According to convention and the principle of rank parity, team leader Xiang Changan and deputy team leader Lu Yan were responsible for talking to members of the Jiangnan provincial party committee and provincial government party group, while Zhou Yi was responsible for talking to general deputy provincial-level officials and department-level officials such as party committee secretaries and mayors of ordinary cities. Other team members were responsible for talking to lower-level officials.

Of course, this arrangement is not absolute. For example, one of Zhou Yi’s conversation partners just now was Deputy Governor Han Jianguo, who is also a member of the provincial government’s party group.

Therefore, Xiang Changan planned to let Zhou Yi "meet" Zhu Changlei, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. In fact, there was nothing wrong with it. It just depended on whether Zhou Yi was willing or not.

Zhou Yi humbly said that he would follow the team leader's arrangements, but as for his personal wishes, he was also very interested in Deputy Secretary Zhu, who had mixed reviews.

So, it will be a while!

So that afternoon, Zhou Yi met the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, who was said to have a very bad temper and had knocked out the teeth of his subordinates.

Just as Zhou Yi imagined, Zhu Changlei had a pair of triangular eyes, an aquiline nose and a pointed mouth, and a tall and strong figure, which really gave people a feeling that he was not easy to get along with.

"Hello, Secretary Zhu." "Hello, Secretary Zhou."

After a polite handshake, the two men went straight into conversation mode.

Zhu Changlei had no complaints about Zhou Yi being in charge of the conversation. Even though he was a member of the provincial party committee, Zhou Yi was definitely qualified!

"Some people reported that a family of three died in a violent demolition of a village in Donghe District. Five more people died in a dispute over the demolition. The families of the deceased had no way to seek redress and were forcibly dispersed by the police during their petition. The whistleblower and reporter who exposed the incident were both arrested by Jiangnan police. Secretary Zhu, do you know about this?"

Zhou Yi chose a straightforward way of asking questions, going straight to the core of the problem in order to gain insight into the other party's reaction.

Zhu Changlei couldn't help but frown. No wonder Zhou Yi came to question him. It turned out that someone reported the demolition-related death incident to the inspection team. As a "official killer" who has now moved to the position of discipline inspection and supervision, Zhou Yi is indeed the best person to supervise such incidents!

"I understand the situation. Now I will explain the details of the incident to the inspection team from beginning to end..."

The situation described by Zhu Changlei is almost the same as that described by Public Security Department Director Jin Haiyan. Both characterized the three deaths caused by the demolition as accidents. The subsequent deaths of five people were due to the collapse of a dangerous building in the demolished area, which buried a total of five people, including the demolition workers, which was also an accident.

"The deceased's family members, motivated by the desire for huge compensation and instigated by some people with ulterior motives and fueled by some people who do not know the truth, are preparing to gather in front of the Ganquan Municipal Government to cause trouble. If resolute and effective measures are not taken, it will inevitably turn into a large-scale mass incident with disastrous consequences!"

"It is for this reason that I instructed the Provincial Public Security Department and Ganquan City Public Security Bureau to, on the one hand, do their utmost to persuade the masses to stop illegal gatherings, and on the other hand, crack down on rumor mongers and hold them criminally accountable in accordance with the law."

Zhu Changlei had been quite polite in speaking to Zhou Yi since he came in, but as they talked, especially when it came to the demolition dispute, his unquestionable strong attitude naturally revealed itself.

Zhou Yi listened to the other party's words as if he had just listened to a conversation.

As the saying goes, the head follows the butt. Regardless of the truth, in Zhu Changlei's mind, those households who oppose and resist demolition have long been labeled as troublemakers. He insists that these are people with ulterior motives who intend to undermine social stability through criminal means such as incitement and rumors, and they must be resolutely cracked down on without mercy.

"Do you know the person in charge of Deshun Real Estate Company, who is responsible for the development of urban villages?" Zhou Yi asked calmly.

"I know her, but I'm not familiar with her. This is a famous real estate company that obtained the qualification for the project through public bidding. Its reputation in Jiangnan is second only to Yunshui Group. The boss of this company is called Julie. There are rumors outside that she is my niece, which is pure nonsense." Zhu Changlei answered very calmly.

"What are the considerations behind the arrest of Jixing Express reporter Gong Hua in a different place?" Zhou Yi continued to ask.

"Gong Hua fabricated facts and published a large number of articles and comments on multiple online media that maliciously slandered the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government. This constitutes the crime of defamation. Even if he is in another place, he must be arrested and brought to justice." Deputy Secretary Zhu said righteously.

After the conversation, Zhou Yi looked at Zhu Changlei's back as he walked away, thinking deeply. He vaguely saw some of Fu Xueqin's shadow in the other person.

In fact, there are quite a few officials with similar style.

It’s just that some people are strong and tough but still have principles, while others have been developed into violent, arrogant and unscrupulous people by the power in their hands.

There is actually an essential difference between the two.

"How is it?" Xiang Changan asked with interest.

"We need to continue investigating and verifying through other means." Zhou Yi answered very cautiously.

Frankly speaking, his first impression of Zhu Changlei was not good because he didn't like strong and assertive people.

As a person, you have to be kind to others and tolerant like him to gain more people's likes and admiration.

In a word, we must "win people over with virtue"!

"I'll leave this matter to you, Xiao Zhou. Once the verification is complete, just ask Zhixuan to write a report and submit it." Xiang Chang'an acted like a boss who didn't care about anything. He firmly believed that with Zhou Yi here, no matter what the problem was, it would not be a problem.

He has confidence in Zhou Yi, and even more confidence in Zhou Yi's father-in-law and uncles!

Zhou Yi smiled and nodded. He believed that verification was necessary. He couldn't just report something based on hearsay directly to the leaders of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. That would be irresponsible to his own work as well as to the cadres who were reported.

So after returning to his temporary office, he immediately dialed a number. The owner of this number once said that she was free every Sunday. Although today was not Sunday, the other party would definitely not have no time to connect his call.

Sure enough, the call was quickly connected, and the unique lazy voice of a female gangster came from the inside: "Secretary Zhou, what can I do for you?"

"I'm in Ganquan on business and want to ask you something. Do you have time?" Zhou Yi asked very straightforwardly.

"Secretary Zhou is asking questions, how can I say I don't have time? Just ask." Zhao Qiu Shui said with a smile.

"Do you know Deshun Real Estate Company?" Zhou Yi asked expectantly. In his opinion, the female gangster was the biggest local boss in Jiangnan Changtian. In addition, Zhao Qiushui and Deshun were both in the real estate industry. Whether competing or cooperating, Zhao Qiushui should not be ignorant of Deshun.

"How can you say 'know'? I know it very well! I tell you, you asked the right person. I'm thinking about how to tie up that old woman Julie and feed her two plates of leeks to make her sick to death!"

Zhao Qiu Shui said through gritted teeth.


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