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

Before Xu Yanwu could speak, Hou Liangping raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and Xu Yanwu immediately understood.

"Jiang Hongjun! What are you doing!"

Xu Yanwu shifted his gaze to Jiang Hongjun.

"Does your branch office have any rules at all?! What law did this comrade break that you brought him directly to the interrogation room? You have to give me an explanation!"

Xu Yanwu's sharp gaze left Jiang Hongjun dumbfounded.

His legs began to tremble. This matter was completely unclear, since Hou Liangping hadn't given any explanation.

Helpless, Jiang Hongjun could only look at Jiang Yuan, his meaning clear: he wanted Jiang Yuan to save him.

Jiang Yuan nodded upon seeing this, then looked at Xu Yanwu and said, "Director Xu, calm down. I had Captain Jiang arrest this man. He beat someone in the street. Look, I still have his footprints on my chest."

“Comrade Jiang Yuan, as far as I know, it was clearly your driving error that caused you to crash into this gentleman’s vehicle, and you even tried to assault him. This gentleman was merely acting in self-defense.”

These words stunned Jiang Yuan, who had been all smiles. He couldn't believe that Xu Yanwu, who was usually so weak and easily bullied, was now so assertive.

"Director Xu! Give me some face!"

Jiang Yuan stared straight at Xu Yanwu.

However, Xu Yanwu wasn't buying it.

"Mr. Jiang, I am the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, not a thug. I don't care about saving face, I only care about the law!"

After saying that, Xu Yanwu pointed at Hou Liangping and said, "Uncuff this gentleman's handcuffs. He's completely lawless!"

The handcuffs were unlocked, and Hou Liangping rubbed his chest. Then, he smiled and came to Jiang Yuan's side, leaning closer and saying, "Your punch was weak and powerless, probably because your body has been hollowed out by wine and women. My assessment is that it's not even one-tenth as good as my kick!"

Jiang Yuan...tsk tsk tsk, what can he do to me?

Before leaving, Hou Liangping couldn't resist teasing Jiang Yuan a bit.

This infuriated Jiang Yuan.

Ignoring everything else, he immediately took out his phone and dialed Lan Jingming's number.

"Hello, is this Secretary Lan?"

"Xiao Yuan, is something the matter?"

"Secretary Lan, there's something I need your help with, it's like this..."

Soon, Jiang Yuan briefly recounted his experience and needs to Lan Jingming.

"Xiao Yuan, give the phone to Director Xu!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan put his arrogant mask back on and handed the phone directly to Xu Yanwu.

"Director Xu, please answer the phone."

Seeing this, Xu Yanwu shook his head and calmly picked up his phone.

"Hello, Secretary Lan, this is Xu Yanwu!"

"Comrade Yanwu, I heard from Xiao Jiang that your municipal bureau is making a big fuss, even deploying special police?"

I must remind you, Comrade Yanwu, that the municipal bureau only provides professional guidance to the branch bureau. Don't easily interfere with the cases handled by your subordinates. Do you understand what I mean?

"Secretary Lan, I'm sorry, but as the director of the municipal bureau, I can't just stand by and watch my colleagues in the branch bureaus create some wrongful convictions!"

We are the people's army, and I cannot condone such actions that violate the principles of Party spirit!

After saying that, Xu Yanwu hung up the phone immediately.

After returning the phone to Jiang Yuan, he left the Development Zone Branch with Hou Liangping.

Office of the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Dongping City.

Lan Jingming stared blankly at the phone that had been hung up. This was the first time Xu Yanwu had disobeyed her instructions like this.

Lan Jingming originally thought Xu Yanwu was quite sensible, so she never replaced him.

In retrospect... it seems there were some misjudgments.

"Xu Yanwu! If you don't want to be the police chief, just say so. If you don't want to listen to my instructions, then forget it."

And now they're lecturing me?

You wait!

"If you can still be the police chief, I, Lan Jingming, will take your surname!"

Xu Yanwu could have predicted Lan Jingming's reaction even with a grain of salt, but he didn't care.

At the highway intersection, Xu Yanwu tightly grasped Hou Liangping's hands, repeatedly apologizing, "Secretary Hou, it's all my fault for not paying attention, I'm so sorry you had to suffer!"

"Oh, it's alright, Comrade Yanwu. I didn't suffer any loss. It's you who's talking back to Lan Jingming like that."

"He's a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee; he'll probably recommend to the Dongping Municipal Party Committee that you be dismissed as bureau chief!"

"Secretary Hou, I'm not afraid!"

Hou Liangping just smiled when he heard this.

Xu Yanwu was of course not afraid. He had already risked his life, so what was there to be afraid of?

"Alright, Comrade Yanwu, I will report the situation in Dongping to Secretary Jia."

