When Wen Huaiming finally reached an important turning point in his life, He Kuan, the secretary of the Shunyi County Party Committee, fell to the lowest point in his life. The usually powerful official was lying alone in the isolation room of Shunyi Hotel. Without the mountains of documents and the sea of meetings, without the crowds of people following him, the small room of more than ten square meters became the only area he could move around. This sharp contrast was also one of the reasons why many people under double-regulation suffered mental breakdown.
He Kuan had been here for a day and a night. When he first came in, Niu Guiqing personally came out to talk to him. He didn't beat around the bush and directly threw the confessions of Tang Gonghe and He Ying on the table. He Kuan only flipped through a few pages and his face turned pale. He didn't expect that the investigation team had no progress in the grain case and would start a new project and cut off the source of the problem from his daughter and son-in-law.
Tang Gonghong is such an idiot, he is always causing trouble instead of helping others!
He Kuan felt powerless. He only had one daughter. Although she was a little spoiled, she was the most caring person in the world. He used his power to make money crazily. Isn't it because he wanted his descendants to enjoy more happiness? He usually saw that Tang Gonghe was quite experienced in handling things, so he was relieved to hand over the money he made over the years to them. However, he didn't expect the city to suddenly do this, and he didn't expect that Tang Gonghe would not even last a night and shook everything out.
waste!
Niu Guiqing's livid face shattered all of He Kuan's hopes. He knew that there was no way to escape this time. Even if he could clear himself completely from the grain case, the evidence in the hands of the investigation team was enough to put him to death.
After a sleepless night, He Kuan sat up from the bed, walked to the window and quietly looked at the rising sun. His hair had turned white without him noticing, and the messy hair made him look more like an old man than the powerful county party secretary. An iron guardrail was added outside the window to prevent him from committing suicide. He Kuan laughed at himself. Suicide might not be a bad choice, but his only daughter and son-in-law were involved. It would be too worthless to just die like this!
I've lost my life, what else is there to worry about
Niu Guiqing pushed the door open again. He Kuan had calmed down a lot. He turned around and asked Niu Guiqing for a cigarette. He took a long puff and said, "Secretary Niu, I will cooperate with the investigation team, but I hope that my daughter and son-in-law can be dealt with leniently..."
This condition was also expected. Niu Guiqing nodded and waved his hand. Several staff members came in one after another. The recording and record were ready. He Kuan's first sentence made everyone present drop their jaws.
"Not to mention Shunyi, even Qingzhou, and even the entire province, the entire food system has long been rotten..."
Jiangdong Province has always been known as the "granary of the east", and Shunyi is located in the northernmost part of Jiangdong Province, in the south-central part of the Jianghuai Plain. The county has 43 towns and 857,000 people. It produces nearly 1.5 billion kilograms of grain each year, and only purchases 800 million kilograms of commercial grain. It is one of the famous grain-producing counties in the country and plays an important role in the grain system of the entire Jiangdong Province. Since the 1990s, the country's political situation has been stable, the weather has been good, and the grain production has been bumper every year. Naturally, there are more grain depots and granaries. Not to mention the annual purchase of grain, the materials consumed by the 26 granaries in the county to store grain is a terrifying figure.
With He Kuan's mouth opened, the task force finally had a clear direction of attack. They then randomly read the files of the Shunyi County Grain Bureau. The official documents clearly stated: the total price of grain materials purchased in 1992 was 15.86 million yuan, which rose to 40.85 million yuan in 1993, 61 million yuan in 1994, and by 1995, it had reached a huge amount of 130 million yuan.
How is the money spent
The task force focused on the interrogation of Liu Zhanying, the former head of the Finance Section of the Grain Bureau. After He Kuan personally worked on it, seeing that Secretary He had surrendered his gun, this guy who had been slick in the previous interrogation suddenly lost his backbone and confessed some inside information. Based on Liu Zhanying's confession, the task force organized more than 40 police officers to inspect the material reserves of the grain depots in Mazhuang and Shuanggou. The results were shocking.
Grain storage generally requires materials such as mats, straw mats, storage bases and caps, thermometers, wire ropes, probes, tarpaulins, racks, and rat poison. In the medium-sized grain warehouse in Mazhuang alone, it has been found that the backlog of materials has occupied more than 7 million yuan. The warehouse purchased 310,000 thermometers, which can be used for 40 years; 32,000 meters of wire ropes, which can be used for 100 years; 1.68 million mats, costing 1.45 million yuan; 419,000 pieces of grain, costing 4.57 million yuan; 1,051 storage bases and caps, costing 890,000 yuan...
The case had made a major breakthrough, and Niu Guiqing and Liu Tianlai rushed back to Qingzhou to report to Xu Fuyan in person. Wen Huaiming, as the new deputy secretary-general, greeted them in front of the office building. As soon as Niu Guiqing got out of the car, he shook Wen Huaiming's hand and said with emotion: "Old Wen, I really thank you for helping to open up the situation in Shunyi this time. If it weren't for your advice to start with He Kuan's daughter and son-in-law, I don't know how long it would take to take down these people..."
