Chapter 2881: Live to see people, die to see corpses

Instead of leading Ding Wenbo and his wife through the jet bridge into the airport, the staff left through a secret passage after they crossed the jet bridge.

It wasn't until Ding Wenbo and his wife entered the internal passageway that the flight attendant was notified and then opened the door to let the other passengers off the plane.

Meanwhile, at Shanghai Airport, two people were waiting for Ding Wenbo to come out. They were people that the Yang family had arranged to keep an eye on Ding Wenbo.

After yesterday's incident, the Yang family made more careful arrangements this time. Not only did they send people to monitor Ding Wenbo starting yesterday, but they also arranged for people to monitor Ding Wenbo from the moment he boarded the plane until he disembarked in Shanghai, until he was sent to Myanmar.

The people stationed at Shanghai Airport to monitor Ding Wenbo waited a long time before the passengers on Ding Wenbo's flight came out, but Ding Wenbo did not appear until all the passengers on the flight had disembarked.

Yang Guoqiang personally arranged for Ding Wenbo to leave; Yang Zhijie was unaware of this.

Yang Guoqiang was shrewd and calculating. Because Yang Zhijie's recent actions had repeatedly gone wrong, Yang Guoqiang didn't entrust the task of arranging Ding Wenbo's case to Yang Zhijie and kept it a secret from him. Furthermore, since Yin Da had been sent to Myanmar in advance to make arrangements for the assassination, Yang Guoqiang personally took charge of arranging Ding Wenbo's departure abroad.

Yang Guoqiang was sitting in the Futang Hall chanting scriptures when his cell phone, which was placed behind him, rang.

Yang Guoqiang didn't rush to answer the phone. Instead, he let it ring for a while before it automatically hung up. Only then did he slowly get up, pick up the phone, and call back: "Has the person arrived in Shanghai?"

"What? He's missing? He didn't get off the plane? That's impossible. The people here in Xidu watched him board the plane until it took off. He must be at Shanghai Airport. I don't care what methods you use or what costs you have, you must find him for me." Yang Guoqiang was furious.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Guoqiang paced around in place for a while before picking up the phone again: "Yin Da, have you finalized the deal with the assassin over there? If you have, fly to Shanghai immediately. Something unexpected happened; Ding Wenbo disappeared at the Shanghai airport."

“I have a bad feeling. There must be something fishy going on here. You need to fly to Shanghai immediately and find Ding Wenbo at all costs. Once you find him, kill him in Shanghai. We can’t worry about anything else right now.”

"Remember, we must see the person alive or dead," Yang Guoqiang emphasized at the end, as he stood in front of the Buddha statue he had spent a fortune to create.

Every day, people devoutly burn incense, worship Buddha, and chant scriptures in prayer, yet their minds are filled with thoughts of murder and arson. This is perhaps the greatest irony in the world and the most realistic portrayal of this society.

Yang Guoqiang summoned Yin Da back to Shanghai from Myanmar, but he couldn't possibly wait until Yin Da flew back to Shanghai before looking for Ding Wenbo's whereabouts. Yang Guoqiang had survived a lifetime of trials and tribulations, and not only had he lived to this day, but he had also built such a large business empire, so he must have extraordinary abilities.

Upon hearing the news of Ding Wenbo's sudden disappearance, Yang Guoqiang's first reaction was not that something had happened, but that something serious had occurred. That's why he immediately summoned Yin Da back to Shanghai. The purpose of sending Yin Da back to Shanghai was not to find Ding Wenbo, but to silence him.

The Yang family's influence was limited to Gansu and Liangzhou provinces. Outside of Gansu and Liangzhou, the Yang family had almost no influence, but it wasn't completely nonexistent. At least in places like Shanghai, the Yang family still had some connections.

After making the call to Yin Da, Yang Guoqiang personally went through his phone's contact list and found some "old friends" in Shanghai, asking them to help find the missing Ding Wenbo and investigate the reason for Ding Wenbo's disappearance.

For Yang Guoqiang, finding Ding Wenbo is just as important as finding out why Ding Wenbo disappeared.

Compared to Yang Guoqiang's anxiety, Qin Feng was much calmer, because he received a call from Hu Guangxiang himself when he first started work that afternoon.

"Qin Feng, we have successfully picked up the person, and he is now completely safe. You can rest assured." Hu Guangxiang's voice was always unhurried and very calm, as if there was nothing to be surprised about for him.

Hearing Hu Guangxiang's words, Qin Feng finally felt relieved. If Hu Guangxiang said it was safe, then it must be safe.

"Okay, Uncle, what are your plans next? Is there anything I can do?" Qin Feng asked.

“You don’t need to do anything. Didn’t you say you wanted to break your relationship with your municipal party secretary because of this? But the problem isn’t that simple. Ding Wenbo is a provincial-level cadre. In principle, this matter should be handled by the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Moreover, as the mayor of Shazhou City, if there is any problem, you should go to the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Party Committee instead of going directly to us.”

“You should understand this principle, so for your own good, you shouldn’t do anything and shouldn’t let anyone know that you were involved in this matter. I will also keep it a secret for you and make it look like Ding Wenbo voluntarily surrendered to us,” Hu Guangxiang said.

"Thank you, Uncle. That's exactly what I was planning to do. That's what I told Ding Wenbo last night."

"However, you should be mentally prepared. Although you have handed Ding Wenbo over to us, this person and this case will still be sent back to the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection for handling. They are all cadres of Gansu-Liangzhou Province, and we cannot handle this case beyond our jurisdiction unless there are special circumstances."

"But don't worry, before handing this case over to the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, we will have Ding Wenbo confess all the crimes and identify the suspects behind them, and obtain conclusive evidence. Once we have this, the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection will have no room to maneuver, and no one can do anything. Moreover, we will also send people to supervise the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in handling the case..." Hu Guangxiang continued.

"Qin Feng, I will handle this matter for you, but how much political benefit it will bring you depends on yourself. Also, I want to remind you that the political landscape of your Ganliang Province is about to be adjusted. You need to prepare in advance, as no one can say for sure whether it will be a blessing or a curse." Hu Guangxiang gave Qin Feng his final instructions.

Qin Feng, of course, understood the meaning behind Hu Guangxiang's words.

This time, Hu Guangxiang once again did Qin Feng a great favor. Logically speaking, Ding Wenbo is a provincial-level cadre, and if he wanted to report or surrender himself, he could only go to the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Even if he surrendered himself to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the case would be transferred to the Gansu-Liangzhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection according to procedure, not to mention that he provided so much help.

Qin Feng sent Ding Wenbo to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in order to take down Shao Hongli. For Qin Feng, taking down Shao Hongli was a crucial battle to establish his position in Shazhou, and it was also an inevitable battle.

However, Qin Feng was also taking a huge risk in doing this. Whether he could successfully get Feng Changjun to replace Shao Hongli after taking him down was the key to whether Qin Feng could reap the rewards of victory. Qin Feng had no idea about this.

Secondly, no matter how he tries to hide himself, Jiang Longjun will definitely guess that Shao Hongli was the one who planned this. In Jiang Longjun's eyes, he will become an uncontrollable and dangerous person, and Jiang Longjun will only be more wary of him in the future.

Most importantly, the power structure in the province is about to change, and Qin Feng is uncertain about all of this.

This is also why Hu Guangxiang reminded Qin Feng.