The deputy chief said, "That's right. A few years ago, when we were catching gambling in the village, we caught him twice."
Li Rui was interested and asked with a smile, "Oh? How are his gambling skills? Does he always win or lose? "
The deputy chief shook his head and said, "I'm not sure."
The two of them sat in a police car parked in the police station. The deputy chief drove them to Zhang Jingui's house. Guyang Village was not big. It was only the size of one street in each direction. A few minutes later, they stopped at the intersection where Zhang Jingui's house was.
After getting out of the car, the deputy chief pointed to a three-story building with brown tiles in the front yard. It looked very western-looking and said, "That's Zhang Jingui's house."
Before Li Rui had time to look at the small building, he was first attracted by the huge, towering, glazed roof in front of the courtyard. It was carved with dragons and phoenixes, and it looked like a memorial archway. He thought to himself, Just this gate alone would cost at least 20,000 yuan. The coal boss is indeed the coal boss. He's rich. He then looked at the houses on both sides of Zhang Jingui's house. They were all ordinary brick houses. Compared to Zhang Jingui's house, they were all gray and dull, as if they didn't exist.
The deputy chief asked, "Are you going to ask his neighbors?"
Li Rui nodded and said, "Yes, that's the only way for now."
The deputy chief agreed and led the way to a courtyard on the east side of Zhang Jingui's house.
Li Rui then asked the family of three about Zhang Jingui's personality and daily activities. According to the family, Zhang Jingui was very rich. He drove a BMW, lived in a western-style house, and ate almost every meal at a restaurant. When he was free, he would bring his friends to his house to sing and play cards. The noise made the neighbors uneasy. However, he was a kind person and did not bully others. As for whether Zhang Jingui lost all his money gambling, the family did not know.
The deputy chief then took Li Rui to visit almost all the families. The information they got was basically the same. Zhang Jingui was very rich and had many friends. He often ate and drank, but no one knew if he lost money gambling.
The interview had reached a stalemate. The deputy director suggested that they ask Zhang Jingui's friend for more information. Just then, Li Rui received a call from Ma Yuming.
Ma Yuming said on the phone that the police had just checked Zhang Jingui's bank accounts. There were a total of three bank accounts, and all of them only had a dozen or so yuan left. None of them had more than a hundred yuan. The police officer who went to the bank to investigate felt that it was very strange. Even if Zhang Jingui had a huge debt, he should have left some money in the card. Otherwise, he wouldn't even have the money to hire workers and set off the explosives. With this doubt in mind, he checked the transaction records of the three cards. If he didn't check, he wouldn't have known. Once he checked, it was amazing. Zhang Jingui's three cards, in the past two years, had been continuously transferred to the same card dozens of times. The total amount of money transferred was more than five million! Now, the police had returned to the county police station and were interrogating Zhang Jingui about this situation. The results of the interrogation would have to wait for a while.
Li Rui tried to analyze the situation. "It wasn't a recent transfer, and it wasn't a one-time transfer either. This means that Zhang Jingui didn't deliberately hide his assets to avoid fines and compensation. Could it be that he really lost the money from gambling? But that's not right. Could it be that he always lost to the same person? A coal boss who can earn so much money must be very smart. If he always lost to the same person, would he still continue to play cards with that person? "
Ma Yuming said, "Yes, that's why this is very strange. Now, the police officer is interrogating Zhang Jingui, the identity of the person who was transferred the money, and the purpose of the transfer. I believe that we will get the answers soon. I will contact you as soon as I know the results. "
Li Rui saw that Ma Yuming couldn't leave the county police station, so he took the initiative to take on the task that was originally assigned to him. "Okay, you wait for the results at the county police station. I will go to the temporary relocation site to persuade the 90 families that need to be relocated. You don't have to come." After saying this, he asked the deputy director to drive him to the temporary relocation site.
Twenty minutes later, Li Rui received a call from Fang Qingyun after he finished persuading the villagers at the temporary relocation site. Fang Qingyun was returning to the county after a meeting, but she couldn't find Li Rui, so she called him to ask for his whereabouts. Li Rui asked her to wait for a moment before he immediately rushed to the Township Party Committee's courtyard.
When they returned to the county, it was already dinner time. Fang Qingyun acted as the host and treated Lu Jie and Li Rui to a meal at the guesthouse restaurant.
Halfway through the meal, Li Rui received a call from Bo Yubing, informing him that the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection had already dealt with Su Tao and issued a notice to the entire city. They said that Su Tao's improper handling of the Xigang Village incident in Shuanghe County's Guyang Village had caused a commotion among the villagers. As a result, he was given a severe internal warning and a demerit. This punishment was much more severe than the internal warning that Li Rui suggested to Yu Heping. If nothing unexpected happened, Su Tao's career would stop here, and he wouldn't be able to make any progress in the future.
