Officialdom: The beautiful leader took me to the top

This time, Li Dong was surprised. "Leave? Leave where?"

Liu Min nodded, "Leave the mine, don't stay in the police station at Guodong Mine, leave here, go as far away as possible."

"If possible, transfer him immediately!"

Li Dong turned his head and said, "Sister Min, you've been at Guodong Mine longer than me, so you must know more about the inside story."

"I know why you advised me to leave, and I know you meant well."

"But I can tell you, I, Li Dong, will not be a deserter."

"Now that I'm here, I won't leave easily."

"Unless my superiors transfer me away and want me to leave voluntarily, that's impossible!"

Liu Min's tone grew increasingly intense, "Li Dong, I know you're capable, and I know you want to be a good policeman, but Guodong Mine isn't as simple as you think!"

"The water here is too deep, deep enough to swallow you whole!"

"Do you think that no other police officers have ever come to the police station before, and no one has ever thought about changing the status quo?"

You're wrong! You have!

"They also wanted to find out about the situation at Guodong Mine, and they even had one foot in Guodong Mine's interests."

"But do you know what happened to these people?"

Li Dong said to himself, "No matter the outcome, they are them, and I am me."

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Min finally opened up, "Before Wang Qinghai, other directors had also come to the police station of Guodong Mine."

“I remember there was a director named Zhou Lei before, who had been a police officer for many years and had a lot of work experience.”

"When I first came to the mine, I was full of vigor and the first thing I wanted to do was to reorganize the police station and restore order to the mine."

"They did indeed take a lot of action, and were even regarded as saviors by many miners."

At this point, Liu Min's voice choked up, and her throat bobbed.

Li Dong didn't press her for details, but simply waited quietly for her to continue.

He had a premonition that every word Liu Min was about to say would be heavy with meaning.

Those past stories must also conceal untold darkness.

After a long pause, Liu Min continued, "But not long after, Director Zhou got into trouble."

"I don't know where the rumor came from, but it said that he accepted bribes from certain people, abused his power, and embezzled the miners' profits."

"Not long after, an inspection team arrived from above."

"We found 50 yuan in cash in Director Zhou's office!"

"In the end, Director Zhou was dismissed and investigated. He was completely broken down when he left, and most of his hair turned white."

"He kept muttering that he had been wronged."

"Will it be useful?"

“Nobody listened to him; the miners didn’t dare speak up for him.”

"Even if someone is willing to step forward, they will become the target of criticism."

"As for the people in the police station, they either stand by and watch coldly or kick someone when they're down, since no one dares to offend Pang Shibiao."

"Not long after, we heard that Director Zhou had died!"

Li Dong was stunned upon hearing this. "Dead? How did he die?"

Liu Min lowered her voice, "It's said that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment in the interrogation room in the provincial capital!"

Li Dong didn't reply, but a hint of fierceness appeared on his brow.

Another suicide, the same way Jiang Zhiyang died!

As for whether it was truly suicide, being silenced, or being the victim of revenge?

Li Dong didn't want to delve into the answer, but he was certain that there was more to the story than met the eye!

Liu Min's voice grew softer and softer, her tone becoming increasingly weak, "There's also Old Chen, an old policeman."

"I've been a police officer for over 20 years. Back then, I was the head of our security team, which is where you are now."

"He knew that Director Zhou was innocent, and he investigated privately for a period of time, hoping to clear Director Zhou's name."

"But before he could find anything out, he was in a car accident."

"It is said that the vehicle had a problem and fell off a cliff while inspecting the mine."

"When the police finally found the body, it had been burned to a crisp!"

"According to the police's conclusion, it was an accident, but it may also have involved drunk driving."

Li Dong raised an eyebrow. "An accident?"

Liu Min gave a self-deprecating laugh, "That's right, an accident!"

"I once heard people talking about how Old Chen had apparently found some relevant evidence the day before his incident, but he still ended up like this!"

"Li Dong, Director Zhou is ambitious and has ideas, and Lao Chen has rich work experience."

"Even they couldn't beat these people, so what makes you think you can?"

"You think you've won just because you caught Zhang Biao? Zhang Biao is just a lackey of this mine."

"If you arrest him now, you're just throwing away a pawn."

"Besides Zhang Biao, they have plenty of other pawns and ways to deal with you!"

"Moreover, by insisting on arresting Zhang Biao today, you have already offended the forces in the mine."

"The reason nothing happened is because Zhao Hongbo was secretly keeping things under control."

"But what about Zhao Hongbo? Do you really think he's a good person?"

Liu Min's words gave Li Dong a clue to the key issue.

He had always wanted to know about Zhao Hongbo's involvement with Guodong Mine.

However, the situation was very complicated, and he had no idea where to start.

And right now, it seems that it really is possible to break the deadlock from Liu Min's hands!

Liu Min simply said, "Zhao Hongbo was parachuted in from Hanergy Group, and Guodong Mine is a subsidiary coal mine of Hanergy. Hanergy is also controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. You should know all of this."

"But the relationship involved is not as simple as you think."

"You should know that Guodong Mine was acquired by Hanergy Group after its transformation, right?"

Li Dong nodded. Guodong Mine was acquired by Hanergy Group, transforming from a local coal mine into a major state-owned enterprise mine.

This incident caused quite a stir in Tianzhou at the time, as it involved not only the company's transformation but also the issue of employee staffing.

Moreover, the city leaders had strongly pushed forward this matter at the time.

After it was accomplished, it was even set up as a model by the province.

As for right and wrong, merits and demerits, opinions vary.

Some say Tianzhou sold Guodong Mine at a bargain price, while others say that Guodong Mine has been revitalized and found a new opportunity for development.

Anyway, Li Dong was still young at the time and didn't know the specific details.

Moreover, so many years have passed, and the original instigators have long since risen to high positions.

What is Liu Min trying to express by bringing this up at this time?

Since Liu Min had asked, Li Dong didn't hide anything. "I have indeed heard about this matter. My father also worked in the mine, but he had already retired when Guodong Mine was undergoing transformation."

"At that time, all the workers with official positions received a substantial amount of compensation, and it seems that no one said anything."

Liu Min nodded, "That's right, in order to shut those workers up, they certainly can't make a fuss about the compensation."

"But where do you think this compensation came from?"

Li Dong frowned. "Where did this come from?"

Liu Min chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Of course, the money comes from the sheep!"