Nominal: The Handong Game, the Energy System's Counterattack

(Brain storage area.)

(This novel is a derivative work of the original work.)

(Do not apply any plot developments to the original work, and especially not to reality.)

Yanjing, Office of the Director of the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of State-owned Resources Security.

Zhou Chuyi, the 42-year-old director of the Resource Development Department, is looking at a document.

Just then, my phone rang in my pocket.

Looking at the number on his phone, Zhou Chuyi, who had been relaxed, narrowed his eyes.

"Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Chuyi picked up the red phone on the table.

"Hello, Director Liu? This is Zhou Chuyi from the Development Department. Is Minister Shen available right now?"

"I have urgent work to report to him in person."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

After hanging up Secretary Liu's call, Zhou Chuyi took out a set of keys.

He opened a drawer behind him, took out a document, and walked straight out.

When Zhou Chuyi arrived at the office of Shen Huiwu, Vice Minister of the Ministry of State Resources and Social Security, Shen's secretary, Liu Yuan, was already waiting at the door.

"Director Zhou, the minister is already waiting for you."

"Okay, thank you for your help." Zhou Chuyi greeted Secretary Liu and went inside.

Secretary Liu served the two of them tea, then closed the door and left.

Seeing his secretary leave, Shen Huiwu stood up from his seat, waved, and led Zhou Chuyi to the reception area.

"Tell me, are they going to make a move?" Shen Huiwu knew why Zhou Chuyi had come to him.

"Yes, I just received news that Hou Liangping, the director of the investigation department of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, has received a report filed under his real name."

"It is alleged that Zhao Dehan, director of the Project Division of the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of State Resources and Social Security, and Ding Yizhen, vice mayor of Jingzhou City, Handong Province, are suspected of accepting huge bribes."

Zhou Chuyi sat down, took a cigarette from Shen Huiwu, and took out a lighter.

Shen Huiwu turned to the side, allowing Zhou Chuyi to light the cigarette.

He took a deep breath, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Ha, a real-name whistleblower report? Hou Liangping, the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's Investigation Division?"

"Is the Chung family no longer going to act?"

"Are you saying we, the energy department, are are so easy to bully?"

"Once, twice, I won't say anything more."

"Want to come a third time?"

"Zhao Dehan embezzled funds, and Minister Sun didn't know? I didn't know? You, Zhou Chuyi, didn't know?"

Shen Huiwu grew angrier as he spoke, slamming his hand on the coffee table. "This is outrageous!"

Zhou Chuyi listened to Shen Huiwu venting his anger without saying a word.

"Forget it, forget it. Go find Zhao Dehan and take care of this."

Zhou Chuyi exhaled a puff of smoke. "What about Zhao Dehan? Should he be taken in or what?"

"What do you think?" Shen Huiwu asked Zhou Chuyi.

"I know a bit about the way that son-in-law of the Zhong family does things."

"Now that he's received this report, he'll definitely make a big fuss about it."

"Director Zhao is still capable of getting things done. Besides, even though he took the money..."

"But I had already reported to the organization and hadn't spent a single penny, so I can keep it safe."

"Besides, can't we have three consecutive department heads with problems? What will people think of our department?"

"Also, Zhao Dehan's acting skills are quite good, so..."

After Zhou Chuyi finished explaining his thoughts, Shen Huiwu nodded.

"That's fine. Old Sun will talk to the higher-ups about it. As for the Zhong family, someone will handle the conversation."

Back in his office, Zhou Chuyi immediately picked up the phone.

"Hello, this is Zhou Chuyi. Come to my office."

A short while later, Zhao Dehan knocked on the door of Zhou Chuyi's office.

"Enter."

"Director Zhou, you wanted to see me?" Zhao Dehan said with a simple and honest smile.

"Sit down," Zhou Chuyi said, pointing to the chair in front of his desk.

The secretary came in, served Zhao Dehan a cup of tea, closed the door, and left.

"After you get off work, bring the key to Godview Garden and come with me."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dehan swayed and turned deathly pale.

The teacup I had just picked up was smashed on the ground.

"Director Zhou... Director Zhou... I... I..."

Zhao Dehan frantically waved his hands, trying to say something, but Zhou Chuyi's cold gaze silenced him completely.

"What's the panic? Didn't we already tell the organization? It was still under investigation, but the situation may have changed now."

Seeing the flustered Zhao Dehan, Zhou Chuyi waved his hand, "Alright, let's wait for Secretary Zhang to come over, then we'll go together."

