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

The next morning, Hou Liangping and Lu Yike had just arrived at the procuratorate and were about to go through the formalities when they were summoned to Ji Changming's office.

Ji Changming sat behind his large desk, his face appearing calm, but his eyes were unusually sharp and irritable.

There was a document on the table, which appeared to be some materials from a special training course on discipline and work style rectification.

"Sit down." Ji Changming gestured to the chair opposite him, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger.

Hou Liangping and Lu Yike sat down without caring at all.

"Inspector Ji, we need to talk to you about something..."

Hou Liangping smiled and was about to talk about the formalities when Ji Changming raised his hand to stop him.

"Have you already started the case?" Ji Changming asked slowly, his gaze sweeping over the two men.

"I heard that after you finished your training yesterday, you went to the Guangming District Detention Center to interrogate Cai Chenggong?"

"Yes, Prosecutor Ji, you don't know, that Cheng Du, the director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau, back then..."

Ji Changming interrupted him: "Have the interrogation procedures been completed?"

Hou Liangping was speechless.

"Inspector Ji, I was just looking at you after get off work and didn't want to bother you."

Seeing that Ji Changming's expression was a little off, Lu Yike smiled and tried to brush it off.

"We're thinking of meeting with Cai Chenggong first, not as a formal interrogation..."

"Don't give me that grinning face!"

Ji Changming raised his voice and slammed his right hand on the table: "The two section chiefs of the Provincial Procuratorate's Anti-Corruption Bureau went to interrogate important detainees empty-handed?"

"Do you know how many eyes are watching Cai Chenggong right now?"

"Do you know that Dafeng Factory has already led to the downfall of a police chief and the arrest of dozens of people?"

"Comrade Hou Liangping, you've been in Handong for some time now, and you've been studying in training courses for several days, but haven't you grasped the basic procedures for handling cases yet?"

"Is it only possible to handle cases so 'carefree' when working at the Supreme People's Procuratorate?"

"Do you two know that you both have disciplinary records on your hands and are currently undergoing a special study session on discipline and conduct rectification?"

"All that you've been learning every day, has it all been for nothing?"

Ji Changming learned last night that Hou Liangping and Lu Yike had gone to the Guangming District Public Security Bureau Detention Center.

After learning the news, he quickly sought out people to inquire about the situation.

The news that came back to him almost made the chief prosecutor so angry that he couldn't get out of bed.

He was absolutely furious with those two, but thankfully, things didn't escalate.

If the Guangming District Public Security Bureau makes a big fuss about this, their procuratorate will be utterly humiliated.

The Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the Discipline Inspection Commission are both watching the special operation launched by the Procuratorate, and these two people who have already been disciplined are still defying the rules.

Ji Changming really didn't know what they were thinking.

He looked at the two of them with a complicated expression.

Even at the very end, he still has so many things to worry about; it's a blessing for Ji Changming.

Ji Changming regretted it; he shouldn't have gotten involved in those messy affairs.

A son-in-law of the Zhong family and the beloved daughter of an older female student have both come to him.

Ji Changming had no idea what sins he had committed.

If he were to act according to his youthful temperament, he would have unleashed his full power, using decades of experience in the Heavenly Gang Child Skill to kill these two people in front of him with a single palm strike.

Hey, I'm getting carried away. Ji Changming thought of the polite and courteous eunuch Cao Zhengchun from the TV series and started imagining himself in that image.

He coughed twice to clear his mind of all the random thoughts, and looked at Hou Liangping.

"I heard that yesterday you had an argument with Comrade Cheng Du from the Guangming District Public Security Bureau outside the detention center?"

"You mentioned Secretary Sha Ruijin, Director Qi Tongwei, and even the disgraced Zhao Donglai?"

Ji Changming was clearly a little angry. His tone became sharp as he raised it, making him sound even more like Eunuch Cao.

"Hou Liangping, you can interrogate me if you want, but you're not following the proper procedures."

"They turned work-related communication between investigators into personal disputes and farces of using superiors to intimidate others!"

"Is this all the learning you've accomplished these past few days? Huh?"

The last "ah" was even slurred, showing that Ji Changming was genuinely angry.

Hou Liangping and Lu Yike, seeing Ji Changming's agitation, knew they had done something wrong and embarrassed their leader, so they both toned down their indifferent attitude.

Looking at the two people in front of him, Ji Changming thought he might as well just retire on the spot.

But these were all his own choices, and now Ji Changming has to keep quick-acting heart medicine on hand every day in case he hears any news and something unexpected happens to him first.

After taking a few deep breaths, Ji Changming suppressed his anger and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Cai Chenggong is the person directly responsible for the Dafeng Factory case. The public security authorities' detention of him is procedurally correct."

"This case has even reached the ministry level; who would dare to act recklessly?"

"Once you begin the investigation, the anti-corruption bureau will need to interrogate him, which requires coordination with the public security authorities."

Ji Changming then turned to Lu Yike, his tone softening slightly: "Comrade Lu Yike, you're a veteran prosecutor with a wealth of experience."

"Comrade Hou Liangping said he was going to interrogate Cai Chenggong, why didn't you stop him? Instead, you went along?"

"Yesterday's training session covered the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law regarding interrogation. Did you forget everything after class?"

Ji Changming picked up the materials from the special discipline and work style rectification study session on the table and pointed at them.

"We're still in the midst of a 'disciplinary rectification campaign,' and you all have disciplinary records on your hands. How dare you defy the rules?"

Upon hearing Ji Changming's words, Lu Yike obediently lowered her head: "Chief Prosecutor, I was wrong."

"At the time... I was also eager to find out what clues Cai Chenggong might have. Regarding Director Chen Hai... I was confused for a moment and didn't stick to my principles."

Seeing Lu Yike like this, Ji Changming felt helpless.

He sighed and leaned back: "I know you all want to solve the case as soon as possible, especially to find out about Comrade Chen Hai's matter. I understand your feelings."

"But comrades, you are all aware of the current situation in Handong and Jingzhou."

"How many people are watching our procuratorate and the anti-corruption bureau right now?"

"Especially in times like these, we must remain calm and adhere to the rules!"

"Your commotion yesterday is probably known to half of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau by now."

"Your case had already been submitted to the Standing Committee, and everyone was questioning the standardization of our provincial procuratorate's case-handling procedures!"

"You're pulling this stunt? Aren't you just making ourselves a laughingstock?"

"How are we supposed to carry out our work now? How are we supposed to ask other units for cooperation?"

He picked up the documents on the table: "Secretary Sha Ruijin's instructions are a direction, a form of support, and absolutely not an excuse for you to disregard legal procedures and act recklessly!"

"The phrase 'no forbidden zones, no upper limits' refers to the determination and scope of the fight against corruption, not that you can cross procedural boundaries in your investigations!"

"Procedural legality is the lifeline of handling cases."

"Without procedural justice, substantive justice is a castle in the air; the evidence obtained may be invalid, and it could even put the entire case at a disadvantage!"

"Do I really need to repeat this principle?"

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