Wen Huaiming naturally declined repeatedly, saying that if Secretary Niu had not been in command, how could he have easily broken through He Kuan's psychological defenses, and this was the greatest credit. Niu Guiqing was pleased and went upstairs first with a smile. Liu Tianlai deliberately pulled Wen Huaiming a few steps behind and whispered, "I haven't had time to congratulate Director Wen on his promotion. Well, look at my mouth, I should call him Secretary General Wen now."
Wen Huai knew that Liu Tianlai was very close to Zuo Yuxi, and even had some unclear feelings with Wen Liang, so he smiled and said, "Director Liu, please don't be polite. I have to congratulate you. There has been such a big breakthrough in Shunyi. This morning, I heard Secretary Xu mention you. He said that Director Liu, you are daring and capable. If you can temper your temper, you will be of great use. I think it won't be long before there will be good news..."
This is how it is easy to be an official when you have someone in the court. It has always been a hard job to figure out the emperor's intentions, but with Wen Huaiming as an insider, it is clear what Xu Fuyan is thinking. Liu Tianlai was overjoyed and thanked him profusely. Wen Huaiming smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Hurry up, Secretary Xu is still waiting."
"Yes, yes, Director Wen, oh, look at how stupid I am, why can't I change my words... When the Shunyi case is over, you must do us a favor and sit down with me, and give me some advice..."
After entering the office, Xu Fuyan just put down the phone, listened carefully to Niu Guiqing's report, and asked: "A small rural grain depot, no matter how much money is spent, it can't cost millions, right?"
Niu Guiqing was so angry when he mentioned this that he slapped the coffee table before he even opened his mouth, causing the cup to shake. Liu Tianlai was a little dumbfounded. With his previous status, he was not qualified to participate in this kind of small work meeting between the city's senior officials, which was half official and half private, so he was shocked.
MD, everyone says that I, Old Liu, have a bad temper, but compared to Secretary Niu, what’s that
Xu Fuyan knew Niu Guiqing's temper, and said with a smile: "Old Niu, drink some water first to calm down. Tianlai, you can talk."
Liu Tianlai cheered up and gave a concise and clear introduction to the specific situation. His words were well-reasoned and logical, and even Wen Huaiming nodded secretly. He had been trying to get close to Niu Guiqing during this period, and their relationship could be said to be in the honeymoon period. If Niu Guiqing hadn't allowed it, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to meet Xu Fuyan this time.
If you have a chance, grab it!
Xu Fuyan's face was not looking good, of course it was not directed at Liu Tianlai, ever since Lin Zhen played that trick in the Wen Gu incident, his opinion of Liu Tianlai has skyrocketed. What made him angry was the lawlessness of the people below.
The cost of materials for a township grain depot is naturally less than 7 million yuan. This is an account that even a child can understand. However, under the manipulation of this group of rats, the market price of steel wire rope is 4 to 10 yuan per meter, and the grain depot buys it at 85-105 yuan; the market price of thermometer is 0.45 yuan per piece, and the grain depot buys it at 1.10-1.50 yuan per piece; the market price of hoarding bottom and hoarding cap is 120-180 yuan per piece, and the grain depot buys it at 850-1100 yuan; the market price of rat poison is 10 yuan per catty, and the grain depot buys it at 470 yuan per catty, and so on and so forth. The purchase price of almost all materials is dozens or even hundreds of times higher than the market price. The price is ridiculously high, but few things are qualified. The thermometer is a glass tube without mercury, the rat poison is a pigment made of rice, the mat is short, and the sedge is narrow. The locals ridiculed it and said, "The mat is like a butt pad, and the sedge is like a belt." This is obvious!
After hearing about this, not only Niu Guiqing slammed the table, but even Xu Fuyan had the urge to slam the table. Niu Guiqing hesitated and said, "According to He Kuan, not only is there a problem with Shunyi's grain system, but even the provincial government..."
Xu Fuyan snorted coldly and instructed the task force to pursue the victory, carry forward the spirit of continuous combat, not be afraid of fatigue, not be afraid of difficulties, and have the strong support of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. No matter which layer or level is involved, they must get to the bottom of it.
This was the reason why Niu Guiqing insisted on coming back to report in person. Seeing Xu Fuyan insisting on a thorough investigation, he couldn't help but admire him a little more. He immediately stated that he would live up to the trust of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and fight the battle of Shunyi well.
After Niu and Liu left, Wen Huaiming said, "Secretary Xu, we should still treat Secretary Niu's words with caution..."
Xu Fuyan stood up, walked to the large window, folded his arms, and nodded after a long while. He didn't need to hide his true feelings from Wen Huaiming, who was his confidant. The case in Shunyi had developed to this point, and no one could stop it. Instead of covering it up, it was better to expose it openly. Of course, he had to communicate well with the higher-ups to minimize the impact and losses.
There is no need to explain these to Niu Guiqing clearly!
After returning to Shunyi, Niu Guiqing convened a meeting of all the members of the task force. They were a little excited as they had found a breakthrough in the case. However, the more excited they were, the more likely they were to be careless and make mistakes in a hurry. Facing this possibly the largest corruption case in the grain system in Jiangdong Province since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the pressure and resistance they would face in the future could be imagined. Without sufficient mental preparation, major chaos would likely occur from within.
Niu Guiqing rearranged everyone's work, and the first thing he emphasized was He Kuan's personal safety.
This person must not die!