Chapter 89: Liu Jianguo's Boast

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  Lin Qingxue was so worried about Su Lin because she always thought that Su Lin's one million was ill-gotten gains, so when she heard that the police took Su Lin away, she felt that it was a case of the truth coming to light.

  Although Qin Yanran was also very worried about Su Lin in her heart, she always thought that Su Lin would not do anything illegal or criminal. Being taken away by the police might have another reason.

  "Teacher Lin, don't worry, I'll call my mom and ask..."

  Qin Yanran said, taking over Lin Qingxue's mobile phone and dialing her own mother's phone number.

  "Hey! Mom, it's me, Yanran. Today the police came to school and took Su Lin away. Mom, what's going on? Su Lin wouldn't do anything illegal..."

  Although she tried her best to control herself and appear calm, Qin Yanran still revealed her concern for Su Lin in her words.

  "Wait a minute, don't be in such a hurry. Mom will make a phone call to ask the criminal police team and they'll call you back in a few minutes."

  On the other end of the phone, Mayor Fang Liping was also in a state of anxiety. This afternoon, she had already received a confidential report from Detective Team Leader Yan Longyong, which not only briefed her on the results of this operation to eradicate the Dragon and Tiger Gang, but also revealed that the purpose of the "Eagle Dog Plan" was about to be achieved, and the account book of the Dragon and Tiger Gang would soon be in hand.

  So Fang Liping has been in contact with the Provincial Public Security Department and the Discipline Inspection Commission, if the account book is really dug out, it will be a shocking case that cannot be underestimated.

  At this time, Fang Liping received a call from her daughter Qin Yanran, saying that Su Lin was taken away by the criminal police team. She estimated in her heart that this matter must be related to the account book of the Dragon and Tiger Gang. However, Fang Liping still made a phone call to the head of the criminal police team, Yan Longyong.

  "Hey! Mayor Fang, yes, it's Yan Longyong. We're on our way to Su Lin's house right now. The situation is not looking good, just as we expected, the account book is indeed in Su Lin's hands, but it's at his home. Now...now it's probably been taken away by those black-clad men who broke into Su Lin's house..."

  At this time, Yan Longyong and Su Lin were sitting in the police car, rushing to Su Lin's house. On the phone, Yan Longyong briefly explained the current situation to Mayor Fang Liping.

  "Alright. Captain Yan, I've already understood the situation. We must find a way to get our hands on the account book, it's crucial. I've contacted people from the Provincial Public Security Department and the Disciplinary Inspection Committee, they'll be sending an investigation team over immediately, and they're also highly concerned about this case. So your criminal police team must obtain conclusive evidence, otherwise we won't be able to take them down..."

  Mayor Fang Liping instructed Yan Longyong in an orderly manner over the phone, and after a pause, added: "Also, we must ensure Su Lin's personal safety at all costs, and under no circumstances can we delay Su Lin's college entrance exam tomorrow."

  "Mayor, rest assured, there's absolutely no problem. As for Su Lin's personal safety, I'm afraid we don't need to guarantee it - he alone can protect our injured policewoman from the Dragon and Tiger Gang's underground base, do we still need to protect him?"

  Yan Longyong said with a hint of joking, while secretly glancing at Su Lin beside him. Su Lin also caught on that Yan Longyong was referring to him and smiled slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed: "That's just luck, nothing but good luck."

  "Alright! Now that it's like this, I can rest assured. I'll be waiting for your good news at the government building."

  After hanging up the phone, Fang Liping in the mayor's office of the municipal government also let out a sigh of relief. However, things were far from over. If she couldn't get her hands on the account book, without solid evidence, she still wouldn't be able to bring down Municipal Committee Secretary Liu Jianguo and his underlings.

  Knock knock knock...

  Just then, Fang Liping's office door was knocked on.

  "Come in!"

  Raising her head slightly, Fang Liping saw that the person who came in was actually Municipal Party Secretary Liu Jianguo, and she was somewhat surprised, saying, "Secretary Liu, why did you come personally? Is there something going on? Couldn't your secretary Little Li have just come over?"

  Although Fang Liping clearly knows about Liu Jianguo's actions, she is now collecting evidence of his bribery and crimes. On the surface, however, Liu Jianguo is still the top leader of Jian'an City Party Committee. In terms of rank, Liu Jianguo is at the same level as Fang Liping, but in our country, the party commands the gun, and the secretary is slightly higher than the mayor.

  Normally, Fang Liping and Liu Jianguo also had some contact. However, it was limited to handling some official duties, and almost all of the events were handled by their secretaries passing files back and forth. As for now, with the municipal party secretary personally knocking on the mayor's door to discuss matters, this is relatively rare.

  Even when there are important government affairs to discuss, Municipal Party Secretary Liu Jianguo would issue a notice and have the municipal party committee members who should attend go to the conference room for a meeting.

  But today, Municipal Party Secretary Liu Jianguo lowered his posture and personally came to find Mayor Fang Liping, which made Fang Liping have to raise her vigilance.

  "Mayor Fang! I think we've been partners in Jian'an City for quite a few years now? Actually, there's nothing much to talk about, just came over to catch up with you."

  The municipal party secretary, Liu Jianguo, was almost fifty years old, with some white hair, but he still looked quite spirited. Now, smiling, he walked to Fang Liping's office desk and sat down, very casual and natural, as if he had really come to catch up on old times.

