512: Chapter 512 Xu Zhiguo was arrested, and Lu Wangshu speculated whether this was the work of Secretary Qin Chuan.

After chatting for a while, Secretary Xu Zhiguo took the initiative to mention, "Comrade Qin Chuan, I heard that members of The Su Family have all been taken into custody."

"In truth, members of The Su Family have already been punished by the law. Su Liang has lost his position as Vice Governor, and Su Qi has lost his position as Chairman of Heishanzi Mining Group. They have both been sitting in prison for a few years now; that should be about enough."

"Their current thoughts are very simple: let bygones be bygones. They just want to leave now and live a stable life in the United States. That is all."

Qin Chuan smiled, "Comrade Xu Zhiguo, are you here to act as a lobbyist for them?"

Secretary Xu Zhiguo smiled awkwardly, "I wouldn't put it that way. Back in the day, Su Liang and I worked together, and we had a decent personal relationship."

The meaning was clear: could he show leniency for the sake of their friendship, downplay the matter, stop digging deeper, and let members of The Su Family go abroad to the United States?

Qin Chuan just smiled again and changed the subject, "Come, come, have some tea."

Secretary Xu Zhiguo understood that Qin Chuan would not grant him this favor. He felt angry inside, but he did not reveal it on his face, continuing to smile cheerfully.

"Right, right, let's have tea. Let's not talk about The Su Family anymore."

After drinking a couple more sips of tea, Secretary Xu Zhiguo stood up to leave. As he departed, he even enthusiastically shook hands with Qin Chuan.

"Comrade Qin Chuan, if you have time, come over to my place for a visit. I still have some top-grade Dahongpao tea."

"Of course, of course."

Qin Chuan watched him leave and thought to himself, 'This guy must be very disappointed. Because of the matter with The Su Family, we have completely ended up on opposite sides.'

Soon, Secretary Han Jiang gave instructions to establish a Joint Investigation Team to conduct an in-depth investigation into the issues concerning The Su Family.

In just two or three days, quite a few people were invited to "have tea," and the truth gradually came to light. Members of The Su Family would be going back to prison to continue serving their time.

Secretary Xu Zhiguo was indeed an old fox; he had distanced himself completely. Members of The Su Family knew they could not afford to offend him, so they did not implicate him.

Wei Xinglong's investigation into the "Sanctuary" organization was also progressing well. Within a few short days, he had caught several people in succession.

While it might have been difficult for others to eradicate the "Sanctuary" organization, for Qin Chuan, it was not a major challenge. After several people were arrested, he used system queries to obtain many clues.

Using these clues, Qin Chuan instructed Wei Xinglong to follow the vine to find the melon. They successively arrested several key members of the "Sanctuary" organization. In the end, even their leader was captured. The mysterious and powerful organization that had entrenched itself in several northwestern provinces for many years was uprooted.

Wei Xinglong had accomplished such a major feat not long after taking office as the Chief of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Many people admired him greatly, and his control over the Municipal Public Security Bureau was further strengthened.

What made many people find it hard to believe was that Secretary Xu Zhiguo was suddenly placed under investigation.

It was very sudden! Especially since he was the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and was actually involved in serious corruption. This left many people incredibly shocked; it was simply jaw-dropping.

Qin Chuan had just returned from a research and inspection trip to the Xilin Automotive Group not long ago.

This was a large-scale, long-established automobile manufacturing group and one of the largest automotive enterprises in the country, which had once been glorious for a period of time.

Now it was beginning to go downhill. If it were to go bankrupt, the impact would be significant. Qin Chuan had specifically gone there to conduct research and take their pulse.

Qin Chuan believed that continuing to research and manufacture fuel vehicles could no longer change the fate of its downward trajectory. It had to transform; for instance, by shifting its focus to the research and development of electric vehicles.

When it came to competing with fuel vehicles, the Xilin Automotive Group really had no advantage; it was simply no match for the Japan car companies and those Western car companies.

Only by focusing on electric vehicles could there be a way out.

The senior management of the Xilin Automotive Group attached great importance to Secretary Qin Chuan's suggestions and immediately stated that their leadership team would focus on studying Qin Chuan's recommendations.

Not long after Qin Chuan returned from the Xilin Automotive Group, Secretary Lu Wangshu knocked on the door and entered.

"Secretary, Secretary Xu Zhiguo has been arrested. It just happened."

Even now, she was still slightly shocked.

Qin Chuan's reaction was much calmer. He nodded and said, "Hmm, I heard about it too. No matter who it is, no matter how high their position, if they dare to reach out their hands, the organization will surely punish them severely."

Seeing the leader's reaction was so indifferent, Secretary Lu Wangshu wondered in her heart if Secretary Xu Zhiguo's arrest was Secretary Qin Chuan's doing.

But she only thought about it for a moment. Since the leader did not mention a word, she certainly could not ask, so she could only hide this speculation in her heart.

Secretary Lu Wangshu nodded in agreement, "Yes, one must never reach out one's hand; one must keep oneself clean. Otherwise, there will be endless regrets."

After chatting for a while and reporting on the current work of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, Secretary Lu Wangshu asked for instructions, "Secretary, do you have any instructions for our Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection?"

Qin Chuan said, "I do have a suggestion. Recently, I have spent quite a bit of time going down for inspections and have discovered many problems, especially regarding discipline. You should launch an anti-corruption and integrity campaign throughout the city to deter a group of corrupt elements."

"Secretary's instructions are very important. After I go back, I will immediately convene a meeting and get this campaign started."

After talking for a while, Secretary Lu Wangshu left.

Today, Qin Chuan went down for research and inspection again.

Having been in the position of Municipal Party Secretary for a while, Qin Chuan's work approach was becoming increasingly clear: he must grasp both people's livelihoods and the economy with both hands.

Not only did he need to vigorously develop Xilin City's economy, allowing its GDP to reach a new level and become the veritable central city of the western region, but people's livelihoods were also very important. He needed to further care for the lives of the common people and enhance their sense of happiness.

Because of this train of thought and these ideas, Qin Chuan was very purposeful today and went directly to a livelihood project in Xilin City: a large-scale low-rent housing community.

Housing prices in Xilin City were high; in some good locations, prices had already reached tens of thousands per square meter. Many people could not afford to buy, so low-rent housing became their choice.

For many people drifting in Xilin City, having a low-rent apartment was a decent option.

Today, as usual, Qin Chuan only brought his secretary, Secretary Yuan Hua. If one observed carefully, one would notice two people following far behind; they were responsible for Qin Chuan's safety.

This community had already been delivered and occupied. Because it was low-rent housing, the occupancy rate was very high. There were many people coming in and out of the entire community, and it was very lively.

Qin Chuan walked into the community very easily. There was no access control, no fingerprint scanning, and there was not even anyone in the guard room at the entrance.

This was completely different from a formal commercial residential community. Qin Chuan thought to himself, 'This is too casual. Outsiders can enter and exit the community at will, which poses certain security risks.'

After entering the community, Qin Chuan frowned slightly.

Living in a low-rent housing community, having an ordinary car for commuting was acceptable, but under many of the buildings were parked high-end cars like Mercedes-Benz and BMW, each worth hundreds of thousands.

Such situations were not rare; it was not just one car. In front of one building, there were even several parked; what was exaggerated was that there was actually a Porsche.

This was a bit outrageous.

Seeing the leader's expression was a bit serious, Secretary Yuan Hua said, "That Porsche might be from outside, here to visit friends or relatives or something like that."