Secondly, even if Ma Yanli had a bad reputation, it would be impossible for her to change her mind and try to hook up with him after her first personal contact with him. He didn't believe that Ma Yanli would be so ridiculous, but Ma Yanli's words and deeds tonight It happened to be very abnormal, so although Qiao Liang was suspicious now, he was still confused. In the final analysis, his understanding of Ma Yanli was very limited.
After thinking for a long time, Qiao Liang couldn't think of a reason, so he could only temporarily suppress the confusion in his heart. Although Ma Yanli's words and deeds were abnormal, Qiao Liang and Ma Yanli didn't gain anything after their conversation tonight. None.
The car got on the highway and arrived at the county seat at almost 10 o'clock. As soon as Qiao Liang returned to the dormitory, his cell phone rang. It was Zhong Liyang calling, and Qiao Liang picked up the call.
"Secretary Qiao, Zhu Shichun is dead." Zhong Liyang's slightly discouraged voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Dead?" Qiao Liang's face turned gloomy.
"Due to liver and kidney failure caused by poisoning, the doctors at the county hospital were unable to help. Even experts from the province were useless, because they would not be able to find out what kind of poison Zhu Shichun was poisoned for a while." Zhong Liyang smiled bitterly.
Qiao Liang said nothing with a sullen face. This result was somewhat expected, but it still surprised Qiao Liang that it came so quickly. This showed that the poison in Zhu Shichun was so terrible that it progressed so quickly that Zhu Shichun could not bear it for even a day. past.
After a brief silence, Qiao Liang asked, "Have you made any progress in investigating the poisoner?"
"There is no whereabouts of the other party yet. It is strange to say that our investigators could not find this person from the face data system. We now suspect that the poisoner may be a foreigner." Zhong Liyang said.
"Foreigner?" Qiao Liang frowned.
"Yes, it should be from Southeast Asia. This can explain why we can't find the other party's information in China." Zhong Liyang said.
"If this is as you speculated, it may not be that easy to catch this person." Qiao Liang said.
Zhong Liyang nodded slightly. He understood what Qiao Liang meant. The other party might have fled the country immediately after committing the crime, and it took nearly seven or eight hours after the crime occurred for them to suspect that the other party was not from the country. This time is enough for the opponent to escape.
Thinking of how he confidently assured Qiao Liang that the person would be caught soon, Zhong Liyang blamed himself, "Secretary Qiao, if the person is not caught in the end, it is my responsibility. I failed to do it at the beginning." Make accurate judgments.”
Hearing Zhong Liyang's self-blame, Qiao Liang said, "Liyang, how can I blame you? No one can predict it. Besides, you have tried your best. There is no need for you to blame yourself now, even if the poisoning murderer is difficult to find abroad." He was caught, but the person who instigated him must still be in the county, and this person is the real murderer."
"Secretary Qiao, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, we will keep an eye on him." Zhong Liyang nodded solemnly. He knew that Qiao Liang was suspicious of Chen Cheng, and only the other party had the motive to do so.
The two chatted for a while. After Qiao Liang hung up the phone, he was in a bad mood. Zhu Shichun was poisoned in his dormitory, and the people behind the scenes didn't take him seriously at all.
"This Zhu Shichun, it would be better if you had handed over all the evidence to me earlier." Qiao Liang murmured to himself. Because the other party did not trust him 100%, he had been hiding something. This time, it would be better, because he was attacked first. .
However, from Zhu Shichun's point of view, Qiao Liang could also understand Zhu Shichun's thoughts. The other party put all the hope of revenge on him, and it was normal to want to observe him again. Who would have thought that even living in his dormitory was not safe? It can be said that the murderer behind this is really lawless.
Qiao Liang was thinking about something. At this time, on the other side of the county, at the home of Deputy County Magistrate Chen Fangyang, Chen Fangyang was sitting on the balcony outside the living room, smoking alone and non-stop.
Zhu Shichun died. This was the news that Chen Fangyang had just received from the hospital. This news made Chen Fangyang feel extremely heavy. Who would have thought that these two people, who seemed to have no connection, were friends who had known each other for more than ten years? We met Chen Fangyang when he was still working in the town. At that time, Zhu Shichun's company was in the township where Chen Fangyang worked. Because we had dealt with him several times, we became familiar with him after going back and forth. However, we couldn't even call him close friends. .
Later, something happened to Zhu Shichun and his family was destroyed. Chen Fangyang sympathized with him, so he had been secretly helping him. In the past seven or eight years, if Chen Fangyang hadn't secretly helped Zhu Shichun, Zhu Shichun might not have been able to survive today. Now that he has seen the dawn of revenge, Zhu Shichun fell. At this time, Chen Fangyang not only felt sorry for Zhu Shichun, but also fell into some kind of torment and contradiction deep in his heart.
Before, Zhu Shichun decided not to wait anymore and chose to take a gamble on Qiao Liang. Chen Fangyang neither agreed nor objected, leaving Zhu Shichun to make his own decision. However, they also made the worst plan. In case something happened to Zhu Shichun, Chen Fangyang would hand over the evidence. To Qiao Liang, if Zhu Shichun is fine, that will naturally be the best result.
