Chen Yan Shi slowly recounted everything he knew, including what he had heard from Zheng Xi Po.
Chen Hai frowned as he listened, because many of the things mentioned seemed fishy.
He was stunned when he heard Zheng Xi Po’s intention and the story about Sun Lian Cheng.
After graduating from university, Chen Hai was arranged by Chen Yan Shi to take over his position and work at the procuratorate.
He had handled many cases over the years, but not many left a lasting impression on him.
Hearing about Sun Lian Cheng, he suddenly remembered an incident from a decade ago.
At the time, Chen Hai had just been promoted to deputy section-level and was learning from others on various cases.
However, because of the case where Sun Lian Cheng was reported for corruption, they ended up wasting a month of work and only added to his reputation.
If not for the lack of news about Sun Lian Cheng in recent years, he would have almost forgotten about the man.
But now it seemed that what Sun Lian Cheng had done was not bad, at least it served the workers.
So what could be the problem?
However, it was worth mentioning that when he went to investigate back then, Sun Lian Cheng was already a deputy-department-level district chief.
Ten years had passed, and Sun Lian Cheng remained a deputy-department-level district chief, while Chen Hai himself had become a deputy-department-level anti-corruption bureau chief.
Life is unpredictable!
After talking for a long time, Wang Fu Zhen called them for dinner.
Distracted by the incident, Chen Hai put his mind at ease a little and stopped thinking about it deeply.
No matter how much he thought about it, many things were irrelevant to Sun Lian Cheng, so he wasn't worried at all and continued his work and life as usual.
But one day at work, he suddenly received a call from Zhao Dong Lai.
“Oh, Chief Zhao, hello hello!”
“District Chief Sun, I hope I'm not bothering you. I’m calling about the previous matter, I want to ask, if I arrest this Cai Cheng Gong, will it affect the Guang Ming Feng project?”
“Chief Zhao, have you found Cai Cheng Gong?”
“Well, not yet.”
Sun Lian Cheng scoffed, jokingly saying: “How could you not find him? Did he really abscond with the money like I said?”
Zhao Dong Lai replied on the other side: “We don't know what really happened. We're law enforcement officers, we value evidence. We can't make any conclusions before confirmation.”
“Chief Zhao is right! But why are you calling me? Just so you know, I don't know this Cai Cheng Gong, I have no ties to him…”
“District Chief Sun, you've misunderstood, I’m not asking about Cai Cheng Gong. I want to ask, if he’s arrested, will there be any impact? Especially since the Guang Ming Feng project is in a crucial phase!”
“Well…” Sun Lian Cheng rolled his eyes, “Chief Zhao, I'm not too sure. But from what I can see, he’s already taken the resettlement funds from the Da Feng factory workers, a few tens of millions, right? If he doesn’t come out to solve this issue, it will definitely lead to the Da Feng factory being unable to demolish properly, which will in turn affect the Guang Ming Feng project!”
Zhao Dong Lai on the other end of the line was starting to have a headache, he asked: “District Chief Sun, so if we find Cai Cheng Gong and make him cough up that resettlement money, the problem will be solved?”
“That’s pretty much it! But I also need to consider the resettlement and re-employment issues of the Da Feng factory workers, those are not your concern, Chief Zhao!”
“District Chief Sun is thinking of the people, it’s really hard work!”
“Oh, it’s nothing, it’s my duty to fulfill my responsibilities!”
“Alright, I understand the situation, I'll get back to you if there’s any updates!”
“Thank you, Chief Zhao, goodbye!”
After hanging up the phone, Sun Lian Cheng was already thinking about Zhao Dong Lai’s next move.
So many days had passed, but Cai Cheng Gong was still nowhere to be found. Zhao Dong Lai must be feeling very frustrated.
If it was a regular missing persons case, Zhao Dong Lai might not even personally inquire about it.
But this Cai Cheng Gong was involved in the Guang Ming Feng project, and the Guang Ming Feng project was a large-scale project involving 28 billion in investment, a major project personally overseen and promoted by Li Da Kang…
As Li Da Kang’s trusted lieutenant, Zhao Dong Lai had to do something!
Shortly after the call ended, Zhao Dong Lai pondered for a while, and finally went to ask Li Da Kang for guidance.
“Secretary Li, there’s something I need to ask you about!”
Li Da Kang raised his head, somewhat numbly, and asked: “What is it, tell me.”
“Secretary Li, this matter involves the Guang Ming Feng project…”
Li Da Kang immediately sat up straight, showing an attitude of listening carefully.
Zhao Dong Lai didn’t hesitate, and quickly recounted how Sun Lian Cheng brought the workers to report the case, how Cai Cheng Gong couldn't be found now, and the relationship between this incident and the Guang Ming Feng project, etc., roughly summarizing the situation.
Li Da Kang, true to his nature, was decisive. After listening, he immediately got a little angry.
“This Cai Cheng Gong, he took tens of millions in resettlement funds and then disappeared?”
“That’s the situation! According to District Chief Sun Lian Cheng, the Da Feng factory can be demolished anytime as long as the resettlement funds are in place!”
Li Da Kang waved his hand, directly instructing: “Then find a way, you must find him and quickly solve the workers' most pressing concern about resettlement!”
Zhao Dong Lai asked for guidance again: “Secretary Li, we've been searching for days but couldn’t find him, should we take more drastic measures?”
“What do you mean?”
“I initially agree with District Chief Sun Lian Cheng’s guess, thinking it might be Cai Cheng Gong absconding with the money, or something unexpected happened. So, I plan to formally investigate the case, and it’s not impossible to issue a warrant for his arrest!”
Li Da Kang thought for a moment and said: “Do whatever you want, as long as you don’t break any rules, and as long as it solves the problem!”
Zhao Dong Lai let out a sigh of relief, quickly saying: “Okay, Secretary Li, we’ll catch Cai Cheng Gong as soon as possible, and then solve this issue!”
Li Da Kang tacitly approved them to take further measures, and Zhao Dong Lai could proceed confidently.
Although there wasn’t a direct warrant for arrest, the investigation had already begun.
After all, Sun Lian Cheng had brought the worker representatives to report the case, involving tens of millions in missing funds and the resettlement of thousands of people, they had to take this seriously.
As they started investigating, the police began to visit Cai Cheng Gong’s home address and frequently visited places, and inquire about people he knew…
Cai Cheng Gong, who had just been released by his creditors to “raise money”, was still unaware of anything. The police had just left, and he went back to his usual residence.
Because he was heavily in debt, he had already divorced his wife and his wife and children had moved out.
But even though he owed several hundred million, his ex-wife still had three houses, it seemed his wife and children hadn’t been affected at all.
He didn’t dare to look for his wife and children, but his wife was looking for him.