The progress of Chen Zhongcheng's case has not been smooth, but there have been repeated major breakthroughs in Tian Zhuangda's case.

The fall of Chen Zhongcheng and his arrest dispelled Tian Zhuangda's illusions, and also relieved Tian Zhuangda's fear, and 300 million Hong Kong dollars were chased back from abroad.

Tian Zhuangda's memory is surprisingly good, and he first engaged in real estate development in the new area, and then became the CEO of the city investment company, so he has more contact with people in all aspects, and he knows more about economic crimes. After Wang Peisong heard the report, he took the time to talk with Tian Zhuangda in his busy schedule, and solemnly warned Tian Zhuangda: Reporting and exposing must seek truth from facts, and if you irresponsibly talk nonsense, it will not be a meritorious service, but a new crime. Tian Zhuangda assured Wang Peisong that everything he said was based on facts, and that he had wrongly been convicted of framing.

As a result, in less than a week, according to the clues provided by Tian Zhuangda, more than 12 cadres were arrested one after another, not including Chen Zhongcheng, who was the first to confess. Twelve department-level cadres were involved in nine related cases. The atmosphere in Xiajiang suddenly became unprecedentedly tense, and in just half a month, the number of people involved in the "two regulations" announced by the relevant provincial and municipal departments had reached 62 people. Among them, there are 23 cadres at or above the provincial level, including Vice Mayor Zeng Fan, who is in charge of finance. The main case and the collusion case involved more than 10 systems and departments in Xiajiang City, including public security, justice, industry and commerce, taxation, customs, finance, and real estate.

The seriousness of the situation was beyond Li Dongfang's expectations, and Li Dongfang understood why Zhao Qigong wanted to protect Chen Zhongcheng and why he was unwilling to investigate Tian Zhuangda's case in depth. This comrade is worthy of being a political person, and he would rather watch these corrupt elements escape, or watch them not be exposed one by one in the future, rather than expose the blame at this time. The big opening of the pot is a big sacrifice of ugliness, and the mistakes in the use of cadres alone are enough for Zhao Qigong to drink a pot. From this, I thought that Zhao Qigong had been completely offended this time, if Zhao Qigong himself was strong and could survive this storm of clean government, they would never be friends again in the future, and they would definitely be opponents.

It was not only Zhao Qigong who offended, but also a considerable number of cadres in Xiajiang City.

After the storm of clean government blew up, rumors spread in the compound of the municipal party committee, and the spearhead was all directed at Li Dongfang. said that Li Dongfang had been in power for almost a year, and he had not done anything serious, and even the mayor of Times Avenue was insisted on by Qian Fanxing, and he was forced to agree, saying that the only thing he did was to lead Wang Peisong to arrest people everywhere in Xiajiang, and to arrest the pioneering cadres mentioned by Secretary Zhao Qigong.

This kind of reaction was something Li Dongfang did not expect, and Li Dongfang said at the city's party and government cadres meeting:

"Don't these corrupt elements catch it? If we don't catch it, the people of Xiajiang will drive us down! If there is a mistake, then our mistake is that we found it too late, caught it too late, and it has already disappointed our people! ”

On the issue of protecting cadres, Li Dongfang said:

"If you are kind enough to make a mistake, even a very serious mistake, we can protect it, but you are corrupt, and in such a difficult economic situation in Xiajiang, you have stretched your black hand into the pockets of the country and the people to make a big profit, and of course our anti-corruption sword will cut off your claws......"

