Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Yuan Qing knocked on the door of the mayor's office, and after hearing the echo, he gently pushed it open and saw Ma Guoqiang on the phone. Ma Guoqiang put down the phone, and Yuan Qing immediately stood up: "Mayor Ma, are you looking for me?" Ma Guoqiang motioned him to sit down: "How is the case about the collapse of the commercial building going?" Yuan Qing said: "We haven't found any trace of Hu Maoshu yet. After Bai Xue disappeared, our people followed Shi Fucai and finally found him running away with Bai Xue. We hunted all the way and finally found Bai Xue on the Qingshanling, but she..."

Ma Guoqiang said, "What's wrong with her, let's go on." Yuan Qing looked at Ma Guoqiang and said, "She jumped off the cliff in front of us. She left these two paper-folded mandarin ducks for us to hand over to you." Yuan Qing stood up and put the two paper-folded mandarin ducks on Ma Guoqiang's desk. Seeing the two mandarin ducks made of paper, Ma Guoqiang was taken aback, his expression changed slightly, he took a sip of water from his teacup, suppressed the painful expression from his face, and said to Yuan Qing, "Continue talking." "Mayor Ma, we are trying our best to arrest Hu Maoshu and Shi Fucai. But the progress is not obvious. I suspect that Hu Maoshu has been silenced by them!"

Ma Guoqiang: "Is there no clue at all?" "There are still clues." Yuan Qing said: "After Bai Xue disappeared, I have already found out that the person who helped her escape was a policeman in our bureau. He said that someone gave him 100,000 yuan..." Ma Guoqiang listened. Yuan Qing added: "According to his account, I suspect that someone in the government department has meddled, so I want to find a needle in a haystack and find out the photos of the main cadres in the city. As long as I find that person, there may be hope. Will it affect too much? Big?"

After listening to the report, Ma Guoqiang said: "Comrade Yuan Qing, we must pay attention to the collapse of the commercial building and work harder. No matter how big the impact is, as long as the method is feasible, you should do it boldly." Yuan Qing replied: "Yes, Mayor Ma." Ma Guoqiang thought for a moment, and instructed: "Find a breakthrough in the case again, sort out the clues, go deeper, do a solid job, and strive to solve the case within a month." "Mayor Ma, please rest assured and resolutely complete the task on time." Yuan Qing walked out of the mayor's office.

Secretary-General Liu Shi'an then came in and said, "Mayor Ma, your letter was transferred from the office!" Ma Guoqiang took the envelope and looked at it, and saw "Details" written on the signature. He tore it open and was shocked. The letter was printed on a computer: Ma Guoqiang, Bai Xue, the person responsible for the collapse of the commercial building, has committed suicide by falling off a cliff. This incident should be concluded, and the investigation should be concluded. If you continue, you are a smart person, and you should expect the result, your child , your wife, you have to watch out, don't be surprised...

This is a threatening letter! Ma Guoqiang was so angry that someone used this method to threaten him.He suppressed his anger, looked at the envelope, it was printed by Changyuan City Printing Factory, and the postmark was Changyuan's, so the person who wrote this letter must be in Changyuan City. Ma Guoqiang handed the letter to Liu Shi'an: "Make two copies, send one to the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and send the other to Yuan Qing, Director of the Public Security Bureau." Just as Yuan Qing returned to the Criminal Police Brigade, Captain Wu called him back: "Director Yuan, my job is not done well..."

"What did you say?" Yuan Qing asked. "Little Jiang..." "What are you talking about? What's going on?" Captain Wu simply said, "Xiao Jiang is dead." "Little Jiang is dead?" Yuan Qing was so shocked that his head grew dizzy. The only witness is dead. How can we investigate this case? Yuan Qing glared at Captain Wu: "How did you die?" "suicide!" After calming down for a while, Yuan Qing said: "Captain Wu, you call to inform his family. No matter what happens, let his family know about this matter. In addition, inform the forensic doctor to do an autopsy to find out whether it was suicide or homicide."

