There must be evidence for everything. Suspicion alone could not solve any problems. Chen Xing shook his head.
They walked downstairs as they talked. As for Li Yanpei, Chen Xing could only ask Chang Shengjun to investigate secretly. Otherwise, he would have no one to use. In Mount Wang, apart from the secretary and the driver beside him, only Chang Shengjun could be trusted. As for the others, Chen Xing did not dare to trust them, nor could he trust them easily.
Seeing the bitter smile on Chang Shengjun's face, Chen Xing knew that Chang Shengjun's task was too heavy. In addition, he could not do things freely and was hindered by others everywhere. The number of people he could mobilize was also very limited. He could not do anything happily. At this time, he could only pat Chang Shengjun on the shoulder and say, "Shengjun, you've worked hard."
"I won't work hard, but I feel wronged." Chang Shengjun said unwillingly.
"I'll get better slowly." Chen Xing frowned. It seemed that he was talking to Chang Shengjun, but it also seemed that he was talking to himself.
After walking out of the ward building, Chen Xing returned to the morgue to visit Cai Yalan and Li Ying. Except for comforting them, Chen Xing did not know what to say.
When leaving the hospital, Chen Xing was also a little depressed. In fact, it was not only Chang Shengjun who felt wronged, but he was also no exception.
After chatting with Chang Shengjun at the gate of the hospital for a while, they left in their respective cars. Chang Shengjun had a lot of tasks, and almost all of them were ordered by Chen Xing. Chen Xing could understand Chang Shengjun's feeling of being restrained, but there was no good way at the moment.
On the way back to the Municipal Party Committee, Chen Xing had been frowning. He hoped that Chang Shengjun would have more space to show his power. However, in the face of the deep-rooted local forces, he, as a foreign secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, still hadn't found a good solution to break the situation. Every time he was about to make a breakthrough, he soon returned to the original point. It seemed that there was an invisible hand behind the scenes controlling everything.
Could Li Yanpei's accident this time really be a man-made plot?
Chen Xing frowned and thought about this possibility over and over again. If it was true, then the people behind the scenes were really crazy. But did they really have the guts to do it?
The secretary had arrived. While Chen Xing was lost in thought, the car arrived at the Municipal Party Committee.
They arrived so quickly. Chen Xing came back to his senses, looked at the time, and got out of the car.
Secretary, it's not that fast, but I can see that you've been thinking about something. Huang Jianghua said with a smile.
Chen Xing nodded slightly. It was almost six o 'clock and the sky was getting dark. Chen Xing turned to Huang Jianghua and said, "Xiao Huang, there's nothing else tonight. You can go back first.
Secretary, it's dinner time now. If you still want to go to the office, I'll go to the cafeteria to get you dinner first. I saw that you didn't eat much bread at noon in the car. I guess you're already hungry. " Hearing that he could leave first, Huang Jianghua was a little happy. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. His heart had flown to Lin Siyu. However, Lin Siyu was probably still in the office upstairs. Huang Jianghua thought that he would leave first and then call Lin Siyu to get off work. They could go back to have a good time at night.
He was so hungry that he didn't feel anything now. Chen Xing smiled and then waved his hand. "Forget it, you can go back first."
Chen Xing had no appetite at this time.
When he returned to the office and looked at the spotless desk, Chen Xing smiled unconsciously. He didn't need to think to know that it was Lin Siyu who had done it. He had already told her not to clean it every day, but she was still so diligent.
Chen Xing walked to the chair and sat down. He was slightly lost in thought and didn't know what to do. There was still a pile of documents on the table that needed to be approved. Chen Xing wasn't in the mood to read them.
Feeling a little dull in the office, Chen Xing walked over and opened the window. The cold mountain wind blew in, making people shiver involuntarily. This was spring in the Mountain Gaze. The temperature difference between day and night was huge. The sun shone brightly during the day, but it was cold at night.
Looking at the particularly dazzling Xincheng Building not far away, Chen Xing suddenly thought of the phrase "blood and tears under the neon lights." Perhaps this was the right word to describe the Xincheng Building.
His phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Yang Hong's number. He picked it up.
Are you free tonight? Yang Hong's slightly coquettish voice came from the other end of the line. It was straightforward and direct.
Not tonight. I'll call you when I'm free. Chen Xing thought for a moment and shook his head.
Aiyo, my great secretary, as a leader, do you have to work overtime very late at night? Yang Hong acted coquettishly with some dissatisfaction.
Even if I don't have to work overtime, I can't always go to your place. It's always good to be more careful. Chen Xing smiled.
You're so paranoid. Do you think someone would dare to follow you when you come to my place? Yang Hong curled her lips. She had a different kind of charm at this time. It was a pity that Chen Xing couldn't see it.
Regardless of whether there was or not, it was never wrong to be cautious. Chen Xing's eyes narrowed slightly. When he said this, his eyes were fixed on the Xincheng Building. It was just an unintentional sentence, but when he looked at the Xincheng Building, a terrifying thought popped up in Chen Xing's mind. Was the mastermind watching his every move?
