Chapter 115: Du Chengfeng Turns the Tables!

Under Tang Ye's death stare!

Various emotions roiled across Liu Guang's greasy face...

In the end, he sighed dejectedly.

"I give up. I admit, having served as Village Chief for so many years, I have done many bad things. But I must make it clear, I have absolutely nothing to do with Liu Yang's labor service company."

Tang Ye saw through it.

Liu Guang and Liu Yang were "plastic brothers."

Liu Guang feared Liu Yang.

Colluding with him was mostly due to coercion; he had no choice in the matter.

"Liu Guang, if you are willing to cooperate with us in capturing Liu Yang, we will take your meritorious service into account and treat your charges with leniency."

"It seems I have no other path to take."

Liu Guang's eyes dimmed instantly.

"Liu Yang's labor service company is indeed a front. For so many years, he has trafficked many women. You can send people to search Liu Ziyi's house; he dug a cellar in the backyard. I went in once; those women were being controlled, living a life worse than death.

I tried to persuade Liu Yang. But, Liu Yang pointed a gun at my head and said if I leaked any information, he would kill my whole family.

I admit I am greedy for money and lustful, but I am definitely not a desperate criminal.

You all should hurry up and arrest Liu Yang!"

Liu Guang was emotionally agitated, speaking somewhat incoherently.

But Tang Ye felt that what Liu Guang said was not false.

This was a genuine expression of feelings; he was holding nothing back!

The more Tang Ye heard, the more alarmed he became, realizing this might be connected to a case the County Bureau was currently investigating.

Previously, while investigating Huo Jiansheng, Lawyer Cao had mentioned a human trafficking ring.

Since then, Wan Ming had established an investigation team, but there had been no breakthrough progress.

Ending the interrogation of Liu Guang, Tang Ye dialed Wan Ming's phone number.

After Tang Ye finished stating the clues he had grasped, Wan Ming slapped his thigh hard and said excitedly, "We found Nana; she said she was imprisoned in a cellar and subjected to assault and intimidation. But because she was blindfolded, she couldn't determine the location. Now the situation is clear! I am taking people to Liuqiao Village right now!"

Tang Ye reminded him, "I have Ren Jun keeping watch; according to Liu Guang, that group has guns in their hands, so you must be careful during the arrest process."

Wan Ming sneered, scoffing, "I haven't practiced shooting in a long time; I'll just use them as target practice!"

Tang Ye headed to the County Government to report the current situation to Du Chengfeng.

After hearing the entire process, Du Chengfeng was also quite shocked, "I didn't expect a small village official to have amassed millions within a few years, and to be constantly linked with evil forces."

"Secretary, things have reached this point; we cannot condone evil, we must cut out the rot!"

Du Chengfeng paced back and forth in his office.

Tang Ye vaguely guessed what Du Chengfeng was struggling with.

Du Chengfeng possessed absolute power in Tianling County.

But, at the same time, he was also the guardian of order.

Making too much of a stir and causing adverse social impact would bring him many negative consequences.

The leaders above would feel his management was ineffective.

The officials below would feel he was too ruthless.

The common people would be filled with fear and lack trust in the Government.

"Next, I will handle it." Du Chengfeng sorted out his thoughts and promised Tang Ye solemnly, "I will give society a reasonable explanation."

Immediately after, he had Secretary Xiao Jin arrange an emergency meeting.

Then he ordered Tang Ye.

"You will also attend the meeting."

"Understood!"

Beyond his excitement, Tang Ye felt a bit nervous!

At the County Standing Committee meeting, eleven Standing Committee Members were present, with nine in attendance.

Cheng Lin saw Tang Ye and vaguely guessed that the matter was related to the irregular land transfer in Liuqiao Village, Pinghu Town.

During this disturbance, someone had launched a surprise attack on the Pinghu leadership team to put pressure on Du Chengfeng.

Once everyone had arrived, the meeting began.

Du Chengfeng presided over the meeting, "Today we are mainly discussing the issue of irregular land transfer in Liuqiao Village, Pinghu!"

Acting County Mayor Guo Zhengting took the initiative to attack first.

"A few days ago, I received a complaint letter regarding Pinghu, and subsequently took the complaint letter to Secretary Cheng Feng! Pinghu Town can be described as a small temple with big demons; the management is so chaotic, there are significant problems with the government team!"

Guo Zhengting took the initiative to strike.

First, he tied the issue to the lack of management functions in the Pinghu Town Government.

He had to make Chen Zhihua and Tang Ye bear the charge of ineffective management.

"The meeting was called today to discuss the matter of irregular land transfer in Pinghu. The irregular behavior occurred several years ago and is a historical legacy issue. Pinghu Town has already taken action and brought Liu Guang under control."

Du Chengfeng guided the focus of the topic.

"The issue we are discussing is how to handle those personnel who colluded with Liu Guang! For example, Director of the Land and Resources Bureau Bao Chunsheng; at the time, he was the Deputy Bureau Chief in charge of land transfer approvals."

Guo Zhengting was slightly stunned; he did not expect Du Chengfeng to actually turn the tables.

Bao Chunsheng was a capable subordinate that Guo Zhengting had just promoted.

Fengxing Group participated in the bidding for the Five-star Hotel Project, and Bao Chunsheng had been accompanying them for the reception.

Guo Zhengting secretly thought that Du Chengfeng was indeed shrewd.

