In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Even now, Gao Yuliang has never forgotten Hou Liangping's words, "I love my teacher, but I love truth more!"

"Secretary Sha, now that Comrade Guofu has preliminarily investigated and clarified the facts, shouldn't our provincial party committee take action against Hou Liangping now?"

Gao Yuliang's words sounded casual, but to Sha Ruijin they were like a sharp knife piercing his heart.

Sha Ruijin took a deep breath and remained silent.

"So, what does Secretary Yuliang think should be done?"

After a long silence, Sha Ruijin finally managed to utter this sentence.

With a gentle smile, Gao Yuliang said calmly, "Although Governor Liu is too busy to come, his intention is to handle this according to regulations. There are witness testimonies and a shareholding structure certificate to prove Hou Liangping's bribery. The facts are clear. My suggestion is to regulate it first."

"Secretary Yuliang, do you think your students are criminals?"

Sha Ruijin's gaze fell on Gao Yuliang, who adjusted his glasses and shook his head.

"I hope my students will all be good comrades who serve the people, but things can't always develop according to my wishes. It's a pity, but the law is impartial!"

Upon hearing this answer, Sha Ruijin knew there was absolutely no room for negotiation.

"Alright, as Secretary Yuliang said, Comrade Guofu, your discipline inspection staff should now detain Hou Liangping for further investigation."

After Sha Ruijin finished speaking, he got up and left.

And what about Gao Yuliang?

He first smiled as he stood up, then said to Tian Guofu, "Comrade Guofu, your Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection needs to hurry, but the New Year is just around the corner. Thank you for your hard work, comrades of the Commission!"

After speaking, Gao Yuliang left the small conference room.

Only Tian Guofu remained, calmly taking out his phone to give instructions to the staff of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

After finishing all that, Tian Guofu looked around the empty conference room.

"Let's fight! The more intense the better!"

As soon as he left the provincial party committee building, Tian Guofu, almost without thinking, dialed Chen Luo's number.

"Hey, Secretary Chen!"

At that very moment, in the Wanda Plaza shopping mall in Luzhou, Chen Luo was shopping for New Year's goods with his family of three when he suddenly received a call from Tian Guofu. Thinking something serious had happened, he hurried to a quieter spot before asking, "Secretary Guofu, is something wrong?"

Tian Guofu had also heard that things were quite noisy on Chen Luo's end, so he asked, "Is it convenient for Secretary Chen now?"

"It's convenient. It's almost Chinese New Year, and I'm out shopping for New Year's goods with my wife and kids."

These words stung Tian Guofu's heart. His wife and children were not in Handong, and it seemed that he hadn't properly reunited with his family for the New Year in the past few years.

"Ahem, Secretary Chen, this morning we received a report that the current director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Hou Liangping, is suspected of accepting bribes, and we already have preliminary evidence."

Secretary Sha and Secretary Yu Liang just had a meeting and decided to place Hou Liangping under investigation. I don't know how important this is, but I'm free right now, so I thought I'd share it with you.

Chen Luo smiled and said that what he called sharing was more like wanting to form some kind of group with him.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, and they're still under investigation? Could it have been Secretary Yu Liang's suggestion?"

"Oh! Secretary Chen, you guessed right!"

"This is very interesting news. Thank you, Secretary Guofu."

"Okay, that's settled then. Secretary Chen, you're busy."

Tian Guofu was in a very good mood after hanging up the phone.

At the Wanda Plaza in Luzhou, Chen Luo didn't take Hou Liangping's double-regulation seriously at all. He was just a deputy director-level cadre, and he had arrested more than a few cadres like Hou Liangping in the few months he had been in Handong.

Two mayors were arrested.

Compared to a family preparing for the New Year and celebrating the Spring Festival, Hou Liangping being placed under investigation is nothing!

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad.

After packing his luggage in the apartment assigned to him, Hou Liangping pulled his suitcase downstairs and then drove towards Handong International Airport.

When they were only ten kilometers from the airport, Hou Liangping realized something was wrong. Several cars were following him closely. After all, he came from the reconnaissance department, and Hou Liangping could easily tell that the cars behind him were following him and it was not a coincidence!

"Oh no, could this be retaliation from those guys?"

Hou Liangping felt a vague unease. Those people used to dare openly send razor blades to his door in Kyoto, but now…

Thinking of this, Hou Liangping broke out in a cold sweat, his lips turned pale, and he instinctively stepped on the gas pedal hard, trying to get rid of the car behind him.

The speed skyrocketed, and just like that, an American blockbuster unfolded. The provincial discipline inspection commission staff thought Hou Liangping was making a desperate struggle, while Hou Liangping felt he was running for his life. In the ensuing chase, the discipline inspection commission staff had no choice but to have the police from the airport set up roadblocks to intercept him.

A speed of 120 miles per hour is quite exaggerated, after all, this is not a highway. When he saw the roadblock and inspection, Liangping was instantly excited.

He braked and drifted to a steady stop, then ran towards the police officers seeking protection.

"I am Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Someone is following me! Officers, please help me!"

Before Liangping could finish speaking, the police officers who had just reacted immediately pinned him down and held him firmly in place.

"Damn it, these guys can even bribe the police!"

This was Hou Liangping's only thought. Only after the disciplinary committee staff who were accompanying Hou Liangping parked their car and came over did the police grab Hou Liangping's arms and make him stand up.

"Comrade Hou Liangping, we are from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection."

We have received a report that you are suspected of accepting bribes.

You need to explain something to us at a designated place and time. Please come with us.

Hou Liangping was dumbfounded when he saw the documents handed to him.

"You're not here to kill me?"

???????

The disciplinary committee staff looked at each other, somewhat disbelieving what they were hearing.

"Comrade Hou Liangping, do I need to repeat myself?"

Only then did Hou Liangping realize that the other party was indeed a staff member of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. He felt relieved, but also very puzzled.

Did he accept bribes?

"I am Hou Liangping, Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, a deputy-department-level cadre. You're accusing me of accepting bribes?"

Hou Liangping pointed at himself with an incredulous expression, while the staff of the Discipline Inspection Commission remained silent.

"Don't waste time talking to him, just take him away!"

Finally, it was only after the leader in charge gave the order that the staff managed to put the struggling Hou Liangping into the car.

The American blockbuster has come to an end.

At 3:20 p.m., Hou Liangping's plane ticket had expired, and in the detention room, a section chief from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection was talking to Hou Liangping.

"Director Hou, you know the rules of our Discipline Inspection Commission. Honestly explain your problems clearly and don't have any illusions!"

We understand your problem; your continued silence will only complicate it.

Hou Liangping was almost laughing in anger; he himself didn't even know what problems he needed to explain.