186: Chapter 186 Aren't you afraid I'll be unhappy, and the consequences will be severe?

Township Mayor Chen Xiaojun knocked and entered.

"Secretary Qin, I have some matters I'd like to report to you."

Qin Chuan nodded slightly and said calmly, "Go ahead, what is it?"

Chen Xiaojun didn't dare to sit; he stood while giving his report. Qin Chuan sat there with a serious expression, listening to him.

At first, the report focused on work matters, such as the situation in Jinshi Township and some economic data. After finishing those, he changed the subject.

"Secretary Qin, in fact, I've always wanted to shut down Shangguan Bao's Gold Mining Factory, but my ability is limited and the resistance is too great. Comrade Qiu Sanlin has shares in that factory..."

Heh.

Qin Chuan sneered inwardly. As expected, someone in Jinshi Township was receiving kickbacks from Shangguan Bao.

"What about you? Do you have any collusive interests with Shangguan Bao and his lot?"

"No, absolutely not!"

Qin Chuan warned, "You'd better not lie. If I find out that you are also involved in interest collusion with them, you'd better watch out."

"No, I really don't. I'm not on the same side as them," Chen Xiaojun revealed. "The moment you left Jinshi Township, Qiu Sanlin went straight to Master Wang Sen's place. He's probably still there and hasn't left yet."

Qin Chuan's face turned cold.

This Qiu Sanlin was seeking death, or perhaps he simply didn't respect him as the County Party Secretary at all. In his eyes, there was only Master Wang Sen.

After finishing his report, Chen Xiaojun left.

Once out of the County Party Secretary's office, he took out a tissue to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He thought to himself: Although Secretary Qin is young, his presence is too powerful. Facing him is so nerve-wracking that cold sweat just breaks out involuntarily.

As for Qin Chuan...

After watching Chen Xiaojun leave, he thought that today's events must be reported to the Municipal Party Committee leaders immediately.

So, he picked up the phone and dialed the number for Secretary Kang Kewu of the Ningzhou Municipal Party Committee.

"Hello, Secretary Kang, this is Qin Chuan from Wanshun County."

Kang Kewu understood as soon as he heard the name, because Governor Zhou had specifically spoken to him, asking him to look out for Qin Chuan.

He guessed that Qin Chuan must have some sort of relationship with Governor Zhou.

"Comrade Qin Chuan, is something the matter?"

Clearly, Kang Kewu had not yet heard about what happened in Jinshi Township today.

Qin Chuan said, "Secretary Kang, it's like this..."

Over the phone, Qin Chuan gave a brief report, mentioning Shangguan Bao's illegal gold mining and their status as a criminal gang. He spoke about how they lured people there and forced the gold miners to perform high-intensity labor, and so on.

He also mentioned that Shangguan Bao had fired a gun at him, though it missed him and hit someone else nearby, resulting in a death.

After listening to the report, Kang Kewu fell into deep thought for several seconds before saying, "Comrade Qin Chuan, I'm aware of the situation now. The Municipal Party Committee will discuss it."

Qin Chuan was slightly surprised.

It was evident that even the Municipal Party Committee was a bit wary of Master Wang Sen. They didn't instruct him to go ahead and handle it, but instead said the Municipal Party Committee would discuss it.

Well, I've reported it to you anyway. How you choose to act is your business, but I will handle today's matters severely and swiftly.

About ten minutes after hanging up the phone, Director Zhu Huabing knocked and entered.

"Secretary, the situation at the Gold Mining Factory has been basically cleared up. There are a total of 132 gold miners, including 17 people with disabilities such as the deaf and mute. Almost all the gold miners are from out of town and were tricked into coming. The one who has been there the longest has been there for over three years..."

After hearing the report, Qin Chuan instructed, "Register the information of these gold miners, contact their places of residence, and get them back to their hometowns as soon as possible."

"Alright, we will start contacting them immediately."

Qin Chuan instructed further, "Shangguan Bao killed someone. Open a case and conduct a deep investigation into the group led by Shangguan Bao. Try to gather ironclad evidence of their illegal crimes."

With evidence, things would be easy to handle.

It didn't matter if he was Master Wang Sen's disciple; as long as there was enough evidence, he could be sent to face the firing squad.

Shangguan Bao shooting someone to death and attempting to kill a County Party Secretary like Qin Chuan was already ironclad evidence; he was certainly doomed.

Simply executing him wasn't enough. Qin Chuan's minimum expectation was to uproot the criminal gang led by Shangguan Bao and bring all their core members to justice.

Following Qin Chuan's instructions, Director Zhu Huabing began to take action.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, there was a knock at the door. Secretary Yuan Hui, a member of the Municipal Standing Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, walked in.

"Secretary Qin, haven't finished work yet?"

He was all smiles, as if greeting an old friend of many years.

But Qin Chuan's intuition told him that the smile lacked sincerity; it gave off the feeling of a 'smiling tiger'.

Since the man had a smiling face, Qin Chuan didn't put on a sour expression either. He just added a layer of caution in his heart, showing nothing on his face. "Comrade Yuan Hui is here. Please, have a seat."

Yuan Hui sat down on the sofa without ceremony. "Secretary Qin, I've heard about what happened in Jinshi Township. This Shangguan Bao is truly out of line. He must be severely criticized."

What!

For such a major incident, just a criticism?

Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment, but his expression remained unchanged. He simply asked, "Secretary Yuan, in your view, how should we handle this Shangguan Bao?"

Yuan Hui said, "Secretary Qin, to be honest, I'm quite familiar with Shangguan Bao. I've come this time to act as a lobbyist for him. He was indeed impulsive; how could he open fire at Secretary Qin Chuan?"

"Fortunately, his marksmanship was terrible and didn't cause any serious consequences. It's best that you are fine, Secretary Qin. How about this: I'll have him apologize to you and pay compensation for mental distress. That Gold Mining Factory of his will also be shut down completely. What do you think?"

Finally, a cold sneer appeared at the corner of Qin Chuan's mouth.

He couldn't hold it back!

Is this something a Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission should say?

What does he mean by 'no serious consequences'? He killed someone, and he did it in front of so many people!

"Yuan Hui, this is the solution you're proposing? An apology and some money, and the matter is over?"

Yuan Hui said, "Otherwise, what else can be done? If the punishment is too heavy, I'm afraid Master Wang won't let it slide. If Master Wang is unhappy, the consequences will be very serious."

Heh.

Aren't you afraid that if I'm unhappy, the consequences will also be very serious!

Qin Chuan said with a solemn face, "A life for a life. Shangguan Bao opened fire to kill me, a County Party Secretary, in front of so many people, and he killed someone. Along with a series of other criminal issues, being executed several times over would be enough for him."

"This man will definitely face the firing squad; no one can save him. If you're here to lobby for him like this, then there's no need. You may leave."

At this point, Qin Chuan no longer gave Yuan Hui any face.

To his surprise, Yuan Hui actually began to threaten him. "Secretary Qin, I'm warning you out of kindness. If you take this too seriously, Master Wang will be very angry. You'll find yourself in huge trouble then."

Leaving behind those words, Yuan Hui left the County Party Secretary's office without looking back. As he walked out the door, he whispered something.

"Stubborn fool. Offending Master Wang... just wait to lose your position."

Although the voice was very low, who was Qin Chuan? His hearing was excellent, and he heard it loud and clear.