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

At four in the morning, there were no more subways or other public transportation. Yi Tianci's heart was pounding, and he quickened his pace to follow the flow of people, intending to leave the train station first.

Just as Yi Tianci was about to reach the square, the people behind him stopped following him and started jogging towards him.

Yi Tianci saw this scene clearly. Instead of standing still, he took off running at full speed.

Seeing this, the men behind him stopped pretending and immediately ran after him. There were hardly any people near the train station at four in the morning, and Yi Tianci didn't dare to stop and ask for help when he finally saw a few groups of people. After all, he only had one mouth, and if the people chasing him pulled out some police identification, he would be finished.

Asking for help from ordinary people wouldn't work. He ran all the way, and the young man's stamina was undeniable. He managed to shake off the people behind him after running for half an hour.

However, Yi Tianci seemed to have underestimated his opponent. He had just arrived at the location his mother had told him to take a taxi, and while he went upstairs to get a camera and a voice recorder, several black SUVs followed him upstairs.

A dozen or so men came down this time, all of them wearing masks and sunglasses to cover their mouths and noses. If Yi Tianci hadn't been curious and peeked out the window, he would have almost been fooled.

It was too late to run away now. After returning to his room and locking the door, Yi Tianci took out his phone and dialed the police.

The operator connected the call quickly.

However, at the last moment, Yi Tianci gave up. He was afraid that the police who came were from the Guangming District and might arrest him instead of helping him!

Feeling somewhat depressed, Yi Tianci decided to first seek help from the Discipline Inspection Commission and other departments, and only call the police in Handong if all else failed.

First, he called the provincial discipline inspection commission's hotline, but no one answered after the phone rang for a long time. Then he called the municipal discipline inspection commission's hotline, but it was the same thing.

It's not anyone else's fault, it's just a matter of timing. The Discipline Inspection Commission isn't the police, it's impossible for them to receive reports 24/7. There might be a few places that require 24-hour online service, but there are always ways around policies. If you actually call, the line is either busy or they're not available.

Moreover, the Handong Discipline Inspection Commission is not staffed 24/7.

"Dry!"

After two unanswered calls, Yi Tianci's heart sank to the bottom. The urgency in his heart made him start searching and eventually he found the work phone number of the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Provincial Procuratorate. It was just a coincidence.

Regardless of whether it would work or not, in his desperation, Yi Tianci dialed the number. Ten seconds, twenty seconds, just as Yi Tianci was about to despair, the call was answered.

"Hello, this is Hou Liangping, Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate. May I ask what brings you here?"

At Hou Liangping's home, he sat upright on the bed, not yet fully awake. He had been working very hard in Lüzhou during this period, and had only been resting for two days after returning to Jingzhou.

"Director Hou! Are you really Director Hou Liangping?"

"Yes, it is me, the real deal, comrade. Don't get agitated, just tell me what's on your mind."

Hou Liangping yawned, assuming it was just another phone call from someone reporting officials.

"Director Hou! My name is Yi Tianci. My father is Yi Xuexi, the former Party Secretary of Guangming District."

My mother's name is Mao Ya. I want to report the illegal and criminal activities of Li Shangli, the current Party Secretary of Guangming District!

When Liangping heard about Yi Xuexi, he was stunned; when he heard about reporting Li Shangli, he was even more dumbfounded.

"Take your time and speak slowly, don't rush..."

About three minutes later, Hou Liangping had a general understanding of Yi Tianci's situation.

"You mean you're being cornered in your apartment building by a dozen masked men?"

"Yes, Director Hou! Please come quickly, I'm afraid they'll destroy the evidence. These people were definitely hired by Li Shangli!"

"Okay, okay, I'll be right there!"

After Hou Liangping finished speaking, he didn't hesitate at all. As he got up, he didn't forget to bombard the others with phone calls. There were staff members left at the procuratorate. At the same time, he also called Zhou Zheng to call for reinforcements. After going downstairs, Hou Liangping got in his car and drove straight to his destination.

While driving, Liangping didn't forget to call the police, since there were more than a dozen people on the other side.

At the same time, there was a knock on the door of Yi Tianci's apartment building. He couldn't understand how the other party had pinpointed his location so accurately.

The door was naturally closed; in fact, Yi Tianci had locked it from the inside.

"We are from the district public security bureau, please open the door and cooperate!"

The knocking grew louder and louder, but Yi Tianci didn't believe the other person at all; he wasn't stupid.

Seeing that they couldn't fool Yi Tianci, these people stopped pretending and directly took out their tools to dismantle the door. Their only mission was to destroy the evidence at all costs!

After all, it was a security door, and it was very difficult to remove the lock when it was locked from the inside. This gave Yi Tianci time. Fifteen minutes later, as the lock was removed, the door was opened, and more than a dozen men rushed in, looking around before finally locking onto the bedroom.

The bedroom door was also locked from the inside, but they didn't have time to dismantle it anymore. It wasn't a security door; it could be easily opened with some force.

Boom! The leading man kicked the door open, shattering it, and Hou Liangping arrived with six or seven staff members from the procuratorate.

"Who are you? Stop it!"

But the door had already been opened, and the group of men didn't care about anything else. They rushed into the room to destroy the evidence. Seeing this, Hou Liangping rushed up without hesitation to try to stop them, and the other prosecutors also gritted their teeth and rushed up.

The collision meant conflict, and it's unclear who started it, but seven or eight prosecutors and eleven masked men got into a fight.

The scene was chaotic.

