Chapter 92 Conference Room

  Around 5 o'clock in the evening, inside the conference hall of Jian'an City Government Building.

  A tense atmosphere, this is a war without gunpowder. Jian'an Mayor Fang Liping clenched her fists and stood up, facing the two investigation team members who were reporting to her in the conference room.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, leaders of the investigation team from the province, this time, Jian'an City Public Security and Criminal Police have cracked down on the illegal internal fighting of the local underworld gang, and in one fell swoop, we have raided the lair of the Longhu Gang. In the process, through some evidence and confessions of the suspects, we discovered a connection between the Longhu Gang and some officials in this city. Below is a preliminary investigation result summarized by me and the Criminal Police Department..."

  Fang Liping was a little excited today, she had been waiting for this day for too long, to bring the culprit who killed her husband, Liu Jianguo, to justice. However, the crucial evidence, the Dragon and Tiger Gang's ledger, had already been destroyed, which made the fatal blow she was about to deliver to Liu Jianguo completely ineffective.

  Now Fang Liping can only hope that there is more evidence on Yan Longyong's side.

  "That's all for now, a brief report. Due to the large number of officials involved in the case, we have collected a lot of materials here and need to wait for Captain Yan Longyong from the criminal police team to come over and make a more detailed report, as well as submit relevant confessions and evidence."

  Basically, Fang Leping's investigation just now only started from the criminal facts of the Dragon and Tiger Gang and pointed out that many officials were involved. However, it did not say which specific officials were involved, after all, the evidence has not been presented yet, and we cannot randomly slander people.

  "Mr. Zheng, it seems like this case is a bit complicated..."

  After listening to Fang Liping's report, Zhu Yiwei smiled slightly and turned his head to ask Zheng Liangbo sitting next to him.

  "Hmm! This case seems to involve a wide range of people, but if it involves officials from Jian'an City, that's your Commission for Discipline Inspection's business."

  Zheng Liangbo is an old-timer, after all, and he knows that Zhu Yi is giving him face by asking for his opinion first. Of course, Zheng Liangbo takes a firm stance - he came to Jian'an City mainly to intimidate. After all, without solid evidence, he can't exert much influence.

  "Director Zhu, Minister Zheng, and all the members of the investigation team. This time, Jian'an City has made such a big mistake, and so many corrupt officials have appeared in our ranks. As the Secretary of the Jian'an Municipal Party Committee, I must take responsibility for this. And as for those who colluded with the Longhu Gang and engaged in corruption and bribery, we absolutely cannot show them leniency."

  Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Liu Jianguo, stood up and spoke in a powerful tone. He said, turning to Fang Liping: "This time, it was Mayor Fang who took the lead and directed the criminal police team to crack such a major case. I would like to represent the 500,000 people of Jian'an City to thank Mayor Fang for his efforts. At the same time, I also hope that Mayor Fang can produce sufficient evidence to bring these lawless and corrupt officials to justice, not letting a single one escape."

  Liu Jianguo said this, with a slight smile on his face, looking like he was waiting for a good show. Although he spoke straightforwardly, Fang Liping knew that Liu Jianguo's words were actually hinting that she would never be able to produce evidence.

  Although the account book was burned, Fang Liping couldn't show weakness. She suddenly stood up and smiled at Liu Jianguo: "This is not my sole credit, Secretary Liu has been in charge of our Jian'an City. No matter what happens, there must be some reason for Secretary Liu's involvement! I personally don't dare to take credit, but when it comes to evidence, Secretary Liu can rest assured that I, Fang Liping, will definitely produce it and make everyone present convinced."

  With lips and tongues, just like this, you said one word and I said one word, before Yan Longyong brought the case files over, the special case group members had already smelled the gunpowder smell of two factions within Jian'an City.

  At this time, Su Lin was sitting in Yan Longyong's police car, writing quickly with a pen, recalling and recording the accounts on a notebook one by one, with huge amounts of money.

  That's right, Su Lin is using his super memory ability to restore a new account book.

  "Sulin, you...do you really have confidence?"

  On the police car, Yan Longyong was also sweating on his face, and he had never been so tense before. His hands were also sorting out all the information about this case.

  "Captain Yan, don't worry! I can guarantee that the account book I rewrote is identical to the original one, not a single character different."

  Su Lin was writing while secretly laughing in her heart, "except for the secret account number and password of the Dragon Tiger Gang in a foreign bank."

  It just so happened that the account book was destroyed, so no one could know the account number and password. But actually, it didn't matter, all the money inside had been transferred out anonymously by Su Lin. Foreign banks, especially international big banks like Swiss banks, are the best places for terrorists and even international gangs to launder money, with confidentiality work done better than the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, so Su Lin didn't have to worry about being exposed at all.

  "Sulin. This time, both I and Mayor Fang's hopes are all on you. Whether we can thoroughly move away from Liu Jianguo's group depends on whether you can truly restore this account book."

  Yan Longyong is now in a difficult situation, Mayor Fang Liping has just called him two or three times to urge him to hurry up, and also explained to him how bad the situation is this time. If there is no account book, it's likely that they won't be able to bring down Liu Jianguo and his group.

