Official excuse: I've put you on patrol in Handong, and the whole province is in a panic.

Hou Liangping couldn't help but say, "Inspector Ji! Why should I go to the Discipline Inspection Team? I came to Handong to handle cases! To put it bluntly, I mainly came to handle Ding Yizhen's case! Now you want me to retire in the Discipline Inspection Team? Do you want me to stay in Handong for the rest of my life?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Changming frowned and said, "Liangping, there's something I need to remind you of. I know you're a cadre sent down from the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Your heart may not necessarily be in Handong! But right now, you're still the Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial High People's Procuratorate! At least you should know your place. What do you mean by 'our Handong'? Aren't you, Hou Liangping, a leading cadre of Handong Province? Are you trying to say that you're not under the leadership of the Handong Provincial Party Committee at all? If so, I suggest you go back to your Supreme People's Procuratorate!"

Hearing Ji Changming's warning.

Hou Liangping immediately deflated.

He didn't expect it.

Old Ji was usually an honest and unassuming man. Even when I was at the Supreme People's Procuratorate, I had dealt with Ji Changming a few times, and this man had never been like this before...

How did things suddenly turn out like this?

Hou Liangping looked at Ji Changming with a furrowed brow.

"Inspector Ji, if you really don't want to deal with Lu Yike, at least transfer her, right?"

Ji Changming shook his head.

"She did nothing wrong, and besides, the First Investigation Division, which she leads, has always been the best division... I can't transfer her!"

Hou Liangping looked at Ji Changming.

"Inspector Ji, can't this be discussed? What if Director Qin talked to you about it?"

Ji Changming glanced at Hou Liangping.

"You mean you're trying to use Director Qin to pressure me?"

"You're probably overthinking it! Although the Provincial High Procuratorate has always operated under a dual-track leadership system, accepting leadership from both the Handong Provincial Party Committee and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Handong Provincial Party Committee holds greater power over important matters like personnel and finances, right? In short, I won't transfer Lu Yike, nor will I punish him! Is there anything else?"

Hou Liangping said in a muffled voice, "That's all..."

"If you don't have anything to do, then go ahead and get busy! Also, Director Hou, from now on, even if you don't have your secretary lead you to my office, you should at least knock first, right? You say Lu Yike doesn't respect her superiors, but do you respect me, your superior?"

Hou Liangping lowered his head even further.

"Yes... the quarterly inspection, I understand."

"Go ahead and get busy."

......

Leave Ji Changming's office.

Hou Liangping couldn't help but feel indignant.

This Lu Yike...

What exactly is their background?

Even Ji Changming can't manage it?

Damn it...

Hou Liangping wanted Zhong Xiaoai to help him deal with Lu Yike.

At the very least, I should be transferred first, but then I thought again that I had just arrived in Handong and it would be too embarrassing to ask my wife for help right away.

He sighed helplessly.

Just bear with it...

Let's at least bear with it for now.

Once I've personally handled a few major cases, no one will dare treat me like this anymore!

If anyone dares to oppose him like Lu Yike did, then it will be perfectly reasonable for him to ask his wife for help.

......

When Hou Liangping returned to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the corridor had become much quieter.

The cadre meeting just ended in an unseemly manner.

Lu Yike left the scene in front of everyone.

Ji Changming did not support him.

Chen Hai sat in the back row like a punching bag, yet quite a few people still spoke up for him.

Hou Liangping stood at the door of his new office, looking at the new name on the doorplate, and his expression finally improved.

Director of the Anti-Corruption and Bribery Bureau.

Hou Liangping.

These words are there; anyone who disagrees must first acknowledge this sign.

Hu Wenbin, the head of the General Affairs Department, followed behind and said cautiously, "Director Hou, your office has been tidied up. Director Chen moved out some of his personal belongings a few days ago."

Hou Liangping pushed open the door and went in.

The office isn't small.

The bookshelves, sofa, desk, and filing cabinets remain in their original positions.

