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

Zhong Xiaoai rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"What do you mean 'young'? She's forty-seven. In remote mountainous areas, someone that age is already a grandmother."

Hou Liangping did not continue to praise him.

Instead, he inquired about other family matters.

"How's Haoran?"

When Zhong Haoran is mentioned, Zhong Xiaoai looks very proud.

"Haoran is in high school now, his grades are very good, and he's very well-behaved, so you don't need to worry about him."

"Okay, that's good. By the way, where's Shanshan?"

Shanshan, also known as Zhong Xiaoai, later became pregnant and gave birth to a girl named Zhong Shanshan.

As for whether Zhong Shanshan belongs to Hou Liangping, Chen Hai, or someone else, to be honest, Zhong Xiaoai doesn't care, and neither does the Zhong family. Who it is doesn't matter at all; the surname Zhong is enough.

"She's at that age where everyone hates her, but my mom takes care of her. Older people like children, so it's a good balance."

"By the way, let's get down to business. Our team has been investigating Wu Qiguang for two days now, and we feel that the situation is not good. According to Pang Bo's confession, Wu Qiguang should have embezzled more money than him."

In reality, Wu Qiguang's retirement life was very simple; he lived in a cadre nursing home.

Their food, clothing, and daily necessities weren't extravagant; it didn't seem like the lifestyle of a corrupt official.

Upon hearing this, Hou Liangping frowned.

"There must be something fishy going on. I could tell from Pang Bo's interrogation that he wasn't lying. Corruption was definitely involved, but Wu Qiguang's vigilance was exceptionally strong!"

For now, it seems best to go to Pang Bo's house and obtain the audio and video evidence.

"Alright, let's go!"

Half an hour later, when Hou Liangping and his group arrived at Pang Bo's villa, they found that the door was open!

And judging from the marks, it just happened!

"Oh no! Go in and check it out!"

Hou Liangping was almost the first to rush in. The entire villa was ransacked, and even the artificial hill was dented and pitted. Such a meticulous search clearly indicated that it was not simply for money.

Without time to think about anything else, Hou Liangping quickly entered the house and went straight to the study. The study was also in a mess, with scattered books on the floor and even the bookshelves had been moved.

And that calligraphy, "Heaven rewards diligence," also disappeared.

The hidden compartment was opened; where is the evidence of audio or video recording?

Zhong Xiaoai and the other members of the work group who followed her into the study stared wide-eyed. This was too unusual!

Hou Liangping stood there, stunned, his breathing becoming heavy.

"It's really interesting. Just an hour and a half ago, Pang Bo revealed the location of the audio and video evidence, and now his evidence has been completely exposed."

"What a brilliant tactic!"

Zhong Xiaoai, standing behind him, also frowned. The fact that something like this had happened in such a short time indicated that there was a mole within the Discipline Inspection Commission who had tipped them off.

"Ryohei, the trail has gone cold..."

He Liangping took a deep breath and shook his head.

"We underestimated Wu Qiguang, but since he wants to have a contest of magic, let's give it a try!"

Provoking our Discipline Inspection Commission? Do they really think they're some kind of emperor?!

There was no point in staying any longer, so Hou Liangping took out his phone and called Zhao Donglai.

"Hey, Donglai!"

"Oh, Secretary Hou, what brings you to call me?"

"Donglai, there's something I need to ask you!"

Our provincial discipline inspection commission just uncovered a lead on a corrupt official, but someone beat me to it. I've sent you the address; your police should investigate the surveillance footage and arrest whoever came by!

Hearing this, Zhao Donglai rubbed his temples.

"Is the other party someone with a powerful background?"

"Starting at the sub-provincial level!"

After that one sentence, Zhao Donglai fell silent.

"Okay, I'll send some people from the Criminal Investigation Department to take a look."

"Thank you for your help, Donglai!"

"It's all small stuff, it's just about serving the people!"

After hanging up the phone, Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoai left the villa and returned to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Hou Liangping then reported the situation to Jia Renli.

In the secretary's office, Jia Renli tapped lightly on the table, his expression somewhat inscrutable.

"Secretary, that's roughly the situation. There must be someone on our side who tipped us off..."

"Comrade Xiao Ai, what do you think?"

Jia Renli looked at Zhong Xiaoai sitting to the side.

"Secretary Jia, Liangping's analysis is very accurate. There is indeed someone within the Discipline Inspection Commission suspected of leaking information, and it is also certain that the person behind it is quite capable and resourceful."

"The person who could steal audio and video evidence so quickly in such a short time must have considerable power!"

Jia Renli nodded.

"Since this lead has gone cold, let's play it safe. Hasn't Pang Bo already reported us?"

At next week's provincial party committee meeting, I will propose a formal investigation into Wu Qiguang! Ignoring the lead with Pang Bo, let's thoroughly investigate Wu Qiguang!

Although no one said it outright, everyone suspected that Wu Qiguang had ordered this to be done.

Only Jia Renli knew in his heart that Wu Qiguang was just a pawn, and what they had to face was an insurmountable mountain!

Over the weekend, the interrogations of Wang Yunxiong and Pang Bo, including the compilation of evidence related to embezzlement, were completed.

After Hou Liangping handed it over to Jia Renli, Jia Renli personally went to the provincial government to show it to Chen Luo.

At 9:40 a.m., Jia Renli, led by his secretary Xu Yang, pushed open the door to Chen Luo's office.

"Governor, here are the materials you requested!"

Jia Renli handed the compiled evidence and materials to Chen Luo, who smiled and opened them to read.

"These two aren't innocent at all..."

Chen Luo only said this one light sentence, which can be considered a lucky accident. He originally just wanted to disgust the Li family and take back the land, but by a twist of fate, he actually caught two corrupt officials.

However, when Chen Luo looked up at Jia Renli, the smile on his face instantly vanished.

The reason is simple: Jia Renli only shows this expression when the situation is very serious...

Chen Luo's eyelids twitched wildly. He took a deep breath and slowly asked, "Comrade Renli, have any other people been implicated?"

Jia Renli didn't hide anything and nodded.

"Who?"

"It's currently Wu Qiguang, the retired vice governor!"

Upon hearing the word "temporarily," Chen Luo completely ignored Wu Qiguang. If he were just a retired vice governor, Jia Renli wouldn't have such a solemn expression.

Who else might be involved?

"Secretary Qin of Chongqing!"

Hearing this, even Chen Luo, who had seen many storms, couldn't help but tremble slightly in the hand holding the materials.

This is no small fry!

However, Chen Luo remained relatively calm.

"Comrade Renli, are you confident?"

"Governor, Secretary Qin even called Secretary Aimin, trying to get me to stop the investigation... If it hadn't touched a nerve, Secretary Qin wouldn't have done this."

Chen Luo put down the documents in his hand, then stood up and turned his back to look out the window.