Chapter 496 Found clues
The next day, Qi Tongwei received Yang Wangang's investigation report.
In his report, Yang Wangang deliberately downplayed the fact that the law enforcement officers of the Liuhe County Market Supervision Bureau enforced the law arbitrarily, believing that the law enforcement officers were not essentially wrong and that those who were fined did indeed violate the law.
Law enforcement officers also impose penalties in accordance with regulations. The only problem is that the fines are not precise enough.
His suggestion was to give demerits to the relevant law enforcement personnel and order the Liuhe County Market Supervision Bureau to strengthen the training of law enforcement personnel.
Qi Tongwei didn't believe Yang Wangang's report at all, but the investigation results of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection had not yet come out, so he could not directly reject the other party's handling results.
So he neither agreed nor disagreed, but just said he understood.
Yang Wangang believed that Qi Tongwei had accepted his decision on how to deal with the case, so he immediately announced the results of his investigation to the outside world. Under their graceful writing style, some people who did not know the truth did believe them.
As for those people who have doubts, they can only curse online.
After temporarily stabilizing public opinion, Yang Wangang instructed the Minister of Propaganda to remove the news and reorganize the Jinghai Daily, hinting at the need to fire Xiao Meihong and other reporters who had acted on their own and brought him trouble.
On the other hand, investigators from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection arrived in Liuhe County and launched an investigation into the incident.
This incident happened in a vegetable market and there were many witnesses, so it was not difficult to investigate.
After arriving in Liuhe County, the investigation team was divided into two groups. Zhang Haiyang and Liu Bin went to the vegetable market to verify the situation, while the team leader Song Yuhang took Liu Fei to the county hospital to see Chen Fang.
Song Yuhang and Liu Fei bought a fruit basket outside the hospital and found out the address of the ward of Chen Fang's husband Zhang Qiang by asking around. The two did not contact Chen Fang through the hospital to avoid alerting the enemy.
"Hello, does Zhang Qiang live here?" Song Yuhang asked as he pushed open the door.
"You guys live here?" Chen Fang asked puzzledly. He didn't remember having such a relative.
Song Yuhang looked around the ward. There were three beds, a total of eight people including the patient and his caregivers. He looked at the female reporter sitting on the chair. He had already understood the basic situation before coming.
After knowing that the people in this ward were all ordinary people, Song Yuhang said straight to the point: "I am an investigator from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. I am here to verify the situation with you."
"You are from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Where is your ID?" asked female reporter Liu Xiaoxiao.
Song Yuhang showed his ID and said, "Please keep quiet, we are here to investigate in secret."
"It's good that you are here. People from the Market Supervision Bureau came to threaten my aunt last night and told them not to talk nonsense, otherwise they would put my sister in jail." Liu Xiaoxiao said frankly.
"Xiaoxiao, don't talk nonsense." Liu Xiaoxiao's mother was afraid that her daughter would get into trouble, so she didn't let her speak.
"Auntie, it's okay." Song Yuhang said, and then said to Chen Fang: "Auntie, what's going on?"
With Liu Xiaoxiao's encouragement, Chen Fang told the whole story from beginning to end.
It turned out that after the news was exposed, the Market Supervision Bureau sent someone to find Chen Fang and asked her not to talk nonsense. If she actively cooperated, she could consider exempting part of her fine. If she talked nonsense, she would not only have to pay the fine immediately but also go to jail.
"Auntie, we already know about the situation you mentioned. We will investigate it as soon as possible and give you a reply.
But you must remember to keep it a secret and don't let others know that we have been here, and everyone else should do the same." He looked at the other people in the ward.
"Don't worry, we know what to do." Liu Xiaoxiao said excitedly.
She knew that once the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection intervened, the Market Supervision Bureau would be in trouble, and she was very happy that those arrogant and unreasonable law enforcement officers could be punished.
After taking Chen Fang's confession, the two left the hospital and prepared to contact Zhang Haiyang and the other person.
On the other side, Zhang Haiyang and Liu Bin's actions were also very smooth. The recent law enforcement actions of the Market Supervision Bureau have made everyone very unhappy. When they heard someone asking about the situation of the law enforcement officers, they were all full of complaints.
