Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 292 In the Name of People 24

After nearly ten days of hard work, the minefield of Dafeng Factory was finally cleared, and the rest was the game between the top management. The next four days were the two sessions of the district, and after the closing, Yu Xian could rest assured and rest for a while. The situation will change greatly after the Chinese New Year, and there will be a lot of work to do then.

Yu Xian was resting, but other places were still going strong, and a bigger storm was brewing. The current situation was that the Dafeng Factory had been taken down, Li Dakang killed 1,000 enemies but lost 800 of his own, and Gao Yuliang's situation was even more serious.

Qi Tongwei was released after being investigated for 36 hours. Lu Liang only said that he could go home, but did not say what the investigation was about. When Qi Tongwei walked out of the procuratorate alone, he saw that the person who came to pick him up was Gao Xiaoqin, and his originally languid eyes suddenly became more brilliant.

Looking at Gao Xiaoqin standing confidently beside the car, Qi Tongwei walked faster and faster, and finally he held Gao Xiaoqin's shoulders. The two of them just looked at each other quietly without saying a word.

……

Ji Changming saw Qi Tongwei get into Gao Xiaoqin's car without hesitation in the office and sighed heavily.

"It seems Qi Tongwei has made his choice."

"Prosecutor Ji, they have made their choice!" Hou Liangping sneered as he watched the luxury car drive away.

"It seems that you know him very well!" Ji Changming glanced at Hou Liangping's rebellious face.

"My old senior was a prominent figure in school back then, what a pity..." Hou Liangping said regretfully.

"What a pity?" Ji Changming asked.

Ji Changming knew something about Qi Tongwei's past, but not as familiar with him as Hou Liangping and Chen Hai. Not only were they brothers in the same school, they also had the same teacher, Gao Yuliang. The relationship between Chen Yang and Qi Tongwei also made them closer and more familiar with each other.

"Back then, he was in love with Chen Hai's sister Chen Yang. Later, he abandoned Chen Yang for power and pursued Liang Lu, a counselor who was ten years older than him." Hou Liangping's face was full of sarcasm when he talked about this past event: "A grown man knelt down in the school playground in public to propose love, alas..."

"You young people, school life is really exciting!" Ji Changming said something in a neither sarcastic nor funny way.

In that era when kissing a girl would result in execution, Liang Lu got pregnant before marriage and had an abortion, and the whole school knew about it. Qi Tongwei abandoned Chen Yang and pursued Liang Lu in a high-profile manner. It was really like family members sticking together...

Liang Lu's ethics are certainly problematic, but she is a teacher at Handong University and Hou Liangping is his student. Even if he doesn't respect others, he should respect his teacher. But when Hou Liangping mentioned Liang Lu just now, his expression was full of contempt and no respect at all.

What kind of people are Gao Yuliang’s favorite students?

Ji Changming was too lazy to care about it anymore. After expressing his feelings, he called Chen Hai, Lu Yike, Lu Liang and others to a meeting to integrate the progress of the case. However, before the meeting, Ji Changming told everyone one thing, which was about Lu Liang's whereabouts.

"Let me report one thing first. The night before last, the Standing Committee of Jingzhou City decided to place Jingzhou City Prosecutor Xiao Gangyu under double supervision. Now the Jingzhou Municipal People's Congress is going through the removal procedure. Secretary Sha of the Provincial Party Committee contacted me and asked about the candidate to replace Xiao Gangyu. After communicating with Jingzhou City Political and Legal Committee Secretary Sun Haiping, I decided to recommend Lu Liang. I'm letting everyone know here so that everyone will be aware of this. Don't mention it again after you leave." Ji Changming looked at the people attending the meeting and spoke slowly.

Everyone was happy for Lu Liang. Chen Hai's sudden rise had allowed him to stay at the deputy department level for many years, and now he could finally take a step further.

"So, Lu Liang can slowly hand over your work and also go to the hospital to recuperate for a while. I know that your illness has been delayed due to work reasons. You should take this time to recuperate and you can't go to the new position while you are sick." Ji Changming reminded.

"Prosecutor, I will!" Lu Liang said with some emotion.

As expected, the person who took over his job was Lu Yike.

After talking about this, everyone began to sort out the work progress. As of now, Cai Chenggong has confessed everything. Chen Hai obtained the account book left by Liu Qingzhu in the rental house through visits. At the same time, he also got the evidence of Ouyang Qing, vice president of Jingzhou City Bank, and Liu Xinjian, chairman of Handong Oil and Gas Group.

After Ji Changming made a phone call to the scene, Sha Ruijin approved the arrest of Ouyang Qing and Liu Xinjian. Originally, Ji Changming could make the decision on his own regarding corrupt officials of this level, but since there were people behind these two people, one was Li Dakang's wife, and the other was Zhao Lichun's secretary, he had to be more cautious.

