Zhou Jiqing had just called Yan Lian when he heard him say happily on the phone: "Secretary Zhou, Ye Ming's criminal detention procedures have been completed, and he can be sent to the detention center tomorrow morning. Also, for Chen Guitian and We are also working overtime on Liang Tanghua's interrogation, hoping to make a breakthrough tomorrow. As long as Chen Guitian and Liang Tanghua are broken through, then we will be able to know which leader in the province instigated them, and we can dig out the secrets behind them. Backing and background..."
As soon as he said this, Zhou Jiqing interrupted him impatiently and said: "Yan Lian, now I order you: immediately lift the criminal detention measures against Ye Ming, lift the arrests of Chen Guitian and Liang Tanghua, and release them all. At the same time, your task force also wants to sincerely apologize to the three of them, and tell them: This is what I, the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, meant, saying that you believed other people's words and Internet rumors, which caused any misunderstanding. Please They understand, do you hear what I mean clearly?"
Yan Lian screamed "Ah" on the other end of the phone and asked in an unbelievable tone: "Secretary Zhou, what's going on? You asked us to release Ye Ming, Chen Guitian, and Liang Tanghua now, and you also want to They apologized. Our target was Ye Ming, so why are we now apologizing to him?"
Zhou Jiqing was furious when he heard Yan Lian's questioning tone. He wanted to scold him, but then he thought about it. He was already in a precarious situation and there was no need to offend Yan Lian who had always followed him so loyally. own people.
So, he barely suppressed his anger and tried to explain in a calm tone: "It's like this: Yesterday afternoon, Secretary Lu of the Provincial Party Committee convened a meeting of all the Standing Committee to discuss the Xinleng 5.16 major case. At the meeting, Secretary Lu specifically talked about the problems of Ye Ming, Chen Guitian, and Liang Tanghua, especially about Comrade Ye Ming. Secretary Lu had learned through some channels that his so-called bribery, prostitution and other problems did not exist. Yes, there is no evidence.
"Moreover, Secretary Lu also said: Gong Zhichao, the main suspect in the Xinleng 5.16 case, is still at large and has not been brought to justice at all. Now the task force has determined that Ye Ming is related to Gong Zhichao's gang based on some people's speculation and rumors on the Internet. It is determined that he provided asylum for Gong Zhichao, which violates the basic principle of "based on facts and law". Therefore, in accordance with the rule of law concept of "doubtless guilt", Ye Ming should be released from custody as soon as possible.
"As for Chen Guitian and Liang Tanghua, they were originally linked to Ye Ming's case. If the task force cannot prove that Ye Ming entrusted them to help Gong Zhichao, then the decision they made to cancel the special investigation against Gong Zhichao was cancelled. The decision of the task force was a correct choice based on the specific circumstances at the time, and there was no issue of malfeasance or cover-up.
"The above are the main points put forward by Secretary Lu at yesterday's meeting. Although no specific decisions were made at yesterday's meeting, after careful consideration and deliberation, I feel that Secretary Lu's analysis is far-sighted, well-founded and sufficient. It embodies the principle of seeking truth from facts and fully takes into account the balance between legal principles and ethics. It has very important guiding significance for us to further handle the major case of 5.16.
"So, I asked you to release Ye Ming, Chen Guitian, and Liang Tanghua today. This is not only to implement Secretary Lu's important instructions, but also to correct our wrong direction in handling the case and further improve the investigation of the 5.16 major case in accordance with the principles of law and regulations. This is an important step. I hope you will convey my above-mentioned opinions to Comrade He Zhi and other comrades on the task force, and complete the release procedures for Ye Ming and three others as soon as possible in accordance with my opinions just now."
Zhou Jiqing's long speech was not only unsophisticated, but actually made him even more confused.
However, Yan Lian still understood one thing: Secretary Lu of the Provincial Party Committee had begun to pay attention to Xin Leng's case and their task force. Moreover, judging from Zhou Jiqing's words, it was Secretary Lu who released Ye Ming and others. meaning.
Although Yan Lian was still a little dissatisfied with Zhou Jiqing's decision, when he knew that Secretary Lu had begun to pay attention to this case and Ye Ming, he was still a little afraid: after all, the task force adopted criminal detention measures against Ye Ming. There is indeed no solid and sufficient evidence. The purpose is simply to interrogate Ye Ming to get clues about Li Runji's suspected violations of discipline and law. Now that Secretary Lu has been alerted, he has also convened a standing committee to discuss this issue and made specific decisions. Instructions, then, the task force’s desire to frame Secretary Li Runji as the fault may be in vain...
Therefore, Yan Lian had no choice but to mutter reluctantly: "Secretary Zhou, since you gave this instruction and it was Secretary Lu's intention, I will convene a meeting of the task force later to immediately lift Ye Ming's criminal detention measures. At the same time, the arrest measures of Chen Guitian and Liang Tanghua were also lifted.”
After Zhou Jiqing gave the order to Yan Lian, he walked around the office a few times. He raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. It was a quarter past ten in the evening. So, he walked to the window, opened the curtains, and looked towards the opposite side. I took a look at Li Runji's office on the fourth floor of Building 4 and saw that the lights were still on. I felt moved and hurriedly walked to the desk and dialed the number of Li Runji's office using the red landline phone.
"Secretary Li, I am Zhou Jiqing, are you busy now?"
Unknowingly, Zhou Jiqing changed his name to Secretary Li. Instead of calling him "Comrade Runji" as before, he called him "Secretary Li" with great respect, putting himself in a lower profile. superior.
Secretary Li Runji paused for a moment on the phone, and then said in a relatively cold tone: "This is Comrade Jiqing. There is indeed something going on tonight. I was just looking at some specific case files, which were reported by the following departments. , is anxious for my instructions... By the way, is there something wrong with Comrade Jiqing?"
Zhou Jiqing said carefully: "Secretary Li, this is it: I just called Yan Lian, the leader of the Xinleng 5.16 task force, and conveyed to the task force the spirit of Secretary Lu's instructions on the case at yesterday's Standing Committee, and made clear the requirements They immediately lifted the criminal detention measures against Comrade Ye Ming, and at the same time lifted the arrest measures against Comrades Chen Guitian and Liang Tanghua. Secretary Li, you are in charge of disciplinary inspection work, so I think I must inform you about this matter first. If you now When I have time, I would like to come over and discuss it with you in detail, and talk about other things by the way,"
Secretary Li already knew that Secretary Lu had talked to Zhou Jiqing, and he also knew that his purpose in talking to him now was to show his favor and to ask him, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission who had mastered his illegal and disciplinary issues, to cover up for him.
Therefore, he replied simply: "Comrade Jiqing, I really am not free right now. If you have anything to do, let's talk about it tomorrow."