Chapter 9 Section 9

At 9 a.m. on August 14, these crucial interrogation transcripts were delivered to provincial and municipal leaders. At this time, the provincial and municipal leaders were still busy with meetings. Ye Zijing couldn't remember the number of meetings. Anyway, one after another, from the temporary meeting place in the People's Shopping Center across from Dafuhao to the western suburbs. Hotel multifunctional conference hall.First, there was a report on the fire accident, followed by an enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, which extended to the third director of the Public Security Bureau, the Procuratorate and the Law Department.After dawn, there was another aftermath coordination meeting of the fire accident handling leading group. At the coordination meeting, Tang Zhaoyang, secretary of the municipal party committee, announced with a gloomy face, "There will be a city-wide party and government cadre meeting at ten o'clock, and all cadres above the deputy department will participate. No leave! The 'August 13th' fire caused heavy casualties and shocked the whole country. In this extraordinary period, all units, departments, and every party member and cadre in Changshan City have the responsibility to do their best under the unified leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government. Go and do a good job in social stability.” During this period, calls, telexes and clear-coded telegrams from Beijing and provincial capitals continued.The State Administration of Work Safety, the General Office of the State Council, and the relevant leaders of the central government issued a series of strict instructions one after another, demanding that the cause of the fire be found out quickly.Before dawn, the top leaders of the Provincial Procuratorate and the Provincial Public Security Department hurried to Changshan. Just after eight o'clock, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security also followed by phone calls.

Fortunately, the interrogation materials of the three fire suspects and one witness at the scene came out in time, and the relevant on-site evidence was also found. The provincial and municipal leaders were slightly relieved. Hurry up and hold a case report analysis meeting.The meeting was presided over by Tang Chaoyang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Wang Changgong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, Chen Hanjie, Director of the Municipal People's Congress, all members of the Municipal Legal Committee and the three chiefs of the Public Security Bureau and the Law Department attended the meeting.

The atmosphere of the meeting was heavy and depressing, the faces of provincial and municipal leaders were very melancholy, and all the participants were cautious and careful.On the contrary, Wang Changgong was more relaxed, trying to put on a smile on his face, asking everyone to cheer up. As if to break the dullness of the meeting and boost morale, Wang Changgong praised the Public Security Bureau at the beginning of the meeting and said: "Comrade Zhengliu, I think your Public Security Bureau is still doing well. You can figure out the cause of the fire within twelve hours. Now, we have controlled all the important suspects, this is a good start!"

Jiang Zhengliu said: "Governor Wang, isn't this all part of our job? That's what our Public Security Bureau does!" Tang Zhaoyang, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, said with emotion: "Raise troops for a thousand days, and use them for a short time. At this time, it is mainly up to you! You just have to take the initiative and keep seizing opportunities. The procuratorate and the court also need to take the initiative. Attack, the spirit of continuous combat! Alright, Director Jiang, please tell us about the situation you have so far!" Jiang Zhengliu nodded: "Okay!" Looking at the interrogation record in front of him, he said with confidence, "Secretary Tang, Governor Wang, comrades, based on the preliminary confessions of several criminal suspects and witnesses and the evidence collected at the scene Judging from the situation, there are many doubts about the fire, and it cannot be ruled out that someone set it on purpose. The person who deliberately set the fire may be Zha Tiezhu, the captain of the third construction team of Ark Decoration Company, or Zhou Peicheng, the welder of the construction team!"

Tang Zhaoyang immediately asked: "Comrade Zhengliu, what is the basis for your speculation?" Jiang Zhengliu glanced at Ye Zijing, and said to Tang Chaoyang, "Secretary Tang, this is not my own conjecture, but the preliminary judgment of our comrades handling the case. Ye Jian and the comrades in the procuratorate also have the same understanding! According to the spirit of the municipal party committee's instructions, The procuratorate has intervened in advance and has been cooperating with our investigation, so we are relieved." Wang Changgong turned his attention to Ye Zijing: "Oh, Comrade Zijing, tell me your thoughts and opinions! What did you, the chief prosecutor, discover? Oh, I have to fully affirm one thing again: it is sensitivity, you He and the comrades from the procuratorate rushed to the scene in time, and he cooperated well with Comrade Zhengliu, which is worthy of praise!"

