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

Li Dakang slammed the letter onto the hood of the police car, took out his phone, and put it on speakerphone.

"Ji Jian, this is Li Dakang."

There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone, then Ji Changming's voice quickly came through. "Secretary Li, is the situation at the scene stuck?"

"Someone is trying to stop me with a letter of assistance in enforcement from the Haizhou Court. You need to check it for me—the document number, the court handling the case, the record—don't miss a single one."

"Read the document number aloud."

Li Dakang stared at the paper, reading the string of numbers word by word. The sound of keyboard clicks came from the other end of the phone, and someone was quietly checking the system directory.

No one in the courtyard spoke. Dozens of security guards blocked the underground entrance, bailiffs from the enforcement bureau stood in a row with hammers, and economic crime investigation technicians placed their evidence collection boxes at their feet, waiting for a clear answer.

In less than half a minute, Ji Changming's voice filled the entire courtyard from the speakerphone.

"This document number, this letterhead, and this court handling the case do not exist in the provincial judicial and procuratorial document system. This letter is not on file and is a complete forgery!"

The person in charge couldn't keep up the smile. "This...this might be supplementary enrollment from Haizhou..."

Li Dakang slammed the phone down and stared at him. "You've got some nerve getting fake documents used to file a case in Jingzhou."

The person in charge tried to stop him, blurting out quickly, "Secretary Li, procedures must be followed, what about Haizhou..."

"Break down the door."

As soon as the sound rang out, the bailiffs from the enforcement bureau pried open the side door and rushed forward with their breaching hammers. Just as the security guards in the front row moved forward, the economic crime investigation team behind them pushed aside the human wall and quickly cleared a path through the underground entrance.

The gray fire door trembled after the first hammer blow. The second blow caused the door frame to cave in. The third blow slammed in, the metal lock cylinder snapped open, and the entire door sprang inward.

The air conditioning is blowing out along the floor.

Li Dakang stepped into the underground constant temperature room. The light tubes were bright white, a row of server racks were still running, and indicator lights were flashing in patches. The old server at the very back had a yellowed casing, and the fan was making a muffled sound like it was breathing.

The economic crime investigation technician tucked the operation order from the military into his arm, pulled on his glove, first disconnected the main upper connection, then disassembled the backup network cable, and finally sealed the front panel and side interfaces.

"Keep the power on, keep the standby log. Keep recording, film each port number one by one."

The young team member next to him responded, and the camera swept across the area, capturing the cabinet nameplates, the jump pad modules, and the cold chain warehouse access control boxes.

The person in charge chased after him to the door, his face pale. "That's asset liquidation, you have no right to..."

Li Dakang glanced back at him. "Would asset liquidation be subject to cross-regional monitoring? Would it be hidden in an underground vault with forged documents?"

He waved to the head of the Economic Crime Investigation Team. "Seal everything on the spot. Server racks, network cables, backup disks, access control mainframes, and inventory ledgers—leave nothing behind. Detain the people first, then clear the accounts."

"clear."

The bailiffs from the enforcement bureau began affixing seals, while the economic crime investigators bagged the forklift keys, duty logs, and cold chain inspection forms one by one. The security guards outside the warehouse area were also taken separately to the wall to register.

Li Dakang stood in front of the server rack and reached out to touch the old label on the side panel of the server. The words "Haizhou Port Affairs" had long been scraped off, leaving a rough white mark, as if it had been sanded back and forth several times.

The secretary walked in quietly and handed him the newly connected provincial data portal. "The northern line has been confirmed; this is the last data gateway."

Li Dakang took the terminal and shrugged. "Report to Director Qi that Jingzhou has plugged the leak. Also, tell Inspector Ji that I personally submitted the original fake letter for inspection."

He turned to look at the row of seals at the warehouse entrance, his tone harsh. "No matter who tries to intervene today, it's useless. The warehouse is sealed, the ledgers are sealed, and everyone is sealed off. Anyone who mentions 'coordination' should first explain the forgery of these documents to me."