"yes." At noon, many people surrounded the gate of the Public Security Bureau one after another, making a lot of noise, some said they were Xiao Jiang's family members. A policeman came to Yuan Qing's office, "Director Yuan, Xiao Jiang's family members are here, and they are at the gate, clamoring to see you." "Xiao Jiang's family members are here?" Yuan Qing was stunned for a moment. It has only been a few hours since he ordered Captain Wu to call. Xiao Jiang's home is in the countryside, and it should not be so fast from the countryside to the city. .

"Yes, there are hundreds of people! It seems that they all belong to the same village. They were noisy and had physical conflicts with some of our policemen who were maintaining order." Yuan Qing wondered, what are so many people doing here? Isn't it obvious that they are here to make trouble?He said: "Go and tell Xiao Jiang's family first, you can't all come in, you can only ask Xiao Jiang's parents to come in." The policeman came to the gate, and as soon as he conveyed Yuan Qing's meaning, several people in the crowd were booing: "If you want to go in, let's go in together, and if you go in, two people will be beaten to death by you!"

"Who beat someone?" said the policeman. Those people yelled again: "Just now your people did it, it's you people! You are wearing police uniforms, and you are doing shameful things. The society is so chaotic, it is you scum who messed up." "Be quiet, everyone, and listen to me." But none of Xiao Jiang's family members listened to him, and shouted: "Killer pays for life, you killed him." Yuan Qing came out and said loudly: "I am Yuan Qing, the director of the Public Security Bureau. If you make such a fuss, can it come to fruition? If you have anything to say, you can tell me directly!"

The group was overwhelmed by his majesty. Yuan Qing asked: "Who are Xiao Jiang's parents?" Xiao Jiang's parents came to the front. "You two old people come with me." Yuan Qing said: "Others, please wait outside. If anyone wants to make trouble, I advise you to leave as soon as possible!" After getting the news, the police from the City Anti-riot Brigade arrived and surrounded the crowd.Seeing this, quite a few sneaked away.Careful Yuan Qing noticed that a small car parked on the road opposite the Public Security Bureau had also driven away. Yuan Qing invited Xiao Jiang's parents to the office, and Xiao Jiang's parents burst into tears.His mother said: "Director Yuan, you have to decide for my son! He can't die for no reason..." Xiao Zhang brought two glasses of water to Xiao Jiang's parents, and persuaded: "Don't cry, listen to Director Yuan, what's going on, Director Yuan will tell you." Xiao Jiang's parents stopped crying and sat aside. "You two have come all the way here, it's been hard work." Yuan Qing said, "That's what happened. Xiao Jiang graduated from the police academy and was assigned to practice in the bureau. She is doing well at work. Something, we don't know what he was thinking, he was used that day to secretly let go of a suspect." Xiao Jiang's mother said: "He has been obedient since he was a child, and he would never do this." Yuan Qing said: "We also feel very strange about this matter. Don't worry, we will find out. I want to ask you, who informed you that Xiao Jiang died?" Xiao Jiang's father said: "Early this morning, I received a call saying that he was dead, that he was killed by people from the Public Security Bureau, so we came here." Yuan Qing asked: "Are those people who came here your relatives?" Xiao Jiang's father said: "The man asked us to bring more people, saying that the Public Security Bureau is very dark now, and if there are fewer people, we will suffer. We only have more than 30 people here, and I don't know the others at all!" Yuan Qing nodded, thinking a little. Yuan Qing signaled Xiao Zhang to send Xiao Jiang's parents out, and said, "Arrange the two old people in the hotel first!" Xiao Zhang came back not long after sending Xiao Jiang's parents out, and said nervously, "Director Yuan, go out and have a look!" Yuan Qing left the office, walked downstairs to the gate, and was shocked.There was a sea of ​​people at the door, and I don't know where those people came from.The road in front of the gate was already blocked, and many cars were parked on both sides. A banner was hung on a tree by the side of the road, which read: The police use excuses to kill. There were a lot of reporters filming by the side. The onlookers booed and said, "Now there is no justice in this society." "Where there is reason, there is no reason. Who can the common people talk about?" "The commercial building collapsed, and so many people died. There is still no explanation yet, and something like this happened again." "There are not many good people in the Public Security Bureau. Eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling are utterly corrupt. They have power in their hands, and they