  "Captain, we've arrived at the government building."

  Xiao Li drove and stopped the car in front of the government building, it was almost dark, Su Lin looked at the time and found that it was already after 6 pm.

  "Su Lin, have you finished writing your account book?"

  Getting off the car, Yan Longyong asked with a large stack of documents in his arms.

  "Just a little more, Captain Yan, let's go up first, I'll get it done quickly in a bit."

  "Alright, Su Lin, come with me."

  Yan Longyong led Su Lin quickly towards the conference hall, while Su Lin was still writing as they walked.

  "Sorry, Mayor Fang, I'm late."

  Pushing open the door to the conference room, Yan Longyong led Su Lin inside. The room was filled with high-ranking officials from Jian'an City, and at the head of the table were special case investigators from the provincial government. The invisible aura of authority in the room was suffocating.

  "Captain Yan, you've finally arrived. Everyone has been waiting for you. Quickly, please brief the two team leaders on the detailed situation of the case!"

  When Yan Longyong arrived, Fang Liping let out a slight sigh of relief, but as soon as she thought about the account book being burned, her heart sank again. This meant that there was no sufficient evidence to bring down Liu Jianguo after all. When Fang Liping saw Su Lin following behind Yan Longyong, she was taken aback and thought: "Su Lin? What is he doing here? He's still scribbling away on his writing pad, what is he up to?"

  "Yes, Mayor Fang. Leaders of the task force and colleagues from Jian'an City, I'd like to brief you on this major case we've just cracked."

  Yan Longyong forced himself to calm down, spread out the documents, and slowly said, "Everyone knows that the Dragon and Tiger Gang has always been the largest underground black force in Jian'an City. The main leaders are Qin Long and Yan Huo, who possess firearms, sell drugs, and have connections with many high-ranking officials in Jian'an City. This time, we took advantage of the internal conflict within the Dragon and Tiger Gang and raided their lair, capturing a total of 73 suspects, including Yan Huo, the second-in-command of the gang. We also seized 780,000 yuan in black money, 35 kilograms of drugs, and several firearms..."

  At first, Yan Longyong was introducing the gains of this crackdown on the Dragon and Tiger Gang in a very ordinary way. However, later on, he suddenly shifted his tone and put the main focus on the collusion between officials and the Dragon and Tiger Gang: "This time we not only completely eradicated all the forces of the Dragon and Tiger Gang, but also, following the trail, we investigated many officials who colluded with the Dragon and Tiger Gang."

  As he spoke, Yan Longyong took a deep breath and glanced at Mayor Fang Liping, as if seeking her opinion. Fang Liping nodded to Yan Longyong, indicating that she wanted him to say whatever he had to say without any reservations.

  "According to our investigation, the officials involved in this case are headed by Municipal Party Secretary Liu Jianguo, Deputy Municipal Party Secretary Liu Shunmin, Director of the Finance Bureau Ge Zhengrong, Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau Ye Jianhui, and Deputy Director of the Transportation Bureau Yang Shunyi..."

  With one breath, Yan Longyong reported the positions and names of dozens of officials, from the municipal party secretary to ordinary clerks, all of whom were present. This list was something he had asked Su Lin to prepare in advance. Now, in front of the two special case groups from the province and so many officials from Jian'an City, releasing this list was like dropping a heavy bomb.

  At this moment, the meeting room on site suddenly exploded.

  There is no other reason, just because Yan Longyong's list of names includes even the municipal party secretary Liu Jianguo, which is shocking enough. Not to mention other high-ranking officials, almost all bureau-level officials on the list are present at the scene.

  "I told Old Yan, don't talk nonsense. This is framing and slander. You said I, Old Yang, have connections with the Dragon and Tiger Gang and accepted bribes, show me the evidence! The leader of the special case team is right here, without evidence, you are slandering me!"

  "That's right! Old Yan, your criminal police team has indeed cracked a big case this time, but you can't just frame us innocent officials for the sake of your performance! You have no qualms about framing us, and your audacity is really impressive. Even Secretary Liu is on the list, do you really think Secretary Liu would be involved with the Dragon and Tiger Gang?"

  ……

  For a time, Yan Longyang became the target of public criticism, with everyone directing their anger at him.

  "Everyone be quiet for a moment."

  He patted the table, and Municipal Party Secretary Liu Jianguo was not flustered or anxious, but smiled and said to Yan Longyong: "Comrade Yan Longyong has done a good job. As a criminal police officer, you should dare to question. Even if I am the municipal party secretary, if I break the law, I will be punished along with ordinary people. However, Comrade Yan Longyong, this is not a vegetable market or your backyard, so please provide evidence when speaking. According to what you just said, many of my colleagues and I have connections with the Dragon and Tiger Gang. Then please provide evidence. The heads of the special case team, Zhu and Zheng, are both here, and they will be in charge this time."

  Liu Jianguo generously introduced Zhu Yi and Zheng Liangbo, but he didn't believe it. The account books were all burned, what evidence could Yan Longyong produce?