The crackdown on organized crime began with the arrest of the mother-in-law.

Chapter 628 The Underworld Must Be Sweeped Away, Its Protectors Must Be Arrested

No one knows whether Mayor Liang will be able to land safely. Qin Chuan received a call from Zhang Tianyu.

"The city's top leader just called me over to learn about the situation of the special campaign against organized crime. I'm afraid some people might try some tricks recently, so you need to act quickly."

Qin Chuan had anticipated this.

"Don't worry, Chief, I will complete the investigation of both cases as soon as possible. Besides, what the other side should be afraid of is that I'm about to take action against Yuanfang Financial Group."

Qin Chuan knew very well what some people were afraid of.

Now, Pan Geng has wiped out the three major social forces in Linzhou City: Aijia Supermarket Group and Tiantang Entertainment Group. Only Yuanfang Financial Group remains.

Among them, five people were involved in protecting Aijia Supermarket Group and Tiantang Entertainment Group. They have all been arrested and are under investigation by relevant departments. More and more things have been revealed by them.

Although Qin Chuan didn't pay excessive attention to the situation there, the rumors circulating and the number of people recently arrested were already terrifying.

The entire officialdom of Linzhou City is now facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy. The heads of many departments have been replaced, and even many retired personnel have been implicated.

Now, everyone in Linzhou who has ever had dealings with these groups is living in fear.

This time, Qin Chuan's goal is not just to eliminate these two groups, but also to eradicate the protective umbrellas behind them who have ties to these groups. Qin Chuan is determined to remove them all.

Some of these people are now in important positions, while others have retired but still have connections and influence. If these people are allowed to get away with it, then today Qin Chuan produces one Aijia Supermarket Group, tomorrow there could be 10 or even 20 other Aijia supermarket groups.

Through their work in Zhulin County and Ping'an County, Jinzhuan clearly understood that what nurtured these criminal gangs was not only the acquisition of illegal profits, but more importantly, the indulgence of the protective umbrellas behind them.

Putting aside everything else, if they could hold onto their principles and not be corrupted, how could Aijia Supermarket Group or Paradise Entertainment Group have had the opportunity to grow and develop to this extent?

Based on the clues gathered so far, these two criminal groups have been particularly rampant and arrogant in the last four or five years, completely disregarding any law or consequences.

They dare to do anything, and no matter what happens, they can always get things sorted out in the end.

Judging from the interrogations of Tang Jun and Zhang Dongbei, the two of them believed that in recent years they had become more powerful, knew more people, and had more people behind them. They thought that no matter what happened, all they needed to do was pay money, and the problem would be solved.

Therefore, their forced buying and selling has become increasingly rampant over the years, and Aijia Supermarket Group has even monopolized 70% to 80% of the market for daily necessities for the grassroots people in Linzhou City.

Who would have thought that a supermarket could operate to such an extent? And yet, they have existed for over a decade, rapidly expanding for four or five years, and have been involved in over a dozen murder cases. As for other cases of intentional injury, provoking trouble, illegal kidnapping, arson, and so on, they are too numerous to mention.

Therefore, Qin Chuan was determined to uproot all the protective umbrellas behind these criminal organizations, leaving no one unpunished. Every lead received by the anti-organized crime task force had to undergo investigation at lower levels, and then be verified by the task force before a final determination and case was made. No one involved would be spared, regardless of whether they were retired, resigned, or had already left Haizhou City.

If it involves cases from back then, no matter how far they run away, Qin Chuan will definitely bring them back.