Official excuse: I was sent to work at the grassroots level for training, and Hou Liangping arrested

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Zhong Xiaoai tiptoed to the ward door, only to be stopped by an armed police officer who expressionlessly reached out to her.

"Excuse me, ma'am. My supervisor said we can't see anyone."

Zhong Xiaoai's heart tightened, but she still smiled and said, "I am Zhong Xiaoai, Lin Yunfei's friend. Please make an exception, I really have something urgent to discuss. I want to see Yunfei."

The armed police officer hesitated for a moment: "Wait a moment, I'll go in and ask."

Then, the armed police pushed open the door to the VIP ward, went inside, and saluted Lin Yunfei.

Lin Yunfei, holding a tablet computer, glanced up at the armed police and said calmly, "What is it?"

"Sir, there's a lady outside the door who calls herself Zhong Xiaoai. She's your friend. Would you like to... see her?" the armed police officer asked slowly, his tone inquiring.

Lin Yunfei frowned slightly and pondered for a moment: "Let her in."

Lin Yunfei immediately got up, turned off the video on his tablet, lay down on the hospital bed, and pulled the blanket over himself.

The armed police officers received their orders and withdrew. Zhong Xiaoai entered the ward and saw Lin Yunfei lying on the bed. Her heart tightened: "Yunfei, are you alright?"

"Sister Ai...you're here?"

"You're so busy with work, yet you still have time to come see me." Lin Yunfei feigned weakness, his voice trembling slightly. He sat up unsteadily.

Zhong Xiaoai quickly came over, put down the carnations, and helped Lin Yunfei up: "Yunfei, don't move, your shoulder is injured."

"Sister Ai, what new discoveries have the inspection team made?" Lin Yunfei asked, leaning back against the hospital bed. His gaze was earnest.

Zhong Xiaoai gave a wry smile: "It's still the same old story. Most of the 815 million that Ding Yizhen embezzled is deposited in Jingzhou City Bank."

"However, this portion of the embezzled funds had already disappeared before Ding Yizhen fled."

Lin Yunfei frowned: "Disappeared? What do you mean?"

Zhong Xiaoai: "The bank said it was an internal staff member who transferred the money."

"We investigated further and found that this internal staff member had already resigned on October 12th."

Zhong Xiaoai's expression was grave: "Our inspection team has issued a letter of assistance, requesting the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Banking Management Commission, and the Ministry of Public Security to investigate the final destination of this embezzled money."

"Yunfei, are you thirsty? Let me get you a glass of water."

Requesting flowers...

At this moment, Zhao Lan was holding a thermos. She had just filled it with hot water from the boiler room.

Upon entering the VIP ward, I saw Zhong Xiaoai. She was sitting by the bedside, feeding her husband water from a cup.

Zhao Lan immediately frowned, her anger flaring.

"Zhong Xiaoai. What are you doing? Trying to seduce my husband?" Zhao Lan's eyebrows furrowed, her emotions somewhat out of control. She pointed at Zhong Xiaoai.

Swah——

Zhong Xiaoai was startled when she saw Zhao Lan. She quickly stood up and explained, "Sister Zhao Lan, don't misunderstand. I didn't mean anything by it. I just came to visit Yunfei."

Zhao Lan snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Zhong Xiaoai, don't think I don't know that your father once wanted to marry you off to Yunfei."

"Are you worthy?"

"This matter has already spread throughout the second and third generation circles."

"You are not welcome here. Please leave immediately. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite," Zhao Lan said slowly, her face serious and threatening.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiaoai thought to herself, "Zhao Lan's temper is just like Zhao Mengsheng's."

She truly is a daughter of a military family.

"Okay, okay. Sister Zhao Lan, don't get agitated. I'll be leaving right away."

"Yunfei, you should get some rest." Zhong Xiaoai picked up her bag, her attitude humble, and left the VIP ward.

"Lanlan, I'm sorry, I made you misunderstand."

Lin Yunfei spoke slowly, looking at Zhao Lan, and offered words of comfort.

Zhao Lan sat down, puffing out her cheeks. She rolled her eyes at Lin Yunfei and said, "Let me tell you, that woman Zhong Xiaoai... she even had a son with a monkey."

"Don't tell me you like married women?"

Lin Yunfei was both amused and exasperated, and quickly grabbed Zhao Lan's soft hand: "How could that be? I love you, Lanlan."

"You are my baby, my darling." Lin Yunfei began to say sweet words to Zhao Lan.

. . . . .

After leaving the ward, I arrived at the parking lot.

Sitting in her car, Zhong Xiaoai felt utterly dejected and slowly closed her eyes. She felt her life was a joke. 497

"Dad, I'm sorry." Zhong Xiaoai took a deep breath and mustered her strength to dial Zhong Zhengguo's number.

"Xiao Ai, what's wrong? You sound a bit down." Zhong Zhengguo's gentle voice came from the other end of the phone.

Zhong Xiaoai's eyes were slightly red as she tried to suppress her emotions: "It's nothing, Dad, I'm just a little tired from work."

