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"Did Li Dakang kill someone in Jinshan County in 1996?"
Yi Xuexi looked troubled and slowly said, "The situation was complicated at the time. Li Dakang did bear some responsibility, but we can't blame him entirely. We were all working hard to develop the economy."
Lin Changhe slowly stood up, his gaze sharp: "Comrade Yi Xuexi, history cannot be blurred. We must face the problems squarely in order to learn from them and avoid repeating the same mistakes."
. . . . . .
The next day, the supervisory team launched a comprehensive investigation into the road construction incident in Jinshan County and reviewed a large amount of archival materials.
That noon, Lin Changhe, along with the supervisory team and comrades from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, arrived at the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and met with Li Dakang.
Li Dakang was interrogated.
"Comrade Li Dakang, on behalf of the organization, I am questioning you. I hope you will answer truthfully. Do not conceal or deceive the organization."
Lin Changhe personally turned on the camera and pointed it at Li Dakang's profile.
Li Dakang's face was ashen, his eyes filled with complex emotions. "Minister Lin, are you asking about the road construction in Jinshan County in 1996?"
"To be precise, you defied public opinion and raised funds to build the road. In the end, it resulted in the disregard for human life."
Lin Changhe answered coldly, his face expressionless.
Li Dakang took a deep breath and said firmly, "I admit that the decision was wrong, but the original intention was for development. At that time, conditions were difficult, and unexpected events were inevitable."
Lin Changhe pressed on: "The initial intention was good, but what about the result? We must be responsible for lives."
Li Dakang remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "I feel deeply guilty, but it was indeed a last resort at the time. If Jinshan County wanted to develop, it had to build roads."
"But at that time, there was no money. The county was dirt poor."
Lin Changhe spoke slowly, his voice deep and serious: "The shortage of funds is a fact, but we cannot ignore safety. Human lives are at stake."
Li Dakang frowned and replied in a low voice, "I understand, but at the time, weighing the pros and cons, we had no choice but to take the risk."
"Li Dakang, do you admit to disregarding human life?" Lin Changhe asked slowly, his words suggestive.
Li Dakang quickly shook his head, shaking it like a rattle-drum: "That's right, absolutely not. I won't do anything illegal or disorderly."
"Then why did such a serious accident occur? You must provide a reasonable explanation." Lin Changhe's gaze was sharp, and his tone was firm.
Li Dakang's mind raced: "Mainly because conditions were rudimentary at the time. Yi Xuexi, as the county party secretary, failed to fulfill his supervisory role."
"I believe that Easy Learning should bear the main responsibility."
Well, Li Dakang directly shifted the blame to the old squad leader, Yi Xuexi.
95. There is a Shajiabang in Handong.
95. There is a Shajiabang in Handong.
Lin Changhe's gaze sharpened, a mocking smile appearing on his face. He stared directly at Li Dakang: "Li Dakang, I've heard about him even in the central government. Li Dakang, the Party Secretary of Jingzhou City, is domineering. He's the first to grab any benefits, but when something goes wrong, he shifts the blame to others."
"Your approach may seem clever, but it's actually short-sighted. A true leader should be willing to take responsibility, not act like a non-stick pan," Lin Changhe said slowly and calmly.
Li Dakang's face stiffened, and he quickly tried to defend himself: "Minister Lin, this is slander. Someone must be jealous of me and is slandering me behind my back."
Lin Changhe remained unmoved, sneering, "Slander? Li Dakang, if I remember correctly, the traitorous deputy mayor Ding Yizhen was promoted by you. Are you completely unaware of his corrupt practices?"
"You should know that the inspection team shared information. Ding Yizhen embezzled as much as 815 million yuan in the Guangmingfeng project by demanding bribes and kickbacks."
"We also investigated officials in Guangming District through whistleblowers. A total of four bureau-level officials were brought down for corruption and bribery."
"Including the former deputy secretary of Jingzhou City."
