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

Chapter 547 A Grand and Open Scheme to Do It to You

The process of Qin Chuan arresting Zhang Dongbei did not cause any major ripples or unexpected events.

Qin Chuan acted swiftly and decisively this time, giving no one a chance.

Qin Chuan actually had a lot of experience in this area when he was in Zhulin County and Ping'an County.

In the crackdown on organized crime, the targets are usually well-known local figures.

These people use their wealth, fame, and extensive network of connections to wreak havoc and exploit the people in a region.

They satisfy their desires and reap huge profits through various illegal transactions, market domination through forced buying and selling, and other similar behaviors.

Regardless of how they initially amassed their wealth, these individuals gradually began to infiltrate various aspects of society after acquiring sufficient funds.

During this process, some criminals in various departments, after succumbing to temptation or being threatened, gradually became protectors of these forces.

Qin Chuan had encountered this situation before when he worked in the county town. It can be said that behind every criminal gang, there are some people within the system acting as a protective umbrella.

The protective umbrellas vary in size; some may be county-level officials, while others may simply be police officers from a local police station.

Therefore, in this operation in Linzhou City, Qin Chuan had already planned from the beginning to act swiftly and decisively, striking with lightning speed.

Moreover, he chose Buckingham as a smokescreen before dealing with Aijia Supermarket.

Firstly, Buckingham's status among the criminal gangs in Linzhou City is not low; he is considered one of the longer-standing members of the second tier.

The person behind this is not of low status either; a district head is considered a department-level official.

So when everyone thought Qin Chuan was going to use Buckingham as a starting point, everyone overlooked the possibility that Qin Chuan might target the three major powers.

In addition, before taking action, Qin Chuan shifted all his attention to the operation of eliminating traitors within the special task force for the crackdown on organized crime.

This further confirms to all parties that Qin Chuan has recently taken action, but this is the main reason why he won't take any major action.

Moreover, Qin Chuan left Zhang Rui as bait to keep everyone off guard.

As a result, Qin Chuan did not use any of the Linzhou Public Security Bureau's resources, but instead directly called in the Armed Police to launch a lightning strike.

Qin Chuan was well aware of Aijia Supermarket Group's status, capabilities, and wealth. The people they recruited would undoubtedly be of higher rank and wield greater power.

Therefore, if Qin Chuan were to reveal his intention to target Aijia Supermarket Group beforehand, Zhang Dongbei would certainly take swift action and would likely use various formal channels to obstruct him.

Even ignoring everything else, the Aijia Supermarket Group alone accounts for the daily necessities sales of nearly half the residents of Linzhou City. If something really goes wrong, Zhang Dongbei will be uninvolved. What kind of negative impact will Qin Chuan's series of actions have? Who will bear the responsibility?

This one point alone is enough to make Qin Chuan hesitate to act rashly, and even those who were originally on his side may waver.

Qin Chuan, after all, works within the system. Although he holds a high rank now, it's only relative.

Although the Linzhou Public Security Bureau is a powerful department and its deputy director is at the level of a full-fledged division chief, there are not many officials in Linzhou who are higher than that level.

Or if someone from the municipal party committee speaks up, then Qin Chuan will be in a very passive position.

Putting everything else aside, they didn't even need to make any prior arrangements; they simply sent a training course for young cadres, took Qin Chuan away, and the matter was dropped.

It doesn't take long. What can Qin Chuan do in a month? No matter who it is, if someone says that cultivating a fleet of ships should be pushed to a higher level, who can object? But after a month, it will be too late.

Such a conspiracy is very difficult to stop.