Chapter 2889 A Full-Scale Search for Shao Hongli

Qin Feng arrived at the Municipal Party Committee, where the Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee was waiting for him downstairs. After Qin Feng got out of the car, the Deputy Secretary-General led him upstairs to the small conference room of the Municipal Party Committee.

Qin Feng walked into the small conference room, where Jiang Longjun, Tang Zeyan, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Yu Hanyi, and another person who was not from Shazhou were sitting.

"Comrade Qin Feng, let me introduce you. This is from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection..." Jiang Longjun introduced to Qin Feng.

"Director Duan, we're old friends." Qin Feng interrupted Jiang Longjun's introduction and extended his hand directly to the other party.

The person sitting here is Duan Peng from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Last time, when Qin Feng was taken away by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, it was Duan Peng who presided over Qin Feng's interrogation. Qin Feng was absolutely right when he said that he and Duan Peng were old friends.

"Mayor Qin, it's been a long time." Duan Peng smiled and shook hands with Qin Feng.

"Please sit down." Qin Feng nodded and then sat down.

Jiang Longjun's face darkened. He had no time to care about how Qin Feng and Duan Peng knew each other. He said directly, "The mayor is here too. Please let Director Duan from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection give an introduction."

"Distinguished leaders of Shazhou, I would like to first inform you of the decision of the Provincial Party Committee. Through our investigation, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has obtained substantial evidence of violations of laws and regulations by Comrade Shao Hongli, Secretary of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee. We believe that he is seriously suspected of violating laws and regulations. With the approval of the Provincial Party Committee, we have decided to place him under isolation and investigation measures," Duan Peng said solemnly.

"Our Shazhou Municipal Party Committee will resolutely obey the organization's decision and cooperate with the organization's work. We will never tolerate any illegal or disciplinary violations," Jiang Longjun said hastily. Shao Hongli is a member of the Standing Committee of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, so Jiang Longjun naturally had to express his opinion on behalf of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee.

"Our Shazhou Municipal Government will also resolutely obey the organization's decision, fully cooperate with the organization's work, and will never show favoritism," Qin Feng added.

"Thank you for your support, Secretary Jiang and Mayor Qin, but Shao Hongli has now disappeared," Duan Peng said with a slight smile.

Duan Peng's words and that slight smile are quite telling.

Shao Hongli has disappeared in Shazhou. Duan Peng, representing the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, came to Shazhou to arrest him, but he has vanished. The Shazhou Municipal Party Committee and Government cannot hand him over, or rather, they are unwilling to do so.

Duan Peng's words put a lot of pressure on Jiang Longjun and Qin Feng, which is why Jiang Longjun immediately expressed his firm support after Duan Peng announced the province's decision.

Now that Shao Hongli has disappeared, Duan Peng is under the most pressure. If he can't catch Shao Hongli, Duan Peng will be held responsible. That's why Duan Peng deliberately said those words to put pressure on Jiang Longjun and Qin Feng.

Of course, the person under the most pressure was Jiang Longjun, the top leader, so after Duan Peng finished speaking, Jiang Longjun's face turned even darker.

“People don’t just disappear for no reason,” Jiang Longjun added, his words carrying a deeper meaning.

"Mayor, what are your thoughts?" Jiang Longjun turned to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng knew he couldn't escape; Shao Hongli was the executive vice mayor.

"I was inspecting work outside today when I received a call asking me to come to a meeting. I rushed over immediately. I only learned that Shao Hongli is suspected of serious violations of laws and regulations after Director Duan read out the provincial party committee's decision."

"I know nothing about the specifics, and I don't know why Shao Hongli suddenly disappeared. He's been going to get off work and coming home normally, without any abnormalities." Qin Feng said this, naturally to absolve himself of responsibility.

“I don’t think we need to do too much research right now. The most important thing is to find Shao Hongli first. And I firmly believe that people don’t just disappear for no reason. As long as he’s still on the sandbar, we will definitely find him.”

"Director Duan, what are the province's specific opinions? Should this matter be kept confidential?" Qin Feng asked, turning to Duan Peng.

“We haven’t explicitly said anything, but we usually keep it confidential until we’ve investigated and clarified the situation before releasing the information to the public. However… right now, whether it’s kept confidential or not is no longer important. What’s important is that we find the person; that’s the top priority,” Duan Peng said, clearly having guessed Qin Feng’s meaning.

"In that case, Director Duan, Secretary Jiang, I think we should act decisively now and mobilize all our resources to find Shao Hongli. We must do everything we can to find him as soon as possible. The longer we delay, the more serious the consequences may be." Qin Feng looked at Jiang Longjun.

"How do we find it?" Jiang Longjun continued to ask.

“My suggestion is to first block all entrances and exits to Shazhou,” said Yu Hanyi, secretary of the Shazhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Yu Hanyi's meaning was very clear: putting everything else aside, the first priority was to ensure that Shao Hongli could not escape from the sandbar.

"Then there's nothing more to say. Mobilize all available resources, including the public security bureau, the discipline inspection commission, and the supervisory commission, to search for Shao Hongli's whereabouts. At the same time, block all entrances and exits. We absolutely cannot let Shao Hongli leave Shazhou."

"Director Duan, what do you think of this arrangement?" Jiang Longjun asked Duan Peng.

"We will cooperate with the work of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee," Duan Peng nodded.

After hearing Duan Peng's words, Jiang Longjun frowned. Duan Peng was cunning.

Originally, this matter was the responsibility of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee was only to provide support and cooperation. However, Shao Hongli has now disappeared before the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection arrived, so the situation is now uncertain, because the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee has a responsibility to hand him over to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and now he is gone.

Duan Peng's statement essentially shifted the main responsibility to the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee.

Jiang Longjun was furious, but he couldn't say anything, after all, Shao Hongli was a member of the Shazhou Municipal Committee, and the man had indeed disappeared in Shazhou.

"Comrade Hanyi, you and Director Duan will jointly oversee this work. You must find Shao Hongli's whereabouts as soon as possible." Jiang Longjun turned to Qin Feng and said, then looked at him: "What is the mayor's opinion?"

"I have no objection. The municipal government will fully cooperate." Qin Feng nodded.

"Comrade Zeyan, what do you think?"

Tang Zeyan nodded in support. He wouldn't step forward at this moment, but his gaze towards Qin Feng was somewhat complicated.

This meeting was very brief; it hardly even qualifys as a meeting.

After the meeting, Jiang Longjun called out to Qin Feng: "Mayor, come to my office for a while."

"Okay." Qin Feng nodded, and while walking with Jiang Longjun to Jiang Longjun's office, he took out his phone and made a call to Chen Guohua and Jiang Yunpeng, asking them to fully cooperate with the work of the Discipline Inspection Commission and spare no effort to find Shao Hongli's whereabouts.

Jiang Longjun and Qin Feng slowly walked into Jiang Longjun's office, Jiang Longjun's face was frighteningly dark the whole time.

"Sit down!" Jiang Longjun invited Qin Feng to sit on the sofa, which was a sign of respect for Qin Feng, and he no longer asked Qin Feng to sit at the desk.

"Mayor, what do you think about this?" Jiang Longjun offered Qin Feng a cigarette.

"It was completely unexpected. I only just found out about this news. It came so suddenly, without any warning. To be honest, I'm not surprised that Shao Hongli is suspected of violating laws and regulations. I'm just surprised that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection's action was so sudden, without any warning," Qin Feng said, half-jokingly.

"Did you really not know anything about this beforehand?" Jiang Longjun looked at Qin Feng with a complicated expression.