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

Cheng Du is currently the Deputy Director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau.

He's been riding high lately, ever since he snagged a new patron and joined the Dafeng Factory project team.

Because of the Dafeng Factory case, he received a collective second-class merit and an individual third-class merit.

Just a few days ago, he got his wish and put on a white shirt, skipping two ranks and becoming a third-level police inspector.

Not only that, his administrative rank was also promoted from deputy director to director.

Hehe, his promotion was proposed by Wu Xiongfei, the mayor of Jingzhou City.

The Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee approved it, along with the appointment of Qin Jinhui, the new Director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and Vice Mayor.

Is this the benefit of clinging to a powerful figure?

If Zhou Chuyi wanted Cheng Du to do anything right now, he would risk his life to do it.

Furthermore, Zhao Dehan told him that the newly appointed director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, Qin Jinhui, was an old acquaintance of Governor Zhou.

As long as he acts properly and doesn't violate rules or regulations, no one in the Jingzhou Public Security System will bother him again.

Therefore, Cheng Du has been working with great enthusiasm during this period.

He didn't want to embarrass Governor Zhou.

Today, Cheng Du was patrolling the area when he received a call from the on-duty police officer, saying that two section chiefs from the procuratorate wanted to interrogate Cai Chenggong.

Upon hearing this news, he became interested.

Governor Zhou had warned him to "pay attention" to the people in the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate, led by Hou Liangping and Lu Yike.

Could the prosecutors' office's decision to interrogate Tsai Cheng-cheng be related to them?

Upon receiving this news, he immediately came to the detention center in person.

Not long after, a police Passat pulled up, and the person who got out was Cheng Du, the director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau.

Cheng Du was dressed in a crisp police uniform, his new police rank insignia gleaming under the streetlights.

Upon seeing that it was Hou Liangping, the person he was looking for, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"Oh, Director Hou—oops, I mean, Section Chief Hou and Section Chief Lu, what brings you two here? We're so sorry for not welcoming you properly!"

Cheng Du strode over, extended his hand to shake hands with the two, and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. I heard you were going to interrogate Cai Chenggong?"

"Yes," Hou Liangping said. "Cai Chenggong is a key suspect in a case under investigation by our anti-corruption bureau, and we need to interrogate him in accordance with the law."

"Okay, okay, we'll definitely cooperate with the provincial procuratorate's case." Cheng Du smiled broadly, appearing very cooperative.

As he spoke, Cheng Du stretched out his right hand, looking expectantly at Hou Liangping and the other man.

An awkward silence fell over the room.

"Director Cheng, what do you mean by this?" Hou Liangping asked, puzzled.

Just now, he thought the other party would take him directly to see Cai Chenggong.

"Oh? Director Hou, what about the paperwork? A warrant for questioning or a letter of assistance in questioning will do."

Cheng Du also pretended to be clueless, looking at Hou Liangping with a surprised expression.

Seeing Hou Liangping and Lu Yike's slightly embarrassed faces, Cheng Du knew what was going on.

I've heard that the prosecutors in this office don't really respect procedures when handling cases.

I never expected to actually run into him.

Then it's no wonder that the stern-faced Director Cheng didn't give the Provincial Procuratorate any face.

Cheng Du's smile remained unchanged, but his tone held a hint of embarrassment: "Director Hou, in principle, when the procuratorate interrogates detainees, our public security organs should fully cooperate."

"But neither of you brought formal questioning documents with you today?"

The tone of those words was somewhat sarcastic, and Lu Yike's expression darkened upon hearing it.

"The paperwork is being processed; we'll meet the person today." Hou Liangping gets annoyed whenever he hears about paperwork and procedures.

"Well..." Cheng Du rubbed his hands together, his smile becoming even more strained. "Director Hou, you're from the Supreme People's Procuratorate, so you're definitely more familiar with our case-handling procedures than I am."

"The detention center has strict regulations. Without proper procedures, no outsiders can contact the detained suspects."

"I will definitely cooperate with your procuratorate in handling the case. I would be more than happy if you and Director Lu came in person."

"But rules are rules."

"To interrogate detainees, you must have complete legal documentation, such as an interrogation warrant or a letter of consent from the municipal bureau. You need at least one of these."

"You two came here today with only your identification documents, which... does not comply with the procedures for handling cases."

"If any of my subordinates violate the rules, I can't afford to be held accountable by those above."

Hou Liangping was surprised that Cheng Du was so disrespectful, and his face immediately darkened.

"Chengdu, we're here to investigate! You know about Ding Yizhen's affair and Chen Hai's affair! Cai Chenggong is the key!"

"They had previously contacted our anti-corruption bureau to provide tips for reporting corruption."

"If we don't see him today and miss our chance, will you take responsibility?"

"Let me tell you, our procuratorate is handling Ding Yizhen's case according to Secretary Sha Ruijin's instructions!"

"Director Qi Tongwei of the Provincial Department is my senior, and he will not create any obstacles for us."

"Does our provincial procuratorate need to go through procedures with a mere branch bureau chief like you?"

Hou Liangping directly invoked Sha Ruijin's name, attempting to use political pressure and Sha Ruijin's status to suppress Shu.

Cheng Du's smile faded slightly, but he still maintained his politeness: "Director Hou, your criticism is correct."

"We firmly support Secretary Sha's instructions."

"But precisely because we are now emphasizing fighting corruption according to law, our public security organs must cooperate with the procuratorial organs in handling cases in an even stricter manner in accordance with the law and regulations."

"Procedural justice is the guarantee of substantive justice. Allowing interrogation without proper procedures is a serious violation of case-handling discipline."

"No matter how low my official rank is, I would never dare to compromise my principles or violate discipline."

"If anything goes wrong, I can't bear the responsibility, and I'm afraid you two won't be able to explain it either, right?"

Seeing that Cheng Du was completely unmoved, Lu Yike couldn't help but speak up.

"Director Cheng, we are from the Provincial Procuratorate's Anti-Corruption Bureau. Cai Chenggong has important leads on a case that Secretary Sha is concerned about. We can supplement the details later according to procedure."

"The case involving Cai Chenggong is closely related to the leads that our provincial procuratorate is currently investigating. Can't you make an exception for this case?"

Cheng Du turned to Lu Yike and gave a wry smile: "Director Lu, you're a veteran prosecutor, you know the rules better than I do."

"Special cases should be handled specially, but there must be a basis for 'special' treatment."

"There are no written documents, just empty words. I'll release the person for you to interrogate."

"What am I going to say when the city bureau investigates?"

"As you all know, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau is the newly appointed Director Qin. New officials always make a big splash when they take office, so I dare not break the rules at this time."

"Besides, Cai Chenggong is a key criminal in the Dafeng Factory case, a case that has been closely followed by leaders in the ministry."

"Director Hou just mentioned Director Qi. I don't think Director Qi would instruct me to do anything against the rules, would he?"

"As for Director Zhao Donglai... everyone knows his situation, I wouldn't dare to follow his example."

Having witnessed the two men's unreasonable and sophistical behavior, Cheng Du inwardly sneered and despised them, but outwardly spoke in a sarcastic tone.