Chapter 42 Chapter Forty-One

As soon as the city meeting was over, Gao Dong's father-in-law, Li Maoshan, briefly assigned work to several units in the political and legal system, and hurriedly asked Gao Dong to a small conference room, closed the door, and asked in a deep voice, "When did Shao Xiaobing die? " Gao Dong let out a breath and licked his lips: "I don't know, I guess it was last night, and I'm still testing." "How did you die?" "It is said that the preliminary judgment is suicide." Li Maoshan rolled his eyes, crossed his hands, walked around a few times, raised his head and said, "Isn't it possible, Wang Baoguo died only a month ago, last time Hu Haiping was stoned to death, and now Shao Xiaobing committed suicide?"

Gao Dong nodded feebly: "There must be something strange." He recounted how he received Shao Xiaobing's text message last night and went to his house to find someone again, and said, "Dad, what should we do now?" Li Maoshan sat down, gave Gao Dong a cigarette, and lit it himself. After thinking for a few minutes, he said, "How is the investigation of Wang Baoguo's case now? And that Hu Haiping, you asked someone to come to the city with me last time." Say, he was murdered not by accident, but by someone's design?" Officials at their level are afraid of being monitored on the phone, so they never talk about important matters on the phone. Gao Dong is very busy, so he sent someone to the city to tell his father-in-law.

Gao Dong frowned: "Yes, it is very difficult to investigate these two cases now, they are in a dead end, and they may turn into death cases." "You reported Hu Haiping's death as an accident. Do many people know the inside story of his death?" "That's not a problem. It's all my own people. They're all tight-lipped." Li Maoshan responded, and said again: "Now that the case of Shao Xiaobing has just come out, you don't know much about it. Well, it's hard to say whether you can solve the case in the future." "Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. In just one month, all the top leaders of the Ning County Public Procuratorate died. It was because Hu Haiping's case couldn't be found out that I reported it as an accident. If I report Shao Xiaobing's suicide again, I'm afraid ...I am afraid that the provincial government and the ministry will not believe it, and will think that I am cheating."

Li Maoshan frowned and nodded: "It's really hard for the higher-ups to believe this matter, and this time all three people died, and the impact is too great. I don't think the ministry dares to draw conclusions lightly, and it must be reported to the highest decision-making level. You The border situation is very troublesome, very troublesome." "Dad, what should I do?" After more than ten years of experience in the officialdom, Gao Dong had seldom asked his father-in-law to give him advice in recent years, but this time he really couldn't think of a solution.

Li Maoshan said: "The only favorable condition now is the public demonstration the day after tomorrow." "what do you mean……" "The parade of tens of thousands of people has far more impact than your case. In a short period of time, the leaders of your city bureau, including the provincial department and the ministry, have no time to care about you. After the parade, according to general experience, the public security system will be very busy during this period. I have provided you with some breathing time. But you have to seize this time to solve the case. If the case is still unclear after the parade calms down, I am afraid that there will be big trouble. The provincial leader, my face can still speak for you To put it bluntly, but the death of all the top officials of the county public security bureau will definitely alarm Beijing. If Beijing comes down to hold you accountable, the provincial and municipal levels will not be able to protect you.”

Gao Dong bit his lip, pondered for a moment, and said, "I can't guarantee that the case will be solved. I know the opponent this time, and he has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities." "It's not a question of whether we can solve the case." Li Maoshan pointed his finger heavily on the table, "If you catch the murderer, you have to solve the case. If you can't catch the murderer, you have to solve the case!" He gave Gao Dong a meaningful look. Gao Dong thought about it for a while, and said, "If... if these three are dead, it's not over, and there are still people dying?"

Li Maoshan said: "You can't let this happen. Once it happens, your official career will be completely over." Gao Dong gasped. Li Maoshan continued: "You know, I will officially retire in two years, and I will retire to the second line as soon as March next year to give up the position of secretary. You are now the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau, and the way to go up depends on Don’t worry about me, I can’t help you too much at this level. The leaders of the provincial government have always valued you so much that they let you solve this tricky case. If the case gets bigger and bigger, and you can’t collect the net, then your competitors will make trouble , the provincial leaders won’t protect you anymore.”

Gao Dong knew that the situation was imminent, and the impact of this case was unprecedented. If the case could not be solved within the time limit, his competitors in the officialdom would definitely take the opportunity to attack.He is not yet forty years old. Although he has been an official for many years, his wings are far from full. Once the wall is overthrown, it is very likely that he will be transferred to a clerical job.When I was in my prime, if I was transferred to an old-age care department like the Cultural Relics Protection Office, I would vomit blood just thinking about it.Gao Dong pondered for a moment, then said decisively: "I think I will go back to Ning County the afternoon of the day after tomorrow."

"Are you leaving as soon as the parade is over?" "right." "I'm afraid there is still a lot of finishing work after the parade. Doing so will offend Mayor Liu." Gao Dong snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter. Liu is not capable of dictating the personnel arrangements of my level in the public security system. You have also seen that he wants to suppress the demonstration at today's meeting. Only the director supports it, and no one else wants it." Stand in line directly. If the walk gets out of hand, the surnamed Liu will be embarrassed. Now I have the title of head of the special case team on my head. I can't manage so much when the case is at this point. It's my fault if I can't solve the case. The biggest threat. My people will not participate in the parade, and I will go back to handle the case as soon as the day after tomorrow is over."

Li Maoshan thought for a while, and said: "Your judgment should be correct. No matter how the parade is going on, the person responsible will never be on your shoulders. If the affairs of Ning County are not handled properly, your bureau chief will definitely not To help you out, I can only throw you out to be held accountable. The matter of Ning County is the top priority!" "Shao Xiaobing died, should I tell the chief today?" "Well, it should be, how about it, I will go with you later, and he dare not say anything about you. As soon as the parade ends on Tuesday, you rush back to Ning County to handle the case. You don't have to worry about the rest, I will talk to the province The leader of the ri said hello. This case is within the system and has a scope of communication. Don’t make too much noise, and give you time to solve the case as soon as possible. If you really can’t solve it by then, let’s discuss it in the long run. We can always find a reasonable murderer. "