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

Zhou Chuyi couldn't understand how someone could be so brave, yet so stupid.

After he turned Hou Liangping away at work, he assumed Hou Liangping would understand the implications.

I thought he would go back, complete the formalities, and then come to find Zhao Dehan to go to Dijingyuan together.

Unexpectedly, he left here and immediately took his men with him.

In this part, Zhou Chuyi didn't set any traps; it was Hou Liangping who walked into the minefield.

The video continues to play on the surveillance footage.

One by one, the lights in the villa came on, and through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you could see people moving around inside.

Zhou Chuyi imagined Hou Liangping's feelings at this moment: anxiety, anticipation, and a hint of unease.

He must be looking for Zhao Dehan's embezzled funds; he was confident he could find evidence.

However, there was nothing left in the villa.

The people in the department had already taken care of everything, even the ownership of the villa.

But that's not all; there's something even more important in the video.

"What? Ding Yizhen ran away? What kind of work are you doing?"

"Didn't I tell you to arrest Ding Yizhen?"

"Chen Hai, is this how you handle things?"

"How could they have let them get away?"

"Report, report, they've all arrived in America!!"

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The sound rang out in the office, bringing a smile to Zhou Chuyi's face.

After one surprise, there was another; Hou Liangping had given him so many unexpected surprises.

Although Zhao Dehan's side has been dealt with cleanly, the only loophole is Ding Yizhen's side.

After all, Zhao Dehan had told him that Ding Yizhen, the vice mayor of Jingzhou City, had given him tens of millions of yuan over the years.

However, none of them were fools. Ding Yizhen sent the money through intermediaries within the companies.

It would have been easy to handle originally, but now that Ding Yizhen has gotten wind of it, he's directly bribed.

Then Zhao Dehan will be completely fine.

Most importantly, this video alone adds another disciplinary violation to Hou Liangping's record.

"Xiao Lin, back up the USB drive, make a copy, and give it to Minister Shen. They'll need it."

He waved for his secretary to leave.

On the computer screen, the video ended with a shot of Hou Liangping's terrified face as he looked at the monitor.

Zhou Chuyi turned off the video, his fingers tapping lightly on the table as he quickly processed the chain reaction that would follow.

Hou Liangping's act of forcibly breaking into the Dijingyuan villa was clearly illegal and violated regulations.

After the leaders of the Anti-Corruption Bureau learn about this, will their first reaction be to support the cause or to distance themselves from it?

The answer is self-evident—any politically astute leader would choose to cut ties when there are no benefits to be gained.

This is not irresponsible towards subordinates, but a rational form of self-protection.

If Hou Liangping truly achieved a great victory and uncovered a shockingly corrupt official.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau would definitely endorse him, portraying his violations as "special handling" and "taking responsibility."

But now he hasn't found anything.

His violation then lost any grounds for defense and became a collection of pure procedural errors and disciplinary infractions.

Hou Liangping also has a special identity—the son-in-law of the Zhong family.

This identity was both his talisman and his death warrant.

The Chung family will certainly try to protect him, but only if the matter doesn't escalate.

If things get out of control, the Chung family will not only not protect him, but will also sever ties with him immediately to avoid getting burned.

That's the ruthless logic behind political families—family interests come first.

No family would gamble its entire political future for a son-in-law.

The inquiry letter has been sent today.

Zhao Dehan, following their instructions, personally went to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

One is to cooperate with the investigation, and the other is to seek justice for myself.

Within the system in Yenching, news always travels very quickly.

The news of the anti-corruption bureau's disturbance at the Ministry of State-owned Resources Security spread like wildfire, and almost everyone knew about it in less than a night.

Zhong Jiazhuang has become quite powerful recently, wielding considerable influence in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National People's Congress, two powerful departments.

Many people know about Hou Liangping, the son-in-law of the Zhong family. In the past, investigations were only conducted on minor officials around the division level, and no one really took it to heart.

In recent years, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Procuratorate have arrested many people from the Ministry of State Resources and Social Security.

Of course, these were all minor incidents, and nobody cared.

Unexpectedly, a letter of complaint and a section chief caused a huge uproar.

The key point is that this time, it wasn't them causing trouble for the Ministry of State Resources and Social Security.

Instead, it's about how the people from the Ministry of State Resources and Social Security are causing trouble for the procuratorate.

Last night, Zhou Chuyi, the young director of the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of State Resources Security.

However, he directly called Qin Siyuan, who was half a rank higher than him, and bombarded him with questions, leaving the deputy ministerial-level bureau chief speechless.

It is said that they will send inquiry letters to the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Anti-Corruption Bureau today.

Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

It was not yet nine o'clock.

Zhao Yuanzhi, Director of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Ministry of State Resources and Social Security, and Tang Fengyan, Director of the Confidentiality Department

When Zhao Dehan, the director of the approval division of the Resource Development Department, appeared in the compound of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Many people in the building who had already received the news were already peering out of their windows to watch.

"Hello, I am Zhao Yuanzhi, Director of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Ministry of State-owned Resources Security."

"I am Tang Fengyan, Director of the Confidentiality Division of the Ministry of State-owned Assets Security."

"I am Zhao Dehan, Director of the Approval Division of the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of State-owned Resources Security."

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After registering at the entrance, Zhao Yuanzhi, Tang Fengyan, and Zhao Dehan entered the building.

Compared to Hou Liangping's reckless behavior, the three of them were impeccable in terms of rules and discipline.

Of course, this happened when they appeared at the entrance of the anti-corruption bureau.

At the Supreme People's Procuratorate building, personnel from the Ministry of State-owned Resources and Social Security appeared at the entrance with a letter of inquiry.

Everyone knows that the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Anti-Corruption Bureau are in trouble now.

Qin Siyuan had already called in the morning.

Hou Liangping and all staff members involved in Zhao Dehan's case have been suspended from their duties pending investigation.

He closed his eyes after his secretary knocked on the door and told him that people from the Ministry of State Resources and Social Security had arrived.

There was no escaping the situation, so he immediately arranged for a meeting room.

This matter required his personal intervention, as several deputy directors had long harbored resentment towards him for consistently indulging Hou Liangping.

He called over a party member who was close to him, and the three of them met in the meeting room.

Zhao Yuanzhi solemnly submitted a letter of inquiry and played the audio and video recordings they had made the previous night.

Listening again to Zhou Chuyi's questioning of him, a deputy ministerial-level bureau chief, last night, Qin Siyuan felt his face burning, yet he was helpless.

After giving their report, Zhao Yuanzhi and Tang Fengyan left.

Zhao Dehan, however, remained with the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

He brought all his identification documents, passbooks, bank cards, bank statements, and other materials, and actively cooperated with the Anti-Corruption Bureau's investigation.

Furthermore, he stubbornly stated that he wanted to be put in the detention room and that he would not go back unless the anti-corruption bureau investigated the matter thoroughly!

After much persuasion, they finally managed to get a young girl to take his statement.

After taking his statement, it took a long time of persuasion before Zhao Dehan was allowed to leave.

However, Zhao Dehan said he would come again tomorrow.

The matter has not been resolved, and he comes to cooperate with the investigation every day. The anti-corruption bureau cannot bully honest people like this.

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