The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

"Today we drink to celebrate our victory... but our ambitions remain unfulfilled..."

After Qin Chuan left, Jia Tianming hummed a tune.

Before Qin Chuan arrived this morning, Jia Tianming had already held a small meeting with Gao Zhiyuan to discuss the findings of last night's investigation.

Zhang Long's car hitting Qin Chuan was indeed an accident.

Since it was an accident, there's no need to investigate it further. Let the other party pay some compensation and that's the end of it.

However, the two had a different idea about Qin Chuan's work, or rather, their attitude towards Qin Chuan.

That was the special campaign against organized crime and gang-related activities arranged by the province.

It turns out that the two of them were quite worried about this.

The province has arranged this operation, and Ping'an County, as the only county in the province to be among the top 100 counties in the country in terms of economic strength, must make some achievements.

But how exactly will this be done? Who will be sacrificed as a sacrificial lamb?

It turns out that the two of them had never been willing to discuss this matter in depth.

Because whoever does this will offend people, and not just any kind of people.

The other deputy directors in charge aren't stupid; none of them want to get involved in this mess.

Moreover, the criminal investigation team is better positioned to handle this matter; other deputy directors in charge can't assign it to them even if they want to.

Originally, they planned to transfer Sun Bingyuan to the position of deputy director so he could take charge of the criminal investigation team and manage the situation.

The special campaign to crack down on organized crime was handed over to them.

Sun Bingyuan is capable but lacks connections; he's ruthless and vicious, making him the perfect person for this task.

If something goes wrong, he'll take the blame; if nothing goes wrong and he achieves results, how could I, as the bureau chief, not get credit?

More importantly, as the deputy county head of Ping'an County, Jia Tianming knew things that some lower-level officials did not.

The atmosphere in the province wasn't harmonious either.

This initiative is currently being pushed by the provincial governor, but I've heard that the party secretary's opinion isn't so clear.

Therefore, no one knows how far this matter will ultimately go.

Maybe it's just a gust of wind; it'll blow away and be gone.

If that's the case, then Jia Tianming should stay out of it, because in the end someone will settle scores with him.

Because the interests involved are too great.

No one speaks when the east wind blows, but what happens when the east wind passes?

As long as the fertile ground for its growth remains, it will inevitably reignite sooner or later.

Things are different now; Qin Chuan is an outsider.

Moreover, after observing and testing this person for a period of time, Jia Tianming believed that this person was righteous, had a strong sense of justice, and liked solving cases. Now that he was in charge of the criminal investigation team and the fight against organized crime had fallen to him, it couldn't be better.

At the same time, Qin Chuan's ability to be parachuted into Ping'an County and city-level areas must be due to his connections.

Jia Tianming had worked in Ping'an County his entire life and knew the situation there all too well. He knew almost everything about the various dark forces and who was backing them, even without evidence.

These people, their backgrounds, and their powerful backers are not people to be trifled with.

Take Zhang Long's case for example. He was arrested just last night, and someone immediately pleaded for him, even calling Gao Zhiyuan.

This speaks volumes.

Leaving Jia Tianming's office, Qin Chuan was naturally unaware that he was about to be tricked by the old man.

However, even if Qin Chuan knew this, he didn't have a better solution; it was an open secret, a calculated move.

This is the matter that I am in charge of, and this is also the matter that I came to Ping'an County to do.

As for Zhang Long's matter, Qin Chuan didn't think it was a big deal.

This opportunity was purely accidental; it wouldn't hurt to give Gao Zhiyuan and Jia Tianming some face.

Anyway, if Zhang Long is released today, Qin Chuan can arrest him again tomorrow under some other pretext if he wants to.

dong dong dong.

"Come in!"

When Gao Zhiyuan saw that it was Qin Chuan who opened the door, he immediately stood up and said, "Director Qin is here! Please have a seat!"

Last night, Gao Zhiyuan called Qin Chuan. Although he didn't release Zhang Long, Qin Chuan could be said to have given Gao Zhiyuan face.

At least Qin Chuan wasn't fixated on the girl's incident, but rather on the fact that he had been hit by a car.

"Good morning, Political Commissar. I just gave a report to Director Tianming."

Qin Chuan knew that Jia Tianming's decision to send him to find Gao Zhiyuan meant that the other party had already made arrangements for Gao Zhiyuan.

This also reflects Jia Tianming's caution and his distrust of himself.

The other party didn't say anything, leaving all the specifics to Gao Zhiyuan.

This is because they don't want to leave any leverage over themselves.

Gao Zhiyuan clearly understood Jia Tianming's meaning.

But everyone was getting what they wanted; he was the political commissar, the other party was the bureau chief, and he could only obey orders.

"Oh, the bureau chief told you everything?"

"Yes," Qin Chuan nodded, "Director Jia said the matter has been investigated and that hitting me was an accident."

Qingchun clearly understood why Gao Zhiyuan was so concerned about being hit by a car last night.

The other person doesn't care about me, and I'm comforting myself that whether I live or die has nothing to do with them.

The reason why Gao Zhiyuan and Jia Tianming attached so much importance to this matter was due to their positions as deputy directors.

Ultimately, they consider whether their respective positions are threatened, whether their authority is challenged, and whether their own safety is threatened.

Now that the matter has been investigated and clarified, they have little to do with the fact that I was hit by a car.

Therefore, the natural course of action was to minimize the problem and resolve it altogether.

"Director Qin, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I don't think it's a big deal. We're all friends."

"But we can't just let it go like this. We need to pay some necessary medical expenses... Do you think 500,000 is too little?"