I slept with my sister's classmate, and she turned out to be my boss.

The next day, Chen Yuanda came to Song Huai'an's office door again.

He knocked on the door a few times, and Song Huai'an's voice came from inside.

"Come in."

Chen Yuanda pushed open the door and entered. Song Huai'an was looking at a document. He looked up and saw Chen Yuanda, somewhat surprised.

"Yuanda, here again? Is there new information?"

"Um."

Chen Yuanda went in, handed the documents to Song Huai'an, and then sat down in the chair opposite him.

"Secretary Song, the preliminary work in the provincial capital has yielded results. Zhou Haibo, Qian Yongming, and Wei Yuan have all arrived and provided valid statements. The testimonies of Gu Xinming, You Yuanming, and Liu Yuanzhou have also been finalized."

This is the complete chain of evidence that has been pieced together so far; the timeline and connections all match up.

Song Huai'an didn't look through it immediately, but asked a question first:

"What else is needed?"

"Two rings are missing."

First, the flow of Zhao Yike's funds overseas needs to be verified.

Her account overlapped with the adjusted funds for the provincial capital project in terms of timing, but lacked formal confirmation from the bank.

Second, Zeng Guosheng is currently overseas.

If we can obtain his overseas financial transaction records, the evidence against Zeng Zhiyuan can form a closed loop.

Chen Yuanda paused for a moment, then looked troubled and said:

"But... both of these links are overseas, and the task force cannot complete them using its authority."

After listening, Song Huai'an leaned back in his chair and remained silent for a moment: "You're saying that if these two steps aren't implemented, Zeng Zhiyuan's side won't be able to officially move forward?"

"Yes, Secretary Song." Chen Yuanda nodded. "The task force has already investigated everything that could be investigated within the country. The rest are overseas. The task force does not have the authority to directly conduct overseas investigations."

Song Huai'an didn't reply immediately, but tapped his fingers twice on the edge of the table.

After a while, he spoke: "I've been thinking about something—wouldn't it be easier to coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if the overseas fugitive pursuit team were set up directly in Beijing?"

Chen Yuanda was taken aback.

His original plan was to gather personnel and form the team after returning to the provincial capital, but what Song Huai'an said did make sense.

The pursuit of fugitives overseas involves multiple departments such as the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The team was established directly within the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, which made the communication and coordination process much faster and more efficient than the team that was established in the provincial capital and then coordinated with the central government.

"Secretary Song, I agree with your suggestion to establish an overseas fugitive pursuit task force directly in Beijing under the name of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, with personnel from our special task force participating, and at the same time coordinating with the public security and foreign affairs departments to send personnel to join."

Song Huai'an picked up the pen on the table and wrote a few lines at the top of a blank document:

"A task force for pursuing fugitives overseas will be established in the name of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), with you as the team leader. Members will be drawn from the CCDI, the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, and the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Personnel from the provincial discipline inspection commission's special task force will also participate, responsible for coordinating the exchange of materials between China and other countries."

He put down his pen and pushed the page to Chen Yuanda: "Put this framework into practice as soon as possible, and submit the personnel list to me tomorrow."

"it is good."

Chen Yuanda took it, looked at it once, and put it into his briefcase.

Song Huai'an then asked, "What specific considerations do you have regarding personnel?"

Chen Yuanda thought for a moment: "In the task force, Chen Dapeng has been following the funding chain of the provincial capital project the longest. He has been involved in Zhao Zhengping's line from beginning to end, and he was able to connect with existing materials in China for Zhao Yike's side."

Hu Yuheng can handle the daily case management in the provincial capital, while she will be responsible for the specific coordination of overseas fugitive repatriation.

Song Huai'an did not object: "Okay. I'll have the Criminal Investigation Bureau recommend someone with experience in handling cases overseas, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will have the Consular Department arrange someone familiar with Australian and Southeast Asian affairs. Submit the list and plan as soon as possible."

Chen Yuanda stood up: "I will submit the proposal before tomorrow."