"Also, during your tenure as the Party Secretary of Lincheng, there was a vice mayor who was imprisoned for embezzlement and bribery."
"Are all these things just coincidences? Where is your superior's responsibility? Li Dakang, your actions have already attracted the attention of the Central Committee." Lin Changhe's words were startling, accompanied by a series of cold laughs.
"Li Dakang, do you think everyone else is stupid? Only you are smart?"
Upon hearing this, Li Dakang broke out in a cold sweat, his face changing drastically. "Minister Lin, I... I do indeed bear responsibility for oversight, but I had absolutely no intention of covering it up. I truly had no knowledge of Ding Yizhen's treason."
Lin Changhe's expression was stern as he questioned, "Are these all just coincidences? Under your command, two deputy mayors have fallen from grace. And there's also a deputy secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee."
"Is it merely the responsibility for oversight?"
"Li Dakang, don't tell me you've been sidelined by Ding Yizhen?"
Li Dakang stammered, his eyes darting around: "Minister Lin, I... I swear to God, I really didn't know Ding Yizhen was corrupt. I absolutely did not deceive the organization."
Lin Changhe remained calm and composed, saying casually, "Li Dakang, as you may know, our supervisory team's plane has just landed."
"I went directly to Lüzhou City and found your old squad leader, Comrade Yi Xuexi."
"What you just said is completely different from what your old squad leader Yi Xuexi (bjah) said." Lin Changhe's voice suddenly rose, his aura becoming aggressive.
"Comrade Yi Xuexi's evaluation of you can be described as blunt. He said that you are autocratic, domineering, and have extremely strict control over your subordinates. He even admitted that you caused the death of a 60-year-old man in Jinshan County."
Li Dakang's face was deathly pale, his lips trembling: "This...this is all a misunderstanding, Yi Xuexi..."
Lin Changhe interrupted him: "Misunderstanding? Yi Xuexi was your old squad leader back then. He was the county party secretary of Jinshan County, Lüzhou City at the time."
"When the road was being built, Yi Xuexi and Wang Dalu explicitly expressed their opposition."
"It was you, Li Dakang, who, relying on his connections, once served as a secretary to a certain leader," Lin Changhe paused deliberately before continuing, ". Am I right?"
"Relying on this connection, they forcibly pushed forward the road construction, even raising funds themselves. In the end, it resulted in a sixty-year-old man being worked to death on the construction site." Lin Changhe's words struck Li Dakang's heart like a heavy hammer.
Li Dakang's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground. His eyes were lifeless, and his lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Looking at his expression, Lin Changhe couldn't help but sneer. He continued, "Li Dakang, do you really think your tricks can fool everyone?"
“You promoted Ding Yizhen so that he could become your front man. If something goes wrong, you can wash your hands of it completely.”
"Your subordinates are all corrupt and accepting bribes, falling from grace one after another. Do you think these are all coincidences? No, these are all caused by your own conduct, Li Dakang."
"What else do you have to say now?"
Li Dakang trembled all over, sweat pouring down his face. He lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "Minister Lin, I...I admit that I bear leadership responsibility. I am willing to accept the organization's punishment."
Lin Changhe looked at him coldly, his tone firm: "Admitting your mistakes is only the first step. Next, you must cooperate with the investigation and thoroughly explain all the issues."
Li Dakang took a deep breath and nodded with difficulty: "I understand. I will tell the truth and will not hide anything."
Lin Changhe nodded slightly, signaling to the disciplinary inspector beside him: "Make a note of this and launch a full investigation immediately."
. . . . .
That evening, Lin Changhe stayed in a room at the Jingzhou Grand Hotel. The city lights outside the window were dazzling, but he had no heart to appreciate them. His thoughts surged like a tide, recalling his confrontation with Li Dakang during the day, every detail vivid in his mind.
Jingle Bell! !
Just then, a phone call came in.
Lin Hu's voice was deep and powerful: "Changhe, how's the investigation going?"
"Brother, after we arrived in Handong, the first thing we did was go to Luzhou City..."
