone is interested."

"But we can't let others notice this, otherwise the scam will definitely be exposed, so we need to divert public attention and slow down the flow of information."

"And the originally innocent Liu San..."

"Because Li Tingna was chosen by someone with ulterior motives, from the moment he borrowed money, he was guided step by step, given psychological suggestions, and given destructive tendencies, which ultimately led to the tragedy."

"Unfortunately, this is a mutual aid community..."

Wang Fangqi seemed to have thought of something and laughed, but the laughter concealed helplessness and pain. "Then Diaozhou appeared."

"They are very smart."

"If there are no investment projects and people are uneasy, fine, then create a series of investment projects, and even create a number of successful turnaround cases for everyone to see."

"As expected."

"Once the first wave of investors took the plunge, a steady stream of new investors followed."

"Fortunately, Secretary Qingguo forcibly stopped it, and rectified, fined, and dealt with it."

"But how could they accept this!"

"We didn't even get any profit, and we lost a large amount of capital. Moreover, previous successes proved the viability of the model."

"Then let's change the skin and continue."

"Hide it even deeper."

"The numbers look better."

"We only did offline business before, but this time we're doing it online as well. We'll do whatever makes money the fastest."

"Right? Mr. Zhu!"

"Mr. Zhu of Black Gold Wealth, where are you sitting? Stand up and let everyone see you."