Nominal: Energy sector enters Handong, breaking the deadlock

"Secretary Zhao, Qiangzi and his friend just entered the bathhouse, and they've probably already taken their clothes off," Jiang Zhentao fabricated, without even lifting his eyelids. "I'll have him call you back after he's finished showering."

"Okay." Zhao Qikun seemed satisfied with this explanation. "Zhentao, very good, that's it, well done."

Jiang Zhentao changed the subject, shamelessly trying to ingratiate himself: "Secretary Zhao, your wife isn't in Lincheng. Do you need me to go to the hospital tonight to take care of her?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Zhao Qikun's voice turned cold: "No need, Comrade Zhentao, get some rest."

With Yu Fen by his side, what's the point of Jiang Zhentao coming here?

Wouldn't that ruin my own good plans?

Zhao Qikun tossed his phone onto the bedside table.

He grabbed Lin Yufen's wrist and said, "Yufen, don't worry, you can trust me to handle things."

Lin Yufen raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed, with wet tears still clinging to her eyelashes.

She sniffed, her voice a little hoarse: "Qi Kun, I'll head back now."

It's so late, if I don't go back, I'm worried Chen Changgang will become suspicious.

Zhao Qikun's face darkened. "Yufen, there are no outsiders here. Call him Brother Kun."

Chen Changgang is busy playing cards every day. Today, I suffered; I almost got robbed.

My wife, who looks old and haggard, went on vacation.

I want you to stay and keep me company tonight.

We haven't been together for a long time.

"Brother Kun, it's only been two weeks." Lin Yufen smiled upon learning that her son was alright.

Zhao Qikun simply stood up. "Yufen, you're not leaving today. Stay and keep me company."

Lin Yufen nodded.

Zhao Qikun walked to the door, opened it, and called out into the corridor, "Xiao Zhou, Xiao Liu, you two stay outside tonight. No one is allowed to come in without my permission."

The two young men in black suits at the door immediately straightened their backs: "Yes, sir."

Zhao Qikun closed the door and locked it.

Zhao Qikun turned off the headlights.

Lin Yufen turned on the bedside nightlight.

Zhao Qikun pulled Lin Yufen into his arms.

Lin Yufen touched the man's wound, her voice soft yet urgent: "Brother Kun, your wound..."

"It's alright, Yufen." Zhao Qikun pulled her onto the bed.

The two of them got into bed.

the other side.

Old Li's restaurant is locked.

Boss Lao Li was assigned to the military sub-district.

Song Yunhui, Gao Yuliang, and Qi Tongwei took a car to Lincheng People's Hospital.

Following Song Yunhui's instructions, Li Dakang, Wang Julong, and others, acting on clues provided by Jiang Zhentao, went to arrest Chen Changgang, who was involved in gambling.

They arrived at their destination quickly, and all the lookouts were taken away.

Li Dakang felt great leading the team to arrest people.

The stairs were made of wood and creaked when you stepped on them.

Li Dakang slowed his pace, and Wang Julong and the others behind him also slowed down.

As you walk to the corner of the stairs, you can hear voices coming from the second floor, as well as the clattering sound of mahjong tiles clattering together.

"bump!"

"Wait, let me see... Six of Bamboo, I win!"

"What bad luck today, Director Chen. How much did you eat tonight?"

"Not much, just a small-scale operation."

Li Dakang stood at the top of the stairs and listened intently for a while.

He glanced back at Wang Julong behind him and raised his chin.

The two nodded.

Li Dakang walked to the door and pushed it open.

The mahjong table was covered with a jumble of tiles.

Four people sat at the table, each with a stack of money in front of them.

Several packs of cigarettes were on the table, and the ashtray was piled high with cigarette butts.

Li Dakang, a cigarette dangling from his lips, said, "You guys are having a good time!"

Wang Julong crossed his arms. "Looks like Director Chen won!"

All four of them looked up at the doorway at the same time.

Chen Changgang was holding a "four of bamboo" in his hand, about to play it.

Upon seeing Li Dakang and Wang Julong, he paused for a moment.

The fat guy next to him hadn't reacted yet, muttering, "Who the hell are you guys? Don't you know how to knock before coming in? Have you no manners?"

