Chapter 242: The Chairman is furious

Li Ya glanced coldly at Hong Zhiyou:

"Little brother, are you sure you can't kill Lu Qiaoshan this time?

"Trading a mansion for his life, I feel like I'm losing out."

Definitely can't kill him, Zheng Jiemin will definitely protect him after taking the money... Hong Zhiyou deliberated slightly and organized his language:

"The possibility is not high.

"If you kill him, you can get rid of a thorn in your side.

"If you don't kill him, don't you lose a mansion?

"Lu Qiaoshan didn't spend little money to fix up that mansion back then, and it's in a prime location; selling it would fetch at least ten gold bars.

"Enough for you to eat in Jinhai's restaurants for decades.

"Besides.

"If he falls miserably this time, are you afraid you won't find a chance to kill him later?"

Hong Zhiyou said, shaking his wine glass and taking a sip.

"Fine.

"For your sake, little brother, I'll spare his dog life.

"I want to see the deed to the mansion tonight.

"He only has this one night to operate, whether he lives or dies depends on his own fortune."

Li Ya raised his glass and clinked it with Hong Zhiyou.

Lu Qiaoshan returned to the office, and just as he sat down, the phone rang:

"It's me.

"Okay, thank you, little brother.

"Rest assured, as long as he hands the person over to me, I know what to do.

"I have already had Guifen take a plane to Beiping, the deed will definitely be given to him tonight.

"Thanks.

"See you later."

After hanging up the phone, he quickly dialed Wang Puchen's desk phone:

"Director Wang, Ye Tianhua is with you, right?

"I have already talked to Captain Li, and I am sending someone to pick him up now.

"Okay."

After finishing the call.

He took a deep breath. 【242-32

"Li Zhong, come in," he shouted toward the door.

Li Zhong, who was on duty at the door, walked in: "Section Chief, you were looking for me."

"Were all the people who carried out the operation last night your men?" Lu Qiaoshan asked.

"Yes," Li Zhong said.

"Besides you, who else knows the identity of the person in the Caoqiao warehouse?" Lu Qiaoshan asked again.

"No one else," Li Zhong said.

"Very good.

"Do not mention Ye Tianhua's identity to anyone.

"You go now and tell Deputy Section Chief Li to go to the Inspection Office to pick up the person. I have to go out to handle some business.

"The situation in Beiping is very severe right now.

"If anything happens to me, have Li Chuntang handle everything with full authority."

Lu Qiaoshan ordered.

"Understood, Section Chief Lu," Li Zhong acknowledged the order.

Lu Qiaoshan glanced at his watch.

It was not long before dark.

For certain considerations, he did not drive, but took a rickshaw straight to the hospital to see Ma Hansan, who was recuperating from his injuries.

"Director Ma." Lu Qiaoshan made a gesture, and the medical staff inside retreated.

Ma Hansan played dead.

After Lu Qiaoshan called out several times, he slowly opened his eyes: "Yo, isn't this Section Chief Lu?

"What, are you going to interrogate me again?"

"No, Old Ma, you've misunderstood. I came here specifically to see you," Lu Qiaoshan said with a smile.

"See me?

"I can't afford that. You are a Section Chief, and I am a man with crimes," Ma Hansan said.

"You can afford it.

"You are Boss Dai's trusted and beloved general, and a veteran of the same generation as Station Chief Wu. In front of you, Qiaoshan is just a junior, a student."

Lu Qiaoshan said humbly.

"Section Chief Lu.

"You've beaten me, and you've reported me.

"You didn't come here just to build a friendship with me, did you?"

Ma Hansan grinned, which pulled at his injuries and made him wince in pain.

"Director Ma, you are the true god of Beiping.

"Qiaoshan came this time just following orders.

"Right now, your case is not closed, which is not a solution after all.

"Why don't you listen to my proposal?"

Lu Qiaoshan spoke softly, relaying what Hong Zhiyou had taught him.

