509: Chapter 509 A casual check revealed a problem.

The young man running in the lead saw Qin Chuan and Secretary Yuan Hua, as if he had found a lifeline, and immediately shouted.

"Brothers, help! Someone is trying to beat us up!"

In broad daylight, such a thing was actually happening.

In the brief moment Qin Chuan was stunned, the three young men ran over and hid behind Qin Chuan and Secretary Yuan Hua.

Seven or eight fierce-looking men rushed out from inside the market. The leader held a knife in his hand and sternly shouted at Qin Chuan and Secretary Yuan Hua, "Move aside, don't meddle in other people's business."

Qin Chuan ignored the men. Seeing the two internal guards following behind preparing to intervene, he shook his head and gave them a look, then said to the three young men.

"What is going on here?"

The leading young man, likely sensing that Qin Chuan was not an ordinary person, immediately said, "My name is Zhang Hui, and I am a consumer rights vlogger. We just bought a fish in the market, and the owner shortchanged us by a full nine taels..."

He quickly and simply explained what had happened.

Qin Chuan understood the situation. The fish stall owner had been shortchanging customers, but instead of admitting fault, he thought Zhang Hui and his group were deliberately looking for trouble, leading to a conflict and the scene that had just unfolded.

"Who among you is from the market management?"

One of the men stepped forward two paces. "I am from the market management. These three kids are here to cause trouble. You two move aside and don't meddle in other people's business."

Damn, Qin Chuan was shocked by the attitude of this market management.

"Call your person in charge over here."

"Secretary Yuan Hua, call the person in charge of the Hedong District Market Supervision Bureau and tell him to come over as well."

Secretary Yuan Hua immediately made the call.

Seeing this, it was clear that Qin Chuan was not an ordinary person.

The men felt a sense of unease, and some even shrank back. Soon, the person in charge of the market management arrived.

This guy seemed to have some sense; he wasn't arrogant but instead offered a flattering smile and took out a cigarette, "Leader, what is your surname?"

Qin Chuan gave a slight cold snort.

Before long, Xu Feiwen, the person in charge of the Hedong Branch of the Market Supervision Bureau, arrived. "Secretary Qin, I am Xu Feiwen. Do you have any instructions?"

Qin Chuan said to Zhang Hui, "This is the person in charge of the Hedong Branch of the Market Supervision Bureau. Take your matter to him, and he will certainly give you a satisfactory resolution."

Zhang Hui was stunned.

He never expected to be so lucky; he had just asked a random person for help, and it turned out to be a leader, and likely a high-ranking one at that.

It wasn't until Qin Chuan and Secretary Yuan Hua had walked far away that he finally came to his senses and asked Xu Feiwen, "Director Xu, who was that just now?"

Xu Feiwen said, "You're lucky, kid. That is the Municipal Party Secretary of our Xilin City."

After saying this, his gaze turned sharp as he looked at the people from the market management, effectively sealing their fate.

What followed was a strict rectification; some were arrested, some were fined, and some had their business licenses revoked. Even the market management was not spared, all receiving severe punishments.

For almost the entire day, Qin Chuan was conducting field research, appearing at several units, such as the Municipal Education and Sports Bureau, the Municipal No. 1 High School, the Rural and Agricultural Bureau, the Industrial Bureau, and others.

Because he hadn't given any prior notice, every time he arrived at a unit, he always discovered quite a few problems, accumulating first-hand data.

Seeing that Secretary Qin was always "appearing and disappearing like a phantom," the people below became nervous, reined in their behavior, and their work efficiency increased significantly.

Secretary Lu Wangshu's efficiency was very high.

On one hand, she had excellent capabilities, but more importantly, Qin Chuan had given her clear "guidance." With Qin Chuan's guidance, things were different; the progress was exceptionally smooth, and she had basically investigated everything clearly.

She knocked on the door and entered Qin Chuan's office to begin her report.

"Leader, everything has basically been investigated clearly. It is indeed a shocking dark conspiracy, with many instances of non-compliant operations. Furthermore, quite a few people accepted huge amounts of wealth from The Su Family and then gave them the green light all the way..."

After hearing the report, Qin Chuan nodded slightly.

In fact, Qin Chuan had already known the specific situation; checking through the system was more effective than anything else, and nothing could hide from it.

Besides knowing the details, the most important thing was evidence.

Qin Chuan asked, "What about the relevant evidence? How much have you secured?"

Secretary Lu Wangshu was a veteran comrade with very rich experience and immediately said, "We have also secured quite a bit of evidence..."

She then reported on the relevant evidence.

Qin Chuan nodded in satisfaction. With this evidence, he could send Governor Su Qi, Su Liang, and the others back inside.

After Secretary Lu Wangshu finished her report, she hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Leader, during the investigation, we discovered that Secretary Xu Zhiguo has some issues; he had spoken on behalf of The Su Family. I suspect he accepted benefits from The Su Family. Should we investigate him?"

This was enough to show her loyalty.

If it were someone else, upon discovering such a situation, they would likely pretend not to see it and prioritize self-preservation, after all, Secretary Xu Zhiguo was her direct superior, the Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

But Secretary Lu Wangshu hardly hesitated and directly sided with Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan said slowly, "You don't need to investigate Secretary Xu Zhiguo; I have my own plans."

This was also a form of protection for Secretary Lu Wangshu.

A subordinate investigating a superior—if word got out, the impact within the system would be very bad, especially having a great negative influence on Secretary Lu Wangshu's own future and career.

As for Secretary Xu Zhiguo.

There was no rush to deal with him yet. First, send all members of The Su Family inside, and then it wouldn't be too late to deal with Secretary Xu Zhiguo.

The reason there was no rush to deal with Secretary Xu Zhiguo was mainly because he and Qin Chuan did not currently have any fundamental conflict of interest.

After hearing Secretary Lu Wangshu's report, Qin Chuan took this evidence and went directly to the office of Provincial Party Secretary Han Jiang.

When the Provincial Party Committee's first secretary saw Secretary Qin Chuan approaching, he was very respectful and warm. "Secretary Qin Chuan has arrived. Secretary Han Jiang is in his office; you can just knock and go in."

This attitude was much better than Secretary Xu Zhiguo's secretary.

Qin Chuan nodded slightly, knocked on the door, and entered Secretary Han Jiang's office.

"Oh, Comrade Qin Chuan is here. Please, sit."

Secretary Han Jiang was also warm and put down the documents he was processing, sat on the sofa, and began to chat with Qin Chuan.

He wouldn't have come without a reason. He guessed that Qin Chuan must have some serious business to discuss this time.

After chatting for a few sentences, Secretary Han Jiang took the initiative to ask, "Comrade Qin Chuan, you must be looking for me for something. If you have any business, just say it directly."

Qin Chuan said, "There is indeed a matter. Secretary Han Jiang, you should know Su Liang and Governor Su Qi, right?"

"I know them, The Su Family of the Northwest Province. Didn't they all go inside a few years ago because of corruption? And it was you who investigated them back then."

"Correct. Because I was the one who investigated their serious corruption back then, I have always kept an eye on them. But I never expected that all members of The Su Family have been released, including Governor Su Qi and Su Liang. They have all been released upon completion of their sentences."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Han Jiang was very surprised, though he did not show it on his face.

He said slowly, "I remember that back then, one of them was sentenced to life imprisonment and the other to a suspended death sentence. How could they have been released so quickly?"