Chapter 2899 Shao Hongli's Violations of Laws and Regulations

Entering the small conference room of the municipal party committee, everyone was there as before, waiting for Qin Feng, including Jiang Longjun, which was almost impossible before.

In Shazhou, it's always been others waiting for Jiang Longjun, never Jiang Longjun waiting for others. Today is an exception.

"Sorry everyone, I'm late. I was dealing with some things." Qin Feng greeted everyone politely after sitting down in his assigned seat number two and gave a brief explanation.

In fact, Qin Feng didn't need to explain at all, but that's just Qin Feng's personality.

Feng Changjun sat at the very end.

At the municipal government, Feng Changjun usually sits near the front, but here, he can only sit at the very back.

Although today's meeting was not a standing committee meeting, the attendees were all important leaders of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, including Party Secretary Jiang Longjun, Deputy Party Secretary Tang Zeyan, Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Yu Hanyi, and Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary Liu Yunbing, as well as Duan Peng from the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission.

The attendees at the meeting revealed that it was a special gathering to discuss the death of Shao Hongli.

"Qin Feng, let's not waste any more time. We're pressed for time now," Jiang Longjun said.

"I just received a call from a provincial leader, who personally instructed Shazhou City to quickly investigate the cause of Shao Hongli's death, control the situation, cooperate with the provincial discipline inspection commission's investigation, and ensure overall stability."

After Jiang Longjun finished speaking, he looked at the people in Shazhou and continued, "Comrades, the provincial party committee's requirements are very clear, and the leaders are very angry. Ask yourselves honestly, how many things have happened in Shazhou in the past year? If we don't handle this matter well, you know what the consequences will be."

"Alright, let's discuss the specifics. Director Duan, why don't you start?" Jiang Longjun said to Duan Peng with a smile.

Jiang Longjun is of a higher rank than Duan Peng, but Duan Peng is representing the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, so Jiang Longjun will naturally be more polite to him and let him speak first out of respect for the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

"Secretary Jiang, Mayor Qin, and leaders of Shazhou, first of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the help you have provided for our work here today," Duan Peng said politely.

“Shao Hongli’s choice to commit suicide out of fear of punishment was something we never expected. Our failure to anticipate this situation is a dereliction of duty on our part, and I bear responsibility for it,” Duan Peng continued.

There are two key points in Duan Peng's statement. First, he took the initiative to admit the responsibility of their provincial discipline inspection commission's working group, but he only admitted the responsibility for not predicting Shao Hongli's death in advance, while he remained silent about the responsibility for Shao Hongli's death.

Secondly, he directly announced that Shao Hongli committed suicide out of fear of punishment, which was tantamount to sealing the verdict on Shao Hongli's death.

The Discipline Inspection Commission has no authority to determine how Shao Hongli died; only the public security department has that authority. Since the public security department has not given a clear conclusion, Duan Peng directly announced that Shao Hongli committed suicide out of fear of punishment. This was naturally to show the people of Shazhou his attitude, and his attitude represented the attitude of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission.

At the same time, he also took the initiative by announcing that Shao Hongli had committed suicide out of fear of punishment. If others did not say that Shao Hongli had committed suicide out of fear of punishment, wouldn't they be openly going against the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection?

From Duan Peng's and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection's perspective, while they bear some responsibility for Shao Hongli's suicide, as Duan Peng stated, since Shao Hongli committed suicide out of fear of punishment, they also bear the responsibility of not having anticipated the incident. However, if Shao Hongli was murdered, then the situation becomes much more complex, and their responsibility becomes unclear.

"The investigation into Shao Hongli's death is being handled by your Shazhou City Public Security Bureau. We are mainly investigating Shao Hongli's violations of laws and regulations. I would like to report to the leaders of Shazhou on some of the information we have found so far."

"Our investigation into Shao Hongli has just begun. So far, we have only searched Shao Hongli's home and the bank accounts under his name and those of his family members. We found a large amount of gold, US dollars, calligraphy and paintings by famous people, antiques, etc. in his home. We cannot estimate the value yet, but it is worth at least tens of millions."

“His personal and family bank accounts are clean, but our investigation found that people indirectly related to him have a large amount of deposits of unknown origin in their bank accounts, worth more than ten million. We have clear leads, and these are the focus of our next step in the investigation.”

"We are also investigating other assets, including hidden properties and other investments under his name. I can say with certainty that Shao Hongli has violated laws and regulations, and the problems may be very serious, with the amount of corruption potentially enormous. Please be prepared for this, Shazhou Municipal Party Committee," Duan Peng said.

No one present was surprised by Duan Peng's words. Shao Hongli had done a lot of embezzlement and bribery in Shazhou over the years.

Qin Feng wasn't surprised. Ding Wenbo was willing to pay tens of millions to save his life, so Shao Hongli must have embezzled far more. Qin Feng had long expected this.

"In addition, I would like to report to Secretary Jiang, Mayor Qin, and all the leaders of Shazhou that our purpose in coming here is not only to investigate Shao Hongli's violations of laws and regulations, but also to conduct a comprehensive investigation into Ding Wenbo. We request the support of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government," Duan Peng continued.

Duan Peng only talked about the illegal and disciplinary violations of Shao Hongli and Ding Wenbo, completely ignoring the case of Shao Hongli's death. This was a deliberate attempt to distance Shao Hongli's death from their provincial discipline inspection commission.

As for the people of Shazhou, especially Jiang Longjun and Qin Feng, their only concern now is the nature of Shao Hongli's death case. They have no interest in how much money Shao Hongli and Ding Wenbo embezzled.

After Duan Peng finished speaking, Jiang Longjun stated: "Our Shazhou Municipal Party Committee's attitude remains the same as always. We will resolutely obey the organization's decision, support and cooperate with the work of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and have zero tolerance for those who violate laws and regulations, and will never protect them."

"Comrade Changjun, tell me, what is the current situation of Shao Hongli's death case?" Jiang Longjun then directly called on Feng Changjun by name.

Qin Feng brought Feng Changjun along to report on the investigation into Shao Hongli's death.

Feng Changjun nodded and began, "I would like to first report to the leaders on the preliminary investigation and deductions made by the Shazhou City Public Security Bureau regarding the death of Shao Hongli."

Feng Changjun began to give a detailed account of the circumstances surrounding Shao Hongli's death, briefly introducing some of the evidence found at the scene.

"So what is the current judgment of your Shazhou City Public Security Bureau? What is the nature of this case?" Jiang Longjun asked Feng Changjun somewhat impatiently.