After listening, Ma Hansan pointed at him and sighed:

"Take people's money, eliminate disasters for them.

"If you can settle this matter cleanly, I can give you money, and not just that, I can give you an extra ten percent.

"Gold, dollars, antiques.

"Whatever you want, you shall have!"

"Oh my, Director Ma is generous, Qiaoshan thanks you!" Lu Qiaoshan was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Why be so polite.

"The matter of Kawashima Yoshiko ends with you, brother," Ma Hansan reminded him, tilting his chin.

"It must end here.

"I have already destroyed all the relevant materials.

"You can rest assured.

"Besides, I have already sentenced Kawashima Yoshiko to death, and it should be carried out within a year at most. Isn't that also resolving a worry for you, old brother?"

While Lu Qiaoshan made solemn promises, he did not forget to claim credit.

"Hmm.

"This is more like the style of the Military Statistics Bureau. You, a junior, come up and start throwing your weight around. Don't I, Old Ma, have any face?

"If we had talked like this earlier, we could have been friends, wouldn't that be great?"

Ma Hansan said with a smile.

"Yes.

"It was Qiaoshan who was reckless, and I was indeed not in control of myself.

"From now on, we are friends."

Lu Qiaoshan reached out and shook his hand.

"Hmm.

"For the money, call Secretary Liu Yuzhu, and she will arrange it for you."

Ma Hansan said.

"Alright, then I'll be going.

"Old brother, you rest well."

Lu Qiaoshan walked a few steps outside, then turned back, looking troubled.

"Does my brother have something else?" Ma Hansan asked.

"Yes.

"I have encountered a troublesome matter, and you, old brother, are experienced in the world, so please give Qiaoshan a tip."

Lu Qiaoshan explained his predicament.

He had already guessed that it was a trap set by Ma Hansan and Li Ya together.

Since they had already made up, he might as well let Ma Hansan untie this dead knot.

"This matter is simple to say, you do this..."

Ma Hansan knew it was time to wrap things up, and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Thank you, Director Ma.

"You must make sure your people handle it.

"If Qiaoshan can escape death this time, I will thank you in person later."

Lu Qiaoshan said gratefully.

"Rest assured, my men are professionals at this work," Ma Hansan nodded.

5:30 PM.

It was the time when all major units got off work.

The people from the Inspection Group left the temporary office building one after another.

Lu Qiaoshan stepped down from the rickshaw.

"Section Chief Lu."

Across the street, a sensible female team member greeted him from afar.

Lu Qiaoshan smiled and waved, just about to greet her back.

A Volkswagen Beetle drove straight toward him.

Bang!

Lu Qiaoshan was like a kite with a broken string; his whole body flew up, rolled several times in the air, hit the ground heavily, twitched a few times, and fell into a coma.

"Section Chief Lu!"

The people from the Inspection Group rushed over, running and exclaiming, and called a car to send Lu Qiaoshan to the hospital.

Li Chuntang skipped work early today.

It was rare that Old Lu wasn't there, so he went to the bathhouse and had a satisfying scrub.

You couldn't enjoy this in the south.

Soaking in the pool, scrubbing off two pounds of dirt, and drinking a glass of red wine with the slightly spicy, clear feeling on his skin—that feeling was simply amazing.

"Old Li, how should that person named Ye Tianhua be handled?" another member, Peng Faxiang, asked.

"Handle my foot.

"Old Lu is eager for merit now and has gone red-eyed.

"He can handle the person he wants himself.

"Whether he is a Red or someone else's man, we just won't get involved."

After finishing the wine in his glass, Li Chuntang slid down the pool, leaned back, and covered his face with a steaming hot towel.

Satisfying!

"Yeah.

"Old Zhang was such a powerful person, and in the morning he was still calling him Brother Zhang, but he fired him just like that.

"A smiling tiger, he eats people as soon as he smiles."

Peng Faxiang shook his head and sighed.

Just as they were talking, a team member ran in quickly: "Deputy Section Chief Li, something has happened."

