Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Well, after listening to County Magistrate Feng, I did understand a lot. But what I don't understand is that the investigation team from the Municipal Party Committee seems to have determined that there is something wrong with our County Party Committee in this incident. Look at them. They arrived at the county at noon, and after lunch they started talking to people. They also took all the people involved in the case to their hotel to check on them. This situation seems a little wrong. Under normal circumstances, when a confession from a suspect is needed, the County Public Security Bureau only needs to cooperate in talking to them. After the conversation, they should release the suspect, but they didn't. Instead, they put the suspect in their hands. In addition, Secretary Fang of the County Party Committee went to the hotel by the lake without being invited today. These things can't help but make people imagine."

Lu Zhuo finally saw some differences in the matter. After listening to his analysis, Feng Sizhe nodded heavily. He didn't have any idea about Fang Xianzhi going to Zheng Jian. He knew something about it. What bothered him was that the investigation team sent by the Municipal Party Committee actually invited all the suspects involved in the case to the hotel where they were staying. Even the protection of Ning Bentou, who was staying in the county hospital and had not yet woken up, was taken over by the police they brought. This made people wonder what they wanted to do. They controlled all the people who were considered guilty in Dahu County. Did they want to overturn the case?

Lü Zhuo said some insignificant words and then left. Feng Sizhe suddenly had an epiphany as he watched him leave. It turned out that it was not that Lü Zhuo could not see through these things. Just think about it, he is older than himself and has seen a lot in the provincial party committee. Why does he still have such naive ideas? It seems that he came here to ask for advice on the surface, but in fact he was reminding himself to be careful of the unfairness of the municipal party committee investigation team. This Lü Zhuo is more and more good at doing things.

The next morning, Vice Governor Zhu Lianhai called Gaoyang Municipal Party Committee Secretary Cai Xingmin as soon as he arrived at work, expressing his concern about Ning Bentou's case and hoping that the Yongyang Municipal Party Committee would also pay attention to it. Even prisoners still have human rights, and relevant law enforcement agencies should not treat people like this.

Zhu Lianhai's phone call let Cai Xingmin know that the Ning Bentou incident had become a big deal, and it seemed that Du Tianhe had started to make moves. So he sent an investigation team from the Municipal Party Committee to Dahu County to re-investigate the whole incident, striving to restore the truth of the matter, not wrongly accusing any comrade, and not letting any comrade who committed a crime in law enforcement go unpunished.

Zhu Lianhai was quite satisfied with Cai Xingmin's answer. However, he still said that he would continue to pay attention to this case and hoped that the city would inform him as soon as there was a result.

The news that Zhu Lianhai had called to inquire about the case quickly spread throughout the Yongyang Municipal Party Committee, and everyone looked at Du Tianhe differently.

When people first heard that Du Tianhe's brother-in-law had his limbs broken and his penis crippled in Dahu County, many people laughed at Du Tianhe, saying that he was a leader without influence. If his brother-in-law could be bullied like this, it was obvious that the county officials didn't take him seriously at all. Some people even waited for the good show, waiting to see how the executive vice mayor would step down when the investigation team sent by the municipal party committee returned empty-handed. However, no one expected that Vice Governor Zhu of the province would call and ask about this matter. For a while, everyone had to look at him with new eyes.

In the past, everyone only knew that Deputy Mayor Du Tianhe had someone above him. In fact, any municipal party committee leader would have someone in the province, it was just a matter of power. But today, Zhu Lianhai's phone call undoubtedly told others that Deputy Mayor Du Tianhe's backer was him. A municipal party committee leader with a provincial standing committee member as his backer obviously has a bright future. The attitudes of those fence-sitters began to change again. Some people began to go to his office to report their work, as if they were about to turn to him.

Someone had called Feng Sizhe about the changes in the city. When he heard that it was Vice Governor Zhu Lianhai of the provincial government who called to inquire about the matter, Feng Sizhe knew that things had gotten serious. However, what concerned him more was that the situation in Dahu County had also changed significantly. That was that the investigation team sent by the municipal party committee had once again summoned many police officers involved in the case to question them early in the morning. Just now, he received news that Zhong Ping had called Fang Xianzhi again and asked him to come for a talk.

All of this proves one thing, that is, Zhong Ping and his team stepped up their actions? Could it be that a phone call from the vice governor gave them enough confidence? Feng Sizhe couldn't help but feel a little bad.