can punish whoever they want. If you give you a few crimes, you justify it." ... Captain Wu and other middle-level cadres in several bureaus are leading people to maintain order, but the scene is getting more and more chaotic.The police have been ordered not to fight back if beaten or scolded! At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "He is the director." The crowd clamored for justice again, and the scene was chaotic.Yuan Qing explained loudly, but no one listened to him.Just in case, several policemen escorted him back upstairs. Yuan Qing sat weakly on the chair and called Ma Guoqiang to report the situation here. The phone in the municipal government office kept ringing all day long. Ma Guoqiang felt that there was a big problem here. It was a small group of people who incited everyone with excuses. If countermeasures were not taken in time, the consequences would be disastrous. Ma Guoqiang said to Liu Shi'an: "Immediately notify the leaders of the public security, procuratorate, court, political and legal affairs, discipline inspection committee, construction committee and other departments, and call an emergency meeting immediately." An hour later, the leaders of relevant departments came to the conference room on the third floor of the municipal government one after another. According to regulations, all mobile phones were turned off during the meeting. Seeing that everyone has arrived, Ma Guoqiang said: "I believe everyone knows what happened, and many people have also seen it. Someone gathered in front of the Public Security Bureau to make trouble, causing serious traffic jams. Some people with ulterior motives in the crowd also took the opportunity to Shouting slogans of "down with corruption" disturbs people's hearts." Ma Guoqiang said to Xiao Changchun: "Secretary Xiao, please say a few words!" Xiao Changchun cleared his throat, and said: "It's not easy to cause such a disturbance after the death of an ordinary policeman. I think everyone should think about it carefully! Mayor Ma The meaning is what I mean, how to check, how to check, find one, do one!" Next, Ma Guoqiang talked about the progress of the investigation into the collapse of the commercial building during this period. He said: "These two incidents are closely related. What do you think should be done?" The leaders present looked at each other, and several of them talked to each other in low voices. Ma Guoqiang stared at the commentators: "If you have something to say, you can say it loudly. What kind of small meeting are you having?" Wang Jiancheng stood up and said, "I think what Mayor Ma said is very reasonable. How capable is Bai Xue as a woman? Even the people in our quality supervision team have been concealed from her. There must be something wrong with it. I personally think that the problem It exists, but she committed suicide in fear of crime. Regarding the collapse of the commercial building, the relevant responsible persons, including me, should deal with it and get people's understanding as soon as possible. As for the cause of the policeman's death, the public security department can be blamed Find out the reason as soon as possible, and return justice to the family of the deceased. Mayor Ma said that some people with ulterior motives are instigating everyone. I can’t see it. It is also this call, which is consistent with the spirit of the government, which is a good sign!" After hearing Wang Jiancheng's words, some people began to discuss in a low voice. "Deputy Mayor Wang, you are right when you say that the crowd is calling for anti-corruption." Ma Guoqiang said, "But some people mixed in the crowd deliberately incited everyone, and they may be controlled by some people to create Chaos, to achieve ulterior motives, such people cannot be equated with the masses." "Mayor Ma is right, we need to find out who is behind the trouble as soon as possible." Wang Jiancheng changed his words and said, "There are so many people gathered together, people talk a lot, everything is inevitable , but their starting point is right." He looked at Yuan Qing: "Director Yuan, if you haven't handled this matter well, you should report to Mayor Ma early and take effective measures, so that today's passive situation won't happen." Yuan Qing glanced at Ma Guoqiang, stood up and said sincerely: "Deputy Mayor Wang is right. I did not take measures in time, which made the situation worse. I have to ask Deputy Mayor Wang for guidance." Everyone understood the meaning of Yuan Qing's words. Wang Jiancheng smiled and said calmly: "Director Yuan, you are too modest. Since you came to Changyuan, the social security in Changyuan City has improved a lot, and many major cases have been solved. Regarding your work performance, we respect you. All the leaders here can see it, and the people of Changyuan City can also see it, so how about guidance? It’s pretty good.” Ma Guoqiang said: "The purpose of today's meeting is