Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Chapter 32 Hou Liangping's Decision

The office of the deputy director of the anti-corruption bureau was filled with a sense of oppression today.

Hou Liangping sat from morning till night, and even after his colleagues had all left for the day, he remained seated.

The cigarette butts in the ashtray had piled up into a small mountain.

The entire room was filled with smoke.

But Hou Liangping seemed not to see it, staring blankly at the documents on the table.

Late last night.

Someone knocked on my door and threw a file folder on the doorway.

Hou Liangping cautiously opened the door, then carefully brought it home and opened it.

This opening left him standing there dumbfounded for a full five minutes.

These materials are records of payments made by the Shanshui Group to a certain bank card.

The owner of the bank card is named Ouyang Qing.

The wife of Li Dakang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee!

Hou Liangping read it several times.

Although the spending record shows zero.

But this was a payment made by the Shanshui Group to Ouyang Qing.

To some extent.

This is the most compelling evidence that the Shanshui Group bribed Ouyang Qing!

Hou Liangping had long felt that something was amiss with the bank's behavior back then.

At a critical moment, the loan was cut off, but Shanshui Group quickly followed suit, and the court also issued a judgment.

The land of Dafeng Factory was successfully acquired by Shanshui Group.

By any measure, it seems the bank is not entirely uninvolved.

Now, a clue has appeared, although it doesn't matter who gave it to me.

Just follow this line and investigate all the way through.

Perhaps, we can truly open the door to the entire Shanshui Group through Ouyang Qing.

The vast network of interests in Handong will also be uprooted by me, Hou Liangping!

Such merit is unimaginable.

At that time, not only my wife Zhong Xiaoai, but even my father-in-law and my brothers-in-law treated me, Hou Liangping, differently!

The future of the Chung family will be entrusted to me, an outsider!

The more Hou Liangping thought about it, the more excited he became.

He smoked one cigarette after another.

While Hou Liangping was weighing the pros and cons.

The office door was suddenly opened.

Chen Hai, who walked in, was also quite frightened by the smoke-filled room!

"Ahem! Monkey, what are you doing? Trying to get the yard to install a smoke detector for you?"

As Chen Hai waved to disperse the smoke, he covered his mouth and rushed to the window, opening it.

Hou Liangping seemed not to hear Chen Hai's dissatisfaction and waved to himself, saying:

"Hai Zi, come here, look at this."

Chen Hai walked up to Hou Liangping with some skepticism and took the materials Hou Liangping handed him.

"What is this?"

Chen Hai went through the materials once, his expression growing increasingly serious:

"Ouyang Qing? You monkey, what do you want?"

Hou Liangping held the computer screen horizontally with both hands, his eyes fixed on the screen, and said:

"This is a big fish. Catching it will be a great achievement."

Chen Hai hadn't reacted yet.

After reviewing the materials again and reflecting on Hou Liangping's words, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in utter shock:

"You want to investigate Ouyang Qing? Are you crazy! She's a family member of a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee! Investigating her requires approval from the Standing Committee first! Do you think Secretary Dakang will allow it?!"

"Just operate discreetly. Our technology allows us to conduct covert investigations," Hou Liangping said, glancing at Chen Hai and tapping the documents a few times before speaking earnestly.

"Even if our investigation into her was illegal, the evidence here is conclusive; Ouyang Qing is not clean! Chen Hai, we're not doing this for personal gain, we're doing this to fight corruption! Only by purging these parasites from the ranks can we ordinary people have a better life!"

Chen Hai gripped the materials tighter and whispered:

"But this is just a payment transfer; Ouyang Qing didn't spend any money! Do you really think you can investigate Ouyang Qing with something so insignificant?"

"Then expand the scope of the investigation! Investigate every loan approval Ouyang Qing made in Handong, especially those related to the Shanshui Group! If the Shanshui Group can give her 200,000, they can give her another 2 million, 20 million!" Hou Liangping also got excited and shouted in a low voice.

Chen Hai fell silent. He felt that Hou Liangping was somewhat obsessed, yet he also felt that these methods seemed feasible.

"Chen Hai! Have you forgotten the oath we took when we first joined the political and legal system? As long as we stay true to our original aspirations, what does it matter if we're members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee? As the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, don't you even have this much responsibility?!"

