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Chapter 210 The Storm Is Brewing
Chen Tiecai's car arrived at the door of Cai Zhengjie, the municipal party secretary.
Cai Zhengjie had already taken his lunch break and was getting ready to go to work.
"Tie Cai?"
"Secretary Zhengjie, it's urgent, I need a few minutes of your time."
Cai Zhengjie had no choice but to invite him into the house.
The two sat down in the study.
The family members of high-ranking officials are all quite perceptive; they know when to give way to those who come to discuss matters.
The study was unusually quiet.
"What is it?"
The municipal party secretary, Cai Zhengjie, looked deep in thought. Ever since his son, Cai Lei, was dragged down by Chen Wei and others, he, as the municipal party secretary, had become increasingly humiliated.
"Xiangzhang's son may be arrested in connection with a case!"
Upon hearing this, Cai Zhengjie visibly swayed.
This is forcing him to save Zhou Dongliang.
Previously, Cai Zhengjie had a way out. At least Chen Dawei and his colleagues, as well as the comrades from the Provincial and Municipal Discipline Inspection Commissions, only paid attention to Chen Tiecai and Zhou Xiangzhang, and not to him, Cai Zhengjie.
If Cai Zhengjie were to take direct action this time, he wouldn't be able to escape.
It's tantamount to announcing to the outside world that Cai Zhengjie, Chen Tiecai, and Zhou Xiangzhang are birds of a feather.
"What do you mean?"
"Secretary Zhengjie, you have to save this child! He, my son, and Cai Lei... they are all friends, all in the same boat."
Chen Tiecai's words were quite straightforward.
If they weren't rescued, the three young people on the boat might have capsized and fallen into the sea.
Cai Zhengjie was in a dilemma: "How can I save him?"
Didn't you say you wouldn't bother me anymore?
Last time you asked me to withdraw the task force investigating Lin Wangyou and close Lin Wangyou's case as soon as possible, and I cooperated with you.
You can't keep blackmailing me, Lao Chen, can you?
We are cadres.
"Not some damn triad!"
Cai Zhengjie was about to break down; his words suddenly became harsh, and he even slammed his hand on the table.
Seeing his attitude, Chen Tie's face turned cold: "When necessary, I can be even more ruthless than the underworld!"
"You, you are absolutely lawless."
"Give me a straight answer, whether you'll help or not. Don't try to play hard to get; you're no longer in a position to do so."
Yes, they're no longer eligible.
Last time, because Cai Lei was dragged into the mess, took drugs, and even played with a kindergarten teacher, which was captured on camera, Cai Zhengjie had no choice but to withdraw from the task force against his will and in violation of regulations.
This directly led to the breakdown of Lin Wangyou's contact, putting the anti-corruption efforts in Yuanshan County in a passive position.
This incident means that Cai Zhengjie has also been caught up in the mud; he can no longer maintain his aloofness and naturally has no right to speak arrogantly.
"How can I help you?"
After the city's special task force withdrew from the case involving Lin Wangyou, the province immediately sent people down.
They directly removed Lao Zhao from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and replaced him with Li Zhonghou.
That Lin Lengmian, so many provincial officials trembled at the sight of him.
This means that someone in the province is keeping an eye on our Meihua City.
At this critical juncture, how can I help?
How could I possibly help?
Chen Tiecai was well aware of what he was saying.
"Just call the deputy director of the municipal bureau and ask him to come to your house right now."
Then they called over the full-time deputy secretary as well.
Just call them over, and I'll tell them what to do.
They will naturally understand that you support them.
You only need to do these two things; I'll take care of the rest.
Chen Tiecai had completely blocked all avenues, leaving Cai Zhengjie with no way to refuse.
It's equivalent to simply leveraging Cai Zhengjie's prestige and connections, without Cai Zhengjie even needing to show his face or say a word.
If you still refuse, then Cai Zhengjie is completely uncooperative, and we're no longer friends; then we'll start tearing each other apart.
Therefore, Cai Zhengjie had no choice but to cooperate.
Comrades from the Municipal Bureau, as well as the full-time deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, all came.
The two arrived at Cai Zhengjie's home one after the other.
Cai Zhengjie hid in the bedroom, while Chen Tiecai received the two people in the study.
Soon, the municipal bureau personnel set off first to Yuanshan County to prepare to contact Zheng Zhiguo and others.
The deputy secretary of the municipal party committee then went to the county government compound in Yuanshan County to organize a brief talk between Zhou Xiangzhang and Chen Dawei. The purpose was direct: to put pressure on Dawei and remind him not to escalate the situation.
These two are people Chen Tiecai can't usually control.
The reason for asking these two bigwigs in the city to come forward was to make Chen Dawei understand that Cai Zhengjie, the municipal party secretary, and Chen Tiecai now share the same attitude.
In the afternoon.
People from the Municipal Bureau arrived at the guesthouse where Xiuxiu was staying.
Zheng Zhiguo was sitting in his car in the parking lot in front of the guesthouse, eating the lunch his wife had brought him.
When he saw the people from the Municipal Bureau arrive, he put down the meal he was eating.
"Honey, you go back first, I need to take care of some business."
"No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat; there's no rush."
"Go back. It's best if your family members don't show up at such a place. Listen to me."
His wife took the lunchbox and left.
Zheng Zhiguo stepped in front of the municipal bureau officers, greeting them with a smile: "Leaders, what brings you here?"
Ever since Xiuxiu was brought into this guesthouse, Zheng Zhiguo has been waiting outside for this group of people.
He knew that after Huang Lifang informed him, Zhou Xiangzhang would definitely pull strings to get rid of the person.
Just like the three people arrested last time for using drugs at Shengshi KTV.
Last time, Zheng Zhiguo and others were wrong. They detained people for too long and wrongly accused the three prisoners. The municipal bureau had reason to intervene.
This time, Xiuxiu's situation is different.
Zheng Zhiguo's procedures were legal and compliant.
He will not compromise again.
"Old Zheng, is that person inside?"
The comrades from the Municipal Bureau took out Xiuxiu's photo.
Zheng Zhiguo glanced at it and nodded in agreement: "Yes, this person's stage name is Xiuxiu. He is involved in a major case and is our key witness."
"That's good. Please hand this person over to us. We have a case at the Municipal Public Security Bureau that is also related to this Xiuxiu."
This is blatant robbery.
Zheng Zhiguo resolutely refused.
"No." He spread his arms to block the people from the city bureau.
"Zheng Zhiguo, don't do anything reckless! We're also investigating a case!"
"She's under the protection of our county bureau. As I just said, she's a key witness in our case, and no one can take her away."
"Do you even want to keep your job?!"
Zheng Zhiguo raised his head defiantly: "Even if you remove me from my position as bureau chief today, I will not let you in!"
The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.
Xiuxiu is an extremely important person.
It's even more important than Li Taoying's video.
Zheng Zhiguo has placed all his bets on Dawei, and he doesn't care about anyone else.
He believed that when it came to a critical moment, County Chief Chen would definitely cover for him.
So he wasn't afraid.