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

Sensing the dissatisfaction in Zhao Donglai's tone, Zhao Ruilong immediately forced a smile, leaned over to pour him a glass of red wine, and said with a forced smile, "Oh, Zhao Gege, what are you saying? I was just venting. Besides, didn't I listen to you? Spotted Tiger didn't fire a single shot, don't worry."

Zhao Donglai nodded, took a sip of red wine, and cursed inwardly: "Idiot."

Sand pen!

Zhao Ruilong sat back down, cursing inwardly.

What a piece of trash! It's just the Zhao family's first dog.

If Gao Yuliang and his apprentice hadn't been so stubborn back then, and the old man hadn't given me a scolding, would you have gotten a chance?

Without the Zhao family, you'd be nothing more than a police chief by now.

A brief silence fell over the room.

Gao Xiaoqin sat to the side, her heart tightening slightly; she didn't want the two of them to have a falling out.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Donglai downed his glass of red wine in one gulp, stood up and said, "I'll keep an eye on Cai Chenggong, but he can't be moved for now. The Jingzhou Municipal Bureau is keeping a close watch on him."

After saying that, he nodded to Gao Xiaoqin and walked out of the room.

"Then I'll be going now, you two."

Gao Xiaoqin smiled and got up to follow.

"Bang"

After the door closed, Zhao Ruilong's previously friendly expression instantly turned gloomy. "What kind of thing is this, daring to give me attitude?"

Beside him, the strategist Du Bozhong's eyes darted around, and he said with a sly smile, "Ruilong, have you looked into the content of today's Standing Committee meeting in Handong?"

"I haven't really noticed that yet."

Zhao Ruilong shook his head and asked curiously, "What's wrong? What are those people up to?"

"No, I hear it's still the same old three things: labeling, setting the tone, and shouting slogans."

Du Bozhong shook his head.

"But there's one thing I think we should pay attention to. It's said that near the end of today's meeting, Sha Ruijin mentioned Zhao Donglai, saying he wanted to give him more responsibilities."

"You mean Zhao Donglai might be siding with Sha Ruijin, just like Li Dakang?"

Zhao Ruilong paused slightly in his swirling of the wine glass, then quickly resumed his swirling motion. "Impossible. He knows what he's done. Besides, Sha Ruijin isn't some fool who can take anyone. He'd have to be at least at Li Dakang's level."

Upon hearing this, Du Bozhong shook his head and said helplessly, "But it is said that Chu Shijun mentioned Wu Zhenyu today, and Sha Ruijin repeatedly vouched for Zhao Donglai. You should know that someone of his rank will not easily make a decision."

"Furthermore, with Qi Tongwei promoted to vice-provincial level, Sha Ruijin's move is clearly an attempt to seize control of the Public Security Bureau and use it as leverage to win over Zhao Donglai. At this point, regardless of whether Zhao Donglai has already sided with Sha Ruijin, we should remain vigilant."

After hearing this analysis, Zhao Ruilong immediately realized what was going on, slammed his fist on the table, and cursed, "Damn it! First there was Li Dakang, then Zhao Donglai, and now Sha Ruijin is only trying to recruit people from my side!"

Across from him, Du Bozhong also found it amusing.

This Sha Ruijin is a fucking genius.

Hou Liangping, the anti-corruption bureau chief, and his sworn brother were both expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office.

The godfather, Chen Yanshi, was so angry after being disciplined that he was hospitalized.

Two of the chief prosecutors under his command were hospitalized, and one was dismissed from his post.

Right now, I already have Li Dakang by my side. If I add Zhao Donglai to the mix...

Gee tut.

Du Bozhong couldn't even imagine what that scene would be like.

"Old Du, what do you suggest we do? Should we give them a warning?"

Zhao Ruilong's face hardened. "I can't control Li Dakang, after all, he's not on our side. But we have to keep a tight grip on Zhao Donglai. I need to call the old man and ask him to put in a good word."

"No, no, no!"

