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

Gao Yuliang tapped the coffee table. "Did you know that when Ding Yizhen fled, the new provincial party secretary, Sha Ruijin, had already arrived in Handong?"

"Back then in Lincheng, it was Secretary Zhao Lichun who gave him a helping hand, withstood the pressure, and continued to give him important responsibilities, which is why he is where he is today."

"But now..." Gao Yuliang paused meaningfully, his gaze sweeping over Hou Liangping.

"The current provincial party secretary is Comrade Sha Ruijin, who was parachuted in. Li Dakang never served as Secretary Sha's secretary, so there's no connection between them."

"The Guangming Peak project, with an investment of 28 billion yuan, has its chief commander run into trouble at this critical juncture."

"The 'Lincheng Incident' of that year has become the Jingzhou Incident. If investors really flee again, the economy will decline."

"Will Secretary Sha protect Li Dakang like Secretary Zhao did back then?"

He shook his head slightly. "It's hard to say. At the first Standing Committee meeting, Secretary Sha criticized Li Dakang."

"The new Party Secretary Sha emphasizes the political environment and rules."

"If Li Dakang's downfall leads to the bankruptcy of the Guangmingfeng project and tarnishes the overall image of the province, the consequences for him would be unimaginable."

Hou Liangping licked his lips, his hands clenched into fists, trembling slightly.

In order to protect his political achievements and career, is it possible that Li Dakang might...

No, it is absolutely possible.

After being misled by Gao Yuliang, Hou Liangping had a general idea of ​​what was going on: Ding Yizhen's escape might really be related to Li Dakang.

The unease and discomfort he felt earlier due to his suspicion of Qi Tongwei had subsided considerably without him even realizing it.

Instead, there is a thrill mixed with shock and excitement when a larger prey is discovered.

Gao Yuliang smiled as he observed the subtle changes in Hou Liangping's expression, knowing that Hou had taken his words to heart.

He then picked up his teacup again, resuming his gentle and refined demeanor, and his tone became more relaxed.

"Of course, these are just some analyses I've made based on my own experience as a teacher."

"Of course I don't want to believe that a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Li Dakang, could do such a thing."

"Your prosecutor's office will have to investigate to find out exactly what happened."

"Ryohei, you are a young and key investigator in the Anti-Corruption Bureau. You should have a sense of justice."

Hou Liangping took a deep breath, suppressed his surging thoughts, and nodded solemnly: "Teacher, what you said today has been very enlightening for me."

"In fact, I've discovered that there are more suspicious points about Li Dakang than what you've mentioned."

Hmm? Gao Yuliang was somewhat surprised. You monkey discovered other suspicious points? Or did you imagine something else?

He just wanted to mislead Hou Liangping's suspicions about Qi Tongwei.

As for whether Li Dakang had any problems, Gao Yuliang knew the answer in his heart.

"Oh? Any other doubts? Tell me about them." Gao Yuliang looked at Hou Liangping with great interest.

"Teacher, now that you mention it, I remember."

"I read the meeting minutes from that night. During the meeting, when you left to call Secretary Sha Ruijin..."

"Secretary Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei both left. The meeting minutes state that the senior alumnus went out to contact the provincial department to prepare for the arrest of Ding Yizhen."

"Li Dakang went out to use the restroom, but nobody knows exactly what he did. I didn't pay attention at the time, but now that I think about it..."

Gao Yuliang shrugged, pretending to be unaware.

"That remains to be seen, but Liangping, Li Dakang is a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, so any matter concerning him must be handled with utmost caution."

"Doubts should remain just that—doubts. They must never be spoken or written without absolute evidence."

"Furthermore, even if you discover something, at your level, you cannot take any action; you must report it."

Gao Yuliang still liked Hou Liangping and gave Hou Liangping a heads-up in advance.

He knew Hou Liangping's impulsive nature and couldn't afford to ruin himself.

Hou Liangping shook his head. "Teacher, do you know that we interrogated Cai Chenggong yesterday?"

Gao Yuliang nodded indifferently, signaling him to continue.

"During the interrogation, he made a formal complaint against Ouyang Jing, the vice president of Jingzhou City Bank, who is also Li Dakang's wife."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuliang's face showed surprise; this was truly beyond his expectations.

However, Gao Yuliang's expression immediately turned into a heavy worry.

"Ouyang Jing? This...this is a new situation."

"Liangping, you need to be careful. Comrade Ouyang Jing is Li Dakang's wife. One report might not prove anything."

"As I just mentioned, this involves a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, so you must be extremely cautious in handling this case."

"You must not act rashly before you have absolute evidence."

He knew Hou Liangping's personality and was genuinely afraid that Hou Liangping would act impulsively and get into trouble with Li Dakang.

"Teacher, don't worry, I definitely won't do anything without evidence." Hou Liangping nodded, then shook his head.

"Then everything makes sense."

"What makes sense?" Gao Yuliang asked Hou Liangping after hearing his last sentence.

"Teacher, do you know who found Cai Chenggong first?" Hou Liangping asked excitedly.

"Hmm? I think it's the provincial department. I remember Tongwei mentioning it to me."

"Yes, it was the provincial department that took control of the people first." Hou Liangping slapped his thigh.

"When I first arrived in Handong, I learned of this news and sent Lu Yike and the others to interrogate Cai Chenggong."

"But do you know what? When Lu Yike and the others went there, they were directly blocked by Zhao Donglai from the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau with his men."

"Don't let them interrogate Tsai Cheng-cheng!"

"You mean?" Gao Yuliang immediately understood what Hou Liangping meant.

Zhao Donglai always listens to Li Dakang. Could it be that Li Dakang ordered him to block Lu Yike and the others?

"That's right, we interrogated Cai Chenggong yesterday. He reported Li Dakang's wife."

"Li Dakang must have known about his wife Ouyang Jing's situation for a long time. He probably wanted Zhao Donglai to control her in advance so that she wouldn't talk nonsense."

"So, it all makes sense now." Hou Liangping seemed to have finally figured everything out, and he was trembling with excitement.

These individual incidents, now all connected, have convinced Hou Liangping that Li Dakang may indeed have a problem.

At this moment, he completely forgot that the reason he came to Gao Yuliang's place was because he suspected Qi Tongwei, and even thought that Gao Yuliang, his teacher, was involved.

However, he was misled by Gao Yuliang, and his thinking went completely astray.

Now, recalling Cai Chenggong's report and Zhao Donglai's previous attempt to poach people, after a lot of speculation, he completely focused his attention on Li Dakang.

Now, all he wants to do is get back quickly, find out what happened to Ouyang Jing, and see if he can catch Li Dakang, the big fish.

Hou Liangping completely ignored Gao Yuliang's warning not to act rashly.