"With someone surnamed Lu in charge of the Inspection Group, what could possibly happen?"

Li Chuntang said sarcastically.

"Section Chief Lu was just hit by a car outside the office building," the team member said.

"What!"

Li Chuntang flipped off the towel, startled into sitting straight up.

"Isn't this something that was bound to happen sooner or later?

"Even Boss Dai couldn't handle Ma Hansan, yet he dared to use torture. It would be a wonder if people didn't kill him."

Peng Faxiang said with schadenfreude.

"How is he?" Li Chuntang asked.

"He was unconscious on the spot and is currently being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment," the team member said.

"Damn it.

"We're in trouble this time."

Li Chuntang jumped out of the pool, hurriedly changed his clothes, and called out to rush to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital.

Upon asking the doctor, he had a concussion and had fallen into a coma, and it was unclear when he would wake up.

Li Chuntang felt completely numb.

Beiping was a mess.

Whoever touched it was unlucky.

The key was that with Lu Qiaoshan down, Ke Shufen would have to force him to go and blackmail Ma Hansan, which was a bitter chore.

"Li Zhong, you stay here and keep an eye on things," he ordered.

"Deputy Section Chief Li, when Section Chief Lu went out today, he repeatedly instructed that if anything were to happen to him, all the work of the Inspection Group would depend on you to take over," Li Zhong reminded him.

"Sigh.

"I know."

Li Chuntang walked out.

That night, the strong wind did not cease.

The air was filled with a fishy smell of dust.

Xi'an Pacification Commissioner's Office.

Hu Zongnan, who had just finished a military meeting, returned to his residence.

Thinking of his gentle and moving wife, Ye Xiadi, who had studied abroad, the exhaustion on his face vanished.

As soon as he entered the door.

He discovered that his wife was not playing the piano, nor did she come to greet him like a bird, so he couldn't help but frown and ask the servant:

"Where is the Madam?"

"I don't know. After she came back today, she locked herself in her room and didn't even eat dinner," the servant said.

"Understood."

Hu Zongnan changed his clothes, washed his face, and walked into the bedroom.

Ye Xiadi was sitting on the edge of the bed, her face full of frost and unhappiness.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"My cousin went to Beiping last night to buy pearl flowers for me, but he was arrested by the Beiping Inspection Group, who said he was a Red and was specifically reselling military supplies for you to make black money.

"The man was beaten to within an inch of his life.

"You, you tell me what kind of matter this is."

Ye Xiadi said, wiping away tears.

"Reselling military supplies?

"The Beiping Inspection Group is Zheng Jiemin's man.

"Good.

"They are jealous that I am about to perform a military feat and are trying to sabotage me.

"Madam, don't worry.

"This matter is aimed at me.

"I will call the Principal right now to see what kind of intentions Zheng Jiemin has."

Hu Zongnan's thick eyebrows sank, and he said coldly.

As he spoke, he strode out, went to the study, picked up the phone, and dialed the Principal's private line.

Soon the call was connected.

"Principal, I am truly uneasy to disturb you so late.

"It's just that with a great battle imminent, someone is deliberately disturbing our military morale, and Zongnan cannot help but speak out."

As he spoke, he told him about the matter in Beiping.

"Yes.

"Yes, Principal.

"I will definitely send troops to Yancheng as soon as possible to cleanse the bandits!"

Hanging up the phone.

Hu Zongnan returned to his wife's bedroom and comforted her thoroughly:

"Madam, the Principal has stepped in, Zheng Jiemin will definitely have to release the person, so you can rest assured.

"It's getting late, let's rest early."

Jingling.

Zheng Jiemin stood in the hall, trembling with fear.

Since being summoned by the Principal.

He had been standing here for more than two hours.

In the past, the Principal had never neglected him like this, and an ominous premonition lingered in his heart.

Finally, Chen Bulei walked out.

"Mr. Yanjie, the Principal summoned me here for..." Zheng Jiemin stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"Tingbing.

"You are so muddled."