When Li Rui received this unexpected result, he couldn't help but ponder. He didn't know if Yu Heping punished Su Tao for his sake, or if his boss, Song Chaoyang, found out about this and helped him vent his anger in front of Su Tao. He also didn't know what Su Tao would think after receiving this news. Of course, before this result came out, Yu Heping had probably already looked for him and informed him. Regardless of whether he accepted this result or not, he had to accept it. This was the cruelty of the unspoken rules. But then again, if he hadn't taken the wrong first step, he wouldn't have received such a serious punishment. He only had himself to blame, and he deserved it.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Rui told Fang Qingyun the news.
Fang Qingyun was very pleased when she heard it, and said, "That's a good way to deal with it. I told you that your suggestion was too light."
After the meal, the three of them walked out of the private room one after another. Fang Qingyun pulled Li Rui behind and hugged his arm. She smiled and whispered, "I think Su Tao won't be able to keep his position as a member of the Standing Committee. You should quickly show some results in your investment. You can replace Su Tao in a few months."
It might take two to three years for an ordinary Deputy Mayor to be promoted to a Deputy Mayor of the Standing Committee. However, Li Rui had his boss, Song Chaoyang, watching over him. It would be easy for him to be promoted to the Standing Committee. Even if Li Rui didn't show any results, Song Chaoyang would have a reason to promote him after a few months or even half a year. However, Li Rui still wanted to show some results with his own ability so that he could be promoted.
"With Jiang Han and Fa Yu's recommendation, Yu Zhanggen's investment can be considered stable. In May, I will try my luck at the International Investment Fair in Guangzhou with Chen Yang. I hope that we can attract one or two investors. With Chen Yang and Lin Ziyan's hard work, the county's investment will definitely blossom in the second half of the year. With these achievements, I deserve to be promoted to the Deputy County Head of the Standing Committee. Outsiders won't be able to say anything strange. "
Li Rui's heart was pounding when he thought of this. He can't wait to go to Guangzhou. But he suddenly remembered Lin Ziyan. He has nothing to do in the afternoon, and he can go to the Investment Promotion Agency to look for her.
After the lunch break, Li Rui almost never takes a lunch break. But today, he had to take an hour of lunch break. Ma Ruoxi had been asking for too much since last night and almost squeezed him dry. If he doesn't take a break to rest, he will feel exhausted. After taking an hour of lunch break, Li Rui felt better. He walked to the County's Investment Promotion Agency to look for Lin Ziyan. But halfway there, he suddenly realized that it is inappropriate for him to look for Lin Ziyan in front of so many leaders.
"Huh? Let's take a detour!"
Li Rui quickly thought of a solution and continued on his way to the Investment Promotion Agency.
After reaching the Investment Promotion Agency, Li Rui went to the Bureau Chief's office to look for Bureau Chief Lin Lewen. He did not waste time and asked him to bring him to the meeting room. After entering the meeting room, Li Rui asked Lin Lewen to return to his office and call Lin Ziyan.
They were all in the building. Lin Ziyan arrived quickly and appeared in front of Li Rui in the blink of an eye. She was in a good mood and asked Li Rui with a smile, "County Head Li, are you looking for me?"
Li Rui asked Lin Ziyan to take a seat and asked her about Mr. Kong's investment.
Lin Ziyan thought that he was here to ask her about this matter, so she was not prepared at all. She quickly told him that Boss Kong had decided to invest all 60 million yuan this year. She also said that Boss Kong would sign an investment agreement with the county immediately and prepare to buy the land for the factory next month.
Li Rui listened to her cheerful tone and asked with a smile, "How is your relationship with Boss Kong?"
"It's quite good!" Lin Ziyan blurted out. After she finished speaking, she saw that he was looking at her with a smile, and his eyes were full of meaning. Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly changed her words with a smile. "I meant that our friendship is quite good. After all, we are already familiar with each other."
Li Rui stopped smiling and asked. "How close?"
Lin Ziyan thought for a while and smiled. "Just like … … like friends."
Li Rui didn't have time to waste on her. He said earnestly, "Xiao Lin, I value you very much. You are young, smart, capable, and aggressive. If you train well, you will be a very excellent investment promotion cadre in the future. However, I hope that you can always maintain an upright and pure character. Don't be too utilitarian, and don't use bad means for the sake of investment promotion."
Hearing this, Lin Ziyan's face changed. She stared at him nervously and asked unhappily, "Magistrate Li, what do you mean by that? I … … What underhanded methods did I use? "
Li Rui replied. "I am here to ask you directly. But I don't want to embarrass you, so I will only say this. You are smart and know what I mean."
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