Official excuse: I was sent to work at the grassroots level for training, and Hou Liangping arrested

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Hou Liangping suddenly stood up, his eyes burning with furious rage, as if he wanted to incinerate all the injustices in the world. He strode towards the door, each step filled with determination and resentment.

Lu Yike hurriedly got up, took a few steps and shouted, "Hou Liangping, don't be impulsive, what will happen if you go like this?"

Hou Liangping didn't turn his head, but shouted back, "I can't just watch him get away with it and rise through the ranks. I must get an explanation."

. . . . .

After half an hour.

Hou Liangping drove his official Audi to the provincial party committee building, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down, but his tightly clenched hands betrayed the turmoil in his heart.

Hou Liangping opened the car door and stepped out of the Audi. Head held high, he strode confidently towards the provincial party secretary's office.

He walked straight toward Secretary Sha Ruijin's office. Upon seeing this, Secretary Bai hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Prosecutor Hou, Secretary Sha is in a meeting. You cannot go in."

Hou Liangping frowned and said loudly, "I have something important to discuss with Secretary Sha. This matter concerns fairness and justice, and it cannot be delayed."

Secretary Bai looked displeased and reached out to continue blocking him, saying, "Prosecutor Hou, please calm down. I will inform you as soon as Secretary Sha finishes his meeting."

Hou Liangping wasn't about to wait. He shoved Secretary Bai aside and barged into the conference room.

In the conference room, Secretary Sha Ruijin was discussing work with the leaders of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission when Hou Liangping suddenly barged in, and they were both slightly taken aback.

Secretary Sha Ruijin frowned, his face displeased, and said, "Hou Liangping, what are you doing? Can't we wait until the meeting is over to talk about this?"

Hou Liangping took a deep breath and said loudly, "Secretary Sha, I really can't understand how someone like Lin Yunfei, who lives in a luxury villa, drives luxury cars, and has hundreds of millions of yuan in cash with unknown origins in his account, could become the vice governor? Is there any fairness left in this officialdom?"

Secretary Sha Ruijin's face darkened, and he said, "Hou Liangping, you need evidence to support your statements. You can't just jump to conclusions based on subjective speculation and jealousy..."

"The procuratorate has its own procedures, and it requires evidence."

"Now, please go outside and wait for Liangping."

Hou Liangping was extremely excited and said without hesitation, "Secretary Sha, although I don't have conclusive evidence, all of this is too abnormal. You must thoroughly investigate this matter."

Secretary Sha Ruijin looked at Hou Liangping and said in a serious tone, "Hou Liangping, I understand your feelings, but the officialdom is not a game. Everything must be based on facts and the law."

"If you have evidence, then produce it; if you don't, then don't make trouble here."

A leader from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission interjected, "Prosecutor Hou, calm down. The problem needs to be resolved according to the law. You're being too hasty."

Hou Liangping gritted his teeth and said, "Secretary Sha, I will find evidence. I will definitely prove that Lin Yunfei has a problem."

Secretary Sha Ruijin nodded and said, "Okay, if you have evidence, you can come to me anytime. But for now, please leave the meeting room and don't disrupt our meeting."

Hou Liangping glanced helplessly at Secretary Sha Ruijin, then turned and walked out of the meeting room.

He was determined to get to the bottom of Lin Yunfei's problems.

Sha Ruijin gave a wry smile and looked at the leaders of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission: "I'm sorry. Hou Liangping was parachuted in from Beijing."

The leader from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission looked displeased: "Officials from Beijing can act with impunity. They can easily enter the office of the Secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee without prior notification."

"Secretary Sha, have you been sidelined?"

Secretary Sha Ruijin's expression was solemn as he slowly said, "Hou Liangping's actions were indeed inappropriate, but that doesn't mean I've been sidelined. The work in Handong Province has been progressing in an orderly manner, and as the provincial party secretary, I will naturally uphold principles and maintain control of the overall situation."

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission leader snorted coldly: "I hope so, but the occurrence of such a thing inevitably makes people worry about the political ecology of Handong."

Secretary Sha Ruijin stood up, walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside, and said, "Hou Liangping is young and impetuous; it may have been a momentary impulse."

"But this also reflects that there are still areas where we need to strengthen cadre education and management. We must guide cadres to establish correct values ​​and views on power, and not let jealousy and impulses blind them."

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission leader nodded: "How do you plan to handle Hou Liangping's matter?"

