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

Ok?

Hou Liangping raised a big question mark: Is this a case of not sharing credit?

Are these bandits in Handong really that kind?

Hou Liangping's mind raced, but he guessed that Lü Liang also didn't want to take responsibility. Ha! He had previously berated him like a coward, but look what happened! He was as cowardly as a maggot.

Even a mere former provincial association chairman was as afraid as if he had encountered jackals and tigers.

coward!

I am ashamed to share your background in fighting corruption.

Hou Liangping's mind was at peace; the fear he had just felt towards Lü Liang vanished, replaced by his former unconscious arrogance.

He picked up the interrogation record and turned to leave.

So incredibly stylish!

"Is this what gives you confidence?"

As Lü Liang watched Hou Liangping's departing figure, he suddenly understood why Ji Changming liked to use young people from extremely high backgrounds as the sharpest weapon in the fight against corruption.

Indeed, he is brave and fearless.

Furthermore, due to their good living conditions, they have a belief in restoring order to the world's injustices.

But since it's a sharp knife...

Both outward and inward!

The arrogance of children of high-ranking officials and the nepotism of their families could very well lead to their complete downfall, just like in this case.

The approach is correct, but the background requirements must be higher.

After leaving the procuratorate, I went straight to the provincial party committee.

But standing in front of the provincial party committee building, Hou Liangping hesitated, a rare occurrence for him.

As is customary.

He should have gone to report to Teacher Gao, who was also the full-time deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, but since he was already there, going to the top leader was no better than going to the third, and given Chen Guohua's retirement rank and benefits, going to Teacher Gao might not have been effective.

In the blink of an eye.

Hou Liangping had already pressed the elevator button.

"Comrade Liangping, has there been any progress?"

Sha Ruijin greeted the anti-corruption bureau chief with a smile. News of the trading center's achievements spread quickly, and he also received the news.

"Yes, Secretary Sha!"

Before the provincial first-instance court, Hou Liangping behaved very properly and respectfully handed over the interrogation record of Gu Beilou.

"Although Gu Beilou has confessed to the crime, from a common sense point of view, I don't think he is capable of doing all this on his own."

Hou Liangping spoke with absolute certainty.

"Are you doubting Comrade Chen Guohua?"

Sha Ruijin raised an eyebrow and asked.

He and Tong Li guessed that the provincial government faction had dug a big pit for them, but they really didn't expect that the first target would be a retired ministerial-level cadre.

What the hell does this mean?!

The veiled warning was that a ministerial-level official was nothing; if they could use you to get rid of Chen Guohua today, they could get rid of Sha Ruijin tomorrow.

Gerbilicide is very angry.

"Comrade Liangping!"

Sha Ruijin tapped the interrogation record repeatedly with his finger, pondering, "The impact of a ministerial-level official being suspected of corruption and placed under investigation is considerable! Even if it's a retired official, it could easily bring a huge political storm to Handong."

"Even as the provincial party secretary, I have to consider the implications, so I cannot immediately grant you the authority to investigate the case."

Hou Liangping: ?

Is Secretary Sha not very competent? He's dragging his feet and being indecisive when investigating a retired cadre.

"However..."

Sha Ruijin, seemingly oblivious to the change in the other person's expression, continued, "Old Chen is Old Chen, Gu Beilou is Gu Beilou, and the others are others. I allow you to follow Gu Beilou's line of inquiry and sort out the case details first."

"But it has to be fast."

"I've even heard about you taking people away from the trading center today."

"If the other members of the Chen family really have problems."

"For example, Chen Qunshan probably informed his family long ago after receiving the news."

"So you need to be fast but also steady. Most importantly, you need to follow procedures and not give others a handle to use against you, which could put you in trouble."

Sha Ruijin gave detailed instructions.

With the Zhong family's influence, investigating a retired provincial association chairman wouldn't be a big deal, but Hou Liangping hasn't reached his limit yet, and he absolutely cannot be easily ruined in this kind of situation.

"Secretary Sha, I understand."

"The Chen family comes from within the system and is extremely knowledgeable about procedural justice. I will not act rashly."

Hou Liangping's expression immediately brightened; as long as he could solve the case and make a great contribution, that was enough.

"Okay, you can go back now."

Sha Ruijin gestured for the guest to leave, saying, "Regarding Elder Chen's matter, I still need to discuss it with the other Standing Committee members."

"I will inform you after the provincial party committee approves the decision."

One person leaves, one person arrives.

"Look, this is the big gift that the Zhong family's son-in-law sent over, the one that the provincial government originally prepared for us."

Sha Ruijin handed over the documents.

Good guy!

Tong Li's pupils trembled when he saw the people involved. If they wanted to cause trouble, Handong was really something else. He had been in Bohai Province for almost ten years and had never encountered such a ruthless operation.

A casual toss could produce a former chairman.

"The provincial government faction has probably been eyeing the Chen family for a long time, but they are hesitant to make a move, so they've just handed it over to us."

Sha Ruijin was annoyed.

This offer, proactively made by the provincial government, is most likely unrelated to the Zhao family; it's essentially a case of working for free.

"Secretary Sha, let's convene a temporary Standing Committee meeting."

Tong Li suggested, "Firstly, cases involving ministerial-level officials should be handled by the higher-level discipline inspection commission, which we have no authority to deal with; secondly, we can involve the entire Handong Provincial Party Committee to share the risk; and thirdly..."

Tong Li pointed to Chen Guohua's resume, which clearly stated that Chen Guohua had served as the full-time deputy secretary of Handong School and concurrently as the school principal. "This guy is probably another Secretary Gao with many protégés and former subordinates. If we take him down, we can also promote some of our own people."

Sha Ruijin nodded in agreement.

Provincial High Court.

The table in front of Li Guohua was covered with case files, all of which involved Qingqiao Real Estate.

To be precise, it involves indirect involvement.

Lu Wucheng was quite timid. The small engineering projects his company undertook were very clean, with no outstanding payments and no substandard quality inspections. In the murky industry, he stood out like a pure white lotus.

But that's how he is.

This does not mean that the real estate and urban construction companies under the names of the minority shareholders of Qingqiao Real Estate are like this, with a dense array of lawsuits and having fallen into every pitfall in the industry multiple times.

As for these companies involved...

The Second Civil Division mostly handles cases leniently, which contrasts sharply with similar cases.

"Dean Zeng, what do you think are the reasons for the two completely different judgments in the same type of case?"

What laws and regulations were adopted?

"Perhaps I'm just blind and haven't seen through the intricacies of it."

Li Guohua spoke very politely.

Despite the cold winter weather, Zeng Jia, the president of the provincial high court, was constantly sweating, his entire back sticky.

"That's not all."

Hu Qingqian, head of the discipline inspection team stationed at the Provincial High Court, added, "When faced with the same cases, the High Court has been easing its enforcement efforts against large enterprises year by year, while becoming increasingly strict with small and medium-sized enterprises."

"Dean Zeng, I'd like to understand what this trend is: prioritizing the mother over the child?"

Zeng Jia wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Damn it!

Who exactly is the leader, and who is the deputy minister? I'm sweating buckets in front of a director-general and a deputy director-general.

"Forehead!"

Zeng Jia tried to keep her tone calm, "Our High Court will conduct an internal review of this matter, and we will definitely give the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection a satisfactory explanation."

"oh!"

Li Guohua responded meaningfully, pressing down on the case files on the table with his left hand. "There are priorities in everything, Dean Zeng, you must make sure you understand them!"