Fang Xianzhi came to the Huwai Hotel again. This time he felt uneasy. Didn't they talk yesterday? Could it be that Du Tianhe had made a decision so quickly? Wasn't he afraid that his review would pose a threat to him? What did he want to do?

When Fang Xianzhi arrived at the so-called temporary interrogation room of the Municipal Party Committee Investigation Team, he saw only Zhong Ping in the room. This made him breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that the bomb he dropped yesterday was still effective.

"What's the matter, Director Zheng? Is there anything else you want to talk about? Didn't I say everything I needed to say yesterday?" Fang Xianzhi came to Zhong Ping casually, found a chair and sat down.

"Oh, Secretary Fang is here. Haha, Deputy Mayor Du just called me and asked me to express his condolences to you on his behalf." When Zhong Ping saw Fang Xianzhi coming, he immediately came over with a smile on his face.

Fang Xianzhi waved his hand, "Okay, okay, you don't have to beat around the bush. Just tell me what's going on. I'm very busy."

Zhong Ping smiled, not at all displeased by Fang Xianzhi's attitude, "Okay, since Secretary Fang is very busy, I'll make it short. Deputy Mayor Du called to say one thing, hoping that you wouldn't tell anyone that he called you to plead for Ning Bentou, so that he can remember you well, and if Secretary Fang has any problems, Deputy Mayor Du will help you. Otherwise..."

"What else? I tell you, everything I said is the truth. Please tell Deputy Mayor Du immediately to withdraw your so-called Municipal Party Committee investigation team and take the initiative to find the Municipal Party Committee to admit your mistakes. In this way, I can give him some time and submit my confession report later." In Fang Xianzhi's opinion, he now has the handle on Deputy Mayor Du. He has the call record as proof of the call he made to him. Based on this, he can accuse Du Tianhe of abusing his power to affect public property. He believes that both parties are very clear about this.

Fang Xianzhi was determined to win. He believed that Du Tianhe would realize the seriousness of the matter and would immediately withdraw the municipal party committee investigation team. Now was a critical time for the economic development of Dahu County. Agriculture was in the harvest season, and the cadres had to focus on it. If the arrival of the municipal party committee investigation team affected economic development, it would be the fault of him as the head of the county party committee.

But Fang Xianzhi was still shortsighted and thought things were too simple. Zheng Jian saw that he seemed to be determined to go all the way, and his people also said with a gloomy face, "Secretary Fang, don't go too far in some things. Deputy Mayor Du is giving you a chance, so he asked me to speak for you. Otherwise, humph, you should know that you are not his opponent."

"Director Zhong Ping, what do you mean by that? We are all party cadres, and we pursue practical results. What do you mean I am not his opponent? Does it mean that a higher-ranking official will always be right? I have a different view on this point."

"Different opinions, huh. Well, since Secretary Fang has a different opinion, I will allow you to speak out based on organizational principles. However, everything will be handled impartially from now on, so you'd better be prepared. Come on, all the recorders come in, and we will start questioning." Seeing that Fang Xianzhi did not seem to have the intention of compromising, Zhong Ping immediately changed his face and suddenly spoke in a businesslike manner.

Then, the recorder walked into the interrogation room, acting in a businesslike manner.

Fang Xianzhi, who had nothing to hide, was not afraid. He thought, since you guys want to tear each other apart, then why should I be afraid? Anyway, the responsibility is not entirely mine. I did that to consider the feelings of the leader at that time. Even if the matter gets out of hand, I will at most be punished. The problem should not be serious. Then he sat there with a very steady look, as if he was not in a hurry.

"Comrade Fang Xianzhi, please tell me why you called the county public security bureau and asked them to release Ning Bentou. Did you plan everything in advance, waiting to release Ning Bentou and then accuse them of a more serious crime?"

The first thing Zhong Ping said when he came up made Fang Xianzhi stunned. What the hell was going on? Was Zhong Ping confused? How could he ask such a stupid question?

"Director Zhong, what do you mean, you..."

"Comrade Fang Xianzhi, please answer my questions and don't talk nonsense." Zhong Ping raised his face with a gloomy expression.

"What do you mean by talking about something else? What do you mean by saying that I will release Ning Bentou and punish him severely? What's going on? I don't understand." Fang Xianzhi was indeed a little confused. What was Zheng Jian's purpose in saying this? It seemed completely irrelevant.