Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Chapter 273 Twists and turns

In the joint task force's main conference room.

Luo Jian was furious.

"Everyone says that the officers in our Handong public security, procuratorate, and judicial teams are highly capable and skilled at handling cases. Today, I've witnessed it firsthand. A meeting with a key witness was so intensely pressured that the person fainted and had to be sent to the ICU! You guys are amazing, you're really something!"

Luo Jian spoke sternly, and although he did not name names, every word he uttered pointed directly at Lü Liang and his group who had participated in Wu Tianliang's meeting.

The deputy secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission couldn't stand it any longer and tentatively replied:

"Secretary Luo, I can testify that the prosecutor's questioning was entirely in accordance with procedural regulations. As for the subject's sudden illness, that was indeed unexpected..."

"Not within our expectations?" Luo Jian retorted quickly, as if he had found a loophole.

"So, according to you, every time we question a witness, we send them to the hospital? How are cases supposed to be handled?"

The deputy secretary of the discipline inspection commission remained silent.

Lü Liang immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice:

"Secretary Luo, I apologize. We didn't pay attention to our methods when handling the case, and we've caused you trouble."

Luo Jian snorted coldly and said:

"Wu Tianliang is in the ICU now, don't even think about a meeting anytime soon! Honestly, Secretary Sha is urging me to continue the investigation, and you guys cause this mess! I will report the truth to Secretary Sha and the Provincial Party Committee. Whatever the consequences, you'd better pray for the best!"

After saying that, he stormed off.

Lü Liang sighed and said:

"I'll report this to the institute as well."

……

"A sudden medical emergency? What a coincidence?"

After listening to Chen Hai's report, Xia Qing's face was full of disbelief.

The key witness had finally secured a meeting opportunity.

Why did he suddenly fall ill and be admitted to the ICU at such a crucial moment in the interrogation, with visitation prohibited?

This is completely illogical.

Chen Hai added:

"I had Lü Liang and the others go to the hospital and secretly review Wu Tianliang's medical records. They found that he did not have any history of sudden fainting."

Xia Qing was taken aback, and whispered:

"you mean……"

Chen Hai nodded and said:

"We cannot rule out the possibility that Wu Tianliang's fainting was caused by someone."

Xia Qing let out a long breath, his mind racing with thoughts.

If what Chen Hai said is true.

During the days that Wu Tianliang was under Luo Jian's control, he was regularly given certain drugs or subjected to certain methods before meetings.

It can achieve the effect of making Wu Tianliang faint.

In this way, Luo Jian is not only malicious, but also ruthless.

Given the current situation, it is almost impossible to meet with Wu Tianliang again.

Then we can only start investigating from the clues revealed by Wu Tianliang.

Thinking of this, Xia Qing gave the instructions:

"Notify Lü Liang and tell them to investigate Li Dakang's secretary based on Wu Tianliang's testimony. Go ahead and do it boldly; I'll take responsibility if anything happens."

Chen Hai smiled gratefully:

"Is the minister still worried about the investigation into Li Dakang's wife last year? Please rest assured, I will never make the same mistake again, and I will not hold any grudges."

Xia Qing smiled with satisfaction, took a sip of tea, and as if she had thought of something, said slowly:

"To be honest, Hou Liangping is quite capable. It's a shame he's been framed by a well-known conspiracy... Never mind, let's not talk about this."

Chen Hai took these words to heart but remained silent.

Xia Qing then said:

"Keep an eye on Sun Liancheng, the head of Guangming District. I'm convinced he has secrets too."

Chen Hai accepted the order and left.

Xia Qing fiddled with her notebook, lost in thought.

After Chen Hai relayed Xia Qing's instructions.

The procuratorate split into two groups.

Lü Liang, who was at the deputy director-general level, personally went to meet Sun Liancheng, who was also at the deputy director-general level.

Lu Yike then led a team to the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee compound to find Li Dakang's secretary, who was also at the same level as a division chief.

Lu Yike's upright character ensures that her team will not be intimidated by Li Dakang.

The outcome was not optimistic.

Sun Liancheng naturally knew nothing about it.

He led Lü Liang and the others to the reception hall of the Guangming District Petition Bureau, pointed to the small service window and stools, and said expressionlessly:

"Li Dakang always shifts the blame onto his subordinates whenever something goes wrong. When he needs money, he asks the district for funds. Now that we're out of money, he's demanding that the district's petition office expand its service windows. To be honest, I've done everything I can. I even bought these three small stools with my own money!"

These words left Lü Liang and the others looking at each other in bewilderment, unsure of what to say next.

Sun Liancheng became more and more excited as he spoke, saying:

"Asking me is useless! I could never be Li Dakang's confidant. I'd love for him to dismiss me so I can go home and enjoy my retirement! I want to see how long a scapegoat like Li Dakang can hold his position!"

"Hey, hey, District Chief Sun, don't get agitated..." Lü Liang quickly tried to dissuade Sun Liancheng from saying anything more inflammatory.

In short, we can't rely on any clues from Sun Liancheng's side for the time being.

And Lu Yike's team.

Things were also quite unsuccessful.

Li Dakang's secretary is Ou Ming, the deputy director of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee Office.

Faced with questioning from Lu Yike and others, Ou Ming confessed without hesitation, openly admitting that he had arranged for Wu Tianliang to let Bai Jingwen take over the resettlement housing project.

However, Ou Ming stated that he was unaware of the problems that arose with the project.

He was simply standing on the side of the municipal party committee, believing that Bai Jingwen should take over the resettlement housing project as a recognition of his achievements in Guangming District.

Who would have thought that Bai Jingwen would extend his reach into such an important project for people's livelihood, and even cause the collapse accident.

At this point, Ou Ming sighed and said:

"Sigh, I thought Bai Jingwen was a good cadre, but who knew something like this would happen..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yike pressed further, asking if the resettlement housing project was truly without any problems, and whether Bai Jingwen was the cause of the accident.

Ou Ming gave an affirmative answer.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yike produced audio recording evidence.

The voice inside was Wu Tianliang's; he admitted that Li Dakang's secretary had arranged for him to do all this.

To everyone's surprise, Ou Ming simply smiled faintly after hearing this:

"What does this prove? Wu Tianliang only accused me of asking him to tamper with the project's test reports, but that's just his side of the story. Have you found any concrete evidence? On the contrary, after Wu Tianliang handed the project over to Bai Jingwen, the project immediately ran into problems. In my opinion, instead of asking me questions, you should focus your attention on him."

Lu Yike was speechless for a moment. Wu Tianliang's problems were undeniable, but there was really no evidence to support Wu Tianliang's accusations against Ou Ming.

However, Wu Tianliang had already been admitted to the ICU, and Luo Jian strictly ordered that no one be allowed to visit him before he recovered, let alone inquire about the case.

My visit to see Ou Ming today was also fruitless.

Judging from this, the clues to the case have gone cold again.

After the anti-corruption bureau personnel returned, they immediately reported the results to Chen Hai.

Chen Hai did not rush to report to Xia Qing, but thought about it for a while first.

Ou Ming and Sun Liancheng are both Li Dakang's subordinates, so they must know some inside information.

They can't get the truth out of them now; they just don't feel the need to reveal it.

We need a trigger to break down their psychological defenses!