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

Lin Zhiyuan… Lin Zhiyuan… Lin Zhiyuan…

Wu Huifen unconsciously murmured the name, but a deep-seated hatred emanated from her soul. This was the person who had destroyed the decades-long plans of the Lin, Yao, Chen, and Lu families in just three months. Now that she was in trouble, the other members of the Wu family would not fare well either.

But as he hated it, he chuckled softly.

"If he can accept Li Dakang and even Zhao Lichun, why can't he tolerate our families?"

Wu Huifen trembled and knelt down, sobbing.

Zhang Guofeng signaled to turn off the recorder, and the other two jurors temporarily left.

"I shouldn't be answering this question, but I'll answer it anyway."

Zhang Guofeng tapped the table with his fingertip, producing a sound like an ancient bell. "The reason is simple: they fulfilled their basic responsibilities and did not violate any rules or red lines."

"Secretary Li was stubborn and self-willed, but he developed each and every place he governed; Ouyang Jing's situation was special, but she was still able to nip it in the bud when it involved huge risks and security; and there is no need to say more about former Secretary Zhao Lichun, whose contributions are indispensable to the development of Handong today."

"But what about you?"

"By undermining a city and colluding with overseas entities, they aim to swallow up hundreds of billions of dollars in capital outflow."

"Isn't the country's treatment of you enough? You're growing increasingly ambitious, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant!"

Zhang Guofeng angrily rebuked, "Back then, when Secretary Liang took the Zhao family away, he thought he had given you a warning, but in just a few years you have completely forgotten it and even become worse."

Secretary Liang?

Liang Qunfeng!

Wu Huifen smiled bitterly. She thought that their families had hidden their ambitions well, but she didn't expect that the higher-ups had seen through them all.

"Can you confess now? For your own sake, and for your daughter's sake."

Zhang Guofeng warned.

"Ask away! I'll tell you everything I know."

Wu Huifen seemed to have lost all her vitality, and no longer had the confidence to overshadow others as before.

"What role does Lin Zhengxin play in your plan?"

Zhang Guofeng called people back in and turned on the recorder.

"Firewall!"

Wu Huifen chuckled sarcastically, "He's just an illegitimate son of the Lin family, someone who can't be brought into the open. The Lin family knew I was looking for fun, so they offered him up."

"Only he and his 'pretty face' mother don't know."

"The original intention was to coerce him into becoming a medium to contact the other side when necessary, to buy us enough time to evacuate, and also to act as a personal firewall for me."

"I never expected this..."

"I fell for him; it truly proves the saying that fate plays tricks on people."

"Who's over there?"

Zhang Guofeng asked.

In his usually calm and even tone, there was a hint of barely perceptible urgency.

"I dare to say it, do you dare to listen?"

Wu Huifen countered with a question.

"dare!"

Just one word, yet it was powerful and resounding.

Wu Huifen was stunned for a moment. "Unfortunately, I didn't know that. They suddenly came to me, knowing everything I had done and about my daughter Fangfang. I had no choice but to compromise with them."

"You've checked my overseas accounts, so you should know that my accounts don't handle any extra funds."

Zhang Guofeng nodded.

"Did Secretary Gao know what you were doing? Did he conceal it or was he completely deceived by you?"

Zhang Guofeng asked the last question.

"Oh!"

Wu Huifen gave a mocking laugh, "Do you want to try the same trick again?"

What?

Zhang Guofeng was baffled.

"My cousin-in-law, Lu Wufeng, lost his job because you guys used my cousin, Yao Xinyi, as leverage. Hah, now he wants to use me to cause trouble for Gao Yuliang!"

"We're divorced, and I hate him!"

"But he is still my daughter's father, you're dreaming."

Wu Huifen gritted her teeth.

Zhang Guofeng finally realized, oh, so someone had already done this? His men are quite ruthless.

Whether Secretary Gao was involved or not is not something you can explain with just a few words; the organization will naturally investigate.

In Hao County, in the county magistrate's office that Lin Zhiyuan had seized.

Zhang Guofeng reported on the interrogation results of Wu Huifen and Lin Zhengxin by the Provincial Procuratorate via online meeting.

"Comrade Guofeng, what do you think?"

Lin Zhiyuan asked in a deep voice.

"Secretary Lin, I have a feeling that there are still some of them in Hao County. Their goal is to shut up Governor Qiu, but before confirming the situation, there will definitely be people left behind to observe and make it easier to deliver a final blow."

"After the incident."

"The Luzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau immediately cooperated with the Hao County Public Security Bureau to seal off the transportation hub and conduct a thorough investigation. With the full force of Long'an County investigating, it is unlikely that they can evacuate immediately."

Zhang Guofeng's answer was conventional and offered no groundbreaking insights.

"What if we come in instead of going out?"

Qi Tongwei, who was also on the video call, suddenly spoke up, making a very bold statement: "The news that Governor Qiu is in a coma is no secret, but there is always a possibility that he will wake up."

"Moreover, now that Handong has frozen their accounts, preventing them from having the opportunity to withdraw huge sums of money, they will inevitably have to look for opportunities."

"Now that Executive Director Lin, Secretary Sha, and Secretary Lü are all in Hao County, if anything happens to any of you, it will disrupt the current situation in Handong."

"Only when the situation becomes chaotic will they have the space and time to continue their operations."

"There's that much money."

"The possibility that they might take a risk cannot be ruled out."

"So if we can't find the criminals hiding in Hao County or Handong, could we let their people in and have them lead us to them?"

Qi Tongwei's suggestion was a groundbreaking statement, leaving Chief Prosecutor Zhang Guofeng, Municipal Bureau Chief Liu Dao, County Bureau Chief Chen Hongshen, and even Qi Feng stunned.

"No! No way!"

Liu Dao, from the Municipal Bureau, was the first to object, saying, "This poses a huge potential danger to ordinary people."

"Does that mean the danger is less if we can't find the hidden agent sooner? Does that mean the threat to Executive Director Lin, Secretary Sha, and Secretary Yang is smaller?"

"What you need to do now is ensure safe operation."

Qi Tongwei countered with a question.

"Executive Director Lin, I agree with Director Qi's suggestion in principle."

Qi Feng expressed his support.

"Executive Director Lin, it's not that I don't care about your safety. I'm already on my way."

Qi Tongwei made a solemn pledge: "If we fail to capture them, I, Qi Tongwei, will offer my head in retribution; I guarantee that I will be the first to fall."

"interesting!"

Lin Zhiyuan chuckled, "But I don't like handing the initiative over to others. I've sent you a confidential document, so please focus on investigating the paths listed there first."

"Especially Comrade Qi Feng, your operation this time was a bit slow."

"Whether or not the decisions proposed by Director Qi are implemented will be decided by me in an internal meeting with Secretary Sha and Secretary Yang, or even by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee."