Chapter 2894 Internal Meeting

Qin Feng briefly recounted the whole incident, then said, "According to the police's preliminary deduction, it was suicide. A confession was left on the table, which is a clear indication of suicide out of fear of punishment."

“Suicide…” Zhao Hongjian muttered to himself, then continued to ask Qin Feng, “What do you think?”

"Although the current evidence and traces at the scene point to suicide, this is clearly not suicide."

“A perfectly healthy person suddenly commits suicide the night before the Discipline Inspection Commission comes to investigate. I don’t believe it’s such a coincidence. And since he was going to commit suicide anyway, why would he bother to write a fake confession? No normal person would have such a high level of awareness, at least Shao Hongli would never have.”

"This is clearly murder to silence him. Obviously, the other party knew that Shao Hongli was in grave danger this time, and that Shao Hongli must know too many secrets."

“I still have a question: how did the other party know in advance that the Discipline Inspection Commission was going to investigate Shao Hongli? I just asked the police to estimate the approximate time of Shao Hongli’s death. The forensic doctor at the scene said that it can be basically determined that Shao Hongli’s time of death was between 11 p.m. last night and 1 a.m. this morning.”

"The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) hadn't even informed the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection about this matter during this period, precisely because they were afraid someone would tip them off in advance. That's why the CCDI only notified the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection this morning. And now that Shao Hongli died last night, it means the other party knew about it last night. What exactly went wrong?" Qin Feng was completely baffled by this.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Zhao Hongjian was silent for a while before continuing, "The person is already dead. It's pointless to dwell on which link went wrong. You should think carefully about how to deal with this next. This matter has had a great impact on you."

"I'm not worried about that. Let them hold me accountable if they need to. I never thought I could get promoted, but they don't seem to want to let me off so easily." Qin Feng then recounted the incident in Shao Hongli's suicide note where he was accused of wrongdoing.

This matter is delicate. If only the police were present, it would be easy to handle; they could just pretend they never saw it. Although Qin Feng wasn't guilty, it's always better to have one less troublesome thing.

The problem is that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Municipal Party Committee are present. Although the Public Security Bureau arrived first and Jiang Yunpeng cleverly hid the suicide note, Qin Feng still doesn't dare to take the risk. With so many people in the Public Security Bureau, who can guarantee that no one will leak the information? If things turn out to be bad, he will be unable to defend himself.

The current situation is that the suicide note has been made public, containing Shao Hongli's accusations against Qin Feng and Huayang Group. The key issue is that the matter is urgent, and Huayang Group did indeed have procedural and legal flaws in taking over the five projects. This matter could be a big deal or a small deal; the key is whether the province wants to make a big deal out of it.

Qin Feng had previously mentioned this matter to Jiang Longjun, hoping that Jiang Longjun, representing the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, would not stir up trouble in this matter. Now, he was approaching Zhao Hongjian, hoping that Zhao Hongjian would help him take preventative measures in advance.

"This matter is not a problem. As long as you and Huayang Group are clean, you don't need to worry about them causing trouble."

"I'm not worried about myself; I'm not afraid of being investigated. I'm worried that they might use this as an excuse to cause trouble and affect the progress of the five projects that Huayang Group has taken over in Shazhou. This is crucial; it concerns the development and stability of Shazhou," Qin Feng explained his true intentions.

Zhao Hongjian thought for a moment, then said, "If someone really makes a fuss about this, I will handle it at the provincial level, but the attitude of your Shazhou Municipal Party Committee is crucial."

"I've already reached an agreement with Jiang Longjun, including the successor to the executive vice mayor, but the prerequisite is that I need to find a way to help him get through this hurdle," Qin Feng replied.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongjian smiled and said, "Your business acumen is getting better and better."

"How do you plan to handle Shao Hongli's death? It was originally a case under the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, but now that he's dead, your Shazhou police can legitimately intervene. Plus, with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection overseeing the case, you have a lot of control over it. It all depends on what you want to do," Zhao Hongjian asked Qin Feng.

"If we can find out that Shao Hongli did not commit suicide and implicate the Yang family, that would be the best outcome. But I'm afraid that if we classify the case as murder, we won't be able to implicate the Yang family. That would be troublesome. We wouldn't get any benefits and would instead get beaten up," Qin Feng analyzed.

If Shao Hongli committed suicide out of fear of punishment, the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee bears responsibility. Jiang Longjun and Qin Feng both bear leadership responsibility for failing to discover and prevent Shao Hongli's problems in advance, and the entire Shazhou Municipal Party Committee should also be held accountable.

However, if Shao Hongli was murdered, then it's a different matter altogether. It's not as simple as just bearing leadership responsibility. If a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and the Executive Vice Mayor were murdered, one can imagine how chaotic the entire Shazhou area is. Jiang Longjun and Qin Feng might even be dismissed from their posts.

This political responsibility is not something anyone can shoulder. Even if Qin Feng were willing, Jiang Longjun would never agree.

In other words, the province might not agree, since provincial leaders can't afford to take on this responsibility.

For Qin Feng, he was not afraid of being held accountable and was willing to bear the consequences. What he feared was that the Shao Hongli case would be classified as murder, but the murderer could not be found, or the murderer could be found, but it could not be linked to the Yang family, so that the Yang family could not be brought down or dealt a fatal blow to the Yang family. In that case, he would suffer a huge loss.

“Your concerns are valid. So how confident are you that we can find out who is behind this?” Zhao Hongjian asked.

"I don't know about that. I'll call Jiang Yunpeng over later to hear the professional's opinion. But based on my deduction, it will be difficult to find out who is behind this. It's impossible to implicate the Yang family because this operation should have been arranged by Yang Guoqiang himself. Given Yang Guoqiang's cunning and treacherous nature, he would never leave us any chance," Qin Feng analyzed.

Zhao Hongjian paused for a moment, then said, "I understand what you mean. It's right to be conservative in this matter. We can't be too rash, especially since things are about to get turbulent in the province. So, we should prioritize stability."

Qin Feng and Zhao Hongjian chatted for a while and communicated to ensure that they could maintain consistency in handling the matter and coordinate efforts between the province and Shazhou City.

In handling this matter, every small action is related to the political situation of the entire Shazhou and the situation in Ganliang Province. That's why Qin Feng reported to Zhao Hongjian in time. At this critical moment, any small mistake could be fatal.

After talking with Zhao Hongjian, Qin Feng sat alone in his office, smoking and tapping his pen rhythmically on the table. He was seriously thinking about the whole thing, especially the changes in Yang Yuxin's attitude and emotions before and after she went to the Yang family's old house last night.