Ye Zijing felt that the Public Security Bureau was handling the case on the front line, and she should not say anything more, so she said, "Governor Wang, let's listen to the Jiang Bureau first, don't dilute the subject, I will report my thoughts and opinions later!" I explained in a timely manner, "I'm really not sensitive, it's just a coincidence. I was reporting to Director Chen last night. I heard that the rich man was on fire, so I went with Director Chen. Jiang Ju, you say, continue Say!" Jiang Zhengliu continued: "It's now clear: the direct cause of the fire was that the scorching welding stream from the electric welding fell from the fourth floor to the warehouse on the third floor, igniting the remaining decoration materials, paint and old sofas eliminated by the entertainment city in the warehouse. .We have already found the burnt-out electric welding machine on the fourth floor, and the congealed welding flow in the warehouse on the third floor. On the surface, it seems that this is a fire caused by inadvertent electric welding operation. However, the situation is not It's so simple, so far, at least there are three doubts: 1. There is a serious economic dispute between the third construction team of the Ark Decoration Company and the Big Regal Entertainment City. Li Dachuan, the legal representative of the Ark Company, and several suspects involved in the case all admit that, And admit that the dissatisfaction is very strong. Will this strong dissatisfaction cause some of them to lose their minds and take risks? Second, there is a process of burning the fire. When it is so big, why did the welder Cha Tiezhu Didn’t discover it in time? Is it just negligence? Third, Zhou Peicheng, an electric welder who threatened to set fire to the entertainment city several times, appeared strangely at the scene, but he couldn’t explain the rationality of his appearance. Zhou Peicheng did it within half an hour when he couldn’t justify himself. What? Is it possible to sneak into the warehouse on the third floor and deliberately set it on fire? It is doubtful!"

These suspicions were also the suspicions of all the participants including Ye Zijing. After Jiang Zhengliu's brief report was over, Chen Hanjie was the first to speak, feeling agitated. Chen Hanjie said: "Now it seems that the situation is more complicated. It may be a fire, or someone deliberately set it on fire. The suspicion of Director Jiang and the comrades handling the case cannot be said to be unreasonable. Therefore, we must be cautious in handling the case and must take the facts as the basis." According to the law, take the law as the criterion!" Regarding the case, he said a few words in principle, and no one expected that Chen Hanjie changed the subject and criticized the Public Security Bureau, "Before this, I asked the comrades handling the case to understand the situation. I was so shocked! I wrote down some words in the interrogation transcript, and now I will read it to everyone!"

The eyes of the participants were all fixed on Chen Hanjie's face, Ye Zijing couldn't help feeling a little worried. Chen Hanjie put on his presbyopic glasses and looked at the notebook in his hand: "Let's first listen to what Zha Tiezhu said when he answered the interrogation. Zha Tiezhu said: I even want to kill Su Afu! Su Afu colluded with officials and businessmen, and traded power for money." , Fat, he is a rich man! We have devoted our lives to the country, tens of thousands of dollars, and we paid all the bills and went home! We pooled up this life-saving money and set up a self-help decoration company, Su Afu Is there any reason for this? Zhou Peicheng’s words make me even more worried! Zhou Peicheng said, how dare Su Afu open a brothel so openly? Su Afu opened a brothel, and your police secretly protect it, but our wife and daughter go to prostitution! "

The atmosphere at the venue suddenly became tense, as if it was full of gunpowder and might explode at any time. Ye Zijing noticed that Tang Zhaoyang and Wang Changgong were looking at each other, communicating with their eyes, and their expressions were very ugly. Chen Hanjie took off his presbyopic glasses and glanced at the participants: "Comrades, does the situation mentioned by the two criminal suspects exist? I think it still exists, right? Maybe there are darker things than this? For example: One of our law enforcement agencies colluded with thieves and collected stolen cars in large quantities, all of which were reported to our National People’s Congress! I have asked Comrade Zijing and the procuratorate to intervene! Today I am not criticizing any comrade, nor is it for Cha Tiezhu and Zhou Peicheng Defense, no matter what the reason is, as long as the facts prove that they set the fire, they should be killed! However, I want to remind comrades: we must pay attention to social emotions, we must take the sufferings of ordinary people to heart, and we must not be so numb !"

