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Qin Feng had made his meaning so clear that Jiang Yunpeng naturally understood what he meant.

"You came by yourself today, fine, but why did you bring Wang Yalin along? What? Are all the leaders in your Public Security Bureau so free? The two most important leaders are both revolving around me, don't they have anything else to do?" Qin Feng changed the subject and asked.

Wang Yalin's car followed behind Qin Feng's car.

"Mayor, I did indeed call Comrade Yalin here. The main reason is that I entrusted him with your security work, so I need him to come and coordinate with the Secretary-General and Comrade Xinming."

"Does it really need an executive deputy director to personally handle my matter? Couldn't you just assign a squad leader with a few people?" Qin Feng didn't understand.

"No, no, Mayor, you should follow Secretary Zhao's orders. Leave it to me, and I guarantee it won't interfere with your work," Jiang Yunpeng said with a smile, not wanting to argue with Qin Feng any further.

"Secondly, Comrade Yalin also wants to report to you in person on the work of the Public Security Bureau. He has always been aware of the fact that the Municipal Party Committee wanted to hold him accountable and adjust his position. Later, he also learned that the mayor had forcibly taken the blame for this matter. He is extremely grateful to the mayor and has always wanted to find an opportunity to thank the mayor in person."

"Mayor, Comrade Ye Lin is outstanding in every way, and he is also a veteran of the Shazhou Public Security System. The Shazhou Public Security System can do without me, but it cannot do without him. If we are to take action against the Yang family in the future, Comrade Ye Lin's role will be indispensable," Jiang Yunpeng continued.

Jiang Yunpeng said all this because Wang Yalin wanted to improve, and since Wang Yalin was Jiang Yunpeng's man, Jiang Yunpeng also wanted to help Wang Yalin improve. This time, Qin Feng and Jiang Longjun clashed over Wang Yalin's matter, which gave Qin Feng a deep impression of Wang Yalin, so this was a rare opportunity.

"You're starting to have more and more of these little schemes now. Fine, I'll give you face this time. When you get here, bring him to my office." Qin Feng was well aware of Jiang Yunpeng's little schemes.

"Thank you, Mayor." Jiang Yunpeng smiled.

"Have you found Yang Zhihao's whereabouts?" Qin Feng asked.

"It can now be basically confirmed that Yang Zhihao is hiding in the Yang family's old house."

"You've been hiding for so long? You haven't come out at all?"

"No, we've been keeping a close eye on the Yang family's old house, and we haven't seen Yang Zhihao come out."

……

In the week leading up to the Lunar New Year, Qin Feng was extremely busy, and he couldn't afford to slack off at all. During this period, he appeared on television almost every day, either inspecting or offering condolences. His schedule was packed every day, and he spent his time off-camera in meetings, listening to reports, and making plans.

The safety and stability of the "two festivals" are very important to every leader in power, because the Spring Festival has a very important symbolic meaning for the Chinese people. The same thing that might be a small matter at other times could escalate to the level of a political incident if it happens during the Spring Festival.

Ensuring that every citizen can enjoy a safe and peaceful Spring Festival is the most basic and highest political requirement.

Although Qin Feng was busy every day, focusing all his energy on maintaining stability during the two holidays, information about the Yang family and Jiang Longjun was still promptly gathered for him. Moreover, due to the extreme secrecy of this matter, Wang Yalin personally came to Qin Feng's office every few days to report the information to him alone. Zhang Xinming was not even present during these reports, nor did he know the specific details.

"What's the Yang family been up to lately?" Qin Feng asked Wang Yalin, who was standing in front of him, while flipping through the documents in his hand.

Compared to Jiang Yunpeng's ease in front of him, Wang Yalin, although older than Jiang Yunpeng, was more nervous than Jiang Yunpeng. He stood respectfully in front of Qin Feng, and even though Qin Feng asked him to sit down after entering, he remained standing.

“Yang Guoqiang and Yin Da have not made any moves and have hardly left the Yang family’s old house. Yang Zhihao is still missing. We searched all the places he might be hiding in the sandbar but found nothing. We judge that he should be hiding in the Yang family’s old house.”

“However, Yang Zhijie has been very active recently, frequently traveling between Xidu and Shazhou, and often visiting the Yang family’s old residence,” Wang Yalin reported.

“It’s normal for Yang Zhijie to frequently return to the Yang family’s old house; that’s his home, and his father lives there,” Qin Feng said, signing the document with his pen.

“This is not normal. Although it is his home, and Yang Guoqiang has always lived there, as far as I know, Yang Zhijie rarely went back to the Yang family's old house before, only once every few months. Not only did Yang Zhijie rarely go back, but the three children of the Yang family also rarely went back. But recently, Yang Zhijie has been going back very frequently, which is very abnormal,” Wang Yalin replied.

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng stopped writing, looked up at Wang Yalin, and it was unclear whether he looked up because of this matter or because of Wang Yalin's report.

"Who else has the Yang family been in contact with recently?" Qin Feng continued to look at the documents.

“Yes, Yang Zhijie has had several meetings with Secretary-General Ma of the Municipal Party Committee recently,” Wang Yalin replied.

"You mean Ma Shanming?"

"Yes, we've met three times during this period. Each time, Yang Zhijie invited Secretary-General Ma to dinner at the Lixin Hotel. It was always around dinner time, but it was probably more than just dinner, because Secretary-General Ma didn't leave until after midnight on two occasions, and he didn't leave until the next morning on another occasion."

After Wang Yalin finished speaking, Qin Feng finally put down his pen and looked up.

"You mean Ma Shanming has stayed overnight at the Lixin Hotel multiple times?"

“Yes, but because the Lixin Hotel has tight security, we were also afraid of being exposed, so our people didn’t go in, and we don’t know what he did inside,” Wang Yalin replied.

Hearing this, Qin Feng was clearly intrigued and fell into deep thought, lighting a cigarette and taking a puff.

"Did Yang Zhijie or Yang Guoqiang have any contact with Secretary Jiang? Direct contact, like meeting?" Qin Feng asked Wang Yalin while smoking a cigarette.

Wang Yalin shook his head: "So far, we have not found any connection between the Yang family and Secretary Jiang."

"So, in other words, the Yang family has suddenly become more closely connected with Ma Shanming recently, but they haven't had any direct contact with Secretary Jiang?" Qin Feng asked again.

Yes, that's right.

"Ma Shanming..." Qin Feng murmured Ma Shanming's name.

"Mayor, there is another matter I need to report to you."

"What's going on?" Qin Feng asked.

“We discovered that Secretary-General Ma has visited a detached villa in Yaxiangyuan several times during this period. He always goes there at night and leaves the next morning, and he always drives alone.”

Qin Feng looked at Wang Yalin again, paused for a few seconds, and asked seriously, "Have you checked? Who owns this villa? Who lives there?"