Chapter 308 Cross-Provincial Arrest, Mingyang Gao Changhe
With such encouragement, problems naturally arise as well. Lincheng borders Mingyang City in the neighboring Jianghai Province, which is the largest economic city in Jianghai Province.
Logically speaking, the crackdown on telecom fraud and pyramid schemes in Handong should have nothing to do with Jianghai Province.
The problem arose when the entire pyramid scheme was on high alert during the arrest, and they fled from Lincheng ahead of time, heading straight for Lieshan County in Mingyang City, a neighboring province.
The police officers in Lincheng certainly didn't want their prize to slip away, so a dozen police cars staged a dramatic chase.
They tracked the group all the way from Lincheng to Lieshan County in Mingyang City, and finally intercepted and arrested the members of the pyramid scheme in the urban area of Lieshan County.
The person in charge of this arrest operation was Wang Yu, the director of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau of Lincheng City. Wang Yu was excited when more than a dozen criminal suspects were caught.
This is all thanks to them!
However, things didn't go as planned. Just as Wang Yu was about to lead his team back to Lincheng, the local police from Lieshan County arrived at the scene and, after talking with Wang Yu, said that they could not take the people away!
This stirred up a hornet's nest. Although the boundaries between the person and the place of residence are somewhat blurred, there is absolutely no doubt about this matter. Yet, the local police in Lieshan County are blocking the way and preventing the person from being taken away.
Wang Yu couldn't stand it any longer and tried to forcibly take him away.
The result, naturally, was a conflict.
Wang Yu, along with more than 30 police officers who came to arrest him, were detained by the Lieshan County Public Security Bureau. The news of their detention lasted for several hours before it reached Lincheng.
When the Lincheng Public Security Bureau learned of this, they originally did not intend to report it, treating it as a misunderstanding. The director of the city's Public Security Bureau personally contacted the Lieshan County Public Security Bureau, but the other party simply said that the detained person could be released, but the captured fugitive could not be assigned to Handong.
Lincheng City Public Security Bureau Chief Zhang Wanlin was furious. Wasn't this clearly going against Handong?
No matter how Zhang Wanlin negotiated, the other party always said the same thing: detaining the criminals was the order of the Lieshan County Party Committee, and if they wanted the criminals back, they should communicate with the Lieshan County Party Committee, as talking to their county public security bureau was useless.
Zhang Wanlin had no choice but to swallow his anger!
The call was made to report the situation to the Lincheng Municipal Party Committee and the provincial department. That afternoon, Yun Haifeng, the director of the provincial department, took the lead in negotiating with the Jianghai Provincial Public Security Department.
"Director Meng, are you saying that even your provincial department can't handle this matter?"
At the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, Yun Haifeng was on the phone, suppressing his anger again and again.
The attitude on the other end of the phone remained unchanged.
"Director Yun, what are you saying? The person was arrested by our Lieshan County in Jianghai. What does it have to do with your Handong? Why should we release him? You can't expect your comrades from Handong to come and walk around and then claim him as yours, can you?"
Furthermore, did Handong County notify Jianghai District of the cross-provincial arrest operation, which resulted in your request for assistance?
"Director Meng! There's no need for prior notification when arresting criminals!"
"Even if it's not necessary, Director Yun, we arrested the person first. It has nothing to do with your Handong, right?"
"Meng Xiaoquan, it was clearly your Lieshan County that snatched it from our Handong Public Security officers! How can you be so shameless, spouting such high-sounding nonsense!"
"Yun Haifeng, I learned this from you. Didn't you snatch someone from me like this back then? It's just tit for tat, no need to thank me!"
"Holy shit!"
"Swearing? Tsk tsk, getting impatient, oh my, our Hall Master Yun is actually getting impatient. But sorry, you're impatient, but I'm not. Goodbye!"
After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.
This angered Yun Haifeng so much that he threw his phone away.
"Damn it, do you really think I'm a pushover? Trying to pull a fast one on us in Handong? Let's see who has the stronger fist!"
After saying that, Yun Haifeng picked up the landline phone on the table.
"Hello, this is Yun Haifeng, Director of the Provincial Public Security Department. Connect me to the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee. Yes, I'm looking for Secretary Chen!"
Time ticked by, and ten minutes later the phone rang again. Yun Haifeng picked up the phone and took a deep breath.
"Secretary Chen, I'm so sorry to bother you at this time!"
At the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee, Chen Luo was somewhat puzzled. After all, Yun Haifeng was usually a very calm and composed person, so why was he acting like this now…
"It's alright, Comrade Haifeng. Just tell me what's wrong, I'm listening."
"It's like this, Secretary Chen..."
Soon, Yun Haifeng recounted the actions of the neighboring Jianghai Province, even taking the opportunity to smear them.
"Comrade Haifeng, is what you're saying true?"
"Secretary Chen, I guarantee with my official position as the director of the provincial department that the person was indeed arrested by our comrades in Handong. It's just that the Jianghai side is disregarding military ethics and directly detaining criminals. They did it on purpose and are clearly going against Handong!"
I called the head of the Public Security Bureau of Jianghai Province, but not only was he unwilling to cooperate, he also mocked me, saying that what he called "an eye for an eye" and that he just wanted to see me get angry.
Secretary Chen, do you think this is permissible?
Even if there are personal grudges, Jiang Hai's side can't just act recklessly without regard for facts, can they?
"Okay, I understand, Comrade Haifeng. Just wait for news."
Chen Luo's expression was also unpleasant after hanging up the phone. He was the person in charge of this operation, and police officers from all over the province and even other departments were cooperating to crack down on telecom fraud and pyramid schemes. In the end, this upsetting thing happened when everyone was working hard.
It's one thing to be in the wrong, but if Handong remains silent when it's clearly the other party's doing it on purpose, it would be incredibly shameful.
"You're really stubborn. If you won't learn, then I'll teach you..."
Shaking his head, Chen Luo picked up the landline phone on the table.
"Hello, this is Chen Luo, the Party Secretary of Lüzhou City. Connect me to Party Secretary Sha from the Provincial Party Committee!"
The call connected quickly, without needing to hang up and wait; Sha Ruijin's voice came through immediately.
"Comrade Chen Luo, what's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Secretary Sha, there's an urgent matter I need to report to you and the Provincial Party Committee. It's like this..."
Three minutes later, Sha Ruijin also had a gloomy face.
"Is Jianghai really this arrogant?"
"Comrade Haifeng is probably not lying."
That's probably true, Secretary Sha. Should the provincial party committee handle this, or...?
"Comrade Chen Luo, I'll call Secretary Hua Bo of Jianghai later to confirm. If what you say is true, we in Handong will definitely not let this go. This is too outrageous!"
"Okay, that's settled then. Secretary Sha, I'll also contact the Mingyang Municipal Party Committee to see what their intentions are!"
"Fine, province against province, city against city, this isn't over until we, Handong, get an explanation!"
Sha Ruijin hung up the phone. It was one thing for him to feel a bit stifled in Handong, after all, the land of Handong was full of hidden talents and powerful figures. But when it came to other provinces, Sha Ruijin was still the same strong-willed Secretary Sha!
Chen Luo's situation was much the same. After finding the phone number for the Mingyang Municipal Party Committee, Chen Luo dialed it directly!