283: Chapter 283 The Deputy General Manager Who Rides a Bicycle Home from get off work

Su Liang, 57 years old, male, technical secondary school education...

It was packed with twenty or thirty pages, more than half of which were about corruption; he was undeniably a massive parasite.

What surprised Qin Chuan a little was that Su Liang was actually the younger brother of Governor Su Qi of Northwest Province.

After a rough look at the contents, Qin Chuan thought to himself, "Was Chief Engineer and Deputy General Manager Zhao Chunlei framed when he was anonymously reported?"

Hmm, that is very likely.

His mind drifted to the group of street racers from earlier, who were rumored to be the scions of Heishanzi Mining Group. If that was the case, could their fathers be clean? If they weren't corrupt, where would they get the money to buy sports cars?

Before coming to Northwest Province, Qin Chuan had checked the leadership team of Heishanzi Mining Group on his computer. With his good memory, he remembered the main leaders very clearly.

"Then I'll check them all and see what kind of people they are."

After checking all the main leaders, Qin Chuan's mood grew heavy. They were all massive parasites; not a single one was clean.

He didn't sleep well the entire night. Qin Chuan kept thinking, "This is collective corruption. Everyone is lining their pockets. No wonder the massive Heishanzi Mining Group is suffering continuous losses."

The enterprise is losing money and getting poorer, yet these leaders are all filthy rich.

The next day.

After a simple breakfast, Qin Chuan said, "Secretary Lu Wangshu, let's split up and enter Heishanzi in the form of an undercover visit. Old Liu and I will be one group, and you and Xiao Zhang will be the other. Contact us immediately if anything comes up."

"Agreed. I also suggest splitting up. With four people together, the target is a bit too large," Secretary Lu Wangshu concurred.

After this was decided, Qin Chuan and Old Liu left first, heading toward Heishanzi Mining Group.

In reality, this was a massive mining area.

It had the largest open-pit mine in the country, ore screening and processing areas, and a very large residential area for employees.

The entire employee living area was like a small town, with everything one could need: a wet market, supermarket, restaurants, hotels, and so on, as well as a hospital, school, Police Station, and more.

With over ten thousand employees, plus their families and others doing business there, there were a good few tens of thousands of people.

Upon arriving, Qin Chuan and Old Liu walked around like ordinary tourists, taking a look here and there.

Old Liu said, "Director Qin, it seems the income of the employees at Heishanzi Mining Group is not high; none of them are wealthy."

Qin Chuan nodded in deep agreement. Not far away, next to a trash can, someone wearing a Heishanzi Mining Group uniform was picking through the garbage.

This wasn't an isolated incident; he had seen the same thing not long ago.

It was incredibly ironic: the upper management was wined and dined, their children were buying supercars to race, while the employees below were so destitute they had to scavenge through trash.

Time passed unconsciously until it was noon.

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "Let's go. We'll just grab a quick bite to eat."

Although he was already a deputy department-level leader, Qin Chuan did not care for pageantry like others; a bowl of beef noodles at a roadside restaurant was enough.

The beef noodles at this restaurant were quite good, and he ate with satisfaction.

When paying the bill, Qin Chuan said, "Boss, your beef noodles are really good."

Being complimented by a customer, the boss was very happy and smiled honestly, saying, "If you think they're tasty, come back and eat again next time."

Qin Chuan nodded, "Boss, I saw some people picking through the trash. What's going on? Is the factory not doing well?"

Bringing up this matter, the noodle shop owner shook his head repeatedly, "Sigh, salaries haven't been paid for several months. Previously, they would issue a little living allowance every month, but later, they couldn't even issue a few hundred yuan for living expenses. It's a sin."

So, they weren't being paid salaries; no wonder.

After learning this, Qin Chuan's mood grew even heavier. He was now more determined than ever that not one of these parasites should be spared; they all had to be arrested.

"That over there is their office building. Let's go take a look."

One could see from far away a grand building of twenty or thirty stories, standing out like a crane in a flock of chickens. That was the headquarters office building of Heishanzi Mining Group.

It had a grand gate and was surrounded by high walls. Looking inside, the area was vast, with many cars parked in the parking spaces.

It was noon, and since it was time for the lunch break, many people were walking out of the gate. Qin Chuan had no intention of going in; he just took a look from the entrance.

At this moment, a group of people walked out, each carrying themselves with the airs of a leader, including Su Liang.

He was accompanying a short, middle-aged man, speaking to him obsequiously. Qin Chuan, who had excellent hearing, heard that the translation was actually in Japanese.

They were Japanese...

In the brief moment he was stunned, the other party had already approached. Old Liu was a little slow to step aside, and the short, middle-aged man bumped into him slightly.

"Sorry, sorry."

The short, middle-aged man hurriedly bowed and apologized.

After they had walked away, Old Liu said in surprise, "Director Qin, that person actually bowed to apologize. That demeanor is a bit like the Japanese."

Qin Chuan said, "He is Japanese, a genuine Japanese person."

Old Liu was even more surprised, "What are people from Heishanzi Mining Group doing getting mixed up with the Japanese?"

Qin Chuan said slowly, "It's probably nothing good. It's likely related to rare earths."

This place is not only one of the largest iron mines in the country but also one of the largest rare earth mines, mining and processing a massive amount of rare earths every year.

Could it be that a portion of the rare earths is being quietly sold to the Japanese?

It is very likely.

Taking one last look at the group that had already walked far away, Qin Chuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the grand office building again, thinking to himself.

He wondered how Secretary Lu Wangshu and her group were doing and if they had gained anything. Hmm, if their progress wasn't great, he would have to "guide" them a little and reveal some of the things he had found through the system to them.

Let them follow the vine to get the melon, and they would soon have a "surprising" discovery.

After taking a look at the office building, since he had no intention of going inside and had only looked from the outside for a few moments, Qin Chuan prepared to leave and go check other places.

After walking about one or two hundred meters, Qin Chuan heard the sound of a bicycle behind him. He turned his head and recognized the person riding the bike at a glance.

It was actually Chief Engineer and Deputy General Manager Zhao Chunlei.

A dignified department-level cadre, the Chief Engineer and Deputy General Manager of Heishanzi Mining Group, was actually riding a bicycle home from work.

Watching him ride away, Qin Chuan thought to himself, "Should I go to the home of Chief Engineer and Deputy General Manager Zhao Chunlei to sit for a while and have a chat?"

He might know about the corruption of Su Liang and the others, and perhaps even possess some evidence.