Chapter 834: Li Na Has Entered the Game Herself!

Zhangping County.

Inside the County Party Secretary's office.

Zhang Lin was reporting his work to Fang Zhenggang.

Recently.

Secretary Fang had been overwhelmed by some troublesome matters...

The Municipal Party Committee demanded that Zhangping County focus on rectifying illegal mining, issuing an ultimatum that results must be produced within one month.

Otherwise, they would arrange for a working group to be stationed in Zhangping County for long-term supervision and management...

Once the city arranged for a working group to enter Zhangping County.

It would be equivalent to burying a time bomb under one's own seat.

Fang Zhenggang naturally would not allow such a situation to occur.

Fang Zhenggang handed this matter over to Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin did not shirk the responsibility and took on the task very actively.

Zhang Lin was an Exchange Cadre and was very sharp in his work.

He had only been working in Yanzhou for two years, so even if his methods were drastic, he did not need to worry about offending anyone.

Having him handle this matter could reduce future worries.

For Zhang Lin, having the authorization of the County Party Secretary was equivalent to receiving an imperial sword.

During this period, Zhang Lin had come into contact with many mine owners and experienced the wonder of power!

"Secretary Fang, regarding the private mining of the Julong Mountain Fluorite Mine, there is now a lead. After intensive investigation, we discovered that this matter is related to the Hongling Group.

The Hongling Group opened 25 mine shafts on Julong Mountain and colluded with the Malaysian businessman Hasan to smuggle rare earths.

At present, we have already grasped sufficient evidence and have already arrested her; we are currently interrogating her, and I believe we will have results very soon."

Upon hearing Zhang Lin's report, Fang Zhenggang felt much more relaxed and said, "You handled this matter well. I didn't expect that after the Hongling Group caused such a big stir before, they still hadn't learned their lesson."

The Hongling Group was now like a crumbling wall pushed by everyone.

Handing over the Hongling Group could provide an explanation to the city.

Zhang Lin had handled it well, solving his own dilemma almost perfectly.

Zhang Lin continued, "Although the Hongling Group has had frequent problems in business management, there are still so many employees in the company. I believe the government should step in to rectify the Hongling Group. According to my contact and understanding, the Guohong Group has the intention to acquire the Hongling Group, which would reduce unnecessary losses."

Fang Zhenggang was very satisfied with this approach by Zhang Lin and was just about to offer a few words of praise.

The landline suddenly rang.

Fang reached out and answered the phone.

"Secretary Fang, this is Ji Hai."

"Secretary Ji, what are your instructions?"

"Secretary Fang, there is a matter that requires your immediate attention. Secretary Liu is currently receiving Qiao Wansen, the chairman of the Ruilin Group. Qiao Wansen says that Li Na of the Hongling Group has been arrested and demands that you release her immediately."

Fang Zhenggang hurriedly explained, "There is a reason for the arrest of Li Na, and I was just planning to report this matter to Secretary Liu. The private setting up of mine shafts, illegal mining of ore, and smuggling of rare earths at the Julong Mountain Fluorite Mine were all directed by Li Na. Previously, Secretary Liu asked me to clarify the case as soon as possible, and now he is asking for her release; I am in a bit of a dilemma!"

"Secretary Fang, Qiao Wansen intends to inject 500 million into the Hongling Group. If you do not release her, this cooperation project will be terminated.

In addition, regarding Li Na's private opening of mine shafts, it has not yet been formally characterized, so it must be treated with caution."

Ji Hai's tone sounded extremely serious.

Upon hearing about the 500 million, Fang Zhenggang's eyes cleared up, and he said, "Secretary Ji, please report to Secretary Liu; I will have the Public Security Bureau release her immediately."

After hanging up the phone with Ji Hai, Fang Zhenggang looked grave and turned to say to Zhang Lin, "I just received a call from Ji Hai, the secretary to the Municipal Party Secretary, demanding that we release Li Na immediately."

A look of surprise instantly appeared on Zhang Lin's face, and he hurriedly said, "Secretary Fang, the evidence of Li Na's illegal activities is conclusive; we cannot just release her so easily!"

Fang Zhenggang gave a helpless, bitter smile and explained, "Qiao Wansen of the Ruilin Group has stepped in to protect Li Na."

Zhang Lin had a bad premonition.

Liang Shiyu's worries had come true!

"How could Li Na have a connection with Qiao Wansen?"

Fang Zhenggang replied, "The Ruilin Group intends to inject 500 million into the Hongling Group. Moreover, the Ruilin Group has an Anthracite Project in Dayu County and needs a stable coal supply channel, while the Hongling Group is the largest coal production enterprise in Yanzhou, so the two sides had the opportunity to reach a cooperation."

An Anthracite Project?

Zhang Lin quickly sorted out the relationships involved.

Through Tang Ye's matchmaking, Qiao Wansen and Li Na had connected.

As it turned out!

The changes in the situation exceeded his expectations.

In his view, Tang Ye was Li Na's mortal enemy.

When Zhang Lin communicated with Li Na, Li Na also showed hatred toward Tang Ye.

Now that Li Na and Tang Ye had a secret connection, Zhang Lin finally knew why he had always felt something was wrong.

Li Na had long ago seen through that the Fluorite Mine was a trap.

However, she still entered the game herself.

Zhang Lin's expression changed slightly, and he insisted, "Even so, we cannot cancel the accountability for Li Na just because of a business cooperation."

Fang Zhenggang lowered his voice and said, "Release her first! Do you want the Municipal Party Committee to arrange for an investigation team to be stationed in Zhangping County?"

Zhang Lin was stunned for a moment.

Fang Zhenggang was not easy to fool.

The County Party Secretary had already seen at this moment that someone was coveting the Hongling Group and had designed a trap.

It was just that the helmsman of the Hongling Group had cleverly resolved it!

After returning to his office, Zhang Lin dialed Wang Kang's phone number.

"County Magistrate Wang, I just received a call from Secretary Fang, demanding the immediate release of Li Na."

Wang Kang was stunned for a moment and said, "County Magistrate Zhang, Li Na is a criminal suspect, and we have already obtained a large amount of evidence; how can we release her so easily?"

Zhang Lin sighed, "This is a requirement from the Municipal Party Committee, and I have no choice either. You arrange for people to keep an eye on Li Na; if there is any movement, we will consider how to respond then."

Wang Kang rubbed his chin, "Understood, County Magistrate Zhang."

After hanging up on Wang Kang, Zhang Lin dialed Liang Shiyu's phone number.

"The situation has changed. I just received news that Ruilin Group is going to inject capital into Hongling Group, so the original plan to acquire Hongling Group might fall through. Additionally, you must prepare yourself mentally—Li Na has been acting the whole time. The whole matter is not as simple as you imagined."

"Acting?" Liang Shiyu asked in surprise.

"That's right. Ruilin Group has always had a very good relationship with Tang Ye, and now that Hongling Group can obtain this investment, it must be Tang Ye pulling the strings in the middle. A woman who can cooperate with an 'enemy'—how could she be as simple as you imagined? I suspect they are working together to set a trap, and are actually trying to fish for a bigger catch."

Zhang Lin paused for a few seconds and then added, "Let's not contact each other for the time being."

Not contact each other?

His heart skipped a beat.

Is Zhang Lin trying to draw a line between himself and me?

Overnight!

The situation had suddenly reversed...