Name: The Holy Son of the Energy Department Enters Handong

Zhengguo fell asleep at three o'clock in the morning.

But the phone on his bedside table woke him up.

"Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep!!"

The sound was harsh and impatient, as if it could ignite the surrounding environment.

"Who is it? Why are they calling so late?"

Zhong Zhengguo skillfully picked up his round-framed glasses from the bedside table, put them on, then picked up the phone, turned on the light, and spoke.

His tone was filled with impatience, and a panic that he himself was unaware of.

He hasn't been sleeping well these past few days because of Hou Liangping's situation.

The position I had worked for my whole life was taken away.

Some of his early investors switched sides, while others mocked his incompetence.

The work pressure is exceptionally high.

If it weren't for the clown brother, who was schemed against by the vice governor when he was the governor.

He's probably going to become the biggest laughingstock in the Zhong family.

Because of that incident, the Zhong family poured all their resources into him, the second son of the Zhong family.

There is still a chance for him to become the first deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

As a result, that spot was taken again.

The Zhong family has fallen into a deep decline.

The Chung family is entirely supported by the old man.

The old man collapsed.

Then the Zhong family can get out of Beijing.

"Boss, this is bad! Our disciplinary inspection department and the Supreme People's Procuratorate have received an inquiry letter from Handong Province!"

The voice on the other end of the phone trembled with unease, clearly indicating that he had already read the contents of the inquiry letter.

"What inquiry letter? What's making you so flustered?" Zhong Zhengguo asked, puzzled. He didn't understand; it was just a small inquiry letter.

How could you let your secretary panic like this?

"This letter of inquiry was handed over by General Manager Lin."

This concerns Comrade Hou Liangping during his suspension and reflection period at the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Remotely controlling the anti-corruption operation of Handong Province led to the disappearance of a deputy mayor at the level of a department director.

An inquiry letter stating that the economic impact on the entire province has been significant, leading to economic stagnation or even regression!

Zhong Zhengguo listened to his secretary's words.

My eyes gradually widened, and my sleepiness vanished.

"What? Hou Liangping actually did something this big?!"

Why didn't that brat tell me!

Zhong Zhengguo suddenly sat up. This was no letter of inquiry; it was clearly a letter of interrogation. If not handled properly, this knife could kill him!

Moreover, it was a joint inquiry letter from Handong Province.

This weight, this level of importance, is something he alone cannot suppress.

This must have alarmed several senior officials.

If Zhong Zhengguo takes another step forward, it's still manageable; there's still room for maneuver.

But now it seems we can only leave it to fate. Who will make up for the economic deficit in Handong Province?!

Who will bear the responsibility for this problem, this impact, and this consequences?

Two major problems landed squarely on Zhong Zhengguo's head.

Moreover, this matter was submitted by General Manager Lin from the Energy Department.

This further demonstrates the importance and undeniable significance of this matter.

"Damn it, if I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have touched Zhao Dehan!"

Zhong Zhengguo cursed under his breath, feeling somewhat regretful.

If he had known this would be the outcome, he wouldn't have embarrassed the energy department.

Now, things are even worse; there's no hope for progress, and we still have to bear the blame.

"There's no other way... I can only ask my older brother!"

Zhong Zhengguo sighed helplessly, thinking of his elder brother.

People in the industry nicknamed him "the clown who loves to bang on the table".

He was a loser who was so angry with the executive vice president that he fainted when he was the provincial party secretary.

He was someone his father barely promoted one rank before he abdicated.

"We can only hope that my older brother will step in and see if it will have any effect in easing the situation..." Zhong Zhengguo muttered without much hope.

My elder brother is currently in a nominal position, which is only slightly better than Zhao Lichun's.

If it weren't for the fact that my eldest brother's daughter married into a good family, he would probably have been usurped by Zhao Lichun by now.

However, the eldest brother's daughter has ultimately become an outsider, and it's uncertain how much of a role she can play.

Chung Cheng-kuo shook his head wearily.

