65: Chapter 65: Formulating a Plan and Preparing to Arrest People

The proven reserves of the Jiucailing Coal Mine have reached a staggering 1.26 billion tons. This is big news, especially in the field of coal exploration. As expected, even though Dahe Township didn't promote it at all, it still made the front page of the Handong Daily.

After reading the news report, Qin Chuan thought to himself, "With this, the Jiucailing Coal Mine has become famous. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

"I hope it's a good thing."

Qin Chuan was against making a big fuss about it.

With such massive reserves, almost all of which are high-quality thermal coal, there was no need to worry about sales. There was no need to promote it at all. Wouldn't it be better to quietly make a fortune?

However, he also knew that this was not something he could control. Sooner or later, it would be heavily publicized. And sure enough, it had already made it into the provincial newspaper.

He just hoped it wouldn't attract people like Young Master Fu.

After reading the newspaper for a while longer, Qin Chuan's phone rang.

Once the call connected, Director Luo Bing's apologetic voice came through, "Brother, I've let you down. The people we sent to arrest Lao Liu came up empty-handed. Someone tipped him off, and he had already run away."

"We weren't willing to give up, so we staked out several places where he might appear, but we had no luck. I had no choice but to call them back..."

Director Luo Bing was truly full of apologies, even feeling a little embarrassed.

Yesterday, he had practically guaranteed it. He had originally thought that arresting just one person, even in Dongzhou City, shouldn't be a big problem.

Now it was clear that he had underestimated the situation. As soon as his people set out, the other side got the news and had already fled.

Qin Chuan said, "Director Luo, it's normal that you came up empty-handed. I have received reliable information that Lao Liu may have arrived in our Dahe Township and might be planning to take action against me directly."

"What!"

Director Luo Bing was shocked!

This piece of news was truly too shocking!

This group of people was truly lawless. In his dozen or so years as a police officer, this was the first time he had encountered gangsters daring to take action against a Township Party Committee Secretary.

While shocked, he did not doubt the reliability of Qin Chuan's information. He knew that as a Township Party Committee Secretary, it was normal for Qin Chuan to have his own information channels.

"Secretary Qin, I will bring people over immediately to set up surveillance. Wait for me!"

"Alright, I'll wait for you in the office."

If a Township Party Committee Secretary were attacked, as the head of the Public Security Bureau, he would also have to bear responsibility. Director Luo Bing absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.

After hanging up the phone.

Qin Chuan thought to himself, since he already knew that Lao Liu would set an ambush on his way to the Jiucailing Coal Mine, it would be easy to handle.

After Director Luo Bing and his team arrived, they would discuss how to set up the surveillance and how to capture Lao Liu in one fell swoop. In this regard, Director Luo Bing and his people were the experts.

While he was thinking about these things, there was a knock on his office door.

The person who knocked and entered was actually Township Head Chen Qunfeng.

This guy had been keeping his head down these past few days. He might have been harboring bad intentions, but he hadn't shown them, and his attitude had even been quite low-profile.

"Secretary Qin, I'm feeling a bit unwell and need to go to the county for a check-up today."

He was here to ask for leave.

Qin Chuan knew exactly what was going on. This wasn't a check-up at all; it was clearly an attempt to go to Dongzhou City to cozy up to his backers.

"Township Head Chen, you're feeling unwell? Our township health center's facilities are actually quite good. I'll have Director Hu accompany you."

"No, no, there's no need to waste Director Hu's time." Township Head Chen Qunfeng shook his head quickly, "It's better if I go to the County People's Hospital alone."

"It's fine. You are the Township Head; it is the duty of the Party and Government Office to serve the township leaders. The township health center isn't far, it won't take much time. After you finish your check-up, if there's nothing serious, I still have many things to arrange for you to do."

"This..."

Township Head Chen Qunfeng didn't know what to say.

His original plan had been to go to Dongzhou City, but it seemed that wouldn't work now. He immediately felt depressed.

He dared not show it on his face and could only put on a smile, "That works too. I'll go to the township health center for a check-up first."

Qin Chuan said, "Go quickly and come back quickly. After you return, we will talk about some work matters."

This guy had been too idle these past few days, and that wouldn't do.

Qin Chuan had already decided to assign him some thankless tasks, some dirty work, and some tiring jobs to let him experience what it meant to work hard.

Just lying flat, reading the newspaper, and drinking tea every day—that wouldn't do.

Director Luo Bing and his team arrived very quickly. Following Qin Chuan's request, they didn't drive police cars. They came in two very ordinary SUVs, weren't wearing police uniforms, and were all in plain clothes. There were six or seven of them in total.

Needless to say, these people were all Director Luo Bing's trusted aides and had been carefully selected.

After they arrived, Qin Chuan and they began to talk.

"The information is very reliable. Lao Liu has already arrived in Dahe Township and should be hiding in the shadows now. I have been in the office, so he definitely wouldn't dare to show himself."

"My idea is to lure the snake out of its hole. I'm going to the Jiucailing Coal Mine in a while, and he will likely try to take action against me on the way..."

Qin Chuan explained some of his plans, and Director Luo Bing and the others listened carefully.

Everyone discussed it together and determined a very safe and reliable plan.

...

Dongzhou City, a high-end club.

Young Master Fu and Knife Brother were lying on massage beds, chatting about the Jiucailing Coal Mine, and then they started talking about Lao Liu.

Young Master Fu reminded, "Lao Liu going to Dahe Township, isn't that too risky?"

Knife Brother said confidently, "This isn't his first time doing this kind of thing, and he has never failed once. Don't worry, Young Master Fu, we just need to wait for the news."

"This Qin Chuan actually dared to disrespect Young Master Fu. I am the first to disagree with that. He must pay the price. I instructed Lao Liu to at least cripple one of the Qin guy's legs."

Feeling Knife Brother's confidence, Young Master Fu felt slightly relieved.

In his mind, he was already thinking about how to deal with things and handle the aftermath if the police investigated after Lao Liu succeeded.

He wasn't too worried. If he couldn't handle it, he still had the old man behind him. As long as the old man made a call, this matter could be suppressed, and it would just fade away.

If Qin Chuan had a leg crippled, he would be considered disabled and certainly couldn't continue to hold the position of Dahe Township Party Committee Secretary.

At that time, he would replace him with his own person to sit in the position of Dahe Township Party Committee Secretary, and the Jiucailing Coal Mine would still be his.

Thinking of those 1.26 billion tons of massive reserves, Young Master Fu felt a surge of heat in his heart, feeling that all the risks were worth it.

As for what his old man had said about Qin Chuan potentially having relatively strong connections and a background in the province, and that he should try not to provoke him, he had long since thrown that to the back of his mind.

...

Dahe Township.

After Qin Chuan, Director Luo Bing, and the others finalized the plan, an old, military-green jeep drove out of the Township Government courtyard.

It drove along the road that had been battered and broken by large trucks, heading in the direction of the Jiucailing Coal Mine. Gradually, the car entered the mountainous area.

It was clearly deserted here; not even a single house could be seen. Two or three kilometers further ahead was the Jiucailing Coal Mine.

At this moment, two motorcycles appeared behind the car, about a hundred meters away. The motorcycles were clearly accelerating and closing in rapidly.