In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Another new week has begun. Last week, Hou Liangping had basically figured out the situation of the staff of the Land and Resources Bureau ten years ago, including two very key figures.

Ten years ago, Pang Bo was the director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources, and Wang Yunxiong was the director of the Land Use Division of its subordinate agency.

The former has retired, while the latter has now become the bureau chief.

According to the investigation conducted by the discipline inspection staff, Wang Yunxiong, the current director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources, has a questionable background.

Of course, he still pretended to be very honest and upright on the surface!

Hou Liangping was somewhat dismissive of this.

He's a professional at finding evidence!

They had trusted municipal discipline inspection commission staff stake out the area for several days. Sure enough, after only three days of investigation, the staff discovered that Wang Yunxiong would detour to a high-end residential area and stay there for half an hour every day after get off work.

I did nothing for half an hour except smoke a cigarette before returning home.

On the third day of the investigation, Wang Yunxiong finally couldn't stand it anymore and drove his car straight into the residential area.

The disciplinary committee staff followed closely behind, and by retrieving surveillance footage, they located the room number without alerting the suspect. They quickly uncovered the room owner's information.

The homeowner is obviously not Wang Yunxiong; the investigation revealed that the house is registered under the name of a real estate developer.

This kind of evasion tactic is commonly used by corrupt officials.

With the investigation progressing to this point, Hou Liangping did not choose to delay any longer. Things were different now; he was the deputy secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission and the secretary of the municipal discipline inspection commission. Investigating a deputy director-level cadre was no different, even if the other party was a provincial-level cadre!

On Saturday morning, staff from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection arrived at the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection with a search warrant and followed Hou Liangping's instructions.

In response, Hou Liangping personally led a team to search Wang Yunxiong's home, with the primary goal of taking him into custody.

Nine o'clock in the morning, at the door of Wang Yunxiong's house.

Knock, knock, knock—the knocking sound was very regular.

The door opened, and it was Wang Yunxiong's wife who opened it. Seeing a group of strangers, Wang Yunxiong's wife immediately became nervous and tried to close the door, but two staff members quickly blocked the door.

"Hello, we're from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection! You must be Director Wang's wife? This is a search warrant issued by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Please cooperate with our work, thank you!"

After the search warrant was displayed on the spot, Wang Yunxiong's wife, like a kite with a broken string, didn't even close the door.

He walked into the house in a panic.

The staff members of the Discipline Inspection Commission exchanged glances, all understanding that this woman must know something about it.

Stepping into the house, Wang Yunxiong's home is not large, about 100 square meters. Of course, owning such a house in Guangzhou, where land is extremely valuable, is not easy in itself.

Wang Yunxiong came out of the room in his pajamas and frowned when he saw the staff of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Just as he was about to reprimand Hou Liangping, he saw Hou Liangping standing at the door. In an instant, Wang Yunxiong froze on the spot.

I just can't bring myself to say anything harsh...

"Secretary Hou!"

Wang Yunxiong walked up to Hou Liangping with a pale face. Hou Liangping simply nodded calmly and explained, "Comrade Yunxiong, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection received a report that you are suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, including embezzlement and bribery. Our Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection can only conduct a search and investigation in accordance with regulations."

Comrade Yunxiong, you understand, right?

Taking a deep breath, Wang Yunxiong slowly nodded.

"I understand Secretary Hou's situation, but... is Secretary Meng aware of it?"

Upon hearing this, Hou Liangping knew what the other party was trying to say, and shook his head, saying, "I don't know about that. The search warrant was personally signed by Secretary Jia. Did Secretary Jia talk to Secretary Meng about it? Why don't you ask Secretary Jia yourself when we get back to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection later?"

A few words were enough to silence Wang Yunxiong.

While the two were chatting, the staff of the Discipline Inspection Commission had basically completed the search of Wang Yunxiong's home.

The search was quick, mainly because the house was extremely simple and there was practically nothing there.

"Secretary Hou, can you now prove my innocence?"

Seeing that the disciplinary committee staff had found nothing, Wang Yunxiong's previously depressed mood instantly regained its confidence.

Hou Liangping smiled at this.

"Don't worry, Comrade Yunxiong. That's how the Discipline Inspection Commission works. Real corrupt officials are often like rabbits with three burrows."

When I was a section chief at the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, I met a corrupt official who always claimed to be the son of a farmer. He ate noodles with minced meat and garlic, and his elderly mother in the countryside could only receive a few hundred yuan a month to barely make ends meet.

Yet this seemingly frugal official had a villa to hide his ill-gotten gains—two hundred million yuan in cash!

More than a dozen money counting machines were used.

Comrade Yunxiong, do you think such corrupt officials should be arrested?

Wang Yunxiong frowned upon hearing this, but still nodded in agreement with Hou Liangping, saying, "Secretary Hou, they should be arrested!"

Just then, a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission looked at Wang Yunxiong. Three keys were hanging from his waist; one was clearly a car key, and the other two…

Hou Liangping noticed this scene and immediately reached out to Wang Yunxiong's waist, taking the three keys in his hand and weighing them.

"Comrade Yunxiong, shouldn't one key be enough for your house? This extra key..."

"Secretary Hou! This is the key to my office!"

Hou Liangping shook his head.

"Whether it's true or not, Comrade Yunxiong, is not for you to decide. I'm too lazy to keep dragging this out with you. Come with us."

After saying that, Hou Liangping took the keys and turned to leave, while the disciplinary committee staff followed closely behind with Wang Yunxiong and his wife.

Once in the car, Wang Yunxiong felt extremely uneasy.

Sure enough, the direction of the car was getting closer and closer to the place he was afraid of, until it drove into the residential area!

At that moment, Wang Yunxiong knew that he was likely doomed!

As I got off the car, went upstairs, and arrived at the door, two discipline inspection staff members who had been waiting there greeted me.

They were stationed here before the operation to prevent anyone from tipping off Wang Yunxiong and moving evidence from inside the house during the search.

"Comrade Yunxiong, you said this key is for your office. Do you still insist on that claim?"

Wang Yunxiong fell silent, while Hou Liangping took a deep breath and inserted the key into the lock. He didn't know what was inside either, but that's part of the fun of solving cases – the unknown and the mysterious!

With a click, the door opened.

What comes into view is a huge living room.

This is a large single-level apartment of about 300 square meters.

There were no furniture or appliances, only paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls and porcelain and other items on the floor.

At this moment, Wang Yunxiong's face was ashen; he knew he couldn't escape.

Hou Liangping walked up to a delicate little porcelain bottle and carefully picked it up.

"Cloisonné enamel, wow, what a fine piece!"

Looking at the bottom of the bottle again, wow! Made in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty!