In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

"Comrade Liangping, you did a good job on this."

I will issue the search warrant immediately. You will lead the team to conduct the search. However, remember to be mindful of the consequences and strictly adhere to organizational procedures!

"Understood! Please rest assured, Director!"

Qin Siyuan nodded without showing any emotion, but inwardly he was already scoffing.

This Hou Liangping is really good at causing trouble, but if he wants to make a scene, I'll just turn a blind eye. If something goes wrong, the Zhong family will clean up the mess.

Qin Siyuan only revealed a cold smile after Hou Liangping hurriedly left Qin Siyuan's office.

"Ministry of Energy... Hou Liangping, you really dare to stir up trouble! Regardless of whether Zhao Dehan is truly corrupt or not, you've just rushed in to cause trouble. Those people in the energy sector are definitely not going to let you off the hook!"

That's actually the case. If Zhao Dehan really had embezzled or accepted bribes, he would have communicated with the Ministry of Energy first.

It's best to let them handle it internally.

Hou Liangping's rash attempt to arrest Zhao Dehan is a slap in the face to the energy sector.

Without any interference, and just like the plot unfolded, Hou Liangping first searched Zhao Dehan's house, then went to the villa, and a total of 200 million yuan in cash was thus uncovered.

That evening, Zhao Dehan released a list of bribe-givers, which included evidence of bribery by Ding Yizhen, the vice mayor of Jingzhou City, Handong Province.

Hou Liangping, having finally gotten the chance to catch a big fish at the level of a department director, naturally put the procedures out of his mind.

He made a phone call to his college classmate, Chen Hai, who is now the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate.

"Hey, Hai Zi, your Jingzhou City Vice Mayor Ding Yizhen is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. I'm on my way to Handong. Find a way to detain him first!"

Before Chen Hai could ask any further questions, Hou Liangping hung up the phone, most likely having boarded the plane.

It is currently 7 p.m.

It was already getting dark, and Chen Hai didn't have time to think about anything else. Perhaps it was out of trust in his good brother, but he directly instructed Lu Yike, the head of the First Division of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, to lead Lin Huahua and Zhou Zhengxian to monitor Ding Yizhen.

Only then did he remember to report to Ji Changming, the chief prosecutor of the procuratorate.

As soon as the call was made, Ji Changming answered. After Chen Hai briefly explained the situation, Ji Changming told Chen Hai to keep an eye on things. He was not Hou Liangping, nor was he Chen Hai; he understood the importance of organizational procedures.

Ding Yizhen is the vice mayor of Jingzhou City, a provincial-level cadre at the ministerial level. Without instructions from the provincial party committee, who would dare to act rashly?

Soon, Ji Changming called Chen Luo.

At this moment, Chen Luo was having dinner with his family in Building No. 8 of the Provincial Party Committee compound. As the phone rang, Chen Luo frowned. The two little ones at the table, Zhang Nian, and his mother-in-law Liu Li all kept quiet.

"Hello, this is Chen Luo!"

"Hello, Secretary Chen, I'm sorry to bother you so late, but there's an urgent matter I need to report to you and the Provincial Party Committee."

Hearing this, Chen Luo could already guess what it was about; the opportune moment he had been waiting for had arrived.

"It's alright, Comrade Changming, go ahead."

"Okay, Secretary Chen, it's like this..."

Soon, Ji Changming briefly explained the whole story to Chen Luo, and Chen Luo hung up the phone shortly after listening.

He then stood up from the table and looked apologetically at his wife, children, and mother-in-law.

"Mom, wife, I have an emergency to deal with. You two eat first. Zhengshu, Zhengxi, you two little ones, remember to listen to your mother and grandma and eat properly, understand?"

Zhang Nian and Liu Li were already used to Chen Luo's unexpected situation.

"It's alright, don't worry about things at home, honey. Go on your way, don't delay, the kids and I will be waiting for you to come back."

Chen Luo smiled and nodded, then got up and hurriedly left home.

The small conference room of the Provincial Party Committee.

When Chen Luo arrived, several people were already in the conference room.

One was Gao Yuliang, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee; another was Li Dakang, secretary of the Jingzhou municipal party committee; the third was Qi Tongwei from the public security department; and the fourth was Ji Changming from the procuratorate. As for Chen Hai, the director of the anti-corruption bureau, he was there to report.

"Secretary Chen is here!"

Gao Yuliang spoke first, and Chen Luo nodded with a serious expression before sitting down.

"Secretary Yuliang, Secretary Dakang, how's the situation?"

As Chen Luo inquired, Gao Yuliang picked up the conversation.

"Ding Yizhen is currently under surveillance. The specific arrangements need to be discussed by our provincial party committee, after all, Ding Yizhen is a provincial-level cadre."

"Where are Secretary Sha and Secretary Guofu?"

Chen Luo asked another question.

Ding Yizhen's case is not only illegal and criminal, but also a violation of discipline. Logically speaking, Sha Ruijin, the provincial party secretary, and Tian Guofu, the secretary of the discipline inspection commission, should have had more decision-making power.

But neither of them were there...

"Secretary Chen, Secretary Sha and Comrade Guo Fu are currently conducting an inspection in Lüzhou. Secretary Sha has asked me to make a decision on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee."

However, Ding Yizhen is, after all, a member of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, and this matter involves legal aspects, so I would like to ask for your and Secretary Dakang's opinions first.

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo looked at Li Dakang, whose face was gloomy.

"Secretary Dakang, what do you think?"

"Secretary Chen, Ding Yizhen's problem arose too suddenly. If the situation is true, then we must deal with it resolutely!"

It's obvious that Li Dakang's words were meant to disassociate himself from the situation.

Chen Luo smiled and nodded in understanding.

"Comrade Changming, you said on the phone that it was an instruction from the Supreme People's Procuratorate, but where are the Supreme People's Procuratorate's official documents?"

As soon as Chen Luo asked the question, Ji Changming froze, while Chen Hai turned pale and broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing that all three Standing Committee members were looking at him, Ji Changming was clearly taken aback, and then turned his gaze to Chen Hai, who had become nervous.

The meaning was clear: let Chen Hai explain.

Left with no other choice, Chen Hai took a deep breath and said, "Secretary Gao, Secretary Chen, Secretary Dakang, the procedures from the Supreme People's Procuratorate are still in progress... I learned about this situation from a phone call I received from Hou Liangping, the director of the Investigation Division of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate."

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang's eyes lit up instantly, even though his face had been gloomy!

Chen Luo and Gao Yuliang, on the other hand, became serious.

However, it was Li Dakang who fired the first shot.

"Comrade Chen Hai, are you saying that you made the decision to monitor a provincial-level government official in Handong based solely on a phone call from the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's Investigation Division without receiving any procedures or instructions from the Supreme People's Procuratorate?"

Tell me, when did the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province become the command of a section chief from the Anti-Corruption General Bureau?

Does your bureau chief even understand basic organizational procedures?

This matter must be dealt with seriously!

Hearing Li Dakang's outburst, Chen Luo watched the spectacle, while Gao Yuliang gave Chen Hai a deep look before steer the conversation toward Ding Yizhen's issue.

"Secretary Dakang, don't get agitated. Let's not rush to investigate Chen Hai's problem. The key issue now is how to deal with Ding Yizhen's problem."

Hearing this, Li Dakang calmed down a little.