Speaking of later, Li Dongfang was very emotional, almost bursting into tears:

“…… Comrades, have you ever thought that these corrupt elements are destroying the foundation of the party and the country! The party's foundation and the country's foundation are ruined, and my generation will survive in peace? I, the secretary of the municipal party committee, and you, the party members and cadres, have to be laid off and go home to pick up their children! Don't think it's alarmist, it's not alarmist! Let me tell you a fact that happened not long ago: In Hetang Village, Taiping Town, Shayang County, a democratic election of a village committee was held in accordance with the "Organic Law of the Village Committee." Nine members of the village committee, including the chairman and deputy director, did not have a single party member, and all the candidates for party membership were defeated! What's with? Just two words: corruption, the party members and cadres of the previous village committee did not say anything in the township, and even dared to take the fine for overbirth! Therefore, the villagers of Hetang Village would rather choose a fortune teller to be the head of the village committee than our party members and cadres! Therefore, comrades must truly understand ideologically that the issue of fighting corruption and advocating clean government is indeed a major issue that has a bearing on the life and death of our party and country! Therefore, you individual comrades should not fan the flames and spread rumors there, and you must know that our party and our country have been brought down by these corrupt elements, and it will not do any good to all of you, and you must stand firm on the issue of fighting corruption and advocating clean government even if you think about yourself......

On the night of the city's party and government cadres' public meeting, another shocking scene was witnessed by Li Dongfang.

At about 7 o'clock that night, Wang Peisong asked Li Dongfang to hold a meeting of the leading group at the No. 3 Guest House of the Provincial Party Committee, and the meeting ended at about 9 o'clock. After the meeting ended, Li Dongfang was about to leave, but was stopped by Wang Peisong. Wang Peisong said, it's still early, are we going to meet with Zeng Fan, the deputy mayor who was quarantined and examined? Do the work again? Li Dongfang agreed, and followed Wang Peisong to the top floor of the back building where Vice Mayor Zeng was imprisoned. Unexpectedly, as soon as I came out of the old-fashioned domestic elevator, I heard a loud and low scream. After passing through the guard post of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, I found that it was Deputy Mayor Zeng screaming in front of the door of room 703 at the corner. The white and clean Vice Mayor Zeng was pressed on the flush toilet by two tall and powerful case-handling personnel and gulped the sewage in the toilet, and the other black and thin case-handling officer was urinating in the toilet, and Vice Mayor Zeng's head was drenched, obviously drenched in urine.

At the time of this incident, room 703 was not even closed, and anyone who walked to the door could see the real thing.

For a while, Li Dongfang's heart was unbearably sour. When he was the mayor back then, Deputy Mayor Zeng Fan has always cooperated well with him, and he has really done a lot of practical things, and he has a good reputation among the cadres and the masses. This time Vice Mayor Zeng had an accident, he didn't expect it. When Wang Peisong ventilated with him, he also asked, is it a mistake? In fact, there is no mistake, Zeng Fan accepted a bribe of 160,000 yuan, which was exposed by a deputy director of the Finance Bureau for interrogation, and Zeng Fan also admitted it. But no matter how big the crime is, the state has its own laws and sanctions, how can your anti-corruption bureau case handlers violate the regulations so much and commit such a sensational bestial act!

Not seeing it with his own eyes, Li Dongfang would never believe that this was a fact that happened today.

Wang Peisong was also extremely shocked, and was stunned for a while before he asked sharply: "Who is responsible here?" ”

The peeing black thin man came out of the bathroom with his pants and said in a thick Xiushan accent: "Secretary Wang, it's me!" ”

Wang Peisong looked at the black thin man coldly: "Name? Office? ”

The black thin man reported: "Wang Qiusheng, investigator of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Xiushan Procuratorate. ”

Wang Peisong asked the two tall strong men again: "Are you also seconded personnel from Xiushan?" ”

The two strong men knew that the big thing was not good at this time, so they nodded again and again, not daring to say a word.