Secretary Sha Ruijin turned around and said, "Let Hou Liangping calm down first, and wait until he finds his so-called evidence. If he really did fabricate it out of thin air, then he should be seriously criticized and educated. We can't let this bad trend spread in officialdom."

At the same time, Hou Liangping stormed out of the provincial party committee building, his heart filled with resentment and anger. He felt that Secretary Sha Ruijin had failed to understand his good intentions and had not recognized the seriousness of Lin Yunfei's problem.

"I must find evidence to expose Lin Yunfei's hypocrisy," Hou Liangping vowed silently.

Upon returning to the procuratorate, he immediately assembled his team and began to re-examine the leads regarding Lin Yunfei. He believed that with careful investigation, they would surely find evidence of Lin Yunfei's illegal and disorderly conduct.

188. Sha Ruijin threatened the Zhong family, saying, "At worst, we'll fight to the death!"

188. Sha Ruijin threatened the Zhong family, saying, "At worst, we'll fight to the death!"

"Take care, Minister Li and Minister Zhang."

"Secretary Bai, go and see the three leaders off."

Sha Ruijin, with a forced smile, saw off the three leaders from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The smile vanished instantly.

He turned and went back to his office, slamming the door shut. His eyes were cold as he stared out the window. This Hou Liangping had made him lose all face.

"Does the Zhong family think they can suppress me? Hmph, since they are so ruthless, don't blame me for being ruthless! I will make them pay the price." Sha Ruijin clenched his fists, his anger burning, his mind made up.

I, Sha Ruijin, may have no hope of a career in government, but I will never allow myself to be slaughtered. How dare a mere son-in-law of the Zhong family swagger into my office?

To reprimand and question me in such a condescending tone? That's utterly rebellious, a complete joke!

Sha Ruijin took a deep breath, quickly calmed himself down, and began to plan a counterattack. He picked up the red phone and dialed Zhong Zhengguo's number.

"Hey, Secretary Zhong. Just now, your good son-in-law brazenly barged into my office and questioned Lin Yunfei about why he was qualified to be the vice governor!"

Sha Ruijin, in a menacing tone, retorted directly, as if accusing someone: "Secretary Zhong, don't you know this is a decision made by the Ministry of Personnel of the Imperial Court?"

Zhong Zhengguo remained silent for a moment on the other end of the phone, his tone calm but tinged with coldness: "Secretary Sha, there is indeed something fishy about this matter, but we shouldn't rush things. We are all working for the Party and the country, why make things worse by fighting to the death?"

Sha Ruijin snorted coldly: "Since that's the case, then please give Secretary Zhong a reasonable explanation, otherwise, at worst... we'll fight to the death."

“Secretary Zhong, don’t forget. Your younger brother, Zhong Zhengqian, is the provincial procurator general in Handong.”

These words were a blatant threat from Sha Ruijin. Upon hearing this, Zhong Zhengguo was shocked. He took a deep breath and slowly reassured him, "Secretary Sha, the matter of Handong cannot be resolved by one person alone. We must work together to bring down Zhao Lichun."

"We are all comrades, and we should prioritize the overall situation."

Sha Ruijin sneered repeatedly: "Prioritizing the overall situation? Secretary Zhong, your son-in-law Hou Liangping doesn't take me seriously at all."

“Secretary Zhong. Although my position as the top official in Handong Province is precarious, as long as I haven’t fallen, I am the Party Secretary of Handong Province.”

"Although I can't take it any further, I can... drag people to the same spot. Or even, go to Qincheng Prison together."

Zhong Zhengguo's heart began to pound. He said in a deep voice, "Secretary Sha, Hou Liangping is young and impetuous, and I will restrain him. But at this moment, we should work together to deal with Zhao Lichun and avoid internal strife."

Has Sha Ruijin gone mad? He wants to drag my brother Zhong Zhengqian to Qincheng Prison.

It's important to know that the prisoners held in this prison are at least vice-ministerial level officials.

Upon hearing Zhong Zhengguo's words, Sha Ruijin's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Join forces to deal with Zhao Lichun? Secretary Zhong, do you think it's any use saying this now? Hou Liangping's actions today have completely torn apart the friendship between us."

"I don't care whether Hou Liangping was young and impetuous or did it on purpose?"

“Since he dared to do it, he should bear the consequences. As for the struggle with Zhao Lichun, I will deal with that myself, but right now, I need to deal with… the Zhong family’s problem first.” Sha Ruijin was determined to vent his anger.

