Chapter 48: This friend of mine is settled (please collect)

  Chen Li's words left Wang Mingde even more perplexed. You said you sent someone to investigate me, but then you say you're trying to help me. If you want to help me, why would you need to investigate me?

  "I don't believe that there isn't a single good official in Weidong County, I don't believe that there really isn't justice in Weidong County! As it turns out, you're very lucky, you were found by me!" Chen Li continued to say.

  "What are you, after all?" Chen Li's momentum was much stronger than Wang Mingde, who had just been in office for half a year and still had no real power. His nonsensical words left Wang Mingde bewildered, making him even more suspicious of his identity. He even wondered if the person in front of him might be some kind of knight-errant from ancient times, specializing in killing corrupt officials.

  "My name is Chen Li, I'm currently working as a dough master at Zhang's Beef Noodle Restaurant on Xiguan Street!" Chen Li smiled and extended his right hand to introduce himself to Wang Mingde.

  What? The noodle maker from the beef noodle shop? When did this noodle maker from the beef noodle shop become so arrogant? He actually dares to make fun of me, the county head?

  Wang Mingde was astonished, but under the momentum shown by Chen Li before and his personal good upbringing, he did not react immediately, instead warmly shook hands with Chen Li.

  "It seems like we're not friends anymore?" Wang Mingde asked after gesturing for Chen Li to sit down.

  "Hehe, if I didn't say so, would your secretary come in to announce me? But anyway, I think we two will definitely become friends in the future!" Chen Li said with a sly smile, revealing his pearly white teeth.

  I'm a dignified county head, and you're just a noodle maker in a beef noodle shop, but from your words, I feel like being friends with you is somehow beneath me?

  Looking at Chen Li's complacent appearance, Wang Mingde felt somewhat depressed, and after savoring Chen Li's words, he became even more depressed!

  "You came here to find me, and it's not just to make friends with a county head like me, is it?" Wang Mingde reminded Chen Li of his identity as the county head while speaking, implying that even if they became friends in the future, it would be Chen Li who was reaching up to him, not the other way around.

  "I know you're not doing well in Weidong County, and I'm here to help you!" Chen Li walked to the door, closed the office door, and then said seriously to Wang Mingde.

  Chen Li's performance made Wang Ming more and more curious, he didn't look down on him because of Chen Li's identity, but instead felt that his life might undergo a huge change because of this young man in front of him who was younger than him. Maybe he could really help me out?

  "What makes you think you can help me? How exactly are you going to help me?" Wang Mingde asked bluntly.

  "Just because I can help you bring down Ma Jianbang, just because I can destroy the Black Tiger Gang, just because I can prevent Zhao Zhenhua from becoming the Secretary of Wei Dong County!"

  Chen Li said in one breath three things that Wang Mingde had always dreamed of accomplishing, and the strong momentum Chen Li showed while speaking, a confident and determined air, made Wang Mingde feel that all this might become a reality in his hands!

  "What are you going to do? What do you need me to do? How can I help you?" Wang Mingde was affected by Chen Li's emotions and became somewhat agitated, repeatedly asking Chen Li.

  "If I had irrefutable evidence to prove that Ma Jianbang was guilty of countless cases of corruption, malfeasance and murder, could you bring him down and take control of the violent organization in Wei Dong County?" Chen Lid asked, staring straight into Wang Mingde's eyes.

  "What's this?" Wang Mingde's face showed some hesitation.

  The reason is simple. If Wang Mingde only relied on his own power, even if Chen Li provided him with conclusive evidence, he would not be able to do anything about Ma Jianbang. However, if he mobilized the resources of his family, dealing with Ma Jianbang would be a piece of cake. But before coming to Weidong County, didn't his family members and father repeatedly emphasize that he should keep a low profile and not arbitrarily use the family's resources?

  "When you don't cut off, you'll be confused by the chaos! As a man, you should think big and not get lost in a small world. Only when you jump out can you see the whole world!"

  Chen Li's words were like a morning bell that woke up Wang Mingde. If he arbitrarily used family resources for personal gain, it would definitely lead to trouble and damage the family's reputation. But now, he was doing this to benefit the hundreds of thousands of people in Wei Dong County, to bring prosperity to this land. What else could he be worried about? With this thought, Wang Mingde suddenly felt enlightened and nodded his head firmly, saying to Chen Li:

  "If you can produce conclusive evidence, and if Ma Jianbang is indeed guilty of these crimes, then I will not only bring him down but also make him swallow a peanut!"

  "Alright! Within three days, I will hand over all the evidence to you. This friend of mine, Chen Lijiao, has made a promise!"

  For Wang Mingde, collecting evidence of Ma Jianbang's crimes is probably more difficult than ascending to heaven. Firstly, because he has no one available to use, and secondly, because the entire Wei Dong County's violent apparatus is controlled by Ma Jianbang. Wanting to investigate him through his own people is simply a fantasy that cannot be realized!

  As for Chen Li, the people under his command in the Wolf Group were all locals from Wei Dong County, and they had all been involved in the dark forces of Wei Dong County before. So, for them to collect evidence of Ma Jianbang's crimes was like child's play, and it didn't take much effort at all. In just a few days, they collected a large amount of evidence and handed it over to Chen Li in the form of video files and written statements.

  "As a county public security bureau chief, how can he be so lawless and unscrupulous to this extent? If Ma Jianbang is not killed, heaven will not tolerate it!"

  Three days later, when Chen Li handed over the evidence of Ma Jianbang's crimes and a large number of videos and statements recorded by the victims themselves to Wang Mingde, Wang Mingde was outraged and slammed his fist on the table.

  "County Head Wang, the rest of the matters I'll leave to you!" Chen Li said after finishing speaking and quietly left. Wang Mingde thought for a moment and picked up the phone on his desk, dialing a number.

  "Hello, is this Uncle Li? I'm Mingde. I want to ask you to send a special investigation team to our Weinan County to investigate the illegal activities of Ma Jianbang, the head of the county public security bureau! And I have already obtained a large amount of evidence here!"

  After Wang Mingde reported all the information he had grasped to Li Jingtian, the person in charge of the Gansu Provincial Disciplinary Agency on the other end of the phone, Li Jingtian was also furious and said that a special case team would be formed immediately to thoroughly investigate the matter. He vowed to make it an ironclad case, severely punish these rotten elements within the system, and the "harmful horses" in the government. Finally, he spoke with profound meaning to Wang Mingde:

  "Mingde, considering the relationship between you and my father, shouldn't you have told me about this matter earlier? Why did you wait until now to call me? How much suffering has this caused for the people of Weidong County?"