EFB Chapter 266 Luo Jian Makes His Move
Chapter 266 Luo Jian Makes His Move
Xia Qing looked at Sha Ruijin with some surprise.
Xia Qing also thought of involving Tian Guofu and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.
It seems that Sha Ruijin is quite wise in critical moments!
Sha Ruijingang finished informing Tian Guofu.
Then the newly appointed Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Luo Jian, hurriedly came in from outside, sweating profusely, and said:
"Secretary Sha, Secretary Xia! I just heard that a disturbance broke out in the dormitory of leading cadres of the Guangming District Committee, involving officials from the provincial, municipal, and district bureaus!"
Seeing Luo Jian's belated realization, Sha Ruijin said with some dissatisfaction:
"Comrade Luo Jian, as the head of the political and legal system in Handong, how did you only just learn of such important news?"
Luo Jian said apologetically:
"I'm so sorry, I've been busy with work matters lately and neglected this for a moment. I apologize to you! I've come here now because I have an important idea to report to you."
Sha Ruijin nodded, signaling Luo Jian to continue.
Luo Jian stated that since the situation in Guangming District was so complex that the provincial, municipal, and district public security bureaus were almost engaged in infighting, it would be better for him to personally take charge and oversee the operation. The Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission would lead the effort, uniting all available resources to establish a cross-departmental task force directly responsible to the Provincial Party Committee, focusing on investigating the collapse of the "Guangming Jiayuan" resettlement housing project and Bai Jingwen's prostitution case.
Sha Ruijin subconsciously looked at Xia Qing.
Xia Qing believed that although Luo Jian's actions were significant, they were indeed feasible.
Led by the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the public security forces will be integrated to avoid situations where individuals are only responsible to their own superiors.
Meanwhile, the two cases involving Bai Jingwen were both cases that the political and legal system could resolve.
This also avoids the need for intervention from the disciplinary committee.
This can effectively prevent easy learning from interfering.
However, the political and legal system in Handong has its own people in it.
If we follow Luo Jian's suggestion, we can obtain enough intelligence immediately and avoid being completely disconnected.
Thinking of this, Xia Qing calmly stated:
"I have no objections. Please make the decision, Secretary Sha. Oh, and I should also mention it to Comrade Guofu."
Sha Ruijin pondered for a moment and said:
"In that case, let Secretary Luo take over personally. The relevant notice should be issued today. Thank you for your hard work."
"Yes. I'll call the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Jingzhou City first and ask him to persuade the police at the scene to leave. Oh, and I'll also ask Secretary Guo Fu to call the Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection." After Luo Jian finished speaking, he left.
Xia Qing watched Luo Jian's retreating figure, lost in thought.
……
soon.
The Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission officially issued a document to integrate the public security forces at three levels and establish a cross-departmental joint task force.
A thorough investigation is needed into the collapse of the "Guangming Jiayuan" resettlement housing project and the prostitution case involving Bai Jingwen, the Party Secretary of Guangming District.
At the first meeting of the joint task force.
Luo Jian emphasized.
The two cases should be considered together.
This is no longer just an engineering problem.
It also involves interest groups targeting newly appointed officials and officials abusing their power for personal gain.
A thorough investigation is needed.
Following that, Luo Jian announced several new regulations.
Cheng Zhaohui and Li Gangxin were appointed as deputy leaders of the joint task force.
All physical evidence, documentary evidence, and audit reports were sealed off and placed under the unified management of the special task force. Anyone wishing to access them had to obtain the signatures of both deputy team leaders.
This is to prevent air from leaking out.
Luo Jian then arranged for Bai Jingwen to be placed in a confidential location, with his caregivers selected by the province.
Xia Qing saw a deeper meaning in this series of actions.
Xia Qing did not raise any objections, but simply observed how the events unfolded.
Li Gangxin's side has also achieved good results.
By controlling Wu Tianliang's electronic devices, his subordinates did indeed obtain some very interesting intelligence.
It's a recording of a phone call.
The content is that Li Dakang instructed Wu Tianliang to find a way to get Bai Jingwen to take over the "Guangming Jiayuan" resettlement housing project.
These facts alone cannot prove anything.
Another piece of evidence, however, is of paramount importance.
It is a record of revising an engineering supervision report.
Before Bai Jingwen took over, the original report already revealed hidden dangers in the resettlement housing materials, but under Wu Tianliang's manipulation, it was transformed into a perfect report.
That's conclusive evidence.
In addition, there were instructions from Li Dakang.
This strongly suggests that the collapse of the resettlement housing was somehow related to Li Dakang.
After obtaining these crucial clues...
Li Gangxin was extremely excited.
This is a major achievement he made in the task force.
This will bring a breakthrough to the case.
Li Gangxin immediately decided to take the newly obtained evidence to Luo Jian, the head of the special task force and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.
After listening to Li Gangxin's report, Luo Jian was not as excited as Li Gangxin had expected.
Instead, he frowned slightly, then said slowly and deliberately:
"Director Li, you've done a great job, but the methods you used... are worth discussing."
Hearing this, Li Gangxin felt a chill in his heart and said:
"Secretary Luo, I don't understand what you mean..."
"My point is simple: when law enforcement agencies handle cases, they must be more legal and compliant, and their cases must be based on sound reasoning and evidence that can withstand scrutiny and investigation," Luo Jian said, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction.
"What you did—secretly eavesdropping on and collecting private communications without permission—is, frankly speaking, illegal. I don't want any members of our team to knowingly break the law."
Li Gangxin was utterly puzzled and extremely resentful, saying:
"But Secretary Luo, our opponents are very cunning; it will be difficult to break through without some extraordinary measures..."
Upon hearing this, Luo Jian's eyes widened, he slammed his hand on the table, pointed at Li Gangxin, and shouted sternly:
"Li Gangxin! Are you trying to teach me how to solve a case?!"
Li Gangxin was stunned, lowered his head, and squeezed out the words:
"Yes, I wouldn't dare."
Luo Jian waved his hand impatiently and said:
"Leave the evidence. Once you get back, immediately stop the illegal wiretapping of Wu Tianliang. I'll have Cheng Zhaohui keep an eye on him."
Without uttering a word, Li Gangxin silently left the office, his anger simmering.
He couldn't understand why this newly appointed secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission would emphasize the rules of handling cases so much.
You have to understand that if the opponent is cunning, and the investigators aren't even more cunning, they probably won't be able to solve the case in their lifetime.
Luo Jian is perhaps too idealistic.
Now, Luo Jian has explicitly forbidden eavesdropping on Wu Tianliang, and I have no choice but to comply.
This effectively blocked the path to further uncovering evidence from Wu Tianliang.
Hopefully, Luo Jian will be able to make full use of the hard-won evidence!
Li Gangxin left the provincial party committee compound with no other option.
……
Luo Jian's next move surprised everyone.
Under the guise of "protective investigation," individuals directly related to the case, such as the contractor Mr. Qian, the owner of the hotel where Bai Jingwen was arrested, and Wu Tianliang, the director of the district committee office, were placed in a case-handling base designated by the provincial political and legal committee for "centralized residential questioning," with all visits and inquiries prohibited.
This left Li Gangxin completely confused.
Although Luo Jian acted very quickly and immediately subdued Wu Tianliang.
However, it is unprecedented to place all these people in a location where they cannot be contacted by the outside world for questioning.
Li Gangxin understood Luo Jian's intention to forbid him from doing so, and to be on the safe side, he called Xia Qing and decided to give a report.