Chapter 744

Wang Huaizhong immediately said: "Secretary Yue, since Comrade Su Yang, the Vice County Magistrate of Lieshan County, took office, he has discovered the deeds of this criminal gang."

"When he first took office, Geng Miao tried to win him over, even giving him 100,000 yuan to rope him in, but he has already turned that 100,000 yuan over to the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission."

"Besides that, in order to eradicate this criminal gang, he has almost offended all members of the Lieshan County Party Committee Standing Committee."

"But even as one person, he never thought of giving up; of course, he also knows that relying solely on one person's strength to dismantle this criminal gang is impossible."

"Therefore, on one hand he asked comrades from the Audit Bureau to come inspect the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery; on the other hand he also requested the bureaus of industry and commerce and quality supervision from other sister cities to conduct spot checks on the small commodities wholesale market controlled by Geng Miao and his group."

"At the same time, to prevent Geng Miao and his group from staging strikes and market blockades again, he specially transferred large quantities of daily necessities and general merchandise from other cities."

"It is precisely because of this that Geng Miao and his group have acted without any scruples against Su Yang and investor Miss Liu."

"Naturally, they have gone all out to frame Su Yang, and without completing the required procedures, they directly took Comrade Su Yang to the city for interrogation."

"Just as you arrived, Comrade Su Yang was still being held in a small dark cell."

"In order to completely eradicate this criminal gang and to restore a clear sky for the common people of Lieshan County, Comrade Su Yang once reported the relevant situation to me privately and asked me to help coordinate an out-of-jurisdiction trial."

"At the same time, he also applied to the provincial Discipline Inspection Commission to bypass the municipal and county discipline commissions and conduct an out-of-jurisdiction investigation of Bai TieJun, the head of the county Education Bureau, who has close ties to Geng Miao's criminal gang."

"Bai TieJun confessed that the criminal gang led by Geng Miao had long-term control over underage girls providing services at places like Yese Nightclub and other karaoke halls, among other heinous acts."

"If it weren't for you and the task force arriving overnight, Comrade Su Yang would probably still be under their interrogation at this moment."

"Of course, as Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission, I also need to examine my own work."

"Old Wang, who was promoted by Zhou Weiguo, kept praising Su Yang in every sentence, almost shaping him into a lone hero fighting black forces."

"At that moment, Su Yang happened to arrive at the office scene. Everyone's gaze turned to him, because he had stayed up late the previous night, been tossed around, and got up early this morning."

"At this very moment, his eyes were still bloodshot and his hair was messy, inevitably giving the impression that he had endured some torment."

"Su Yang felt embarrassed seeing everyone looking at him. Although Liu Zhengfan and Secretary Yue had already told him it was fine to come in the morning, those high-ranking leaders had stood guard all night last night, yet he had only dozed for two hours; within the system, even with that connection, he couldn't appear too out of line."

"Su Yang's original plan was that, being so early, perhaps some people were still catching up on sleep, and even if there were duty personnel, they were likely just ordinary staff. By the time the leaders got up, he would already have arrived, thus avoiding this embarrassment."

"But after all his calculations, he didn't expect the leaders to have stayed up all night; compared to that, his arrival was too abrupt. Put bluntly, it showed a lack of sense."

"However, just as he was embarrassed, not knowing whether to step left or right, Wang Huaizhong smoothed things over: 'Secretary Yue, speaking of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives—since Comrade Su Yang is here, let him report on his recent work.'"

"Secretary Yue nodded. He had originally wanted to meet Su Yang last night to first ascertain the situation, then proceed with follow-up work, but now that everything is already out in the open, it would also be good for Su Yang to give a more detailed report."

"Comrade Su Yang, from last night until now, I've heard plenty about your reputation."

"Now, the head of your county Education Bureau, Bai TieJun, has already confessed, and Comrade Sun Chengjun of the Public Security Bureau has already directed police officers to destroy several nightclubs and karaoke halls controlled by Geng Miao's criminal gang, and also sent a team to apprehend the fugitives Geng Biao and Geng Le."

"That is to say, all your earlier efforts have already borne fruit. I now want to hear you talk about the specific work in Lieshan County—why did this situation take so long to erupt? What work have you and the county Party Committee leadership team done? Why did this criminal gang dare to commit such heinous crimes?"

"Just now, the secretary of your county Political and Legal Affairs Commission said that all cadres in your county have accepted benefits from Geng Miao and willingly become protective umbrellas for his criminal gang. As a member of the county Party Committee Standing Committee, how do you view this?"

"Su Yang's heart also gave a jolt: What's going on? As soon as you, old sir, arrived, has everything already come to a conclusion? All my earlier efforts and hard work have also borne fruit, right? Bai TieJun has already confessed—haven't they already gone to arrest him? What more am I supposed to say? Do I really have to offend all these people to death?"

"Of course, at the same time he was also shocked—this operation was indeed extremely swift, such that in less than a night all actions had been put in place and had achieved certain results. Now, having to face this issue head-on, he cannot help but respond."

"He said: 'Regarding the problems in our county, I only became aware of them after I arrived. The fundamental reason lies in Geng Miao, under the halo of the so-called star enterprise Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery, relying on the fact that he has provided over a thousand jobs for the county, solved employment, and also relying on it being the sole economic pillar of the county, and again relying on it being the sole economic pillar of the county, he has acted lawlessly.'"

"Thus he monopolized the entire county's commodity market; as he continued to grow, he also used extreme means to win over and corrupt some of our cadres, making them protective umbrellas for him. And it is precisely because these protective umbrellas exist that they have become even more wanton, to the point of disregarding the law, harming ordinary people, and leaving victims with no recourse to sue."

"Even before, there were people who could not stand this situation, repeatedly reporting upward, but all came to nothing because of Geng Miao's heaven-reaching connections. Therefore, guided by my conscience as a Party member and my original aspiration as a cadre to serve the people, I would even stake my life and fortune to eradicate this tumor completely."

"Of course, relying on my own strength alone is not enough; throughout the process, Comrade Hou Junlai of our county Discipline Inspection Commission has also given me tremendous help."

"However, before he could finish saying all this, Secretary Yue interrupted: 'I don't want to hear that; I want to know, facing these protective umbrellas, facing these cadres who aid the wicked, what do you think should be done?'"