"I'm Li Dakang, a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee." Li Dakang slapped the fat man on the head, then glanced at Chen Changgang's face. "Chen Changgang, having a good time, huh?"

Chen Changgang put down the cards, stood up, and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Secretary Li, Mayor Wang, what brings you here?"

"How did I get here?" Li Dakang took a step forward. "Chen Changgang, you're awesome. Tell me, how did I get here?"

Seeing this atmosphere, the other three people at the table shrank back.

The fat man stood up and tried to walk towards the door, but was blocked by Li Dakang's men.

He still wanted to resist, but when he saw the gun at his waist, he immediately covered his head and squatted on the ground.

"Sit down, don't move." Li Dakang's voice wasn't loud, but the private room immediately fell silent.

Chen Changgang stood there, his smile slowly fading.

He glanced at Li Dakang, then at Wang Julong, and the two men at the door, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"Is there some misunderstanding? I was just playing cards with my friends for fun."

"Entertainment?" Wang Julong was furious. "Chen Changgang, entertainment requires four people sitting around a table with so much money piled up? Do you think I, Wang Julong, am stupid?"

Chen Changgang's expression changed. "Mayor Wang, what are you saying? We were just playing cards among friends, with a small stake. It doesn't count as gambling, does it?"

Thinking of an opportunity to run away.

As long as I don't get caught red-handed and can escape, I'm not afraid of anything.

"A small prize?" Li Dakang walked to the table, picked up the top wad of cash, and threw it in front of Chen Changgang. "You're telling me this is a small prize?"

The banknotes were scattered all over the ground.

Chen Changgang's face flushed red, his lips moved, but he couldn't say a word.

"Chen Changgang, do you think nobody can control you?" Wang Julong pointed at his nose. "You know perfectly well what you did in Lincheng. Nobody can protect you!"

Chen Changgang noticed the window was half-open and his mind raced.

"You've mistaken me for someone else." Chen Changgang shook his head. "My surname isn't Chen, it's Sha. You've got the wrong person."

"Surname Sha?" Wang Julong was amused by his words. "Chen Changgang, is your father named Sha Yankui?"

Chen Changgang fell silent.

Of the thirty-six stratagems, the best is to flee.

Must run!

He quickly backed up, touched the window frame, and suddenly flipped his body towards the window, leaping out of the window.

"Chase! Don't run!" Wang Julong shouted.

Li Dakang waved his hand, "Mayor Wang, let him run. He may be able to escape, but he can't hide."

Wang Julong was stunned for a moment.

Li Dakang crossed his legs and smoked a cigarette.

Chen Changgang landed on the ground, wincing in pain.

Get up and keep running.

I ran five or six steps and then stopped.

There were two people standing there, each holding a gun, the muzzle pointed directly at his forehead.

Chen Changgang's legs went weak, he raised his hands, and knelt down.

"Run! Why did you stop?" Li Dakang asked, his hands behind his back. "Do you think you can run faster than a bullet?"

Chen Changgang, with a mournful face, said, "I...I'll cooperate, I'll cooperate with the investigation."

Wang Julong kicked Chen Changgang in the butt, "If you had been honest earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this."

the other side.

Song Yunhui, Gao Yuliang, Qi Tongwei and others arrived at Lincheng People's Hospital.

I saw two young people playing on their phones outside the ward where Zhao Qikun was.

Qi Tongwei waved his hand, and Jiang Jianyong, deputy director of the Public Security Department of Handong Province, led a team over.

Within five seconds, both young men were crouching on the ground, covering their heads.

Jiang Jianyong ordered his men to take the two young men down the stairs.

Inside Zhao Qikun's hospital room.

Zhao Qikun embraced Lin Yufen, "Yufen, you are my white moonlight, it feels so good to be with you. Yufen, you and Chen Changgang should divorce as soon as possible!"

The sound insulation is quite good.

Song Yunhui and Gao Yuliang could not hear the conversation at the ward door.

Qi Tongwei was about to push open the door to the ward.

A woman in her fifties and a girl in her twenties rushed out of the elevator and ran over quickly.

"Qi Kun, are you alright? We're late."

"Dad, I'm here."

Qi Tongwei asked, "Sir, what should we do?"

Song Yunhui shrugged. "Let nature take its course."