Hou Liangping arrested a hawkish general, and his father-in-law panicked

"Why would I get that? Why would someone working in anti-corruption learn about military thought?"

He sneered, with his usual confidence and arrogance, "Besides, my military thinking is very solid! To capture the thief first, capture the leader; to kill the snake, strike it at its weakest point. That's enough!"

He thought his remarks were very sophisticated, humorous and made his position clear.

But Zhong Xiaoai didn't laugh.

Her eyes were so deep that Hou Liang felt as if he was being seen through.

"Liangping, do you think this is just an ordinary learning activity?"

"if not?"

Hou Liangping asked back. He hated it most when his wife looked at him with such an all-knowing look.

"It's just that Commander Zhao has lost contact. It's just some formalism from the higher-ups to stabilize military morale. I've seen this kind of thing a lot."

Zhong Xiaoai was silent.

She just looked at him quietly, which made Hou Liangping feel more and more uneasy.

What he feared most was Zhong Xiaoai's silence, which made him more uneasy than any fierce quarrel.

After a long time, Zhong Xiaoai spoke again, her voice very low.

"The higher-ups are furious."

These four words were light, but they hit Hou Liangping's chest hard.

The relaxed expression on his face completely froze.

"Angry? Why?"

"why?"

A hint of sarcasm played at the corners of Zhong Xiaoai's mouth. "The commander of a group army, accompanied by six special agents, vanished from the face of the earth in Handong Province. Why do you think that is?"

She paused, leaned forward slightly, stared into Hou Liangping's eyes, and said word by word, "Just an hour ago, the highest level issued instructions, and the wording... was very harsh."

"What wording?"

Hou Liangping's heartbeat began to accelerate uncontrollably.

Zhong Xiaoai's lips moved slightly, and she uttered two words that made him feel cold all over.

"Suppress the rebellion."

"what!"

Hou Liangping suddenly stood up from the edge of the bed and stared at his wife in disbelief.

"You heard that right."

"From today on, all actions against Handong are codenamed 'Handong Rebellion Suppression.' The characterization is that a small group of corrupt elements are attempting to split the organization and create opposition. Do you understand? This is not anti-corruption, this is war."

With a "boom", a bomb exploded in Hou Liangping's mind.

"Countering the Rebellion"

……

He knew the weight of this word better than anyone else.

This means that without his knowledge, Handong Province had been identified as a "rebellious" place that needed to be resolved by force.

The words Chen Hai said on the phone in the afternoon instantly flooded into his mind.

"The provincial party committee compound is brightly lit!"

"The military has intervened!"

"Handong may be under martial law!"

At that time, he just thought that Chen Hai was making a fuss out of nothing and was frightened by the turmoil in the officialdom.

He also patted his chest and said, "I will hold up the sky even if it falls."

"Martial law... is it real?"

His voice was dry and hoarse, with a tremor that he himself was not aware of.

Zhong Xiaoai nodded with pity in her eyes.

"The documents have arrived at the theater headquarters. The vanguard troops may already be on their way."

She looked at her husband's pale face and spoke in a slightly slower tone, "Liangping, how's the interrogation of Ding Yizhen's subordinate that you arrested going?"

Ding Yizhen's subordinates...

That old guy is so stubborn!

It was just dawn and the sky in the east was turning pale when Hou Liangping quickly got up from the bed.

He squinted his eyes, yawned, and went straight into the kitchen.

After a few soft sounds of pots and pans, steaming hot porridge and a few exquisite side dishes were placed on the dining table.

Zhong Xiaoai also woke up. She was wearing a silk nightgown and leaning against the door frame, watching Hou Liangping's busy figure.

She didn't say anything, but her eyes revealed a complex expression, as if worried, and with some kind of foreshadowing.

"Hey, wife, come and try it. The breakfast I made is definitely not worse than that of a five-star hotel!"

Hou Liangping greeted him as if he was presenting a treasure, with an unconcealable look of pride on his face.

He was thinking in his heart that he must pry open the old man's mouth today and let him know that in Handong, he, Hou Liangping, is no pushover.

I tormented him all night yesterday. Even if the old man was made of iron, he would have softened by now.

Zhong Xiaoai walked over and sat down, picked up the bowl and blew it gently.

Chapter 36 Hou Liangping's Panic

She suddenly raised her eyes, looked at Hou Liangping, and said slowly: "Liangping, go get a copy of General Zhao Yuanchao's military theory later."

Hou Liangping paused with his chopsticks, curling his lips in disapproval. "Alright, I get it. It's just some big principles. Chen Hai and I will go to the procuratorate to get a copy to give that old fox Ji Changming some face, so he won't accuse us of being unruly again."

After breakfast, Hou Liangping hummed a little tune, feeling very relaxed.

He picked up his car keys and walked out.

Today is a good day, and great success is just around the corner.

He now wanted to go straight to the procuratorate to meet that stubborn old man.

As soon as he walked out of the community gate, he felt something was wrong.

The usually bustling streets were now unusually quiet, with only the sound of wind blowing fallen leaves.

In the distance, several army green trucks were slowly driving through the intersection, with the truck beds full of people.

Hou Liangping's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't think much about it.

It was probably a military training, after all, Handong Province was a major military stronghold.

But the further they drove, the stronger the feeling that something was wrong in Hou Liangping's heart became.

There were fewer pedestrians on the roadside, and instead there were soldiers in military uniforms and armed with live ammunition.

They stood upright at the intersection, their eyes filled with coldness and vigilance.

The air was filled with an invisible sense of oppression.

When his car turned the last corner and the gray building of the Procuratorate came into view, Hou Liangping's smile completely froze on his face.

Outside the gate of the procuratorate, where is the tranquility and order of the past?

Instead, there was a strict defense with a guard post every five steps and a sentry every ten steps.

Camouflage uniforms, helmets, automatic rifles...

Fully armed soldiers stood motionless in every corner.

Their eyes, as cold as a knife, swept over everyone who approached.

"I rely on!"

Hou Liangping uttered a curse word, stepped on the brakes, and the car stopped suddenly, almost hitting a military jeep parked in front.

This scene was even more exaggerated than what he had seen during military exercises.

How can this be the Procuratorate?

It's clearly a heavily guarded military base!

The chill ran from the soles of his feet to the back of his head.

"Handong Province, military martial law!"

This thought suddenly exploded in his mind.

The words Zhong Xiaoai said yesterday flashed before his eyes one by one.

"Suppressing the rebellion..."

"The document has arrived at the theater headquarters..."

"The vanguard may already be on the way..."

He thought Zhong Xiaoai was deliberately trying to scare him, but the scene before him was more convincing than any words.

Hou Liangping's heart began to beat uncontrollably, and his throat felt like it was blocked by something.

He pushed open the car door violently, and before he could stand firm, two burly soldiers strode towards him.

The muzzles of their guns were pointed straight at his chest.

"Comrade, this is a military restricted area. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter!"

One of the soldiers spoke in a harsh tone and with sharp eyes, he scanned him from head to toe.

Hou Liangping opened his mouth, but found that he could not speak.

His eyes swept across the two young but resolute faces, and then looked at the guns in their hands that were shining coldly. A feeling of powerlessness instantly enveloped him.

"I'm Hou Liangping from the Investigation Department of the Provincial Procuratorate's Anti-Corruption Bureau!"