Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 759

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Time rewound to half an hour earlier.

Zheng Dawei was still in his office looking at documents when he suddenly received a call from Zhang Minghui.

Over the phone, Zhang Minghui said that the accident at the Daming Coal Mine was not an accident at all, but a man-made incident.

Song Tong was the mastermind behind the scenes, and he also said he had both certified and uncertified evidence, conclusive enough to arrest Song Tong for interrogation immediately.

As the Family Head of the Zhang Family, Zhang Minghui was a prominent figure in Lishui City, and if he had been speaking about someone else, Zheng Dawei would not have hesitated.

However, Song Tong was different.

Even across the whole Tianyun Province, the Song Family could rightfully claim to be the top affluent family, with many of the high-level leaders having good relations with the Zhang Family.

Therefore, Zheng Dawei naturally did not dare to arrest Song Tong lightly, so he dragged it out with Zhang Minghui’s side, stating he needed to investigate before he could make the arrest.

Zhang Minghui was no fool and could clearly tell that Zheng Dawei was just giving him the runaround.

So Zhang Minghui didn’t say much more, briefly discussed the situation, and then quickly hung up the phone.

Zheng Dawei also breathed a sigh of relief but then his phone rang again immediately.

He glanced at the caller ID, straightened himself subconsciously, and hurriedly answered the call.

For the call was from the provincial offices, from the office of the top leader.

The leader’s secretary was on the line and got straight to the point.

“Zheng Bureau, we’ve heard about the incident at the Daming Coal Mine.

We’d like to know how things are going over there now.”

Zheng Dawei immediately responded, “The rescue operation has been successfully completed.

Out of seventy-eight workers, only two sustained serious injuries, forty-eight had minor injuries, and all have been sent to local hospitals for treatment, with no fatalities.”

There was silence on the other end, followed by muffled voices, as if someone had covered the receiver.

Soon, the secretary’s voice continued, “The leaders are very satisfied with the current situation.

You all did a good job in Lishui City this time.”

Zheng Dawei modestly said, “It’s all thanks to the efforts of the front-line workers.”

Then the secretary suddenly asked, “However, according to the information I’ve received, the coal mine incident doesn’t seem to be an accident, but appears to have a connection with two families in Lishui City.”

Zheng Dawei was immediately startled.

The implications within this sentence were far from simple.

Although it was the secretary who said these words, it was clear they also represented the intent of the leader behind him.

Yet, how could the family struggles of Lishui City have reached the ears of the provincial high-level leaders, even prompting a call to inquire about it?

Just thinking about it made the situation seem much more complicated.

Could it be…

With caution in mind, Zheng Dawei asked, “Secretary Liu, where did you get this information from?”

The secretary replied, “Bureau Zheng, the source of the information isn’t important.

What’s important is how the problem is going to be solved.”

Zheng Dawei laughed nervously, “Right, right, solving the problem is indeed key.

I will investigate the situation thoroughly.”

The secretary said, “That’s good.

Lishui City is the coal treasure of our province.

The personal enmities of anyone must not affect the overall situation in the province.

Any destabilizing factors must be dealt with decisively and must not be ignored.”

“Understood, I got it,” Zheng Dawei said seriously.

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Dawei furrowed his brows and began to ponder.

The Song Family had been suppressing the Zhang Family for a long time, which was no secret, and many high-ranking officials turned a blind eye to it, some even covertly supporting it.

As a result, the Zhang Family became increasingly isolated and lost many of their mining resources, even being forced out of Ningjing City to Lishui City.

That was also the reason why Zheng Dawei had been noncommittal when he first received Zhang Minghui’s call; he didn’t want to get involved in the family struggles.

And he was even less willing to offend the now powerful Song Family.

But now, the call from the provincial leaders had sparked different thoughts in his mind.

The leaders’ intentions clearly favored the Zhang Family.

With the sudden change in the attitudes of the high-ranking leaders, what exactly had happened?

No matter the cause, Zheng Dawei had received a signal that the Zhang Family was possibly on the rise.

Zheng Dawei suddenly recalled that not long ago, there seemed to have been a big incident in Yanjing, although he wasn’t clear about the specifics.

However, he had heard it involved the Xu Family.

And the Xu Family had marital ties with the Zhang Family.

As one thought after another emerged, Zheng Dawei felt as if he was Revealing the Mountain Gate, and it all became clear to him.

Without any further hesitation, he immediately assembled his team and headed for Tian Tian Le to arrest Song Tong.

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Meanwhile, just shortly after Song Tong had been taken away, the Song Family in Ningjing City also received the news.

It should be noted that Song Tong was a key piece the Song Family had sent to deal with the Zhang Family.

His mishap would inevitably affect the Song Family’s overall scheme in Tianyun Province.

The Family Head of the Song Family, Song Yiming, immediately made a call to the provincial high-level leaders to inquire about the situation.

To his surprise, the leaders who used to have a good relationship with him were now deliberately avoiding him.

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They either didn’t answer the phone or were evasive even when they did answer.

After making seven or eight calls and still not receiving any useful information, Song Yiming’s heart sank.

This kind of reaction was too abnormal.

He understood that something had happened beyond his control.

With a gloomy face, Song Yiming continued to make calls, and the tenth call was to Ningjing City’s Deputy Mayor Zhao Dayun.

Zhao Dayun had many private dealings with Song Yiming and they shared a mutually detrimental relationship.

Thus, even if others wanted to distance themselves from Song Yiming, Zhao Dayun couldn’t.

So in the call, Zhao Dayun gave a few vague hints and then promptly hung up.

Clutching his phone, Song Yiming stood frozen, like a wooden sculpture.

The provincial high-level actually took personal interest in the Daming Coal Mine incident, and even mentioned the struggle between the Zhang and Song Families—that was truly terrifying!

In the past, the Song Family’s suppression of the Zhang Family never led to such a situation; there have even been more severe incidents than this mine disaster, but the provincial high-ranking officials had always turned a blind eye.

But this time was different, not much time had passed since the incident and the provincial high-level had already made their position clear—this was obviously out of the ordinary.

Could it be…

Suddenly, Song Yiming thought of something, his expression drastically changed, and he quickly picked up the phone again to make another call.

This call was to a friend of his in Yanjing.