Wang Changgong picked it up with a strong smile: "Okay, okay, I think Director Chen reminded you well, very good! At this time, we must pay attention to social emotions! Comrades, everyone must not forget a fact: Cha Tiezhu, Zhou Peicheng is an unemployed worker from a bankrupt coal mine in the south. There are still 30,000 such workers in Changshan City! Therefore, our public security, procuratorate, and law departments must be cautious when handling this case, and we must take stability as the premise! Comrade Zhengliu, Director Chen just mentioned these issues, you have to take the time to look them up, and give an explanation to the common people and all parties!"

Jiang Zhengliu hurriedly stood up and explained: "Governor Wang, Director Chen, there may be various problems in our public security system, and some problems may be serious, but...but if you want to protect who runs a brothel, I'm afraid...I'm afraid it's not true ! Zha Tiezhu and Zhou Peicheng have obvious anti-social tendencies, what they said cannot be used as a basis..." Wang Changgong pulled his face, and said angrily: "Comrade Zhengliu, don't explain any more, now is not the time to explain! You must concentrate on handling this fire case, and the public security, procuratorate and law will cooperate closely. The three chiefs here are the first responsibility." Everyone, you must take responsibility! Stop talking about irrelevant topics, and continue to report and analyze the case!" Chen Hanjie seemed to hear Wang Changgong's implication, and immediately retorted: "Comrade Chang Gong, what I just said is related to this fire! You and the provincial party committee know the feelings of bankrupt and unemployed workers. There was a quarrel yesterday. An attempted lying on the railroad track has tossed our Changshan to the brim! Now, it seems that everyone has formed a consensus that it seems to be arson! It’s not okay to have such preconceived emotions, you can’t set the tone! Especially Director Jiang and Zi Comrade Jing, the right to handle the case is in your hands, if you make a mistake, you will be killed, and it may cause serious social unrest, which is not in line with the spirit of the provincial and municipal party committees that stability prevails over everything else!" No one could say that what Chen Hanjie said was wrong, but everyone felt that Chen Hanjie had something behind the strings, and he was a bit disregarding the overall situation. After all, it is my old leader, and it is a case analysis meeting after all. It is not good to continue like this, it is not good for the old leader, and it is not good for the smooth progress of the meeting. Ye Zijing interrupted in time: "Hey, Director Chen, Aren't we reporting and analyzing now? No one has set the tone, Director Jiang is just analyzing!" Chen Hanjie looked at Ye Zijing: "Director Jiang said, your procuratorate also analyzed that it was arson, didn't you?" Ye Zijing was very careful: "Yes, Director Chen, according to the current situation, the possibility of arson cannot be ruled out! Regarding the analysis and judgment of Director Jiang and the Public Security Bureau, our procuratorate basically agrees. But, Director Chen, you are right in reminding me. This is what I was trying to say: we can’t set the tone. We will never handle the case with any subjective impression. Whether it is a fire or arson, the key is to see the next step Evidence. At present, the evidence of arson is not sufficient, I discussed it with the Jiang Bureau, and I am going to further investigate and collect evidence." Tang Chaoyang reminded: "In the process of handling the case, you must pay attention to one problem, that is, there is a difference between inside and outside. Even if there is conclusive evidence to prove that it was arson, you must also pay attention to the caliber of publicity. My personal opinion is to discuss the matter as it stands, and you must not particularly emphasize crimes. The suspect's status as a bankrupt miner must be political and the overall situation must be considered!" Wang Changgong followed up and said, "I agree with Comrade Chaoyang's opinion, and the Provincial Party Committee agrees. Governor Liu and Secretary Zhao just called and asked us to pay special attention to the sensitive points in the current society. I think this article should be stipulated as a political discipline. , we must take into account the overall situation of social stability!" Fearing that Chen Hanjie might misunderstand, he immediately emphasized, "Director Chen just said very well, no matter what the reason is, as long as the facts prove that someone set the fire, he should be killed! Today you The three schools of public security, prosecution and law are here, and I hope you all have a clear attitude!" Jiang Zhengliu was the first to express his position on behalf of the Public Security Bureau: "Governor Wang, Secretary Tang, our Public Security Bureau listens to the call of the provincial and municipal committees, and at any time and under any circumstances, we will resolutely follow the instructions of the provincial and municipal committees without any compromise! " Hong Wenjing, president of the court, also