Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

The following morning, the provincial government's special financial review notice was issued to the political and legal system.

When the printer in the Finance Department of Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau printed out the last page, the expressions of several police officers in the office all changed.

All funding for temporary operations, special funds for maintaining stability, and procurement of technical investigation equipment has been suspended.

The reasoning was beautifully written.

To prevent the financial loopholes left over from the Zhao Donglai era.

After reading the notice, Qi Tongwei pressed the paper down on the table, the edges of which were crumpled.

"Is the gas card locked too?"

The head of the finance department stood in front of the desk, sweat beading on his forehead.

"It's locked. The three surveillance vehicles had just arrived at the gas station when the system showed that the special account was frozen. The data interface with the technical investigation department has also stopped, saying that the contract payment has not been fully processed for review."

Lu Yike pushed the door open and came in, holding another fax in her hand.

"The Provincial Department of Finance just sent a letter to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, requiring all cross-departmental investigation expenses to be resubmitted for approval. Director Qi, they're not trying to save money."

Qi Tongwei looked up at her.

Lu Yike put down the fax.

"They're forcing you to use money that doesn't comply with regulations. If you do, Chu Pingshan can say that you're a new official and you're just following in Zhao Donglai's footsteps."

Hurried footsteps could be heard coming from the hallway outside the door.

A police officer on patrol peeked in, his voice tense.

"Director Qi, the line in the suburbs is broken. The car carrying the legal representative of Haiheng is out of gas and has to be parked on the side of the road."

Qi Tongwei closed his eyes, picked up his police cap, and walked out.

"Go to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission."

……

In the provincial party committee meeting room, Sha Ruijin placed the review report from the finance department in the center of the table.

He spoke calmly, as if he were talking about something perfectly normal.

"The Zhao Donglai case has just passed, and the political and legal system needs to prove its innocence even more. These special funds aren't anyone's private money; review them, and see if there are any problems."

A deputy director of the Finance Department sat at the end of the table, his gray briefcase tightly fastened, his notebook turned to a blank page, not daring to write a single word more.

Chu Pingshan leaned back in his chair and took over the conversation.

"The provincial government is not targeting anyone in particular. The Jingzhou Municipal Bureau has just undergone a major reorganization, and the cleaner its financial chain, the better it will be for Comrade Qi Tongwei to carry out his work."

After these words were spoken, several members of the Standing Committee lowered their heads to look at the materials.

No one answered.

Sha Ruijin looked at Gao Yuliang.

"Comrade Yuliang, as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, shouldn't you support the provincial government's review of the case in accordance with the law?"

Gao Yuliang took off his glasses and slowly wiped the lenses with a cloth.

"I support this. The process is clean, saving everyone a lot of trouble."

Sha Ruijin paused for a moment.

Chu Pingshan glanced at him, seemingly surprised that Gao Yuliang answered so quickly.

Gao Yuliang put his glasses back on and opened his notebook.

"I only have one question: if a problem arises during the review process involving personal safety protection duties, who will sign the liability statement?"

The meeting room fell silent.

The deputy director of the finance department paused his pen on the paper.

Gao Yuliang looked at him.

"Those entrepreneurs, including Mr. Tan, have already given statements and are at risk of retaliation. You can stop the funding, fine. But can you also stop protecting their personal safety?"

The deputy director's lips moved, but he didn't dare to speak.

Chu Pingshan closed the document.

"Secretary Gao, there's no need to portray the issue so extremely. Legitimate review and necessary safeguards can coexist."

Gao Yuliang nodded.

"That's good."

He closed the notebook and stopped arguing.

After the meeting, Qi Tongwei was already waiting in the Political and Legal Affairs Commission office.

Once the door was closed, he couldn't contain his anger.

"Teacher, let me borrow the military region's vehicles and equipment. Once Zhou Weiguo asks, we can get hold of Team Leader Ma's hard drive tonight."

Gao Yuliang put down the teacup, the bottom of which tapped softly on the wooden table.

"no."

Qi Tongwei's face darkened.

"Why? Shen Zhong told us to keep an eye on this line before he left."

Gao Yuliang looked at him.