to solve the problem of people gathering in front of the Public Security Bureau." Lu Bing, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, said: "We try our best to persuade the masses to let them know the truth, and we need to take necessary measures against individual instigators." Ma Guoqiang glanced at Wang Jiancheng: "What's your opinion?" Wang Jiancheng said calmly, "I am worried that unnecessary conflicts will be caused when taking measures. In that way, our work will be more passive." Everyone also discussed some opinions, and Ma Guoqiang made some supplements in time. The meeting lasted until 2:00 pm, and everyone dispersed. When Ma Guoqiang walked out of the meeting room, he saw Liu Shi'an standing in the corridor with a flustered expression.He walked over and asked, "Xiao Liu, what's the matter?" "Mayor Ma, nothing...it's nothing..." Liu Shi'an forced a smile. Ma Guoqiang nodded, and went downstairs with Yuan Qing, Xiao Changchun and others. Wang Jiancheng came from behind, glanced at Liu Shian, and instead of going downstairs, he went into the bathroom and turned on his cell phone. Within two minutes, his son Wang Ningsheng called. He asked in a low voice, "How's the situation?" Wang Ningsheng said on the phone: "Dad, people from the Public Security Bureau have arrested Boss Hu's men, what should we do?" Wang Jiancheng was taken aback. He didn't expect to do it so soon. It turned out that Ma Guoqiang had already arranged it. "Don't panic. As long as there is no conclusive evidence, Ma Guoqiang has nothing to do with me. Don't let this happen to you again. You are now in the limelight." "Understood, Dad! Fortunately, the construction project of the high-end residential area was not handed over to Shi Fucai. This guy is unreliable in his work. Now people from the Public Security Bureau are looking for him. If he is caught by the Public Security Bureau, it will be very bad for us. You Say what to do?" Wang Jiancheng thought for a while and said, "This person can't be kept any longer. I'll find a way to deal with it, but I have to clean it up and find someone reliable!" "Understood, Dad." After Wang Ningsheng finished speaking, he hung up the phone. After Wang Jiancheng made the phone call, he smiled slightly. As long as these people are dead and there is no proof of death, what will you do with Ma Guoqiang? After Yuan Qing went back, he called Ma Guoqiang not long after, saying that those who were arrested confessed that they belonged to Boss Hu and that Boss Hu asked them to do that. Boss Hu is Chang Yuan Yiba, with a background in the underworld. When he was young, he was imprisoned twice for intentional injury. After he was released from prison, he set up a cultural company, and he didn't know what to run.There are a large number of people around him, who openly do some special work to collect bills for others, secretly murder, rob, sell drugs, rape women, and do all kinds of bad things.As early as a few months ago, Ma Guoqiang instructed Yuan Qing to collect Boss Hu's criminal evidence and wipe out the gang, but due to some reasons, it was not time to close the net. "Arrest Boss Hu immediately!" Ma Guoqiang said. On the phone, Yuan Qing also said that Xiao Jiang's autopsy report came out, and he died of poisoning. After Ma Guoqiang heard this, he was not surprised. He had already expected the power of that black hand.After Xiao Jiang was brought under control, he had no contact with outsiders. Obviously, it was done by people inside the Public Security Bureau. "I have already sent someone to investigate." Yuan Qing said. Ma Guoqiang said: "Pay attention to your own safety, push those people into a hurry, they can do anything!" After putting down the phone, Ma Guoqiang sat on a chair and saw an aluminum lunch box with a heart-shaped pattern on the table.He gave it to Tong Yanzhen 20 years ago, and Tong Yanzhen has never been willing to throw it away for so many years. He opened the lunch box and saw that it was all his favorite dishes, he couldn't help but feel hot!Just after taking a few bites, the red phone on the table rang.He put down the lunch box and picked up the microphone. The voice of Vice Governor Chen came from the phone: "Xiao Ma, some people in Changyuan City called the province, saying that you used forceful means to disperse the people who demanded the government's anti-corruption, and even arrested people. something?" "Governor Chen," Ma Guoqiang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the province to get the news so soon. He said, "It's true that the masses want the government to fight corruption, but someone is making trouble behind the scenes. , and report back to you." Vice Governor Chen said: "How do you say that you report to me personally, it is the organization, and you report your work to the organization." Ma Guoqiang kept saying, "Yes, yes." Putting down the phone, Ma Guoqiang smiled slightly as he thought about what had