Li Rui was not amused by this joke. With a serious expression, he said, "My second thought is that if Zhu Tao really doesn't know Hu Zhixin's whereabouts, then we can infer that other than Meng Shuhai and Zhu Tao, Hu Zhixin still has friends in the County Public Security Bureau. This friend is even more reliable and secretive. No outsider knows about him, and now, Hu Zhixin uses this person to understand the movements of the County Public Security Bureau every day and respond accordingly."
Gao Jianxin frowned and tried to analyze, "This person's position in the County Public Security Bureau should not be low. If his position was low, he wouldn't be able to find out about the latest and most comprehensive movements and arrangements …"
Li Rui nodded and said, "Yes. Also, this person is different from Meng Shuhai and Zhu Tao. He should be considered Hu Zhixin's hidden pawn in the County Public Security Bureau. He knows that Meng Shuhai and Zhu Tao are Hu Zhixin's semi-public protection, but Meng Shuhai and Zhu Tao don't know that he's also Hu Zhixin's protection. Based on this reasoning, he should be very low-key in your unit. At the very least, he doesn't interact much with Meng Shuhai. This is because if he's too close to Meng Shuhai, he might reveal his identity and arouse Hu Zhixin's suspicions.
Gao Jianxin thought for a moment, and a few people who fit the reasoning characteristics appeared in his mind. He said worriedly, "We can make this reasoning in private, but if we want to confirm that it's true, we have to find clear evidence. If we want to find evidence, we have to conduct technical investigation on the suspected person. This is illegal under the premise that we don't have any early directional clues."
Li Rui smiled and said, "Since it's illegal, of course we can't do it. Let me ask you, have you already thought of a suspect?"
Gao Jianxin said, "According to our reasoning just now, I think of three Deputy Directors in the Bureau. Two of them didn't pay much attention to Meng Shuhai in the past. One of them didn't even give Meng Shuhai any face. The deputy director who didn't give in to Meng Shuhai had the surname Zhang. His son got married last year and the wedding was held in a very low-key manner. He didn't even invite me. After the wedding, he was known as the model of an honest public servant. However, I heard after the wedding that his daughter-in-law opened a beauty salon in a two-story, four-room basement under the Fashion City neighborhood in West Loop a few days after she got married. The two-story, four-room apartment was at least 200 square meters. The market price was estimated to be 3 million, and there was no supply even if there was a price. People without connections would not be able to buy it even if they had money. His daughter-in-law told the public that she rented it, but who would be stupid enough to spend more than ten thousand yuan a year to open such a big beauty shop? I suspect that Hu Zhixin gave it to Chief Zhang. Although the 'Fashion City' community wasn't built by Hu Zhixin, he could've bought it and given it to Chief Zhang. "
The smile on Li Rui's face grew wider as he said, "Now that you have a suspect, this matter is easy to handle. I have a way to make this person reveal himself. "
Hearing this, Gao Jianxin was pleasantly surprised and said, "Oh? How do I do it? "
Li Rui smiled and said, "You just need to do this and this and this …" He lowered his voice and whispered to him.
After sending Gao Jianxin off, Li Rui felt that it was necessary to go to Hu Zhixin's home to meet his wife and child and see who was more suitable to take over Hu Zhixin's business. Previously, it was inconvenient for him to do this because he was worried that he would alert the enemy and let Hu Zhixin know that the county was determined to arrest him. This would cause him to run far away and escape the law. However, now that Hu Zhixin had already gone into hiding to avoid being punished by the law, he was no longer worried about provoking him. On the contrary, doing this could suddenly increase the psychological pressure on him and might cause him to be at a loss. As long as he made a mistake at this critical moment, it might give the task force a chance to catch him.
At two o 'clock in the afternoon, Li Rui was led by the task force's police officers and accompanied by Ma Yuming to Hu Zhixin's home outside the North Ring Road. His home was located on a medium-sized hill in the north of the city. There was a four-story bungalow built on top of it and a large courtyard surrounded by high walls. Outside the gate, there was a concrete road that was more than a hundred meters long and four meters wide that led to the North Ring Road.
The bungalow's exterior was very fashionable and had a European style. The layout of the courtyard was also very beautiful. There were fake mountains, fountains, rivers, gardens, pavilions, vegetable fields … everything was there. Although there was a conflict between the architectural styles of the East and the West, and although the existence of the vegetable fields lowered the overall quality of the courtyard, it was still undeniably luxurious and spectacular.
