Hou Liangping arrested a hawkish general, and his father-in-law panicked

Secret execution?

Lynching?

They want to kill people to silence them!

"Help! You can't shoot me! You can't lynch me!"

The instinct for survival overwhelmed all reason and dignity. He roared like a madman and kicked his legs wildly, trying to break free from control.

But the two hands didn't move at all, dragging him like a dead dog.

In extreme fear, the name of the last life-saving straw flashed through his mind.

"I want to see Ji Changming! I want to see Chief Prosecutor Ji! Let me go! I'm invited by the Handong Provincial Procuratorate! Chief Prosecutor Ji Changming can testify for me!"

He shouted at the top of his lungs, saying that Ji Changming's name was a spell that could drive away evil spirits.

Just as he was dragged out of the solitary confinement cell and exposed to the dim light in the corridor, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye that the door of another solitary confinement cell next door was also opened.

Chen Hai was also dragged out by two soldiers holding his arms.

His old classmate, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province, was pale at this moment, and his eyes were filled with the same shock and confusion as his.

Obviously, Chen Hai had no idea what was going on.

Seeing Hou Liangping's miserable state, Chen Hai seemed to finally react and began to struggle, shouting with all his might, "What are you doing! I'm Chen Hai, the director of the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau! I want to see the quarterly inspector! I want to see our chief prosecutor!"

The two men, one an official from Beijing and the other a local official, were in a miserable state at this moment, like two animals being dragged to the slaughterhouse, shouting the same name in despair.

In their view, Ji Changming is the highest leader of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate system and their last and most solid umbrella of protection within the system.

As long as I can see Ji Changming, everything will turn around.

They firmly believed that as long as Ji Jian stepped in, this ridiculous farce would end immediately.

However, what they don't know is.

Just when they placed all their hopes on Ji Changming, the man they considered to be their "protective umbrella" was being detained in the interrogation room of the Provincial Public Security Department dozens of kilometers away.

Ji Changming sat alone on a cold iron chair, with a glaring incandescent light above his head burning him mercilessly.

His hands were fixed on the armrests, and his face looked even more gloomy than Hou Liangping and Chen Hai.

He had been sitting here for six hours without even a sip of water.

His situation was not much better than that of his two subordinates who were still fantasizing about being rescued by him.

At this time, Hou Liangping and Chen Hai were escorted to the Provincial Public Security Department.

The three are about to meet.

Chapter 98 Interrogation of Hou Liangping!

Hou Liangping and Chen Hai were taken out of the Jingzhou Armed Forces Department.

He was roughly pushed into the back of a dark green military truck.

With a clang, the car door was locked tightly behind him, completely blocking out the dim light from the corridor outside.

The carriage was pitch black, with only a few vague outlines of people, the soldiers escorting them.

The strong smell of diesel and the cold breath of metal mixed together, making people feel nauseous.

The car jerked and started.

Hou Liangping stumbled and hit the cold car wall hard, feeling a sharp pain in his shoulder.

The darkness magnified his fear. He could hear his own heart beating like a drum, and he could also hear Chen Hai's heavy breathing beside him.

"Where...where are you taking us?"

Hou Liangping's voice was trembling. He tried hard to sound calm, like a prosecutor questioning someone, but his voice was dry and hoarse, without any dignity.

No one answered.

The only answer he got was the dull roar of the engine and the bumps of the wheels rolling over the road.

"You can't do this! This is illegal! It's kidnapping!"

Hou Liangsheng's voice rose, shrill and hysterical. "You must not lynch me. This is a society ruled by law! A society ruled by law!"

He was trying to persuade these silent soldiers and encourage himself, repeating the four words "rule of law society" over and over again, which was a talisman.

Chen Hai also spoke up. His voice was deeper than Hou Liangping's, but equally filled with panic: "We are government officials! Who are your leaders? I need to speak to your leaders! If something goes wrong, none of you can bear the responsibility!"

