Nominal: Energy sector enters Handong, breaking the deadlock

Gao Yuliang put down his teacup. "Old Ji, you're the head of the provincial procuratorate. Why are you so flustered and unable to keep your composure when something happens?"

He's almost sixty years old, and still a vice-minister.

He's a bit like an old child.

Ji Changming glanced at the people in the room, his brows furrowed, and hesitated before looking at Gao Yuliang and speaking:

"Secretary Yuliang, there are many people inside, and given the case details, is it convenient to discuss this here?"

Old Ji is cautious and mature, avoiding the risk of leaking secrets.

On this point alone, Ji Changming surpasses many others.

Otherwise, Ji Changming would not have reached the position of vice minister.

Gao Yuliang sighed, "Inspector Ji, Secretary Dakang is a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, and Qi Tongwei is the Director of the Provincial Public Security Department. Please speak freely."

Ji Changming, no longer hesitant, stated frankly: "Secretary Yuliang, Secretary Dakang, Comrade Hou Liangping of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate instructed Chen Hai by phone to set up an operation to arrest Ding Yizhen, the vice mayor of Jingzhou City."

The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere changed.

Gao Yuliang looked at Chen Hai and asked in a deep voice, "Chen Hai, are all the paperwork complete?"

Chen Hai stiffened, his bottom half-sitting on the sofa. "Teacher, there are no formalities yet. Hou Liangping said they're processing it."

Gao Yuliang's expression turned cold. "Director Chen, address me by my title when we're at work."

Gao Yuliang would only say that if there were more than two people.

Chen Hai immediately bowed and said, "Secretary Gao, Hou Liangping said that the procedures are being expedited."

He is handling a case at the Ministry of Energy Resources tonight, and has already seized multiple bank cards belonging to a division-level official, and is currently securing the evidence.

I heard they also investigated a villa worth tens of millions.

Chen Hai embellished Hou Liangping's words in order to get Gao Yuliang to agree to arrest the man as soon as possible.

I'm really worried that Ding Yizhen will run away and that the monkey will come to Handong to fight me to the death.

Chen Hai had no idea exactly how far Hou Liangping had progressed or how many people he had arrested.

Li Dakang's hand trembled, and he almost knocked over the cup.

I quickly put the cup on the coffee table, slumped onto the sofa, and everything went black.

Like a bolt from the blue.

With the energy sector involved in the case, Ding Yizhen is highly likely to face serious consequences.

Ding Yizhen was a protégé he personally promoted, and even if he himself was the best at shifting blame, he was still the best in Handong.

However, all the reputation and public image he had built up over his entire life collapsed.

Li Dakang rubbed his temples, opened his eyes, and said, "Secretary Yuliang, I don't think it's appropriate to arrest people without proper procedures."

What do you think?

Li Dakang hoped that Gao Yuliang would say a few words on his behalf.

Li Dakang naturally knew that Ding Yizhen had gone to the banquet, and that he had gone on Ding Yizhen's behalf.

If Ding Yizhen is arrested at the banquet, not only will the Guangmingfeng project be affected, but it may also cause investors to withdraw from Handong en masse.

Let alone succeeding Governor Liu, Li Dakang might not be able to escape unscathed.

Sure enough, no one knows when an accident will happen.

Now that Gao Yuliang has read Song Yunhui's letter, he understands why.

Dispose of Qi Tongwei's phone. Regardless of whether Ding Yizhen is arrested or placed under investigation tonight, even if something unexpected happens, it's absolutely impossible that Qi Tongwei leaked the information.

Gao Yuliang would never directly express his opinion; those who navigate the officialdom of Handong must possess a certain degree of shrewdness.

Otherwise, he would have been tormented to death by the other thirteen bodyguards of Handong long ago.

Gao Yuliang thought for a moment and decided to test Qi Tongwei. "Director Qi, what do you think?"

Qi Tongwei looked at Gao Yuliang, then at Li Dakang, "Secretary Gao, Ding Yizhen is currently the Vice Mayor of Jingzhou and the Chief Commander of the Guangming Peak Project."

If we rashly arrest someone without proper procedures, it could disrupt the business environment in Jingzhou and even our Handong area, and affect the confidence of investors in Guangmingfeng.

Speaking up for Li Dakang, the purpose is obvious.

Qi Tongwei glanced at Li Dakang out of the corner of his eye, his plans clearly laid out.