Chen Bulei sighed as he walked out.

"Mr. Chen, what do you mean?" Zheng Jiemin was even more confused.

"You say you were fine, why did you go and offend Hu Zongnan?

"Right now, 230,000 troops are poised to strike, and you go and look for trouble with him at this time, delaying military intelligence and affecting the grand plan to suppress the Reds. Can you bear this responsibility?"

Chen Bulei said displeasedly.

"Mr. Chen, Tingbing is completely unaware, please clarify," Zheng Jiemin said.

"You really don't know?" Chen Bulei asked.

"I really don't know," Zheng Jiemin said.

"The Beiping Inspection Group you sent arrested Hu Zongnan's military supply officer and used heavy torture on him.

"Now Hu Zongnan has gone to the Principal to demand the person and an explanation.

"The Principal is very angry.

"He has always valued your maturity and prudence; how could you make such a mistake?"

Chen Bulei said quite disappointedly.

"Mr. Yanjie, please convey to the Principal that Tingbing knows nothing about this matter.

"Rest assured, I will immediately telegraph Beiping to have them release the person.

"As for the relevant personnel responsible for this Inspection Group, they will all be severely punished."

Zheng Jiemin immediately stated his position.

"Tingbing.

"Discipline yourself before disciplining others.

"This is the Principal's exact words to you.

"Manage that wife of yours!"

Chen Bulei glanced at him, turned around, and went back into the residence.

"This Lu Qiaoshan, what on earth is he doing!

"I told him to arrest Ma Hansan.

"How did he end up getting Hu Zongnan involved?"

Zheng Jiemin was so angry.

Because Lu Qiaoshan had been making slow progress, and his wife was in charge in Beiping, he had been attending meetings at the Ministry of National Defense recently and rarely asked about Beiping's affairs.

Who knew these idiots would poke such a big hole.

Returning home.

Ke Shufen was sitting on the sofa eating fruit.

"Quick, I have good news to tell you," she stood up to greet him.

"What good news? Beiping is in chaos, and you haven't leaked a single piece of news," Zheng Jiemin glared at her and sat down.

"How is Beiping in chaos? Isn't it just Lu Qiaoshan executing a Zhang Zhiping?" Ke Shufen said.

"That's not important.

"He arrested Hu Zongnan's man, and now the Principal has come to the door.

"He even specifically named you.

"If this continues, my time as Deputy Minister is coming to an end."

Zheng Jiemin said irritably.

"Arrested Hu Zongnan's man? I haven't heard of that," Ke Shufen said in surprise.

Just as they were talking, the phone rang:

"Alright, I know."

He hung up the phone, his face gloomy: "Lu Qiaoshan has had an accident, they say he was hit by a car, and he is now in the hospital."

"That can't be.

"This afternoon..."

Ke Shufen sat closer and whispered: "He just pulled a cart of things for me, there are more than a dozen antiques alone, more than ten catties of gold, and quite a few US dollars.

"It also includes candies popular in North America and so on.

"Lu Qiaoshan really pried things out of Ma Hansan's mouth.

"Let's not worry about the Party and State's affairs for now.

"For the Zheng family, he is a great hero.

"Old Zheng, you must protect him no matter what. Didn't he just hit Hu Zongnan's man? It might not have been entirely his order; maybe it was done by his subordinates.

"When you promoted him to Deputy Division Chief, old people like Han Guoqing of the Sixth Division all targeted him.

"Who knows how many things are involved in this."

Ke Shufen was speaking because she had taken the money, and immediately started speaking well of Lu Qiaoshan.

"Alright.

"A woman like you should interfere less in political matters."

Zheng Jiemin snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and went upstairs.

The next day.

Under Li Ya's operation, except for the cautious Central Daily News and Beiping Daily which didn't dare to report it, other small newspapers published photos of Ye Tianhua reselling supplies and the scene at the warehouse.

The accompanying text was also very explosive.