Zhong Zhengguo frowned and said in a low voice, "Secretary Sha, what you're doing will only complicate the situation further and will benefit no one. Why don't we each take a step back and focus our efforts on dealing with Zhao Lichun?"

Sha Ruijin's eyes were firm, showing no sign of backing down: "A compromise? Secretary Zhong, do you think I still have a way out?"

"Hou Liangping made me lose face in front of the leaders of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. I must avenge this. Just you wait and see, I will make the Zhong family... pay the price for what happened today." With that, Sha Ruijin slammed down the phone.

Zhong Zhengguo heard a beeping sound in his ear. He immediately gasped, his face turning extremely pale.

How much more trouble will this damn Hou Liangping cause?

Sha Ruijin is, after all, the top official of the Handong Provincial Party Committee. You went to the Provincial Party Committee and questioned him in front of everyone.

Isn't this questioning the organization's impartiality?

Even more so, it could mean disloyalty to the organization and a loss of ideals and beliefs.

Thinking of this, Zhong Zhengguo couldn't help but turn ferocious. He put down the landline, picked up his cell phone, and dialed Hou Liangping directly.

"Hou Liangping, you son of a bitch..."

. . . . . .

Hou Liangping's office at the Provincial Procuratorate of Handong Province.

"Hou Liangping, are you out of your mind? How dare you question Sha Ruijin? Who do you think you are?"

Zhong Zhengguo launched into a tirade of insults, leaving Hou Liangping utterly humiliated.

Hou Liangping was taken aback by the sudden outburst of anger, but he quickly recovered and said, suppressing his anger, "Dad, I'm doing this for the good of the Zhong family. Why is Lin Yunfei able to become the vice governor? There must be something wrong with this."

Zhong Zhengguo trembled with anger on the other end of the phone: "A problem? What problem? You think you can question the organization's decisions so easily? Do you know what kind of situation your actions have put the Zhong family in?"

Hou Liangping curled his lip dismissively: "What kind of situation could we possibly be in? At worst, we'll fall out with Sha Ruijin. What can Sha Ruijin do to the Zhong family?"

Zhong Zhengguo roared, "What? Sha Ruijin is a madman now. 557 just threatened to drag Zhengqian to Qincheng Prison. Do you know what Qincheng Prison is?"

"That's where officials at the vice-ministerial level or above are imprisoned. Once you go in, your life is over."

Hou Liangping then realized the seriousness of the situation, and his face turned pale: "Dad, what, what do we do now?"

Zhong Zhengguo took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "Now you go and apologize to Sha Ruijin right now. Your attitude must be sincere, and you must minimize the impact of this matter."

Hou Liangping was somewhat reluctant: "Apologize? Dad, why should I apologize? I didn't do anything wrong."

Zhong Zhengguo roared again, "What haven't you done wrong? Your outburst has put the Zhong family in such a passive position. If you don't apologize, the Zhong family is truly finished."

Hou Liangping remained silent for a moment, but finally gave in: "Okay, Dad, I'll go apologize."

Zhong Zhengguo breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Remember, be sincere and don't cause any more trouble." After saying that, Zhong Zhengguo hung up the phone.

Hou Liangping put down the phone, sat down in a chair, and looked at Sha Ruijin with a complicated expression. He hadn't expected his action to cause such a big commotion, but since things had come to this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and apologize to Sha Ruijin.

189. Hou Liangping was given a major demerit.

At the same time, Hou Liangping was about to drive to the provincial party committee to apologize to Sha Ruijin.

At this time, Sha Ruijin got into his Toyota Coaster and headed to the provincial government to find Governor Zhao Anbang.

His goal was to gain Zhao Anbang's support so that Hou Liangping could be punished.

Sha Ruijin sat in the spacious cabin of the Toyota Coaster, his brow furrowed, repeatedly weighing the pros and cons of this operation in his mind.

He knew all too well that people like Hou Liangping, relying on their powerful connections, acted lawlessly and recklessly, showing no respect whatsoever.

Zhao Anbang's background suggests he's a distant relative of Zhao Mengsheng. He must know Hou Liangping's background, and this matter... could easily trigger a series of chain reactions if handled carelessly.

However, in order to maintain his authority, Sha Ruijin had no choice but to make this decision.

To put it bluntly, Sha Ruijin wanted to make an example of someone.