The moment this thought popped up, Chen Xing's back broke out in cold sweat for no reason. Even though he quickly calmed himself down, feeling that he was being overly paranoid, a sense of wariness and worry had crept into the depths of his heart.
Time passed day by day. Li Yanpei's memorial service was held in the city's funeral parlor as scheduled. All the main leaders of the city's four departments attended. Chen Xing even gave a eulogy for Li Yanpei at the memorial service.
Looking at the coffin containing Li Yanpei's body, Chen Xing felt suffocated. When he came out of the funeral parlor, Chen Xing took a deep breath. No matter how bad his mood was, he couldn't show it. Perhaps there were many people secretly eager to see his frustrated expression.
In the evening, when he returned to the dormitory of the Municipal Party Committee's guest house, Chen Xing leaned against the sofa and stared at the ceiling. No one knew what he was thinking.
After a while, he got up and turned on the TV. He held the remote control in his hand and pressed it casually until he reached the Wangshan TV Station. It was past six o 'clock, the time when the Wangshan evening news was broadcast. The news happened to be showing the scene of Li Yanpei's memorial service today. Chen Xing looked at himself reading the eulogy on the TV … Sitting in front of the TV and watching the news about himself, he seemed to have a very strange feeling.
He glanced back and saw Li Kaishan, Zhang Lixing, and the others standing behind him in the morning. Chen Xing frowned inadvertently.
The knock on the door brought Chen Xing back to his senses. He walked to the door and saw Xiang Xiurong standing outside. Chen Xing was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly invited him in.
"Secretary Chen, I hope I'm not disturbing you." Xiang Xiurong looked at Chen Xing and said cautiously.
"No." Chen Xing waved his hand with a smile and invited Xiang Xiurong to sit down. Then he said with a smile, "Sister Xiang stays in the guest house every day. Is she bored?"
She was a little bored. Xiang Xiurong nodded and glanced at Chen Xing. Xiang Xiurong opened her mouth slightly. She wanted to ask something, but it seemed that she couldn't speak. Her expression was a little unnatural. "Why?
Does Sister Xiang have something to say? " Chen Xing looked at Xiang Xiurong and saw his expression. Chen Xing also had some guesses in his heart. Although Xiang Xiurong lived next door to him, Xiang Xiurong basically didn't take the initiative to come to his place. It was rare for him to come over. He didn't need to think to know that there was something.
"Secretary Chen, I want to ask if there is any progress in the case of Qian Xinlai." Xiang Xiurong hesitated to speak, for fear that Chen Xing would be unhappy. After that, he quickly explained, "Secretary Chen, I don't mean anything else. I just want to understand the situation."
"It's okay. It's natural for you to care about the progress of the case. Speaking of it, it should be our dereliction of duty. We haven't been able to give you an explanation yet." Chen Xing sighed helplessly.
"Secretary Chen, you are the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the highest-ranking official in Wangshan City. Since the case can't be investigated, why don't you directly arrest Qian Xinlai and interrogate him? I believe that you will find out the result." Xiang Xiurong looked at Chen Xing eagerly, his eyes full of desire.
"Sister Xiang, things are not as simple as you think. To arrest someone, there must be enough evidence. I can't arrest whoever I want because I am a high-ranking official." Chen Xing looked at Xiang Xiurong helplessly. Besides, Qian Xinlai was the chairman of the Xincheng Group, which was the largest local private enterprise. Qian Xinlai was a well-known local entrepreneur and a representative of the National People's Congress. If they wanted to arrest him without sufficient evidence, they would only be shooting themselves in the foot.
"Secretary Chen, after all, you don't actually want to arrest him, do you?" Xiang Xiurong lowered his head in disappointment.
"It's not that I don't want to arrest him. Sister Xiang, I told you before that as long as there is conclusive evidence of Qian Xinlai's crime, no matter how high his identity and status are, we will definitely bring him to justice. But now is not the time." Chen Xing explained patiently. He was not angry at Xiang Xiurong's words. He could understand Xiang Xiurong's feelings. He had been waiting for several months, but there was not much progress. It was inevitable that he would lose his patience.
"I saw the news. It seems that Secretary Li is also dead. He was a good official. I've pretended to be crazy in Mount Gaze for so many years and secretly observed every move of many officials. Secretary Li was a very clean and honest person. Even he is dead. Now, I don't dare to have any hope.
Comrade Yan Pei died because of an accident. Sister Xiang, this has no conflict with the investigation of Qian Xinlai's case. Don't lose confidence. As long as I am still in Mount Gaze, my promise to you will not change. " Chen Xing said solemnly.
Listening to Chen Xing's words, Xiang Xiurong was silent and did not know what to say. She was disappointed, dissatisfied, and frustrated, but she could not say anything. As the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Chen Xing's attitude towards her was sincere enough. What else could she say?
Xiang Xiurong wanted to say that she did not need any promises or guarantees. She just wanted to see the villain, Qian Xinlai, be punished by the law as soon as possible. But when she saw the look in Chen Xing's eyes, Xiang Xiurong could not say it in the end.
"Secretary Chen, you should rest early. I won't disturb you." With that, Xiang Xiurong got up and left.
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