happened recently.It seems that some people can't sit still. The investigation into the "collapse of a commercial building" has stalled.Tong Yanzhen was always concerned about this matter.In the past two days, she kept receiving calls from someone asking her to persuade Ma Guoqiang to give up the investigation, otherwise he would give her a good look. During the meal, Tong Yanzhen persuaded Ma Guoqiang to give up the investigation, saying that Bai Xue was dead, and nothing could be found after further investigation.Ma Guoqiang glanced at his wife and said, "Please don't interfere with my work!" That night, Tong Yanzhen was lying on the bed, in a trance, feeling that she was pushed into a very narrow dark room by some people masked with black veils. She kept her eyes wide open, but she couldn't see these people clearly. faces. "Who are you? Why did you lock me in this room?" She asked in horror, but she heard them laughing, the laughter was terrific. She looked around, the iron windows and iron doors were suffocating.Those with blurred faces laughed and approached her. Her heart was beating wildly, and she looked at the blurred face approaching: "Don't come here! Don't come here!" The man stretched out a dark hand and said, "We'll let you breathe." The man with a blurred face approached Tong Yanzhen, stripped her naked, then tore open her chest, and dug out her heart. He laughed and said, "So it's a black heart!" She shouted: "Give me back my heart, my heart is red." People with blurred faces tossed her heart while laughing. "I'm going to die without a heart," she cried. The man with the blurred face said: "We are all dead, we have no heart." The man with the blurred face tore open his chest cavity for her to see.She didn't see a single person with a heart. At this time, the iron door rang, and Ma Guoqiang came in.The man with a blurred face rushed forward like a demon, and shouted: "He took our hearts, he told us to go to hell, we want to see if his heart is red!" People with blurred faces tore Ma Guoqiang's chest open. She screamed in fright: "Ah..." She heard Ma Guoqiang's voice in the haze: "Wake up, what's the matter?" She opened her eyes and realized it was a dream. "What's the matter?" Ma Guoqiang, who was sleeping next to him, asked. She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, and sighed: "I had a nightmare." She sat up, recalling this bizarre nightmare.She didn't believe what was in the dream at first, but this time she thought it was an ominous omen. Does this nightmare imply something?Thinking of this, her heart is not easy.She watched her husband fall asleep, as if exhausted. She felt sorry for her husband, and after thinking wildly for a while, she suddenly became sad and couldn't help crying. Ma Guoqiang was awakened: "Why are you crying?" "Our son, I'm worried that those people will attack our son." She said, "Old Ma, for the sake of our children, please stop, you can't fight them." "What are you talking about? Are you still dreaming?" Ma Guoqiang turned on the bedside lamp and looked at his wife puzzled: "Still thinking about that nightmare? Go to sleep and stop thinking about it." "I always thought nightmares were bad omens." "Why do you believe this thing? Don't worry, Taotao and I are fine." "Old Ma," she looked at her husband, "you have a lot of gray hair on your head, it's not easy to be the mayor! It's only been half a year, look at you, you look much older!" Ma Guoqiang saw that his wife was acting abnormal tonight, so he simply sat up, put on his clothes, and asked suspiciously: "What's the matter with you tonight? You said something inexplicable, are you sick?" "Old horse..." Ma Guoqiang asked softly, "What do you want to say?" Tong Yanzhen felt that her fear was so heavy that she could not breathe: "Old Ma, can you listen to me?" "Tell me!" Ma Guoqiang burrowed into the bed again and lay down on his side. "Leave that alone, will you?" "Which thing?" "It's the collapse of the commercial building." Ma Guoqiang turned to look at Tong Yanzhen: "You are here again, did someone say something to you?" "No". "Then worry about it, go to sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow, the government still has a lot to do!" "Old horse..." Ma Guoqiang said: "There are certain obstacles in the investigation of the collapse of the Commercial Building. , They will use despicable means to try to interfere with the investigation work, which is normal. The more resistance there is, the more meaningful the anti-corruption work is. I, Ma Guoqiang, have this temper. The more people threaten me, the less afraid I am. It’s impossible to get to the bottom of it.” "I'm worried," she said, "that you didn't break those people, but we did." "How can this happen? Evil does not overwhelm righteousness, and being a thief is still guilty!" "You better not investigate this matter? I can't hold it anymore. If this continues, we must be the first to fall. I dare not bet