In name only, I, Gao Yuliang, will sink Handong at worst.

"If it weren't for the body camera, do you think my dad could have held off the energy department? If it weren't for the body camera, to make sure you really didn't know about this, you would have been dead long ago." Zhong Xiaoai looked at Hou Liangping.

"As for why Sha Ruijin punished you, I have some guesses as well," Zhong Xiaoai said, looking at Hou Liangping on the ground.

Hou Liangping looked at Zhong Xiaoai and quickly asked, "What guess?"

"It's very likely that Sha Ruijin doesn't know you, doesn't know that you're the son-in-law of the Zhong family, and the person who cooperated with Sha Ruijin is Dad, not you."

"Can you contact Sha Ruijin now to help me withdraw the order? It wouldn't look good if I were really demoted from section chief to clerk!" Hou Liangping looked at Zhong Xiaoai expectantly, hoping that she could help, or that the Zhong family could help.

If it works out, it will definitely be in my best interest.

"What are you thinking? Sha Ruijin's report was submitted from Handong to Beijing and is now on the Supreme People's Procuratorate's desk. Do you think it's possible to have it revoked? Telling them it can't be used is ridiculous!"

"It's impossible to revoke it. Although Sha Ruijin was the one who first proposed it, Gao Yuliang has laid out all your illegal procedures."

"In your phone recording, it was all his doing. He didn't vote, but if he had been willing to help, things wouldn't have turned out this way," Zhong Xiaoai said, complaining that Gao Yuliang wasn't helping.

"In my opinion, Gao Yuliang is definitely colluding with the Zhao family. I'm his student! He doesn't help remind me when I make a mistake, but punishes me instead. What kind of teacher is that? Xiao Ai, you have to help me!" Hou Liangping said pitifully.

Humans aren't plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? Moreover, Hou Liangping's current predicament is inextricably linked to the Zhong family; this is her husband.

"Gao Yuliang was able to get into the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee because of Zhao Lichun's help. Otherwise, how could he have become the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission? Let's go see Dad tonight and see if he can help us!" Zhong Xiaoai looked at her husband and agreed.

These people may look glamorous, but it depends on who they're in front of. They may look glamorous in front of outsiders, but at home, they're strictly controlled from a young age, with rules about what they can and cannot do.

As we grow up, we face many constraints. We can't make our own decisions about major life events. Furthermore, we represent not only ourselves but also our parents and family.

Zhong Xiaoai now has to make an appointment in advance if she wants to see her parents.

At 8:30 p.m., Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoai drove to the courtyard house.

The two could only wait in the courtyard. After more than ten minutes, Zhong Zhengguo came out and sat on the only recliner in the courtyard.

"Dad, you've been busy for so long, your shoulders must be sore!" Zhong Xiaoai quickly went over to massage her father's shoulders. Now that she was coming over to apologize and ask for help, she had to show her attitude.

Upon seeing this, Hou Liangping immediately knelt down and came over to beg Zhong Zhengguo for forgiveness.

"Dad, I was wrong. I shouldn't have handled the case illegally. And when I found out about the ledger yesterday, I should have had someone secretly retrieve it. I should have reminded the team members beforehand." Hou Liangping admitted his mistake.

"Your fault doesn't lie here." Zhong Zhengguo took out a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket, and Zhong Xiaoai quickly lit one for her father, then increased the pressure of the massage.

"Dad, what exactly did Liangping do wrong?"

"Your mistake is that you haven't even completed the illegal act. If you had actually gotten your hands on the ledgers, we wouldn't be the ones providing resources to appease those people in the resource system; they would be the ones begging us."

"If we really caught Ding Yizhen and seized control of the Guangmingfeng project, would they act like this? Would they come and condemn you?"

"They'll be hoping you won't point out their mistakes. Breaching procedures is reprehensible, but if you breach procedures and still don't achieve results, then you're simply incompetent."

Zhong Zhengguo is now practically pointing his finger at Hou Liangping and cursing him for being incompetent. How could anyone else possibly enjoy such treatment?

"Dad, this time I didn't expect it; there were just too many variables."

Hou Liangping couldn't openly say that Sha Ruijin was his father-in-law's man, so why was the other party coming to deal with him?

Moreover, who knew that Zhao Dehan actually had the account book? Zhao Dehan will definitely be sentenced, but it's absolutely impossible for him to be sentenced to death. If he were sentenced to death, then it's inevitable that Zhao Dehan would drag them down with him.

"It wasn't entirely Liangping's fault this time. Zhao Dehan and Gao Yuliang were truly despicable. Dad, please give Liangping another chance! Besides, if Liangping's position is good, he can provide you with more help at the end of the year!"

Looking at Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoai in front of him, Zhong Zhengguo really wanted to deal with them directly if they weren't his daughter and son-in-law.

Look at Gao Yuliang and Qi Tongwei, as well as Gao Yuliang and his students. Qi Tongwei has now become a department-level official and is about to become a vice-provincial-level official. Look at Chen Qingquan and Xiao Gangyu, they are at least department-level officials.

Moreover, these two were selected as promising talents by the political and legal system. Could Gao Yuliang possibly have more resources than him? The main reason is that his students are truly capable and have achievements. When the time comes, the teacher can give them a helping hand and they will be promoted.

How come our platform is better than theirs? We're already in Beijing, but we can't seem to get promoted. It's because Hou Liangping is so incompetent that he can't even be used as a tool by the other side.

Hou Liangping has indeed handled many cases, including some at higher levels, but many of them involved violations of rules and laws, and each time the Zhong family had to clean up the mess.

"Liangping, I can give you one more chance. If it doesn't work out this time, you can just live a good life with Zhong Xiaoai and don't expect any further advancement! The Zhong family's political resources are not going to be given to you anymore. I've already done enough for you."

"Thank you, Dad!"

"Thank you, Dad!"

Handong.

Sha Ruijin answered Zhong Zhengguo's call and learned that Hou Liangping was actually the other party's son-in-law. He had initially thought that the other party was just Gao Yuliang's student. His knife had directly slashed the arm of his ally.

I hope I won't offend Zhong Zhengguo because of this! As the saying goes, a son-in-law is like half a son.

I hope Chung Cheng-kuo won't break off the agreement just because he's protecting his own!

The final decision was to demote the other party from a full-fledged department head to a deputy department head, and then send them to Handong. This was considered their punishment.

Hou Liangping came to help with the case and also hoped that Sha Ruijin would take care of him.

Sha Ruijin didn't have any objections to this; it was just a matter of assigning him a deputy director position. There shouldn't be too many of these kinds of positions.