Chapter 252

Lu Fan stayed up all night, too excited to sleep!

At eight o'clock in the morning, Public Security Bureau Director Ye Chen walked into the command room with breakfast, placed it in front of Lu Fan, and said with concern, "Lu Fan, the comrades have basically all returned, the detention center is overcrowded, the interrogation has been fully unfolded, there's nothing major left, go eat something and rest! If there is any special situation, I will notify you again."

Lu Fan picked up a steamed bun and said while eating, "Secretary Mingzhou attaches great importance to this, I dare not slack off for a moment! Director Ye, how is the interrogation going? Do they have any connection with the waste oil mud treatment plant in Ningyang?"

"Some people have already admitted to hauling oil for the waste oil mud treatment plant, and the comrades are working overtime to perfect the evidence chain!"

Lu Fan thought for a moment and said, "Director Ye, be careful of Le Xuezhi fleeing in fear of punishment. I suggest controlling the person first; in the face of ironclad evidence, he cannot deny it!"

Ye Chen said with difficulty, "Why not wait until the evidence chain is perfected? After all, his older brother and second brother are in positions, so as to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings and passivity in work!"

Lu Fan said without hesitation, "Director Ye, I will take responsibility if any problems arise! Also, I suggest that the Economic Investigation Division immediately investigate those three associated gas stations. Those problems are very obvious; one check and you'll know what's going on!"

Looking at Ye Chen's embarrassed and hesitant look, Lu Fan continued, "Director Ye, in the face of right and wrong, there is no room for any personal feelings! Secretary Mingzhou's determination is great, and some things must be decided. The final result of being a 'good old man' might be offending both sides! I've finished eating, I have to go back and report the progress to the Secretary!"

Watching the departing figure, Ye Chen fell into deep thought; he was indeed caught in a dilemma!

He did feel very tricky; on one side was the Municipal Party Secretary, and on the other was the Anbao County Party Secretary, with an older brother who was a Vice Provincial Governor backing him. Offending either side could bring him endless trouble.

Ye Chen guessed that there must be a confrontation between the two sides. If they could compromise and reach an agreement, he wouldn't have to be caught in the middle, so he wanted to use the "drag" tactic.

After all, once people were arrested, the matter would become a big deal, turning into a dead end, and the consequences would be unimaginable. As for whether Le Xuezhi broke the law or had evidence, was that important?

However, what Ye Chen never expected was that just half an hour after Lu Fan left, the Municipal Public Security Bureau office suddenly received an emergency notice from the Municipal Party Committee: Municipal Party Secretary Li Mingzhou wanted to see Deputy Director Wu Aoran!

Hearing this news, Ye Chen panicked. He couldn't help but recall the words Lu Fan had just said: the result of not helping either side would likely be offending both. In the officialdom, one must take a stand at critical moments!

Facing an important moment in his life and career, Ye Chen didn't think for long before making a choice, choosing Secretary Li Mingzhou without hesitation!

With a decision in his heart, the path under his feet had a direction. Ye Chen immediately arranged for the Economic Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Public Security Bureau to rush to Ningyang to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the three associated gas stations, demanding that they must obtain ironclad evidence of the illegal crimes of the associated gas stations!

Then he immediately went to the Municipal Party Committee, actively and proactively leaning toward Li Mingzhou, using actions to show his attitude and determination!

When he arrived at the door of Li Mingzhou's office, he happened to run into Deputy Director Wu Aoran who had just come out.

"The Director is here, Secretary Li has given a task!" Wu Aoran appeared a bit unnatural.

But Ye Chen said calmly, "Since the Secretary has given instructions, then strictly follow them. You go out and plan first, and we will decide after I go back!"

"Okay, Director, I'll go back first."

Knocking on the door, Ye Chen pushed it open gently and walked in, walking up to Li Mingzhou and saying, "Secretary, I'm here to report the results of last night's operation!" At this moment, his heart was uneasy.

Li Mingzhou raised his head and said, "Lu Fan has already reported. I will only emphasize one point: we must pursue the victory and expand the results. If the opportunity is missed due to personal reasons, I will hold you accountable! You are quite busy over there, go back to work, I have a meeting later!" After speaking, he waved his hand to signal the other party to leave, his tone very serious!

"Secretary, I will definitely follow the arrangements and deployments of the Municipal Party Committee and successfully complete the task. You can watch my performance!"

Turning left out of the door, Ye Chen came to Lu Fan's office and said with a smile, "What you said makes sense, we cannot miss the opportunity! When I came, I arranged for the Economic Investigation Detachment to go to Ningyang, and I just reported to Secretary Mingzhou. I arranged for elite troops and capable generals, and I believe there will be progress soon. Once we get the evidence, we will arrest whoever needs to be arrested!"

Lu Fan smiled, stood up to pour tea himself, and said, "Thank you, Director Ye, for your support of the Municipal Party Committee's work. In dealing with illegal criminals, we should be like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, merciless, resolutely cracking down, and strictly enforcing the law! Only in this way can we let the common people live and work in peace and contentment." After speaking, he handed a cup of hot tea to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen took the teacup, gently blew away the foam on top, took a sip, and said, "I had some concerns this morning, but I figured it out quickly. The people's police are for the people; we must always put the people's interests first and act according to the law! Please explain to the Secretary; I will definitely put the Municipal Party Committee's decision-making deployment first!"

Lu Fan smiled, "The Secretary attaches great importance to this operation, and the results are the most convincing!"

"Okay, I'll go back and watch it myself, and report to the Municipal Party Committee as soon as there is progress!"

