Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the mountain village.

Zhao Ligen got out of the police car and glanced around.

It seemed that villagers from all around had come to see what was going on.

People were everywhere, along the highway and in the fields.

Some people even climbed to the treetops to look out.

A high-ranking official who once held a powerful position.

He passed away suddenly just a few days after returning to his hometown.

In such a remote mountain village with inconvenient transportation and poor communication, this is truly rare.

"Maintain order at the scene!"

Zhao Ligen gave an order and led the criminal investigation team and forensic doctors into the courtyard.

Before entering, put on gloves, shoe covers, and a mask.

Carefully, they entered Liang Qunfeng's room together with the forensic doctor.

Based on his many years of experience in handling cases.

It was quickly determined that Liang Qunfeng died by suicide through overdose.

But the routine procedures still need to be followed.

"Be careful, everyone!"

"This is the Record of Political and Legal Affairs of the Former Han Dynasty!"

"His report is to be submitted to Yenching."

After giving some instructions, Zhao Ligen left the room.

"Director Zhao, is it convenient for us to chat for a bit?"

Tang Zhisheng smiled and extended his hand, introducing himself as follows:

"I am Tang Zhisheng, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Handong Province."

“Four days ago, I brought people to accompany Lao Liang back here from Handong. This morning, I was the first to discover that he had passed away.”

Zhao Ligen quickly took off his gloves and shook hands with Tang Zhisheng.

He felt something was strange when he got off the bus.

Surprisingly, an ambulance from Handong People's Hospital was parked outside the hospital.

Judging from the dew on the car and the mud on the tires, it had been parked for at least two or three days without being moved.

Now we know that there was a high-ranking official at the crime scene: the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Handong Province!

This made him even more confused.

After shaking hands, he followed Tang Zhisheng to the next room and sensibly closed the door.

"I know you are the third brother of Zhao Lichun, the secretary. Your name is Zhao Ligen, right?"

"Yes, I am."

"I believe you already have a preliminary idea of ​​how Liang Shuji died, but he thoughtfully prepared a suicide note for you investigators in advance. Take a look!"

As he spoke, Tang Zhisheng opened his coat and took out a folded envelope from his inner pocket.

Zhao Ligen was very cautious and quickly put on gloves.

"Hello comrade, I am Liang Qunfeng."

"By the time you read this letter, I will no longer be alive..."

Zhao Ligen quickly finished reading it, skimming through ten lines at a time.

He was initially puzzled as to why Liang Qunfeng would commit suicide by poisoning himself.

He once held a high position and wielded great power.

Even after retiring to their hometown, they can still live comfortably.

however……

After reading Liang Qunfeng's suicide note, he understood everything.

He carefully placed the suicide note back into the envelope and handed it back to Tang Zhisheng with both hands.

"Please just tell us how you need our cooperation!"

"He died of illness, understand?"

"clear."

Zhao Ligen didn't need to ask any further questions.

Even someone at Liang Qunfeng's level has no right to interfere.

Tang Zhisheng carefully put away the suicide note. "By the way, we should have called the police according to procedure, so why did you personally lead the team here? Is this area under your jurisdiction?"

Zhao Ligen nodded and said, "Yes, I am the deputy director of the Shimen District Public Security Bureau in Lvteng City. When an important person passes away, I naturally have to lead my team to the scene as soon as possible."

"Keep it up, your future is limitless!"

Tang Zhisheng smiled slightly, then turned and left.

Zhao Li wanted to take out his phone and inform his older brother.

But on second thought, I decided to forget it.

Tang Zhisheng, the fourth-in-command of Handong Province, is here.

When Liang Qunfeng passed away, didn't he report it to his elder brother immediately?

After the transfer and packing were completed in an orderly manner.

One by one, the cars turned around and drove out of the mountain village.

Zhao Ligen made a point of having the ambulance drive at the very back.

Make sure everyone can see the seven characters "Handong Provincial People's Hospital" on both sides of the vehicle.

Thus.

As everyone knows, Liang Qunfeng returned to his hometown while ill.

He died in his hometown, which can be considered as returning to his roots.

The car wobbled and slowly crawled along the bumpy, muddy road.

Zhao Ligen, who was called to sit with Tang Zhisheng in the car, was extremely embarrassed.

This muddy road is so bumpy.

When the convoy finally turned onto the county road and the road conditions improved slightly, Zhao Ligen immediately apologized.

"I'm sorry, Tang Shuji, the road is in terrible condition."

Tang Zhisheng smiled slightly.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first.

"In this regard, to put it bluntly, Zhongjiang Province definitely needs to increase its investment!"

Zhao Ligen was deeply ashamed.

"Because of the barrier of Shimen Mountain, the economic development of Shanmen Town has always been relatively slow and backward."

"In addition, the district's financial resources are limited, so we prioritize ensuring the smooth flow of traffic on county-level roads."

"However, we will definitely find a way as soon as possible to improve the accessibility of village roads in Shanmen Town."

Tang Zhisheng nodded slightly.

"Since there was no funding to build a cement road, we leveled the ground first and then paved it with gravel."