"Secretary Sha has agreed to arrest these two people. Lu Liang, you are responsible for arresting Ouyang Qing; Chen Hai, you go to Handong Oil and Gas Group to bring Liu Xinjian back." Ji Changming started to make arrangements immediately after hanging up the phone.

Lu Liang and Chen Hai nodded and left with their men, but Hou Liangping looked at Ji Changming as if he was watching a play.

"Is there something on my face?" Ji Changming felt uncomfortable being stared at.

"Prosecutor Ji, your skills and abilities as an official are on par with others!" Hou Liangping teased.

Ji Changming knew that he was blaming himself for following the procedures that led to Ding Yizhen's escape. Whenever Hou Liangping came to Handong, he would bring up this matter whenever he had the chance.

"Liangping, this is not the ability of being an official, it is about adhering to principles and procedures. I know that people who are on good terms with you call you a monkey, but what I want to say is that you act boldly and unconventionally." Ji Changming picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.

"Prosecutor Ji, you are just sticking to the old ways," Hou Liangping argued.

"Team Leader Hou Liangping, you have to understand one thing, that is, we are the staff of the supervision system, and we should be model in abiding by all rules and regulations. If we don't enforce and abide by them, how can you ask other officials and the public to abide by them? How can they be convinced?" Ji Changming said earnestly, "As for whether the rules are reasonable or not, that is not your concern. As long as you follow the rules, you will not go wrong."

"But Chief Prosecutor Ji, it was because you insisted on following the rules last time that the news leaked and Ding Yizhen escaped." Hou Liangping retorted.

"That's because you didn't follow the rules! You used personal connections to let the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate control Ding Yizhen without arresting Zhao Dehan, without evidence or confession, and without any documents. There was nothing wrong with me reporting this to the provincial party committee. Regardless of whether Ding Yizhen had any problems or not, Chen Hai made a big mistake by arresting him without the consent of the provincial party committee. I did this to protect Chen Hai." Ji Changming spoke his mind.

In the absence of evidence, confessions, and documents, Hou Liangping used his personal connections to get Chen Hai to arrest a deputy-department-level cadre appointed by the provincial party committee. This was a serious problem in itself, and now he still felt that he was doing nothing wrong. Seeing Hou Liangping's arrogant look, Ji Changming stabbed him directly.

"If we are to investigate seriously, you are the culprit who caused Ding Yizhen to escape."

It's no wonder that Ji Changming said such harsh words. As soon as Hou Liangping arrived, he put on the face of an imperial envoy and started to make decisions in the Handong Procuratorate. He was picky and even made fun of himself, the chief prosecutor, in public, and kept talking about what happened in the past.

The staff of the task force have not arrived yet. He is just assisting in the investigation. Who can stand if he acts so arrogantly every day?

"Prosecutor Ji, did I hear you right? I am the culprit behind Ding Yizhen's escape?" Hou Liangping was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Otherwise, why don't you send someone to deliver the arrest documents? If you report to Secretary Qin, Secretary Qin can personally inform me using the internal phone. This way, I won't have to go through so much trouble when reporting to the Provincial Party Committee." Ji Changming asked without blinking.

"Chief Prosecutor Ji, I asked Chen Hai to arrest people in order to save time and prevent the news from leaking. What if Ding Yizhen hears that Zhao Dehan has been arrested and runs away?" Hou Liangping felt that his operation was correct.

"Are you rushing? According to the handed over files, you entered Zhao Dehan's home at around 7:30, took Zhao Dehan to his office at 8:30, and went to the villa where he hid the money after 10 o'clock. You knew the villa from the beginning, so why didn't you go there directly? Why did you dawdle between Zhao Dehan's home and his office for almost three hours before going there? Chen Hai was so anxious during that time!" Ji Changming's tone was no longer as gentle as before, but now sounded aggressive.

"I... I am doing this to destroy the psychological defenses of corrupt elements!" Hou Liangping began to lose confidence.

"This cannot explain why you used personal connections to ask the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate to arrest a deputy-department-level official appointed by the provincial party committee." Ji Changming emphasized this point again.

"Also, after Ding Yizhen escaped, you came to Handong to settle accounts with Chen Hai. Not only did you steal a kid's crabs, but you also asked Chen Hai to sign an IOU for you as a corrupt official. Hou Liangping, what do you think of government officials? In your eyes, is there no good cadre who truly serves the people? These are all the achievements in your year-end work summary?" Ji Changming was afraid that Hou Liangping was not upset enough, so he added another blow.