Don't worry, no matter who it is!

No one can escape legal punishment for violating discipline or the law!

Let alone Jiang Xudong, a vice chairman of the CPPCC.

Even the upright Secretary Jia could consult Governor Chen, Secretary Aimin, and Zhongyang!

It will be handled in accordance with laws and regulations!

Xu Yanwu was stunned by these words...

Chapter 416 Tiger Meets Wu Song: Who Wins and Who Loses?

Xu Yanwu only came to her senses after Hou Liangping's Audi disappeared from sight.

After looking at the phone number in her hand, Xu Yanwu's previously panicked heart calmed down somewhat.

Hou Liangping returned to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in the evening.

He Jun had already been taken back by the escorting staff. Hou Liangping glanced at the time; it was 7:40 PM. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to disturb Jia Renli at this time.

He has already exposed the corruption in Dongping. Sooner or later, the result will be the same. Hou Liangping and others can afford it!

However, it must be said that Lan Jingming, the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Dongping City, retaliated exceptionally quickly.

The next morning, at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Dongping Municipal Party Committee, Lan Jingming proposed a motion to remove Xu Yanwu from his post as director.

Xu Yanwu is only the director of the Public Security Bureau and does not concurrently serve as the deputy mayor. He is not a provincial-level cadre, but a municipal-level cadre.

The other members of the municipal party committee naturally did not object to the proposal to remove Lan Jingming, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Even the municipal party secretary, Wang Jianning, did not inquire about the specific reasons for Lan Jingming's dismissal, choosing to acquiesce.

The meeting had just ended when Xu Yanwu received a message from the vice mayor in charge of public security around noon, which made him so nervous that he couldn't sit still.

"You son of a bitch, Lan Jingming, all I did was not do what you asked yesterday."

You want to dismiss me from my post as director of the municipal bureau after only one day? Truly, nothing is more poisonous than a woman's heart!

Don't think you can get what you want just like that!

Xu Yanwu, who was cursing and swearing, was now covered in sweat and his face was pale. He trembled as he took out the phone number that Hou Liangping had given him when he left Dongping yesterday.

After carefully entering the phone number into the phone, Xu Yanwu pressed the dial button forcefully.

beep...

Every second that passed was agonizing for Xu Yanwu.

Finally, the call was answered.

"Hello, this is Hou Liangping, Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. May I ask who you are?"

"Secretary Hou, help! It's me, Xu Yanwu!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Yanwu lost his usual composure. After all, he was about to be dismissed, so why should he pretend to be profound?

Hou Liangping was stunned when he heard Xu Yanwu's name.

"Oh, it's Comrade Yanwu. What do you mean by 'help'? I came to the city for a meeting this morning and haven't had time to report back to Secretary Jia at the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection yet. Don't worry, Comrade Yanwu, corrupt officials can't escape."

"Oh no! Secretary Hou! It's like this, just now, I heard from Vice Mayor Pang, who is in charge of public security in Dongping City, that old woman Lan Jingming has proposed to remove me from my post as bureau chief at the Standing Committee meeting of the Municipal Party Committee."

The key municipal party committee meeting also approved it!

The procedures are now underway, and once the provincial department agrees, I will be officially dismissed!

Hearing this, Hou Liangping finally understood the real reason why Xu Yanwu had called for help.

"Alright, alright, calm down. What's the big deal? You're a grown man, the director of the municipal bureau. It's just being dismissed, what's the big deal?"

"Secretary Hou, I..."

Hou Liangping rolled his eyes and continued, "Didn't you say that procedures need to be followed? The Dongping Municipal Party Committee must obtain the approval of the Provincial Public Security Department for your dismissal."

Have you forgotten that I said I am an old acquaintance of Zhao Donglai, the director of your provincial department?

Whether or not the procedure is followed, and how it is followed, is up to Director Zhao. I'll just give him a call later. I have other things to attend to, so I'll hang up now.

After saying that, Hou Liangping hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, in Dongping City, Xu Yanwu stared blankly at the phone in his hand, speechless for a long time. Was it really that simple?

But it was actually simpler than he thought!

At 2:40 p.m., the Dongping Municipal Party Committee sent a letter of opinion to the Provincial Public Security Department regarding the dismissal of Xu Yanwu.

Zhao Donglai had already received a call from Hou Liangping. Looking at the opinion letter in his hand, Zhao Donglai made a decision very quickly: the Provincial Public Security Department disagreed with the Dongping Municipal Party Committee's opinion on dismissing Xu Yanwu!

The opinion letter was thus blatantly rejected and sent back to Dongping...

This caused an uproar at the Dongping Municipal Party Committee.

Under normal circumstances, the provincial public security department will respect the appointment and removal of the municipal public security bureau chief by the municipal party committee.