In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

"I understand! I understand, Dad!"

Tian Guofu's rusty mind was working exceptionally fast at this moment. He nodded repeatedly, "I'm completely exposed now and have become everyone's target. The provincial government faction won't let me go, and Shajiabang won't help me."

"I can only remain a lone minister and fully exercise the supervisory power of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection so that the higher-ups can see that I am truly doing my job and supervising the two domineering leaders to prevent them from overstepping their bounds and making mistakes. Only by having value to them can I secure a place in this torrent."

"Dad, I really understand now."

"I hope that's true."

Old Zhang snorted coldly, but he could be considered to have accepted his son-in-law's Chinese-style interpretation of "useless son-in-law." After all, he could still see his own value, so he wasn't completely useless.

"Alright."

Old Zhang wearily called a halt, "When you have time, pick up Huixiang and take her to Handong. Tianguang has also gone to school. It's not good to leave Huixiang alone at home all the time."

"The Lin family boy is much more sensible than you."

"You manage your wife and children's affairs perfectly, but you're incapable of handling your work or your family."

"A lump of mud."

"Dad, I'll pick up Huixiang as soon as I finish what I'm doing. I was also thinking that Handong isn't safe."

Tian Guofu stood at attention while being beaten.

"Um…"

Old Zhang responded, "Be careful lately, Zhao Lichun has made a move!"

"His two in-laws are causing me trouble."

"If you take Liu Xinjian's money, Zhao Lichun won't let you off easily."

What!

Tian Guofu was shocked again. Why did this bad news keep coming one after another? It just wouldn't stop.

He hadn't made a move until now, and he thought Zhao Lichun was either at his wit's end or wary of his father-in-law's current position!

"Dad, could you please?"

Tian Guofu pleaded for help.

"It's beyond saving!"

Old Zhang directly refused, saying, "Do you really think the two in-laws of the Zhao family are pushovers? Although they won't go all out, they'll still give me a run for my money."

"I don't have time for you."

"But Zhao Lichun won't kill you outright. At most, he'll skin you alive and clear your head."

"This is a good thing."

"So that you don't understand today but are confused tomorrow."

Hearing the busy tone from his phone, Tian Guofu felt like crying. This time, he had truly woken up to the truth!

Why doesn't his father-in-law believe him?

no!no!

Can't sit still.

He had experienced the severity of Zhao Lichun's methods a few years ago, and he had to save himself.

"Little Jia! Little Jia!"

"Don't call me Old Ji, I should call you Old Hou!"

As soon as the expanded meeting of the Standing Committee of Ji Changming ended, it was like a 100-meter sprint directly back to the headquarters.

He flew into a rage!

"Hou Liangping, you've really got some skills lately. You can stop a case halfway through and forcefully push it forward."

"What's wrong?"

"Do you think the prosecutor's office is your private property?"

Ji Changming, who is usually a nice guy, was now red-faced and furious, and he directly berated the monkey in front of everyone in the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

"Old Ji!"

Hou Liangping was still in a daze. He reached up and wiped the saliva off his face, his voice rising a few decibels.

My heart is burning with rage!

It's already a problem that the provincial procuratorate chief is about to retire; we should just stop supporting this precious gem of a person, but they're showing him no respect at all.

Believe it or not, let my little Ai investigate you, you old man!

"How dare you call me 'Old Ji'?"

Ji Changming simply gave up, deciding he was finished anyway, so why bother with the Zhong family? "I'm almost twenty years older than you, and in terms of organizational relationships, I'm your superior's superior. Don't you understand any rules?"

"Call your superiors by their first names."

"You called Director Qin the same thing back in the Anti-Corruption Bureau! Now that you've come to Handong, do you think I, the chief prosecutor, can't lead you?"

The mischievous monkey retorted.

Ji Changming immediately followed up with three or five angry rebukes, which were well-reasoned and supported by evidence, causing Hou Liangping to retreat step by step.

But the sudden betrayal of his easygoing leader brought Hou Liangping to his senses for a moment.

"Chief Prosecutor Ji!"

Hou Liangping's face tightened and his fists clenched. "I admit that I lacked respect because of our personal relationship and your magnanimity."

"But I did nothing wrong regarding Ouyang Jing's matter. I terminated the investigation because the current evidence is sufficient to open a case against her."

"She admitted it herself."

Hou Liangping handed over the interrogation record personally signed by Ouyang Jing. "During her four years as vice president of Jingzhou City Bank, she received loan kickbacks from several businessmen, including Cai Chenggong. The evidence we have is sufficient to prove that she abused her power to embezzle and accept bribes."

"Ha, who are these businessmen?"

Ji Changming sneered, instantly causing Hou Liangping's expression to change drastically. "You've only finished half the interrogation, and you're already so sure that the other party has told the whole story?"

He didn't take the interrogation record; instead, he shoved a document into the monkey's hand.

"What?!"

Hou Liangping opened the file, his pupils dilating violently. "How could this be?"

It was the certificate of recognition from the higher-level discipline inspection commission that Li Dakang provided.

"Since you interrogated Ouyang Jing about the loan kickbacks, the rest of the investigation is up to you."

Ji Changming's gaze was as if he were looking at a dead man.

"in addition!"

"Executive Deputy Prosecutor Lin Zhengfa, Lu Yike, Director of the First Investigation Division of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Lin Huahua, Chief of the Comprehensive Section of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and Chen Qunfang, Investigator of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, have all been suspended from their duties and are under investigation because they have family relationships with the relevant individuals involved in the case."

"You, Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, will draw personnel from the Third Investigation Division to continue the investigation of those involved in the case."

"No one else may participate in the original investigation team."

"At the same time, Li Zhenhua, Director of the Provincial Supervision Department and Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, intervened to investigate the performance of relevant cadres of the Procuratorate."

This…

Isn't that equivalent to dismantling an entire reconnaissance unit?

How could we allow that!

"Chief Prosecutor Ji, we still have to investigate major corrupt officials! We can't stop our work."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yike and the others panicked instantly and rushed over from the side.

"Oh!"

Ji Changming coldly swept his gaze over his former trusted subordinates, his eyes filled with indifference. "Not only you, but also your mother, Comrade Yao Xinyi, Lu Yike. Someone has reported that she used her influence to interfere with internal organizational decisions and continued to operate even after retirement. She too must be investigated!"

If Lu Yike was merely anxious and impatient before, now her face had turned truly pale.

"Chief Prosecutor Ji, my mother is a judge, how could she..."

What did Lu Yike want to say in her defense?

"The person she's influencing and interfering with is me!"

Ji Changming's words were brief and cold: "Thanks to you all, I went to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission today to apply for early retirement from Secretary Gao, but now..."

"I will also be subject to disciplinary investigation!"

"Comrade Lu Yike, are there any more questions? If not, from this moment on, you are not allowed to have any contact with any work documents, hand over your communication equipment, and everyone else shall sign a confidentiality agreement and wait at your posts for the Discipline Inspection Commission to arrive."

"The less you do, the fewer mistakes you make!"

"If we are innocent, the Discipline Inspection Commission and the provincial leaders will prove our innocence."

Lu Yike stumbled.