Hou Liangping practically shouted it out.

Chen Hai sat down with a blank expression, took a cigarette from Hou Liangping's cigarette case, lit it, and took several deep drags.

"Monkey, do you know that if the provincial authorities investigate and hold us accountable, we're finished?"

Chen Hai's eyes were bloodshot when he said this.

Hou Liangping was overjoyed, knowing that Chen Hai had compromised!

So he stood up, walked to Chen Hai's side, placed his hand on the other's shoulder, and said confidently:

"Don't worry, with me here, Handong can't do anything to us... You know what I mean?"

Chen Hai said in a hoarse voice:

"How do I check?"

Hou Liangping thought for a moment and said:

"Find a few key technical personnel, people you can trust, and absolutely no information can be leaked."

Chen Hai nodded, walked out of Hou Liangping's office, and left with a single sentence:

I'll find them all for you tomorrow morning.

Hou Liangping was so excited that he almost jumped up, believing that the great cause was about to be accomplished.

Ouyang Qing's fish is huge and fat.

By following her lead, we can break through the Shanshui Group, and potentially uncover a lot more about Li Dakang and the Guangmingfeng project.

And then there's that good-for-nothing senior, Qi Tongwei.

A sinister glint flashed in Hou Liangping's eyes.

Why am I still just a division-level cadre enjoying the treatment of a deputy director-general?

Qi Tongwei, whose kneecaps are so weak, has already risen to a substantive position at the department level.

Senior Qi Tongwei, weren't you treating me to dinner at Shanshui Manor?

Judging from his appearance, he has an ambiguous relationship with Gao Xiaoqin.

Just wait, I'll find you all.

So many people, such a great contribution.

I, Hou Liangping, even have the potential to become the leading figure in the Zhong family!

……

The next day.

Xia Qing, leading Sun Liancheng, was inside the Dafeng Factory, negotiating with the workers.

Since the 116 incident, the relationship between the workers at the Dafeng Factory and the government has deteriorated sharply.

Li Dakang, however, became a coward at this time and never set foot in Dafeng Factory again.

Instead, they kept pressuring Sun Liancheng and the Guangmingfeng project team to do a good job of appeasing them and to ensure contact with the workers' representatives of Dafeng Factory.

Sun Liancheng was a big shot, and he was well aware of the mess Ding Yizhen had made on the project.

What could be done? Ding Yizhen was personally promoted and appointed by Secretary Dakang, and was even called the reincarnation of Secretary Dakang.

Now that the incarnation is in trouble, the original body is still thinking about non-stick pans, and even Dafeng Factory is no longer coming.

Let's just adopt a soft resistance!

As a result, Sun Liancheng repeatedly claimed to be ill and did not come to the project to coordinate.

Xia Qing forcibly dragged him out of the house. At that time, Sun Liancheng was looking at the stars with a telescope.

Then, Xia Qing, accompanied by Sun Liancheng, visited the burned workers overnight. They also found Zheng Xipo, the chairman of the labor union, and after much persuasion, they were able to enter the factory area and meet with the workers.

Strangely enough, the workers didn't treat Sun Liancheng well, but they had a strange sense of trust in Xia Qing.

Perhaps it was this leader who dared to confront Chen Yanshi in public.

In addition, Xia Qing has been trying to find ways to rescue the Guangming District Bureau chiefs, whom the workers trusted, from the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

The workers were more inclined to believe that Xia Qing genuinely wanted to help them solve their problems.

It was precisely because of Xia Qing's continuous mediation that the tension between Dafeng Factory and the government gradually eased.

We've returned to a state where we can have a conversation.

Now, all that's missing is the return of those bureau chiefs.

With that, the project at Dafeng Factory can proceed smoothly!

Just as Xia Qing, Sun Liancheng, and worker representatives such as Zheng Xipo were discussing the future direction of Dafeng Factory.

Xia Qing's phone rang.

He waved apologetically and went outside to answer the phone.

Gao Yuliang's voice rang out from over there:

"Minister Xia, we have news from the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Hou Liangping has officially begun a secret investigation into Ouyang Qing."