your and Taotao's lives. They can do anything from." Ma Guoqiang remained silent. She looked at her husband and found that he had closed his eyes. She pushed her husband: "how can you still sleep?" "I'm listening, tell me!" "Why do you seem to be okay? Those people have called home several times, threatening me, I am very scared! You can no longer interfere with the collapse of the commercial building. If you want to fight corruption and let others do it, what are you doing?" Huh? The municipal party committee still has secretary Xiao Changchun, and the government has so many deputy mayors." Seeing that her husband didn't respond, she said, "Don't think you're smart. In fact, you're the most stupid. Those who don't do anything are smart. They know how to protect themselves. Why hasn't the collapse of the commercial building been investigated for so long? Why did you just get some clues?" Just broke? How many lives were lost? Have you ever imagined the power behind this? Others would rather sacrifice their lives than confess the black hand behind the commercial building. In case something happens to you and Taotao, call me How do you live?" As she spoke, she burst into tears again. Ma Guoqiang got up, reached out to wipe the tears on Tong Yanzhen's face, and said, "Don't cry, it's late at night, and the neighbors next door can't hear it, so they think something is wrong with my house. Just leave them alone on those calls. The more they behave like this, The more it proves that our work has progressed, go to sleep!" Ma Guoqiang fell down and soon fell into a deep sleep, snoring loudly.When Tong Yanzhen heard the majestic snoring, her heart was disturbed again. Shi Fucai was restless and always felt that something was going to happen. He always dreamed that a black gun was pointing at him, and then he was shot twice, waking him up from the dream. After Bai Xue's death, he thought that this matter was over, but the relevant departments were still investigating. He also heard from Liu Shi'an that Mayor Ma issued a death order and asked Yuan Qing to solve the case within a month. After fleeing back to the urban area, he dared not show up in public. Wang Ningsheng had already called him and told him to hide, saying that people from the Public Security Bureau were looking for him.After the accident, Hu Maoshu also disappeared, and the phone was turned off, and he didn't know where he fled. He only hoped that the people from the Public Security Bureau would not catch him. He had already heard about someone making trouble by taking advantage of the death of the criminal police officer Xiao Jiang.He knew that it was a conspiracy by Wang Jiancheng and his son. They just wanted to make things bigger and have an impact on the society. In that case, the superiors would have opinions on Ma Guoqiang's work, and maybe it wouldn't be long before the superiors would emphasize Ma Guoqiang's departure.As long as Ma Guoqiang leaves, everything will be resolved. Thinking of that nightmare, Shi Fucai couldn't help shivering. "No." Shi Fucai comforted himself.The manager of Hongda Company is Bai Xue, and she is the legal representative.Even if the responsibility for the collapse of the commercial building is really investigated, it will fall on Bai Xue and Xu Youfu. Now they are both dead, and there is no proof of death. At this time, his cell phone rang, and it was Wang Ningsheng who was calling.After fleeing back to Changyuan City, he knew that people from the Public Security Bureau were looking for him, so he changed his mobile phone number, which only Wang Jiancheng and his son and Liu Shi'an knew. "Where are you?" Wang Ningsheng asked. Shi Fucai replied, "Don't worry, I'm hiding in a safe place, and people from the Public Security Bureau can't find it!" Wang Ningsheng said: "Nowhere in the city is safe now. I have a good place, which is absolutely safe. Now that there are disturbances in the province, Ma Guoqiang will be transferred away in a short time. You only need to stay there for a few months, and you will be able to move away." Nothing else. Where are you? Shall I send someone to fetch you?" After hearing this, Shi Fucai muttered.Ma Guoqiang will not give up easily on the investigation and handling of the mastermind behind the "collapse of the commercial building". Found out who was behind the scenes.He has been with Wang Jiancheng and his son for so long, and he knows how cruel they are. "Hey, where are you? I'll send someone to pick you up!" Seeing that Shi Fucai remained silent, Wang Ningsheng said, "Are you afraid that I will attack you and silence you?" "No...no." Shi Fucai said. "How about this, let's find a place to meet in two hours, find a place you think is safe!" "Then... alright!" Shi Fucai had no way to refuse, so he casually mentioned a place.After hanging up the phone, he took out a pistol from under his pillow, which he had bought through a friend in the underworld, just in case.