Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

"Based on Article N of the 'Regulations on Disciplinary Sanctions for Organizations' and Article N of the 'Law on Administrative Sanctions for Public Officials,' the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee has decided to remove Comrade Li Beiguo from his Party and government posts, demote him to a regular prosecutor in a grassroots procuratorate, and order him to complete the handover of his work and report to his new post within 15 days; and issue a circular of criticism within the provincial political and legal system."

"Removed from Party posts, dismissed from government positions... demoted to ordinary prosecutors..." These words struck Li Beiguo's heart like a heavy hammer. One thought could lead to heaven, the other to hell.

Two days ago, he cheerfully took over Lin Jianguo's responsibilities and was now in charge of the procuratorate's work, surpassing Xing Yun'er. However, now, looking at Xing Yun'er sitting upright in the first row, he felt extremely conflicted and could no longer smile.

Mei Youming turned a page, turned his gaze to Hou Liangping, and continued reading without changing his tone: "Comrade Hou Liangping, former cadre of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Provincial Procuratorate, has committed serious violations of rules and regulations, as detailed below..."

"In accordance with Article N of the 'Regulations on Disciplinary Sanctions for Organizations' and Article N of the 'Law on Administrative Sanctions for Public Officials,' the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee has decided to expel Comrade Hou Liangping from the Party and remove him from public office. His prosecutor's uniform and work permit have been confiscated, his prosecutor's qualification has been revoked, and he will be permanently barred from being employed as a public official. His violations of rules and regulations will be recorded in his personal file and publicly criticized throughout the province as a warning to all law enforcement officers."

Hou Liangping was dumbfounded; he hadn't expected this outcome.

"Expelled from both the Party and public office? How is that possible? On what grounds?" Hou Liangping kept repeating these words, then suddenly stood up and shouted, "On what grounds? I refuse to accept this!"

"Please be quiet!" Mei Youming frowned, and staff members quickly stepped forward and pressed Hou Liangping down.

"If you disagree with this penalty decision, you may appeal afterwards. During the reading of the penalty, no noise or disturbance is permitted! This is a warning!"

Hou Liangping was forced into a chair. Upon hearing this, he immediately shouted, "I'm not convinced! Does my wife know? Sha..." The person behind him quickly covered his mouth.

"Comrade Hou Liangping, this is your last warning. Please do not disrupt order." After a pause, Mei Youming said in a slightly strange tone, "Also, I must remind you that when I reviewed your information, the system showed that you are divorced, so you do not have a wife. Please do not fabricate stories."

Divorced/Unmarried

This short sentence struck Hou Liangping like a hammer blow, leaving him stunned and sitting there dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Mei Youming glanced at him and read out Chen Hai's punishment decision: "Chen Hai..."

At this point, Chen Hai had already given up hope after seeing the punishment decisions for the first two people. When the result of the double expulsion was announced, he gave a bitter smile and slumped into his chair.

In the following minutes, the punishment decisions for everyone were read out.

Mei Youming closed the document, handed it to a staff member, and then said in a deep voice: "The above disciplinary decision has been reviewed and approved by the Standing Committee of the Handong Provincial Party Committee and filed with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. It shall take effect from the date of its reading. All personnel must strictly abide by and resolutely implement it, and shall not arbitrarily change or refuse to implement it."

As they spoke, the accompanying disciplinary committee staff handed out the punishment decisions to each person.

"Please carefully review the contents of the disciplinary decision. Once you have confirmed that everything is correct, please sign the end of the decision to confirm. If you have any objections, you may submit a written appeal to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision within 3 working days. During the appeal period, the execution of the disciplinary decision will not be affected. If you refuse to sign, we will indicate 'I refuse to sign' on the decision, and the entire process will be recorded. This action will not affect the effectiveness of the disciplinary decision."

Li Beiguo took the pen with trembling hands, slowly signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint.

The same applies to the others.

Only Chen Hai and Hou Liangping, who were expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office, could barely hold their pens steady, their hands trembling uncontrollably, and they managed to sign the papers with difficulty.

Those present from the procuratorate and the anti-corruption bureau, witnessing this scene, were filled with mixed emotions. Nothing had gone smoothly since the beginning of the year; more had happened to them in this short period than in the entire previous year.

A few minutes later, all the disciplinary notices were signed. After Mei Youming reviewed them one by one, his expression softened considerably. He then turned to Xing Yun'er in the first row and said:

"Deputy Chief Prosecutor Xing, we hope that the Party Group of the Provincial Procuratorate will attach great importance to this disciplinary decision, earnestly implement it, and do a good job in guiding the disciplinary personnel and ensuring a smooth handover of their work. At the same time, we should take this opportunity to carry out a rectification campaign on discipline and work style throughout the provincial procuratorial system, strengthen procedural awareness, standardize case-handling procedures, strictly prevent similar problems from happening again, and deliver a satisfactory report to the Provincial Party Committee and the people of the province."

Xing Yun'er nodded slowly, his voice heavy but filled with undisguised helplessness: "Please rest assured, Deputy Secretary Mei, our Provincial Procuratorate Party Group will strictly implement the decision and disciplinary requirements of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. I will inform Comrade Ji Changming and Comrade Lin Jianguo of the news and do a good job in all follow-up work. We will deeply reflect on our shortcomings, fill in the gaps, and make every effort to rectify the discipline and work style of the procuratorial system. We will never let down the trust and expectations of the Provincial Party Committee."

Mei Youming nodded, said nothing more, put away the disciplinary decision, turned around and gestured for his staff to leave, said "The reading is finished, we will leave now", and then left the conference room with his staff without lingering.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was very tense.

"Just now, comrades from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced the disciplinary decisions against comrades Li Beiguo, Hou Liangping, and Chen Hai. This decision was made in accordance with regulations, discipline, and law, and is serious and fair. The Party Group of the Procuratorate firmly supports, fully obeys, and comprehensively implements this decision. We ask the organization and comrades to supervise it."

"On this occasion, on behalf of the Party Group of the Court, I would like to make three firm demands of all comrades: First, be absolutely politically conscious and firmly establish loyalty. Political discipline and rules must be placed first, lessons must be learned from the cases, and we must always maintain a high degree of consistency with the organization in thought, politics, and action. We will never allow double-dealing or acting arbitrarily. Second…"

"Next, the Party Group of the Academy will immediately convene a special democratic life meeting to comprehensively investigate problems, solidify primary responsibilities, improve the supervision and restraint mechanism, and carry out comprehensive warning education..."

After giving a perfunctory summary, Xing Yun'er adjourned the meeting.

With Ji Changming and Lin Jianguo hospitalized, and Li Beiguo losing his job after just one day of working, the burden of the procuratorate has fallen on him, the last person still able to work.

If it were in the past, Xing Yun'er would definitely be overjoyed and eager to achieve something.

But now, after the impact of these events over this period of time, he feels that this is a hot potato. Since Li Beiguo entered the Discipline Inspection Commission yesterday, he has been nervously presiding over the work, reporting everything to Gao Yuliang, calling Ji Changming to communicate, and urging the other party to come back.