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

"Four years ago was the golden age for coal mining, but the following year brought a harsh winter to the industry, which continues to this day."

"It's illogical that they don't distribute dividends when they're profitable, but instead provide 40 yuan when they're in trouble."

Hou Liangping clearly defended himself, saying, "Also, I want to know if you've found out where the 40 yuan dividend went? Has it been in the account the whole time, or has someone withdrawn it?"

"The actual person who withdrew the money was Zheng Xipo, and the money was left at his home."

Huang Hao's tone remained unchanged, "But this person's identity is very complicated. He is the actual person in charge of Cai Chenggong's secret share of profits, including the profits of Chen Yanshi and others, which were all handled by him."

"so…"

"The person who withdraws the money doesn't represent anything."

"And there are two pieces of bad news for you, Comrade Liangping: First, we still haven't found the physical bank card; second, we re-interrogated Cai Chenggong, You Ruixing, and Zheng Xipo, and they all insisted that you were the partner."

"Eureka has confirmed the identity and name of the person making the payment;"

"Cai Chenggong accused you of promising to help him when he encountered difficulties, and that the 40 yuan was a 'meeting gift.' And Comrade Liangping, your continued investigation into those involved in the Dafeng Factory case after your transfer to Handong undoubtedly serves as further evidence."

"Most importantly, it is Zheng Xipo's testimony. He said with certainty that you personally told him that things were tense recently and that he should hide the money first, and that you would handle the Dafeng Factory matter."

Nima!

Hou Liangping almost couldn't help but swear, "So you're going to force me, huh?"

He knew that his childhood friend Cai Chenggong was cowardly and despicable. He could accept his friends, but did he know where You Ruixing and Zheng Xipo came from?

He even said it himself!

It's like a group of drowning people going completely mad, trying to grab onto anything they can and sink to the bottom together.

Everyone says Hou Liangping doesn't follow the rules, but at least he arrests people based on solid evidence.

Handong's methods are utterly despicable, no different from throwing a dung scoop at someone. Their main message is: "If I'm finished, you won't have an easy time either."

Huang Hao looked at the colorful faces opposite him and forcibly suppressed his laughter. People within the system valued following the rules, but those outside the system did not.

Director Hou, just swallow this bitter pill. It won't hurt. You're just disgusting.

"I want to see Cai Chenggong!"

Hou Liangping gritted his teeth and said.

Baozi, are you confused? What good will it do you if I get dirty?

"no."

Huang Hao shook his head and refused the request, saying, "You two are both involved in the case now, so you can't meet."

"Comrades Liangping and Xiao Ai, given that the physical cards are still missing and Cai Chenggong's accusations, the Provincial Procuratorate intends to contact the Supreme People's Procuratorate to conduct an internal search of your residences."

"good!"

Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoai exchanged a glance and nodded.

The more we prevent investigations now, the more suspicious things become, and the bigger the problem will be.

"Hold on."

Seeing that the two agreed, Huang Hao turned around and went out to make a phone call.

This made Hou Liangping even angrier.

This is clearly a case of having made all the preparations, and all they're really doing is saying a few words to them.

"Xiao Ai, it's all my fault."

Hou Liangping dared not look at Zhong Xiaoai's face; when had Hu Daniu ever suffered such humiliation?

I bumped into it today.

Hou Liangping didn't even dare to imagine what would happen.

"fine."

Zhong Xiaoai smiled and reassuringly took his hand, but Hou Liangping was even more frightened, wishing he could just slap him twice on the spot.

The waiting time felt exceptionally long.

Huang Hao finally returned from outside, but his expression was slightly serious. "The Anti-Corruption Bureau sent word that they found the physical card in your homes."

What!

Zhong Xiaoai stared wide-eyed at Hou Liangping in disbelief. "You actually accepted it?"

"I didn't! I'm not!"

Hou Liangping waved his hand repeatedly.

"Don't be nervous."

Huang Hao's expression suddenly changed, revealing a harmless smile. "There's also some good news coming along."

"The physical card was found inside your son Hou Haoran's teddy bear. The teddy bear was intact and showed no signs of external disassembly. Furthermore, the fingerprints extracted from the bank card were different from other fingerprints in your home."

"Teddy bear?"

Hou Liangping remembered that it was left by Cai Chenggong when he went to deliver things to his son after his first attempt to deliver counterfeit alcohol and cigarettes failed.

Hou Haoran really liked that teddy bear.

He gave away another sum of his private money for this, which was extremely expensive and said to be imported. He even suspected that Cai Chenggong might have gotten the money from him.

He pays for everything himself every time he comes.

"I remember registering that bear."

Hou Liangping felt as if his life had taken a turn for the better and he had come back to life.

"Yes."

Huang Hao smiled, stood up to take his leave, and said, "If any other clues are discovered or the case progresses, I will notify you both immediately."

"I believe that a frontline combat hero who went to Chuzhou alone could never be a corrupt official."

The way he said that made it sound like he wasn't the one investigating the case, or that he wasn't involved in setting up the scheme.

Hou Liangping sneered inwardly.

They are not good people.

"Executive Director Lin, there are far too many bad elements in Handong! How dare you openly frame a good cadre that the organization has carefully cultivated."

Lin Zhiyuan almost burst out laughing when he heard the words of the Executive Deputy Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate over the microphone.

"Prosecutor Wen said that the lack of principles of a few bad elements is shameful. But precisely because of this, it places higher demands on us front-line law enforcement cadres. We must resolutely refuse to accept what we should not accept and resolutely refuse to take what we should not take. Only by being firm in our principles and having clear bottom lines can we keep our own innocence. This also sets an example for the majority of cadres."

"Comrades, by adhering to procedures and ensuring that procedures are followed, cadres can better avoid unnecessary troubles and protect themselves."

"But now the cost of slandering an official is too low. Three mouths and a bank card were enough to almost cause a bureau-level official to suffer an undeserved disaster."

"This is not normal."

"We will clear Comrade Liangping's name in the case in Handong, but we also ask Prosecutor Wen to educate and protect other cadres to prevent the same thing from happening again."

What do you think?

"Okay! Definitely!"

Wen Jian said almost through gritted teeth.

He wanted to shift the blame to Handong, since Hou Liangping was now a cadre of the Handong Procuratorate and the incident was brought up by Handong. However, Lin Zhiyuan was unethical and immediately slapped several accusations on him, openly and covertly criticizing the Supreme People's Procuratorate for its inadequate education on integrity for its cadres and for its chaotic filing procedures.

Why didn't the Supreme People's Procuratorate inspect and accept the goods after Hou Liangping reported it? If they had, the problem would have been even bigger. Why wasn't the physical card discovered in the first place?

Is someone being negligent or negligent? Or is the reporting and protection procedure just an empty shell?

He simply couldn't handle that hat.

I simply hung up the phone.

Yo-yo!

Just pretend you're holding a grudge.

That damned Hou Liangping, even going to Handong only adds to his troubles, it's so annoying.