A Call from the Capital!

"Expulsion from the Party?"

Upon hearing that Gao Yuliang wanted to expel him from the Party, Hou Liangping was furious. His eyes reddened as he said, "Gao Yuliang, on what grounds are you expelling me from the Party? Are you trying to protect your student Qi Tongwei? Let me tell you, I've already investigated Qi Tongwei!"

"That's enough!"

As Sha Ruijin watched Hou Liangping's outburst and disruption of the Standing Committee meeting, his gaze sharpened, and he coldly questioned, "Director Hou, I made the decision on your punishment. Are you dissatisfied with me, or do you have a problem with me?"

"Secretary Sha, but Liu Xinjian is about to make a breakthrough, I..."

Upon seeing Sha Ruijin's gloomy face, Hou Liangping immediately realized his lapse in composure and hurriedly tried to explain himself, but before he could finish speaking, Sha Ruijin coldly interrupted him.

"Director Hou, your disciplinary action was decided after discussion at the Standing Committee meeting, and I made the final decision. As for the cases you were in charge of, others can handle them!"

Sha Ruijin was extremely disappointed in Hou Liangping and said, "Effective immediately, Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, is hereby removed from all his party posts. A decision on whether to initiate an investigation into Hou Liangping will be made after the 116 fire case is thoroughly investigated!"

Sha Ruijin looked around at the provincial party committee members present and said, "Please vote on my proposal by raising your hands!"

Without a doubt, the provincial party committee members present unanimously approved Sha Ruijin's decision, thus bringing the disciplinary action regarding the Lincheng incident to a close.

Gao Yuliang naturally understood Sha Ruijin's meaning: why was the investigation into Hou Liangping postponed until after the 116 fire case was investigated?

It's very simple. As long as the 116 fire case involves him, Hou Liangping's suspicions are correct, and it's not wrong for him not to report the Lincheng incident. Naturally, no further accountability will be pursued.

As for why he agreed to postpone the investigation into Hou Liangping?

Because he wasn't flustered at all, having lived a second life, he knew everything about the development of Handong over the past sixteen years. It's no exaggeration to say that he knew the fate of everyone present!

As a prophet, how could I possibly fail?

Hou Liangping actually wanted to argue, but this time Ji Changming held him back firmly, sternly warning, "Sit down! This decision is already the best possible outcome. There's still a chance! If you cause any more trouble, do you really want to be expelled from the Party?"

……

With the disciplinary actions taken against Hou Liangping and others finalized, the nearly two-hour meeting of the Standing Committee of the Handong Provincial Committee came to an end!

During this Standing Committee meeting, Gao Yuliang, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, can be said to have inflicted extremely serious damage on the Sha family clique led by Sha Ruijin through a unilateral massacre!

Zhao Donglai, director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, and Ji Changming, chief prosecutor of the provincial procuratorate, received verbal warnings. As for Hou Liangping, the newly appointed director of the anti-corruption bureau, he was directly removed from his party post!

The main reason for all of this was the illegal actions of the provincial procuratorate, which resulted in injuries to two anti-drug police officers!

In fact, everyone present knew perfectly well that it was normal for two police officers to be injured during the arrest of a group of vicious international drug traffickers; in fact, it could be said to be a very successful arrest operation!

However, the provincial procuratorate and the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau violated regulations during the arrest operation, and therefore must be fully responsible for this matter!

What puzzled these provincial party committee members was why Gao Yuliang would choose to let Zhao Donglai, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, go free, since... Zhao Donglai had always been Sha Ruijin's henchman!

Arrest Chen Qingquan, Gao Yuliang's former secretary!

They rushed into the Shanshui Manor to rescue Hou Liangping!

Zhao Donglai accomplished many things. It can be said that Zhao Donglai and the Provincial Procuratorate were Sha Ruijin's right-hand men, and neither could be missing!

Strangely enough, Gao Yuliang did not hold Zhao Donglai accountable for his violations of rules and regulations this time!

……

After the provincial party committee standing committee meeting, Hou Liangping became increasingly angry and felt increasingly cheated. He had come to Handong to reap the benefits; he could say that as long as he eliminated Zhao Lichun's remaining influence, he could enter the central government department!

Success is within reach!

As a result, he was removed from his party post first, so what's the point of him trying to reap the rewards?

Hou Liangping thought and thought, but found that he didn't have any good ideas. In the end, he could only call Zhong Xiaoai, who was far away in Beijing!

The call was answered quickly...

"Ryoping, now that the evidence is conclusive, you were wronged and should have been reinstated, right?"

It was clear that Zhong Xiaoai was in a good mood. She had originally planned to stay in Handong with Hou Liangping for a couple more days, but something came up at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, so she had to return to Beijing.

Hou Liangping was almost in tears. "Xiao Ai, something's happened. I've been removed from my Party post..."

……

After understanding the whole story, Zhong Xiaoai was also furious and said coldly, "Gao Yuliang, very well! We haven't even figured out the truth about his photos, yet he dares to make baseless accusations. If I, Zhong Xiaoai, don't investigate Gao Yuliang thoroughly, I'm not Zhong!"

"Besides, the Lincheng incident wasn't solely your fault. Why should you take the blame? No way, I'm calling Lao Ji right now!"

Soon, Sha Ruijin received a phone call; the caller ID showed it was from Grand Secretary Zhong…

Meanwhile, after the Standing Committee meeting ended, Gao Yuliang returned to his office and received a phone call!

The son of the owner of Dafeng Factory was kidnapped by Wang Wenge, a worker at Dafeng Factory. In order to rescue the son of the owner of Dafeng Factory, Chen Yanshi willingly became a hostage and is now being held hostage himself!

Upon learning of this news, Gao Yuliang issued the following instructions: "Comrade Donglai, the safety of the hostages is paramount. Former Chief Prosecutor Chen Yanshi, absolutely no accidents can occur! Remember this..."

"Captain Wang, although kidnappers aren't professional criminals, they can be very dangerous when they lose their minds. We need to be vigilant! Report to me immediately if anything happens!"

After hanging up the phone, Gao Yuliang saw more than a dozen missed calls on his phone, all from the same person... Xiao Gangyu!

He called back, "Old Xiao, why have you called me so many times?"

"You scared me to death! Where have you been? Don't avoid me!"

"Why do you say that? I'm dealing with an emergency."

"Old Xiao, don't be so anxious. Whether Hou Liangping has a problem or not is still undecided. Don't rush things..."

"I think you're too stressed right now. Go back and get some rest, a good night's sleep will do the trick, just listen to me..."

……

Just as he put his phone down, it rang again. Gao Yuliang looked at the string of unsigned phone numbers, with the location listed as Beijing, and his pupils constricted instantly!

Upon answering the phone, Gao Yuliang placed his hands to his ears, his expression extremely tense, like a prisoner awaiting sentencing.

"Yuliang, this is Zhou Qingguo. I need your help with my wife's matter..."

Upon hearing the name Zhou Qingguo, Gao Yuliang became even more nervous. He knew that the matter had succeeded!

He took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Sir, you're too kind. It's my honor to share your burdens..."

"Hmm..." After a brief silence on the phone, Zhou Qingguo's weathered voice rang out again: "Yuliang, the economic development of Handong in our country is extremely important. You need to put in a lot of effort, especially in economic development..."

"Sir, I do have a different view on the development of Handong. I wonder if you have time to listen to my ramblings?" Gao Yuliang recalled the country's development over the next sixteen years and became very enthusiastic.

Zhou Qingguo on the other end of the phone didn't refuse, and said with a smile, "Then tell me, so I can help you correct me..."