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

Ji Changming was taken away by the military, which was like a loud slap in the face of the entire Handong Provincial Party Committee.

Gao Yuliang slowly leaned back in his chair. He looked at Sha Ruijin, whose face was extremely gloomy, and felt mixed emotions.

There is fear and worry, but deeper down, there are complex emotions that are difficult to describe.

Sha Ruijin flew to Handong and promoted Hou Liangping against all odds. Now, the bomb he had buried with his own hands finally exploded.

He cleared his throat and broke the suffocating silence with his usual gentle and steady tone.

"Secretary Sha."

He spoke, his voice low but every word clear, "So... what should we do about Comrade Chen Yanshi's honor and resettlement?"

This is an extremely tricky question.

At this critical juncture, mentioning Chen Yanshi seems to be a concern for the old comrade, but in fact it is testing Sha Ruijin's bottom line and control ability.

You can't even protect the capable people you have high hopes for, and the entire provincial procuratorate has fallen into a huge passive situation. Do you still have the mind and ability to deal with those "small matters" of "honor" and "settlement"?

Sha Ruijin's gaze was like a knife, shooting straight at Gao Yuliang.

Of course he could hear the subtext in Gao Yuliang's words.

"Mr. Chen is drinking tea in my office now,"

Sha Ruijin's voice was as cold as iron: "The old comrade has been in the military all his life. He has seen all kinds of storms and waves. He knows what is important and what is not."

This sentence is both an answer and a warning.

What I mean is that I, Sha Ruijin, am still in chaos and the situation is still under my control.

The card of Chen Yanshi is still firmly in my hand.

Gao Yuliang nodded slightly, said no more, and pushed his glasses up again to hide the sharpness in the depths of his eyes.

At this moment, a ringtone that was sharper and more piercing than before broke the solemnity of the conference room.

It wasn't a mobile phone, but the red confidential phone in front of Sha Ruijin!

This phone, connected to the central hub, represents the highest level of instructions and the most urgent military intelligence.

The last time it sounded was during the emergency response to a major natural disaster many years ago.

Sha Ruijin's heart sank suddenly, and an extremely ominous premonition instantly gripped him.

He grabbed the microphone almost like a catapult.

"I'm Sha Ruijin!"

The voice from the other end of the phone was not loud, but it had the penetrating power of metal. Every word was like a bullet, accurately shooting into Sha Ruijin's eardrum.

Everyone present held their breath and stared at Sha Ruijin.

They saw that the color on the face of this provincial party secretary, who was always known for his calmness, faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, from ashen blue to pale.

His eyes widened, filled with horror, anger, and...

fear.

The hand holding the microphone was trembling slightly, and his knuckles turned white from the force he exerted, as if he was about to crush the red receiver.

Sha Ruijin's body swayed a little, and he subconsciously used his other hand to support the table to stabilize his body.

After a long time, he put down the phone.

In other words, his hand slipped weakly, and the receiver slammed against the phone with a loud, piercing sound.

You could hear a pin drop in the conference room.

Governor Liu, Tian Guofu, He Liming, and even the extremely cunning Gao Yuliang, all felt a chill running down their spines.

They had never seen Sha Ruijin lose his composure like this.

What on earth could have happened to make a high-ranking official so frightened?

Sha Ruijin raised his head and swept his empty eyes over the crowd. His lips moved a few times before a dry and hoarse voice came out, enunciating each word with all his strength.

"Just now... received an emergency notification from the Southeast War Zone..."

"The 20th Group Army has been dispatched... Twenty-six armed helicopters have entered our provincial airspace..."

"Carry out...combat mission!"

Combat mission!

These four words, like twenty-six cruise missiles, exploded in the small conference room.

Gao Yuliang suddenly stood up from the chair, and the chair legs rubbed against the ground, making a sharp and strange "sizzling" sound.

The elegance and calmness on his face disappeared, leaving only utter horror.

Twenty-six!

That was a fully staffed armed helicopter brigade!

