Chapter 2898 It Can't Be Suicide

Just then, there was a knock at the door, and Zhang Xinming pushed the door open and stood in the doorway.

"What is it?" Chen Guohua asked.

"Come in and let's talk," Qin Feng said.

Zhang Xinming walked in and closed the door behind him.

"The municipal party committee called and wants you to go to a meeting there immediately," Zhang Xinming said.

Qin Feng nodded and said to Zhang Xinming, "Have the driver wait downstairs."

Zhang Xinming turned and walked out.

After Zhang Xinming left, the office fell silent again. Everyone knew why the municipal party committee had sent Qin Feng there.

Qin Feng lit his third cigarette and, after taking a few puffs, slowly looked at Feng Changjun and Jiang Yunpeng and said, "Comrade Changjun, Comrade Yunpeng, when determining the nature of Shao Hongli's case, your Public Security Bureau must not explicitly state that Shao Hongli committed suicide."

"No matter how much pressure we face, our municipal government and your public security bureau's attitude is that, based on the existing evidence, it can be proven that Shao Hongli died by suicide. However, there are still doubts in this case, and we cannot rule out the possibility of other causes of death. At the same time, we insist that the case cannot be closed and that we must continue to investigate in depth until the truth is fully revealed," Qin Feng said slowly.

“But Mayor, such a statement is useless. Our Public Security Bureau must give a clear conclusion, either suicide or murder. Only when we give a clear conclusion can they proceed to the next step. Judging from the current situation, they will not allow us any possibility of ambiguity or further delay. They will definitely demand that our Public Security Bureau conclude that it was suicide,” Feng Changjun explained.

“That’s right, that’s exactly what we want – forcing your police station to issue a suicide report,” Qin Feng said.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, everyone was stunned, not understanding what he meant. After a few seconds, Chen Guohua finally reacted and said, "The mayor is indeed wise."

"The current situation can only be closed as a suicide, but we cannot make that conclusion. Your police station must provide a clear conclusion."

“Since that’s the case, then we’ll make it seem like you were forced to conclude that you committed suicide, rather than that you voluntarily closed the case by suicide. That way, if the case is overturned later, even if you have some responsibility, it will be reduced. Whoever forced you to do this will bear the main responsibility,” Chen Guohua explained.

After Chen Guohua finished explaining, everyone's eyes lit up.

"This is the only option we have right now, Comrade Changjun. You will come with me to the Municipal Party Committee. I will have you give a report on the case. You must insist on this point: you absolutely cannot admit that Shao Hongli committed suicide."

"Your Public Security Bureau must also adhere to this principle, no matter when or where you are." "However, you can't go too far. In the end, you'll have to come to this conclusion under the pressure they put on you," Qin Feng said.

"Who are they?" Feng Changjun asked, this was very important.

"It's highly likely to be Jiang Longjun, and it can only be him. He has no other choice. He dumped this troublesome matter on me, so I have no choice but to pass the responsibility back to him. I have to make him make this statement, otherwise, if Shao Hongli's case is really overturned, Jiang Longjun will be the first person to turn his back on us, push all the responsibility onto us, and even take the initiative to hold us accountable," Qin Feng said coldly.

Today, everyone in this meeting room is one of our own, so Qin Feng spoke quite frankly.

Sun Yuanwei nodded: "Jiang Longjun is the kind of person who would do something like this."

"Let's stop discussing this matter and proceed as planned. Now let's make arrangements for other aspects of the work."

"Now that we have lost two vice mayors, many tasks have been left in a vacuum. So the first priority is to ensure that our municipal government is operating normally. We absolutely cannot allow Shao Hongli's death to cause chaos."

"Mayor Yuanwei, please take over Shao Hongli's work for now. Comrade Guohua, please take over the work that Ding Wenbo has vacated for now. Let's get through this critical period first, and then we will study and arrange things in detail later."

"Comrade Changjun, you've put all your energy into this matter, including coordinating with all parties. You're under a lot of pressure. There are some things I can't directly take charge of, understand?" Qin Feng said to Feng Changjun again.

"We must strictly keep the matter of Shao Hongli's death under wraps. No one is allowed to discuss this matter, and no information about Shao Hongli's death is allowed to be spread on the internet. This is crucial. This matter must not be exposed. We strictly order everyone who knows about this matter to shut up. Anyone who spreads this information will be held accountable."

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Qin Feng made a lot of arrangements in one go. Because of the tight schedule, he did not continue to solicit everyone's opinions, but directly gave instructions.

After the meeting, Qin Feng did not leave, but instead called Sun Yuanwei down.

"Mayor Yuanwei, Comrade Guohua told you earlier, right? Shao Hongli reported on my involvement with those projects of Huayang Group in his suicide note," Qin Feng asked.

“I told you, hmph, even in death he still causes trouble… The Yang family has a master; even when they were trying to silence Shao Hongli, they didn’t forget to cause us trouble,” Sun Yuanwei said.

"Don't worry too much. The provincial discipline inspection commission's attitude is very important, but given the current situation, they won't be in the mood to pay much attention to this matter."

“Personally, I’m not afraid of being investigated, but if the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection really gets involved, Huayang Group and these projects, including you, will definitely have some trouble, especially since it will affect the normal construction of these projects. This will have a great impact on the overall development of Shazhou. So we should take some precautions in advance to avoid such trouble.”

"I've reported to the provincial leaders, and Jiang Longjun will definitely be on our side this time. If something happens in Shazhou again, he really won't be able to keep his position as secretary. So overall, there shouldn't be a big problem, but we must also be prepared to deal with it ourselves and not give others any leverage, or at least as little leverage as possible," Qin Feng said.

After giving Sun Yuanwei some more instructions, Qin Feng walked out the door and hurriedly went downstairs.

Downstairs, Feng Changjun was standing by his car waiting for Qin Feng. He was going to go to a meeting at the Municipal Party Committee with Qin Feng.

"Let's go, let's hurry." Qin Feng said to Feng Changjun, and then got into the car.

After Qin Feng got into his car, Feng Changjun also got into his own. Qin Feng's car drove off first, followed by Feng Changjun's car, and the two cars sped towards the Municipal Party Committee.

The two cars stopped downstairs at the municipal party committee building. Qin Feng got out of one car, and Feng Changjun also got out and walked to Qin Feng's side. The two went upstairs together.

"Comrade Changjun, this is both a challenge and an opportunity for you. You must withstand the pressure from Jiang Longjun no matter what," Qin Feng said calmly.

"Don't worry, Mayor, I know what to do." Feng Changjun nodded with a smile.