Zhong Zhengguo changed the subject: "Xiao Ai, have you gone to see Lin Yunfei?"

"Dad, I'm at the hospital now. I just ran into Zhao Lan when I went to the ward..." Zhong Xiaoai told her father everything that had just happened.

Zhong Zhengguo was silent for a moment, then said earnestly, "Xiao Ai, life is like a play, why care too much about other people's opinions? Since you've chosen this path, you can't regret it."

“You represent the Zhong family, while Zhao Lan represents the Zhao family of Beijing.”

"Dad, I understand. I still feel a little sad." Zhong Xiaoai took a deep breath, a determined look flashing in her eyes. "I will continue to work hard and will not let the Zhong family down."

Zhong Zhengguo nodded with satisfaction: "Remember, no matter what difficulties you encounter, the Zhong family will always be your support."

"Xiao Ai, you need to keep a close eye on Hou Liangping in Handong. You must be mindful of the rules when doing things, especially in politics."

"We can't always arrest people first and then complete the formalities later."

"Hou Liangping has offended too many people in Beijing. He will never be able to return to Beijing in this lifetime."

"We are now cooperating with Sha Ruijin to find evidence of Zhao Lichun and Zhao Ruilong's crimes as soon as possible."

"Only in this way can we bring down Zhao Lichun," Zhong Zhengguo said slowly and earnestly.

74. Li Dakang's incident at the provincial party committee and Qi Tongwei's grave-crying incident.

74. Li Dakang's incident at the provincial party committee and Qi Tongwei's grave-crying incident.

The office building of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee.

Li Dakang's expression was grave, but his mood was terrible. His wife, Ouyang Jing, had been captured by the Han University gang.

Moreover, it was Hou Liangping, Gao Yuliang's student.

No, I must fight back. Gao Yuliang, your Han University gang is heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless.

Only then did Li Dakang make up his mind to join Sha Ruijin's side.

Lin Yunfei is currently injured and hospitalized, so he definitely won't have time to take care of me.

"Hey, Director Bai, hello. I'd like to see Secretary Sha to report on my work." Li Dakang picked up the red phone on his desk and dialed the General Office of the Handong Provincial Party Committee.

Secretary Bai nodded slightly, quite satisfied: "Yes, Secretary Li. I'll report to Secretary Sha immediately."

As expected of someone who started as a secretary, Li Dakang really knows how to navigate social situations.

After hanging up the phone, Secretary Bai immediately went to Sha Ruijin's office.

I pushed open the office door.

"Secretary Sha. Secretary Li Dakang of the Municipal Party Committee has something to report to you. We would like to schedule a time." Secretary Bai spoke slowly, his expression serious and solemn.

Sha Ruijin was sitting at his desk, working on a document. Hearing this, he looked up and said, "Oh, tell him to come over in an hour."

"Okay, Secretary Sha."

Secretary Bai bowed slightly, then turned and left.

A slight smile curved the corners of Sha Ruijin's mouth.

Reporting on work? It seems Li Dakang is finally going to... choose sides.

The Han University gang's influence is deeply entrenched, and his wife, Ouyang Jing, has already been arrested by Hou Liangping.

The key issue is that Li Dakang has not yet divorced Ouyang Jing.

In the entire Handong region, only I can protect him.

Sha Ruijin knew that Li Dakang's choice of sides was not only a personal decision, but also a crucial step in the power struggle.

He now has only one option: to recruit Li Dakang and make him a member of his camp.

As for Qi Tongwei?

Sha Ruijin was caught in a dilemma. According to his investigation, the relationship between Qi Tongwei and Gao Xiaoqin, the beautiful CEO of Shanshui Group, was definitely not ordinary.

Qi Tongwei is definitely also involved with Gao Yuliang and Zhao Lichun.

The problem now is that the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau is under Lin Yunfei's control.

To gain complete control of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, Lin Yunfei's power must first be weakened.

But Sha Ruijin didn't dare.

Not knowing Lin Yunfei's background or his family led to him losing his "basic" territory, Hanxi Province.

Zhao Mengsheng's fatal blow left Sha Ruijin completely isolated.

Sha Ruijin knew that Lin Yunfei had a complex network of backing, and that he could easily get himself into trouble if he wasn't careful.

"Sigh. Do we really have to recruit Qi Tongwei into our camp?" Sha Ruijin frowned, weighing the pros and cons.

The tasks assigned by the Central Committee must be completed: stabilize the economy of Handong, prevent deaths and bloodshed, and also incorporate the Handong University gang and find evidence of Zhao Lichun's crimes.

. . . . .

An hour later, Li Dakang, dressed in an executive jacket, appeared on time at the door of Sha Ruijin's office, looking solemn.

He took a deep breath, and Secretary Bai pushed open the door and entered.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Li is here." Secretary Bai personally led Li Dakang into the office.

Sha Ruijin looked up, his gaze sharp, and gestured for Li Dakang to sit down.