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

Midnight.

The light in Sha Ruijin's office was still on.

Tian Guofu rode back, but still didn't know what had happened, which annoyed him.

No clues were found.

We still have to rush back and forth.

"Is everyone here?"

Sha Ruijin's gaze swept across the office, and seeing the four people present, he felt much more confident, along with a strange emotion.

Hey!

If I can't sleep, neither can you.

"Secretary Yuliang, please tell us more about your matter."

Sha Ruijin suppressed his strange thoughts and said in a deep voice.

Tian Guofu immediately turned to the culprit opposite him, his eyes filled with hostility.

"I apologize, everyone."

With his usual gentle smile, Gao Yuliang stood up and bowed deeply to everyone. "I take full responsibility for the Diaozhou case. I'm sorry for causing trouble for everyone and all the comrades involved in the investigation."

"Secretary Yuliang, what do you mean by this?"

Tian Guofu was furious. He slammed his hand on the table. What did that mean? He was still looking for clues and believed he would soon be able to confirm it. The other party had actually self-destructed.

How can this be allowed!

"Secretary Guofu, what I mean is that I was the mastermind behind the Diaozhou case."

Gao Yuliang replied calmly.

"Secretary Yuliang, some things shouldn't be said carelessly."

Liu Changsheng narrowed his eyes, glanced at Lin Zhiyuan beside him, and seeing that he didn't react, kept reminding him.

"It's me!"

Gao Yuliang shook his head and affirmed again, "I instructed Feng Baoyi to unite small and medium-sized enterprises to establish and support the Ling Chamber of Commerce. I planned the mutual aid association of Black Gold Wealth Company. I contacted the agents outside the province and the overseas operations. I suggested the plan to divert public attention in two ways. I even revealed the information about Comrade Wang Ping'an."

"Including missing filing documents."

"I ordered Comrade Fengyang to retrieve the municipal bureau's filing documents, and I instructed Comrade Haijing to use the provincial procuratorate's undercover agents to destroy them."

"One last thing."

"Governor Zhiyuan should have already found out about Comrade Haijing."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded silently without saying a word.

But that's enough.

"Why did you do this? Do you know how many people you've implicated? What do you mean by confessing now?"

The fire in Tian Guofu's eyes almost transformed into a fiery blade, slicing him to pieces.

I'll answer from back to front.

Gao Yuliang spoke slowly, even taking a sip of water before saying, "Because all the key personnel in charge have been arrested, I might as well confess instead of running away."

"As originally planned."

"The plan is to take advantage of the Wang Ping'an incident to divert the attention of the provincial and municipal party committees, first run away with some people and money, and then use Feng Beibei and even the entire Ling Chamber of Commerce as the second target. Some people will resign or even go to jail, but they can still get a lot of money after the incident."

"But it's too thorough now."

"A city-wide conference brought everyone together, and even agents from outside the province were exposed. None of the clues they had about me were fatal, but now they've all exploded, and I'm sinking along with them."

Gao Yuliang used the most straightforward words to give the cruelest answer: "As for the sacrifices involved, they are all worthwhile as long as the plan succeeds."

"As for why this plan exists?"

Gao Yuliang looked up at the ceiling light and said quietly, "Perhaps they have too many demands."

"After Secretary Liao was transferred from Handong, former Secretary Zhao recommended me to take over, but there was no news for a long time, so I knew my chances were slim."

"But come once."

"There's always a desire to gain something."

"At that time, I learned that my ex-wife Wu Huifen and some other people were plotting a platform case, and I was tempted."

"right!"

"I knew about Wu Huifen's situation, but I hadn't been honest about it before."

"But their operating logic is too risky and their legal structure is too crude, so I don't like it. I just happened to notice Beixiong's mutual aid community, which is better than the platform. It requires less investment, has lower risk, faster returns, and has a natural isolation barrier."

"But I still need an experiment."

"Wu Huifen was just fine, so I didn't interfere and let her do as she pleased."

That's roughly it.

Gao Yuliang confessed to all the events.

How do you have channels outside the province and overseas?

A hint of suspicion flashed in Tian Guofu's eyes.

"Secretary Guofu, you mentioned it. I went outside to learn. Although the management is strict, as long as you are determined, you can still get in touch with some of them."

"As for other provinces..."

"The students I've taught have not only developed their careers in Handong."

The words had barely left his lips.

But no one spoke again, and the office was deathly silent.

Liu Changsheng's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

I still can't believe it...

The other party's problem has reached this point, and the scope of its impact is beyond imagination.

"Comrades, let's hear your opinions."

Sha Ruijin crossed his hands, asking for everyone's opinion, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Zhiyuan.

Lin Zhiyuan must have found something, and judging from his appearance, he was probably still dealing with internal matters of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee and cases on the front lines in Diaozhou before he came.

He wanted to know the other party's attitude.

"We will follow the established procedures, compile the findings of the Diaozhou case into a booklet, and submit it to the higher-level discipline inspection commission. We will provide a detailed report once all the details of the case have been clarified."

Lin Zhiyuan noticed the look in their eyes. Since no one was willing to speak, he would speak up himself. "As for Secretary Yuliang, let him stay in this office. We'll keep an eye on him together and wait for the higher-ups to handle it."

you can!

Everyone agreed that this was the most conventional and safest approach.

"OK!"

Sha Ruijin looked at Tian Guofu and said, "Comrade Guofu, please report this immediately and, after obtaining permission from your superiors, submit a summary of the preliminary investigation into the Diaozhou case to the special task force."

Tian Guofu acted quickly and directly, making a call from Sha Ruijin's office landline to explain the situation.

"The task force will depart on a 6 a.m. flight tomorrow morning and should arrive at the Provincial Party Committee around 11 a.m. Handong need not interfere with any of the operations."

Tian Guofu said quickly.

Sha Ruijin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The fact that they didn't have to rush there overnight meant that the higher-ups had assessed that there was no high risk, which made things easier for the entire Handong area, and it wouldn't be too embarrassing for him as the squad leader.

Thinking of this.

Sha Ruijin gave Lin Zhiyuan another deep look. He was indeed very perceptive. If he hadn't reported the case in Diaozhou immediately, the higher-ups would probably have been furious.

The higher-ups have given Gao Yuliang enough opportunities. He's also made enough messes in less than a year in Handong.

Gao Yuliang nodded slightly to Lin Zhiyuan in thanks, but did not speak again. At this time, it would not be good to have too much contact with him.

Gao Yuliang felt another gaze directed at him, turned around, and saw none other than Tian Guofu.

But his eyes had a somewhat complicated look.

Anger predominates, but there's also a hint of something elusive.

It's inexplicable! It's inexplicable!

Gao Yuliang didn't think too much about it. He didn't need to think about anything else now. His only task was to wait for dawn.

It's finally all over.