Police Chief's Anti-Organized Crime Storm

Meng Jianguo was slightly stunned when he received the call. After Lin Ying finished recounting what had happened, his head went blank, and his mind went completely blank. On the phone, Meng Jianguo's voice trembled slightly: "Lin Ying, what did you say? Gao Lan was brutally beaten and crippled, and she was also assaulted?"

"Yes, Director Meng, the report says that three different types of liquid were detected." Lin Ying's words completely enraged Meng Jianguo.

He jumped to his feet, trembling with rage. The dignified Director of the Public Security Bureau of Dongjiang Province was speechless. An unnamed fire of fury burned within him, threatening to set him ablaze. A county head, a state cadre, had been raped in his own dormitory—and not just by one man! This was unbelievable…

"A bunch of bastards, a bunch of scoundrels, damn it, a bunch of bastards..." Meng Jianguo's voice was filled with anger and sobs. He had met Gao Lan before; what a good girl she was. She was the daughter of his old comrade-in-arms. If the other party found out that she had been beaten to death during her term of office and had been assaulted by three men, how could he, his old comrade-in-arms, ever face him again?!

Meng Jianguo's mind was in complete turmoil.

Lin Ying could tell that Meng Jianguo was truly enraged. He was actually swearing in front of one of his subordinates, and his insults were utterly shameless. Lin Ying hadn't expected Meng Jianguo to lose his temper so easily.

In fact, Gao Lan was someone Meng Jianguo had watched grow up. If it weren't for Gao Lan, he wouldn't have transferred Lin Ying here; he wanted to give his old comrade-in-arms an explanation.

Now, hearing such devastating news, how could Meng Jianguo possibly bear it?!

After a long, long time, Meng Jianguo's voice finally stopped abruptly, followed by a faint sob coming from the phone. Meng Jianguo was crying.

Lin Ying was unaware of Gao Lan's relationship with Meng Jianguo. She found it strange, but didn't dare to ask too many questions. However, she guessed that Gao Lan and Meng Jianguo's relationship must be unusual.

"Lin Ying, I understand. You need to be careful. If necessary, have the armed police protect you closely." Meng Jianguo didn't want anything to happen to Lin Ying, so he was a little worried.

"Don't worry, sir. I'm fine for now. Besides, I haven't even started working at the Gaoshan County Public Security Bureau yet. I'm going to leave them hanging for a while."

"Yes, whatever you do, I will support you, but there is one thing you must remember: if it involves your own safety, do not act alone. Three county magistrates have already died in Gaoshan County. If something happens to you, I'm afraid the province will not be able to explain it to the higher-ups."

Lin Ying nodded emphatically: "Please rest assured, sir, I will be careful and will definitely not take any risks."

"Also, there's something I want to tell you. The situation in Gaoshan County is very complicated, but we haven't been completely clueless over the years. At least, the information we gave you suggests that both Tianlong Group and Sihai Transportation could be criminal gangs in Gaoshan County. However, their relationships are complex. I hope you won't alert them before you have solid evidence, so as not to affect the development and stability of Gaoshan County itself."

"Understood." Lin Ying knew that in peacetime, developing the economy was the only constant truth. However, Gao Lan's death might lead the higher-ups to take drastic measures against Gao Shan.

"Alright, Comrade Lin Ying, I believe you will succeed and complete the mission excellently. No matter how difficult the road ahead, my colleagues in the province and I will always be your strongest support. Tomorrow, I will send a team down to assist you. They will be at your command."

"Thank you, sir."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Ying breathed a long sigh of relief. It seemed that she had underestimated the determination of the higher-ups to send him down this time. Judging from Meng Jianguo's attitude, it seemed that the higher-ups were determined to remove the cancerous tumor in Gaoshan County.

At the provincial government office, Meng Jianguo felt very heavy-hearted as he pushed open the door to the office of Hua Yunfeng, the top official of Dongjiang Province.

Two minutes later, in the corridor, staff members passing by Hua Yunfeng's office heard a roar coming from inside, but they couldn't make out what was said.

Five minutes later, Zhao Zhongcai, the director of the provincial finance department, received a call from the top leader. After hanging up, he was completely stunned.

What does this mean? All funding for Gaoshan County this year has been suspended?

He didn't dare ask any more questions and could only pass on the instructions as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, the provincial audit bureau and tax authorities received a notice to conduct a comprehensive and rigorous investigation of the tax authorities in Gaoshan County, to conduct a strict audit of the special funds, to review all the projects submitted by the county, and to suspend all projects. In a short time, a rectification campaign targeting Gaoshan County was quietly launched at the provincial level.

A political storm seems to be brewing in Takayama County.

The next day, Ma Guoliang was awakened by a series of urgent phone calls. He hadn't been home for the past few days, and a petite beauty lay beside him, completely naked, with skin as white as snow.

"What's wrong? Why is it so noisy?"

Ma Guoliang quickly made a shushing gesture, but the latter glared at him, turned his head away, and covered his head with the blanket.

"Old Sun, what's the matter? Speak up."

"Secretary Ma, I just received a notice from the province that funding for several of our major projects has been suspended."

"What?" Ma Guoliang didn't hear clearly. Sun Youcai, the director of the Finance Bureau of Gaoshan County, repeated the message. Ma Guoliang sat up abruptly.

"Is this a mistake? Have you even looked into the situation? Why are you suddenly stopping our funding? These funds have gone through layers of approval; even provincial leaders have given their instructions. Who has the audacity to stop our funding?" Several major projects this year, once completed, will be significant achievements for Gaoshan County. He wants to show the city and province that even without a county head, he, County Party Secretary Ma Guoliang, can still ensure Gaoshan County's economic development flourishes.

"Secretary Ma, I don't know either. Several big projects are waiting for the province's money. If the money doesn't come through, the projects will have to stop immediately!" Sun Youcai was extremely anxious.

Ma Guoliang also realized the seriousness of the problem. He immediately got dressed, washed up, and rushed to the county party committee office building.

Once inside the office and the door closed, he quickly took out his phone and dialed: "Hello, Secretary Chang, are you busy?"

"What is it, Secretary Ma?"

"Are you aware that funding for several of our projects has been suspended?"

"I don't know." Chang Yukun didn't want to get into trouble; he had only just heard the news himself.

"Secretary Chang, these funds are for major projects in the county. Do you know whose idea this is?" Could it be that Gaoshan County has offended someone?

"I don't know." With a snap, Chang Yukun hung up the phone.

Ma Guoliang was somewhat bewildered. What did Chang Yukun mean by this? Had he actually eaten all the things he had given him before? Damn it, what a jerk! He's so impatient even when asking for information. What kind of person is he?

Ma Guoliang dialed another number, feeling somewhat uneasy. After all, the person on the other end was a provincial leader. But when he heard what the other person said, he was completely stunned...