Zhou Yali's hysterical outburst revealed a crucial piece of information to Xu Zhiqiang: another letter had been sent.
Didn't those people say last time that the criminals who delivered the messages had been arrested? How come there are still some?
Zhou Jianqun was getting a headache from their commotion and was about to go into his study to hide when there was another knock on the door.
Who is it?
"Hello comrade, we are from the county public security bureau. Is Comrade Zhou Yali at home?"
Zhou Jianqun was puzzled when he heard this. What did the county police want with Zhou Yali? Wasn't the investigation over the last matter already completed?
Zhou Jianqun stepped forward and opened the door, where three policemen were indeed standing.
There were also two middle-aged men in casual clothes with sharp eyes.
For some reason, Zhou Jianqun had a strange premonition, but the current situation made him habitually put on a friendly smile.
"Comrades, hello. Ya Li is home. I'd like to ask what business you have with Zhou Ya Li?"
"Oh, the victim whose work was affected by Zhou Yali's report a while ago wants an apology from Zhou Yali. We came here specifically to persuade her to issue a written apology letter."
Comrade, are you Zhou Yali's father, Zhou Jianqun?
Now, a plainclothes policeman stepped forward and asked questions.
So that's what it was. Zhou Jianqun breathed a sigh of relief and looked understanding.
"Oh, an apology letter? Well, we should definitely write one. What happened before was indeed wrong on our part, Yali. Please come in!"
Zhou Jianqun gestured for them to enter, and looking at the large crowd, he couldn't help but ask another question:
"But are all of you comrades here because of this?"
The middle-aged man at the head of the group gave a strange smile, then shook his head and said, "Of course not. Writing the apology letter is just a side thing. We came mainly for you."
Immediately afterward, before Zhou Jianqun could react, the man's smile vanished, and he pulled a piece of paper from his bag, saying seriously:
"Zhou Jianqun, you are Zhou Jianqun, the director of the steel plant, right?"
We have received reports that you are involved in embezzlement, bribery, and trafficking of state property, and we are now investigating you.
"Comrade Zhou, please come with us!"
Zhou Jianqun's smile gradually froze. "Comrade, is there...is there some misunderstanding here?"
That damned Chen Jingui, he reported him so quickly! Has he forgotten that he also has dirt on him?
No, it's not Chen Jingui. If he dared to report it, he would have done so long ago. How could it have dragged on until now? Could it be that there is a third powerful force that wants to remove him from his position as factory director?
Zhou Jianqun was completely baffled. The middle-aged man in the lead raised his hand, signaling the police officer next to him to take Zhou Jianqun into the car.
The reason they didn't say they were looking for Zhou Jianqun directly was because they were afraid the kid would run off. If the comrade who went to the steel plant hadn't sent a message saying that Zhou Jianqun wasn't at the plant, so many of them wouldn't have come to the Zhou family's house.
"Whether there is a misunderstanding or not, we will have to wait for the results of our investigation. Until then, we would appreciate Comrade Zhou's cooperation."
Zhou Yali and Xu Zhiqiang, who were inside the house, quickly realized something was wrong. When they came out to take a look, they saw two policemen taking Zhou Jianqun away in a car, one on each side.
"Why are you arresting my dad? Let him go!"
Zhou Yali screamed, and the middle-aged man next to her patiently explained.
“Someone reported that Zhou Jianqun was embezzling, accepting bribes, and reselling state property. We just asked him to come over to cooperate with the investigation.”
Another whistleblower?
Zhou Yali turned around and slapped Xu Zhiqiang hard across the face. The sound was so loud that everyone present felt the pain.
"Xu Zhiqiang, did you already report my dad?"
Xu Zhiqiang was caught off guard and was stopped by the police before he could even get angry.
"Xu Zhiqiang, you are involved in a bribery and embezzlement case. Please come back with us for investigation!"
Xu Zhiqiang felt a chill in his heart. As the head of the security department of the steel plant, he had been involved in Zhou Jianqun's steel resale business for nearly a year.
"Xu Zhiqiang, how could it be you..."
Someone in the police force spoke in disbelief. Xu Zhiqiang subconsciously looked over and saw Huang Guoliang, a former teammate from the camp.
Huang Guoliang originally thought that he had only come to arrest someone with the same name as Xu Zhiqiang, and he was even thinking of finding an opportunity to visit him at the town's textile factory after completing the mission. He never expected that the Xu Zhiqiang he arrested this time was actually someone he knew!
"You really are... how could you possibly do this to the organization that trained you like this..."
These words struck Xu Zhiqiang like a thunderbolt, leaving his head buzzing.
Seeing the disappointment in his former teammates' eyes, Xu Zhiqiang couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Yeah, how could he live up to the expectations of those leaders who trained him? When did he become someone who would do anything to climb the ladder?
If I hadn't spent money to use connections to transfer to the county steel plant and had just stayed at the town's textile factory, wouldn't everything have been different?
Unfortunately, it was too late, everything was too late...
Xu Zhiqiang closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with dejection.
“I’ll go with you. I know what they’ve been doing, and I’ll cooperate with you.”
Now that things have come to this, all he can do is give a proper explanation as compensation to the organization and his superiors...
Seeing this, Zhou Yali stepped forward to try to stop them, but the police officers nearby quickly stopped her.
"Comrade Zhou, please don't interfere with our work. We also need your cooperation. The victims you previously reported need your apology. We would like to ask you to write an apology letter."
"Get out of my way, I need to see my dad!"
"Comrade Zhou, calm down!"
A pen was shoved into Zhou Yali's hand, and she watched helplessly as the car carrying Zhou Jianqun slowly drove away.
"Comrade Zhou, please cooperate with our work. We understand your feelings. Don't worry, if the report we received is false and Comrade Zhou Jianqun has not committed any illegal acts, he will be back in a few days."
Hearing the police officers' advice, Zhou Yali felt she had no way to express her bitterness.
Doesn't she know whether Zhou Jianqun has committed any illegal acts? It's precisely because he has that she can't just stand by and watch him get arrested!
Moreover, Xu Zhiqiang has also been arrested. Now, apart from her brother who hasn't returned, there's not a single man in the house. If something really happens, where will they find connections to help them?
Zhou Yali subconsciously gripped the pen in her hand and turned to look at the middle-aged man standing next to her.
"Comrade, why is it the Municipal Public Security Bureau that's here this time? Are you also from the Municipal Public Security Bureau?"
The man smiled and took out his work ID.
"The report materials were sent directly to our department. I work in the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. If Comrade Zhou can provide supporting materials to prove that they did not break the law, please feel free to contact me."
Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection Office!
Zhou Yali felt a wave of dizziness. No wonder, she clearly remembered that her father had friends at the local police station. The police who came this time showed no mercy and arrested people without saying a word. It turned out they weren't from the county police.
Zhou Yali was feeling agitated. Seeing that those people were still waiting for her to write an apology letter, she hurriedly shook the pen in her hand and wrote down her apology in a few strokes.
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