Chapter 2208 Suicide out of fear of crime

Zhang Jun expressed his sincere feelings very frankly. Now he had complete control over the case. Whether or not to continue investigating and how deep to investigate depended entirely on Qin Feng's words. He would listen to Qin Feng in everything.

At the same time, Zhang Jun also expressed another meaning, that is, there must be other people behind this suicide, otherwise Zhang Jun would not want to continue investigating this possibility.

Qin Feng shook his head: "The cause of Wu Zhitao's death was suicide, there was no other reason."

Zhang Jun paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand what to do. I will close the case now and destroy some targeted evidence."

"None of these are important. What's important is that you must come up with a reasonable conclusion that can withstand scrutiny, discussion, and even investigation. Now the outside world is talking about Wu Zhitao's death, with all kinds of rumors and conspiracy theories, which have had a great impact on the image of our municipal party committee. So the reason why Wu Zhitao committed suicide is very important." Qin Feng said.

"Mayor Qin, it is not difficult to give a reasonable conclusion of suicide. The question is what kind of conclusion the Municipal Party Committee wants." Zhang Jun asked with a smile.

"Tell me everything."

"The first possibility is that Wu Zhitao died because he was concerned about the country and the people, had too much work pressure, and suffered from long-term insomnia. This time he died because of insomnia and accidentally took an overdose of sleeping pills," said Zhang Jun.

Qin Feng smiled when he heard this. He wanted to push Wu Zhitao towards the direction of a "hero and martyr".

"What about the rest?"

"Due to high work pressure, Wu Zhitao has always had some mental problems. This suicide was caused by a depression attack," Zhang Jun continued.

"That makes sense." Qin Feng nodded.

"Then let's go with this conclusion? I'll find a way to gather sufficient evidence." Zhang Jun said.

"Don't worry, Zhang Jun, I think there is another conclusion."

"What conclusion?" Zhang Jun asked.

"Wu Zhitao heard that the investigation team was coming to investigate, so he committed suicide in advance out of fear of punishment. The best way to convince the outside world of the investigation conclusion is to be truthful, so let's give the conclusion in a way that is closest to the truth." Qin Feng said.

"But this... Mayor Qin, we need to confirm that there is evidence that Wu Zhitao has committed serious illegal and criminal acts in the Yanggang New Village project. Moreover, this is not something we can investigate. It is difficult for our Public Security Bureau to come to this conclusion." Zhang Jun was a little embarrassed.

"It is a foregone conclusion that Wu Zhitao was heavily involved in the illegal and criminal activities in Yanggang New Village. Otherwise, why would he die?" Qin Feng asked.

"Uh..." Zhang Jun understood what Qin Feng meant, then nodded and said, "But it's still the same question. Our Public Security Bureau cannot give this conclusion."

"I didn't ask you to make an official announcement now. The official announcement will naturally have to wait until the investigation over there is almost complete and Wu Zhitao's guilt has been confirmed. This conclusion will serve as the direction of your investigation and internal report. The Municipal Party Committee requires you to give a clear conclusion immediately, and you will report it according to this conclusion." Qin Feng said.

"Does the Municipal Party Committee also need Wu Zhitao to take all responsibilities for the Yanggang New Village project?" Zhang Jun asked weakly.

"It was not the Municipal Party Committee that wanted him to take responsibility, but the people who forced him to commit suicide who wanted him to take all the responsibility, otherwise he would not have died. He is already dead, and it is destined that the person behind him will not be found. There is no point in focusing on Wu Zhitao's death. For the sake of the image of the Municipal Party Committee, the Tai'an affairs can only be borne entirely by the dead Wu Zhitao." Qin Feng explained.

"I understand. I know what to do." Zhang Jun nodded.

There was something Qin Feng didn't say. Let the matter end with Wu Zhitao and let Wu Zhitao bear all the responsibilities. This was the agreement reached between Qin Feng, Liu Xiaoping and even Duan Hongyu.

"There is one more thing. Report your conclusion to me and I will submit it to the Municipal Party Committee. But you are not allowed to close the case. Before I let you close the case, your Municipal Public Security Bureau cannot stop investigating the cause of Wu Zhitao's death, and all investigators are not allowed to leave Tai'an."

"Not only can we not leave Tai'an, but you have to send my best troops to Tai'an on the pretext of investigating Wu Zhitao's case." Qin Feng said.

As an old hand, Zhang Jun knew what Qin Feng was going to do, so he was not stupid enough to ask Qin Feng why he wanted to do this. He just asked, "How many people are needed? What is the standard?"

"The standard is to ensure that there will be no difficulty in arresting anyone in Tai'an County, including a complete purge of the Tai'an County Public Security Bureau." Qin Feng said it very bluntly.

Zhang Jun was a little surprised. He didn't expect Qin Feng's "appetite" to be so big this time.

"Okay, I'll arrange the personnel transfer later." Zhang Jun nodded.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, he asked Zhang Jun to go out, and then asked Li Jianjun to call Yuan Zhicheng in.

"Mayor Qin." Yuan Zhicheng stood in front of Qin Feng respectfully.

"Sit down!" Qin Feng said lightly.

Yuan Zhicheng sat down immediately, but he also sat in a standard posture, with his buttocks pressed tightly against the edge of the chair and his body straight.

"How many years have you worked in Tai'an County?" Qin Feng asked, leaning back in his chair.

"More than six years."

"I heard that you were transferred from the Municipal Party Committee Research Office to Tai'an County, right?"

"Yes, I was transferred from the position of deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee Research Office to Tai'an County as a full-time deputy secretary." Yuan Zhicheng nodded.

Qin Feng said so much just to confirm Yuan Zhicheng's resume, because Yuan Zhicheng is a special case in Tai'an County. He is almost the only person in the entire Tai'an County team who is not from Liu Xiaoping's faction.

Tai'an County has always been Liu Xiaoping's traditional power, and after Liu Xiaoping supported Wu Zhitao to become the secretary of the Tai'an County Party Committee, Tai'an County became even more of a private territory.

It's not that Xia Junhua has ignored this serious problem, and he has tried to take action against Tai'an County. Yuan Zhicheng was transferred to Tai'an County by Xia Junhua himself to serve as the deputy secretary of the county party committee. This was also a nail that Xia Junhua forcibly drove into Tai'an County. His purpose was naturally to hope that Yuan Zhicheng could control the situation in Tai'an County, and then Xia Junhua would find an opportunity to let Yuan Zhicheng take office, so as to gradually change the situation where Tai'an County was controlled by Liu Xiaoping alone.

Xia Junhua's idea was good, but it made life difficult for Yuan Zhicheng. He came to Tai'an County alone, surrounded by people from Liu Xiaoping's faction headed by Wu Zhitao, who targeted and excluded him everywhere.

His situation was better when Xia Junhua was in office. After all, he had the support of the municipal party secretary. No one in Tai'an County dared to go too far with him, and he still had a certain say.

However, since Xia Junhua's downfall, Yuan Zhicheng's world has collapsed. No one in the entire Tai'an County regards him as a human being anymore. Yuan Zhicheng also knows that the situation is hopeless. In order to protect himself, he chose to be an ostrich and actively stay away from the power center of Tai'an County. He hardly asks about the big or small things in Tai'an County and is willing to be a "mascot". He is completely marginalized in Tai'an County.