amaotonovel Chapter 265: Undermining Zhao Donglai!
Chapter 265: Undermining Zhao Donglai!
Chapter 261: Undermining Zhao Donglai!
After the thrilling arrest of Liu Xinjian by the Public Security Department of Handong Province, the undercurrents in the officialdom became more turbulent. With this success, Qi Tongwei temporarily gained a foothold in the anti-corruption battlefield, but he knew in his heart that the real opponent was still lurking in the dark, eyeing him covetously.
Dudu, the captain of the Third Brigade of the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau who was promoted by Qi Tongwei, thoroughly tasted the sweetness of power after experiencing the Liu Xinjian case. He originally had a grudge against Zhao Donglai. In the past, Zhao Donglai, as the top leader of the Jingzhou Public Security System, acted in a swift and resolute style and had strict requirements for his subordinates. Dudu suffered many setbacks under him. Now, with Qi Tongwei as his backer, Dudu's ambition grew wildly like weeds.
On this day, Dudu sat in front of his desk piled with documents, staring at the computer screen, which showed complicated case materials and fund flow records, muttering to himself: "Zhao Donglai, Zhao Donglai, you have come to this day. You used to rely on your position as the boss to suppress me everywhere. Now it's my turn to turn the tables." His fingers kept tapping on the keyboard, starting with the details of the complicated case handling in the past, carefully identifying every possible loophole; deeply investigating the flow of funds, not letting go of any suspicious funds in and out; even in terms of personnel arrangements, he repeatedly pondered, trying to find clues that Zhao Donglai was nepotism or illegal operations. Every time he found a clue, he was as excited as a hungry hunter who captured prey, and carefully wove it into the increasingly large network of evidence.
Qi Tongwei was also busy. He knew that Zhao Donglai had worked in the Jingzhou Public Security System for many years and had deep roots, like a century-old tree with tangled roots. It would be difficult to uproot him. After careful consideration, he came up with a clever plan - a promotion in name but a demotion in reality. Qi Tongwei locked himself in the office, put his hands behind his back, and paced in front of the window in deep thought: "Zhao Donglai's influence in Jingzhou cannot be underestimated. Directly moving him will inevitably cause an uproar. It is better to transfer him to the Public Security Bureau. On the surface, it is a promotion, allowing him to enter a higher platform and access more resources. But in fact, once he arrives at the Public Security Bureau, I can rely on the power I have built in the bureau for many years to quietly sideline him. By then, Zhao Donglai will have a title but will not be able to grasp the actual power. He will completely lose his influence in Jingzhou and can only become a decoration in name only." Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a barely perceptible sneer.
Zhao Donglai's life was extremely difficult at this time. On the one hand, he gradually lost Sha Ruijin's trust because of his improper protection of Liu Xinjian. Every time he saw Sha Ruijin, Zhao Donglai could detect a hint of disappointment and dissatisfaction in his deep eyes. The feeling of being abandoned by Sha Ruijin was like a sword of Damocles hanging over his head, making him unable to sleep or eat.
On the other hand, in terms of feelings, his pursuit of his beloved Lu Yike also ended in failure. That day, Zhao Donglai plucked up the courage and asked Lu Yike to meet him in a quiet cafe. The candlelight flickered and the atmosphere was slightly ambiguous. Zhao Donglai looked at Lu Yike affectionately and said, "Yike, I know I am older than you, but I really like you. It has been so long. Can you give me a chance?" Lu Yike lowered her head slightly, avoiding his fiery gaze, and said softly, "Director Donglai, I respect you very much, but I really don't have that kind of feeling for you. You are just wasting your time on me." When Zhao Donglai heard this, it was as if his heart was hit hard. He froze in place, and his eyes dimmed instantly. After that, every time he was rejected, it was like a knife stabbed in his heart, which gradually cooled his originally hot heart. Under the double blow, Zhao Donglai seemed to be in the abyss of darkness, unable to see a glimmer of hope. He was so discouraged that he even had the idea of breaking the jar.
