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

Chapter 263 Provincial Department and Municipal Bureau

Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu exchanged a glance.

Determined.

After calling Bai Jingwen back and confirming the situation again.

The next day.

The special task force, personally led by Cheng Zhaohui, the executive director of the Public Security Bureau, followed Bai Jingwen back to Guangming District in a grand procession.

The task force started its investigation from the scene of the crime, which was the hotel room where Bai Jingwen was raided for prostitution, and demanded the cooperation of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau with an unquestionable attitude.

Lu Qing, the director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau who orchestrated the entire incident under Li Dakang's secret instructions, felt a great disaster was about to befall him and urgently reported to Zhao Donglai, the deputy mayor and director of the Public Security Bureau of Jingzhou City.

As a newly promoted director-general, Zhao Donglai was worried about where to show his power. He immediately led the police force of Jingzhou Municipal Bureau to the hotel where the incident occurred and surrounded the police cars of the special task force with police cars, sirens blaring.

Seeing this, Cheng Zhaohui upstairs sneered and quickly led the task force members downstairs.

The two sides then stood in a stalemate.

The provincial department believes that Bai Jingwen's case is highly questionable and, under the instructions of the provincial party committee leaders, must be reviewed.

The Municipal Public Security Bureau believes that the Guangming District Public Security Bureau's crackdown on prostitution against the district party secretary is a done deal with no room for maneuver, and that the Provincial Public Security Department's actions are an attempt to smear the Guangming District Public Security Bureau and to exonerate Bai Jingwen.

The two sides were at loggerheads, neither willing to give an inch.

When the news reached Li Dakang, his first reaction was shock at Bai Jingwen's actions.

Unexpectedly, Bai Jingwen risked public exposure and ruining his reputation by bringing the Public Security Bureau to his aid.

On second thought, Li Dakang believed that Bai Jingwen did not have that much power.

It must have been arranged by those people in the provincial party committee.

So, they didn't choose to abandon Bai Jingwen, but instead stood up for him and directly threw the challenge at him.

interesting.

The most urgent task is to remove Zhao Donglai from office.

Surrounding the provincial government building, what kind of nonsense is this?

If they want to investigate, let them investigate.

With this in mind, Li Dakang personally took charge and rushed to the scene of the standoff.

Upon arrival, Li Dakang apologized to Cheng Zhaohui and severely criticized Zhao Donglai's offensive behavior, demanding that the municipal and district bureaus closely cooperate with the provincial department's investigation.

Then, Li Dakang said something meaningful to Bai Jingwen, who was present at the scene:

"Secretary Bai, you've really made things out of control!"

After speaking, he walked away.

Bai Jingwen was still unclear about the meaning behind Li Dakang's words, only that the provincial department's support might have made Li Dakang feel embarrassed.

The investigation made little progress that day.

The Public Security Bureau will not close the case there; it will continue the next day.

Nevertheless, Bai Jingwen's case has temporarily become an unresolved case under investigation, which allows him to return to work at the Guangming District Committee.

But the gossip circulating in the district committee compound is not pleasant.

It's unclear whether someone leaked the news or someone deliberately spread it.

The whole compound was abuzz with the amusing story of Secretary Bai being arrested for soliciting prostitutes while drunk.

The way Bai Jingwen's colleagues looked at him was also quite intriguing.

Bai Jingwen felt unprecedented pressure and unease.

He also knew that this high-pressure atmosphere was exactly what Li Dakang wanted.

Now, all we can do is endure it.

This is the provincial party committee compound.

Having received Cheng Zhaohui's firsthand report, Sha Ruijin, Xia Qing, and Tian Guofu continued their discussions.

Li Dakang's cooperative yet fearless attitude puzzled the others.

Is Bai Jingwen really not clean?

Or was Li Dakang's plan flawless?

As the three were pondering, Xia Qing gave her conclusion:

"I think we need to send some more people. How about this, let Li Gangxin, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, lead a team to Guangming District to support Cheng Zhaohui's task force."