"This way, the road won't be full of potholes, and it won't be muddy and slippery in the rain, making it difficult for motorcycles and cars to pass."

"Also, in your Green Vine City, have there been any plans for a highway to pass through the Shimen Mountain area in recent years?"

Zhao Ligen quickly replied, "Many years ago, a route was surveyed and planned, but it has never been started due to a lack of funds."

Tang Zhisheng sighed, "It's really tough without money! But when will we have the money? When will the government include this highway in its overall plan and allocate funds for its construction?"

"The national treasury is not rich either. There are still many important provinces and cities across the country that need to build highways to connect them. Therefore, it is difficult to get investment and funding for regional highways between cities and counties within a province."

Zhao Ligen chimed in, "That's why I especially hope that my elder brother can successfully pilot this in Handong Province."

"Once Handong Province attracts social capital investment and successfully uses the PPP model to build highways, it will be a success."

“Our Zhongjiang Province can follow suit and use the many highways that we want to build but don’t have the money to build as investment opportunities.”

Tang Zhisheng nodded silently.

He believes that introducing social capital into infrastructure construction in Handong Province, such as building highways, railways, airports, and ports, will definitely be successful.

Because of its flat terrain, abundant resources, and plentiful water resources, Handong has been a relatively prosperous region since ancient times, and its market economy is more developed and prosperous than that of the inland province of Zhongjiang.

Therefore, there is naturally plenty of social capital willing to invest in infrastructure projects that are clearly profitable.

For example, the Yanhu High-speed Railway Jingzhou to Tianhai section was jointly applied for by Handong Province and the Railway Administration.

This high-speed railway, spanning over 300 kilometers, connects several cities in Handong and leads to Tianhai, an important economic center of the country.

Judging from the number of passenger and freight vehicles traveling on the highway every day, it's clear that this high-speed rail line must have a high passenger load factor and be profitable.

Therefore, even before the Handong Railway Industry Investment Group was officially established, many people were already inquiring about investing and acquiring shares, hoping to get a share of the profits.

however……

Zhongjiang Province, besides having a less developed economy than Handong, also has much higher construction costs.

To attract substantial social capital to invest in and build expressways in Zhongjiang.

Tang Zhisheng felt that this was probably not an easy task.

Just like the Shimen Mountain that stretches across the landscape beneath our feet.

Building a super long tunnel costs hundreds of millions of dollars.

The same amount of money, if placed in Handong Province, would be enough to build dozens of kilometers of highway.

But whether or not it can develop is none of my business.

Tang Zhisheng only wanted to return to Handong as soon as possible and succeed as the Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs.

Unfortunately……

The passing of such an important figure as Liang Qunfeng cannot be easily resolved.

The body was sent to the Green Vine City Funeral Home for cold storage.

People from Yanjing arrived before the mourning hall was even fully set up.

According to relevant regulations.

They've reached the level of Liang Qunfeng.

After a person's death, the cause of death must be verified regardless of whether the family members are present.

Even if the official explanation is that he died of illness, the higher-ups still need to know the real reason.

Liang Qunfeng, who had worked in the political and legal system for more than 30 years, had made ample preparations before his death.

He not only wrote a suicide note, but also pre-recorded a video.

Despite Liang Qunfeng's meticulous preparations, Tang Zhisheng still cooperated with the working group to investigate until late at night.

Early in the morning.

The funeral team, personally led by Governor Liu Zhendong, flew from Jingzhou to Lvteng City by chartered plane.

Those who arrived on the same flight included Liang Qunfeng's relatives, his eldest daughter-in-law Yang Mei and his second son-in-law Qi Tongwei.

When I saw my father-in-law, whose skin had darkened after being frozen for some time.

Qi Tongwei couldn't help but shed tears.

Although he hated Liang Lu and Liang Qunfeng to the core.

But over the years, I have made continuous progress, thanks in part to the help of my father-in-law.

Since none of his children were involved in politics and law, his father-in-law also passed on a lot of experience to Qi Tongwei.

Looking at his father-in-law, who had once given him earnest advice, now standing motionless with a kind smile on his face.

Tears streamed down my face.

Compared to the heartbroken Qi Tongwei.

Tang Zhisheng, who answered the phone in the car, was furious.

The caller was none other than the furious Zhong Zhengguo.

Because, as Liang Qunfeng had instructed, the truth must be kept from Zhong Zhengguo until his death.

He knew that Zhong Zhengguo, who had an extremely strong desire for control, would never let him die easily.

His sudden death was a heavy blow to Zhong Zhengguo, who had controlled and manipulated him for many years.

After Zhong Zhengguo finished speaking, Tang Zhisheng feigned innocence and said:

“Zhong Shuji, this is really not my fault.”

"Old Liang kept telling me that he just wanted to visit his hometown."

“I had no idea he didn’t plan to return to Handong alive.”

"Besides, we've worked together for many years. He invited me to be with him. How could I refuse?"

Zhong Zhengguo said urgently:

"Fine, I'll assume his death truly has nothing to do with you!"

"Now that he's dead, the position of Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs in Handong Province cannot be left vacant."

"As long as you follow my instructions from now on, I will recommend you to take over tomorrow. Are you willing?"