Chapter 1488: I Will Go All Out

This afternoon, Su Xinghui accompanied Hou my lord to take a look at the selected land. It is close to the construction site of the Changyu Highway, covering an area of about 70 mu. It is a desolate slope, not fertile land. Changshan County is too high in altitude, so it is impossible to have any fertile land.

However, for the Hou Group, this desolate slope is just right. The more such land, the cheaper the land price. As long as simple 'three connections and one leveling' work is carried out, they can start building their hotel.

Hou my lord looked at this land, looked at the bustling Changyu Highway construction site next to it, and he was full of ambition. In a few months, this desolate slope will become a high-end hotel.

Su Xinghui said: "Uncle Hou, are you satisfied with this land?"

Hou my lord said: "Of course I am satisfied. Although this land is inconspicuous now, according to this trend, in a year or two, it will be a geomantic treasure land!"

Yes, this land is close to the traffic artery, with a wide field of vision. In a year or two, after it becomes prosperous here, this will be the best geomantic treasure land.

Su Xinghui said: "Then you can start this project immediately. The scenery documentary filmed by CCTV in Changshan is estimated to be broadcast before long. Once this scenery documentary is broadcast, the number of tourists in Changshan County will gradually increase, and the demand for hotels will naturally become higher and higher."

Hou my lord nodded and said: "Hmm, I will start this project as soon as possible."

After accompanying Hou my lord to see this land, Su Xinghui went to the County Public Security Bureau and requested to see Xie Linsheng. Xie Linsheng received Su Xinghui in his office.

In Xie Linsheng's office, Xie Linsheng's attitude toward Su Xinghui was much more intimate. He poured a cup of tea for Su Xinghui himself and said: "You are a rare guest. This seems to be the first time you have come to my office, right?"

It was indeed the first time Su Xinghui had come to Xie Linsheng's office, because he didn't want to reveal his true relationship with Xie Linsheng in front of others.

Su Xinghui said: "I dare not come too often. Your Public Security Bureau's deterrent power is still very strong."

Xie Linsheng laughed and said: "It has a deterrent power to others, does it still have a deterrent power to you?"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Su Xinghui said: "Bureau Chief Xie, I still want to ask about the progress of that case now."

Xie Linsheng naturally knew which case Su Xinghui was talking about. He sighed and said: "Alas, that Zhang Meng's mouth is very hard, sticking to the story that He Xiaofeng was willing, rather than them forcing her. And we can't use means in interrogation, not even fatigue interrogation. Many pairs of eyes are watching, and there has been no progress until now. He is living very comfortably in prison, someone sends him food, and someone takes care of him."

Su Xinghui also understands why this is. Zhang Meng is now the key witness in this case, and naturally many people will watch him. If means are used on him, naturally someone will interfere, and even report the Changshan County Public Security Bureau. This is throwing a rat-avoiding-the-vessel.

Zhang Meng cannot be subjected to means during interrogation, and he is living very comfortably in prison, someone sends him food, and someone takes care of him. He doesn't know how comfortable he is living, so how could he confess so easily?

Su Xinghui asked again: "Then the Liulin District Public Security Bureau still refuses to transfer?"

Xie Linsheng said: "Yes, they found various reasons. Sometimes they even take out reasons like the suspect having a bad stomach, but we can't do anything about them. We went to the Municipal Bureau to reason, and the Municipal Bureau's Chief Song didn't have a clear attitude either. It really makes people angry, but they can't get angry."

Xie Linsheng's feelings are very well understood by Su Xinghui. The officialdom in China is like this. Everyone is a master of muddling through and playing Tai Chi. Clearly you have a reasonable matter, but it is often made by these people to have no temper at all, just arguing. If the higher-ups support it, it's fine. If the higher-ups don't support it, some things are really hard to handle.

Now this matter seems to have hit a dead knot, which cannot be untied. If you want to cut the knot quickly, firstly, there is no such fast knife, and secondly, if this knife is cut down, it is easy to accidentally hurt others and attract public anger, making yourself a target of public criticism.

After pondering for a long time, Su Xinghui said to Xie Linsheng: "Bureau Chief Xie, don't be too anxious, especially don't be impatient and use means on Zhang Meng, otherwise it will give others a handle. Just follow what Secretary Xue said. If it really doesn't work, go to court for trial. I believe He Xiaofeng's suicide note should still be very powerful."

Xie Linsheng nodded and said: "I won't give others a handle so easily. However, I will definitely do my best to ask for Zhang Meng's confession. If I go to trial without a confession, the chain of evidence is incomplete. Now the evidence favorable to us is mainly He Xiaofeng's suicide note, some traces on He Xiaofeng's body, and other inferences based on common sense. There is still a lack of direct evidence. If there is no confession, it is also very difficult for the court to convict."

Su Xinghui furrowed his brows tightly. Now the investigation work has fallen into a stalemate. If it really doesn't work, he can only use means outside the investigation. Under such circumstances, if external force is not used to exclude interference, the investigation is indeed difficult to carry out.

After pondering for a long time, Su Xinghui said to Xie Linsheng: "Bureau Chief Xie, thank you for your hard work. On behalf of the victim's family, I express my gratitude to you!"

Xie Linsheng said: "Alas, I am ashamed. It has been several days, and there is still no progress. If I had known earlier, I would have made a prompt decision and taken those few suspects down directly. At that time, I would have stepped up the interrogation. When they didn't have psychological preparation and hadn't established an offensive and defensive alliance, it was very likely to ask for a confession."

Su Xinghui said: "That might not necessarily be a good thing. That would have too big a political impact, and it would also have too much adverse impact on your future."

If Xie Linsheng had really taken Ren Hualin and the four down in one fell swoop, there would indeed have been a great hope of interrogating a confession. However, the political impact of doing so was too bad. The mayor, the municipal committee deputy secretary, the CPPCC vice chairman, and the deputy mayor—the sons of these four people, without asking the municipal committee for instructions, a county public security bureau directly arrested them. What kind of problem is this?

Although it has been said that building a rule-of-law society and independent law enforcement, it has to be said that at the current stage, domestic power is still greater than law. The public security department must be commanded by the party committee. If Xie Linsheng did this, then in the eyes of the municipal party committee, this is no different from rebellion. Even if you, Xie Linsheng, are reasonable, you don't want to have a future anymore.

The consequence of doing so is that the city will have a huge political storm, and Xie Linsheng will mostly be transferred to an idle position, and there will be no further progress from then on, because he broke the rules.

How could Xie Linsheng not understand this truth? He sighed for a long time and said: "Alas, being this bureau chief is really suffocating. It's not as happy as being a big-headed soldier and training every day."

Su Xinghui got up and said: "Alright, Bureau Chief Xie, I won't disturb you anymore, I'll go first."