……

That afternoon, Chen Yuanda did not rush back to the provincial capital. Instead, he found an office in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and began to work out the plan for forming the fugitive pursuit team.

He first outlined the basic framework of the pursuit team:

He himself will serve as the team leader, and the deputy team leader will be a deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. The team members will include a key case-handling officer from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, an officer from the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security with experience in handling cases overseas, a colleague from the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who is familiar with Australian and Southeast Asian affairs, and Chen Dapeng, who was transferred from the special task force of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

After he finished writing the framework, he further refined the division of labor among everyone:

Chen Dapeng was responsible for connecting with the funding leads already obtained domestically regarding Zhao Yike and Zeng Guosheng.

The Ministry of Public Security officials are responsible for coordinating with law enforcement agencies in the target country;

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for coordinating cooperation at the embassy level.

After organizing it, he reviewed it again and felt that the division of labor was roughly clear, then saved the document.

Back at his lodgings that evening, he dialed Hu Yuheng's number. The phone rang twice before being answered: "Director Chen?"

"The fugitive pursuit team will be established directly in Beijing under the name of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), with me as the team leader. The CCDI will coordinate the work with the public security and foreign affairs departments. Chen Dapeng needs to be transferred to the fugitive pursuit team in Beijing. You can arrange for someone in the provincial capital to take over his work."

Hu Yuheng paused for two seconds: "How long will it take Dapeng to get here?"

"It's hard to say. At least we need to get some progress on the overseas verification work involving Zhao Yike and Zeng Guosheng." Chen Yuanda paused for a moment, "But you need to keep a close eye on the line in the provincial capital."

Hu Yuheng replied with a single word: "Okay."

……

The next morning, Chen Dapeng was organizing supplementary materials for Liu Yuanzhou's testimony in his office when Hu Yuheng called him into the office.

Chen Dapeng sat down, and Hu Yuheng cut to the chase: "The fugitive pursuit team will be established directly in Beijing under the name of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, with Director Chen as the team leader. You will participate along with people from the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mainly responsible for connecting with existing domestic leads on Zhao Yike and Zeng Guosheng's funds. I will arrange for someone to take over your other work. Get ready and report to Beijing today."

Chen Dapeng didn't hesitate: "Okay."

Hu Yuheng added a reminder: "We'll depart at noon today."

Chen Dapeng was taken aback: "Director Hu, is it in such a hurry?"

"Of course." Hu Yuheng smiled. "This case can't be delayed any longer."

"Okay, I'll get ready right away and fly over at noon."

Chen Dapeng got up, preparing to leave Hu Yuheng's office, but was stopped by Hu Yuheng.

"Dapeng, you know how important it is that Director Chen recommended you to go to Beijing, right?"

Chen Dapeng nodded: "I know. I won't let Director Chen and you down."

Hu Yuheng smiled and said, "Good to know. Once you get to Beijing, work hard. If you don't understand anything, you can ask Director Chen or me."

Chen Dapeng was deeply moved: "Director Hu, thank you."

Hu Yuheng smiled again.

"No need to be so polite. Doing the job well is enough to thank Director Chen and me."

Chen Dapeng didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

……

That afternoon, the temporary office of the fugitive pursuit team was set up in a conference room on the third floor of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's office building.

Two long tables were placed together, several computers were already connected, and a world map was posted on the wall, with the South Pacific and Southeast Asia regions circled in red.

The officer from the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, surnamed Wu, was in his forties and had experience in pursuing fugitives overseas three times. He was reviewing Zhao Yike's entry and exit records.

The colleague sent by the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is surnamed Zhou, in his early thirties, and is familiar with the situation in Australia and Southeast Asia. He is currently reviewing local legal procedures and documents.

Chen Dapeng sat in a corner, with a stack of materials he had brought from the provincial capital spread out in front of him. He had divided the financial records of Zhao Yike and Zeng Guosheng into two folders.

That evening, the fugitive pursuit team held its first meeting.

Chen Yuanda stood in front of the map, his pen marking two areas on it:

"Proceed on two fronts simultaneously, and try not to let the time difference become too large."