Chapter 261: Business, Officials, and Officials and Businessmen
Before Zhou Zhensheng and Qi Zhijun 's plane landed.
In a luxurious villa in Nanzhan Chuncheng, Su Huacan's family is having a reunion dinner.
The hall at the entrance of the villa was filled with all kinds of expensive gifts on both sides, almost enough to open a supermarket.
During this period, people kept coming to visit, and the gifts they brought seemed ordinary, but they were full of secrets.
Among those who gave gifts were many second-in-command or deputy officials in various departments of Nanzhan City.
On the surface, Su Huacan is just a real estate businessman, but the power center in Nanzhan secretly calls him "Organization Minister".
He did not give himself this title, but he really had the ability to organize officials at all levels in Nanzhan.
Over the past decade, Su Huacan used various means to win over some senior officials, and then used these senior officials as a front to support another group of officials.
Afterwards, he used his circle of connections to arrange many of his own people to come to power. Step by step, he became a figure who could interfere with the upper echelons of Nanzhan.
The circle of officials and businessmen became bigger and bigger, and some people even called him the Buddha of Nanzhan, believing that he had connections everywhere.
When dealing with local officials and even having meals with some provincial-level cadres, Su Huacan always sat in the main seat.
Many deputy provincial leaders sat next to him, and when everyone toasted, they would definitely toast Su Huacan first.
If you have a problem, it is better to ask Su Foye for help than to ask the governor or the secretary. This is a saying that is popular in Nanzhan.
Relying on these relationships, Su Huacan's reputation grew and the benefits he reaped also grew.
The servants in the house counted the gifts and gave the gift list to Su Huacan for review. He glanced at it and threw it aside.
These days, Su Huacan has been feeling vaguely uneasy.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has organized an investigation team to come to Nanzhan. The previous incident with the warden of the Mengmao No. 2 Prison was like a signal.
A series of people were removed from their posts, including those who became leaders through Su Huacan.
Su Huacan had made great efforts to ensure that the smuggling routes in Mangmao could run smoothly for so many years. This time, the country's actions caused him heavy losses.
But fortunately, they only found the Transportation Bureau. Although Su Huacan was confident that they could not find more, the matter would end here.
But for some reason, he always felt a little uneasy.
When the door was pushed open, everyone thought someone was here to deliver gifts again, but instead a group of armed police rushed in and quickly surrounded the entire villa.
Su Huacan dropped the chopsticks in his hand. So many people were coming in, but he didn’t receive any news in advance?
Su Huacan could no longer hear the panicked cries of his wife and daughter. When he saw the soldiers rushing in, he knew that the protective umbrella above him was also over.
Similar situations continued to occur in various places on New Year's Eve.
Some people were even kidnapped from the dining table at their father-in-law and mother-in-law's homes. Some were offering sacrifices to their ancestors and were handcuffed and hooded in front of their ancestors as soon as they lit the incense.
Basically, those officials can still remain calm, but some bosses of private enterprises, those involved in gangs and drug traffickers are almost unwilling to surrender.
If anyone resists with weapons, they will be shot to death.
That night, in every place in Nanzhan, besides fireworks and firecrackers, there were also sounds of gunfire.
Thousands of soldiers mobilized from the local garrison broke through one obstacle after another in the cover of night.
The largest clearing and arrest operation in the country's history was launched in Nanzhan at lightning speed.
Zhou Zhensheng and Qi Zhijun's plane landed at Chuncheng Airport. The two men acted separately. Qi Zhijun left in two cars with 25 elite special forces.
Zhou Zhensheng met Tang Can who was waiting for him, and they drove together to the provincial government family compound, the home of Cen Wenyan, secretary of the Nanzhan Provincial Party Committee.
Cen Wenyan was also having the New Year's Eve dinner at home . His home looked much more shabby than the magnificent home of Su Huacan.
He was the only one eating the New Year's Eve dinner, and there were only three simple dishes on the table: a steamed fish, a chicken and a plate of fried mushrooms.
As the top leader of Nanzhan Province, Cen Wenyan eats and wears even less than an ordinary citizen.
No one would have thought that Cen Wenyan, who looked honest and upright on the outside, was actually the biggest cancer in the entire Nanzhan Province.
Many people have used the geographical location as an excuse for the chaos in Nanzhan over the years, but the biggest factor is that these cadres who colluded with officials and businessmen provided protection for those people.
When Zhou Zhensheng entered the room, Cen Wenyan was not panicked, as if he had already expected this day to come.
He put down his chopsticks, picked up the white wine on the table and poured himself a glass of wine, then picked up the chopsticks and picked up a few slices of mushrooms to eat.
Zhou Zhensheng sat down at the table, and Tang Shen and his men began to search the house.
"It's New Year's Day, and the food is so simple?"
Cen Wenyan smiled and took a sip of wine: "It's just one person, and I can't finish all the food. It's a waste."
Zhou Zhensheng nodded: "Where are your family members?"
"My wife is back home with the kids."
The two of them were like friends who knew each other. While they were talking, Cen Wenyan continued to eat and drink.
The house is not big. It was converted from the staff dormitory distributed by the government many years ago.
It is a suite. In addition to the bedroom, the place where Cen Wenyan eats is both a living room and a study.
There are two rows of bookshelves against the wall, with many books on them.
Tang Shen quickly looked around and found nothing wrong.
He casually pulled out a book and felt that it was very heavy, and the weight was not right.
When he opened it, he saw a grid in the book, with a gold bar fitting snugly inside.
Then Tang Shen continued to flip through other books, and other people came to help. More than a hundred gold bars were poured out from the two shelves of books.
The pile of gold bars on the ground was not very dazzling. Cen Wenyan did not look back and continued to eat.
After all the bookshelves were emptied, Tang Can had them moved away and discovered that the walls were actually papered. He tore them apart and was so shocked by the scene that he was speechless.
"Bring the money counting machine over." Tang Can turned around and instructed someone.
Cen Wenyan swallowed the food in his mouth with great effort: "Don't bother, there is 53.7 million in the wall, I will just order it once if I have nothing to do, it won't be too much."
Zhou Zhensheng waved at Tang Can and said to Cen Wenyan, "Do you think it's worth it? You are only 43 years old."
Cen Wenyan smiled and poured another glass of wine: "I know what you mean. It's embarrassing to sit in my position and still care about these things, right?"
He picked up another piece of fried mushrooms with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, then drank half a glass of white wine and shook his head.
“The relationship is wrong.”
"What?"
Cen Wenyan pointed to the gold bars on the ground and said, "I am able to sit in this position because of these things, not because I am in this position that I have these things."
Zhou Zhensheng was silent. Cen Wenyan laughed and said, "Look, I don't dare to wear good clothes or eat good food. I don't even dare to bring my wife and children to enjoy the good life. I let them farm in my hometown."
He raised his glass: "Do you think I don't dare to spend it? No, because this money is not mine. I can only help others keep it."
"Whose money is this then?"
Cen Wenyan did not answer Zhou Zhensheng's question. He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, but the next second it all sprayed out, and the sprayed wine was dyed red.
Zhou Zhensheng stood up with a bang, and the veins on his forehead suddenly popped out: "Call an ambulance!"
