Absolute power in officialdom

Chapter 118 The teacher's wife is equally adept in the living room and the kitchen.

Wu Zhiyuan tentatively asked, "Is it possible to transfer Li Changfu to another department through job rotation?"

Previously, Secretary Lin was outnumbered and lacked support, but now, with your and Secretary Ding's addition, the balance of power has changed dramatically.

Lang Wenping thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Rotation is also a solution. I will discuss it with Secretary Lin when the time is right."

Wu Zhiyuan asked, "Secretary Lang, are there any reliable comrades in the Case Supervision and Management Office?"

Lang Wenping said, "Although Li Changfu has absolute power, Deputy Director Zhao Donglai can still be trusted."

"Zhao Donglai?" Wu Zhiyuan noted down the name.

Lang Wenping nodded: "Yes, Zhao Donglai is a former military officer. He is principled, upright, and has long disapproved of many of Li Changfu's practices."

Some clues, if he hadn't tipped them off privately, might have been completely covered up by Li Changfu.

Wu Zhiyuan muttered to himself, "It seems I need to cultivate a relationship with Zhao Donglai. Without reliable leads, a room is like water without a source or a tree without roots."

Lang Wenping reminded him: "Zhiyuan, before Li Changfu is rotated out of his post, you should pay attention to your approach when interacting with Zhao Donglai."

Li Changfu had tried several times to expel Zhao Donglai from the Case Supervision and Management Office, but Secretary Lin refused.

If Zhao Donglai leaves as well, then the Case Supervision and Management Office will truly become Li Changfu's independent kingdom.

Wu Zhiyuan locked himself in his office all afternoon, studying the anonymous whistleblower letters about Chen Zhenglei word by word, not missing a single detail.

The first few letters mainly reflected general accusations that Chen Zhenglei provided convenience to businessmen in land transfers and project contracting. Although some project names and approximate time periods were mentioned, key details were lacking and it was difficult to verify them directly.

But one letter caught his attention.

The letter accused Chen Zhenglei of interfering in government investment projects, citing a specific case: the auxiliary plaza and greening project of the new administrative center in Longdong District.

The letter mentioned that the contractor for the project was Hualong Group, and that Chen Zhenglei had given the company special consideration in terms of project bidding and fund disbursement.

Wu Zhiyuan was no stranger to Hualong Group.

This is a fairly large local enterprise, and the boss is Zhou Hualong, a well-known private entrepreneur in Longcheng.

The group's businesses cover multiple fields, including construction, real estate, agricultural development, and cultural tourism.

The whistleblower letter stated: "In order to thank Chen Zhenglei, Hualong Group did not give him money directly, but through its subsidiary, it repeatedly paid high GG advertising fees and project planning fees to a small company called Rising GG. In name, it was a business transaction, but in reality, it was a transfer of benefits."

Rising Antivirus's GG company is very small, with only one storefront, and simply does not have the capacity to undertake large-scale GG projects..."

Hualong Group, Rising Antivirus, exorbitant fees, bribery...

When these keywords were combined, Wu Zhiyuan's eyes lit up.

This method of transferring benefits by fabricating business dealings and using affiliated companies is a relatively covert operation in corruption cases.

According to a certain search engine, the legal representative of Rising GG Co., Ltd. is Wang Xingxing.

The registered address is located within the jurisdiction of the police station where Sun Runcai is the director; the company's registered capital is 50,000 RMB; it has been established for five years; and its business scope includes GG design, production, and distribution.

Wu Zhiyuan inquired through a friend at the tax bureau and found that although Rising GG Company was a small and low-profit enterprise, its annual operating income ranged from more than three million to more than eight million yuan, with a total revenue of more than twenty million yuan over five years.

Judging from the invoices issued, 90% of this company's revenue comes from Hualong Group.

Wu Zhiyuan then called Sun Runcai and asked him to inquire about Wang Xingxing's situation.

Sun Runcai quickly found Wang Xingxing's basic information in the system: female, 26 years old, with a junior college degree, graduated from Longcheng Vocational and Technical College, and her hometown is Haihe County.

Sun Runcai also specifically mentioned a detail: judging from the ID photo, Wang Xingxing has very beautiful features.

After getting off work, Wu Zhiyuan did not go straight home, but instead went to the neighborhood where Rising GG Company was located, following the address he had found.

This is not a bustling street, and the shops are mostly small supermarkets, hardware stores, and photocopying shops.

Rising GG's storefront is sandwiched among them, very inconspicuous, with only an ordinary glass door and a red sticky note that says "Rising GG" on it, without even a decent lightbox sign.

Wu Zhiyuan pushed open the door and went in. The store was not large, about twenty square meters. There were two computers and a printer against the wall, and a few simple GG templates were hanging on the wall.

A girl who looks to be in her early twenties and has an average appearance is sitting in front of a computer playing on her phone.

Seeing a customer enter, the girl looked up and asked, "Hello, what brings you here?"

Wu Zhiyuan's gaze fell on the business license hanging on the wall, and the legal representative was Wang Xingxing.

"Hello, I'd like to make a promotional display board," Wu Zhiyuan casually made up a reason.

This girl is very ordinary-looking. If she is Wang Xingxing, then the difference between her ID photo and her real appearance is too great.

"What size are the display boards? What's on them? Are there any pictures?" the girl asked.

As Wu Zhiyuan described the specifications, he tentatively asked, "Are you Boss Wang?"

The girl shook her head: "No, Wang Xingxing is my cousin. She doesn't come to the store often, so I'm the one who mainly looks after it."

"Oh, I see." Wu Zhiyuan continued to probe, "Do you have branches? Can you take on large-scale outdoor projects, or do overall promotional planning for large companies?"

"No branches. For large men, you need to talk to my cousin."

Wu Zhiyuan made an excuse that the price of the promotional display boards was too high, and said he would go to another GG company next door to take a look, and then left.

What is the relationship between Wang Xingxing and Chen Zhenglei and Zhou Hualong? Could he be a breakthrough in the Chen Zhenglei case?

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In the car, Liu Qingqing called: "Zhiyuan, you're not working overtime tonight, are you?"

"Teacher Liu, I just finished my work and am about to go home. I'm not working overtime."

"That's good. The food is ready. Yunxi is out of school now. Be careful on your way home."

"Okay, Ms. Liu, I'll be there in about twenty minutes."

As I opened the door, the aroma of food wafted out.

Five dishes and a soup were already laid out on the table, and they looked and smelled delicious.

Xu Yunxi was sitting on the sofa reading a book when she saw Wu Zhiyuan. She immediately put down her book and sweetly called out, "Brother Zhiyuan is back!"

Liu Qingqing came out of the kitchen wearing an apron, carrying a plate of freshly stir-fried vegetables, with a slight smile on her face: "You're back just in time, dinner's ready."

Liu Qingqing is equally adept in the formal settings and the kitchen; her six dishes and one soup are all visually appealing, fragrant, and delicious.

"Teacher Liu, your cooking skills are absolutely amazing, comparable to a restaurant chef, making one's appetite soar." Wu Zhiyuan felt a taste of home.