Name: My father is Zhao Dehan, and I hope he will become a dragon!

2:17 a.m.

The lights in Sha Ruijin's living room were still on, and the curtains were tightly closed.

He had only been lying down for less than an hour when he was startled awake by the urgent doorbell.

The nanny came over and told Sha Ruijin that it was Zhao Dehan.

Sha Ruijin suppressed his morning grumpiness, got dressed, and went out to meet Zhao Dehan.

Rubbing his temples, Sha Ruijin was in a bad mood, but he knew Zhao Dehan's visit wasn't without reason, so he asked, "Old Zhao? What happened?"

Without exchanging pleasantries, Zhao Dehan slammed a handwritten record onto the coffee table—it was Tang Xiaoli's dictation and Lin Wei's compilation of the preliminary testimony.

"A serious criminal case has occurred in Luzhou."

Zhao Dehan's voice was low: "Gang rape, illegal detention, intentional injury resulting in death, suspected traffic homicide... Behind it all is Qi Tongwei's 'brother' Qi Tonghai, and Luzhou City Public Security Bureau Chief Chen Guodong accepting bribes and suppressing the case."

Sha Ruijin was wide awake, quickly scanning the contents, his expression growing increasingly grim.

Upon seeing phrases such as "father beaten to death," "brother killed in a car accident," and "forced to work at a nightclub," he slammed his fist on the sofa, causing the teacup to bounce.

damn it.

Is this in Handong Province?

This is from 2007.

Why does it feel like we're living in the old society?

"Qi Tongwei! It's Qi Tongwei again!"

Sha Ruijin gritted his teeth: "How could Gao Yuliang, in his five years in power, have nurtured such a nest of poisonous insects?!"

"That's the problem."

Zhao Dehan sighed and said, "When Gao Yuliang was the Party Secretary of Luzhou, Qi Tongwei was the Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Even after he was promoted to Director of the Provincial Department, they maintained contact. This group, under the banner of the 'Han University Gang,' formed an underground order in Luzhou—whoever dared to touch their people was going against the entire system."

After a pause, Zhao Dehan continued, "Before, Zhao Lichun probably indulged him quite a bit!"

Sha Ruijin paced to the window, his eyes sharp as knives: "So you conclude that Qi Tongwei may not have known about this, but his name is his shield?"

"Exactly."

Zhao Dehan nodded: "Moreover, I'm certain that Qi Tongwei helped them a lot before. It's precisely because no one dared to investigate that they dared to be so brazen. Tang Xiaoli's escape was a stroke of luck, a stroke of fate—she's now willing to testify, we must seize this opportunity!"

Sha Ruijin was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around: "We can't go through the public security system. If the news leaks to Qi Tongwei's ears, he can make the evidence disappear with just one phone call."

"That's what I meant too."

Zhao Dehan suggested, "I recommend that the provincial government handle this directly!"

Sha Ruijin nodded and said, "Go on!"

Zhao Dehan said:

"First, the Provincial Procuratorate will secretly take Tang Xiaoli in and initiate witness protection procedures!"

"Secondly, dispatch the Armed Police Special Operations Detachment to conduct a surprise raid overnight on the 'Blues' nightclub in Luzhou and Qi Tonghai's residence, and arrest Qi Tonghai and Qi Tongjiang!"

"Third, the disciplinary inspection commission simultaneously took Chen Guodong into custody and froze all his assets and communications."

A cold glint flashed in Sha Ruijin's eyes: "Fine."

At this moment, Sha Ruijin was no longer sleepy.

The living room lights were as bright as day.

Subsequently, Sha Ruijin dialed the internal line: "Secretary Bai, notify Tian Guofu and Li Dakang to come to my office immediately. It's an emergency special meeting of the Party Secretary. There must be no delay. Also, tell them to be quick and not to let anyone know. This meeting is secret!"

He deliberately omitted Yu Liang—the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and secretary of the political and legal affairs committee, who is the spiritual leader of the "Han University Clique" in Luzhou.