Tian Guofu frowned and said:

"Secretary Xia, is it really necessary to make such a big fuss over something as small as Guangming District?"

Xia Qing nodded firmly and said:

"It's necessary. This is precisely the time to show Li Dakang the province's attitude. Zhao Donglai's audacity in surrounding the special investigation team precisely demonstrates that the cadres in Jingzhou City have developed a self-image of being local tyrants, which is dangerous! This is a good opportunity to use Bai Jingwen's false accusation to rectify the atmosphere in Jingzhou City and loosen its muscles!"

After a pause, Xia Qing emphasized again:

"Even if we assume Bai Jingwen wasn't framed, then let the provincial authorities take him away; that would be more than enough."

Tian Guofu remained silent. Sha Ruijin nodded and said:

"Alright, then please make the arrangements, Secretary Xia."

After leaving Sha Ruijin's office, Xia Qing went to Gao Yuliang's home.

When Gao Xiaofeng opened the door and saw Xia Qing, she was initially surprised and fearful, but then she put on a sweet smile, invited Xia Qing into the house, and led her to find Gao Yuliang.

At that time, Gao Yuliang had already retired. Wearing slippers and a vest, he was tending to the flowers and plants in the yard, busy with his work.

Seeing Xia Qing arrive, Gao Yuliang wiped his sweat and smiled:

"Secretary Xia is here! Please make yourself at home!"

Xia Qing joked:

"You don't even have benches in your yard. Alright, I came here to ask Secretary Yuliang."

Gao Xiaofeng understood and left the courtyard. Only then did Gao Yuliang speak:

"Who is it?"

"Li Gangxin. He should be one of your men. I saw him on the list of the Handa Gang," Xia Qing said in a deep voice.

Looking at Xia Qing's expression, Gao Yuliang immediately guessed what Xia Qing wanted to ask and answered without hesitation:

"It's possible. If you give him a hand, he'll do anything for you."

Xia Qing said with a half-smile:

"So that's how he got his deputy director position?"

"If Li Gangxin were to become the executive director, he would definitely be better than Cheng Zhaohui, whom Tian Guofu sent. Of course, there's still a chance," Gao Yuliang said while pruning the branches.

"Officials from the provincial discipline inspection commission are good at investigating people, but when it comes to investigating cases, they're nowhere near as effective as native-born police officers."

Xia Qing nodded and smiled:

"I always gain something from chatting with Secretary Yuliang. Oh, by the way, I brought you some seeds of rare plants; I've left them here."

Xia Qing took out a small bag of seeds from her pocket and was about to casually put it on the ground.

Gao Yuliang was startled and stood up abruptly. He took the seeds from Xia Qing's hands with both hands and said carefully:

"No, no, this is a rare item, it must be taken good care of..."

Xia Qing was exasperated by this turn of events, shook her head, and left Gao Yuliang's house.

Next, I contacted Qi Tongwei.

He relayed the provincial government's message that Li Gangxin would lead another team to Guangming District to support Cheng Zhaohui.

He then instructed Qi Tongwei to notify Li Gangxin to come to his office.

Qi Tongwei readily agreed.

A short while later, Li Gangxin, dressed neatly, appeared in Xia Qing's office.

Upon meeting, Li Gangxin gave a very standard salute.

Xia Qing invited Li Gangxin to sit down, and then chatted with him about Guangming District and Bai Jingwen.

Xia Qing gave a prediction.

Things in the Bright District are not that simple.

Further action will be taken soon.

At that time, Li Gangxin should be able to handle the complex cases that Cheng Zhaohui cannot handle.

This is how the gap becomes apparent.

Li Gangxin listened attentively and quickly grasped Xia Qing's intention.

He stood up abruptly, saluted, and made his statement:

"Please rest assured, Secretary, Gangxin guarantees the mission will be accomplished!"