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

Hou Liangping glanced at the people in the conference room, then turned and walked to the window.

"Quarterly inspection, it's not that I want to overturn the provincial party committee's decision, the key issue is, am I not allowed to let the general affairs department inform the conference organizers? I'm investigating a case here, the work is urgent... This, the provincial party committee is really acting indiscriminately..."

Ji Changming said, "If your work is urgent, just ask for leave! You're the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and you don't even know the leave application procedure? Have you been working for nothing all these years? Last time, you made a phone call without authorization, which ultimately led to Ding Yizhen's escape and a series of other incidents. Not only do you not repent, but now you're making things even worse! Let me tell you, you deserve this punishment today!"

Hou Liangping gritted his teeth and said, "Prosecutor Ji, I just arrived in Handong, and the Ding Yizhen case is so urgent. I can't just abandon the case to listen to a speech at a conference, can I? I..."

"What do you mean, 'you'? You come to the provincial party committee compound right now. Secretary Tian of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection wants to talk to you, and the Party Group of the Provincial Supreme People's Procuratorate will also hold a special meeting to discuss your case! You...you..."

Hou Liangping held back.

"I'm going there now."

The phone hangs up.

Hou Liangping turned around.

Everyone in the conference room was looking at him.

Lu Yike sat in the first row, her face expressionless.

Chen Hai looked down at his laptop.

Hu Wenbin's face turned pale, and he could barely hold the pen in his hand.

Hou Liangping put his phone on the table.

"The meeting is adjourned."

Hu Wenbin quickly stood up.

"Director Hou, I... I did it according to your instructions yesterday..."

Hou Liangping stared at him.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Did I say I was blaming you?"

Hu Wenbin quickly sat down.

That's not what I meant.

Lu Yike said, "Director Hou, the provincial party committee wants you to go over there. You'd better not delay."

Hou Liangping looked at her.

"Director Lu, are you happy to see me get disciplined?"

Lu Yike closed her notebook.

"I reminded you yesterday that you cannot be absent from the provincial party committee meeting without a valid reason."

"Stop making sarcastic remarks."

Hou Liangping picked up his coat.

"The Anti-Corruption Bureau's work won't stop because of some minor incidents. All divisions of labor remain unchanged today. Lu Yike, you're in charge of cash flow. Chen Hai, you're in charge of project approval. Zhao Wei, you're in charge of communications technology. Submit the plan to me before 6 PM."

Chen Hai looked up and said, "Director Hou, please handle the matters with the Provincial Party Committee first. We will prepare the plan."

Hou Liangping walked to the door, then stopped and snorted.

"You really think I'll be punished? I'd like to see how you punish me!"

talking.

Hou Liangping, his face full of indignation, pushed open the door and left.

......

After the door closed, the conference room was silent for a few seconds.

Lin Huahua whispered, "They really got punished?"

Hu Wenbin wiped his sweat.

"Judging from the tone of the phone call, it sounded like a serious warning."

Zhao Wei took a breath.

"He's only been in office for a few days?"

Lu Yike looked at Hu Wenbin.

"Who made the call yesterday?"

Hu Wenbin's face turned even uglier.

"I did the call."

"What did you say?"

"I told Director Hou that he's busy with work and might be late, so please have the meeting organizers place the nameplate a little off-center."

Lu Yike said, "You didn't say you were asking for leave?"

"Director Hou won't allow me to take leave."

Lu Yike nodded.

"Then tell the truth."

Hu Wenbin became anxious.

"Director Lu, if I tell the truth, won't Director Hou hate me to death?"

Lu Yike said, "If you don't tell the truth, it will be even more troublesome if the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection finds out about the meeting records."

Chen Hai also spoke up.

"Old Hu, don't take on responsibilities you shouldn't. Just tell the story as it happened. You were just following orders, so don't embellish or cover for anyone."

Hu Wenbin had a bitter face.

"How did I get into this mess?"

Lu Yike stood up.

"Because you knew it wasn't appropriate yesterday, but you still did it."