If he finds out, the news will definitely leak.

Ten minutes later, Li Dakang and Tian Guofu arrived one after the other.

The two men were disheveled, clearly having been startled awake from their sleep.

"What happened?" Tian Guofu asked, frowning as he buttoned his shirt.

As the secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission, he sensed the impending storm.

Without wasting words, Sha Ruijin presented Tang Xiaoli's testimony to the three of them.

After reading it, Li Dakang's face turned ashen. He looked up at Sha Ruijin and said, "Secretary Sha, I also worked in Luzhou for a few years. It wasn't like this back then!"

Because Zhao Ruilong wasn't allowed to open a food court, Zhao Lichun was assigned to Lincheng. It was only because Li Dakang was exceptionally capable that he managed to achieve some political success in Lincheng and was promoted; otherwise, he would have been rendered useless.

Tian Guofu slammed his fist on the table: "Bookworms, bookworms, these bastards!"

"Now is not the time to settle old scores."

Sha Ruijin said in a low voice, "The key is how to take them down without alerting Gao Yuliang and Qi Tongwei."

Zhao Dehan immediately replied, "We can't use the public security system. Qi Tongwei has many subordinates throughout the entire Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, especially in Luzhou. About 80% of the entire Public Security Bureau there are Qi Tongwei's men. Once word gets out, the evidence will disappear immediately, making it much harder for us to arrest them again!"

Tian Guofu nodded: "The Discipline Inspection Commission can issue a detention order, but the enforcement power... we only have a dozen or so people in the Supervision Office, which is not enough to deal with a desperate criminal like Qi Tonghai."

"Therefore, we must deploy the armed police."

Sha Ruijin's eyes were sharp: "The reason I called you here is the same thing. This is a collective decision made by the Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial Government has issued a document in accordance with the law."

He turned to Zhao Dehan: "Comrade Zhao Dehan, as the Executive Vice Governor, you should immediately draft an 'Emergency Letter Requesting Armed Police Support in Handling Major Cases Involving Organized Crime and Gang-Related Activities,' stating that the cases involve intentional homicide, gang rape, and illegal detention; that there are significant corruption risks within the local public security system; and requesting the Armed Police to cooperate with the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Procuratorate in enforcing coercive measures."

Zhao Dehan nodded and said, "Understood!"

Sha Ruijin then looked at Tian Guofu: "Comrade Guofu, contact the Provincial Procuratorate immediately and have them issue the arrest warrants for Qi Tonghai and Qi Tongjiang, and the detention warrant for Chen Guodong. All documents must be stamped with the official seals of the Provincial Procuratorate and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to ensure their legal validity."

Basically, once the meeting ends, the decision is made.

These few people are enough.

Finally, he picked up the phone and dialed the director of the Provincial Party Committee Office: "Notify the political commissar and chief of staff of the Provincial Armed Police Corps to arrive at the conference room on the third floor of the Provincial Party Committee building within thirty minutes. Bring operational plans and encrypted communication equipment. Also—"

Sha Ruijin paused, his voice icy: "This matter is strictly forbidden from being reported to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. Comrade Gao Yuliang is on vacation; there's no need to disturb him."

Everyone was awed.

At 3:25 a.m., in the conference room on the third floor of the Provincial Party Committee building.

After the two chief officers of the provincial armed police corps took their seats and listened to the case, the chief of staff immediately stated: "The corps can deploy two companies of the special operations detachment, totaling 120 people, equipped with riot control gear. However, a formal letter from the provincial government is required, and the case must be filed with the armed police headquarters."

"Act first, report later."

Sha Ruijin stated firmly, "The situation is urgent. I will report back to the capital afterward. If any problems arise, I, Sha Ruijin, will take full responsibility!"

Li Dakang wrote an official letter on the spot and affixed the provincial government's emergency seal; Tian Guofu completed the detention document simultaneously; Zhao Dehan coordinated with the provincial procuratorate to approve the arrest warrant overnight.

At exactly four o'clock in the morning, the order was issued!