The country entrusted me to buy an aircraft carrier, Hou Liangping, do you dare to investigate?

Huang Feipeng looked at the smug Hou Liangping in front of him and silently shook his head.

Hou Liangping is the kind of person who wants to have his cake and eat it too. Over the years, thanks to his status as the son-in-law of the Zhong family, he has received a lot of face from various departments.

This made Hou Liangping extremely proud, but it also inevitably made him feel a little inferior.

Therefore, he always wanted to make contributions and show everyone that it wasn't Hou Liangping who was currying favor, but that the Zhong family had taken a liking to Hou Liangping's abilities.

But with these repeated failures, his position in the Zhong family is probably in jeopardy.

Only in this way would he relentlessly pursue him as soon as he arrived in Handong.

That's true, I, Huang Feipeng, am just a small-time businessman.

As for what he was thinking, my backer was Qi Tongwei.

He's also someone who clings to someone's coattails. Without Liang Lu, Qi Tongwei would be nowhere to be found.

This was perhaps Qi Tongwei's true thought, which is why he acted without any restraint.

Unfortunately, he is destined to leave disappointed this time.

Huang Feipeng snapped out of his reverie and looked up at Hou Liangping's smug face.

"Reminiscing? My Director Hou, oh no, I should call him Director Hou now, tsk tsk tsk, it's really unbelievable that some people can still get promoted after making mistakes."

As he spoke, Huang Feipeng looked at the other members of the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

"You all should learn from your Director Hou; he's a true prodigy at getting promoted."

"Why do you think your Director Hou was promoted at this time? What are the reasons behind it? You should know that the mistakes he made were quite serious. You should all use your brains."

Upon hearing Huang Feipeng's words, the members of the Anti-Corruption Bureau involuntarily turned their eyes to Hou Liangping.

As far as they know, someone inside the bureau has been spreading rumors that Hou Liangping is the son-in-law of the Zhong family. Could this be true?

Hou Liangping felt the stares of the crowd, some more obvious than others, and his face burned with embarrassment. But in front of everyone, he still had to explain.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Huang Feipeng, I didn't do anything wrong. It was just a small misunderstanding. As for my promotion, it's just a temporary replacement for Chen Hai's position. Don't try to spread rumors."

As he spoke, Hou Liangping turned to look at the people from the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

"Don't believe Huang Feipeng's words. I, Hou, have a clean and upright life. All my achievements today are the result of my own hard work and struggle."

The anti-corruption bureau staff frowned inwardly, unsure whether to believe it or not.

Huang Feipeng looked at Hou Liangping, who had an upright and dignified expression, and couldn't help but curl his lips.

"Yes, Director Hou, you are the most capable. All of this is the result of your own hard work."

"You have to admit that the Zhong family has good taste; they took a liking to you at first sight."

The anti-corruption bureau staff's eyes widened in surprise. So this was really true?

They instinctively looked at Hou Liangping, only to see his face as black as ink.

Hou Liangping was furious and became even more determined to bring Huang Feipeng back this time. Only by making a great contribution this time could he catch the eye of that important person.

Only then will these rumors disappear.

Hou Liangping bit his cheek hard and turned to glare fiercely at Huang Feipeng.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to be so sharp-tongued. But don't think I can't see through your little tricks."

"You're saying all this just to distract us so you can escape, right?"

The anti-corruption bureau staff were startled by his words and glared angrily at Huang Feipeng, realizing they had almost been fooled by him.

Huang Feipeng shook his head with amusement, but looked at Hou Liangping with pity.

Hou Liangping felt that Huang Feipeng's gaze was insulting to him.

Is he pitying himself?

Why?

How dare you, a mere businessman, show such an expression to the director of my anti-corruption bureau?

Who gave you the courage?

Oh, right, he's probably still waiting for Qi Tongwei to come and rescue him.

Thinking of this, the anger in Hou Liangping's eyes gradually subsided, replaced by a playful expression.

"Judging from your fearless attitude, you're probably still hoping someone will come to rescue you, aren't you?"

As he spoke, Hou Liangping stroked his chin and said calmly.

"Let me guess, who could this person be?"

"Who has such power to protect you?"

Hou Liangping stared straight at Huang Feipeng, then said calmly.

"Is that Qi Tongwei?"

Huang Feipeng looked at Hou Liangping with amusement.

Hou Liangping frowned, and the other anti-corruption bureau officials also frowned.

Huang Feipeng has a strong mentality; even at this moment, he doesn't show any signs of panic.

Hou Liangping sneered repeatedly. In his view, Huang Feipeng's current behavior was simply because he was unaware that Qi Tongwei had been taken into custody.

Thinking of this, Hou Liangping said calmly.

Are you still waiting for Qi Tongwei to come and save you?

"To be honest with you, Qi Tongwei has been taken into custody by us, and the person you're waiting for won't be coming to rescue you."

As he spoke, Hou Liangping stared intently at Huang Feipeng, but to his disappointment, Huang Feipeng still looked at him as if he were a joke.

That look was so familiar; it was the same look he had given me on the ship.

This made Hou Liangping feel somewhat disoriented, as if he had returned to that night.

Hou Liangping had a bad feeling, as did everyone else in the anti-corruption bureau.

They believed that Huang Feipeng would panic once Qi Tongwei's news was revealed.

But, to my surprise, this person remained completely unfazed.

There are only two possibilities for this behavior.

First, this person has excellent mental fortitude; although he was alarmed by the news, he didn't show it on his face.

Secondly, this person has a real backer; even if Qi Tongwei gets into trouble, it won't affect him.

However, Huang Feipeng looks to be only in his twenties. Could he possibly have such strong mental fortitude?

That's unlikely, so it's highly probable that Qi Tongwei might not be Huang Feipeng's real backer, and that there's someone else behind him.

The anti-corruption bureau staff thought to themselves, "This is bad. This operation will probably be fruitless again, and we're very likely to be criticized."

After all, they took Qi Tongwei into custody without any instructions from their superiors.

I originally thought that since the operation was a success, no one would care about these minor flaws.

However, they never expected that this operation would fail. If it failed, they would face accountability and punishment.

After all, Qi Tongwei is now the vice governor.

Hou Liangping felt the gazes of the crowd and began to panic. However, thinking of the future, the Zhong family, and that important figure, Hou Liangping gritted his teeth.

"Heh, I didn't realize you were so calm..."