Hu Wenbin opened his mouth, but didn't dare to reply.

Chen Hai picked up his notebook.

"Alright, let's get to work. Director Hou's case can't be delayed."

Lu Yike looked at him.

"Chen Hai, are you really going to do it for him?"

Chen Haidao said: "The Ding Yizhen case is not Hou Liangping's personal case, but the case of the Handong Anti-Corruption Bureau. If we don't investigate, we can only hand over all the initiative to the inspection team."

Lu Yike said, "It might not be a bad thing to hand it over to the inspection team."

Chen Hai shook his head.

"The procuratorate cannot abandon its work just because the bureau chief is unreliable. If the inspection team handles this kind of case, it's our people who will lose face!"

Lu Yike snorted.

"That Hou Liangping, he's really ruined himself and others!"

......

at the same time.

The Provincial Party Committee Building.

Hou Liangping kept urging the driver to hurry up.

As soon as the car came to a stop, he pushed open the door, got out, and walked quickly into the office building.

People from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection were already waiting for him at the door.

"Director Hou, Secretary Tian is waiting for you in the conference room on the third floor."

Hou Liangping frowned.

"Where is Secretary Sha?"

The other party was taken aback.

"Secretary Sha did not mention participating in the conversation."

Hou Liangping snorted.

"The provincial party committee wants to punish me, but the provincial party secretary isn't doing anything about it?"

Upon hearing this, the other person couldn't help but roll their eyes inwardly.

No, who are you?

It's already an incredible favor that the provincial discipline inspection commission secretary talks to you. Do you really want the provincial discipline inspection commission secretary to talk to you?

Do you think you're a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee?

at this time.

Hou Liangping felt even more frustrated.

He also wanted to explain directly to Sha Ruijin.

As a result, they couldn't even see Sha Ruijin.

Small conference room on the third floor.

Tian Guofu sat in the main seat, along with the deputy secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the head of the Cadre Supervision Division of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, and the director of the Political Department of the Provincial Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Ji Changming sat to one side.

When Hou Liangping entered and saw this scene, his expression changed several times.

"Secretary Tian, ​​quarterly inspection."

Tian Guofu pointed to the opposite side.

"Comrade Hou Liangping, please sit down."

Hou Liangping sat down.

Tian Guofu looked at Hou Liangping and said calmly, "I'm talking to you today because, as requested by the provincial party committee's main leaders, I'm having an organizational talk with you regarding your unexcused absence from the provincial anti-corruption mobilization meeting."

Hou Liangping immediately said, "Secretary Tian, ​​let me explain. This morning, I held a special meeting at the Anti-Corruption Bureau regarding the Ding Yizhen case. Ding Yizhen's escape has had a very bad impact. I just took office and am eager to get the case under control, so I didn't attend the meeting."

Tian Guofu frowned.

"Comrade Hou Liangping, I haven't asked you any questions yet, so I hope you won't speak carelessly! When I ask you, you can explain yourself! According to normal organizational procedures, a cadre of your rank doesn't need me to conduct an organizational talk with you! Please take this seriously!"

Tian Guofu's voice wasn't loud, but it was extremely authoritative, leaving Hou Liangping speechless for a moment.

Although Hou Liangping is usually fearless, he couldn't help but feel awe when faced with the power of a provincial party committee member and secretary of the discipline inspection commission.

"Yes... Secretary Tian..."

Tian Guofu asked casually, "Did you complete the leave application procedures?"

Hou Liangping paused for a moment.

"I didn't formally request leave, but I had the General Affairs Department communicate with the conference organizers."

Tian Guofu looked at the staff member next to him.

The staff took out the meeting minutes.

"The General Office of the Provincial Party Committee reported that the Comprehensive Division of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Provincial Procuratorate called last night, only requesting that Comrade Hou Liangping's nameplate be placed to the side, without asking for leave or explaining the reason for his absence."

Tian Guofu looked at Hou Liangping.

This is not communication.