Chapter 223: Raid
Luo Xiong thought that Ye Ming was going to talk to him and Zhou Qingzhu separately, so he stood up and prepared to say goodbye to Ye Ming.
Ye Ming waved his hand and said, "You can also sit down and listen, I am looking for Comrade Zhou Qingzhu, mainly for the sake of the major rectification of work style and discipline." My thinking is: In this large-scale rectification campaign, we must first start with the problem of party members and leading cadres playing cards and gambling, and first cure this chronic and serious illness before we can talk about anything else. It is certainly not enough to rely solely on the Commission for Discipline Inspection to deal with gambling, and it requires the close cooperation of your public security organs. Although you are not in charge of policing, some big gambling cases are likely to involve criminal offences, so there is no need for you to avoid them. ”
Then, he turned his gaze to Zhou Qingzhu and asked: "Secretary Zhou, you have always been very indignant about the gambling practice of party members and leading cadres in Beishan, so tell me: If you want to catch gambling, where do you start first?" ”
Zhou Qingzhu replied: "Secretary Ye, as far as I know, there are two most famous gambling dens in Beishan County: one is the two pleasure boats of Meishan Lake Resort, which is the favorite place for ordinary gamblers, known as the 'Lisboa Casino' in Beishan. You should know this place very well, so I won't go into details.
"The second famous gambling den is the 'Ivy Tea House' near the Transportation Bureau. According to insiders, this teahouse is run by three girls, one of whom is the niece of the chairman of the Yuda Construction Company, and the other two girls are the lovers of Wu Pinglang, director of the transportation bureau, and Cao Hui, secretary of the Donglin Township Party Committee. Therefore, the real bosses of this teahouse are actually Xie Benyu, Wu Pinglang and Cao Hui.
"The reason why this gambling nest is famous is because the people who go to this teahouse to play cards and gamble must be cadres at or above the deputy section level or a big boss with a net worth of tens of millions, and guests below this standard can only drink tea in the card seat or box on the first floor, and it is forbidden to play cards. Only qualified guests can go to the box on the second floor and participate in card gambling.
"As far as I know, the 'Ivy Teahouse' organizes a card game almost every night, and most of the participants are the top party and government leaders of the township offices, county-level organs and institutions, and some leaders of the county party committee and county government and even leaders of the Standing Committee often go there to play cards. Therefore, there is a saying in the officialdom of Beishan County: whoever is qualified to enter the box on the second floor of the 'Ivy Teahouse' to play cards, this person is equivalent to officially approaching the inner circle of the officialdom of Beishan County, and the addition of officials to the knighthood in the future is just around the corner! ”
Ye Ming asked quietly: "You just said that among the people who play cards in the Ivy Teahouse, there are also some leaders of the Standing Committee, who are the specific people?" ”
Zhou Qingzhu glanced at Luo Xiong, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "I once had dinner with Guo Wuqiang, the vice president of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, he was drunk and complained, saying that Liu Hontian, secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Chen Lichang, minister of the Propaganda Department, often asked him to go to the 'Ivy Teahouse' to play cards, and every time he didn't dare to win, he could only lose, and he lost nearly one million yuan in a year, but his desire to be promoted from vice president to party secretary has never been realized. The implication of his words is that he has played the business card with Secretary Liu and Minister Chen for so long, and he has lost so much money to them, but he has never received their help. Therefore, I estimate that Secretary Liu and Minister Chen should often go to the Ivy Tea House to play cards. ”
Luo Xiong also added next to him: "Secretary Ye, the information that Secretary Zhou got should be accurate. As far as I know, the 110 command center of the county bureau often receives reports from the masses that there are people gambling in the Ivy Tea House. However, the police stations below, including the county bureau's security brigade, either did not dare to send the police, or rushed to the teahouse and could not find out any problems. Moreover, those grassroots leaders who lead the team to the police will also be severely criticized by Director Yang. From then on, the 110 command center received a call to report the Ivy Tea House, and simply did not order the police. ”
Ye Ming's fingers tapped rhythmically on the desk, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "You two estimate: If we carry out a raid on the Ivy Teahouse now, will there be an unexpected gain?" ”
Zhou Qingzhu asked a little surprised: "Secretary Ye, do you want to act now?" Hasn't the great rectification of work style and discipline not yet begun? Raid the Ivy Tea House now, in case there is nothing to gain, wouldn't it be a surprise? ”
Ye Ming said a little unhappily: "Comrade Zhou Qingzhu, you are an old discipline inspection and supervision cadre, how did you say such a layman's words?" Work style discipline is the lifeline of party members and cadres, and we should grasp it at all times, everywhere, and we must not relax for a moment. Therefore, there is no problem that the rectification of work style and discipline does not begin at the beginning, and as long as clues to problems are discovered, they should be dealt with in a timely manner, and we cannot expect to concentrate on solving the problem through one or two major rectification actions.
"Besides, if the Standing Committee of the county party committee passes the decision on a major rectification of work style and discipline, those who often play cards and gamble in the Ivy Tea House, especially some important leading cadres, will definitely restrain themselves and even dare not go to the tea house to gamble in the short term. In that case, we lose the opportunity. Therefore, we can only destroy this gambling den by surprise before the rectification operation begins. It would be even better if we could catch a few leading cadres who were party members who were involved in gambling, and we could just take them as negative examples of the large-scale rectification of work style and discipline, so that this large-scale rectification action would have more reasons and basis. ”
Zhou Qingzhu is a smart person, after listening to Ye Ming say this big chase, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he guessed the real reason why he wanted to raid the Ivy Teahouse: he wanted to catch one or two big fish in the Ivy Teahouse through a surprise raid, and it was best to catch Liu Honda or Chen Lichang. If they slip through the net, they can also arrest some other party and government leading cadres who participated in gambling, and then follow the vine to find melons, and implicate Liu Honda and Chen Lichang through these people......
So, an imperceptible smile appeared on his face, nodded and said, "Secretary Ye, I will resolutely carry out your instructions and immediately mobilize capable forces to cooperate with the comrades of the County Public Security Bureau to raid the Ivy Teahouse." ”
Luo Xiong also immediately said: "Secretary Ye, I will immediately call Li Yi and ask him to mobilize the police and personally lead the team to the Ivy Tea House to catch gambling." ”
Ye Ming nodded and told Luo Xiong: "Director Luo, you are in charge of criminal investigation, so don't go to the gambling scene in person, so as not to be talked about by others." In addition, you have to tell Li Yi: Before arriving at the gambling scene, no police officer other than him alone can know the real goal of this operation, so as not to let anyone leak secrets. ”
Luo Xiong nodded hurriedly and said, "Secretary Ye, I know what to do." ”
Subsequently, he and Zhou Qingzhu said goodbye to Ye Ming, and agreed to call Ye Ming immediately after the operation was over to report the results of the battle.
After Zhou Qingzhu and Luo Xiong left, Ye Ming sat alone in the office, turned on the computer, absentmindedly browsed the news on the web, and waited for Zhou Qingzhu and Luo Xiong's report with apprehension.
An hour and a half later, Ye Ming's mobile phone suddenly rang, and when he looked at the number, it was Zhou Qingzhu calling, only to hear him say in an excited tone on the phone: "Secretary Ye, I have good news for you: this raid has gained a lot and achieved our expected results!" ”