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

Li Dakang didn't know why he could never communicate well with Ouyang Jing; they would have a big argument after just a few words.

He couldn't reach an agreement this time, so he had to look for another opportunity.

Hou Liangping and his team finally interrogated Cai Chenggong and obtained a report about Ouyang Jing from him.

This made him extremely excited, as he had been feeling frustrated since arriving in Handong.

After arranging for people to investigate and verify the clues reported by Cai Chenggong, he received a call from Qi Tongwei, the director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, his old classmate.

Qi Tongwei first congratulated Hou Liangping on finally being able to start formally handling cases without having to attend training sessions every day.

Afterwards, he extended a warm invitation to Hou Liangping, saying that he had hosted a formal welcome banquet for his junior classmate, as a way of welcoming Hou to take up his post in Handong.

Hou Liangping knew more or less about the current situation in Handong, and rumors about the Han Da Bang were rampant.

His senior, Qi Tongwei, was a rising star in the political arena of Handong recently, and he wanted to see just how deep Qi Tongwei's influence was, so he readily agreed.

In the depths of winter in Handong Province, the sky is already somewhat dark by six o'clock every day.

A luxury car was parked in front of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province.

After arranging his work, Hou Liangping left work. As soon as he arrived at the door, Gao Xiaoqin opened the car door and greeted him warmly.

Hou Liangping was somewhat surprised to hear the other person's self-introduction.

Seeing Qi Tongwei's elaborate arrangements, Hou Liangping grinned and obediently followed Gao Xiaoqin into the car.

Shanshui Manor, on the outskirts of Jingzhou City.

This Western-style architectural complex is brightly lit at night, resembling a magnificent, isolated island.

This place is one of the core strongholds for collusion between officials and merchants in Handong, and it is a "place of fame and fortune" carefully built by Zhao Ruilong, the son of Zhao Lichun.

Although the blatant extravagance has been curbed since the implementation of the Eight-Point Regulation, many people no longer come to Shanshui Manor.

However, the core members of the Han University bang, led by Qi Tongwei, still regard this place as their first choice for private gatherings.

The atmosphere in the VIP box at Shanshui Manor was lively tonight.

Qi Tongwei, director of the Provincial Public Security Department, hosted a banquet to welcome Hou Liangping, the director of the First Investigation Division of the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau, who had recently arrived in Handong.

Accompanying him were Chen Qingquan, Vice President of the Jingzhou Intermediate People's Court, and Gao Xiaoqin, General Manager of the Shanshui Group.

There are also many officials from the political and legal system, and many alumni of Han University.

Both sides had their own plans, and a battle of wits unfolded in full swing.

Hou Liangping was deeply impressed by Gao Xiaoqin. Seeing so many officials from the political and legal system as her guests, he became secretly wary.

He discovered that this mountain and water manor was unusual, this woman was unusual, and her relationship with her senior, Qi Tongwei, was also unusual.

The waters of Handong were indeed unfathomably deep, which only made Hou Liangping even more excited.

The many alumni present here, and the many cadres in the political and legal system, are likely all his achievements.

......

As it got later and later, Zhou Chuyi, on his way home from get off work, miscalculated.

He originally thought that his wife, Sun Huayu, hadn't been in the mood to cook lately and would have the housekeeper cook for her.

I didn't expect to see the other person frantically practicing kung fu in the kitchen when I got home today.

Zhou Chuyi's mouth tasted bitter after the meal, and he kept drinking water afterwards.

After finishing his meal, Zhou Chuyi sat on the sofa with a glass of water, his eyes glazed over, just as his phone rang.

Upon seeing the caller ID, Zhou Chuyi's eyes lit up, and he quickly answered the call.

"Xiao Qin? You're the police chief, why are you calling me at this hour? Is there some case you need my cooperation on?"

"Cooperate my ass." A gruff voice came from the other end of the phone. "Let's go get some skewers. I found a pretty good stall."

What I wished for came true, that's great.

"Honey, I'm going out for a bit." Zhou Chuyi hung up the phone, picked up his clothes, and prepared to leave.

"What are you going out for?" Sun Huayu asked Zhou Chuyi curiously.

"Xiao Qin, Qin Jinhui, asked me to go out and discuss something," Zhou Chuyi replied casually.

"Xiao Qin, he's been in Handong for a few days now, why hasn't he come home yet?"

"Call him over when you have time, and I'll cook for him myself." Sun Huayu didn't object when she heard it was Qin Jinhui.

However, Zhou Chuyi's lips twitched when he heard her words.

"You should talk to him yourself; he's quite busy since he just arrived."

......

At a roadside barbecue stall on a street in Guangming District, Zhou Chuyi immediately picked up a skewer of grilled meat from the table and started showing it off.

"Damn, you didn't have dinner?" Qin Jinhui said, holding a beer in his hand and looking at Zhou Chuyi with disdain.

"I ate it. Your sister-in-law made it." Zhou Chuyi said without looking up.

......

Qin Jinhui's expression changed; he understood. With a hint of pity, he pushed the freshly grilled meat skewers in his hand in front of Zhou Chuyi and opened a bottle of beer for him.

"You're paying today, okay?" Zhou Chuyi finally felt better and looked up.

"Hey, I'm a department-level official and you're a vice-provincial level official. You expect me, a department-level official, to treat a vice-provincial level official to dinner?" Qin Jinhui laughed and scolded. "Fine, I'll treat."

"Anyway, I have a lot of discharge pay, it won't kill you."

The two exchanged a few more words, and then they had almost finished their first round of drinks.

With a beer in one hand and a kidney in the other, Qin Jinhui looked at Zhou Chuyi with a strange expression. "The Shanshui Manor is quite lively tonight."

"What is it?" Zhou Chuyi asked, looking surprised by the nonsensical question.

"How do you, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, know whether Shanshui Manor is lively or not at night?"

Qin Jinhui picked up a peanut and popped it into his mouth: "Let me tell you the whole story."

Qin Jinhui told Zhou Chuyi that he had just arrived in Handong and should not know anything about Shanshui Manor.

However, on the day he took over as the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, Wang Guofeng, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau and the head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment, reported something to him.

He said that when former director Zhao Donglai was in office, he planted several undercover agents at the Shanshui Manor.

The people were from the Criminal Investigation Division, and Zhao Donglai was their sole supervisor; even Wang Guofeng didn't know what they were doing.

After Zhao Donglai was placed under investigation, these undercover agents were left without a job. Yesterday, they contacted Wang Guofeng to ask if the mission should continue.

Wang Guofeng had no idea what case Zhao Donglai was planning to infiltrate, and upon receiving this news, he didn't know what to do.

Just then, Qin Jinhui arrived and reported the matter to the newly arrived bureau chief.

Zhou Chuyi's chopsticks froze in mid-air. Had Zhao Donglai planted an undercover agent at the Shanshui Manor?

The show didn't go into detail about this matter; it didn't elaborate on how much Zhao Donglai knew about the Shanshui Manor or what plans he made.

It now seems that Zhao Donglai, this seemingly rough-around-the-edges police chief, has a much deeper understanding of the situation than outsiders imagine.

No wonder, no wonder Chen Qingquan was able to be so accurately blocked when he was learning a foreign language.

Otherwise, with such a large manor, if the police were to raid a brothel, the security guards would definitely notify those inside when they arrived at the entrance. How could they possibly stop Chen Qingquan, who was studying foreign languages?

This explains why the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau has an inside agent at Shanshui Manor.