Chapter 4 Section 4 Ingenious Relationship Network

Lai Changxing also has a "special license plate" issued by a certain security department. This license plate is placed on the car, not only does he not need to pay for crossing bridges and roads, but also he can enter places that others cannot enter. At the Spring Festival Gala of the Ministry of Public Security in 1998, Lai Changxing appeared in the front row as a VIP, which raised his status and made him a positive figure in front of the world. Did he make an important contribution to the cause of the people's public security?The reason is simple. Lai Changxing funded the show with millions of yuan.Once it reaches the point where reputation and status can be bought with money, you say that Lai Changxing's smuggling hegemony in Xiamen will not be as good as the sun!

One of Lai Changxing's smuggling backbones was named Bi Ronglu. When the investigators asked him to clarify his role in the Yuanhua smuggling process, he had a showdown: "You don't know my identity, and there are some things I can't say casually. !" "Then what situation can you not disclose to the central task force?" "That involves national security!" It turned out that he had a certificate of a member of the Security Bureau of a certain public security bureau, and he used this identity to blackmail the investigators.This is a farce, but thought-provoking.

Lai Changxing set up a liaison station in Beijing, and gave the title of deputy director of the liaison office to a certain person's wife.This is an idle job, and paying wages is better than sending money directly, and as far as the person involved is concerned, there is a job, and the money is at ease.However, businessmen always pay attention to returns when investing, and Lai Changxing always obtains efficient returns on his investments. The letter of report from "a group of people advocating justice" reached Beijing. Lai not only obtained information about the development of the situation from Xiamen, but also activated Beijing's information network.Therefore, Lai Jun is very clear about the direction of the report letter in Beijing and the reaction it caused.

On April 20, 1999, relevant leaders of the central government issued instructions on the materials reported by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the General Administration of Customs, ordering a strict investigation into the Yuanhua smuggling case.Lai Changxing actually knew the content of the instructions 6 days earlier than the person in charge of the special case team. His countermeasures were to "leave people" (the backbone of the smuggling went out to avoid the wind) and to destroy the smuggling evidence again. Event participants also make arrangements one by one.

Later, the central "4.20" special case team had many difficulties in investigating the major smuggling and corruption case in Yuanhua, because Lai Changxing took targeted anti-investigation measures.Among them, "going away" can almost "checkmate" the investigation and punishment activities. From June to August 1999, a large number of key smugglers fled abroad, amounting to more than 70 people. Later, with the cooperation of Interpol, many criminals were arrested and returned to China, and policies and measures were used to force some criminals to take the initiative to bring to justice.However, people like Lai Changxing, Zeng Mingyu, Hou Xiaohu, and Wang Taicheng who planned, manipulated smuggling, and directly bribed them still disappeared or wandered around the world, causing great difficulties in the investigation and handling of the special case.

Lai Changxing made friends far and near, and weaved a network from top to bottom. His network not only included important officials from all walks of life in Xiamen, but also some authoritative figures in Fujian Province and even Beijing.There are many ways for him to infiltrate the upper echelons of power, which can be described as ingenious.One is to invite high-ranking officials to visit Xiamen, take photos with senior leaders without losing the opportunity, enlarge these photos, and hang them in a conspicuous place in the office to increase their social status. The second is to buy the secretaries and drivers of high-level leaders. In May 1999, Lai Changxing gave a package worth hundreds of thousands of yuan to the secretary of a high-level leader. The secretary drove to a friend's house, put the package in the car, and was stolen by a thief who broke the car window.When Lai heard about this, he laughed loudly: "The thief should get rich." He comforted the secretary: "I'll give you another bag next time, and I'll do it!"

The third is to arrange relatives, friends and children of high-level figures to work in his enterprises and give them preferential treatment. The fourth is to do business with business "elites" who have blood ties or special relationships with high-level figures through seemingly legitimate business transaction channels, and make huge profits. The fifth is to use conventional weapons with Yuanhua characteristics to greatly satisfy the desires of all kinds of people and make double investment in material and emotion.