Police Chief's Anti-Organized Crime Storm

"What's wrong, Yingzi? Why did you decide to call Grandma?" The voice on the other end of the line was old, but strong and resonant.

"Grandma, try to stay home as much as possible these days. If anything happens to you, just don't get involved." Grandma loves to meddle in other people's business, and it would be troublesome if she were used by someone.

"I know, I'm not a three-year-old. By the way, Xiaofeng is here, helping out at home. When are you coming back? Did you ask him to come and take care of me? I've already said I can take care of myself. Xiaofeng is a major general, and you're making him carry water and sludge for me? How can you be so shameless? Come back soon. When are you and Xiaofeng going to get your marriage certificate?" The old lady was a little unhappy.

Lin Ying's expression changed, and she was overjoyed. She finally relaxed. Ah Feng was here, that was good.

"I've just taken office and I still have a lot to do. I have to go now, bye."

"Wait a minute, Ah Feng is already in his thirties, if you don't..." The phone went dead. The old lady muttered angrily, "That brat, she hung up on me again."

Outside, a series of steady footsteps sounded, and a sturdy man carrying two buckets of water walked into the kitchen.

"Grandma, I'm back." A loud voice echoed throughout the house.

"Hey, Xiaofeng, good boy, you've worked hard. You don't have to carry any more after this trip." She lives in a mountain village without running water, and the well in her house is no longer in use. So, she can only fetch spring water from a distant mountain stream.

"Grandma, I'll make two more trips." With that, the man turned and left, his steps swift.

"Slow down, you child, slow down!" Before the old man could even hand him a bowl of water, the man had already disappeared down the mountain path.

Lin Ying thoroughly searched room 308, but as she expected, she found nothing, not even a trace. The other party had cleaned it up meticulously, leaving no useful clues. Indeed, the person behind it was very careful in destroying evidence. Lin Ying couldn't understand how the Public Security Bureau had allowed such a crucial crime scene to be cleared; it was utterly incomprehensible, and she dared not even imagine it. The waters in Gaoshan County were far too deep.

In front of the Baiyun Municipal Party Committee building, Ma Guoliang had been waiting for almost two hours, but still hadn't seen the figure of Party Secretary Qi Fengqi. He was sweating profusely, though the weather wasn't actually that hot; he was just anxious. If Qi Fengqi refused to see him, he would have to go to the provincial capital. After all, he needed to understand why the higher-ups were doing this to Gaoshan County. This was tantamount to cutting off the lifeline of Gaoshan County's development; were they preparing to abandon Gaoshan?

We can't do that. After all, Gaoshan is a county with millions of people. If development stagnates, what will happen to the lives of ordinary people and the salaries of civil servants? All of these require money!

Just as Ma Guoliang was lost in thought, an Audi slowly drove past. Ma Guoliang turned his head and his face lit up with joy. It was the license plate of Baiyun No. 1. He quickly ran up and followed the car into the compound. The gatekeeper recognized him and did not stop him.

Liu Dongyang got out of the car, followed by a figure of medium height who slowly stepped out of the car.

Upon seeing this, Ma Guoliang hurriedly ran over, calling out as he went, "Secretary Qi! Secretary Qi! Secretary Qi!"

Qi Fengqi turned his head, glanced at Ma Guoliang, snorted coldly, and walked away. Ma Guoliang was really anxious. He no longer cared about displeasing Qi Fengqi. After all, Gaoshan County was about to collapse. If he, as the county party secretary, could not find the cause, his official career would probably be over.

Ma Guoliang, completely oblivious to Qi Fengqi's presence, blocked his path: "Secretary Qi, Secretary Qi, please wait, please wait!"

Upon seeing this, Liu Dongyang's expression darkened, and he quickly stopped Ma Guoliang: "Secretary Ma, what are you doing? Didn't I tell you, the secretary is busy these days?" It's ridiculous for his boss to be stopped in the municipal party committee compound. If he can't stop Ma Guoliang, his boss will blame him for being incompetent. What kind of person can he be if he can't even stop a county party secretary?

Ma Guoliang was really anxious. He looked past Liu Dongyang and then at Qi Fengqi with a bitter expression: "Secretary Qi, Secretary Qi, I really have something very important to report to you. Please give me a chance." Although Ma Guoliang was a local tyrant in Gaoshan County, he was nothing in Baiyun City. Without an appointment, he couldn't even see the top leader of the municipal party committee.

Qi Fengqi looked up, glanced at Ma Guoliang, snorted coldly again, and ordered Liu Dongyang, "Take him to my office!" After saying that, he turned and left.

About five minutes later, Ma Guoliang appeared in the office of the Party Secretary of Baiyun City. For the first time, Ma Guoliang was somewhat flustered. He sat on the sofa, motionless, like a child who had made a mistake. He knew that now, he had to play the subservient role, and a subservient one at that. Today, no matter what, he had to know the reason; otherwise, he and Gaoshan County would be finished. If he ruined a county like this, who would want to work for him?

His political career will come to an end.

Qi Fengqi glanced at his phone and began signing documents. More than an hour later, he put down his pen, looked at Ma Guoliang, and saw a burning anger in his eyes.

Sensing the other party's anger, although Ma Guoliang genuinely didn't know where the anger came from, he was still very uneasy: "Secretary Qi, I came here to ask about the situation in our Gaoshan County."

"Don't you, as the county party secretary, know the situation in Gaoshan County better than I do?" Qi Fengqi retorted irritably. Ma Guoliang didn't dare to speak. He didn't dare to respond to his leader's words at all. Approaching fifty years old, he was like a child who had made a mistake, at a loss for words.

Qi Fengqi sneered inwardly, looking at Ma Guoliang with an impatient expression. The two were actually not much different in age, but Qi Fengqi was the municipal party secretary, while Ma Guoliang was just the head of a county party committee. It would be more difficult for Qi Fengqi to take down Ma Guoliang than to crush an ant, but not by much.

"All our departments have received notices that the city and province have suspended funding for all our projects. So, I'd like to know whose decision this is," Ma Guoliang said, mustering his courage to express his intentions. Qi Fengqi's expression grew even colder. That day, he had been thoroughly berated by Provincial Party Secretary Hua Yunfeng on the phone, and the Gaoshan County incident would become a major stain on his political career.

He wanted nothing more than to slap Ma Guoliang on the spot; he was so angry he wanted to kill him. And Ma Guoliang actually came to the municipal party committee compound to stop him—it was utterly absurd.

Qi Fengqi glanced at Ma Guoliang, and the disgust in her heart was immediately written on her face. Ma Guoliang didn't even dare to raise his head, and the two faced each other like that.

After a long while, Qi Fengqi sighed. He knew that Ma Guoliang's political career was completely over, and it would also implicate the entire Gaoshan County, and even Baiyun City. Damn it, what sins had he committed to become so greedy for such a thing?!

Qi Fengqi was furious, but after thinking for a moment, she still spoke up: "The order came from Secretary Hua of the Provincial Party Committee. If you're so capable, go find him yourself!"

In short, Ma Guoliang's head went blank, his mind went completely blank: It was actually an order directly issued by the top leader of the provincial party committee?! This...this...this...how is this possible?