Sha Ruijin has just been parachuted into Handong, but the provincial party committee standing committee meeting has not yet been held.

If the vote is held on the list of candidates to be promoted from the remaining batch of cadres, I will have a chance to get promoted.

Li Dakang was one of the Thirteen Protectors of Handong.

Qi Tongwei said this in the hopes that Li Dakang would vote for him.

Li Dakang's mood improved slightly. "Director Qi is right. I also think we should deal with Ding Yizhen first."

We in Handong must take the initiative in the case. If Ding Yizhen falls into the hands of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, we will be at a disadvantage.

No matter how I look at it today, I find Qi Tongwei pleasing to the eye; he's quite handsome.

Qi Tongwei is quite capable and knows how to navigate social situations.

Gao Yuliang remained expressionless, looking at Ji Changming and Chen Hai, "Prosecutor Ji, what is your procuratorate's opinion?"

Ji Changming scratched his head. "Secretary Yuliang, this happened too suddenly. I've never encountered anything like this before. My opinion is that the provincial party committee should make the decision."

After all, Ding Yizhen was a department-level official.

That makes sense.

Hou Liangping had no formalities; he simply made a phone call. Even if the people in Handong didn't cooperate, there was nothing Hou Liangping could do.

Chen Hai thought of Hou Liangping, who was far away in Beijing.

The monkey has already taken down the energy system's people, so I can't back down.

Unable to hold back, he spoke up, "Ji Jian is right. Without the approval of the Provincial Party Committee, we cannot arbitrarily arrest a department-level cadre."

However, there was a reason for it.

We must cooperate unconditionally with the Supreme People's Procuratorate's cases.

That makes sense.

After all, the Handong Provincial Procuratorate is also under the leadership of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Li Dakang glared at Chen Hai. "Director Chen, are you implying this case doesn't belong to Handong?"

Chen Hai was a little excited. "Secretary Li, this case originally belonged to the Supreme People's Procuratorate. We were just assisting. My opinion is very clear: we must arrest them as soon as possible."

"What if Ding Yizhen escapes? How will we explain this to the Supreme People's Procuratorate's Anti-Corruption Bureau?"

Bringing him out to put pressure on Li Dakang, using his influence to bully him, actually worked quite well.

Li Dakang truly holds grudges; Chen Hai's words immediately landed him on Li Dakang's blacklist.

If I get the chance in the future, I will definitely deal with Chen Hai.

Li Dakang even made a decision that when Chen Hai was promoted, he would not vote against it, but would instead abstain from voting.

People who are good are bullied by others, and horses who are good are ridden by others.

Ji Changming's face darkened. Well, Chen Hai had offended everyone.

Sigh! I still have to take the blame.

Just thinking about the staffing of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate is enough to give me a headache.

The bureau chief is Chen Hai, a man with a dark complexion and only one mouth; he does everything himself, even the smallest things.

The important matter was pushed onto Lü Liang, the deputy director of the anti-corruption bureau.

Lu Yike is the only son of the Lu family. Her father works in the military.

These things are not important; the important thing is that Lu Yike's uncle is Gao Yuliang.

Also, Lu Yike's mother, Wu Xinyi, was Ji Changming's classmate and also his ideal woman.

Therefore, you can't hit or scold Lu Yike.

Hey!

If he could retire now, Ji Changming felt it would be better to retire where he was.

Li Dakang took out a cigarette. "Director Chen, are you sure that's how it is?"

Chen Hai glanced at his phone. "Secretary Li, I'm certain, absolutely certain."

I think the monkey has succeeded.

Little did they know that the monkey was in a very awkward situation.

They were completely manipulated by Song Yunhui and Lu Xiaola.

Hou Liangping felt that the energy department must have some explanation.

Otherwise, even if Director Qin Siyuan came, it wouldn't be of much use; he wouldn't even be able to get into the office building.

With the arrival of the powerful Second Uncle Zhong Zhengmian, things were somewhat at a disadvantage.

The investigators staking out the Imperial Palace sent a text message: "Director Hou, when are you coming to the villa? It's a bit cold."

Hou Liangping rolled his eyes and replied via text message: "I'm going now."

Hou Liangping thought for a moment, there was one last search warrant left, "Zhao Dehan, let's go search your villa now."

Song Yunhui stood in front of Zhao Dehan. "Hou Liangping, you say Zhao Dehan owns a villa? Where's the evidence?"