"In the Name of People"
Episode 2
Director Zhao.
Tell us about these. - Alright.
This card is for my salary.
This is for my work bonus.
This is for the holiday fee of Chinese New Year.
What holiday fee? - Everybody here gets 3000 per person.
Little Zhang, got the card reader? - Yes.
Bring it here. And check these cards. - Okay.
Director Hou.
You dug up my entire little secret stash!
How much is "little"?
Let me tell you.
4 years ago we found a card in your predecessor's office.
He also called it "holiday fee". But guess how much?
6.8 million!
By the way, I solved that case!
My unit received a 2nd-class service medal!
Then I'd have to disappoint director Hou this time.
You say my predecessor fell here.
You think I'd capsize my ship in the same sewer? (Chinese idiom)
Impossible!
People are different. This is the prejudice of you investigators!
Really?
Let's hope so.
How much? - 30,500 in total.
30 thousand only?
Okay okay.
Where is he?
Isn't he right there? - No, it's another guy!
Is he at another table? - You go have a look, I stay here.
OK.
I'll arrange that right away.
A call from home.
My old mom is sick again.
Little Zhou,
I need you to make a midnight drive to Yantai mountain.
To pick up my mom. - No problem mayor Ding.
Let me drive you home first! - No no no...
Just drop me off by the road, I'll take a walk, it helps digestion.
Little Zhou,
just a minute.
Here's 1,000 RMB.
Picking up my mom is private use. I must pay the gas and road fee.
We must be clean. - Mayor Ding, this...
Just listen to me. I must act as a good example!
Now go. Be careful on the way. - OK I see.
Director Lu, the target vanished!
You two go search the restrooms!
If he's not there, get the hotel staff to search the rooms! - Roger!
Chen Hai, the target is gone.
Search all the hotel rooms, arrest immediately if you see him!
Don't wait for the provincial committee anymore! - Still undecided?
Can we really arrest him? - Do it! I take the responsibilities!
Yes sir!
Operation commence!
Now everyone's here. To summarize our opinions,
The proof of Ding's suspected crime is basically solid.
The Anti-corruption Bureau is also directly supervising the case. (Target lost)
We are only assisting.
Therfore I believe suspension is unnecessary.
Just follow the legal procedures.
This could also give little Hou in Beijing a chance to prove himself! (I told Lu Yike to begin operation)
I know this monkey boy well. He's an exceptional investigative director.
Secretary Yuliang.
This little Hou from Beijing you just mentioned,
is also your student? - Yeah, more than 20 years ago.
When I was the dean of Politics and Law Institute of Handong University.
He was the chair of our student council. I recommended him.
Chen Hai was quite unhappy about it.
He was mad at me for some days!
Right, Chen Hai? - Yeah.
Secretary Yuliang, so it means:
Ding's case is handed over to the Procuratorate?
Yes. Although chief Sha asked me to decide accordingly, I do have my bias.
Secretary Dakang, I hope you understand.
Don't insist anymore on this matter! - Fine then.
This is not about just Ding himself. Heads will roll if we mess it up!
How about Guangmingfeng project? It's 28 billions!
I totally understand you, but... - Alright alright.
Secretary Yuliang let's stop here. We do it your way.
Good!
Old Ji, Chen Hai, anything else?
Nope.
Do it then. Meeting dismissed.
Comrade procurators, please follow me.
(Meeting notes, all empty)
Not here.
Director Zhao, open this shelf and let's have a look.
This is not allowed! It's confidential!
You can't open without authorization. - Authorized by whom?
Our department head. Or his deputy at least.
Director Hou, it's fine. (Department officer for discipline and inspection)
Since we have the search warrant from anti-corruption bureau, (Department officer for discipline and inspection)
please cooperate and hand out the key and open the shelf.
Two officers come here and search the shelf. Check every corner.
Yes sir!
My chief Chen, are you taking action or not? Has my dish gone half-cold?
Indeed we got some problems. Your dish is no longer on the table.
Who took it? Chen Hai, don't trick me!
Must be still at the hotel. Me and director Ji are heading there.
Liangping, what's your status? Everything OK?
Not quite. Met a tricky opponent this time.
How about this, let's keep in touch if you have any news.
I hear ya.
Check this file carefully. - Yes sir.
