57: Chapter 57 This is a gold mine!

It was already past 9:40 PM. Qin Chuan was preparing to wait a little longer before going to sleep to recharge his energy for tomorrow's work.

Suddenly!

His phone rang urgently.

He picked up the phone and saw that it was a call from Ma Zhengnan.

It was so late, yet he was calling. It must be something quite important, so Qin Chuan pressed the answer button.

As soon as the call connected, Ma Zhengnan's voice came through, sounding slightly excited, "Secretary, you haven't rested yet, have you?"

"Not yet, I was just about to go to sleep."

Ma Zhengnan said, "Secretary, have you heard? Young Master Wang Long is dead, and he died a miserable death..."

He excitedly recounted the events briefly.

Qin Chuan was taken aback!

It hadn't even been half a day since Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan was placed under shuanggui, and already Young Master Wang Long was dead. He had been killed by someone else in a gruesome manner; his tendons had been severed, and his body was covered in bruises, clearly indicating he had suffered inhuman torture before death.

The body was discovered in the river.

It was stuffed inside a sack. A fisherman had particularly bad luck; he went out fishing late at night, only to hook a sack containing a corpse.

Young Master Wang Long was used to being arrogant and domineering, offending many people in Sanjiang County. With Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan there, others could only swallow their anger and dared not do anything.

Only a few hours after Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan was placed under shuanggui, Young Master Wang Long was killed. It could be considered retribution.

The next day, after Qin Chuan woke up, he checked the messages updated by the system.

There was only one!

"Jiucailing Coal Mine has never undergone a comprehensive system exploration. No one knows that its reserves are enormous and the coal quality is top-tier. In terms of reserves, it is enough to rank in the top twenty nationwide."

This... this is a gold mine!

Coal is valuable now, and for the next decade or so, coal prices will remain high. The country needs a large amount of coal, and even has to import a significant amount from overseas.

Qin Chuan was slightly surprised.

The messages the system previously provided were all about events that would happen in the next 24 hours, usually 1 to 3 items. Today, it provided information regarding Jiucailing Coal Mine.

So this coal mine has such huge reserves!

With such a large coal mine, the economy of Dahe Township is about to take off. The coal economy alone is enough to make Dahe Township incredibly wealthy.

In the past, they were truly begging while holding a golden rice bowl.

Such a coal mine was actually contracted to Wang Jun for a pittance—Township Head Liu Qiang and the others truly deserve to die!

During his morning run, while eating breakfast, and even while sitting in his office at work, Qin Chuan was still thinking about Jiucailing Coal Mine.

He even specifically found a large map of Sanjiang County and spent a long, long time looking at it by himself...

Township Head Chen Qunfeng was clearly in a bad mood; to be precise, he was a bit terrified, worried about being taken away for investigation.

Yesterday afternoon, when Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan and Secretary Tang Xingwei were taken away for investigation, he was scared. At night, hearing that Young Master Wang Long had died, he was even more terrified and didn't sleep all night.

What should he do... Should he yield to Qin Chuan...

After some internal struggle, he ultimately decided not to yield, preparing to keep his head down for now and just act as a figurehead if that's what it took.

He would just lay low and wait for an opportunity.

There would definitely be an opportunity in the future. As long as there was a chance, he would definitely deal Qin Chuan a fatal blow.

In the end, he couldn't let go of the hatred in his heart; he didn't want to yield, but rather wanted revenge to vent his frustration.

Young Master Wang Long was dead. By this morning, the news had completely spread, and many people were heatedly discussing the matter.

"This menace is finally dead, that's great!"

"Which hero is so brave? This is eliminating a scourge for the people!"

"I heard Young Master Wang Long died a miserable death, probably tortured to death. That's why I say, one shouldn't be too arrogant in life!"

"..." While eating in the cafeteria at noon, Qin Chuan heard quite a few people around him chatting about the death of Young Master Wang Long, each appearing very happy.

Although everyone lowered their voices, Qin Chuan had excellent hearing and could hear them clearly from far away.

Hearing many people discussing this matter, Qin Chuan did not stop them; he just smiled.

In the afternoon, Qin Chuan sat in his office again, looking at the map of Sanjiang County.

With such large coal reserves, they certainly couldn't continue transporting the coal out by road.

The road in Dahe Township had been crushed into a dilapidated state by the large coal trucks and could no longer bear the burden.

Qin Chuan had already thought it through in his mind; they must build a railway and transport the large volume of coal via rail—this was the best option.

On the map, Qin Chuan used a red pen to mark a red line, which was the connection from Jiucailing Coal Mine to the nearest railway, and measured it again with a ruler.

It was a pleasant surprise! A truly pleasant surprise, because the distance was really not far, only about 3 kilometers.

In other words, as long as they built a railway of about three kilometers, the coal from Jiucailing Coal Mine could be transported out in large quantities by train.

Of course, the top priority was to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of this coal mine to determine the specific coal reserves.

Once the reserves were verified and the news spread, there would be no need for him to seek investment; a large number of enterprises and individuals would flock there.

It seemed he would have to make another trip to the provincial capital to invite professionals to come over.

With this thought and plan in mind, Qin Chuan went to the County Party Committee and County Government to ask County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang for leave.

"Secretary Cao, hello."

County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang, who had been bent over his desk writing a document, saw that it was Qin Chuan knocking and entering, so he immediately put down his pen and said enthusiastically.

"Comrade Qin Chuan is here. Sit, sit!"

"Comrade Qin Chuan, you have been wronged. The matter of you being framed has been thoroughly investigated; everything was orchestrated behind the scenes by Young Master Wang Long and Deputy County Party Secretary Wang Jingan..."

He briefly recounted the results of the investigation.

In fact, it was not difficult at all to clarify this matter.

Because those two videos were the most powerful evidence and clues, especially the video Qin Chuan handed to Secretary Zeng Xiguang of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection. The angle was very good, the image was clear, and the faces of the criminal suspects were clearly visible.

Therefore, from yesterday to today, in about a day, the whole matter was investigated clearly.

"Comrade Qin Chuan, you have been wronged. Our work was not done well, and such a framing incident actually occurred within the territory of Sanjiang County. On behalf of the County Party Committee, I apologize to you."

Qin Chuan quickly said, "Secretary Cao, no one expected such a thing to happen; this cannot be blamed on you."

Upon hearing this, County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang felt relieved.

What he was most worried about was that Qin Chuan might harbor resentment, and if he were to say a few words to Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong, that would be quite troublesome.

Fortunately, Qin Chuan did not seem to have any complaints.

After chatting about this matter for a while, County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang changed the subject and asked.

"Comrade Qin Chuan, do you have other business for coming here this time?"

Qin Chuan nodded, "I actually do have a matter; I need to ask the leadership for a few days of leave. Let's make it three days for now."

Without even asking what the matter was, County Party Secretary Cao Zhengwang said with concern, "Is three days enough? Do you need to take two more days?"

Qin Chuan smiled, "It should be enough. I mainly want to go back to the provincial capital. I learned that Jiucailing Coal Mine has never undergone a systematic and comprehensive exploration, and I want to invite experts from the province to come over and conduct a comprehensive exploration."