"As soon as Shen Zhong left, Chu Pingshan was waiting for you to prove that the military was remotely controlling the political and legal system. If you borrow a car from the military region now, he'll dare to submit the materials to the capital tomorrow, saying that the military region is interfering in the governance of Handong."

Qi Tongwei stood in front of the table, his shoulders tense.

Lu Yike followed her in without saying a word, and simply placed the latest location on the table.

Gao Yuliang glanced at it, picked up the phone, and dialed Li Dakang.

After the call was connected, he didn't exchange pleasantries.

"Dakang, the Jingzhou Municipal Government must immediately allocate emergency funds for the personal safety protection of entrepreneurs to the Public Security Bureau. It must be nominally for administrative protection, not for special political and legal funds."

The sound of pages turning came from the other end of the phone.

Li Dakang's anger could be felt even through the receiver.

"Gao Yuliang, do you really think Jingzhou is your cash cow? The province just blocked my project, and Chu Pingshan is even preparing to investigate me for false reporting. Now you want me to pay for the police's shortfall?"

After listening, Gao Yuliang tapped his fingers twice on the table.

"If you don't pay up, and something happens to President Tan and his group tonight, all the entrepreneurs in Jingzhou will shut up tomorrow. When Chu Pingshan investigates you, no one will speak the truth for Jingzhou."

There was no sound on the other end of the phone.

A few seconds later, Li Dakang gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Quota".

Gao Yuliang looked at Qi Tongwei.

Qi Tongwei gave a number.

Li Dakang cursed out loud.

"Are you police burning money and paper money?"

Gao Yuliang moved the receiver half an inch away.

The shouts echoed throughout the office.

Lu Yike lowered her head and pursed her lips, not laughing out loud.

Gao Yuliang waited until he finished cursing before putting the phone back to his ear.

"Dakang, sign."

Li Dakang took a breath.

"Half an hour. Not a minute more."

The phone hangs up.

Qi Tongwei looked at Gao Yuliang, and the anger on his face subsided somewhat.

"Teacher, did you expect him to give it to you?"

Gao Yuliang picked up his teacup.

"Li Dakang loves political achievements, but he loves Jingzhou even more. The harsher he criticizes, the faster he signs the agreement."

Forty minutes later, the funds arrived in the account.

The Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau's field operations were restarted, with three vehicles rushing from different directions toward the route where Team Leader Ma might appear.

Qi Tongwei had just gotten into the car when Lu Yike's phone rang.

Her expression changed after she read the ticket booking information.

"Team Leader Ma has booked a high-speed train to the coast, departing at Jingzhou South Station at 3:20 PM."

Qi Tongwei opened the car door.

"Walk."

Inside the provincial government office, Chu Pingshan also received news that the Jingzhou Municipal Government had allocated emergency funds.

Sha Ruijin stood by the window, his brow furrowed.

"Gao Yuliang dragged Li Dakang down with him."

Chu Pingshan put a piece of paper into the shredder, and the machine gripped the edge of the paper and slowly swallowed it.

"He will save Qi Tongwei. Every time he does, he will expose a local faction's lifeline of interests."

Sha Ruijin turned to look at him.

"What about the hard drive?"

Chu Pingshan didn't answer, but only glanced at the clock on the wall.

At 3 p.m., Jingzhou South Station was crowded with people.

Qi Tongwei led his team to enter the station separately, with plainclothes officers mingling among the passengers and keeping an eye on the ticket gates.

Lu Yike stood in the monitoring room, her eyes fixed on the screen.

"Team Leader Ma did not enter the station."

Qi Tongwei stood beside the escalator, only hearing static in his earpiece.

Suddenly, Lu Yike's voice became urgent.

"Cleaning passage, B3 entrance. A middle-aged woman, carrying a black shockproof bag, whose build matches the bag photographed last night."

Qi Tongwei turned and left.

In the surveillance footage, a woman wearing ordinary cleaning clothes is seen pushing a gray cleaning cart and walking through the staff passage with her head down.

Lu Yike zoomed in on the screenshot of her face, and the system comparison results popped up.

She stared at the screen, her expression changing.

"Director Qi, she's not a cleaner."