Director Hou.
I see your comrades are pushing themselves.
Can't you trust me this time?
I assure you, other than those cards, I have no personal objects here!
Really, director Zhao?
This bottle of Wuliangye (sorghum wine) you hid here doesn't count?
OK fine.
Director Hou, my wife doesn't allow me to drink at home.
So I take a sip after work in my office everyday.
Is this against the rules?
It's nothing. I also hide some drinks.
Those cards too, they are all legal incomes of mine!
We will have to confirm that. Any legal incomes will be returned to you.
You gotta return the money to me personally.
Don't let my wife find out!
I have an old mom in her 80s. She lives alone in the village.
I must send her 300 per month to live.
300?
Director Zhao, what a loving son you are!
300 is not much, but I can't help.
My salary is low and my wife is strict.
Right. Being an honest official...
Here, take this.
What? Keep searching!
Find the conference organizers and check all surveillance footages!
Director Ji, chief Chen,
Don't just linger here. Did you send people to his office and home?
(Chen Qunfang, bureau-level investigator)
We always had people monitoring there. But no sign of the suspect. (Chen Qunfang, bureau-level investigator)
(Handong International Airport)
Do you really have no clue about Ding's whereabouts?
I really have no clue.
On the banquet, lots of people came to give him toast.
He dragged me to drink for him, and left.
Manager Wang, don't panic. Think carefully.
Did someone look for Ding before he left?
Did he talk to someone on the phone? Did he tell you something?
Oh yeah, halfway through the banquet, he got a call!
From whom?
Governor Liu perhaps. Mayor Ding said that
he must prepare some files for governor Liu.
Hello, governor Liu? Greetings!
I'm Ji Changming.
Please excuse me.
Did you give mayor Ding of Jingzhou a call one hour ago?
No?
Oh it's nothing. I just wanna ask mayor Ding about something.
Hello sir, your passport and boarding card please.
Please remove your sunglasses. - Sure.
This way please.
(OK)
Director Hou! If you can't find any evidence today,
If you are mistaken after hearing baseless rumors, then I won't forgive any of you!
I will sue you with the best lawyers!
And make you pay for the loss of my reputation!
Director Zhao, calm down please. Don't be mad.
I've worked for almost 20 years investigating duty crimes.
I never made mistakes.
If I have falsely accused you today,
then congrats for winning this lottery!
It'll be my first time barking up the wrong tree!
Don't stare, back to work!
Director, nothing here.
We checked everywhere. - Yes. We looked thoroughly, room by room.
Director Ji, chief Chen! The surveillance footage showed something!
Ding Yizhen escaped via back entrance!
Ding Yizhen escaped... Is it possible?
Totally. Search his home and office!
Team 2, search the suspect's home.
Team 3, move out immediately!
Where's the project file from Handong province, Jingzhou municipality?
This...
I need to think about this. - You need to think?
The project of mayor Ding, who you left standing.
You can't possibly forget it? - Now I remember.
We rejected their application. - Why? What went wrong?
It doesn't follow the rule. There is no evaluation on the environmental impact I think.
You think? Speak clearly.
Now I remember, it's exactly the environmental evaluation that's missing.
Seriously?
Is Ding Yizhen setting me up?
Why? Aren't you good friends?
He visits you 2 or 3 times a year, and enjoys chatting with you.
What would he set you up for?
Director Hou.
Did something happen to Ding?
This question is about ongoing investigation.
You think I'd answer you?
Alright then.
Director Hou, I gotta remind you.
Ding has grudge against me. Or at least misunderstandings.
I rejected his project, he bribed me...
Stop right there.
You said Ding bribed you, correct?
Did I say Ding bribed me?
Did I?
I didn't!
Everything is recorded!
Director Hou, what I mean is I won't accept Ding's bribe! Absolutely not!
It doesn't mean I already took Ding's bribe.
I must emphasize that since the party handed me this crucial post,
I must be loyal! I must not fail the party and the people!
I have strong party discipline and principles,
that's why others falsely accuse me!
Director Zhao.
If you insist on this rhetoric, then we better switch location again.
Director Hou, you can't suspect me based on Ding's words alone!
You can't frame a good comrade into some bad guy!
You can't do this my comrade!
What you do is unwarranted! What you do...
