Chapter 2795 The darkness before dawn

Qin Feng took a flight back to Xidu the following morning. Zhang Xinming, who had returned the day before, and people from the provincial office greeted Qin Feng at the airport.

Qin Feng had no time to rest upon returning to Xidu. He had too many things to do in Xidu, so whenever he came to Xidu, he would seize the time to handle matters, since it was not easy for him to come to Xidu.

Qin Feng arrived at the Provincial Party Committee at 4 p.m. that day as agreed and went into Zhao Hongjian's office.

"You're here. Weren't you supposed to be back yesterday?" Zhao Hongjian said to Qin Feng as he walked in, looking at some documents while wearing glasses.

Qin Feng had originally arranged to come to Zhao Hongjian's place to report on his work yesterday afternoon, but because of Zhang Yingying's matter, Qin Feng called again and said that he would arrange to come today to report on his work.

This is also because Qin Feng and Zhao Hongjian have a good relationship. If it were any other leader, they would have given Qin Feng a severe dressing down. It would be too disrespectful to the leader. Leaders' time is very precious. They can't just see you whenever they want and change things whenever they want.

"Yes, I was supposed to go back yesterday, but a friend of mine had an emergency and was hospitalized, so I went to the hospital instead and have to go back today," Qin Feng explained.

"Have a seat!" Zhao Hongjian gestured for Qin Feng to sit down, then asked, "Did you see Minister Hong yesterday?"

"Yes, I met with him and reported my work to Minister Hong." Qin Feng nodded.

"Didn't you visit Secretary Hu?" Zhao Hongjian asked again.

"I went too. The same evening I met with the big boss, I went to see Secretary Hu," Qin Feng answered truthfully.

"Have the two leaders told you everything they needed to know?" Zhao Hongjian finally put down his work and took off his glasses.

"I don't know if they told me everything. According to the two leaders, there are many things I can't know, so I don't know much. I only know that the big boss didn't blame me for my personal speculation that night, which had no evidence."

"Furthermore, Minister Hong said that the big boss attaches great importance to the true cause of Comrade Qi Yaqiu's death and asked me to come back and discuss it with you. We must find out the true cause of Comrade Qi Yaqiu's death as soon as possible, obtain conclusive evidence, and submit it to the big boss. This is the only task Minister Hong has assigned to me." Qin Feng didn't need to be too careful with his words in front of Zhao Hongjian.

Zhao Hongjian nodded slightly: "The main reason I called you here today is to talk about this matter. It's a big deal, or more accurately, a tremendously good thing."

“The problems in Gansu and Liangshan are very complicated. In fact, we have always been in a passive position. Do you remember what I said to you before? Shazhou is a miniature version of Gansu and Liangshan. What you feel in Shazhou is what I feel in the province.”

“The local interest groups are too powerful and have penetrated into all aspects of society, making it extremely difficult to eliminate them.”

"The reason I called you to Beijing to report on our work is so that Minister Hong can directly feel how serious the problems in Gansu and Liangshan are and how great the difficulties are. I hope that the higher authorities can give us more support, especially in terms of personnel adjustments in the province."

"But after I got there, I was suddenly called over by the big boss, which I didn't expect. Judging from what Minister Hong told me afterward, he also didn't expect it."

"But in hindsight, this turned out to be a good thing, and your boastful remarks in front of the big boss inadvertently helped us a lot."

“Now that the big boss is very concerned about Qi Yaqiu’s death, he will naturally pay close attention to the problems in Gansu and Liangshan provinces. As long as we find out the real cause of Qi Yaqiu’s death and obtain conclusive evidence, the situation in Gansu and Liangshan provinces will definitely change drastically, and the situation will be in our favor.”

"Therefore, finding out the true cause of Comrade Qi Yaqiu's death is now the top priority," Zhao Hongjian set the tone.

Qin Feng nodded. He knew that the eye of the storm in the entire Gansu-Liangzhou situation was the cause of Qi Yaqiu's death. As long as the cause of Qi Yaqiu's death was found and conclusive evidence was discovered, the typhoon in the Gansu-Liangzhou political situation would immediately erupt.

“However, the investigation into Qi Yaqiu’s cause of death can only be conducted in secret. This was also specifically instructed by Minister Hong. I don’t need to elaborate on the reasons, do I?” Zhao Hongjian asked.

"Understood. It has already been established in Ganliang Province that Qi Yaqiu died in a car accident. If it is discovered that we are investigating Qi Yaqiu's death case again, it will cause a huge uproar, put us in a very passive position, and create a lot of resistance."

"Therefore, we can only investigate secretly. As long as we can find conclusive evidence that Qi Yaqiu was murdered, we will be able to take the initiative even if we are discovered. But we must not let the other side find out that we are investigating this case before we find the evidence," Qin Feng said.

“You’re right. Logically, this case should be investigated by the provincial authorities, but I can’t completely trust the provincial public security department. It’s difficult to maintain absolute confidentiality. Besides, Shazhou is managed like an iron barrel by the Lixin Group. If the province secretly sends people there, it will be difficult to avoid being discovered.”

“I know, so let our Shazhou Public Security Bureau handle this investigation ourselves. I have great confidence in Jiang Yunpeng’s abilities. He has made a great contribution by finding so many clues that have helped me figure out the general outline of Comrade Qi Yaqiu’s death.”

"Furthermore, Jiang Yunpeng had already set up a team to secretly investigate this case. Let them continue their investigation with ease." Qin Feng took full responsibility, not wanting to give away this credit, and knowing that it would indeed be very difficult to get the provincial authorities to investigate.

"Okay, but this is a big deal and we can't rely on your Shazhou Public Security Bureau entirely. I'll discuss it with the comrades in the provincial department, and then we'll send some experts to your Shazhou Public Security Bureau to provide support. In addition, we'll ask the provincial department to allocate a special fund to your Shazhou Public Security Bureau."

“If the province can’t provide direct support, then we can offer some financial assistance,” Zhao Hongjian said.

Qin Feng nodded quickly and said with a smile, "Then I thank Secretary Zhao on behalf of the Shazhou City Public Security Bureau."

"Qin Feng, although your report to the big boss this time turned out to be a blessing in disguise, making the big boss start to pay attention to the situation in Gansu and Liangzhou, it also gave us great hope. Now the situation in Gansu and Liangzhou is very likely to undergo a huge change."

"However, as things stand, the situation in Gansu and Liangzhou is far from optimistic. Even if the big boss is concerned about the situation in Gansu and Liangzhou and wants to intervene and change it, the prerequisite is that you must provide solid evidence and also need time to prepare."

"And this period of preparation is precisely the most dangerous time, and you are in the eye of the storm, so you must be extremely cautious and careful during this time to avoid any accidents."

"The darkness before dawn is the most dangerous, and the calm before the storm is the most terrifying," Zhao Hongjian reminded Qin Feng.

"There's something Minister Hong definitely didn't tell you, but I think it's necessary to mention it to you."

"What is it?" Qin Feng asked.