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

"Please sit down!"

As soon as Sha Ruijin spoke, Chen Luo and the other two sat comfortably on the sofa opposite him.

"Comrade Dakang, you go first."

Sha Ruijin knew what had happened before he arrived, so he didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"Secretary Sha, I apologize!"

Although I, as her husband, was unaware that my ex-wife, Ouyang Qing, had accepted a bribe of 500,000 yuan from Cai Chenggong, the factory director of Dafeng Factory, I still need to take responsibility. Over the years, I've been so busy with work that I neglected the people around me. This mistake of mine is truly unforgivable!

"Ex-wife?"

Sha Ruijin smiled.

"Yes, Ouyang Qing and I had a fight and got a divorce last night. It wasn't until this morning, after the divorce, that I discovered Ouyang Qing had accepted bribes and made her turn herself in."

Some things are unspoken.

Sha Ruijin looked at Li Dakang and nodded with a smile.

"Comrade Dakang was able to discover the problem immediately and persuade Ms. Ouyang Qing to turn herself in, which is commendable. However, I still have to criticize you. We can't just focus on work; we also need to take good care of our families."

Since Ouyang Qing actively returned the bribes and turned herself in, the disciplinary committee will give her a proper chance to reform.

As soon as Sha Ruijin finished speaking, Tian Guofu immediately chimed in.

"Secretary Sha, you are absolutely right. Ms. Ouyang Qing has shown a good attitude in surrendering herself and actively returned the stolen goods to cooperate with the investigation. Our Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has seen all of this, and it is no problem to treat her leniently."

Hearing this, Li Dakang breathed a sigh of relief. However, he also knew that Sha Ruijin's decision not to pursue Ouyang Qing's matter was because he wanted him to get closer to Sha Ruijin, and the price to pay would be considerable!

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Guofu, Secretary Dakang, now that Ms. Ouyang Qing's question has been clarified, let's talk about the question of Chen Hai, the deputy director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau!"

This Comrade Chen Hai is very bold!

They secretly investigated and followed Ms. Ouyang Qing, who was then a family member of a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee!

Without notifying Chief Prosecutor Ji Changming, and without reporting to our Provincial Party Committee, such undisciplined and reckless behavior must be dealt with seriously!

Li Dakang wanted to add fuel to the fire, but considering his current situation, he could only remain silent.

Hearing the name Chen Hai gave Sha Ruijin a headache.

If I had known better, I would not have agreed to reinstate this troublemaker. Now look what's happened. He's caused such a big problem. If we don't deal with it seriously, the other members of the Standing Committee will definitely be unhappy. After all, if he dares to investigate Li Dakang's wife on his own, will he be able to investigate the families of other members of the Standing Committee in the future?

But if he were to take this seriously, he was genuinely afraid that old man Chen Yanshi would run out of the hospital and stand under the provincial party committee building, cursing him without a second thought.

It's troublesome no matter which way you go...

Chen Luo wasn't in a hurry and just sat there quietly.

After a long silence, Sha Ruijin finally made a decision.

"Comrade Chen Luo, regarding this Chen Hai, have Comrade Changming investigate the matter thoroughly, and then convene a Standing Committee meeting in a couple of days to make a decision."

"No problem, Secretary Sha!"

After leaving Sha Ruijin's office, Chen Luo called Ji Changming and asked him to go to the Jingzhou Municipal Bureau to bring Chen Hai out, investigate the situation thoroughly, and write a report to submit to the Provincial Party Committee.

Having spent his life toiling away, Ji Changming had no choice but to take matters into his own hands. He first went to the Municipal Public Security Bureau and brought Chen Hai, who was pale and covered in bruises, back to the Procuratorate, where he then began questioning and investigation.

"Chen Hai, I'll ask you a question, you answer it!"

Chen Hai sat in the interrogation room, where Ji Changming personally interrogated him.

"Ji Jian, I..."

"I'm asking you, why did you secretly follow and investigate Secretary Dakang's wife, Ouyang Qing!"

Do you realize that your behavior is a serious violation? What are you trying to do?!

Ji Changming's tone was very stern.

Chen Hai shook his head with a wry smile.

"Chief Inspector, it was wrong of me to investigate Ouyang Qing without authorization, but I was doing it to collect evidence of Ouyang Qing accepting bribes."

Moreover, Hou Liangping put me in charge of this matter. He said that Ouyang Qing was a big fish, and that I could devote myself to the investigation during this period, while he would take care of the work at the bureau.

He also said that if the matter were reported, the evidence of Ouyang Qing's bribery would definitely be erased by Secretary Li Dakang.

I...I finally agreed.

Ji Changming frowned. Chen Hai's account was completely different from Hou Liangping's. One of them was definitely lying.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Changming said directly, "Chen Hai, what you're saying is just your side of the story. When I asked Hou Liangping last night, he said he knew nothing about it and had never heard of your unauthorized investigation of Ouyang Qing."

Tell me, which of you is telling the truth?

boom!

Ji Changming's words stunned Chen Hai instantly.

"What do you mean! Hou Liangping is trying to shift the blame onto me?"

"Ji Jian, you have to believe me! I really only investigated Ouyang Qing on my own because Hou Liangping told me to!"

Ji Changming sighed.

"I don't care who's telling the truth and who's lying, where's the evidence?"

I have no evidence, but I do know that you investigated Ouyang Qing and were arrested on the spot by the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau.

Do you understand?

In an instant, Chen Hai felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"I...I have evidence, phone records! Yes, I have call records with Hou Liangping, Inspector Ji, you can have someone check it and everything will be clear!"

Ji Changming shook his head.

"Your mobile phone technology department has investigated and confirmed that you and Hou Liangping did have a phone call, but the content of the call was not recorded or backed up, and no useful information can be found."

With his last glimmer of hope shattered, tears welled up in Chen Hai's eyes, a testament to the pain of being betrayed by his brothers.

He was saddened by the impending disciplinary action from the provincial party committee, and also stimulated by the tingling, numb pain in his body.

"Hahaha, Hou Liangping! You're ruthless!"

Chen Hai burst into laughter, his face turning red with anger, his eyes becoming bloodshot, and he quickly lost consciousness.

"Sigh, they don't even know how to leave a record of their work, serves them right!"

Ji Changming stood up immediately, realizing that continuing the interrogation was pointless. Regardless of whether Hou Liangping had instructed it or not, without evidence, Ji Changming dared not implicate Hou Liangping.

However, Ji Changming also harbored resentment towards Hou Liangping's unscrupulous methods. Such a person might very well scheme against him in the future, and he, as the chief prosecutor, had to be careful!

After leaving the interrogation room, Ji Changming began writing a report.

The news of Chen Hai's unauthorized investigation of Ouyang Qing and Ouyang Qing's decision to surrender spread throughout the entire officialdom of Handong in almost a day.

The provincial party committee members were shocked and called Sha Ruijin's secretary to demand that the matter be dealt with seriously!

Everyone agrees that this kind of thing can only happen once, and it cannot be allowed to happen a second time!

Who can guarantee that the area under their buttocks is 100% clean?

Such unbridled private investigations could lead to serious problems if something is uncovered.

Besides, even if an investigation were to be launched, you are all centrally-managed cadres, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection would be involved in the investigation. What right does it have to be the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate?

Jingzhou First People's Hospital.

Huang Limin had just returned to Handong when he heard about Chen Hai's situation, and he also found out that Chen Yanshi was recuperating in the hospital.

Having known each other for decades, Huang Limin decided to come and take a good look at Chen Yanshi!

By the way, tell Chen Yanshi about this good news regarding Chen Hai!