Kan Beihe finally agreed, and then the 102nd Guards Regiment disarmed the Kanjiazhuang militia company.
Soon, the Supreme Procuratorate, the General Police Department and the Security Committee formed a joint task force and came to Kanjiazhuang.
It was classified as a criminal case, but the Security Committee (Secret Bureau) was involved in investigating whether there were any foreign forces involved.
Regarding this case, Lu Ming would not interfere in the work of the special case team, but he stayed in Kanjiazhuang.
The Kan Family Manor is located in the back mountain of the village and covers a vast area. The small courtyard called "Wudao" next to the Luohua Waterfall and the Green Mountain Pond has become the temporary residence of Vice President Zhang, where he handles state affairs.
This courtyard is usually uninhabited. It is reserved for the Kan sisters and their father to visit their family during the New Year every year.
Although Kan Beihe was often called to take statements, and had to take statements over and over again for more than ten times, he was still relatively free. Every day he would come to play a game of Go with Vice President Zhang. It was the "Go" invented by Prince Black Mountain Fort. Its rules, the overall situation, the spear and shield of momentum and local fighting, and its subtleties were full of knowledge and very suitable for the thinking of people in Zhongzhou. It was popular among the upper class and also spread to Anshan.
Of course, Lu Ming’s previous life was already the “dog” era, and Go had fallen from its pedestal. If the computing power was sufficient, it would ultimately be a game with an absolute winning or losing pattern.
Lu Ming is not very good at playing Go, and he just plays casually with Kan Beihe. However, it is necessary to listen to his conversation and understand the gentry’s thoughts on the pros and cons of the republican system.
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The waterfall has a small drop, so the sound of the gurgling water is crisp and pleasant, and white waves splash on the huge rocks in the green pool, creating a beautiful scenery.
Lu Ming stood in front of the pond with his hands behind his back. Next to him stood a young man who told him the legend of the white fish in the pond turning into a dragon.
The man was Kan Beihe's second son, named Kan Jiayuan, and he was the cousin of the Kan sisters.
The Kan sisters stood not far away, accompanied by a woman named Gao, who was the Kan sisters' wet nurse and also from the same village. She went to the provincial capital with them and took the Kan sisters with her, just like their biological mother. When the Kan sisters were seven or eight years old, Gao couldn't get used to the life in the provincial capital. Seeing that the sisters had grown up and couldn't understand the knowledge they were learning, she simply came back. But every year, the Kan sisters would take the wet nurse to the provincial capital to live for a period of time.
Gao's son Kan Xuewu was one of the young men who fought for Commissioner Li's pistol. As to how the pistol went off, no one knows. Now, several young men have been temporarily detained by the special case team.
Although Lu Ming did not interfere in the case, he was naturally concerned about the progress of the investigation.
But Gao was not an ordinary person. She was with the Kan sisters, but she didn't cry or beg for mercy.
Obviously, she knew that saying this would only embarrass the eldest and second young ladies, and might even make her unhappy with her two young ladies.
As for Kan Jiayuan who was telling the story next to him, he was a wonderful person. After graduating from university, he did not want to stay in the provincial capital, so he returned to his hometown and became a teacher in his local primary school. The Kanjiazhuang Primary School was actually funded and built by the Kan family. On the founding day of the People's Republic of China, the Kan family voluntarily donated it to the country, and it became the Kanjiazhuang National No. 1 Primary School.
This kind of family of gentry could indeed give birth to a person like Kan Jiayuan, who had a very privileged life since childhood, strict family education, and received a relatively idealistic education. So what did he pursue? To benefit the village and contribute to society.
Of course, such people are rare.
Lu Ming smiled from time to time while listening to him telling stories. It was not because his stories were so interesting, but just because he felt happy just looking at him.
A young man in black military uniform hurried in.
In fact, they are the guys in the baseball cap from before, but now that Commissioner Zhang has publicly announced his identity as the vice president, they can no longer dress like secret service agents, but rather as the presidential guards, wearing black military uniforms and looking very smart and neat.
The young man whispered something in the ear of the guard captain Chang Lei not far away. Chang Lei took two quick steps forward and said, "Master, Director Liao Qifa of the Independent Commission Against Corruption has come to Kanjiazhuang and wants to see you."
Lu Ming nodded and said, "Take him to the study."
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When Lu Ming was just acting as Commissioner Zhang in Mengdong County of Wanzhou, Liao Qifa was the director of the political training department of the Cangyun Group and also served as the Commissioner for Sujing in the Mengdong area.
At that time, the two had similar identities and status.
At that time, there was also a girl named Cheng Wanjun, who was released from the official residence of "Commissioner Zhang" and was specially taken care of by Liao Qifa.
But later, Cheng Wanjun and Liao Qifa drifted apart, and their relationship developed very well.
From then on, it seemed that Liao Qifa had some opinions about "Commissioner Zhang".
Today, Commissioner Teo is the Vice President of the Republic and Liao Qifa is the Director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Although the ICAC is only responsible to the President, there is still a huge gap between Liao Qifa and Commissioner Zhang in terms of status and specific positions.
In the study, Lu Ming did not act like a boss. Instead, he sat on the sofa side by side with him and poured him a cup of tea with a smile.
Liao Qifa did not touch the tea, but went straight to the point: "Mr. Vice President, I am here because I hope that our ICAC can also participate in the investigation of this case. After all, the victims are from our ICAC."
Lu Ming frowned immediately. Others might not know, but how could he not know? The ICAC had a red telephone that was directly connected to the Black Mountain Headquarters. He had already reported to him the idea of sending someone to join the special case team, but the report was rejected by him.
But he didn't expect that he came to see the Vice President, or rather, "Commissioner Zhang" in his eyes.
If I agree, wouldn't that mean I'm taking the blame for him
After all, it is difficult to explain clearly what happens at the upper level and the specific process by which decisions are made.
The first person that His Royal Highness the Prince of Black Mountain Castle would be dissatisfied with must be "Commissioner Zhang", the ultimate decision-maker.
"Qifa, Qifa, as the head of the ICAC, if you still regard the ICAC as a collective of interests, you are not qualified for the job!" Lu Ming waved his hand, "Listen to me first, this case is a criminal case, so the Supreme Procuratorate and the Police Station are investigating, and it may involve overseas, so the Bureau of Secrets is assisting, but now it is basically determined that there is no overseas force at work, and the Bureau of Secrets will soon withdraw from the special case team." Looking at Liao Qifa: "When did your ICAC take charge of criminal cases? Don't say that the victims are your people, there are no your people! Even if they are your people, if your own brothers are involved, will you intervene? Qifa, you have to change your mindset!"
Liao Qifa had a gloomy face and remained silent. After a while he nodded and said, "You're right! I have something to do in the office. Bye!" He stood up, bowed slightly, and walked out.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Black Mountain Castle would never scold his son like this, so he was naturally embarrassed now.
Lu Ming looked at his back and shook his head, and all the bad guys were played by "Commissioner Zhang".
In fact, from my own perspective, I have a good impression of him and he is very capable, but he still has the old-fashioned mindset of a family-run empire and treats the ICAC as his private army. However, there are institutional constraints and he can correct himself slowly. The locals of Montenegro all come from the old era, and it is unrealistic for them to be reborn in just a few years.
From Commissioner Zhang's perspective, it doesn't matter if he becomes a political enemy in his eyes. There are no factions in the party and they are all kinds of things!