Li Rui was not in the mood to appreciate the scenery. He went directly to the living room on the first floor of the bungalow and started a formal conversation with Hu Zhixin's wife, Feng Xia. As for Hu Zhixin's son, he was not at home at this time.
"This time, I'm here to talk to you on behalf of the county and county government. We'll talk about the details later. Now, let's talk about your husband. The county received a report that your husband was involved in the underworld. After it was handed over to the county bureau for investigation, it was found that your husband was suspected of organizing and developing an underworld gang for a long time. He had committed countless crimes and committed numerous crimes. The task force wanted to find him to assist in the investigation and understand the situation, but they could not find him at all. After these days of investigation and waiting, we can basically confirm that he ran away to avoid punishment. Do you have any opinions on this? "
Li Rui paused slightly at this point to ask Feng Xia's opinion and take the opportunity to observe her reaction.
In addition to her identity as Hu Zhixin's wife, Feng Xia also had another prominent identity — the owner of the highest level four-star hotel in the county, the Imperial Court Hotel! Of course, this identity was given to her by Hu Zhixin. After all, the Imperial Court Hotel was built by Hu Zhixin. But no matter what, with this identity, her social status had increased, and her style had also improved. She was also more knowledgeable and had a wide network of connections. Therefore, she was not nervous or flustered in front of Li Rui, the deputy county head. On the contrary, she was very calm and had a bit of arrogance. She did not put Li Rui in her eyes at all.
After hearing Li Rui's question, she said calmly, "I've never heard of Hu Zhixin being involved in the underworld. That report letter could be a slander and attack by his business competitors. I also don't believe that he ran away to avoid punishment. He didn't even commit a crime, so why would he run away? "
When Li Rui heard this, he suddenly had a trace of interest in this woman. He asked, "Okay, if you say that he didn't run away to avoid punishment, then where did he go these days when he wasn't home?"
Feng Xia said, "He's my husband, not my son. He doesn't need to report to me where he goes, and I never ask about it. But he definitely didn't run away to avoid punishment."
Li Rui smiled and squinted his eyes. He said, "It doesn't matter if you admit that he ran away to avoid punishment or not. In fact, he ran away. It doesn't matter if you know where he is or not. In the end, he can't escape the punishment of the law, and it's very likely that he will end up with … the death penalty!"
When he said the word "death penalty", he deliberately paused to emphasize each word. When Feng Xia heard this word, she could no longer maintain her composure. Her face became unnaturally nervous, and her beautiful eyebrows were slightly knitted. However, she did not express her opinion.
Li Rui's face became serious, and he said coldly, "I came to talk to you this time to talk about the ownership of Hu Zhixin's businesses. From now on, all of his businesses, excluding your Imperial Court Hotel, will be in a state of no management, right? "
Feng Xia was stunned. After thinking for a while, she carefully nodded her head. She did not dare to deny it. If she did, Li Rui would ask her if Hu Zhixin was in charge and how he was in charge. She would not be able to answer him.
Li Rui said, "Of course, this does not meet the requirements of your Hu family and the county. Of course, you can directly understand it as a need for benefits. Your Hu family needs those industries to continuously earn money for you, and the county needs those industries to provide fixed jobs and annual taxes. Therefore, both sides don't want to see those industries go downhill until they can't sustain themselves or even go bankrupt. Therefore, they need a new person at the helm to take over all the industries from Hu Zhixin and manage them in order to ensure that they continue to operate normally, healthily, and for a long time. "
When Feng Xia heard this, she understood why he came. She frowned and asked, "You want me to take over Hu Zhixin's businesses?"
"Not necessarily …" Li Rui shook his head. "If you don't have management skills, letting you take over will only accelerate the destruction of those businesses. My opinion is that your family, or your family, find someone with management skills to take over all of those businesses. This person can be you, or it can be your and Hu Zhixin's son. If you have enough confidence, you can even let your nephew take over. "
Feng Xia shook her head coldly. "I don't know what you're trying to do. My husband is only on a business trip or something else. He will come back. You want me and my son to take over his businesses when he's not home? Are you purposely trying to divide our family? Do you want us to turn against each other? Is there a deputy county head like you? Get out, we don't welcome you! "After saying this, she stood up angrily and pointed at the door, giving Li Rui a resentful look.
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