Hu Zhenguo looked at Zhao Zhenghui's dispirited appearance but felt no sympathy in his heart.
He knew that this ga had just begun and that Zhao Zhenghui's fall was rely the prologue.
Next, the power structure of Provincial City would undergo a significant reshuffling, and he, himself, must stand firm in this storm.
"Secretary Zhao, please." Hu Zhenguo spoke indifferently, his tone carrying an authority that brooked no refusal.
Zhao Zhenghui took a deep breath, nodded slowly, and followed the staff of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission away from the scene.
His silhouette looked particularly desolate, as if he had aged ten years in a mont.
Hu Zhenguo stood still, watching him leave, a complex expression flashing across his eyes.
He knew that the storm was far from over and that he too would play a vital role in this tempest.
"Chen Nan, how exactly did you do all this?" Hu Zhenguo murmured to himself, full of curiosity about Chen Nan, but even more so, a sense of awe.
Indeed, he hoped that Chen Nan could help him smooth out the underworld situation in Provincial City, but he never dread that this guy would only need a re four days.
In four days, seven big bosses of the Provincial City's underworld t their demise, a thod that sent chills down his spine.
Even though he knew that the seven bosses had passed away, there was still an unrealistic, absurd feeling!
At this mont.
He had a premonition.
As if the entire Provincial City's underworld had long beco a thorn in Chen Nan's side, and he had been biding his ti, waiting for an opportunity to uproot it completely!
Yes.
In Hu Zhenguo's heart, Chen Nan was like a beast lurking in the shadows, capable of delivering a fatal blow to the enemy at a critical mont, impossible to guard against!
Just then.
Wu Haisheng, the Director of the Public Security Departnt, strode over with a solemn expression and said, "Governor Hu, there's so information I need to report to you!"
Hu Zhenguo casually asked, "What's the matter?"
"Our Criminal Investigation Departnt's colleagues have found a mory card from a surveillance cara in Secretary Zhao's ho," Wu Haisheng continued. "There isn't much on the card, but it did capture a video from before the gas leak."
"The main cause of this gas leak was a middle-aged man nad Yao Qian; he entered the kitchen, turned on the gas switch, and then ignited it!"
Hu Zhenguo's brows furrowed tightly, his face full of suspicion: "If I rember correctly, this Yao Qian should be one of Secretary Zhao's people, right?"
Wu Haisheng: "Yes!"
"No..." Hu Zhenguo's eyes revealed an incredulous look: "Why would Yao Qian want to kill Zhao Longteng? Even if he wanted to get rid of Zhao Longteng, there was no need to make such a big fuss!"
In Hu Zhenguo's view, Zhao Zhenghui indeed had the motive to kill Zhao Longteng.
By killing him, he could avoid all troubles.
But the problem is.
Yao Qian's actions not only did not help Zhao Zhenghui clear his relationship with Zhao Longteng, but instead seed to be pushing Zhao Zhenghui towards an abyss of no return!
Wu Haisheng hesitated, struggling with inner turmoil, and said, "Yao Qian must have been bewitched. The surveillance shows his eyes dull and lifeless, like a walking corpse."
"Especially when Zhao Longteng slled the gas and appeared, his face revealed a horrifying smile, and then Yao Qian lit the lighter."
Hu Zhenguo nodded thoughtfully.
He couldn't find a reason why Yao Qian would drive Zhao Zhenghui to his death.
But he had a premonition.
This matter must be intricately linked to Chen Nan, otherwise, Chen Nan would not have called to have him visit Zhao Zhenghui!
As for what the truth was...
It seed no longer important!
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The news of Zhao Zhenghui being taken away by the Disciplinary Committee resounded like a thunderclap in the high society of Provincial City.
The news acted like a massive stone thrown into a tranquil lake, the ripples it caused spreading rapidly, sweeping through the entire power elite in the blink of an eye, plunging the whole circle into an unprecedented state of tension and astonishnt.
The magnates and influential families, who usually controlled the business and political arenas, all gasped in shock upon hearing the news, their faces filled with disbelief.
Who could have imagined.
The Provincial Committee Secretary, once so high and mighty, controlling the lifeblood of Provincial City's economy and politics, always jovial and authoritative across various occasions, would overnight beco a prisoner?
The imnse fall from grace was too much for people to accept in a short ti; it all felt like an absurd nightmare.
The high society's reaction was imdiately polarized.
Those who had no ties with Zhao Zhenghui's interests felt a hidden sense of relief as if they had escaped a fatal disaster.
So were even secretly scheming, contemplating how to seize a piece of the cake in this sudden power shift, relying on their keen instincts and network resources to realize their ambitions and aspirations.
However, for those businessn who were intricately linked with Zhao Zhenghui's interests in the shadows, the news was undoubtedly disastrous.
They were like being thrown abruptly into a bottomless abyss of darkness, with fear engulfing them like a raging tide.
These businessn were acutely aware that with Zhao Zhenghui's downfall, all those previously hidden transactions and disciplinary violations would be exposed to the light of day, like opening Pandora's box.
At this mont, everyone associated with Zhao Zhenghui's interests felt like birds startled by the re twang of a bow, living in a constant state of anxiety.
With their hearts in their mouths, they feared their secrets might be exposed, and disaster could strike at any mont, reducing their painstakingly accumulated wealth and status to nothing.
And the impact of this storm was far from over.
Zhao Zhenghui's fall was like the first domino to topple, triggering a series of chain reactions.
The officials who had close connections with him and supported each other in the bureaucracy were now facing the risk of investigation.
A historic purge was imminent in the bureaucratic circles of Provincial City, casting the future into a maze of uncertainty.
In streets and alleys, tea houses and taverns, people were secretly discussing the duration of this storm and wondering how many officials would be rcilessly devoured by this vortex of power, with everything shrouded in mystery and suspense.
As the instigator of the incident, Chen Nan was in school, brushing up on knowledge he already knew inside out, back to front.
As if all this had nothing to do with him!
But, he was not soone content with reality.
As they say, chaos brings forth heroes.
The current upheaval in Provincial City's political scene was also a golden opportunity for him!
As long as he could grasp even the slightest chance, he could rise swiftly and control endless wealth!
Thinking of this, after school, Chen Nan dialed Wang Guodong's number: "Uncle Wang, when are you free? How about we have dinner together, just you and !"
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