Lu Yi Ke, accompanied by two subordinates, arrived in Jinghai City.
After a brief investigation, they quickly understood why Lu Zheng Pin had gone to report the situation.
“I told you, Lu Zheng Pin, a dignified bureau chief, was scared to sleep in our Procuratorate. He must have been caught with a handle,”
Lu Yi Ke said with a smile.
“According to the information provided by Yan Yang Xue, this Lu Bureau is likely an accomplice of Dong Wei Gang. Sheltering him, would that be considered harboring a criminal?”
Lin Hua Hua stated.
“The Jinghai City Public Security Bureau should not have found his criminal evidence yet. If they do, they will definitely go to the Provincial Procuratorate to request his extradition.”
Lu Yi Ke said.
“What if we find evidence of Secretary Xu’s crimes first and bring him down, would Lu Zheng Pin be fine then?”
Lin Hua Hua asked.
“That’s not possible, right? If Lu Zheng Pin truly committed crimes, would Jinghai City cease the investigation?”
Lu Yi Ke said unconvinced.
“It’s possible. As long as Dong Wei Gang keeps quiet, they won’t find any evidence against Lu Zheng Pin. Combined with Secretary Xu’s downfall, Lu Zheng Pin might actually get away with it.”
Zhou Zheng stated.
“In that case, wouldn’t we be playing the role of villains?”
Lin Hua Hua said.
“We can’t say that. If Secretary Xu didn’t commit any crimes, we wouldn’t be able to bring him down, would we?”
Lu Yi Ke said.
“That’s true.”
Lin Hua Hua and Zhou Zheng nodded in agreement.
“Besides, it’s not going to be easy to find evidence against Xu Zhao. We must not have any negative thoughts and actively investigate and gather evidence.”
Lu Yi Ke stated.
“Understood.”
The two nodded.
Then they began investigating Gao Qiang’s Qiangsheng Group.
Qiangsheng Group was much bigger than Shanshui Group.
Its main business was real estate development, and it also involved catering, internet cafes, nightclubs and other industries.
Its total assets exceeded three hundred billion.
They casually inquired and heard a lot about Gao Qiang.
Things like forced demolition, collection of usurious loans, and assault.
There were even eyewitnesses and secretly taken photos.
Unfortunately, none of the information provided by the citizens included Gao Qiang’s direct involvement.
They were all about Gao Qiang’s hired thugs.
The evidence provided by the citizens could only get these thugs arrested.
In addition, Lu Yi Ke also found out that Gao Qiang had been madly selling off various assets recently.
He sold off dozens of internet cafes and nightclubs, as well as several real estate projects, all at once.
And he was giving a 20-30% discount.
“This Gao Qiang is acting strange, selling assets at a discount, looking very anxious. Is he short of money, or is he urgently disposing of his assets in preparation for fleeing the country?”
Lu Yi Ke doubted.
“Even if he’s short of money, he shouldn’t be selling real estate projects that are appreciating in value. That’s his main asset. I think it’s highly likely that he’s fleeing with the money.”
Lin Hua Hua said.
“If that’s the case, it’s going to be troublesome. We haven’t found any evidence yet, and he’s already running away.”
Zhou Zheng worried.
“I have to report this to my superiors.”
Lu Yi Ke immediately took out her phone and called Ji Chang Ming.
The call was answered shortly.
Lu Yi Ke first reported the reason why Lu Zheng Pin reported Xu Zhao.
Ji Chang Ming had already guessed some of this, and upon learning that Lu Zheng Pin was suspected of illegal embezzlement, he just smiled.
Lu Yi Ke then reported the criminal activities of Gao Qiang and Qiangsheng Group.
This was still within Ji Chang Ming’s expectations.
Nationwide, anyone involved in construction, catering, nightclubs, etc., would generally commit the same few crimes.
Finally, Lu Yi Ke said, “We have investigated and found that Gao Qiang is urgently selling off his assets, including his core assets. He has sold off about half of them, realizing at least hundreds of billions of yuan. And he is spreading the word that he will continue to sell assets, looking like he’s going to sell everything.”
Ji Chang Ming’s expression changed when he heard this. He said, “So many assets, just like that, he’s selling them off?”
Lu Yi Ke said, “He’s selling them at a discount. Some at a 20-30% discount, some even at a 40-50% discount. Those real estate projects that are still appreciating in value are the easiest to sell, and they will probably be cleared within a month.”
Ji Chang Ming sighed and said, “He’s planning to flee with the money.”
Lu Yi Ke said, “That’s what we think too. We won’t be able to find his criminal evidence within a month, and he might run away.”
Ji Chang Ming was also a little troubled. He said, “You won’t be able to find it, you have to find the local Public Security Bureau and work with them, only then can you possibly stop Gao Qiang from running away.”
Lu Yi Ke said, “I understand. I’ll go find the local Public Security Bureau.”
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They didn’t know that the local Public Security Bureau also found Gao Qiang’s case tricky.
Recently, An Xin was investigating Dong Wei Gang’s case.
But Meng De Hai, Li Xiang and others were keeping an eye on Gao Qiang’s case.
They had also learned that Gao Qiang was urgently selling off his assets.
“This Gao Qiang, he was doing so well, why is he suddenly selling everything?”
Meng De Hai couldn’t understand either.
They had caught many criminals, but which one wouldn’t abandon their assets until they were about to be caught and had no choice?
Often, it was too late by then.
They had never seen anyone like Gao Qiang, suddenly selling assets in a peaceful situation.
“We have to stop him. If we don’t, by the time he sells off all his assets and flees abroad, we will never be able to catch him.”
Li Xiang said.
“How do we stop him, can we prevent him from selling if he wants to?”
Meng De Hai said impatiently.
“Can we find a reason to freeze his bank accounts, so that he can’t continue the transactions?”
Li Xiang said.
“That, let me think…”
Meng De Hai fell into deep thought.
Just then, someone came to report that people from the Provincial Procuratorate had arrived.
Meng De Hai’s face changed slightly, muttering, “People from the Provincial Procuratorate. Could it be that Lu Zheng Pin reported and they came to investigate Secretary Xu?”
He felt a little troubled about Xu Zhao.
After a moment’s thought, Meng De Hai decided that if they asked about Xu Zhao, he would tell the truth.
Of course, he wouldn’t mention any rumors or anything without evidence.
He would only talk about what he knew.