He had aimed the spearhead directly at him in one move!

"Comrade Chunsheng has worked in the Land and Resources Bureau for many years and has worked diligently without complaint. However, it is impossible to attend to every single detail. Furthermore, when Secretary Gao was in office, he required the Land and Resources Bureau to operate flexibly. As for the townships, they should do a good job of gatekeeping; they cannot kick the ball to the county whenever a problem arises."

The other Standing Committee Members remained calm.

Everyone could see it.

This was a game of chess between the number one and the number two!

Du Chengfeng glanced at Tang Ye in the corner.

"Some comrades present are not sufficiently informed about the course of events. I now invite Comrade Tang Ye to explain the cause and effect!"

Tang Ye inserted the USB drive into the computer.

Facing the screen, he began his report:

"Respected leaders:

Last Saturday, I received a task from the Secretary to go deep into Liuqiao Village for visits and conduct an undercover investigation into the situation of Liu Guang. I carried a voice recorder with me at the time and recorded the heartfelt voices of the villagers. I invite everyone to listen!"

Tang Ye clicked on an audio file.

Subsequently, the dialogue between Tang Ye and the villagers played at the scene.

Tang: "How was Liu Ziyi forced into a state where his wife left him and his family was destroyed?"

Villager: "Liu Ziyi was a capable young man, the first ten-thousand-yuan household in our village. He was willing to endure hardship and relied on contracting fish ponds to get rich. Liu Guang was jealous because of this and colluded with hoodlums like Liu Yang to trick Liu Ziyi into gambling. Liu Ziyi not only sold the fish ponds but also owed a mountain of debt. His wife took the children and remarried. Facing the massive usury, Liu Ziyi ultimately chose to jump into the lake..."

Tang Ye then played the second audio clip, "This segment is the audio of Liu Guang persecuting the candidate for Village Chief."

Immediately following were the third segment, the fourth segment...

In the audio, the villagers displayed emotions of both fear and anger toward Liu Guang.

Cheng Lin's gaze fell upon Tang Ye's refined and handsome face, and she sighed inwardly; in order to investigate the case clearly, Tang Ye had done his work with extreme meticulousness!

Du Chengfeng made a gesture to pause.

Tang Ye did not continue playing.

Guo Zhengting realized that he had made a misjudgment!

In just two short days.

Tang Ye had made full preparations!

With his super-strong execution, he made the questioning of his dereliction of duty in Pinghu Town appear pale and powerless!

Du Chengfeng's words became resonant and forceful!

"Comrades, Pinghu Town has not been inactive.

Comrade Tang Ye personally went deep among the villagers and learned the truest situation.

Facing the ironclad evidence, Liu Guang has already confessed.

However, we cannot simply close the case like this. Aside from Liuqiao Village, who dares to guarantee that there are no similar problems in Tianling County?"

Du Chengfeng's follow-up question caused everyone to fall into silence.

Especially the Standing Committee Members standing in Guo Zhengting's camp, who were now pondering how Guo Zhengting would respond!

Du Chengfeng did not give Guo Zhengting a chance to catch his breath.

He glanced at the County Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary, Zhuo Ming.

"Comrade Zhuo Ming, what do you say?"

Zhuo Ming quickly stated his position:

"The County Discipline Inspection Commission must establish an investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation into land circulation across the entire county; if problems are found, they must be pursued to the end."

Du Chengfeng looked at Guo Zhengting, "County Magistrate Guo, you value this case. Is there anything that needs to be added?"

Guo Zhengting had originally intended to use this matter to strike at Pinghu officials like Tang Ye and Chen Zhihua.

But he had not expected the wind to change, unexpectedly implicating innocent bystanders and burning his own controlled County Land and Resources Bureau.

Guo Zhengting could only swallow his broken teeth at this moment and said expressionlessly, "I have no objections!"

Seeing that the outcome between Du Chengfeng and Guo Zhengting had been decided, the other Standing Committee Members began to express their stances one after another.

"Vermin like Liu Guang must be severely punished without leniency."

"Other places with similar problems must also be cleared out together!"

"Personnel from the County Land and Resources Bureau must also be held accountable!"

Cheng Lin was experiencing a confrontation at the County Party Committee Standing Committee level for the first time.

Du Chengfeng had won! He won because Tang Ye's execution was too strong.

Who could have imagined that he would go door-to-door to collect public opinion?

Barring any accidents, the County Land and Resources Bureau would face a storm.

With problems appearing in this agency, many of Guo Zhengting's deployments would be disrupted.

Especially since Fengxing Group and Haihua Group were at a critical moment of bidding.

Barring any accidents.

Next, Du Chengfeng would discuss with Cheng Lin how to adjust the personnel of the County Land and Resources Bureau!

Cheng Lin began to sort through the list in her heart.

Everyone thought the meeting was about to adjourn.

The meeting room door was pushed open, and Secretary Jin walked quickly toward Du Chengfeng to report in a low voice.

A smile appeared on Du Chengfeng's originally stern face.

"News has come from Liuqiao Village. Because Comrade Tang Ye provided key clues, Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, Comrade Wan Ming, led the police to raid a den of a criminal gang trafficking women...

The Pinghu Town Government has not only rectified the social atmosphere but also eradicated a tumor that harmed society..." "Everyone who has votes, please cast them! Thank you for your support!"