Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Chapter 268 The Counterattack Begins

After Sha Ruijin finished asking the question.

Luo Jian remained calm, turned around and rummaged through his briefcase, then solemnly took out a document and said, "Secretary Sha, Secretary Xia, I will now give a formal reply. I fully understand your concern for the cadres, but precisely because Bai Jingwen is an important cadre, he should be dealt with strictly according to the law. The evidence is currently very unfavorable to him, and any external interference could be misinterpreted, damaging the authority of the Provincial Party Committee and the law. In order to find out the truth as soon as possible, I ask for your understanding of the efforts I have made in the special investigation team."

Xia Qing thought to herself, "Luo Jian came prepared."

The last person to be able to easily withstand an attack from three people was Gao Yuliang.

Could it be that the position of Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission is used to support officials?

Xia Qing couldn't help but chuckle at her own wild thoughts, but Luo Jian, seeing this, said with some displeasure:

"Secretary Xia, what's so funny?"

Upon hearing the clear address of Secretary Xia, Xia Qing realized what was happening.

It turns out that Luo Jian always remembered that he was the full-time deputy secretary.

He deliberately said he was just the Minister of Organization so that Sha Ruijin would ask him questions.

Then they took out the documents to shut her up.

After all, silencing the provincial party secretary is far more effective than silencing the deputy secretary.

It seems Luo Jian has a lot on his mind.

Well, the Standing Committee meeting isn't a place for open conflict, and besides, Sha Ruijin is even more anxious than I am.

Let's discuss this further after the meeting.

To win this round, it's not enough to just get through those two cases that were blocked by the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Thinking this to himself, Xia Qing replied with a slightly apologetic tone:

"No, I laughed because I thought Comrade Luo Jian's reply was very professional and objective, and worth learning from!"

Luo Jian opened his mouth but didn't say anything more. Seeing this, Sha Ruijin had no further angle to attack, so he announced the adjournment of the meeting.

After the meeting, Sha Ruijin summoned Xia Qing and Tian Guofu to his office again.

And it was put forward directly.

He believes Luo Jian is intentionally blocking information and stalling for time.

All evidence favorable to Bai Jingwen was blocked from the outside world.

Then, select evidence that is unfavorable to Bai Jingwen to publish.

If this drags on, Bai Jingwen's problem will turn into a problem.

The question is, what is Luo Jian's purpose in doing this?

Sha Ruijin couldn't understand it.

Tian Guofu, standing to the side, hesitated for a long time before finally speaking haltingly:

"Secretary Sha, is it possible... that Bai Jingwen really made a mistake, and Luo Jian is using this method to try and get us to believe him?"

Xia Qing immediately stated that Bai Jingwen was framed and the evidence was conclusive.

The reason is that Li Gangxin obtained a recording of a phone call between Wu Tianliang and Li Dakang by monitoring the communication equipment of Wu Tianliang, the director of the Guangming District Committee Office.

This shows that Wu Tianliang was directly under the command of Li Dakang, who had specifically arranged for the "Guangming Jiayuan" resettlement housing project to be handed over to Bai Jingwen.

The problem is that after Li Gangxin reported this evidence to Bai Jingwen in accordance with regulations, Bai Jingwen not only asked Li Gangxin to stop wiretapping Wu Tianliang, but also suppressed the evidence and did not conduct further investigations. He even moved Wu Tianliang to a confidential location.

To put it nicely, it's about preventing outsiders from accessing the evidence.

To put it bluntly, it's a lot like protecting a suspect.

After hearing this, Sha Ruijin was furious and said:

"What is Luo Jian up to? He knows Wu Tianliang is corrupt, yet he doesn't continue investigating!"

Tian Guofu said from the side:

"But Li Dakang only arranged for Wu Tianliang to let Bai Jingwen take over the project. There's no direct evidence to suggest this is a frame-up, is there?"

Xia Qing shook her finger and said:

"Comrade Guofu, you've forgotten one thing. Immediately after the resettlement housing project ran into problems, someone reported that Bai Jingwen's distant relatives were accepting bribes through shell companies. Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"

Tian Guofu then realized what was happening and slapped his forehead, saying:

"Yes! It seems to be two million! The Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection is pursuing this sum... Ah!"

Tian Guofu immediately understood everything, looked at Xia Qing in disbelief, and said:

"Yi Xuexi has already sided with Li Dakang! If we let him pursue this, he'll probably end up confirming the two million!"

Xia Qing smiled with satisfaction:

"Exactly. The good news is that this money was handled by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and didn't end up in Luo Jian's hands. Comrade Guofu, if we can get this lead from Yi Xuexi, I believe we can break through Luo Jian's impenetrable defenses from the side."

Sha Ruijin followed up immediately:

"Yes, Comrade Guofu, this matter is entrusted to you. You must complete it."

Tian Guofu nodded.

Sha Ruijin pondered for a moment, then said solemnly:

"Do you two think it's necessary for me to adjust the joint task force now? To have the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Procuratorate, and the Public Security Department add members?"

Xia Qingdao:

"Secretary Sha, there's no need to rush. Let Luo Jian handle it first to avoid alerting the enemy. I have a feeling that following the clues will lead to some good discoveries."

Sha Ruijin thought there was some truth to it and made the decision:

"In short, please pay close attention. Bai Jingwen's matter is crucial to whether we can successfully gain access to Jingzhou City."

Xia Qing said "okay" to Tian Guofu and left.

After leaving, Xia Qing immediately contacted Qi Tongwei.

He was instructed to use "gray methods" of public security technical investigation to monitor Luo Jian's confidants in the joint task force and to reverse-monitor their suspicious activities.

Xia Qing deduced that the key figure who operated the special task force for Luo Jian must have important clues.

Qi Tongwei agreed without hesitation.

In his eyes, Xia Qing's instructions would never be wrong.

Let alone the secretaries of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Qi Tongwei had long intended to monitor even Luo Jian himself.

After settling things over here, Xia Qing contacted Ji Changming, who had already retired.

I asked a question.

If a special investigation team led by the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission commits obvious procedural violations during the investigation and may conceal or fabricate evidence, how can it be checked and balanced from the perspective of legal supervision?

Ji Changming pointed out that the Provincial Procuratorate still has a statutory duty to supervise the legality of investigation activities, and can use this as a pretext to request access to case-handling process records, rather than the specific content of evidence.

In this way, Luo Jian had no choice but to agree.

Luo Jian would not strongly object to a direct request to review the evidence.

As long as you master the case-handling process.

Discovering the vulnerability is then a given.

Ji Changming's guidance gave Xia Qing some very good ideas.

Xia Qing immediately contacted Chen Hai, who, on behalf of the Provincial Procuratorate, supervised the legality of the joint task force's investigation activities.

Chen Hai immediately reported to Chief Prosecutor Zheng Rutie and carried out the plan on the spot.

At almost the same time, Tian Guofu also brought good news.

Under pressure, Yi Xuexi transferred the two million yuan bribe that the Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection had been investigating to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection for full responsibility.

But Tian Guofu discovered...

Although the Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection had obtained this lead, it did not conduct any further substantive investigation.

In other words, they allowed this unfavorable clue to fester naturally without verifying its authenticity.

The intention behind it, and the instructions behind it, are self-evident.

In this way...

A counterattack against Luo Jian.

Officially begin.