Chapter 851

Half an hour later, a young man in a police uniform knocked on the door and walked into Hong Xinmin's office.

He was the director of the county bureau, Jiao Mingde.

Hong Xinmin picked up the cigarettes on the desk, walked over to the sofa and sat down, then pointed to the side: "Sit!"

Jiao Mingde sat down. Hong Xinmin handed him a cigarette, then organized his language.

"Today's matter, it comes from my mouth and enters your ears. If you agree, from now on we are grasshoppers on the same rope; if you don't agree, then let what I said rot in your stomach, and I won't blame you."

As soon as Jiao Mingde heard this, his heart jumped violently under overload; this was going to be a big deal. He really wanted to say, I don't want to be tied to the same rope as you, but he couldn't keep up with his mouth.

"Leader, please speak!"

Hong Xinmin took a lighter and also lit a cigarette: "You have been at the grassroots level, step by step, to reach this position today. I have always seen your work ability in my eyes."

Jiao Mingde said hurriedly: "If it weren't for the leader's appreciation and promotion, I wouldn't have been able to reach this position today."

"If you didn't have the ability, I wouldn't have been able to promote you." Hong Xinmin waved his hand, "This matter is of great importance; whether it succeeds or fails, we may both be excluded and isolated.

However, as long as we do it, whether it succeeds or fails, we will not be ashamed of heaven and earth, not ashamed of our parents, and not ashamed of—the thousands of people in Arong Banner."

Jiao Mingde couldn't help but straighten his body. In his impression, Hong Xinmin was very kind to everyone, no matter who it was.

But today, he saw an indomitable spirit in Hong Xinmin that had never appeared before.

"Please speak!"

Hong Xinmin looked at Jiao Mingde and said with a serious expression: "The Deputy Mayor of Nagu Town, Yuan Hongbiao, was just a small thug back then; how did he become a Deputy Mayor, and who operated it?

Also, during the mineral resource struggle in Nagu Town back then, Yuan Hongbiao was just a gun in someone else's hand; who was holding the gun, and who was providing the bullets? I need a list and evidence of their illegal activities."

Jiao Mingde's heart was greatly shaken, and his complexion changed instantly; he didn't expect Hong Xinmin to be talking about this matter, which was much thornier than he had imagined.

Moreover, if it wasn't operated well, once the news leaked, it wouldn't be a light matter of being excluded or isolated, but a desperate counterattack.

Once the other side counterattacked, the consequences would be extremely terrifying; describing it as a life-and-death situation would not be an exaggeration.

Hong Xinmin stood up and walked to the window; Jiao Mingde also came to his side, looking outside.

Hong Xinmin said in a low voice: "In the sunlight, what do you see?"

Jiao Mingde didn't know how to answer, because he didn't understand the meaning of Hong Xinmin's words.

Hong Xinmin looked out the window with somewhat ethereal eyes; the cigarette held in his hand was burning intermittently, and a faint wisp of blue smoke was rising, changing shapes in the sunlight, and slowly drifting away.

"I see a tree, taking root, sprouting, with people watering it and fertilizing it. It is growing rapidly, blocking the sunlight for evil, and hiding power in the shadows."

Jiao Mingde stared blankly at Hong Xinmin's profile. At this moment, Hong Xinmin, who was only about 1.7 meters tall, suddenly became tall.

Hong Xinmin turned around slowly: "This tree has already grown lush with branches and leaves, with tangled roots, but no matter how difficult it is, we must cut this tree down.

Let the hidden power operate in the sunlight again. Let this black land under the sun no longer have shadows, and let the common people on this black land live in the sunlight."

"Clap!"

Jiao Mingde stood at attention and saluted Hong Xinmin.

"Leader, give me one month, and I will definitely put the things you need in front of you."

Back then, he was low in position and weak in speech, and didn't even have the qualifications to cheer for others; he was just a small person being controlled. But after all, he was a personal witness, and even if he didn't know the full picture of the events back then, he knew more than Hong Xinmin.

Especially in recent years, as his position became higher and higher, he often found the case files from back then to read. Based on his experience, he discovered a large number of unreasonable places and also unraveled many doubts that had been hidden in his heart for many years.

Hong Xinmin shook his head: "One month is too long, we can't wait."

Jiao Mingde was stunned. He knew who was operating behind the scenes to make Yuan Hongbiao a Deputy Mayor, and who was behind the mineral resource struggle back then. But wanting to find evidence of their illegal activities was not that easy.

Hong Xinmin pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray: "I know what you are worried about, I can tell you, this matter is not just the two of us fighting."

Jiao Mingde really didn't expect that there was someone behind them, and couldn't help asking: "Who is it?"

Hong Xinmin waved his hand: "You don't need to worry about who it is; you just need to know that his energy is much greater than the two of us combined. In the city, or even in the autonomous region, saying one word is more effective than us saying hundreds or thousands of words.

Even if you leak the news during the investigation and are counterattacked by the other side, with him there, our lives are absolutely guaranteed. If we can't make it in the system anymore, I'll take off my hat, you take off your clothes, and we'll go find him.

With his arrangements, although we lose our power, materially, we will definitely be thousands of times better than now. At the very least, we won't lack work, and supporting our families won't be a problem at all."

Jiao Mingde's spirits lifted: "Half a month!"

Hong Xinmin shook his head: "You only have one week."

Jiao Mingde wanted to say something but stopped. Hong Xinmin looked at him and continued: "For the case back then, your county bureau, from top to bottom, whether active or passive, all participated.

There won't be few people who know the inside story, whether retired or in office; you go talk to them, convince them to write whistle-blowing letters, and then hand the letters to me, and you don't need to worry about anything else."

Jiao Mingde understood Hong Xinmin's meaning; as long as the whistle-blowing letters were sent to the city, the city would definitely attach importance to it and then send people down to investigate.

Indeed, this was the simplest and most effective method, but the probability of leaking the news increased exponentially.

After all, people's hearts are hard to fathom, especially after so many years; he couldn't figure out who participated actively and took benefits back then, and who participated passively and didn't take benefits.

Hong Xinmin patted Jiao Mingde's shoulder: "You are a native of Arong Banner, and you have worked in the public security system for half your life; your understanding of your friends and colleagues around you must be very deep.

So, don't have any pressure; who to find and who not to find, just follow your heart. Also, don't be afraid of leaking the news; I only give you one week; in such a short time, even if the other side knows, it will be too late to make a targeted response."

"I understand."

Jiao Mingde saluted, turned around and walked out of the office, and then a name appeared in his mind.

That was Deputy Director Guo Lichun, his colleague for many years, his partner, and also the person he trusted the most.