I just joined the inspection department, and the whole country is in a panic.

"Ok?"

After Yang Wen, Peng Weizhong, and others read through these whistleblower letters, they discovered...

Most of them were anonymous letters!

Only a few were reported under their real names!

Moreover, these letters didn't just appear in a day or two; they accumulated over 20 letters from about two weeks ago until now. Initially, most of them were anonymous.

It wasn't until recently, after receiving several letters signed with real names, that the petitioning team started to take it seriously.

Then it was handed over for preliminary review!

Most of the letters said that the bidding market environment in Haidong Province, especially in the provincial capital Haidong City, was extremely poor.

Some anonymous letters even named Gu Yaolong, the owner of Chuanglong Group, as a malicious monopoly of the bidding market, and accused him and his protectors of bid rigging and collusion.

Gu Yaolong used this malicious monopolistic behavior to subcontract most of the engineering projects he obtained, earning 'brokerage fees' in the process!

"Name names?" Peng Weizhong frowned slightly.

However, it did not specify who was protecting Gu Yaolong, but the fact that all the anonymous letters named Gu Yaolong as being involved in bid rigging and collusion is quite obvious.

This kind of thing wouldn't be possible without collusion from someone with powerful backers.

"Yang Wen, come over here and bring these two people who filed the real-name report to us for a detailed consultation."

"it is good!"

……

Chang's Group.

Chairman Chang Tianyou received a call from the receptionist.

"What did you say? The inspection team is looking for me?" Chang Tianyou was slightly startled by the phone call from the receptionist, but not surprised.

He knew that he had sent out a letter of complaint under his real name some time ago, and if the higher-ups took it seriously, they would definitely come to him to find out what was going on.

“Bring them to my office.”

Soon.

Yang Wen then went to Chang Tianyou's office.

"Comrades from the inspection team, how should I address you?" Chang Tianyou was quite enthusiastic when he saw Yang Wen.

"Yang." Yang Wen showed his identification.

Chang Tianyou took a look and, sure enough, it was the Seventh Inspection Team.

"You are Mr. Chang Tianyou?"

"Yes, it's me."

"You previously filed a formal complaint with us regarding related letters?" Yang Wen asked again.

"Yes."

"Yes, we need your cooperation to come with us to get some specific information," Yang Wen said bluntly.

"no problem."

soon.

In the interrogation room.

Yang Wen and Peng Weizhong were both sitting opposite Chang Tianyou.

Peng Weizhong offered the other person a cigarette.

"In your previous letter, you specifically named Gu Yaolong as someone who maliciously monopolized the bidding market here, and also colluded with his protectors to engage in bid rigging. Do you have any evidence?" Peng Weizhong asked in a deep voice.

"There's no concrete evidence; these are all things I've heard. But behind the scenes, everyone knows what's really going on! Because my company has participated in various bidding processes over the years, and we've almost never won any bids exceeding 50 million! My company isn't small either..."

“There’s a saying that’s been circulating here for years: bidding won’t go to Haidong City! It’s because Gu Yaolong is all-powerful here! Without his permission, you can’t even get a piece of the pie!” Chang Tianyou said with an air of seriousness.

"Oh?" Yang Wen and Peng Weizhong exchanged a glance, slightly surprised.

The bidding process didn't reach Haidong City?

If it's true, then there must be a huge problem behind the scenes.

"You don't have any evidence for any of this, do you?" Yang Wen asked.

"No, it's all hearsay, but it's something many people agree on! A few years ago, I heard that many local business owners were secretly threatened, even beaten, and some even died by Gu Yaolong... Of course, I only heard about it myself."

“But there is one thing I can prove: almost every project with a bid exceeding 50 million has to be bought from Gu Yaolong before it can be done! He wants to make a hefty commission! It can be as small as a few million or as large as tens of millions... Some of the projects my company has undertaken in recent years have also had to be bought from him…” Chang Tianyou said earnestly.

"You mean he monopolized almost all the big projects through bid rigging and collusion, and if you want to do these projects, you have to buy them from him?"

"Yes, he subcontracts the work to us, and we have to pay him extra money for him to do so."

“However, I heard that he monopolizes almost 80% of the big projects, and after winning these projects, very few of them are actually under his company’s name, but under the names of his partners, relatives, friends and subordinates. In fact, he secretly sets up and controls these companies... So outsiders have no idea that he actually controls so many projects!” Chang Tianyou explained again.

People aren't stupid, and bosses aren't stupid either.

If most of the bids are won by companies under Gu Yaolong's name, it's obvious there's something wrong with them.

"In the end, you still don't have any substantial evidence," Peng Weizhong said in a deep voice.

“If I had, I would have exposed him long ago! In fact, many of our local and out-of-town businesses are suffering in silence. Who would be willing to file a real-name report unless absolutely necessary?” Chang Tianyou said with a bitter expression.

“Okay, you can go back now. We’ll let you know if there are any other inquiries later. I’ll also report your feedback to my superiors,” Peng Weizhong said.

"it is good."

Next, they questioned another business owner who had filed a formal complaint.

Actually, this person is almost identical to what Chang Tianyou just said, but there's basically no substantial evidence either.

Of course, if there were substantial evidence, this matter probably wouldn't have taken the time for their inspection team to come down and report it; it would have been investigated and dealt with long ago.

"Brother, what do we do?" Yang Wen asked Peng Weizhong.

He actually knew that Gu Yaolong was indeed maliciously monopolizing the bidding market, and that the statement that bidding could not be done in Haidong City was true!

In my past life, Gu Yaolong's name was prominently displayed on the list.

Furthermore, the impact is egregious, and there are several protective umbrellas behind it!

In just five or six years, this person monopolized more than five billion yuan worth of projects!

When it was first revealed, it caused a huge sensation.

“There’s no substantial evidence right now, and it’s a rather complicated preliminary investigation case. How about this, we send people to the grassroots level to get a good understanding of the situation and see if there’s really a rumor that investment can’t be made in Haidong City. If there is, then there’s definitely a problem with the evidence!” Peng Weizhong said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements then?" Yang Wen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

If we keep digging, we're bound to uncover some problems.

Yang Wen quickly began making arrangements.

There were three small teams in total, and they went down to conduct on-site research on this matter.