Chapter 303 Nosebleeds and Layers of Reporting

In the chaos, Hou Liangping was hit hard in several places.

Especially when someone hit him on the nose with an elbow, blood gushed out instantly.

The chaotic scene didn't last long. With the arrival of the police, Cheng Du led more than a dozen officers into the room and quickly brought the situation under control.

"Director Hou, are you alright?"

Cheng Du stepped forward cautiously and inquired, while Hou Liangping breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that it was an old acquaintance.

"It's okay, you won't die."

After saying this, Liangping looked into the bedroom. Yi Tianci was lying on the ground covered in footprints. Besides the people lying haphazardly, the most important thing on the ground were the smashed camera and voice recorder.

"Fuck you!"

Hou Liangping was somewhat angry when he saw this scene, and looked coldly at the masked man leading the group.

"Who are you? How dare you so blatantly destroy evidence? Do you even respect the law?!"

Hou Liangping covered his nose and roared angrily, but the other party just rolled his eyes and acted like a tough nut to crack.

"What the hell! Arrogant? Let me tell you, you're finished, you're all finished. Destroying evidence, trespassing, burglary, assaulting a police officer, assaulting a public official, that's all the charges. No, there's also the charge of organizing a criminal gang!"

These charges combined mean you'll all get at least ten years in prison, especially you—life imprisonment, life imprisonment, do you understand?!

When they heard the sentence of ten years to life imprisonment, the dozen or so masked men who had been calm and unperturbed were dumbfounded. Had they really committed such a serious crime?

Seeing this, Hou Liangping was too lazy to explain anymore. This was the first time he had ever had his nose bleed like this. He refused to believe that he couldn't make these people pay the price with his connections!

After venting his anger, Hou Liangping entered the bedroom. Yi Tianci had already fainted, but he was still tightly clutching the main fragments of the camera and the recorder.

At 6:28 a.m., at the First People's Hospital of Jingzhou City, Hou Liangping, whose wound had already been bandaged, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Yi Tianci had only suffered a few broken ribs. It was good that he was alright.

Just as Hou Liangping was about to leave the hospital and take the fragments back to the procuratorate for technical analysis and extraction, the phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was an unknown number.

Frowning, Hou Liangping answered the call.

"Hey, who are you!"

"Is this Director Hou?"

The voice was somewhat deep, clearly deliberately lowered.

"I am Hou Liangping, what do you want?"

"Director Hou, who I am is not important. If you can dispose of those fragments you took, then name your terms!"

Hou Liangping was delighted to hear this. He could name his terms.

"You're Lee Sang-ri, right?"

Boom! Those words instantly silenced the other side.

Upon seeing this, Hou Liangping knew he had guessed correctly.

"Li Shangli, Secretary Li! Do you think I, Hou Liangping, would collude with you? What are your conditions? Can you afford them?"

Even if you could afford it, I wouldn't agree. Remember, my identity is the Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, not your business partner!

"Hou Liangping, are you sure you don't want to give me this face?"

"Face? What are you to me! You'd better pray I don't extract any evidence from the fragments, otherwise!"

"Hou Liangping..."

Li Shangli wanted to say something more, but Hou Liangping didn't give him any chance and hung up the phone directly!

An hour later, the Provincial Procuratorate.

In the prosecutor's office.

“Prosecutor Ji, that’s how it is. I really didn’t provoke them on purpose. They were just too arrogant. To challenge the law like this is even more audacious than Zhao Ruilong!”

Ji Changming had a smile on his lips and a relatively calm expression.

"So, putting aside whether it was intentional or not, Li Shangli is Governor Jianjun's man, you must know that. I'll just ask you one question: do you regret it now?"

Hou Liangping paused for a moment.

"No regrets! Inspector Ji, you know I may not be a good person in my private life, but when it comes to work, I, Hou Liangping, would never stand against the law!"

Ji Changming rolled his eyes.

"Alright, alright, go and show your loyalty to Comrade Guoping. I'll be retiring in just over ten days, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the next chief prosecutor of the procuratorate will be Lin Guoping."

Hou Liangping did not reply.

"Let's see if the technical department can extract the key evidence from the fragments first. Don't worry, Handong is not ruled by Governor Jianjun alone. Just take Li Shangli's threats with a grain of salt; he's just using someone else's power to intimidate you."

By the way, I'll report this to Secretary Chen for you. Secretary Chen won't tolerate any wrongdoing!

After Ji Changming finished speaking, Hou Liangping also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was not afraid of Li Shangli, he would still try to avoid facing him.

In contrast to Hou Liangping's relaxed demeanor, Li Shangli was extremely flustered. In the district party secretary's office, Li Shangli's forehead was covered in sweat; a well-intentioned operation had ended...

Taking a deep breath and exhaling the stale air, Li Shangli could only wait, hoping that the camera and voice recorder wouldn't be able to extract anything.

It was exactly 10:00 AM.

Chen Luo, who was handling work in Luzhou, received a call from Ji Changming. Ji Changming briefly explained the situation, including the conversation between Hou Liangping and Li Shangli.

"Comrade Changming, my opinion is very simple: no matter who is involved in this matter, whether it is Li Shangli or a comrade from the Provincial Party Committee, the law will always be clear and just, and no one will be allowed to be above the law."

"Only with conclusive evidence, regardless of who it is, will I report to the Provincial Party Committee and handle the matter according to law and regulations!"

The meaning of some of these statements is quite clear: they don't favor anyone and rely entirely on evidence.