The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

Chapter 786 Internal Strife Begins, Tang Haobing's Criminal Clues

This plan to deal with the Sihai Group was determined by Qin Chuan after careful consideration.

Nanchuan City has its own cultural background and customs.

This place has a small population, with just over one million people. While there are many outsiders, there are also a large number of native-born residents, who have formed intertwined local forces.

These forces are watching and waiting for each other; a single move can have far-reaching consequences.

After Qin Chuan arrived at the Nanchuan City Public Security Bureau, it was very convenient for him to inquire about various matters; there were virtually no obstacles to obtaining information. Therefore, after his arrival, he deliberately learned about the basic information of the relevant department leaders.

Qin Chuan discovered a fact: the high-ranking leaders in Nanchuan City were almost all locals, with very few outsiders. Some of these individuals were even related, or from the same clan.

This is why Qin Chuan did not resort to excessive violence when dealing with Li Jianguo's case.

Although Li Jianguo's smuggling case was handled smoothly, it was because Qin Chuan had made very thorough preparations beforehand and had also obtained a great deal of evidence related to Li Jianguo's crimes.

Even so, to avoid becoming a target of public criticism, to avoid being targeted by others, and to better carry out future work, Qin Chuan did not directly take action against Li Jianguo. In fact, with the evidence of murder that Qin Chuan had against Li Jianguo at the time, he could have arrested him directly without needing to go through someone else. However, doing so would have pushed Qin Chuan, an outsider, to the forefront.

In Nanchuan City, among all the heads of the Public Security Bureau, the Organization Department, the Industry and Commerce Bureau, the Tax Bureau, and so on, Qin Chuan is the only outsider. Therefore, if Qin Chuan directly targets Li Jianguo, it will inevitably provoke a united resistance from these people. Even if they cannot resist due to sufficient evidence, the antagonistic relationship between Qin Chuan and the other party has already been subconsciously established.

Therefore, Qin Chuan went through the Discipline Inspection Commission to obtain relevant evidence, which was then transferred to Qin Chuan's side, allowing the Public Security Bureau to intervene in Li Jianguo's case. It's worth noting that Qin Chuan arranged for materials to be sent to the Discipline Inspection Commission twice. The first set of materials detailed serious crimes, but the Discipline Inspection Commission still managed to protect Li Jianguo, who was about to be released. Qin Chuan then used his second trump card, directly handing over evidence of Li Jianguo's criminal offenses to the Discipline Inspection Commission.

At the time, because it involved a criminal case, the Discipline Inspection Commission actually had no authority to investigate it, and it was a hot potato, so they directly transferred the case to the Public Security Bureau. In fact, if Qin Chuan hadn't obtained this evidence through the Discipline Inspection Commission, the investigation into Li Jianguo's criminal case would have faced considerable resistance, and it's even uncertain whether it would have been successful at all.

If it only involved the Public Security Bureau, that single department could take measures and exert pressure to force Qin Chuan or the investigators to comply. However, since the case lead was transferred from the Discipline Inspection Commission, the Public Security Bureau still has to give an explanation to the Commission. Under these circumstances, if further pressure is applied, Qin Chuan and the relevant investigators will face accountability from the Discipline Inspection Commission later.

The more people know about it, the easier the case becomes, and the more transparent and open it will be. Once everyone is aware of the case, the police will have no choice but to investigate it according to the facts, without any favoritism or abuse of power. This is Qin Chuan's ultimate goal: to both bring Li Jianguo to justice and preserve his own position.

It's important to understand that Qin Chuan's use of the Public Security Bureau to combat smuggling and arrest drug lords is relatively closed off; armed forces can effectively combat these criminals. But simply eliminating these criminals and dismantling their networks won't necessarily improve the overall security or social atmosphere of Nanchuan City.

The social atmosphere of a place is not primarily determined by the hidden criminals in the backwaters, but by those in the open, like the Sihai Group. They bribe and corrupt officials, skirt the edges of the law to maximize their own profits, engage in forced buying and selling, and prey on the people, ultimately bullying ordinary citizens.

Therefore, if these malignant tumors are not removed, the social atmosphere in Nanchuan City will not improve, and Qin Chuan's purpose in coming to Nanchuan City to serve as the director of the Public Security Bureau will not be achieved!

However, the same methods used to clean up the Sihai Group cannot be applied as those used to clean up Li Jianguo. If some tactics are used once, some people will notice. Never doubt the intelligence of leaders.

Therefore, Qin Chuan used this family annihilation tragedy to establish a cooperative relationship with Tang Haorui. Without this tragedy, and without Tang Haobing framing Tang Haorui, whether Qin Chuan wanted to cooperate with him, or even if Tang Haorui believed him, would be another matter entirely. However, this fatal framing forced Tang Haorui to take action quickly. Cooperating with Qin Chuan was currently his greatest asset and the most advantageous option for him.

After Tang Haorui was released, the other party immediately took measures against Tang Haobing upon returning. According to Qin Chuan, Tang Haorui was instructed not to have any business conflicts with Tang Haobing after returning home, and to maintain a facade of harmony within the Tang family to lull Tang Haobing into a false sense of security. Meanwhile, Tang Haorui was to secretly gather evidence of Tang Haobing's crimes. With evidence of criminal offenses, along with other cases of bribery of officials or rape, Qin Chuan could use these minor cases as entry points to expose the connections behind Tang Haobing, and even those behind Tang Zhentian. He would then give Tang Haobing face by releasing these minor cases, but as more and more cases emerged, they would gradually weaken the connections behind Tang Haobing. Ultimately, by using a murder case to directly target Tang Haobing, Qin Chuan would achieve his goal.

Especially the massacre of the entire family—this case is Qin Chuan's last trump card. If evidence is found that Tang Haobing framed Tang Haorui, even Tang Zhentian might not be able to protect Tang Haobing. As a father, Tang Zhentian is the last person he wants to see turn against his brothers.