  "It's been a long time. From the beginning when I was the Director of Education Bureau in Jian'an City, Secretary Liu was already the Director of Finance Bureau in Jian'an. Counting from then, I have also been in Jian'an City for almost ten years."

  When Liu Jianguo said this, it also evoked Fang Liping's memories. She was not originally from Jian'an, but grew up in the capital city since childhood. However, after her husband had an accident in Jian'an, she applied for a transfer and has been working in Jian'an ever since. Several times, she had opportunities to be transferred back to the capital city, but Fang Liping never wavered, even bringing her mother to Jian'an to spend her old age there, and her daughter also grew up studying in Jian'an.

  "If I'm not mistaken, Qin Zemin, Secretary Qin, should be Mayor Fang's lover, right?"

  The conversation took a sudden turn as Liu Jianguo brought up this memory that Fang Liping had been unwilling to recall, "It should be eleven years ago! Mayor Fang, your husband Qin Zemind was the secretary of our Jian'an Municipal Party Committee at that time, wasn't I right?"

  "Secretary Liu, what do you mean by this? Why bring up my deceased loved one?"

  Fang Liping's eyebrows furrowed slightly and her tone also became stiff, expressing her dissatisfaction with Liu Jianguo mentioning her late husband.

  "Ah, Mayor Fang, I heard that the Criminal Police Brigade has implemented a 'Hawk and Hound Plan' under your instructions, and in the past two days, they have thoroughly cracked down on the city's underworld. If I'm not mistaken, it seems that Secretary Qin did something similar eleven years ago. Mayor Fang and Secretary Qin are indeed a perfect match, with such consistent styles of doing things. However, what a pity! What a pity! It seems that back then, Secretary Qin also had an accident just as he was about to achieve success, and died young... really a pity!"

  Liu Jianguo shook his head and sighed hypocritically on one side, Fang Liping didn't know what he meant, this was a warning to himself that if he continued to investigate, his own ending would be the same as his husband's.

  Her husband's death was not an accidental car accident, which Fang Liping had known through her investigation in Jian'an City over the past few years. And all of this has a great relationship with the current municipal party secretary and the then director of the finance bureau, Liu Jianguo and his gang.

  At that time, Fang Liping knew that her husband was investigating the evidence of collusion between the city's underworld and officials. However, just as they obtained the evidence, Qin Zemin died mysteriously in a car accident. After losing Qin Zemin, the backbone of the investigation team, other investigators either were bought off by Liu Jianguo or also disappeared in the same way.

  When Fang Liping, who was working in the capital at that time, heard the news of her husband's death, she couldn't believe it no matter what. The Qin family was one of the prominent families in the capital, but Qin Zemin was ostracized and suppressed by his older brothers, so he was sent to Jian'an City, a small city, for grassroots training.

  Originally, Fang Liping was going to use all her strength to investigate the cause of her husband's death, but because Qin Zemin's elder brothers intervened, she had no choice but to cover it up as an accidental car accident. This led to Fang Liping having a falling out with the Qin family and moving to Jian'an City alone with her daughter, who was less than ten years old at the time. For all these years, she has been working towards one goal: to uncover the truth and avenge her husband's death.

  "Liujian Guo, are you threatening me?"

  Since Liu Jianguo has already said so, Fang Liping doesn't need to be polite with him either. "No matter what, I will definitely investigate the truth. I have contacted the provincial public security department and the discipline inspection commission, they have set up a special case team, and they will arrive in Jian'an City today. As long as the evidence is solid, you corrupt social parasites will not be able to escape."

  "Mayor Fang, are you framing me? Do you know that as the Secretary of Jian'an Municipal Committee, how could I be involved in corruption and bribery? I am a public servant, everything I do is for the benefit of the people. I'm only here to kindly remind Mayor Fang that some things can be done, while others cannot."

  He sneered twice, and Liu Jianguo's mouth curled up with a self-satisfied smile. "Do you think that just because you've swept through the Dragon Tiger Gang, you can really get your hands on the evidence? That ledger you're holding onto with so much hope is probably gone from this world by now!"

  Liu Jianguo dared to come over and provoke, he was fearless. The several black-clad men who broke into Su Lin's home were not members of the Dragon and Tiger Gang, but were sent by Liu Jianguo himself. There were also his people in the criminal police team, so after learning that the Dragon and Tiger Gang's account book had been lost, he quickly guessed that this account book might be in Su Lin's little brat's home.

  So, Liu Jianguo spared no expense to get someone to take this account book and then destroy it. In this way, all the evidence of his crimes would disappear with the destroyed account book. Just now, in the office of the municipal party secretary, Liu Jianguo had just received a phone call from his subordinate that they had successfully obtained the account book and burned it, which is why he came to find Fang Liping with such arrogance.

  "Want to fight with me? You're still too tender! Back then, your husband was the municipal party secretary and couldn't even beat me, a finance bureau chief. Today, if I want to get rid of you, it's as simple as can be."

  Liu Jianguo was extremely pleased with himself.

  At this time, Su Lin and Captain Yan Longyong were sitting in a police car, just arriving outside the small courtyard where Su Lin lived.

  "Mom! Mom...... how are you?"

  The car had just stopped and hadn't even come to a complete stop when Su Lin hastily opened the door and rushed into the yard.