At this time, Vice Mayor Zeng, who was rescued by accident, fell to his knees in front of Wang Peisong and Li Dongfang, and screamed: "Secretary Wang, Secretary Li, save me!" I'll pay 160,000 stolen money, I really don't know anything else! They didn't give me a sip of water to drink for three days, made me drink urine, and roasted me with big bulbs every night, I really couldn't stand it! ”

Li Dongfang scolded the black thin man and said, "Wang Qiusheng, do you know that you are breaking the law now!" ”

Wang Qiusheng was not afraid at all, his two little eyes looked straight at Li Dongfang, and he scolded in his mouth: "Secretary Li, what law did I violate?" His grandmother's, these corrupt officials usually look like dogs, every day they are either Wuliangye or Moutai, hundreds or thousands of meals a meal, what a thing! My father and mother plant fourteen acres of land, and a year's hard-earned money is not enough for these stolen officials to drink a drink! If it falls into my hands today, it's time for this dog day to suffer a little sin, what is it to drink some urine! ”

Wang Peisong was furious: "Get out, you brutes!" Let me go back to Xiushan and wait for processing! ”

Wang Qiusheng and two other Xiushan case-handling personnel were driven away by Wang Peisong, and Wang Peisong dispatched comrades from the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Provincial Procuratorate to temporarily take over the scene, but they could not do their work. Wang Peisong only told Vice Mayor Zeng that the illegal acts of Wang Qiusheng and the others would be dealt with in accordance with the law, and at the same time, he once again reiterated the discipline of handling the case to the cadres of the anti-corruption bureau present.

Leaving Room 703, where Vice Mayor Zeng was detained, Wang Peisong sighed and said that the task of popularizing law is still very heavy!

Li Dongfang didn't think much about popularizing the law, but strongly felt a hatred from the bottom of society. This hatred is not limited to corrupt officials like Vice Mayor Zeng. It is an indisputable fact that a peasant family has worked hard for a year, and it is not enough for officials to drink alcohol, but not all of these cadres who drink alcohol are corrupt officials, so the hatred displayed by Wang Qiusheng should be said to be aimed at today's official class. Li Dongfang believes that no matter whether it is him or Wang Peisong, no matter how innocent he is, as long as it falls into the hands of people like Wang Qiusheng, he will end up with Vice Mayor Zeng.

didn't dare to say this to Wang Peisong, only said one sentence when they broke up: "This emotion is terrible!" ”

Later, Li Dongfang talked to He Jiaguo about it.

He Jiaguo thought that this was an explosion of animal nature, and the philosopher-like analysis said that human beings are advanced animals and originally had animal nature. Under normal circumstances, this kind of bestiality is constrained by the laws and morals of society, and there is no opportunity to vent, but once the legal system of this society is abolished and morality collapses, the bestiality will inevitably explode, as evidenced by the ten years of turmoil in the "*****". Li Dongfang said worriedly, yes, don't say that the "*****" can't be done, this kind of social foundation and social mood are far from disappearing, and some areas may even worsen. If we do not govern the country according to law and administer the party strictly, but indulge in corruption, allow the abolition of the legal system, and the collapse of morality, the national tragedy of the 10 years of turmoil may be repeated, and the achievements of our reform will be ruined in one fell swoop.

At a time when the storm of clean government swept across the Xiajiang River, justice was also served. Four judges of the district court and the intermediate court who had tried the Hongfeng Mall case on suspicion of bending the law for personal gain were put on file for review, and seven cadres who violated discipline were transferred from their current posts in the court. After the retrial of the Hongfeng Mall case, the judgment was changed, and the plaintiff Shen Xiaolan and Hongfeng Company won the lawsuit, and the defendant Zhao Juanjuan lost the case.

Zhao Juanjuan paid off all the rent and interest owed to Hongfeng Company and withdrew from Hongfeng Mall.

The cadres and workers of Hongfeng Company set off dozens of firecrackers, spontaneously organized celebrations, and sent several representatives to the city to express their gratitude to He Jiaguo, the mayor's assistant who was not afraid of power and helped each other. On behalf of all the cadres and workers of Hongfeng Company, Shen Xiaolan presented He Jiaguo with a self-made pennant embroidered with several big characters: "The people's mayor is for the people." He Jiaguo didn't dare to hang the pennant when he took it, and as soon as Shen Xiaolan left, he immediately folded it and received it in the filing cabinet.