As long as the leadership attaches enough importance, there is nothing that cannot be done! Not to mention that Le Xuezhi has always been arrogant and domineering, and the factory is in the deep mountains and old forests, so he acts unscrupulously and blatantly!

When the Economic Investigation Detachment came to the associated gas station and sealed the accounts, Le Xuezhi completely felt the crisis, and Lu Fan's figure appeared in his mind again, making him hate him so much that his teeth itched!

At six o'clock in the evening, after the meticulous investigation by the Economic Investigation Detachment, they mastered a large amount of evidence of violations and crimes at the three associated gas stations, and Le Xuezhi was brought back to the Municipal Bureau for investigation.

In the evening, Lu Fan brought a bottle of white liquor and two small dishes to visit the residence of Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Wu Xiaohua.

While drinking, Lu Fan said seriously, "Brother Wu, I have a private matter I'd like to ask for your help with!"

"Still being polite with me? Just say it if you have something!"

"I would like to ask you to investigate Le Xueli. He served as a township secretary and deputy county head in Ningyang for more than ten years."

"Le Xueli? The younger brother of Provincial Governor Le, right?" Wu Xiaohua frowned, thought for a moment, and asked, "Does Secretary Mingzhou know about this?"

Lu Fan nodded and said, "I have already asked the Secretary for instructions, and he expressed his support!"

"This matter needs Ningyang's cooperation to achieve twice the result with half the effort!"

"County Head Bian is now presiding over the work of the County Party Committee and will definitely go all out to cooperate!"

"Lu Fan, you are going to fight the Le family to the death, have you thought it through? There is no turning back once the bow is drawn!"

"Brother Wu, if you are in a difficult position, I can slow down!"

Wu Xiaohua smiled slightly and said, "Lu Fan, do you think your Brother Wu has no guts? If you want to do it, I'll go crazy with you! Isn't it just a Vice Provincial Governor? Perhaps someone has already noticed them!"

Lu Fan said excitedly, "Brother Wu, I won't say anything else; this friendship is kept in my heart!"

At this time, Le Xueren was deep in thought in his office. He was not sure if the investigation of his fourth brother's factories was Lu Fan's retaliation or if Li Mingzhou had made a move!

If Li Mingzhou made a move, then he had no way to deal with it. In Yingjiang City, no one could check and balance this member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, not even Mayor Sun Weidong!

But his fourth brother could not be left unsaved. Not to mention the brotherhood, just those factories brought in millions every day, which was three or four hundred million a year. If they were taken away, the loss would be too great!

After thinking about it, Le Xueren felt that it was not convenient for him to take action personally, so he dialed the phone of Executive Vice Provincial Governor Duan Pengfei to ask for his help.

Unexpectedly, after Duan Pengfei heard the whole story, he said instead, "Xueren, I heard you have more than a dozen associated gas stations in Yingjiang. Since Li Mingzhou has made a move, just give them to him. After all, that is his territory, it's hard to deal with!"

As soon as Le Xueren heard this, he knew that this old guy had crooked thoughts. He had mentioned this matter before; to put it nicely, it was joining forces to grow bigger, but to put it bluntly, he was jealous and wanted to get something for nothing!

But the situation was stronger than the person, so Le Xuezhi said helplessly, "Pengfei, we are brothers, let everyone make money! You find someone, just invest in twenty percent, and there's no way for more, after all, there are shares from all sides! But the top priority is to solve the problem, otherwise, the next one to be investigated will be other factories!"

Duan Pengfei smiled and said, "For legally operating enterprises, especially large taxpayers, the local government should give appropriate special treatment. I will say hello to the Public Security Department first, and if necessary, communicate with Li Mingzhou. There will always be a way to solve the problem!"

"Okay, I'll wait for your word!"

At ten o'clock in the evening, Ye Chen received a call from Ma Kai, Executive Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, asking about the cases of the Ningyang waste oil mud treatment plant and the associated gas stations being investigated.

After Ye Chen finished reporting, Ma Kai said, "Old Ye, you must think twice before acting! As a friend, I'll give you a piece of advice: those factories are not simple, be careful of burning yourself! I think just investigate and fine them, and let the people go!"

Ye Chen said with difficulty, "Director Ma, if it were anything else, since you've spoken, I definitely wouldn't have a second word! But I can't do anything about this matter. This operation was personally arranged and deployed by Secretary Li of the Municipal Party Committee. Do you think I dare to act on my own?"

"Secretary Mingzhou gave the instructions? Do you know the reason?"

Ye Chen said, "I really don't know this, and it's not convenient to ask too much. I can only execute the orders of the Municipal Party Committee. Please understand, Director Ma, and bear with me!"

"Okay, I know, you go to rest early!"

The next morning, in Duan Pengfei's office, Le Xueren and Provincial Public Security Department Director Jia Lehan were discussing the Ningyang case, and both felt helpless about Li Mingzhou.

Duan Pengfei said, "Old Jia, can you find a way to change the Public Security Bureau Director of Yingjiang? Since he doesn't listen, let him sit on the bench!"

Jia Lehan replied, "It's very difficult. The adjustment of the municipal-level Public Security Bureau Director has to go through the process, and the Political and Legal Committee and the Provincial Party Committee have to pass. If Li Mingzhou sticks his foot in, I'm worried the appointment won't pass! Besides, Ye Chen has no choice; he can't not listen to the Municipal Party Committee's command. If Li Mingzhou wants to adjust the Public Security Bureau Director, it's simpler than me!"