Driven by this twisted mentality, Zhao Donglai decided to go all out. He locked himself in the office for a whole day and night, thinking hard about the case materials on the table, and finally carefully selected a case that seemed flawless. Relying on his many years of criminal investigation experience, he cleverly implanted some clues pointing to Qi Tongwei. Looking at his "masterpiece", he said to himself: "Qi Tongwei, you pushed me to this point, don't blame me for fighting back. I want to make you taste the taste of disgrace." He tried to mislead the direction of the investigation, turn the tables, and regain his foothold in the officialdom.
However, he underestimated Qi Tongwei's keen insight and Dudu's intelligence gathering ability. Dudu noticed Zhao Donglai's unusual behavior during his daily surveillance. He found that Zhao Donglai had recently frequently contacted people he had no contact with on weekdays, and he was also particularly suspicious in the review of case materials. Dudu did not dare to slack off and quickly reported the situation to Qi Tongwei.
After learning about this, Qi Tongwei was sitting in the conference room of the Public Security Department presiding over an important meeting. When he heard the report on the degree, his face changed slightly, and then he regained his composure and whispered to the phone: "I know, you keep watching, don't alert the enemy." After hanging up the phone, he sneered and said disdainfully: "He is courting death." Afterwards, Qi Tongwei quietly arranged for people to conduct a reverse investigation on Zhao Donglai's so-called "evidence". These experienced investigators, like shrewd detectives, followed the clues left by Zhao Donglai and soon found the flaws and traces of human manipulation. Those key evidences that seemed to point to Qi Tongwei were revealed as forgeries after in-depth investigations. They were just the dirty tricks Zhao Donglai used to protect himself.
As the investigation deepened, the truth gradually surfaced, and Zhao Donglai's plot to frame someone was completely shattered. And because of this incident, he himself was caught in the center of the storm of discipline inspection and supervision. Based on the evidence at hand, the Discipline Inspection Commission conducted a double-regulation investigation on him.
During the investigation, Zhao Donglai sat in a small interrogation room, the light shone palely on his face, he held his head in his hands, and looked exhausted. Facing the questioning of the comrades of the Discipline Inspection Commission, he made all kinds of excuses: "This is all a misunderstanding. Someone deliberately framed me. I have been in Jingzhou for so many years and I have contributed a lot to the public security cause. You know." But in the face of the ironclad evidence, his words seemed pale and powerless. Every piece of solid evidence was like a heavy hammer, knocking on his last psychological defense line.
In the end, although Zhao Donglai did not cause much shock in the officialdom because of this incident, he had already lost the possibility of further promotion and completely became an abandoned child in the officialdom. In order to calm down the situation and to show his determination to rectify the officialdom, Sha Ruijin transferred Zhao Donglai to another province to make him think that he was far away from Handong, a place of right and wrong.
Fang Xinwu took office as the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau. Fang Xinwu is upright, courageous, and has rich experience in criminal investigation. After taking office, he actively cooperated with Qi Tongwei's anti-corruption work and carried out drastic reforms on the Jingzhou Public Security System.
Not long after, a major theft broke out in Jingzhou, shocking the whole city. A group of well-equipped and skilled thieves took advantage of the night to sneak into a large jewelry store in the city center. They avoided all security surveillance, quietly opened the safe, and looted all the priceless jewelry. The whole process took only a dozen minutes, and then quickly disappeared into the night.
Early in the morning of the next day after the incident, the owner of the jewelry store anxiously rushed to the police station to report the case. His face was pale and his voice trembled as he said, "Comrade police, you must help me. This is my life's work, and it's all gone overnight. How can I live!" As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.
After Fang Xinwu learned the news, he rushed to the police station and took over the case. He looked at his boss who was crying and said solemnly: "Don't worry, we will do our best to bring the criminals to justice and recover your losses."
Back in the police station conference room, Fang Xinwu quickly called a meeting of all the police officers. He stood on the podium, glanced at everyone with a firm gaze, and said loudly: "Brothers, the nature of this theft case is extremely bad. It not only caused huge economic losses to the victims, but also seriously affected the social security in our Jingzhou. From now on, all our Jingzhou police will be mobilized to solve this case at all costs. I don't care who you followed before, now you have to follow me and work hard, for the people of Jingzhou, and for the peace of this land." His voice echoed in the conference room, loud and clear, and the police officers straightened their backs, admiration in their eyes.