Provincial Party Committee Office Building.

Sha Ruijin sat behind his desk, his tie slightly askew, the tea beside him long since cold. His secretary entered with a newly arrived batch of phone records, while he was still flipping through the document he hadn't even begun to read.

"There's been a report from Jingzhou."

Sha Ruijin looked up, his pen hovering in mid-air. "Speak."

The secretary spoke softly, yet every word was deliberate and impactful. "Li Dakang personally led the Municipal Economic Investigation Bureau and the Court's Enforcement Bureau to Hengtong Warehouse. The Haizhou Court's letter of assistance in enforcement, after verification by Ji Changming, was confirmed to be forged."

Sha Ruijin's hand slipped, and the pen tip dragged a black line across the paper.

The secretary glanced at him and continued reading. "The underground fire door has been breached, and an old server was found in the underground heated room. The equipment was in standby mode. The Economic Investigation Department, following military instructions, completed the network disconnection, sealing, and on-site seizure."

The room fell silent for a few seconds. Sha Ruijin leaned back in his chair, his back gradually pressing against his shirt, and his Adam's apple bobbed twice.

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Provincial Party Committee Office Building.

Sha Ruijin sat behind his desk, the water in his teacup had gone cold, and there was still a half-circle of tea stains on the rim.

The door was knocked open.

Tian Guofu walked in, his dark jacket fastened tightly, a brown paper bag tucked between his fingers, and his face devoid of politeness.

Sha Ruijin looked up at him, his pen still resting on the document.

"Secretary Tian, ​​what brings you to the Provincial Party Committee so late?"

Tian Guofu placed the paper bag on the table.

Snapped.

The forged letter of assistance in enforcement from the Haizhou Court, photos of the Hengtong warehouse site, and two close-up shots of the Q5 logo are all laid out together.

When Sha Ruijin saw the metal piece, his throat moved.

Tian Guofu said, "Secretary Sha, the doors to Hengtong Warehouse are open, and the fake letter has been detected."

"Jingzhou is investigating this matter."

"The Jingzhou authorities are investigating warehouses, and the provincial discipline inspection commission is investigating people."

Tian Guofu pushed a photo forward.

In the photo, the metal plate inside Du Wenbin's belt buckle is magnified, and the micro-engraved number on the edge is clearly visible.

The other image is a photocopy taken from the sole of the driver's shoe.

Sha Ruijin's face darkened.

"What are you trying to say by showing me these things?"

"It implies that a special intelligence network is hidden around you."

Sha Ruijin paused, his hand holding the pen still.

Tian Guofu gave him no chance to catch his breath.

"The provincial party committee's special car, the provincial department's internal network, the Jingzhou warehouse, the Haizhou old case, and the military interface on the northern front—all of these have been touched by this network."

"It uses your office as a bridge, your prestige to intimidate others, and your name to obstruct procedures."

Sha Ruijin put down his pen, his voice very low.

"Tian Guofu, watch your words."

"I'm here today to make sure my wording is accurate."

Tian Guofu turned to the page with the red seal on the forged letter.

"Fake documents blocked Li Dakang, Du Wenbin deleted the backend, the front-line security self-destructed the server room, and the core transit exposed the first-level files."

He looked up at Sha Ruijin.

"Secretary Sha, this goes beyond a typical violation of discipline. If we investigate further, whoever is sitting in the front row will be the first to take the fall."

The room was quiet for a few seconds.

Sha Ruijin leaned back in his chair, not even bothering to straighten his crooked tie.

"Have they really put me in a hopeless position?"

Tian Guofu didn't respond to that, but simply arranged the photos one by one.

"See for yourself. You handed over your phone, you carried the old cable, and the fake letter was delivered to the gate of Jingzhou. Du Wenbin's first reaction was still to see you."