68: Chapter 68 Overnight, Uprooted

Jiang Weiliang was in his office.

In the morning, he had gone to the Provincial Party Secretary's office to report on his work. Since the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission was about to retire to the second line, he wanted to use Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong's connections to rise to that position.

As the Provincial Party Secretary, while he couldn't directly appoint the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, he held significant recommendation power. The higher-ups would certainly give serious consideration to a candidate recommended by the Provincial Party Committee.

Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong had mentioned one thing: there were signs of a resurgence of criminal underworld forces within the province, and he suggested that the Provincial Public Security Department conduct a province-wide crackdown on gang-related crimes.

Jiang Weiliang was currently pondering this matter.

How to carry out the crackdown, how to plan it, and so on...

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in!"

His secretary pushed the door open and reported, "Leader, Comrade Qin Chuan, the Party Committee Secretary of Dahe Township, is here to see you. He said he is an acquaintance of yours."

Dahe Township...

Jiang Weiliang quickly realized—wasn't that Secretary Qin's son?

"Quick, quick, tell him to come in."

Seeing such a strong reaction from the leader, the secretary thought to himself that, as expected, Qin Chuan hadn't been lying. Fortunately, he hadn't turned him away.

Soon, Qin Chuan entered.

"Director Jiang, hello."

"Comrade Qin Chuan, please sit. What would you like to drink?"

Jiang Weiliang was very warm, showing none of the airs of a department director.

After a few words of small talk, Jiang Weiliang asked with concern, "Xiao Qin, did you come to see me for something specific today?"

"There is indeed something..."

Qin Chuan recounted being attacked and explained the existence of a criminal underworld force in Dongzhou City led by Knife Brother. He stated that Knife Brother was the mastermind behind the attack and handed over the evidence he had brought.

What!

Such a thing was actually happening!

The son of the Provincial Party Secretary had actually been attacked—this was intolerable!

Jiang Weiliang was instantly enraged.

"Utterly lawless! Xiao Qin, rest assured about this matter. We will immediately establish a special task force with me as the leader. We will move into Dongzhou City right away and will definitely eradicate this criminal force."

After sitting there for about ten minutes, Qin Chuan left satisfied.

With Jiang Weiliang's stance, Knife Brother and his lot were surely finished. If things went poorly for them, Young Master Fu might also be implicated.

His goal had been completely achieved.

Leaving the Provincial Public Security Department, Qin Chuan called his mother.

"Mom, did you prepare dinner for me tonight?"

Luo Rong was pleasantly surprised. "Son, you're back in the provincial capital?"

"Yes, I've been here for two or three hours."

"Where are you? Do you need me to pick you up?"

"No need. I'm going to Handong University first, and I'll be home for dinner tonight."

Luo Rong understood instantly.

Her son was going to Handong University; he must be looking for Zhu Qingxi.

Qin Chuan only stayed in the provincial capital for one night and left early the next morning. Now that the matter was settled, he naturally had to rush back as soon as possible.

As for the provincial department's task force, a group of twenty to thirty people had already quietly moved into Dongzhou City last night. To avoid alerting the targets, they basically didn't notify the Dongzhou City leadership; only Secretary and Director Xu Ping, the Secretary of the Dongzhou Political and Legal Affairs Commission and Director of the Public Security Bureau, was aware.

The force deployed this time would be the Special Police. In the middle of the night, fully two to three hundred men had come directly from the provincial capital.

The operation was extremely swift. Knife Brother and his men were almost all caught in their sleep.

Including Knife Brother, a total of twenty to thirty leaders, large and small, were all captured and taken to the provincial capital. The ordinary thugs were handed over to the Dongzhou City police.

By the time Young Master Fu found out, several hours had already passed, and Knife Brother's group had already been transported to the provincial capital.

What!

Overnight, Knife Brother and his gang were uprooted, with not a single fish slipping through the net!

This, this, this!

This is impossible!

Young Master Fu was shocked for a long time, unable to accept this fact until his father called him over with a phone call.

Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen naturally knew that the protective umbrella behind Knife Brother was his precious son. All along, he had turned a blind eye to it.

It could be said that Young Master Fu's lawlessness and arrogance were directly related to Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen's indulgence and tacit approval.

Upon hearing the news and knowing that Knife Brother and his men had been uprooted, Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen was also startled and immediately made inquiries to understand the situation.

He then broke out in a cold sweat.

It was actually Jiang Weiliang, the Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, who personally led the team, using police from outside the local jurisdiction and deploying Special Police directly from the provincial department. As a deputy-department-level cadre and a Member of the Standing Committee of the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee, he saw many implications in this.

With a bit more investigation, he immediately learned of another matter.

Yesterday morning, Qin Chuan, the Party Committee Secretary of Dahe Township, was attacked. The attacker was Lao Liu, one of Knife Brother's men.

Qin Chuan was attacked in the morning, and that same night, the provincial department moved with lightning speed to eliminate Knife Brother's criminal force. Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen was basically certain that this must be directly related to the attack on Qin Chuan.

He had suspected before that Qin Chuan must have very powerful connections and background in the provincial capital, and now this was further confirmed.

He now even speculated that Qin Chuan must have a direct relationship with a certain provincial leader; otherwise, the Provincial Public Security Department would not have acted so quickly.

After realizing this, Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen was startled. Not daring to be the least bit careless, he directly called Young Master Fu over.

By this time, Qin Chuan had already left the provincial capital. His car was on the highway, driving toward Dongzhou City.

Just now, he had received a call from Jiang Weiliang, informing him that Knife Brother and the others had all been arrested and that the criminal force had been uprooted.

He expressed his thanks over the phone. After hanging up, Qin Chuan had a thought and said to Chen Haisheng, who was driving.

"Haisheng, go to the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee."

"Alright."

Why go to the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee?

It was simple: Qin Chuan was going there to deliver a slap to the face.

Damn it, if a tiger doesn't show its strength, people really take me for a sick cat. They had targeted me with underhanded moves time and time again.

Young Master Fu, right?

Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen, right? I'm going over to meet you both.

Qin Chuan guessed that after such a major event, as a member of the Municipal Party Committee's Standing Committee, Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen should be able to guess his identity and background. Perhaps he had used some channels and connections to investigate and might already know he was the son of the Provincial Party Secretary.

Since you already know, then I'll use this identity and background to pay a visit and meet you father and son. Damn it, you must give me a satisfactory explanation.

Shortly after nine in the morning, Qin Chuan entered the Dongzhou Municipal Party Committee.

At this time, work had already started in the office building. There were many people, and a simple inquiry revealed where Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen's office was.

Very smoothly, Qin Chuan arrived at the door of Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen's office.

Even with the door closed, because of Qin Chuan's good hearing, he could still hear the commotion inside the office.

It seemed someone was sternly reprimanding and scolding someone else to their face.

The person doing the scolding should be Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen, but it was unknown who was being reprimanded.

Qin Chuan thought to himself that his luck was quite good; Vice Mayor Fu Qiwen was in his office and hadn't gone to a meeting or out on a research trip.

That made things much simpler; he would just push the door and go in.

Without a word, Qin Chuan pushed open the office door and walked straight in.