followed Jiang Zhengliu to express his position: "The party leads everything, there is nothing to say! Governor Wang, Secretary Tang, our court will definitely listen to the greetings of the provincial and municipal party committees!" In the end, he glanced at Ye Zijing, "But the key depends on how the procuratorate will prosecute in the future, and we will judge how the procuratorate prosecutes!" Wang Changgong, Tang Zhaoyang, Chen Hanjie and all the participants focused their attention on Ye Zijing. Ye Zijing felt that this attitude was difficult to express: the leadership of the party is political leadership, and the party must operate within the scope permitted by the law. Neither the provincial party committee nor the municipal party committee should interfere in the investigation and trial of specific cases. Basic common sense that everyone knows.Therefore, he chose his words carefully and said: "Governor Wang, Secretary Tang, our procuratorate must unswervingly implement the spirit of the instructions of the provincial and municipal party committees, and we must use facts as the basis and laws as the yardstick to deal with this incident. Handle important cases well, do not waste or indulge, and make a legal explanation to the relatives of the victims and the whole society!" Tang Zhaoyang obviously understood the subtlety of Ye Zijing's statement, nodded at Ye Zijing and said, "Okay, Comrade Zijing, it's good if you have this attitude, the municipal committee will not make any instructions on specific cases, let alone use Quan Daifa, interference affects your handling of the case. However, there may be other influences. For example, your husband, Comrade Huang Guoxiu, called me this morning to guarantee a ticket for the Ark Decoration Company. I am not polite , I told him, Secretary Huang, you’d better not hit this security ticket, let our public security and procuratorate handle it in accordance with the law!” It was only now that Ye Zijing knew that this bankrupt husband actually called Tang Zhaoyang, secretary of the municipal party committee! Tang Zhaoyang continued: "So, let me tell you, the current rule of law is not so satisfactory. The problem is multi-faceted. There are issues of power and law, power to replace law, power to suppress law, and emotion and law. , the issue of reason and law! I do not deny that Huang Guoxiu, the leader of the Bankruptcy Leading Group of the Mining Group, is a good comrade and has deep feelings for the comrades of the bankrupt coal mine workers, but this feeling must not affect our handling of the case or our justice law enforcement!" Ye Zijing was hot all over for a while, and said embarrassingly: "Secretary Tang, you are right, I will definitely pay special attention to this issue!" Then, talking about the topic, "The direct cause of the fire needs to be further investigated. In addition, the I am afraid that the clues about the suspected dereliction of duty must be investigated immediately. If the action is slow, it may give the criminals suspected of dereliction of duty a chance to collude and exonerate. The situation at the scene proves that the problem of dereliction of duty not only exists, but also has serious consequences! For example, Su Afu The façade house built on the road, for example, the unlicensed operation of the rich..." Tang Zhaoyang waved his hand and interrupted Ye Zijing's words: "Comrade Zijing, there is no need to elaborate on these, you three, the public security, the prosecution, and the courts, should deal with it according to the law! However, the current focus should still be on the direct cause of the fire. Now we are under extremely heavy pressure, and we must come to a correct conclusion as soon as possible! Well, comrades, it’s getting late, and the party and government cadre meeting will be held soon. Next, I will speak on behalf of the municipal party committee and the municipal government..." When Tang Zhaoyang was giving instructions on behalf of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, Ye Zijing was distracted, and the raging fire that pierced the night sky last night appeared in front of her eyes again, feeling anxious and nervous.The pressure faced by the provincial and municipal committees was actually the same pressure she and Jiang Zhengliu faced.Regardless of whether they have subjective emotions or not, whether they make a conclusion or not, Zha Tiezhu and Zhou Peicheng are suspected of setting fire.It is indeed possible that Zha Tiezhu used electric welding as a cover to create the illusion of a fire, and it is also possible that Zhou Peicheng sneaked into the warehouse on the third floor to do something during the unclear half hour.Further investigation and evidence collection must begin immediately. I want to remind Jiang Zhengliu and ask Wu Chengyi and the comrades in the Public Security Bureau to find out the following questions: What did Zhou Peicheng do for half an hour?He said he quarreled with an old man at Zhichun intersection, who can prove it?When the warehouse on the third floor was on fire, could Zha Tiezhu, who was on the fourth floor, really not be able to spot it?I'm afraid I need to do some investigative experiments...