Hu Zongnan's military supply officer resells civilian supplies, Beiping Inspection Group secretly protects military corruption.

For a time, public opinion was in an uproar.

For the next few days, students, workers, and common people took to the streets one after another to denounce military corruption, the Inspection Group, and their dissatisfaction with Hu Zongnan.

Hospital.

Hong Zhiyou walked into the ward carrying a fruit basket.

"Please go out for a moment," he said, handing the nurse and doctor a few ten-dollar US bills.

This was more effective than an order, and the two walked out gratefully.

"Old Lu, stop pretending, it's me," Hong Zhiyou said in a low voice.

Lu Qiaoshan then opened his eyes, glanced around, and said:

"Sigh, you finally came.

"For the past three days, people have been coming to see me in droves. That ghost Li Chuntang even secretly poked me with needles and pinched me. Thanks to the fact that I, Brother Shan, have practiced before, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to keep pretending."

Hong Zhiyou smiled: "You fainted well. Li Ya used the newspaper to blow the matter up.

"Now the Inspection Group building is surrounded.

"On one side, Hu Zongnan wants the person.

"On the other, the students won't let them release him and insist on severely punishing Ye Tianhua.

"The situation is deadlocked.

"I reckon Li Chuntang has a headache now, it's no wonder he poked you."

"How many days do you think it's appropriate for me to be unconscious? You don't know, pretending like this every day is too uncomfortable," Lu Qiaoshan said.

"It's best to be unconscious until you return to the Jingling hospital when Zheng Jiemin comes to see you.

"Remember.

"You don't know anything about Ye Tianhua's matter. You just received the person from Li Ya's hands. Whether he is a military corruptor or a Red, it was Li Chuntang who interrogated him," Hong Zhiyou instructed.

"Understood.

"Brother, if I can survive this time..."

Lu Qiaoshan was extremely grateful, but Hong Zhiyou stopped him: "Don't say anything more, we are brothers!"

"Right.

"We are brothers!"

Lu Qiaoshan nodded vigorously.

"I reckon this matter won't be allowed to go on.

"The Inspection Group will soon be disbanded.

"In addition, with the momentum of the protests so great now, Hu Zongnan probably won't dare to protect Ye Tianhua anymore.

"In the end, big things will be reduced to small things.

"After you go back, you can mention Li Ya to Director Zheng,"

Hong Zhiyou instructed.

"That's for sure.

"If I can't get better, he shouldn't think about getting better either.

"At worst, we'll just die together."

Lu Qiaoshan said.

"Alright, I have to go.

"The matter here in Beiping should be about done, I have to return to Jinhai tonight."

Hong Zhiyou stood up and said.

"Alright, see you in Jinhai later," Lu Qiaoshan said.

"No, you still want to return to Jinhai?" Hong Zhiyou said.

"Of course.

"Li Ya pitted me so miserably this time, if I don't kill him, wouldn't I have lived in vain?

"Just wait.

"This matter isn't over."

Lu Qiaoshan said coldly.

Jingling.

Zheng Jiemin and Jianfeng went to Xi'an in person to hold closed-door secret talks with Hu Zongnan.

Finally, the three reached a consensus.

Disband the Beiping Inspection Group and severely punish Li Chuntang, the main person in charge of the group for this matter.

As for Lu Qiaoshan.

Because he was not directly involved in Ye Tianhua's matter, he was given a warning within the Party.

At the same time, publicly execute Ye Tianhua for reselling supplies in disregard of military discipline and regulations, to give the people of Beiping an explanation.

Finally.

Hu Zongnan immediately reorganized his troops and marched toward Yancheng!

The originally noisy inspection matter finally ended in a mess.

Jinhai.

Li Ya arrived outside the Station Chief's office, feeling refreshed.

He got rid of Lu Qiaoshan and protected Ma Hansan.

At the same time, by handling Ye Tianhua, it could be considered as promoting Jianfeng's determination to fight corruption to the people.

He felt that perhaps it was time to claim some credit from above.

(End of chapter)