Lin Changhe began to speak slowly and deliberately.
"I could clearly sense that Tian Guofu, the secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission, would deliberately cough at crucial moments."
"This is intentional, meant to remind Yi Xuexi."
Lin Hu seemed to be deep in thought, his voice low and hoarse: "So do you think... there's any gang or faction of Sha Ruijin in Handong?"
Lin Changhe pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Brother, based on the current investigation, the situation in Handong is much more complicated than we expected. Although Li Dakang admitted his leadership responsibility, it seems that... there are others behind him."
"You mean, the phenomenon of Shajiabang exists in Handong?" Lin Hu's voice carried a hint of surprise.
“That’s right,” Lin Changhe nodded and continued, “Li Dakang’s promotions and style of doing things, as well as those fallen officials, seem to be controlled by an invisible hand. This hand not only affects the officialdom of Handong.”
Lin Hu paused for a moment, then said firmly, "Changhe, no matter how deep the water is in Handong, we will investigate to the end. We must not let corrupt officials get away with it, and we must not let them damage the image of the Party and the Great Han."
Lin Changhe nodded slightly, his eyes resolute: "Brother, don't worry. I will do my utmost to cooperate with the investigation team and thoroughly investigate the corruption issues in Handong. I will not let any corrupt official escape the punishment of the law."
The lights outside the window still shone brightly, but Lin Changhe's heart was filled with determination and conviction.
He knew that this anti-corruption campaign had only just begun, and he and his team would face unprecedented challenges and tests.
Lin Hu solemnly instructed, "When you have time, go and see Yunfei and Xiaolan."
"Yunfei and Xiaolan now control the National Security Bureau of Handong Province. They can help you."
Lin Changhe nodded solemnly, "I understand, elder brother."
Lin Changhe hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and gazed resolutely out the window. The night was deep, and the brightly lit city seemed like a battlefield to him. He silently thought to himself, this anti-corruption struggle not only concerns the future of Handong, but also the power struggle at the top.
96. Hou Liangping's arrest of Zhao Lan resulted in a catastrophic disaster.
96. Hou Liangping's arrest of Zhao Lan resulted in a catastrophic disaster.
Meanwhile, at the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Hou Liangping sat in his office, his expression grave as he scrutinized a photocopy of a home purchase contract.
This is a photocopy of the purchase contract for villa No. 68 in the Dihaoyuan Villa District of Jingzhou City. The name of the homeowner on the contract is clearly written as Zhao Lan.
Hou Liangping sneered repeatedly: "Good, I've finally caught you red-handed."
How could an ordinary female cadre possess such enormous assets, including such a luxurious villa?
He knew that this was not just a problem for Zhao Lan personally, but also just the tip of the iceberg of corruption in the officialdom of Handong.
Especially since Zhao Lan was Lin Yunfei's spouse, that is, his wife. He secretly resolved to investigate this case thoroughly and uncover evidence of Lin Yunfei's embezzlement.
Hou Liangping also specifically investigated Zhao Lan's bank statements and found that her account funds were abnormal, with frequent large inflows and outflows of funds, amounting to as much as 200 million yuan, and the source of these funds was unknown.
Hou Liangping also reviewed Zhao Lan's official information. The information was unremarkable.
Of course, Hou Liangping could only find out the surface; given his limited authority, he couldn't possibly uncover Zhao Lan's true identity.
But his intuition told him that Zhao Lan was hiding an even bigger secret.
"Lu Yike, take Lin Huahua and Zhou Zheng with you, let's go arrest a corrupt official."
Hou Liangping put on his prosecutor's uniform. With a determined look in his eyes and steady steps, he walked out of the office, followed closely by three people.
. . . . . .
They quickly assembled and drove to the Dihaoyuan villa area. Along the way, Hou Liangping repeatedly rehearsed the arrest plan in his mind to ensure that everything went smoothly.
Upon arrival at their destination, the four men divided their tasks clearly and silently surrounded the 68 villas.