Makes no sense!
OK director Zhao,
I just said we switch location. Please don't misunderstand or panic.
Without solid evidence, I won't catch you.
Switching location is for your final act three!
(Jingzhou, Ding Yizhen's home)
Bureau chief!
Chen Hai, you are here! What's going on?
Procurators everywhere! Where is old Ding? Does he know this?
Don't worry, this is routine inspection.
(Ding Yizhen's office)
Director, I got something. These are just watches. - Write them down. (Ding Yizhen's office)
Especially the expensive ones. - OK.
Did Ding come back tonight? - No, not during my shift.
Secretary Yuliang, if you didn't ask me to report to you tonight,
I would've missed Ding's act.
This act looks bad. It must be full of traps.
Right. And the Supremer Procuratorate is directly involved.
The fallout is extremely bad.
I don't know if you noticed secretary Dakang's angry face.
Ding is Li Dakang's man. He misjudged nevertheless.
He's highly responsible.
Most importantly, secretary Dakang is overbearing and acts like an autocrat.
Ding is a master bootlicker, telling everybody he's "the embodiment of Dakang".
Now the "embodiment" is in trouble, the original will be too.
Zhang Shuli how can you possibly sleep at night?
What the hell is your discipline and inspection committee for? Where's your vigilance?
Even if all Jingzhou's official rot to death, you still won't know!
You want me to embarrass myself at the provincial committee and in Beijing?
What happened, secretary Li? It's midnight!
What's up with Ding Yizhen? - What? Did something happen to Ding?
Let's not discuss this over the phone.
Get the head of Guangming-district Sun Liancheng and meet me in my office now.
I'll be there soon.
Li Dakang's mood is abysmally terrible.
Gao Yuliang and Qi Tongwei seemed to support his idea of suspension,
but immediately passed the issue to the new party chief Sha Ruijin.
Ji Changming and Chen Hai gave him even less face.
This briefing was a total defeat for him.
Final act?
I don't get you.
I think you, comrade, talk funny.
You talk funny you know?
Funny?
You are the one talking funny, director Zhao.
The entire evening you acted honest and clean,
And you acted well! - No.
I mean this evening, at this hour, the way you do it,
is jeopardizing my political career, you see?
This place.
You know?
Tongwei,
Why did you help secretary Dakang to get the investigative authority today?
Any selfish motives?
You saw through my little selfishness!
To become deputy governor, you hope to get Dakang's vote at the provincial meeting?
To be frank with you, I'm not very optimistic about it.
Don't be so optimistic yourself.
Mentor, do you think Dakang would hinder my advancement?
Not secretary Dakang. But the new party chief Sha Ruijin.
Think about it. Which new minister starts out by promoting people?
Especially the ones left by his predecessor?
The outgoing party chief was afraid to take responsibilities.
He left some officials un-promoted.
The new party chief begins his tenure by taking care of these guys.
Is it even possible?
Right.
But nothing is absolute.
Chief Sha is inspecting in the municipalities.
If you have good performances and reputations, he might consider.
If this "airdropped" party chief weren't here, you'd be perfect for this post.
He's already here. Talking like this is pointless.
Remember, watch your mouth out there!
You can relax, I will.
When you think about it,
how high of an official post is high enough?
I should correctly position myself, Tongwei. As should you.
But mentor, I heard a rumor.
It's said that after Sha arrived, Dakang will become governor.
If so, Handong will become "Sha-Li duo".
Therefore you are positioning towards Dakang, are you not?
To accomplish things, one must be careful.
Please come inside!
The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a coming mountain storm. - Yeah. (Chinese proverb)
Who would've thought Ding would cause trouble at this moment? (Zhang Shuli, secretary of discipline and inspection committee, Jingzhou)
He seemed otherwise always very modest,
and positioned himself correctly. - Too correctly!
He did everything under my banner!
He raked in money while I take the blame!
What a jerk!
You are right secretary Li. Not only is Ding deputy mayor and project leader, (Sun Liancheng, head of Guangming-district, Jingzhou municipality)
He's also my district secretary. (Sun Liancheng, head of Guangming-district, Jingzhou municipality)
Although he obviously clenched power in his hands,
he always called himself your "embodiment".
I'm responsible for using the wrong person.
Do you have any responsibilities?
