area51novel Chapter 18 Playing Tricks
Chapter 18 Playing Tricks
Hou Liangping was stunned. Looking at Chen Hai's serious face, he suddenly felt embarrassed and angry, and pointed at him, saying:
"Chen Hai, that's enough, isn't it? What are you trying to prove by putting on such a long-winded lecture?"
"I'm the one who made him say those things, do you have a problem with that?" Before Chen Hai could speak, Ji Changming coldly interrupted, his tone full of anger:
"Come to my office."
When Hou Liangping heard Ji Changming's completely disrespectful words, and looked at the procuratorate officials filling the courtyard, and their expressions of either sighing or smirking, he felt his blood pressure spike.
His face flushed red, and he said very rudely:
"Old Ji, what are you doing now? Don't you know these cadres have problems?"
"Then I must also tell you that I've already sent someone to pick up the cadres with problems; you don't need to bother." Ji Changming's tone grew increasingly angry, only refraining from speaking out on the spot because they were in public.
"Come with me now, and don't make things too ugly."
Hou Liangping was about to lash out when he heard Lin Huahua crying from behind him.
Seeing this, Lu Yi quickly stepped forward and pulled Lin Huahua to his side, while giving Hou Liangping a disdainful look.
Hou Liangping knew he was in the wrong, and that continuing the commotion would only make him a target of public criticism. He gritted his teeth, glared at Chen Hai, and left with Ji Changming.
After the onlookers had walked away, a burst of laughter erupted.
Chen Hai and Lu Yike were busy getting into the car and taking the cadres who had been forcibly brought by Hou Liangping to their offices to apologize and say all sorts of nice things.
These officials were initially unsure of themselves, thinking they had done something that had caught the attention of the anti-corruption bureau.
Upon hearing that they had been wrongly arrested, they immediately straightened their backs and stood tall, crossing their legs in the anti-corruption bureau office and refusing to leave no matter what.
This gave Chen Hai and Lu Yike a real headache, while Lü Liang sat calmly in his seat, leisurely sipping his tea.
She would occasionally glance at Chen Hai and Lu Yike as they worked, and burst into hearty laughter.
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Inside the prosecutor's office.
Ji Changming slammed his hand on the table, pointed at Hou Liangping, and said sternly:
"Hou Liangping, did you even think before you spoke! Acting without authorization, obstructing the provincial party committee's key work, snatching people right under the nose of the organization department, and going against two leaders at once! You're really something!"
Hou Liangping sat in his chair, still with that flippant, mocking expression, and said:
"Hey, Lao Ji, you're wronging me. If cadres who are about to be unfrozen have problems, it would be a huge mistake to let them stay in their posts. I'm helping the Provincial Party Committee and the Organization Department correct their mistakes."
Hearing Hou Liangping's unrepentant words, Ji Changming's fingers trembled with anger, and he said even more sternly:
"Hou Liangping! This time, it's only because Minister Xia didn't pursue the matter that you're able to sit in my office and spout such nonsense! If you were truly to be blamed, demoting you wouldn't be an exaggeration!"
Hou Liangping immediately became furious upon hearing the word "demotion".
In his mind, he was a member of the Zhong family, a high-ranking official in the capital, and that coming to Handong to handle cases was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
Therefore, his attitude towards these people in Handong was always one of giving them face.
It's only right that the people of Handong respect themselves.
If you yell at yourself, you're just asking for trouble.
Now, Ji Changming actually dares to threaten him with "demotion".
They really don't respect me, Hou Liangping, at all!
Hou Liangping then stood up and said coldly:
"Minister Xia? Is that the Organization Minister Xia Qing? What difference does it make whether he investigates or not? Failing to discover problems with cadres beforehand is a dereliction of duty on the part of the Organization Department! I've been lenient by not causing him any trouble!"
To everyone's surprise, Ji Changming burst into laughter and continued:
"Do you think Minister Xia didn't consider this? The moment you caused trouble, Minister Xia contacted me through Secretary Yuliang and transferred all the cadres with confirmed problems to me for a thorough investigation!"
"What!" Upon hearing this, Hou Liangping was struck dumb as if by lightning, his previous arrogance vanished without a trace!
He never expected that Xia Qing's methods would be so clever; when faced with difficulties, she readily sent the problematic cadre to the procuratorate.
They gave no opportunity whatsoever, nor did they provide any ammunition against them!
the most important is.
Xia Qing handed all these cadres over to Ji Changming!
It wasn't Hou Liangping!
When the problem was discovered, all the credit went to Ji Changming.
It has absolutely nothing to do with Hou Liangping!
Hou Liangping immediately slumped down in his chair, muttering:
"How could this happen..."
Ji Changming finally felt relieved and said coldly:
"Minister Xia will immediately report this handling to Secretary Sha. In the subsequent process of unfreezing cadres, there will be no more problematic cadres, and Director Hou will no longer need to trouble himself to correct the mistakes made by the Provincial Party Committee and the Organization Department!"
Hou Liangping remained silent.
He felt a burning rage at the name Xia Qing!
To put it bluntly, this time, I was completely manipulated by Xia Qing.
I haven't contributed a single penny.
This gave others ammunition to criticize them, and they lost face completely.
It's all Xia Qing's fault.
In the past, I was always successful in handling cases.
Who would dare to go against me like this and outmaneuver me?
Xia Qing, you're really bold!
Seeing Hou Liangping's deflated expression, Ji Changming waved his hand and said:
"You're suspended for two weeks to reflect on your actions and write a thorough self-criticism of at least 5000 words. As for how to repair your relationship with your superior, you'll have to figure that out yourself!"
Just as he finished speaking and was about to see the guest off, Lu Yike pushed the door open and came in, anxiously saying:
"Chief Prosecutor, something terrible has happened! Those officials who were wrongfully arrested refuse to leave no matter what we say, and apologies are useless! They say they want to write complaint letters and protest letters!"
Ji Changming nearly fainted from anger. Pointing at the office door, he roared at Hou Liangping:
"Go clean up your mess!"
By the time all of this was resolved, it was already late at night.
Although it was only a temporary measure to calm things down.
Hou Liangping still felt exhausted.
The good words spoken and the back bent today are more numerous than all the previous years combined!
Although it didn't happen that many times.
"Damn it! These people from Handong, how could they treat me like this! Don't they know I'm an outstanding young cadre of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and a top investigator for the Anti-Corruption Bureau?!"
Hou Liangping kicked open the dormitory door, turned on his phone, and dialed a familiar number.
After a few rings, Zhong Xiaoai's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hey, Ryohei?"
"Xiao Ai, I've been so wronged," Hou Liangping said in a low voice, his voice filled with sorrow.
"I didn't want to watch a mistake get bigger, so I took the initiative to help them correct it, but no one understood me. They even made me suspend my duties to reflect on my mistakes."
"You've been suspended? What happened? Who did it? Ji Changming? Or Gao Yuliang?"
Hearing Xiao Ai's anxious and angry tone, Hou Liangping quickly said:
"It's okay, it's my own fault, don't blame them..."
"No, that won't do. I'll give them a call. You won't be suspended! Wait for me!"
After Zhong Xiaoai finished speaking, she hurriedly hung up the phone.
Hou Liangping stared at the words "Call Ended" on his phone screen, stood up expressionlessly, walked to the window, and lit a cigarette.
Is it Xia Qing?
That lowly Organization Minister of the Hantong Provincial Committee dared to mess with me, Hou Liangping.
They really need to be given a good talking-to.
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