A new tea set has been placed on the table, and the job description signs on the wall have also been changed.

Hou Liangping walked behind his desk and sat down, reaching out to touch the surface.

"Was this table used by Chen Hai before?"

Hu Wenbin nodded quickly.

"Yes. Director Chen used to work here."

Hou Liangping frowned.

"Don't call him Director Chen anymore. The organizational appointment has changed; he's now the head of the Second Investigation Division."

Hu Wenbin quickly changed his tune.

"Yes, Director Hou, it's Section Chief Chen."

Hou Liangping leaned back in his chair and raised his chin.

"Please sit down."

Hu Wenbin only sat on half of the chair, holding a folder in his hands.

Hou Liangping looked at him for a while.

"Old Hu, you're the head of the General Affairs Department. All the bureau's personnel, meetings, materials, and logistics go through you. You should know the bureau's current situation better than I do."

Hu Wenbin said with a forced smile, "Director Hou, things are generally good at the bureau. It's just that Comrade Chen Hai was recently transferred, and everyone needs time to adjust emotionally."

Hou Liangping snorted.

"Adapt? Does the organization's decision require them to adapt? Does that mean if the provincial party committee appoints a cadre and the subordinates don't like him, they can also say they need to adapt?"

Hu Wenbin quickly said, "Director Hou, that's not what I meant."

"I know that's not what you meant, but that's what some people in the department meant."

Hou Liangping picked up the teacup on the table, then put it down again.

"What does Lu Yike's outburst just now show? It shows that the Anti-Corruption Bureau's management has been too lax in the past. A section chief dared to slam the table at the bureau chief's inauguration meeting and dared to name names, saying that the leader was a scoundrel who had gained power. Lao Hu, tell me, can we tolerate this kind of atmosphere?"

Hu Wenbin's forehead was covered in sweat.

"Director Hou, Director Lu is indeed very capable, but he has a short temper."

"Having a bad temper is an excuse?"

Hou Liangping stared at him.

"Let me ask you, if during an investigation, the suspect has a fiery temper, can we let him be?"

Hu Wenbin said in a low voice, "No."

"That's right."

Hou Liangping picked up a pen and wrote a few lines on a sticky note.

"Notify all departments that a special meeting will be held at 3 PM this afternoon to advance the Ding Yizhen case. All personnel from Investigation Division 1, Investigation Division 2, the Technical Division, and the General Affairs Division must attend. Lu Yike and Chen Hai are both required to attend."

Hu Wenbin hesitated and said, "Director Hou, Ding Yizhen has already fled abroad. Shouldn't we wait for the Supreme People's Procuratorate and diplomatic channels to coordinate this case?"

Hou Liangping put down his pen.

"You also think that because I'm new here, I can't do anything?"

Hu Wenbin's expression changed.

"Director Hou, I absolutely didn't mean that. I'm just worried about the procedures..."

"Program, program, it's always program."

Hou Liangping raised his hand and tapped the table.

"Ding Yizhen's career was delayed because of these procedures you all follow. If anti-corruption work just involves sitting in an office waiting for documents, what kind of cases are we even handling?"

Hu Wenbin bowed his head and said, "Yes, I will notify them immediately."

"etc."

Hou Liangping called out to him.

"Move all the existing materials in the Ding Yizhen case to me. This includes the materials in Chen Hai's possession, the materials in Lu Yike's possession, the communication records held by the technical department, the work situation provided by Jingzhou City, and all reports before and after Ding Yizhen's escape."

Hu Wenbin said, "Director Hou, some of these materials have already been submitted to the inspection team."

Hou Liangping frowned.

"Report it to the inspection team? Who told you to report it?"

"Previously, the provincial party committee requested our cooperation with the inspection team in investigating Ding Yizhen's escape, so..."

"That was before."

Hou Liangping waved his hand.

"Now I am the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Case materials related to anti-corruption work must first be centrally managed by the bureau. If the inspection team wants to review them, they can follow the procedures. Our procuratorial system has its own case-handling discipline."