Gao Yu Liang, Li Da Kang, Qi Tong Wei, Ji Chang Ming, Chen Hai.
Gao Yu Liang chaired the meeting again, with the same people as last time.
The only difference was Qi Tong Wei. Last time, he was just present by chance and wasn’t involved.
This time, he had to attend. The task of bringing Ding Yi Zhen back fell on his shoulders.
First, Chen Hai reported the evidence of Ding Yi Zhen’s crime. It was the materials transferred from the Anti-Corruption Department of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
Then Qi Tong Wei reported the communication investigation results of Ding Yi Zhen’s escape. There were two major suspicious points.
One was that Ding Yi Zhen claimed he was preparing materials for Liu, the provincial governor. Before leaving the reception, he received 4 calls, including a possible tip-off.
The other was the communication investigation result of the provincial party committee’s base station. In the time period before Ding Yi Zhen left the reception, not to mention text messages, there were more than 1000 calls alone.
After all, the users of the provincial party committee’s base station weren’t only people from the provincial party committee. Nearby residents would also use this base station, making the investigation work very large.
However, Qi Tong Wei still displayed his ability and quickly found the suspicious point from the massive amount of communication records: a phone number that only had one communication record.
After listening to Qi Tong Wei’s report, Li Da Kang casually asked, “Qi, do you know who made the call from the provincial party committee’s base station?”
Others didn’t know who leaked the information, but Li Da Kang did. Qi Tong Wei leaked the information, and he wouldn’t confess. The phone call from the provincial party committee’s base station, this clue would definitely have no follow-up.
Sure enough, Qi Tong Wei said, “Yes, Da Kang, the phone owner is a disabled elderly person from a mountainous area in another province. It’s impossible for him to be related to this case. Obviously, he used a fake identity to apply for the card.”
Li Da Kang nodded, “This phone card must have only made this one call. There are no other communication records before and after this call. Well prepared.”
Qi Tong Wei chuckled bitterly, “Yes, a phone card is only used once. This person’s anti-investigation awareness is very strong. He won’t leave any clues for us to track.”
Gao Yu Liang said with a straight face, “You can’t find out anything here, and you can’t find out who he called? Don’t tell me it’s also a disposable card.”
Qi Tong Wei chuckled bitterly again, “Yu Liang, it really was a disposable card. That card also has no other communication records, only this call.”
Gao Yu Liang’s expression became even more solemn, “An unused phone card can be found, which shows how close the two people who made the call were. Very suspicious.”
Qi Tong Wei nodded in agreement, “Yu Liang, the two people who made the call have such strong anti-investigation awareness and preparation. I’ve been working in public security for so many years, and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Li Da Kang said, “If that’s the case, the 4 calls Ding Yi Zhen received before his escape should not have any useful clues. Just use a disposable card, and we can’t track them down.”
Qi Tong Wei said in a deep voice, “Yes, Da Kang. One of the 4 calls was made by a mobile phone using a disposable phone card. Another call was made using a public phone, covering themselves tightly.”
Gao Yu Liang showed a trace of frustration that others couldn’t detect. His tone was quite angry, “It seems that all five of us, including me, are suspected of being informants. This matter must be thoroughly investigated.”
Ding Yi Zhen ran away for no reason, and it’s hard to catch him back. The investigation didn’t find any valuable clues. Gao Yu Liang was worried that Secretary Sha would label him as “useless.”
Li Da Kang said calmly, “Yu Liang, you’re right. All five of us are suspects. Think about it. We all had the opportunity to make phone calls outside that night. I unconditionally cooperate with the investigation.”
Qi Tong Wei also sang a high note and took the opportunity to throw this destined-to-be-fruitless matter away, “Speaking of which, I’m also a suspect. I went to the bathroom. Yu Liang, I should avoid the subsequent investigation.”
Gao Yu Liang considered and said, “I need to avoid the investigation of this matter as well. I will report to Secretary Sha later. Secretary Sha will decide how to investigate and who will investigate it.”
Even he is a suspect. Obviously, this matter can only be decided by Sha Rui Jin. There is only one person left who is suitable to be in charge of investigating this matter: Tian Guo Fu, the provincial party committee member and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.
Li Da Kang nodded and said, “Yu Liang, I think there is one more point that needs to be clarified. Besides the possible tip-off, is the anti-corruption bureau also responsible for Ding Yi Zhen’s escape?”
Ji Chang Ming immediately became unhappy and defended his people, “Da Kang, I don’t understand what you mean. Chen Hai reported to me, and I took him to the provincial party committee to report. Did we do anything wrong?”
Li Da Kang waved his hand, “I’m not saying that your report was wrong. I’m referring to the fact that the anti-corruption bureau is responsible for keeping an eye on Ding Yi Zhen, but he ran away. Is this negligence or dereliction of duty?”
Ji Chang Ming continued to defend his people, “Ding Yi Zhen running away is something no one wants to see. The anti-corruption bureau is not omnipotent. Da Kang, you should know better than anyone how cunning Ding Yi Zhen is.”