Do you?
Why didn't you warn me?
Zhang Shuli, secretary of discipline, you failed!
Secretary Li, I'm responsible. But I did report on his issues before!
Which was? Receiving gifts on his son's wedding?
I wanted you to speak to him, did you not? - Yes!
Ding said he'd return the gifts and never do it again!
Secretary Li, Ding's main issue is shady activities with some business investors!
Could your discipline and inspection office bring irrefutable evidence?
What did you wanna say? Say it!
It's nothing. Let's stop talking. Secretary Li, your orders?
(An villa area in Beijing)
Let him walk by himself. - Walk? He can barely stand!
How could an old actor get stage fright? It's your turn, director Zhao!
The final act I mentioned, act deluxe!
Where is this? Why do you take me here?
Isn't it your house? - My house?
How could I own such a house? It's so expensive I can't even imagine!
But you do what you can't imagine! You are a practical man!
Show our practical man a video.
This means nothing!
It's my friend's house, I just borrowed for some nights!
Remember this key?
Let me show you around the luxurious villa today. Bring him in!
(Home of Gao Yuliang)
Secretary Yuliang, (Home of Gao Yuliang)
I have a suspicion.
Do you think secretary Dakang would...
Don't think the worst of our comrades.
I never believe Li Dakang is in the same league as Ding.
Therefore I don't think Li fought for the investigative authority to defend Ding.
Mentor, then why do you think Dakang did it?
Is it really just for his job?
For his job as well as his future.
Remember 8 years ago, when Li was the municipal secretary of Lincheng?
A deputy mayor and head of new district was caught for accepting bribes.
Over one night, dozens of business investors ran away.
Numerous investment projects were stranded.
Lincheng's GDP,
fell from 1st in the province to 5th. How tragic!
If he could maintain GDP,
Li would've entered provincial committee earlier.
Totally. Another result was,
the GDP of Luzhou climbed up to 1st in the province.
You my mentor, climbed up too from Luzhou's party secretary post.
But today? Governor Liu is 4 months from retirement.
Even you know "Sha-Li duo".
Don't you think Dakang is in even greater need of political achievements?
Therefore, Dakang is fighting over the investigative authority this time,
just so he could reduce big trouble into small ones, and small ones into nothing? (Chinese idiom)
That shows how some of our leaders would do anything for their career!
They turn a blind eye on corruption.
Even with solid evidence, they take the issue at hand and avoid getting entangled.
In other words, this is leniency towards corruption!
No matter how Beijing solves Ding's case, we need to take action now!
We must thoroughly inspect Guangmingfeng project and get a clear view!
I do it first thing tomorrow!
Be strict only to our own. Don't scare away the investors!
I'll keep in mind the lesson of Lincheng from 8 years ago!
Well said! One cannot fall at the same place twice!
You are the head of Guangming-district and deputy project leader!
Now Ding is gone, you gotta pick it up!
Make the investors feel safe. - OK.
Secretary Li, what is secretary Gao Yuliang thinking?
Does he know we are on the defensive now?
Why does he give the investigative authority to the Supreme Procuratorate?
One can never figure out secretary Gao's thoughts, ever.
But unexpectedly, today his most favored student Qi Tongwei,
suddenly stepped forth.
To help me get the investigative authority.
But chief Qi should not have attended this meeting in the first place? - Right.
Let's talking about something else.
There is an investigative division director Hou from Beijing.
He's also Gao Yuliang's student.
Also from Handong University, Institute of Politics and Law?
Secretary Li, you gotta watch out!
Alright, it's late. Go get some rest.
So long, secretary Li.
Director Zhao. Sure you don't wanna show us around?
Director Hou...
This house is really... really not mine!
You think not writing it under your name prevents us from finding out?
You are cautious, but we are not stupid!
Director Hou!
Bring him along.
You say it's not your house.
So this is not your money? - Not mine.
Director Hou, who did it?
Who... who put so much money in my... my fridge?
Its intentional... - Now you conceded it's your fridge?!
Director Hou...
I never even spent one cent!
I don't dare!
My family has been peasants for generations, scared of being poor!
I dare not to touch one cent, it's all here!
When you raked in your dirty money,
did you think of yourself as the son of peasants?
Now you are caught, you call yourself peasants' son.