Du Bozhong quickly stopped him; if that phone call were made, Zhao Lichun would be so angry he'd faint.

"Ruilong, have you forgotten? Although our Director Cheng is in jail, he was an excellent photographer back in the day." Du Bozhong gave him a knowing look.

"You mean, bring Zhao Donglai..."

Zhao Ruilong extended his hand and said with a smile.

"No, it's Li Dakang's."

Du Bozhong shook his head. "Zhao Donglai is deeply involved with us. It would be a loss to stab him. Besides, President Gao is married to him. Women's hearts are not to be trusted. Shanshui Group is still under her name. If we push her too far, who knows what she might do."

"But what about Li Dakang's rank... and what about the old man's side..."

Zhao Ruilong hesitated.

"I don't think we need to worry about that."

Du Bozhong smiled mysteriously, "Li Dakang only did that once, and it was because we got him drunk. We haven't had any contact with him since."

"Li Dakang is a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. He has sided with Sha Ruijin. As long as he is willing to pay the price, he is not worried about the other party not protecting him. It was just something he did while drunk. They have ways to cover it up."

"There's only one master tape. Let's make a few copies, send them out separately, and then send the master tape directly to the Discipline Inspection Commission as a warning to Zhao Donglai."

*Slap*

Zhao Ruilong slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "That's the plan. Tomorrow, find a reliable person and send copies to the procuratorate, the anti-corruption bureau, the discipline inspection commission, and the public security bureau."

"I want to see if Zhao Donglai will be anxious then! Come on, let's have a toast."

Du Bozhong nodded and added, "Back then, there were two people, so we recorded separately. We only sent the recordings related to the other person, and kept the ones related to Gao Xiaofeng. When Li Dakang comes looking for us, we'll return them to him immediately."

"Let's do it this way."

After thinking it over, Zhao Ruilong agreed to the suggestion. He was afraid that if he gave it to Gao Xiaofeng, it would put too much pressure on Gao Xiaoqin, which would be counterproductive.

"Let's bump into each other!"

The two men picked up their glasses, clinked them together, and drank them down in one gulp.

……

The next day.

Zhong Xiaoai received a phone call and hurriedly left Handong early in the morning.

After returning home, several police officers knocked on the door within minutes.

"Hello, is this Director Zhong? We are from Chaoyang Public Security Bureau, and these are officers from Jingzhou Public Security Bureau in Handong Province." As soon as the door opened, the lead officer immediately greeted Zhong Xiaoai respectfully.

"I am,"

Zhong Xiaoai nodded with a stern face and stepped aside. "You're here to investigate and collect evidence of Hou Liangping's... belongings, right? I've received the notification. Just keep investigating, I'll show you the directions."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Director Zhong."

The police officer smiled and nodded to the people around him. The group carefully entered the house and, under Zhong Xiaoai's instructions, began searching Hou Liangping's belongings, scanning them with instruments.

After searching for about a few minutes, the policeman asked at the opportune moment, "Director Zhong, has Hou Liangping brought back anything unusual recently? Does it count if it's large or heavy?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiaoai frowned and thought for a moment. Suddenly, she remembered the day Hou Liangping got drunk. She turned around and walked towards the warehouse, but didn't see him.

He then went to the guest room, which was Hou Liangping's bedroom, and searched around before finally finding the box of Handong Special Qu covered in the corner.

Does this count?

"You've got it right, Director Zhong, you've got it right."

The police officers in Handong's eyes lit up. They stepped forward, took out the box of liquor, and scanned it with their equipment, which immediately started beeping incessantly.

Seeing this, Zhong Xiaoai immediately understood that they already knew what it was, and waved her hand: "Call a car over and move all of Hou Liangping's things away. Investigate thoroughly. That shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

"No problem, no problem, Director Zhong, we'll call a car right away. We're on our way back to Han University anyway, it's just a small favor," the policeman said quickly.

"Um."

Zhong Xiaoai nodded, walked to the sofa and sat down, looking at her phone.