Fang Xinwu then began to deploy the investigation work in full swing. He divided the police officers into several groups. One group was responsible for checking the surveillance videos around the jewelry store and along the way, looking for the suspect's traces from the massive video data; one group checked the people who had been released from prison recently and had a history of theft, and verified their whereabouts one by one; another group went deep into the jewelry store and had detailed conversations with employees and security personnel to understand every detail of the night of the crime.
The team responsible for checking the surveillance sat in front of the computer for several days and nights, staring at the screen without blinking, for fear of missing any suspicious scenes. They repeatedly replayed and enlarged each video, and finally found a suspicious van in the surveillance of a remote road. The license plate was blurred, but there seemed to be a unique scratch on the body of the van.
"Captain, look at this!" a young police officer shouted excitedly, pointing at the screen.
The team leader immediately came over, took a closer look, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well done, young man. This is most likely the criminal's vehicle. Keep digging and see if you can track its whereabouts."
The team investigating criminal records was also busy, working tirelessly to travel between communities and rental houses, working closely with local police officers to investigate each suspect one by one. After several days of hard work, they identified several key suspects, but after further investigation, they found that the time of these people's crimes did not match, so they had to temporarily exclude them as suspects.
The team that went deep into the jewelry store had an in-depth and detailed conversation with the employees. A security guard recalled: "On the night of the incident, I seemed to hear a slight engine noise, but when I went out to check, I found nothing. However, I remember that before that, a strange man lingered at the door of the jewelry store for a long time, and his behavior was very suspicious."
Based on the clues provided by the security guard, the police quickly drew a portrait of the suspect and posted reward notices throughout the city, hoping that citizens would provide clues.
As the investigation deepened, clues gradually came together. By tracking the van in the surveillance video, the police found that it eventually drove into an abandoned factory. After Fang Xinwu learned the news, he immediately led the police to arrest the suspect.
When they arrived at the abandoned factory, they found that no one was inside, but there were footprints and some jewelry wrapping paper on the ground, obviously the criminals had just left.
"Chase! They won't be able to run far!" Fang Xinwu shouted and led the way out.
The police officers followed the footprints and surrounding clues all the way to a forest on the outskirts of the city. Deep in the forest, they finally found the hiding place of the criminals.
When the thieves saw the police coming, they tried to resist. They hid behind a tree and shot at the police. Fang Xinwu was not afraid of danger. He directed the police officers to evacuate and hide while looking for an opportunity to fight.
"Everyone stay calm and don't panic!" Fang Xinwu shouted loudly.
While the thief was changing his magazine, Fang Xinwu decisively fired, hitting one of the gangsters in the leg, and the gangster fell down. Seeing this, other police officers plucked up their courage, rushed forward, and fought fiercely with the thief.
After a fierce battle, the police finally captured all the thieves and successfully recovered the stolen jewelry. When the jewelry store owner saw the jewelry, he was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He held Fang Xinwu's hand tightly and said, "Thank you, thank you Jingzhou Public Security, you are my great benefactors!"
When the citizens learned that the case had been solved, they all gave thumbs up and praised the new police chief. Thanks to his efforts, the public security situation in Jingzhou has been significantly improved.
After this series of changes, Handong officialdom temporarily returned to peace. But Qi Tongwei knew that this was only the calm before the storm, and deeper corruption problems were still hidden in the dark, waiting for him to dig out. He looked at the prosperous city outside the window and made up his mind in his heart: "No matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will thoroughly clean up the filth in this officialdom and give the people a clear mind.
In the game between various forces, Handong officialdom was once again shrouded in dark clouds. Qi Tongwei felt unprecedented pressure. He not only had to deal with the pressure of public opinion from the outside, but also had to find the truth among the intricate clues. Fang Xinwu also realized that this storm was far from over, and he had to stick to his post and maintain the stability of Jingzhou.