People not only talked about Chen Fang's case, but also included the case of an old vegetable seller who was fined 11 yuan. It can be said that the Liuhe County Market Supervision Bureau is no longer enforcing the law, but is just skimming the land.
At the same time, according to the feedback from people in the vegetable market, during this period, other departments in Liuhe County also mainly imposed fines when dealing with problems, and the amounts of the fines were very high.
In the words of the masses, this is no longer enforcing the law for the people, but making money through fines.
"Haiyang, I think this matter is a little unusual. If only one department does this, it would be fine. We can say that there are problems with some law enforcement officers in this department. But if all departments do this, it would make people suspicious." Liu Bin said in a low voice.
"I agree with Haiyang's opinion. Liuhe County is very unusual. We need to make great efforts to investigate it." Zhang Haiyang strongly agreed with his judgment.
"I have a nephew who works in a government department. I heard that the fine was set by the county leaders and they said it was non-tax revenue."
An old man in his sixties scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I forgot what I said, but the meaning is that the county has no money and has to use fines to make up for the difficulties."
"That's what I said. Although those grandsons were excessive before, they were not as bad as they are now. It turns out that the root cause is the leadership."
Listening to the discussions of the crowd, Zhang Haiyang and Liu Bin looked at each other and left the vegetable market tacitly.
As soon as he left the vegetable market, Zhang Haiyang received a call from Song Yuhang, asking about the situation.
"Team Leader Song, we have already investigated everything. We also have other findings to report to you. It's not convenient over the phone, so let's meet and talk later." After saying that, several people walked towards the hotel they had booked in advance.
As soon as they entered the hotel room, they first checked the situation of the hotel to see if there was any surveillance. After confirming it was safe, the four of them sat down and began to discuss the investigation.
"Liu Fei and I met Chen Fang in the hospital, and we can basically confirm that what was said in the news is true." Song Yuhang spoke first.
"It's the same over here!" Zhang Haiyang said with a serious expression.
"Moreover, not only that, some people reported that an old man made 14 yuan by selling celery, but was fined 11 yuan by the Liuhe County Market Supervision Bureau."
Hearing this, even the knowledgeable Song Yuhang couldn't help but widen his eyes, unable to believe it was true.
"Could this be fake?"
"We have confirmed it again and again and it really happened. It happened yesterday morning," Zhang Haiyang explained.
Song Yuhang hurriedly asked: "Have you figured out the reason for the fine?"
"It's not clear yet, we just know that agriculture exceeded the standard." Liu Bin replied on the side.
Zhang Haiyang took a deep breath and continued, "Team Leader Song, according to what everyone has reported, when dealing with any problems, the various units in Liuhe County are accustomed to using fines to solve the problem, and the fines are frighteningly large!"
Song Yuhang nodded, indicating that he understood, but it was not an incredibly severe punishment, with fines of more than 10 yuan at every turn. Who could bear it?
Then, Zhang Haiyang continued: "According to an old man at the scene, the reason why the units in Liuhe County imposed such fines was because they were instructed by the county leaders to use the fines to deal with the problem of capital shortage.
However, it is hard to say what the specific situation is at the moment. After all, this information is only their one-sided statement and needs further verification. "
After saying this, Zhang Haiyang paused for a moment, and then expressed his thoughts and suggestions: "Although it is not possible to determine the nature of this matter for the time being, based on my years of work experience, what the people in the vegetable market said is probably true. We need to conduct an in-depth investigation."
After listening to Zhang Haiyang's report, Song Yuhang was basically certain that this matter was far from as simple as he had imagined. It definitely did not involve only Chen Fang, and it might be a group case.
Thinking of this, Song Yuhang acted decisively, quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed Lu Shuyue's number, and gave her a detailed report on the investigation of several people.
Lu Shuyue on the other end of the phone was also shocked. First, he was fined 180 yuan for making a profit of 10 yuan from selling mutton, and then he was fined 14 yuan for making a profit of 11 yuan from selling celery.
This is not the whole problem. All units mainly impose fines, and he instinctively thinks of corruption.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Well, I roughly understand what you said. Let me send two more capable people to assist you in your work. We must try to thoroughly investigate this matter in the shortest possible time!"
"Yes, Secretary Lu." Song Yuhang quickly agreed.