By Huang Jiahui, this magazine’s reporter: The shadowy empire of corruption built by Liu Zhijun, former Minister of Railways, and Shanxi tycoon Ding Shumiao in 2011 came crashing down, In 2013, Liu Zhijun was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on suspicion of “selling official positions” and accepting bribes totaling over 10,000 yuan. Also punished were his cronies, who, through years of “tribute-paying,” had secured positions within the railway system…