Chapter 87

Sun Liancheng Wants to Kill Someone by Destroying Their Spirit

"Um?"

"What's going on?"

Lu Yike was stunned, her eyes wide with disbelief, and she couldn't even believe her ears.

Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin and Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Tian Guofu, aren't they both on the same side? How come they're attacking each other?

Gao Yuliang looked at Sun Liancheng in the video, smiled slightly, and said with a relaxed expression, "Comrade Sun Liancheng, the Provincial Party Committee and I have already learned about the cause and effect. You can speak now if you have any demands."

Gao Yuliang's words implied that the provincial party committee had compromised and that Sun Liancheng could now make any demands.

Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin naturally understood Gao Yuliang's implied meaning, but the most important thing now was to get Sun Liancheng to cooperate in releasing a clarification video to prevent the situation from escalating further.

Sha Ruijin nodded: "Governor Gao is right. Our Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Hou Liangping openly assaulted the whistleblower, and the Provincial Procuratorate even arrested the whistleblower. How can this be allowed?"

Tian Guofu, secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, immediately chimed in: "Such blatant disregard for the law and such reckless behavior is why I just said that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection will not only hold the procuratorate accountable, but will also investigate Lu Yike's illegal act of arresting the whistleblower."

Seeing that Sha Ruijin had spoken, Li Dakang, the Party Secretary of Jingzhou City, could only force a smile and say, "Comrade Sun Liancheng, as a hero who saved lives in the 116 fire incident in Zhongfu District, Jingzhou City, we, the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, will absolutely investigate this matter to the end and will not tolerate it."

During the video call, Sun Liancheng clearly wasn't buying it. He waved his hand dismissively and said, "Alright, alright, stop with your hypocritical faces. Stop pretending to be nice people. Just say what you want."

Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary Tian Guofu and Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin exchanged a glance and immediately said, "Comrade Sun Liancheng, it's like this, we need your cooperation with the Provincial Party Committee to clarify that this incident involving the Provincial Procuratorate was a misunderstanding."

"Cooperate with the Provincial Party Committee to issue a clarification? Was the Provincial Procuratorate incident a misunderstanding?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Liancheng frowned slightly, and his face turned cold. Sha Ruijin, Tian Guofu, Li Dakang, and the others stared at Sun Liancheng in the video, feeling uncertain about the situation.

If Sun Liancheng insists on staying in the interrogation room of the provincial procuratorate and doesn't come out, they really don't have any good solutions. They can only suppress the endless stream of news on the internet on the one hand, and pray that the higher-ups won't pay attention to this matter and that it will end in a lackluster manner.

To Sha Ruijin and the others' great surprise, Sun Liancheng remained silent for a moment before suddenly nodding and agreeing, "Okay! But I have a few requirements that the Provincial Party Committee must fulfill."

"First, Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, sent people to my home and hospital to summon me before there was any conclusive evidence that I had framed Chen Yanshi. This seriously damaged my reputation and innocence."

"Therefore, I demand that Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, go to the hospital and my residential community to publicly apologize to me!"

"Secondly, Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, launched a personal attack on me in broad daylight and in front of everyone, causing me great harm to my body and mind. Therefore, I demand that he personally bow and apologize to me in person."

"There's a third point..."

At this point, Sun Liancheng raised his hand, pointed at Lu Yike sitting in the presiding judge's seat, and said coldly, "Lu Yike, the director of the First Investigation Division of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, arrested the whistleblower without investigating the cause and effect, and attempted to label the whistleblower a criminal. This is unforgivable!"

"I demand that the Provincial Party Committee expel Lu Yike, the director of the First Investigation Division of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, from the Party. There is no room for negotiation!"

In the interrogation room, Lu Yike's face turned deathly pale. He wasn't stupid. When Tian Guofu, the secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, said that Sun Liancheng's cooperation in clarifying the situation was needed, he knew that this was a political compromise!

Is Sun Liancheng sick?

Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, beat him up, but he didn't beat him up. He doesn't ask Hou Liangping to be expelled from the Party, but he asks to be expelled from the Party himself.

In the conference room of the Provincial Party Committee of Handong Province, all the Standing Committee members also looked at Lu Yike. To be honest, Sun Liancheng's request was not excessive. Apart from losing face, Hou Liangping kept his position as the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and did not even receive any punishment.

Lu Yike was really unlucky!

Sha Ruijin's eyes lit up, and a look of joy appeared on his face. This was already the best possible outcome. After all, Hou Liang had landed safely, and he could give an explanation to the Zhong family.

As for Lu Yike, who was expelled from the party, although her father was a high-ranking military officer, the separation of military and political affairs has had little impact on her.

Without much hesitation, Sha Ruijin readily agreed, saying, "Comrade Sun Liancheng, the Provincial Party Committee will grant all your requests. Lu Yike, the director of the First Investigation Division of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, knowingly broke the law. It is perfectly reasonable to arrest the person who made the real-name report and expel him from the Party."

"And Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, is currently in the intensive care unit. Once he is discharged, the Provincial Committee will order him to apologize to you immediately and clear your name in the community and hospital where you live."

"No, no..." Sun Liancheng stared at Sha Ruijin through the video call and said, "Did you hear me wrong? I demand that Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate, apologize to me immediately. Who has time to wait for him to be discharged from the hospital?"

Sha Ruijin was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Comrade Sun Liancheng, Hou Liangping is in the intensive care unit. How can he apologize to you?"

Tian Guofu frowned and said, "Yes, Comrade Sun Liancheng, there's no need to worry. After all, it was Comrade Hou Liangping who made the mistake. The Provincial Party Committee assures you that once Hou Liangping is discharged from the hospital, he will bow and apologize to you immediately."

Sun Liancheng's lips curled into a slight smile as he casually said, "No need for that. Isn't Hou Liangping in the intensive care unit and unable to come apologize to me?"

"If he can't come to me, I can go to him! I can put on a sterile gown, go into the intensive care unit, and make him apologize to me in person!"

In the provincial party committee meeting room, many standing committee members couldn't help but laugh out loud. How impatient they were! They didn't even let Hou Liangping go while he was in the ICU. They rushed into the ICU to demand that Hou Liangping apologize to them in person.

This is no longer a simple apology; it's a devastating blow to one's moral character!

Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin's lips trembled. He hadn't expected Sun Liancheng to be so ruthless, rushing into the intensive care unit just to get Hou Liangping to apologize in person. If he really did that, Hou Liangping would become a laughing stock in the officialdom of Handong Province.

Anyone who talks about Hou Liangping will say: "Oh, Hou Liangping, the anti-corruption bureau chief who was beaten into the ICU and apologized to people in the ICU, right?"

Sha Ruijin hesitated at this moment. Even when beating a dog, one should consider its owner. Hou Liangping was, after all, the son-in-law of the Zhong family. Doing this would not only slap Hou Liangping in the face, but also bring shame to the entire Zhong family!

Gao Yuliang naturally noticed the concerns of Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin, but he didn't care. He glanced at the Standing Committee members on both sides and said passionately, "I think there's no problem with the suggestion put forward by Comrade Sun Liancheng."

"If the mountain won't come to me, then I'll go to the mountain."

"Hou Liangping will have to apologize sooner or later. What difference does it make where he apologizes? Hou Liangping has made a big mistake. Does he have the right to choose where to apologize? I agree with Comrade Sun Liancheng's request. Let Hou Liangping apologize to Comrade Sun Liancheng in person in the intensive care unit."