Hou Liangping's Secret

On his laptop, Gao Yuliang opened the USB drive and found four folders inside. The first three folders were empty, while only the fourth folder contained two videos and a Word document.

The video is labeled as: Backup of the Anti-Prostitution Recordings from the Xie'an Branch of Guangming District Public Security Bureau.

One of the videos is dated the 12th of last month.

One of the videos is dated the 19th of last month.

Gao Yuliang frowned slightly and clicked on the first video. The video showed noisy and chaotic music and a crowded dance floor. The scene appeared to be a bar, and the time in the lower left corner showed 11:21 p.m.

Gao Yuliang looked around the screen but didn't find anything suspicious until a girl playing the piano left the camera and went backstage in the corner of the video, and the camera quickly switched perspectives.

In this video, a corridor appears with many rooms on both sides. After the girl playing the piano enters the corridor, another person, a man, soon appears!

When Gao Yuliang saw the man's face in the video, he narrowed his eyes. This person was actually... Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate!

In the surveillance video, Hou Liangping, with a smile on his face, carried two bottles of red wine in his left hand and put his right arm around the girl's shoulder as he walked into the second room on the right side of the corridor.

The surveillance ended when Hou Liangping entered the room.

Gao Yuliang immediately moved on and clicked on the second video. The content was similar to the first video, except that the time was different.

After watching the two videos, Gao Yuliang finally opened the Word document and edited a sentence on it: Every Friday, 10 PM - 12 AM, Blue Moon Bar.

When Gao Yuliang saw the contents of the Word document, a cold smile appeared on his lips. Hou Liangping had hidden himself well. After his rebirth, he did know a lot of evidence of Hou Liangping's illegal and criminal activities, including accepting bribes from Cai Chenggong, the boss of Dafeng Factory, and conducting unauthorized investigations of centrally-managed cadres without organization or discipline.

However, if Sun Liancheng hadn't given him this generous gift, he wouldn't have known that Hou Liangping was involved in prostitution or keeping mistresses. This was big news and a perfect opportunity to ruin Hou Liangping's reputation.

If we also consider that Hou Liangping is Zhong Xiaoai's husband and the Zhong family's son-in-law, then this matter becomes even more interesting...

Gao Yuliang checked the time in the lower right corner of his computer screen and saw that today was the 2nd, the first Friday of the month. He picked up the phone and called the director of the provincial hospital: "Old Wu, this is Gao Yuliang. I'd like to ask you, has Hou Liangping been discharged yet?"

"Governor Gao, I would like to report to you that Hou Liangping was discharged from the hospital on the afternoon of your arrival. Hou Liangping's injuries were not serious and met the criteria for discharge."

"Okay, I understand."

Hou Liangping is injured, and Gao Yuliang isn't sure if he'll go to the Blue Moon Bar this Friday. But he can send Lou Yigan from the provincial government building to test the waters. If Hou Liangping goes, arrest him; if not, cancel the operation.

Gao Yuliang originally wanted to call Hong Liang, the acting director of the Provincial Public Security Department, to launch a province-wide crackdown on prostitution.

However, upon closer examination, something seemed amiss. Zhao Donglai was the deputy director of the provincial department, and Hou Liangping was the director of the anti-corruption bureau of the provincial procuratorate, so they certainly had some counter-surveillance capabilities.

To avoid alerting the enemy, this matter can only be carried out on a small scale, with as few people as possible knowing about it. Moreover, it is essential to catch them in the act so that Hou Liangping has no way to refute it!

A sudden inspiration struck Gao Yuliang, and he thought of a suitable candidate: his former secretary, Chen Qingquan, the former vice president of the Jingzhou Intermediate People's Court who had been dismissed from his post!

Chen Qingquan is focused on learning foreign languages, so his time management skills for this kind of thing are undoubtedly superb. Therefore, it is safest to have him assist in the capture of Hou Liangping in the act.