Enough to start a small-scale local war!

Governor Liu opened his mouth wide, and the thermos cup in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, spilling scalding hot tea all over the floor, but he was completely unaware.

Chapter 77 Who dares to support Hou Liangping?

He Liming's face turned ashen, his body trembling violently, and he muttered unconsciously: "It's too late... It's too late..."

Tian Guofu's resolute face was now filled with disbelief.

He could imagine the Discipline Inspection Commission handling the case, the police arresting people, and even in the worst case, the armed police being deployed.

But he could never imagine that a regular Class A army would point its guns at an entire province in a "combat" posture!

The air in the conference room froze into ice, and everyone breathed cautiously, fearing that any sound would bring about a catastrophic disaster.

Sha Ruijin's pale face regained its color at this moment, but it was a sickly blush caused by extreme anger.

He sat down again, his back straight, intending to use this posture to resist the invisible, huge pressure that was crushing down from the capital.

His eyes swept over everyone present. That look was no longer one of discussion or negotiation, but of command and declaration.

"Comrades, don't have any more illusions."

His voice was hoarse, yet filled with the determination of metallic friction, "Just now, the higher-ups have conveyed the message."

He paused for a moment, letting the weight of these words hit everyone's heart.

"The attack on General Zhao Yuanchao will not end like this."

He enunciated each word with great emphasis, as if he were chewing raw, bloody meat.

"The rebellion has just begun!"

"Suppress the rebellion"!

These two words are more devastating than the four words "combat mission".

If the "combat mission" is the sword of Damocles hanging over your head, then "suppressing the rebellion" is the guillotine that has already been swung down!

Rebellion, who is the rebel?

Chaos, who is causing the chaos?

Gao Yuliang's pupils suddenly contracted, and a nuclear bomb was dropped on his heart, which had been immersed in power politics for many years and remained calm.

He understood instantly that this was not a simple dereliction of duty or shielding. Handong Province, or some people in Handong Province, had been identified as enemies of the country!

He felt as if his throat was being strangled by an invisible hand, and even breathing was painful.

Governor Liu clenched his jaw tightly, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched violently due to the force.

His fists were clenched under the table, making a crackling sound, and veins bulged on the back of his hands.

He was angry, but more of a feeling of powerlessness.

Liu Kaijiang has been fighting against people, against nature, and against poverty and backwardness all his life, but he never thought that one day he would be labeled a "traitor", and in such a humiliating way!

He Liming had completely collapsed. He slumped in the chair, and the cold sweat on his forehead gathered into a stream, sliding down his cheeks and dripping onto his pants, leaving a small dark mark.

His lips trembled, but he couldn't make any sound. The only words left in his mind were "It's over" echoing wildly.

Sha Ruijin ignored everyone's reactions. His gaze was like a searchlight, accurately locking onto Gao Yuliang and He Liming.

"After the meeting, Comrade Yuliang, Comrade Liming, the two of you, come with me to the Jingzhou Military Region Hospital."

His tone left no room for criticism.

"Visiting General Zhao."

Gao Yuliang's heart sank suddenly.

This is to...

Go and confess your sin in person?

"General Zhao was attacked on our Handong territory."

Sha Ruijin's voice was as cold as ice. "Our Handong Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government must come up with an attitude and an explanation!"

He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the two words "attitude" and "explanation".

"If they don't feel our sincerity,"

He paused, his eyes moving back and forth between Gao Yuliang and He Liming's faces, "I'm afraid this accountability won't stop!"

There was dead silence in the conference room.

A thought emerged in everyone's mind, gnawing at their nerves like a poisonous snake.

Ji Changming, the provincial prosecutor, has been taken away for "routine questioning."

This in itself is an extremely terrifying signal.

Now, Sha Ruijin's words are undoubtedly declaring that the butcher knife has been raised and will fall at any time.

Who will be the next one?

Is it Gao Yuliang who is in charge of politics and law?

Or is it He Liming who seems unrelated but was named?