Ji Chang Ming, who was always afraid of even a falling leaf hitting his head, was unusually tough this time. His words were not just defending his people, but also hinted at an offensive defense: Li Da Kang also has an inescapable responsibility.
After all, Ding Yi Zhen was someone Li Da Kang trusted. As his superior, why didn’t Li Da Kang know that Ding Yi Zhen was rotten? He even kept vying for the right to investigate at the briefing and delayed the arrest of Ding Yi Zhen.
Ji Chang Ming’s words were a bit harsh, and everyone present could hear it. Ji Chang Ming, who was about to retire, had been a bit soft in his usual performance. He didn’t want to offend anyone, but to defend Chen Hai, he had to go all out.
“Old Ji, you’re getting worked up! How Ding Yi Zhen should be dealt with, that’s how he should be dealt with. What responsibility I should bear, I’ll bear it. I never said Ding Yi Zhen didn’t have a problem, nor did I say I wasn’t responsible.”
“Today we’re not discussing how to deal with Ding Yi Zhen, nor are we discussing whether I’m responsible. We’re discussing Ding Yi Zhen’s escape. Do you have to say that the anti-corruption bureau is not responsible, and that letting Ding Yi Zhen run away is a great accomplishment?”
Li Da Kang was equally impolite. Ji Chang Ming dared to be impolite, and Li Da Kang wouldn’t back down. It’s fine to defend his people, but there should be principles. Letting Ding Yi Zhen run away, even if it’s not dereliction of duty, it’s at least negligence.
As the chief procurator, sitting in this position, Ji Chang Ming should hold himself and his subordinates to higher standards. How could he turn a blind eye to such an obvious problem and instead defend his people with all his might?
Ji Chang Ming was speechless by Li Da Kang’s words, and his face was hard to look at. He had to change his words, “Da Kang, I didn’t say that the anti-corruption bureau is not at fault. There were work mistakes, but it shouldn’t be raised to negligence and dereliction of duty.”
The atmosphere in the conference room became tense. Old fox Gao Yu Liang looked straight ahead, while Qi Tong Wei wanted to side with Li Da Kang and speak for him, but he couldn’t figure out what to say for a moment.
Only Chen Hai didn’t want his leader and Li Da Kang to have a more intense conflict. He quickly expressed his willingness to take responsibility, “Chief Procurator Ji, Secretary Li, the anti-corruption bureau is indeed responsible for Ding Yi Zhen’s escape. I am willing to review my actions.”
Li Da Kang said, “Chen Hai, don’t worry about reviewing your actions yet. Ding Yi Zhen’s escape is full of weirdness. The investigation should be more comprehensive. Let’s talk about the personnel arrangement for keeping an eye on Ding Yi Zhen that night. I really can’t understand. Ding Yi Zhen hasn’t received any special training. He’s not a well-trained special forces soldier, nor is he a ruthless and ruthless extremist. He’s essentially just an ordinary person. How did he run away while your anti-corruption bureau was closely watching him? Especially considering he escaped without alerting anyone from your bureau.”
Qi Tong Wei finally found an opportunity to agree with Li Da Kang, “Yes, Chen Hai. I also find Da Kang’s question very puzzling. Logically speaking, even if someone gave Ding Yi Zhen a tip-off, with your anti-corruption bureau watching him, Ding Yi Zhen shouldn’t have had a chance to run away. Especially since Ding Yi Zhen escaped without alerting anyone from your bureau.”
Agreeing with Li Da Kang and siding with him was only one of the reasons for Qi Tong Wei’s statement. Another reason was that he wanted to stir the water and downplay the fact that someone had given Ding Yi Zhen a tip-off.
Although Qi Tong Wei hadn’t left any evidence of giving Ding Yi Zhen a tip-off, the matter objectively existed. And everyone believed it objectively existed. If it were investigated further, it wouldn’t be good for Qi Tong Wei.
Li Da Kang glanced at Qi Tong Wei. He knew Qi Tong Wei’s thoughts clearly, but what did it matter?
He could use Qi Tong Wei to put pressure on Gao Yu Liang and Ji Chang Ming, forcing them to investigate Chen Hai’s responsibility.
Taking down Qi Tong Wei, the tiger, is a matter for later, not now. Right now, he should protect Chen Hai first.
Ji Chang Ming opened his mouth, wanting to say something for Chen Hai, but didn’t know what to say. After putting the problem on the table, Ji Chang Ming suddenly realized that the anti-corruption bureau did have a great responsibility, an inescapable responsibility.
However, Ji Chang Ming believed that Li Da Kang was taking advantage of the situation to retaliate for Ji Chang Ming and Chen Hai insisting on giving the right to investigate to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate that night. This was in line with Li Da Kang’s strong personality.
After looking at Qi Tong Wei, Li Da Kang looked at Ji Chang Ming. He also knew Ji Chang Ming’s thoughts clearly, but he didn’t care. It didn’t matter. He didn’t need to care about other people’s opinions. He just needed to act with a clear conscience.
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