Gao Yuliang took out his phone and dialed Chen Qingquan's number. Although it was already 1 a.m., Chen Qingquan answered the phone immediately, panting, "Old leader, what are your instructions?"

Gao Yuliang said in a serious voice, "Chen Qingquan, there's a raid on prostitution at the Blue Moon Bar tonight from 10 PM to midnight. You'll be there to assist the relevant departments. I need to catch them in the act!"

Chen Qingquan was taken aback, as if he had thought of something, and cautiously asked, "Old leader, catching them in the act? Does this operation involve certain people?"

After a moment's thought, Gao Yuliang said, "His surname is Hou, understand?"

Chen Qingquan, who was learning a foreign language, was startled. His eyes lit up, and he nodded excitedly, "I understand, I understand, I understand everything..."

"Don't worry, old leader. I'm good at catching people in the act. You can definitely teach me this. I guarantee I'll complete the task."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Yuliang called Cheng Du again to give him instructions on the details of the night's anti-prostitution operation and some precautions.

After looking at the three empty folders on the USB drive again, Gao Yuliang became suspicious. Could it be that the first three empty folders on the USB drive also contained evidence against someone? Did Sun Liancheng not want him to see the contents of the first three folders, so he deliberately deleted them?

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems. There's definitely something wrong with Sun Liancheng. His way of doing things is also strange. We have to be careful!

Gao Yuliang dialed Qi Tongwei's cell phone. "Tongwei, find a trustworthy technician who knows computer hacking and bring him to my office immediately. Remember, he must be reliable!"

Two hours later, Gao Yuliang learned the result: the three empty folders on the USB drive did indeed contain records of deletion and modification, but the files inside were unrecoverable, or rather, the computer that deleted and modified the USB drive's files would have to be found to recover them.

As dawn broke, the crackdown on organized crime at Dafeng Factory last night spread like wildfire throughout Handong Province. Ordinary people hadn't felt any impact yet, but it caused a huge uproar in official circles!

Among the provincial and ministerial level officials in Handong Province, who doesn't know that Dafeng Factory is protected by Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin? All of Sha Ruijin's anti-corruption achievements in Handong Province are based on the dispute between Dafeng Factory and Shanshui Group.

The results of it?

As a result, less than two months after Shanshui Group was investigated for embezzling state-owned assets, Xindafeng Factory was also suspected of embezzling and misappropriating state-owned assets and was also investigated and dealt with according to law.

What does this tell us?

This shows that when Sha Ruijin, the Party Secretary of Handong Province, was parachuted into Handong, the anti-corruption achievements were wiped out overnight, and he also became deeply mired in trouble because of the illegal land approval by He Xindafeng.

Anyone with eyes to see can see that this is the first time Gao Yuliang has shown his fangs since returning to Handong to take over as governor. He is ruthless and effective!

Gao Yuliang had no time to care about these things, because night had fallen and the crackdown on prostitution at the Blue Moon Bar was about to begin. Chen Qingquan, disguised, arrived at the bar early to act as an inside man and monitor the situation.

Things progressed smoothly as expected. After Hou Liangping arrived at the bar, he had only been at the bar for less than three minutes when the girl playing the piano in the corner got up and went backstage, and Hou Liangping followed her.

Chen Qingquan glanced at his phone, estimated the time in his mind, waited a while, and then called Cheng Du to tell him to come and make the arrest immediately!

Upon arriving at the Blue Moon Bar, Cheng Du immediately ordered his men to surround the bar to prevent Hou Liangping from escaping. After showing his identification, the manager of the Blue Moon Bar readily opened the door.

When Cheng Du, dressed in a police uniform, opened the door with two policemen who were recording the entire process, and came to the foot of the bed, Hou Liangping and the girl playing the piano were completely naked. They quickly pulled the blankets to cover themselves.

Hou Liangping's eyes were filled with panic. His face was pale, and his hand trembled as he pointed at Cheng Du, "Who...who let you in? Get out, get out now!"

"I'm telling you... I'm telling you, this is my personal privacy, and what you're doing is illegal!"