Chapter 2132

At the dinner that evening, Yu Ruizhi and his sister Yu Ruoqiu were both present, but there was no one else—just the three of them. Chu Zheng and Han Xiang Dong were still in the capital and hadn't arrived yet.

As soon as Su Xinghui arrived, Yu Ruizhi asked the waiter to serve the dishes. Once the food and wine were ready, he picked up a bottle of liquor, poured two glasses, and said, "Come, Xinghui, let's have a drink to celebrate!"

Su Xinghui picked up his glass and said, "Brother Yu, thank you!"

Yu Ruizhi laughed and said, "What's there to thank me for? This whole affair was actually quite satisfying."

After drinking, Su Xinghui asked, "Who pulled the strings at the Ministry of Public Security?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "Monkey, of course. His cousin is a division chief in the criminal investigation department at the ministry, and he was the one who directly handled this case."

It turned out that Yu Ruizhi and his group had used their connections at the Ministry of Public Security to directly take down the big swindler Chen Heyang.

Of course, they didn't go directly to Hongzhou to arrest Chen Heyang. Instead, they first arrested one of Chen Heyang's disciples in the capital. His disciple had been swindling people in the capital for several months, deceiving believers and defrauding them of hundreds of thousands of yuan.

After investigating Chen Heyang, Yu Ruizhi and his group provided the information about his disciple to Han Xiang Dong's cousin. The cousin arrested the disciple, interrogated him overnight, obtained a confession, and then followed the trail to Jiangyou Province.

They arrested Chen Heyang and Pang Xingjie simultaneously. When arresting Chen Heyang, they notified the Jiangyou Provincial Public Security Department and received their assistance, but they didn't notify anyone when arresting Pang Xingjie.

They did this for two reasons: first, to avoid interference and obstruction; second, to leave some room for maneuver. After all, Pang Xingjie was Jiang Fangping's top secretary. An open arrest would be a public slap in the face to Jiang Fangping, and provoking him would not be a good idea.

By arresting him secretly, both sides still had room to negotiate. As long as they reached an agreement, Pang Xingjie could be released secretly. When he was released, he could continue to serve as Deputy Director of the Provincial Party Committee General Office, and Jiang Fangping's face would be saved to some extent.

If Xiao Qian hadn't seen Pang Xingjie being taken away that day, the operation would have been even more perfect. But it didn't matter that he saw it; they had prepared very thoroughly and wouldn't let others see their license plate. Even if they had, they weren't afraid—they had spare license plates.

When the Ministry handles things, can they be anything but thorough?

When they took Pang Xingjie away, they drove straight to Hongzhou. Their car looked like an ordinary jeep, but the engine inside had been modified; it was extremely fast and had excellent off-road performance. They reached Hongzhou in just over an hour, at which point the Jiangyou side hadn't even reacted yet.

After an overnight interrogation, they had obtained Chen Heyang's confession, and Han Xiang Dong's cousin had personally interrogated Pang Xingjie. Seeing the situation, Pang Xingjie was scared out of his wits and confessed everything.

However, Pang Xingjie's confession remained in the hands of Han Xiang Dong's cousin and had not been reported. How to deal with Pang Xingjie depended on the outcome of the negotiations with Jiang Fangping.

In fact, for Su Xinghui's side, whether or not to deal with Pang Xingjie was not particularly important.

Although Pang Xingjie had a good relationship with Chen Heyang, to some extent, he had indeed been deceived by him. He felt that Chen Heyang was truly an enlightened master, so he provided some convenience in certain aspects and acted as Chen Heyang's protective umbrella, without gaining much benefit himself.

Therefore, his problem could be considered serious or not serious, and Han Xiang Dong's cousin could decide for himself.

After Gan Qunce contacted Han Xiang Dong's cousin and his group, both sides basically reached a tacit understanding. Jiang Fangping first withdrew the two investigation teams, indicating his attitude.

And this evening, Pang Xingjie was also released by the special investigation team, and he had already returned home quietly.

Su Xinghui said, "Then I must thank him."

Yu Ruizhi smiled and said, "He doesn't need to be thanked. We can consider this as sending him a significant credit; in fact, he should be thanking us."

Chen Heyang's scam was a relatively large case. Based on the information currently available, the amount involved reached tens of millions of yuan, involving some businessmen and cadres, including some high-ranking cadres in Jiangyou Province.

If they continued to dig deeper, the amount involved might increase further. Such a major case could be considered a significant credit for Han Xiang Dong's cousin.

The preliminary investigation into Chen Heyang was basically conducted by Yu Ruizhi and his group. They provided the information they had gathered to Han Xiang Dong's cousin, allowing him to make accurate arrests and crack such a major case in the shortest possible time. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Yu Ruizhi and his group had handed him this credit.

Su Xinghui said, "Fine, then I'll go drink with him when I have the chance."

Yu Ruizhi said, "That's certainly possible."

Yu Ruoqiu raised her glass and smiled, "Xinghui, I'll toast you. Your trouble is now eliminated; that Secretary Jiang of yours shouldn't be looking for trouble with you anymore, right?"

Su Xinghui picked up his glass and had a drink with Yu Ruoqiu.

Yu Ruizhi said, "If he looks for trouble again, we still have Pang Xingjie's confession in our hands."

Everyone laughed. Indeed, if the fact that a provincial party secretary's secretary participated in such superstitious activities and acted as a protective umbrella for a major swindler were exposed, Jiang Fangping might not be able to continue as provincial party secretary.

Of course, if it really came to that, the entire Jiangyou political scene would experience a major earthquake, which was not what anyone wanted to see. Everyone hoped for stability in Jiangyou Province and rapid economic development; that would be for the best.

Jiang Fangping had also suffered a loss of face this time, and Ke Zhifang had won another round. Presumably, Ke Zhifang's prestige in Jiangyou Province would be even higher in the future.