What did Chinese peasants do to deserve a terrible son like you?
Director Hou...
It's my fault...
Let's not talk about Dakang anymore,
and focus on the matter.
Tongwei, don't step forward like this in the future.
Saves you troubles.
I spoke up for Dakang to avoid troubles!
You see, I should not have attended this briefing in the first place.
Besides, Hou Liangping and Chen Hai both graduated from Handong Uni.
Both are your students.
Secretary Dakang can't help but feel ambushed!
Mentor, somebody must help you in this duet.
You think you got smarts, yet you use them at the wrong places.
Alright, it's late. Give Chen Hai a call and ask him about Ding's arrest.
Chen Hai too. No words from him after the briefing.
Chief Chen, I'm with our mentor.
How goes the arrest? - Don't ask, my old school brother.
He escaped. - Escaped?
There's more in the bedroom upstairs.
Check the bedroom upstairs, you go help them. - Yes sir!
Ding escaped? How?
Chen Hai said Ding disappeared after getting a strange call.
Somebody leaked the information?
Who would dare?
Alright stop wasting time here.
Go to the public security HQ. Help old Ji and Chen Hai.
You oversee the border security. Remember, you must catch him!
Mission aside, the party discipline and national law is at stake, understood?
Yes, secretary Yuliang! Be there right away!
Wanna run?
You are an insider, you should know the procedure.
Somebody arrest him!
Liangping, patience! I already told secretary Gao.
We'll get him tonight at all costs!
Chen Hai, we are buddies in the same foxhole!
You can't do this to me! You know how much I did for this case?
We are supposed to close it today, how could this happen?
Don't you think it's strange? - Yeah Liangping. I agree.
Strange, very strange.
This won't happen if you had fewer meetings!
Director Ji insisted. Can I refuse him?
Director Ji is even afraid of falling leaves smacking his head!
Come on Monkey, you can't possibly suspect our leaders?
Before we went out, director Ji insisted on reporting to secretary Gao.
Secretary Gao notified secretary Li Dakang of Jingzhou,
and chief of police Qi Tongwei.
Besides, you, I and chief Qi, we are all secretary Gao's students.
Stop right there Chen Hai, I suspect nobody but you!
Come on Monkey boy.
You sound like a cornered dog. How goes your side?
It's speedy progress here.
Your eyes will pop out if I tell you.
I give you a range. Guess big. I don't think your little imagination can get it.
Monkey brother, are you exaggerating your results?
Believe what you want. A small official with big corruption!
Director Ji,
Do you think someone informed Ding?
It's possible.
Are you suspecting one of our procurators?
The leak could be internal, but how about external? - External?
I mean how on earth could Ding get such a timely phone call?
Yeah, the timing is too perfect. - You see,
if the leak is internal, Ding would've escaped long ago.
He won't wait till today. I tracked him for a while.
For a while? Why am I not informed?
Did Hou Liangping ask you? - Yeah.
So it seems I better step down as director.
Who's stepping down?
Who dares to ask director Ji to step down? You, Chen Hai? - How would I dare?
My superior is joking with me! - OK skip the jokes.
I got good news for you.
We have a lock on the target. - Where?
(HQ of Handong public security)
Director Ji,
our target is right there.
Ding left Jingzhou already? - Yes. He's on the provincial highway.
Ding is from Yantai. He's heading towards Yantai mountain.
Do we have people in Yantai? - Yes.
He falls right into our trap if he goes there. - Tell them,
prepare for immediate arrest! - Yes.
Team 4, the target is heading to Yantai mountain. ETA 3 hours.
Open your eyes wide!
Chief Chen Hai, keeping your eyes wide open is useless.
Because I won't let him reach Yantai.
(Home of Li Dakang)
Xingzhi.
You are back, brother!
Let me get your bag.
Is your sister-in-law back home? - Just now.
She said you asked her to come back.
If she's not back, she'd forget how this home looks like.
She also wants to see you. You live under the same roof,
but hardly meet one another.
nobody would believe it.
I made tea for you. - Go get some rest.
Li Dakang is a meticulous person.
But he feels uneasy at the moment, like having a thorn in his heart.
this thorn, is nobody but his wife, the vice president of Jingzhou City bank,
Ouyang Jing.
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