Name: The Holy Son of the Energy Department Enters Handong

"It's like this, Secretary Zhong, there's one more thing!"

Sha Ruijin found it difficult to speak at this point, his face was not very good, and his expression was particularly complicated.

Upon seeing Sha Ruijin's behavior, Zhong Zhengguo frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

Anxiety instantly filled my heart.

There must be some other terrible thing that you don't know about.

"That's right, Secretary Zhong, Comrade Hou Liangping has been detained by the provincial department for some time now because he caused Comrade Li Dakang to be admitted to the ICU during the arrest of a suspect!"

"What? Sha Ruijin, what did you say? How can this be allowed!"

Hou Liangping didn't do it on purpose, so what right does the provincial department have to arrest him?

Zhong Zhengguo was furious when he heard this. Hou Liangping had been arrested, and he hadn't even made a single phone call to him.

It seems the person who issued the order had a very firm attitude.

Hou Liangping must have suffered a lot. Although Zhong Zhengguo looked down on his useless son-in-law, he was chosen by Zhong Xiaoai and was also Zhong Haoran's father.

It can't be taken lightly, and after all, he is Zhong Xiaoai's husband. The two of them will have to support each other and stay together until the end.

The most important thing is that this completely disrespects Zhong Zhengguo!

You, Sha Ruijin, are the top official in Handong Province. Can't you even protect my son-in-law?

They've even arrested the person.

If this gets back to Zhong Xiaoai, he'll start nagging her endlessly.

"Secretary Zhong, please don't get agitated. I don't know exactly what happened either. The provincial department doesn't know whose orders they were following. Anyway..."

They have already suspected Hou Liangping, this good comrade, and believe that he is highly likely to have plotted to harm Secretary Dakang.

I couldn't directly ask them to release the man, at least not until it was proven that Comrade Hou Liangping was a good comrade.

Releasing it directly would have a very negative impact; it wouldn't benefit either me or him!

Sha Ruijin quickly offered his explanation, revealing his inner concerns.

The main reason is that Sha Ruijin also heard that Qi Tongwei arrested Hou Liangping and others on the orders of Governor Zhao.

He's playing dumb now, hoping that Zhong Zhengguo will personally go and get it, and personally offend Governor Zhao. As for him, he'll stay behind the scenes and avoid getting involved.

Who says Sha Ruijin lacks ability? His greatest skill is watching two tigers fight and reaping the benefits.

"Secretary Sha, this matter is very serious. This is undermining our organization and damaging our good comrades!"

This is absolutely unacceptable! As the provincial party secretary, you must take responsibility!

Chung Cheng-kuo gave the serious instructions.

Upon hearing this, Sha Ruijin nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I understand, I understand!"

As for what he will do and what actions he will take, even Sha Ruijin himself doesn't know.

If the Zhong family doesn't exert their influence behind the scenes, Sha Ruijin will definitely stall for time; it's impossible for him not to help at all.

He also wanted Hou Liangping, the Monkey King, to make a name for himself in Handong Province. He was a very good tool, with Zhong Zhengguo standing behind him.

This is the source of Hou Liangping's confidence to act recklessly in Handong Province.

Although Zhong Zhengguo is now in charge of propaganda and discipline inspection work, don't forget that he also holds the position of a member of the Standing Committee of the Discipline Inspection Commission, which still allows him to play a corresponding role in some important meetings.

"Okay, hurry up!" Zhong Zhengguo instructed, betting that Sha Ruijin couldn't possibly ignore this matter.

So he simply gave a word of advice.

As a newly appointed provincial party secretary, Sha Ruijin needed to have a powerful tool at his disposal to quickly establish a foothold in the situation.

Hou Liangping is such a key figure.

Without needing Chung Cheng's teachings, Sha Ruijin should already know what to do.

The two were locked in a struggle, pulling and tugging at each other.

Both sides are trying to get the other side to compromise at the lowest possible cost.

What's even more frightening is that the two actually have a cooperative relationship.

"Secretary Zhong, do you have anything else to say?" Sha Ruijin said, seeing that Zhong Zhengguo was uncompromising and unwilling to offer a solution.

He gritted his teeth, unwilling to accept defeat.

He was originally an outsider, so if he forcibly ordered the provincial department to release Hou Liangping's people without making any compromises...

The scene would be ugly, and the leadership of Handong Province would look down on him for doing this.

I think that's all he's capable of; he only knows how to intimidate people by virtue of his status.

But Hou Liangping is indeed a suspect, and what he did was indeed...

This is a serious violation!

If you do this,

If Hou Liangping gets into trouble later, he'll suffer the consequences too.

Based on what Sha Ruijin has learned about Hou Liangping these past few days, it will be very difficult for Hou Liangping to avoid making a scandal. It will require a lot of effort from Zhong Zhengguo and a lot of luck from Hou Liangping in the future.

Therefore, Sha Ruijin tries his best to avoid having a deep connection with Hou Liangping.

But how could Zhong Zhengguo agree? He sent Hou Liangping to Handong Province.

On the one hand, they didn't want Hou Liangping to continue causing trouble in Beijing.

The Zhong family can't afford to waste any more time.

If Hou Liangping continues to cause trouble, he'll probably lose all the foundation he's built up.

On the other hand, they wanted Hou Liangping to achieve remarkable success in Handong Province.

If Hou Liangping performs brilliantly and satisfactorily, he might even be able to carry out the plan of the python swallowing the dragon and sacrifice Sha Ruijin.

In exchange for Hou Liangping's chance to rise through the ranks.

However, before the plan of the python swallowing the dragon was to cooperate with Sha Ruijin to clean up the chaos of Zhao Lichun's era and steal the fruits of Zhao Lichun's more than 20 years of development.

The Zhong family couldn't find anyone else to inherit this achievement, but it could serve as a good bargaining chip to exchange for the glory and treatment they deserved.

"There's not much to say. I'm at ease handing Hou Liangping over to you!"

After Zhong Zhengguo finished speaking, he hung up the phone immediately.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

He muttered to himself, "This Sha Ruijin isn't honest either!"

It's not that he's dishonest, but rather that he's not as simple as he imagines. He's not just a fool who rose through the ranks by relying on his father's legacy, but a leader with his own independent thinking.

They realized something was wrong so quickly and didn't want to be deeply involved with Hou Liangping.

Sha Ruijin: There's nothing I can do. Hou Liangping really thinks he's the Monkey King, capable of anything. Any normal person would think of not getting too involved with him, so you can't blame me!

On the other end of the line, Sha Ruijin's face darkened instantly upon hearing the busy tone on the phone.

He didn't expect Zhong Zhengguo to be so unethical, hanging up the phone directly and leaving Hou Liangping's mess on his shoulders.

He admitted that Hou Liangping was a sharp knife in his hands, and he couldn't possibly not help him!

However, Zhong Zhengguo did not offer any other benefits, which made Sha Ruijin feel particularly aggrieved, as if he were Zhong Zhengguo's subordinate.

I used to think that you, senior colleague, were about to be promoted and become a full-time deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

That's why I respect you so much.

If you weren't a member of the Standing Committee of the Discipline Inspection Commission, you wouldn't even be a nobody in the Discipline Inspection Commission, yet you still dare to use such a commanding attitude.

They're completely disregarding him, this high-ranking official! This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!

Sha Ruijin roared inwardly, his eyes blazing with fury.

But then she remembered that Zhong Zhengguo was going to stop Zhao Lichun for her.

He swallowed his anger in an instant.