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

"Minister Long, what do you mean by that?"

"Literal meaning!"

Tong Kun was arrested on orders personally issued by our minister; the specific details are a state secret!

You called me to try and get someone out of trouble?

I think you've lost your mind!

After saying that, Long Yan hung up the phone.

Luo Baolin was dumbfounded. It was just about getting someone out of trouble, why was it so serious?

Could it be... that they're really after the people on their ship?

Thinking of this, Luo Baolin's heart couldn't help but race.

Just a few dozen meters below an inconspicuous building in Whale City lies the headquarters of the National Security Bureau.

Long Yan hung up the phone with a cold smile on his lips.

"They're really surfacing one by one like fish on a hook; no wonder they're so lawless they dared to lay a knife on Secretary Chen!"

Taking a deep breath, Long Yan couldn't make a decision on his own. He reported Luo Baolin's phone call to the Minister of State Security, and then an order was issued from Whale City.

Tong Kun has been transferred to the State Security Department of Hainan Province. After receiving instructions from higher authorities, Hainan State Security personnel, under the supervision of one of the Jingshi State Security personnel protecting Chen Luo, began interrogating Tong Kun.

In the cold basement, there is a cold iron chair.

With his hands and feet firmly restrained, Tong Kun was no longer as arrogant as he had been a few hours earlier.

"Lift your head up!"

A loud shout startled Tong Kun, who jolted awake as he raised his head, and at the same time, pale yellow liquid began to flow from his lower body.

"What's your name?"

"I...I..."

"Huh? Nobody hit your tongue, did they?"

If you keep stammering, it won't just be a matter of wetting your pants.

"Speak clearly and answer me!"

"Sir, my name is Tong Kun! My father is Tong Daochi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Sanya Municipal Party Committee..."

Stop! I didn't ask you anything else!

Now tell me, why did you attack Minister Chen with a knife? Did someone tell you to do it?

Do you even know who Minister Chen is? Attacking Minister Chen is itself a threat to national security!

Tong Kun was dumbfounded.

"Sir, you said that person is a minister?"

"Stop playing dumb, answer seriously!"

"I'm innocent! I really didn't know... It's just a coincidence, a coincidence..."

"Don't know? Or is it just a coincidence?"

I see you're not planning to leave our National Security Bureau. Come on, let's continue!

Even the most stubborn person will soften up when they come to us. Enjoy this for now.

"what!"

A series of heart-wrenching screams rang out, and the last glimmer of light in Tong Kun's eyes vanished completely.

Two hours later, Tong Kun was like a puppet, answering whatever the national security staff asked him, and was very cooperative.

He recalled all the mistakes he had made since childhood, including bedwetting at the age of three...

Some people are deeply worried, while others remain calm.

In his hotel room in Sanya, Chen Luo was processing documents sent by the Cyberspace Administration of China, all of which required his review and approval.

Just as Chen Luo was working diligently, the phone rang.

Upon picking it up, I saw it belonged to Secretary Wang of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

"Hey, Secretary Wang!"

"Chen Luo, are you alright?"

Without even guessing, Chen Luo knew that Secretary Wang must have known about what happened a few hours ago.

"Secretary Wang, don't you trust me?"

"A petty thug who relies on his family's influence—I can handle that kind of person."

"Well, it's good that nothing bad happened."

I have already asked Minister Shao to punish the national security personnel in charge of security.

Don't plead for them. Security work cannot tolerate the slightest carelessness; they definitely made mistakes this time.

"Secretary Wang, I understand. By the way, has that little bastard surnamed Tong been interrogated yet?"

If someone can be so arrogant and domineering on a regular basis, engaging in forced buying and selling, they've probably done plenty of other illegal and disorderly acts as well.

Of course, his father, who was the Party Secretary of Sanya, was involved in this.

I just don't understand why some of our high-ranking officials can't properly discipline their own children.

"Sigh! Yes, but it's mainly a matter of attitude."

They felt that they were of high rank and had great power, and that since they only had one or two children, they could handle any trouble they caused.

Take Tong Kun for example. He was taken away by the National Security Bureau less than three hours ago, and his father has already put pressure on the Sanya National Security Bureau.

They contacted the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Hainan Province to ask the Hainan Provincial State Security Department to bail them out.

Even Luo Baolin, the former Party Secretary of Haikou Province, obtained the private phone number of Long Ming, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of State Security, under the guise of work.

Hearing this, Chen Luo sighed.

"This is what happens when you have no scruples. Some of our top leaders have too much power, and peer supervision has become a mere formality."

"Haha, I can't agree with that, I'm afraid Secretary Li will hear me and scold me."

"It's you, Secretary Li can't do anything about you..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo laughed and joked back.

"Secretary Li's granddaughter is now in my son's hands, so Secretary Li wouldn't dare to make any rash moves."

By the way, Secretary Wang, if any problems arise during the interrogation, let the Discipline Inspection Commission get involved.

"It just so happens that our Central Propaganda Department is currently lacking material for producing documentaries on anti-corruption and integrity."

"Okay, I'll ask later."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Luo continued working.

Meanwhile, at the Whale City Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

When the interrogation results were delivered to Secretary Wang through various levels of government, his face darkened as he looked at the thick stack of results.

"You good-for-nothing Tong Daochi, the organization trusted you and put you in charge of the work in Sanya, and what have you done!"

I've smoothed over dozens of illegal and disorderly conduct cases for your son!

Sanya no longer belongs to the Party and the people; instead, it has become your family's domain.

Secretary Wang was so angry that he glared and puffed out his beard. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and finally he slammed his hand on the table.

Some people are destined to have a sleepless night.

The next morning, Secretary Wang instructed the staff of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission to deliver the materials concerning Tong Daochi to the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Supervisory Commission.

Finally, the materials were placed on Director Xiao and Secretary Li's desks.

As he looked at the contents of the document, Secretary Li frowned more and more. How could it be related to Chen Luo?

However, what's done is done, and dwelling on it is pointless. The problems in Hainan Province are probably not as simple as those in Sanya.

Taking a deep breath, Secretary Li remained silent.

Seeing this, Director Xiao tentatively asked, "Secretary Li, the problem in Hai Province is probably..."

"Even a child like Tongdaochi wouldn't dare to do that."

The fact that both Liu Xintai, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and Luo Baolin, the former secretary of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, tried to bail someone out reveals something.

"In fact, Secretary Li, we have received some reports about Luo Baolin before."

However, the evidence in the materials is limited, and Comrade Luo Baolin was still serving as secretary at that time, therefore…”

"It's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. The key now is to get someone to expose all the problems in Hai Province."

"Secretary Li, isn't the candidate already ready?"

Comrade Chen Luo is currently in Hai Province. Comrade Guo Fu's working group will go to Hai Province to assist Comrade Chen Luo; it should be completed in about ten days.

"Wouldn't that be too much of a drain on him? After all, he's not part of our disciplinary committee system..."

"Ahem, I wish to become King..."

"Stop! Don't make such a ridiculous analogy..."