Last week, Zhu Shichun called Chen Fangyang and decided to observe for another half month before handing over the most important evidence he had to Qiao Liang. He completely believed in Qiao Liang, but now he died at this juncture.
At this time, Chen Fangyang was in a dilemma. He originally thought that the final plan would not be used and that it would be extremely safe for Zhu Shichun to live in Qiao Liang's dormitory. But now that Zhu Shichun died, Chen Fangyang also felt fear in his heart. He knew very well that someone was involved. The consequences of this matter are that he is a deputy county magistrate who has not even joined the county team. It doesn't take much effort to deal with him. If he is suspected, it will be terrible, and he may suffer violent retaliation. .
Just thinking of Zhu Shichun who was killed, Chen Fangyang knew that if he cowered at this moment, he might have to spend the rest of his life feeling guilty.
How to choose?
Chen Fangyang looked at the boundless night in front of him and fell into a long silence.
The next day, Qiao Liang came to the office. In the morning, he listened to the work reports of several heads of relevant departments as scheduled. Near 11 o'clock, the county magistrate Chang Chengliang came to Qiao Liang's office.
Because Chang Chengliang greeted Qiao Liang in advance, Qiao Liang reserved time for Chang Chengliang, otherwise he would have planned to squeeze some time to visit the streets in the morning.
In the office, Qiao Liang asked Chang Chengliang to sit down and asked his secretary Yu Jianghe to pour a glass of water for Chang Chengliang. He smiled and exchanged a few words with Chang Chengliang. His eyes fell on a document that Chang Chengliang brought, and he heard Chang Chengliang said, "Secretary Qiao, this is relevant information about our county's old city reconstruction project. You have been in office for more than half a month, and you may have heard about this project. The main reason I came here today is to discuss restarting this project with you." tendering work.”
Qiao Liang nodded and picked up the documents that Chang Chengliang brought over to read. He knew about this old city reconstruction project, but he hadn't had time to understand it in depth.
"Comrade Cheng Liang, as far as I know, the bidding for this old city reconstruction project seems to have been suspended." Qiao Liang asked casually while flipping through the information.
"Yes, it was suspended before, but now it is time to restart the bidding work." Chang Chengliang said.
"Then what was the reason for the previous suspension?" Qiao Liang asked.
Hearing Qiao Liang's question, Chang Chengliang knew that Qiao Liang didn't know much about this old city reconstruction project, but it was normal to think about it. When Qiao Liang took office, it would not take him ten days and a half to get familiar with the people and things in the county. This is a county that is big or small. As a top leader who was transferred from other places, if you want to be fully familiar with the situation in the county, you won’t even dare to have a deep understanding if you don’t have two or three months. , not to mention specific projects involved.
Clearing his throat, Chang Chengliang said, "Secretary Qiao, the reason why the previous bidding for this project was temporarily suspended was because someone reported to the province and city that the relevant bidding work was not transparent, so the leaders above gave instructions and required We conducted a self-examination, and the city even ordered relevant departments to investigate and understand the situation. Facts have proved that some people just made things up out of thin air, slandered and distorted the work of our county, and deliberately poured dirty water on us. The bidding process for the entire project was very transparent. There are no problems.”
Qiao Liang heard this and said, "The city's investigation is over, so now we have to restart the bidding process, right?"
Chang Chengliang nodded and said, "Yes, this old city reconstruction project will be the top project in our county in the future. It is related to the quality improvement of the county. It is also an important project starting point for our Daguan County to implement the 'Dachengguan' strategy. , Before you, Secretary Qiao, were transferred here, this old city reconstruction project was unanimously approved at the team meeting, and the project was clearly regarded as the "No. 1" project in the next few years. For this purpose, the county also formed several A dedicated work class.”
Chang Chengliang didn't say a word. This project was decided by the former secretary Zhang Ruinan. However, Zhang Ruinan had already gone in to drink tea. Chang Chengliang would naturally not be so ignorant to mention Zhang Ruinan.
Qiao Liang did not respond immediately to Chang Chengliang's words, but carefully looked at the project information at hand. This so-called old city reconstruction project covers nearly half of the current area of the county center. It is a large-scale development plan, with a development area of fully More than five thousand acres, involving the current renewal and reconstruction of the old city. According to the introduction of this project information, the county plans to use the entire county's efforts to complete this old city reconstruction project in five to eight years. It is no wonder that Chang Chengliang It would be said that this is the 'No. 1' project in the county in the next few years. This development volume alone is indeed a large project, with an initial budget investment of more than 20 billion. For a county-level city in Daguan County, this is The project is huge.
What is currently being put out for bidding is the land that has been completed in the early stage of relocation, covering an area of more than 200 acres, involving the construction of resettlement housing and the development of shopping malls.
Chang Chengliang saw that Qiao Liang was reading the information carefully, so he waited patiently. If it weren't for the huge size of the project, Chang Chengliang would not have planned to ask Qiao Liang for instructions again. After all, this had been discussed and approved at the previous team meeting.
