In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

"Is this the Provincial Procuratorate? This is Gao Yuliang from the Provincial Party Committee (Meituan). Please have Ji Changming come to my office!"

Gao Yuliang immediately understood everything—this was a frame-up! They were calling the provincial procuratorate to summon Ji Changming! Both were vice-ministerial level officials, but Gao Yuliang was the ceiling of vice-ministerial power, while Ji Changming was just a crack in the floor! So insignificant!

When Ji Changming arrived at Gao Yuliang's office, Xiao Gangyu immediately brought up the issue: Ji Changming had now sided with Shajiabang and wondered if Gao Yuliang was Hou Liangping's protector.

"Secretary Gao, what do you mean by this? Do you not trust our Provincial Procuratorate? I can guarantee that Li Kangjian absolutely did not accept bribes. We have video and audio recordings of every interrogation! There was no extortion!"

When Ji Changming said this, Gao Yuliang was dumbfounded. He had called him over to confront Xiao Gangyu. To put it bluntly, the Jingzhou Municipal Procuratorate was under the jurisdiction of the provincial procuratorate. Why was he pointing the finger at him?

"Old Ji, you..."

Before Gao Yuliang could finish speaking, Xiao Gangyu interrupted!

"If it were extortion, would Cai Chenggong's wife have secretly come to our Jingzhou Municipal Procuratorate? In any case, Li Kangjian's bank card did receive two transfers! We demand that Li Kangjian immediately cease work and cooperate with our investigation!"

"What qualifications does your Jingzhou Municipal Procuratorate have to investigate a bureau-level official? You yourself are only a bureau-level official!"

Gao Yuliang spoke up, and Ji Changming was dumbfounded. "Gao Yuliang, whose side are you on?" But he still managed to reply.

"Yes, what right do you have!"

"That's why I'm here to discuss this with you, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the Chief Prosecutor! After all, someone has reported this, so we have to open a case. We absolutely cannot let corrupt officials escape! First of all, Li Kangjian is no longer able to work!"

Xiao Gangyu was also quite helpless. If Zhao Ruilong hadn't had something on him that he didn't know, he wouldn't have wanted to get involved in this mess! Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Xiao Gangyu could only continue speaking!

"Secretary Gao, Chief Prosecutor Ji, we are all involved in law enforcement, and we know the rules and regulations. Li Kangjian is indeed unable to work in this state! We must first investigate Li Kangjian's situation!"

Gao Yuliang glanced at Ji Changming, who had no choice but to make a phone call to Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lin.

"Old Lin, stop interrogating Li Kangjian! Suspend all his work!"

"Huh? Why? Liu Xinjian is about to confess, he's just one step away from doing so!"

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lin was unaware of what had happened, but Ji Changming simply said...

"Stop the interrogation! I'll talk to you when I get back!"

"In that case, I'll go to the provincial procuratorate now. Your provincial procuratorate will take the lead, and we will assist you."

Xiao Gangyu did not back down and said he was going to the provincial procuratorate. Not long after he left, Gao Yuliang hurriedly said something.

"Call Li Kangjian immediately and tell him to continue the interrogation. Stop in the last ten minutes, regardless of whether he gets anything out of him!"

"well!"

Ji Changming also realized that Gao Yuliang was probably not in cahoots with Xiao Gangyu!

After Ji Changming finished his call, Gao Yuliang also made a call!

"Xiao Xin, Kang Jian has been suspended. I'm going to meet with Secretary Sha in person later. Are you going too? Okay, I'll wait for you. Take my car!"

"Executive? Secretary Gao, are you and the Executive Director planning to consult with the Provincial Party Secretary?"

Ji Changming asked, and Gao Yuliang nodded.

"Of course! Li Kangjian is my student, I know him well, he's definitely not someone who's greedy for money! Both the executive director and I are willing to vouch for him!"

Upon hearing Gao Yuliang say this, Ji Changming immediately replied!

"Secretary Gao! My attitude was not good when I came in just now, please forgive me."

When Gao Yuliang heard Ji Changming apologize to him, he didn't say anything and just waved his hand. It was fortunate that Ji Changming was acting in Li Kangjian's best interest; otherwise, Gao Yuliang would have shown Ji Changming today what it meant to be a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and what it meant to be at the vice-ministerial level.

"It's alright, ten minutes is about enough. Let Li Kangjian stop, so they don't have any leverage against us!"

Gao Yuliang glanced at his watch and said to Ji Changming, who nodded. He then called Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lin.

"Stop all interrogations! Xiao Gangyu should be here soon!"

Li Kangjian was also speechless. Seeing that Liu Xinjian couldn't hold on any longer, he was told to stop the interrogation. Liu Xinjian realized something and immediately stopped talking!

He cursed under his breath and walked out. Just then, as soon as he sat down, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Lin told him about his case, and Xiao Gangyu walked in! Xiao Gangyu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it wasn't Li Kangjian interrogating him.

Meanwhile, Gao Yuliang and Zhao Zhongxin met and headed straight for Sha Ruijin's office!

"Secretary Gao, Executive Director Zhao, what's going on here?!"

Secretary Bai asked with a smile!

"Secretary Bai, we need to speak with Secretary Sha!"

Zhao Zhongxin got straight to the point. Secretary Bai nodded. The two provincial standing committee members coming together must mean something important. He went straight inside.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Gao Yuliang and Executive Vice President Zhao Zhongxin are looking for you!"

Sha Ruijin stopped writing, lowered his head, and his eyes peeked out from above their sockets!

"Please come in!"

Not long after, Secretary Bai came out and said with a smile!

"Please come in, gentlemen! Secretary Sha invites you in!"

Zhao Zhongxin and Gao Yuliang also went straight in. As deputy ministers, they didn't need to greet Secretary Bai like Ji Changming did!

"Secretary Yuliang, and Executive Director Zhao! You two are about to leave work, why are you coming to see me? Has something major happened in Handong?"

Sha Ruijin stood up and said with a smile! Gao Yuliang smiled.

"Yes, it's something important! Executive Director, you can speak to him!"

Zhao Zhongxin nodded!

"Secretary Sha, I know why you've come. It's no secret to me why you're here; Zhao Lichun has already made his move!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Ruijin's gaze darkened! But he quickly recovered!

"Please have a seat, please have a seat. Xiao Bai, bring me some tea, from the cabinet at the very front of my office!"

"Yes, Secretary Sha!"

After Secretary Bai finished speaking, she lowered her head and walked out!

"Haha, so what does the executive director mean? Does he want a share of the profits, or does he want to remain neutral?"

Sha Ruijin lacked the courage to explicitly state whether or not to become enemies, and instead simply feigned weakness! He couldn't afford to offend the son of a high-ranking official! His previous assertiveness was merely a facade until he encountered someone of higher status!

"We don't need a share of the pie. The Zhao family's roots are in the north; we have no interest in Handong! Li Kangjian has already been suspended by people arranged by Zhao Lichun! Didn't Zhao Ruilong and Gao Xiaoqin also leave Handong in fear? We can take this opportunity to win them back!"

Zhao Zhongxin laughed, and Sha Ruijin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. As long as they weren't going against him, that was fine. If they really were going against him, what was the point of playing games?

(This is the first chapter today, godfathers. The second chapter will be posted later!)