The Zhong family is truly finished now.

"It's Hou Liangping again, that damned Hou Liangping! Zhong Xiaoai, if only I had known..."

Zhong Zhengguo, his face flushed, fastened his belt as he thought this.

If he doesn't personally show up for something this important, let alone solve the problem, we don't even know if he can delay it!

After all, the position of First Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission is held by someone surnamed Wang!

This was one of the energy department elders they had offended before.

Now I have to bow my head when I talk to this person.

Regarding the joint letter of inquiry...

Zhong Zhengguo sighed slowly.

I don't know if the savings I've accumulated over the years will be enough to cover the compensation!

Before leaving home, Zhong Zhengguo made a phone call to Zhong Xiaoai.

"Keep an eye on your useless husband. How come he keeps causing trouble for the Chung family?"

What does he take our Zhong family for? An enemy?

What exactly happened to my father?

"Hehehe, so you were kept in the dark all along."

He's really something else, absolutely incredible...

During his suspension and reflection, he actually used his position as a prosecutor from the Supreme People's Procuratorate to remotely control the anti-corruption bureau of Handong Province, resulting in the disappearance of Ding Yizhen, the deputy mayor at the level of a department director.

The economy of Handong Province is now stagnant or even declining. A joint letter of inquiry from Handong Province has been submitted to the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

I really wish this monkey didn't exist in the world!

"No, he's your son-in-law! You can't just ignore him!"

"Of course I'll care. He's my son-in-law, after all. As long as you don't divorce, the Zhong family has to pay for all the trouble he causes. We can't refuse!"

"Forget it, there's no use talking to you anymore. Tell Hou Liangping to stop causing me trouble. I'm really scared!"

I've come to terms with it now; I can't take any of this wealth with me when I die anyway.

Go ahead and cause trouble if you want. If you lose everything, then you lose everything. Being homeless is the end result you deserve!

The worst outcome for me is simply going to retire.

Zhong Zhengguo hung up the phone wearily.

He originally had an older son, who was very outstanding.

He died young.

So all these years he has poured all his love into Zhong Xiaoai, and as a result he has spoiled her into this... unreasonable and willful young lady!

Zhong Xiaoai paused, stunned, as she listened to her father's weary voice on the phone.

A slight chill ran through me.

Has Father come to terms with things, or is he preparing to give up?

"Hou Liangping!!!" Zhong Xiaoai gritted her teeth.

He squeezed out those three words through his teeth.

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"Hou Liangping, don't ever say you're from the Zhong family again!"

At four o'clock in the morning, Hou Liangping had just gotten off the plane when he answered Zhong Xiaoai's call, and that was the cold sentence he uttered.

"Xiao Ai, what exactly happened?"

"Why are you so angry!" Hou Liangping said patiently.

He can't live without Zhong Xiaoai, without the Zhong family!

If you've become a live-in son-in-law and still don't have a powerful background, then you've wasted your time as a live-in son-in-law!

Then all that suffering and being looked down upon was for nothing.

"You still have the nerve to ask? You caused such a huge disaster for Zhao Dehan, but who gave you the power to remotely control the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province to arrest people without any case filing procedures and during your suspension and reflection period?"

Now look what's happened; you've managed to make a deputy mayor at the ministerial level disappear.

The accountability process has reached the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Discipline Inspection Commission.

At three in the morning, my father was woken up by a phone call!

Hou Liangping, I am utterly disappointed in you. When you arrive in Handong Province, don't try to operate under the Zhong family's name, or the Zhong family will be the first to punish you!

After speaking coldly, Zhong Xiaoai hung up the phone. She heard the disappointment and a hint of despair in her parents' voices.

She felt that if she didn't make changes, her father might really have to watch the once-great Zhong family become dust in the past.

At that moment, she truly felt fear.

Therefore, there was a hint of determination in her eyes when she looked at Hou Liangping.

If Hou Liangping causes trouble again.

She, Zhong Xiaoai, wanted to solve the problem in her own way.