The carriage was still dead silent. The soldiers were like lifeless statues, and no matter how they shouted, they did not move at all.

This complete disregard is more chilling than any threat.

Hou Liangping's mind was working rapidly, trying to make sense of the chaos.

Someone from the military?

Why the military?

Could it be Secretary Sha Ruijin?

Impossible, Sha Ruijin did not have the power to directly mobilize the army.

Teacher Gao Yuliang?

It's even more impossible. He doesn't have the courage or the ability to do so.

So, who is it?

The chill rushed from his tailbone to the top of his head.

He grasped at the last straw in the darkness, the only explanation he could think of, the only logical one.

"We were invited by the quarterly inspection!"

He shouted into the darkness, his tone filled with pleading certainty, "Our leader is Chief Prosecutor Ji Changming! He will come to pick us up! If you release us now, there's still time! This must be a misunderstanding!"

Chen Hai immediately agreed: "Yes! It's the quarterly inspection! We are from the Provincial Procuratorate! You've got it wrong! Stop the car!"

"Ji Changming!"

"The quarterly inspection will protect us!"

The two drowning people clung to the name "Ji Changming" in the darkness, calling out over and over again.

In this closed space where power is completely deprived, the name Ji Changming represents the world they are familiar with, representing order, rules, and most importantly - shelter.

They firmly believed that as long as the car stopped and the door opened, the person standing outside would be Ji Changming's calm and steady face.

He would frown and reprimand these disorderly soldiers, then pat them on the shoulder and say, "It's okay, follow me."

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The car drove for an unknown amount of time before it finally came to a stop.

The door of the rear compartment was opened again with a clang, and dazzling light poured in, causing the two people who had been in the dark for a long time to squint their eyes instantly.

"get off!"

The cold order came, leaving no room for questioning.

Hou Liangping and Chen Hai were pushed out of the car. As soon as their feet touched the ground, their calves went weak and they almost fell to their knees.

They looked around and their hearts sank completely.

This is not the Handong Provincial People's Procuratorate they are familiar with.

On the tall and majestic building, there is a huge police badge hanging, and below it are a few solemn characters - Handong Provincial Public Security Department.

He was escorted directly from the Procuratorate's territory to the Public Security Bureau's territory by soldiers.

The implication of this made Hou Liangping feel cold all over.

Before he had time to think, he was carried by two soldiers, one on each side, across the empty yard and into an office building.

The corridor was brightly lit, and the smooth floor reflected their disheveled figures.

Along the way, occasionally people in police uniforms passed by, but they would just give me a curious and indifferent glance and then quickly avoid me. They were some kind of contagious plague.

Being carried through a long corridor, they finally stopped in front of a heavy iron door.

There was a sign on the door: Interrogation Room No. 1.

Hou Liangping's heart skipped a beat.

"Squeak—" The door was pushed open.

The air was filled with the smell of smoke and mildew.

Hou Liangping and Chen Hai were pushed in forcefully.

The interrogation room was small, and the furnishings were depressingly simple.

There was an interrogation table in the center, with two expressionless policemen sitting behind it.

Opposite the table, on an iron interrogation chair, a man was sitting with his back to the door.

The man was wearing the same prosecutor's uniform as them, but it looked a little wrinkled at the moment.

He lowered his head, his face could not be seen clearly, and his hands were fixed to the armrests of the chair.

A thought flashed through the minds of Hou Liangping and Chen Hai at the same time: Are there other accomplices arrested?

The soldiers escorting them loosened their hands and stood behind them like two door gods.

"Go in! Sit down!"

One of the policemen pointed to the two empty chairs next to the interrogation chair with an impatient tone.

Hou Liangping stared at the back, and an extremely ominous premonition gripped him.

That figure, that slightly graying hair...

too familiar.

Impossible, absolutely impossible...

He moved forward mechanically like a puppet.

Chen Hai's face was also pale, his steps were unsteady, and he stared at the back without blinking.