Upon hearing that it was Secretary Zhang from the Ministry's Discipline Inspection Commission, Zhao Dehan trembled even more violently.

Although he had reported the matter to the organization long ago, he was waiting for the organization's punishment.

But when that day actually came, he still felt somewhat apprehensive.

A moment later, Secretary Xiaolin knocked on the office door and led Secretary Zhang and colleagues from the department's discipline inspection department in.

Zhou Chuyi stood up and went to greet him, "Secretary Zhang, thank you for your help."

"No trouble at all, we already understand the situation, and the minister has already given instructions." Secretary Zhang said.

Zhou Chuyi raised his left hand to check the time. "Perfect timing, ten minutes until we get off work. Let's head over there."

Secretary Zhang nodded. "Everything has been arranged."

Zhou Chuyi nodded and gestured with his right hand to lead Secretary Zhang forward.

Behind them, the people that Secretary Zhang brought entered the office, helped Zhao Dehan up, and followed behind the two.

Upon arriving at the parking lot, three Jinbei vans were already waiting there.

Yanjing, Imperial Garden.

Secretary Zhang and Zhou Chuyi, along with Zhao Dehan and a group of seven or eight staff members, entered a villa in Dijingyuan.

Three Jinbei vans were parked at the entrance, blocking the exit.

"Secretary Zhang, Director Zhou, look."

"There's more upstairs, a total of 237,854,000."

Upon entering the villa, Zhao Dehan eagerly opened the refrigerator and introduced it to Zhou Chuyi and Secretary Zhang.

Inside, bundles of red banknotes were neatly stacked.

A bite of garlic, a bite of noodles—Zhao Dehan didn't spend a penny.

A refrigerator, a bed, and a wall behind it.

Zhou Chuyi witnessed firsthand the visual impact of over 200 million yuan in cash.

He had seen bank cards with so much money before, but this was the first time he had ever seen so much cash.

On the way here, Zhou Chuyi had already told him about Zhao Dehan being targeted by the anti-corruption bureau.

The matter was originally intended to be handled internally within the ministry, to avoid alerting the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Now, we need to deal with it first.

Although we haven't collected all the evidence against those who offered bribes, there's nothing we can do now.

Looking at the bundles of money, Secretary Zhang and Zhou Chuyi exchanged a glance, their expressions unchanged.

Secretary Zhang waved his right hand, and the people following behind him stepped forward and put the cash into the prepared bags.

Then, under Zhao Dehan's guidance.

It took seven or eight staff members nearly an hour to go up and down the stairs repeatedly.

All the cash hidden inside the villa was emptied and loaded into three Jinbei vans.

After all the cash was cleared out, Zhao Dehan went downstairs and led Secretary Zhang and Zhou Chuyi to the second-floor restroom.

He took out an account book from the space between the bathroom exhaust fan and the wall.

Zhou Chuyi took the ledger, didn't look at it, and handed it directly to Secretary Zhang.

"Secretary Zhang, I'll leave the rest to you."

Secretary Zhang took the ledger and put it into his briefcase.

"Director Zhou, thank goodness you discovered it in time, otherwise our faces would have been trampled underfoot."

"Secretary Zhang, you're too kind. I'm the director, and Zhao Dehan is my subordinate. If the anti-corruption bureau finds him beforehand, I'll be in trouble too."

"After all, it's our own business, so we can resolve it internally." Zhou Chuyi shook hands with Secretary Zhang.

"Furthermore, we'll need your assistance in coordinating with the relevant departments to follow up on the case."

"It's our job. A professional housekeeper will clean the entire villa in a bit."

Secretary Zhang looked at Zhao Dehan and said, "Director Zhao, although you made a good report this time, you also lacked the necessary vigilance."

"Your personal information was leaked, so instead of transferring the house to you, it was registered under your relative's name?"

"You'll only find out when your relative takes possession of the villa."

"Although you reported it to the organization in time, some things could have been avoided in advance."

"Yes, yes, it was my lack of vigilance." Upon hearing Secretary Zhang's words, Zhao Dehan immediately bowed and nodded in apology.

"My relative asked me to come and clean it every now and then, and I never really thought about how I got this villa."

"I have come to a deep understanding of my own problems. I will definitely strengthen my learning in the future, and similar incidents will never happen again."

Zhao Dehan was a smart man. He immediately realized that the organization wanted to save him, so he readily admitted his mistake and adopted a proper attitude.