In the Name of People
Episode 45
Let me introduce: the great procurator Lin!
Although she's a girl, she's a female detective Conan,
Sherlock Holmes, Judge Bao...
Enough!
We are discussing serious matter, enough bragging!
Hello! - Greetings! (Zheng Qian: Procurator Lin is modest!)
Mr. Zhang, Mr. Li, we must follow procurator Lin,
and find the traces of You Ruixing and little Qian!
This is procurator Zhou.
Hello! - Hello!
Procurator Zhou is sent by Chen Yanshi, our master Chen!
If you know anything, just tell him!
It's a big deal where we take down a bunch of corrupt officials!
Accountant You was my neighbor.
The night before he sold the car, we played mahjong together!
He said he'd come back after selling the car in Luezhou!
But then he disappeared!
The saying goes: one man is private, two become public!
Therefore I had You Ruixin travel with little Qian!
I told him:
whatever happens, you must come back the same day!
But they disappeared!
Our team started looking in Luezhou.
In the end, we actually found that buyer in Luezhou!
The buyer in Luezhou is named Liu,
he had business with Cai before, accountant You knew him.
Boss Liu said he only wanted to pay 300k.
Accountant You refused, so there was no deal.
So they drove back to Jingzhou.
It was around 4pm!
Around 5pm,
they washed a Mercedes at my cousin's car wash!
They told my cousin there was a buyer in Yantai,
so they went!
When they got to Yantai, it was 10pm.
They stayed overnight,
and left to sell the car in the morning, before we lost them!
7, 8, 9, 10!
Come on, let's begin!
It's my serve!
Not so fast!
When is Guofu coming?
We said 7:30pm, not yet!
Let's play some more? - OK!
Alright, let's begin!
You win!
Here!
Can't keep up, my hand is sore, I must catch breathe!
I'm too tired, you play!
Can't play?
A young man outmatched by an old fart?
How's the basketball contest?
Governor Liu organized a team,
our provincial committee too!
Hmm, that's right!
Young folks can't spend all day at the desk!
Must exercise!
So you'll be our team captain!
Alright, no problem!
Everyone's here, let's begin!
Comrade Sun Liancheng!
Raise your head please!
Everyone here today,
are gathered from each district, county and level!
There's a reason for this, I think you all know it.
You sloths waste taxpayers' money!
To put it bluntly, everyone here...
are faulty products among our officials!
I'm not targeting any comrade here.
I'm stating a painful reality!
Chief Sha.
Look, Li Dakang is lecturing the lazy officials in Jingzhou!
Hmm!
We caused this reality? Everyone of you!
You totally forgot your party oath!
Forgot the trust of the party and people!
You think without promotion, nothing matters!
By using "group decision" as excuse,
you shove away responsibility, talk nonsense and act lazy!
Do you nap on your past achievements until you retire?
I tell you,
the party and the people matter!
The party and the people won't allow you,
to waste the time and opportunity of our nation's great revival!
Don't think too high of yourself!
The earth spins on without any of us!
Everyone here today left your current post.
You are gathered here to study the party stature,
and the purpose of serving the people!
You know what the people say?
They say "the sky has eyes"! (idiom for divine justice)
Making you unemployed is the people's fortune!
Li Dakang speaks boldly!
Chief Sha, I think Li Dakang's video will totally go viral!
I agree!
Nowadays people hate irresponsible officials the most!
Today is the first day of your retraining.
I said something nasty.
Maybe some comrades can't accept, and what shall we do?
He call it retraining,
isn't it the study class for lazy officials?
Chief Sha, I'll call him now and tell your suggestion!
No need, I can't micro-manage like that, let him be!
You can resign!
I brought our organizational director here.
Any comrade wants to resign, I can approve right here!!
Anyone?
You can stand up!
Guess not!
It seems everybody hopes to get the party's retraining,
and to do solid work for the people again!
I welcome that and thank you!
But I must clarify this,
as faulty products recalled by organization commission,
you'll be re-evaluated before getting new jobs!
I'll explain on behalf of the munic. committee.
Hmm?
Why is it cut off?
It's live-stream.
Perhaps the signal isn't good, I'll let them send again.
What are you watching?
Guofu, we are watching Li Dakang,
and his important speech at lazy officials' study class!
What important speech does he have?
It's exciting! - Really?
The signal is back!
For some officials, we make full use of their ability!
Perhaps you don't know each other very well yet,
let me introduce.
This is the Guangming district director, Sun Liancheng!
Everyone take a look!
This comrade's specialty is:
he likes to watch the stars!
I think,
he can become a tutor at our munic. children's palace! (after-class activity center)
He can watch stars with our kids everyday!
Stargazing!
I checked.
What's the rank of children's palace tutor, nothing!
A normal public servant!
A perfect match for Sun Liancheng!
How do you expect us to work, huh?!
Don't demote me by 3 ranks, I quit, OK?
Good!
I thank you on behalf of the 430k Guangming district residents!
You should quit the party!
Li Dakang!
I'll wait for you to fire me from the party!
Anyone else wanna resign?
He can't play basketball!
The local administration is hectic, how would he have the time?
Officials like Li Dakang,
rose up during the 30 years of economic reform.
He's ambitious, and proven to be capable!
Hmm!
What they hate most is sloths like Sun Liancheng!
That's why you asked Li Dakang,
to make Jingzhou the trial spot of recalling officials?
I know he'd do it better than me!
Sit!
Little Bai, we are gonna discuss work.
Send your video to my phone, I'll watch someday.
Send me a copy too! - OK!
I must learn too!
I'll send to you both right now!
Actually... for 1st-in-command like Li Dakang,
the key issue is their power lacks monitoring!
It's dangerous!
As you know, Li Dakang's ex-wife got issues!
Without Hou Liangping's timely intervention, then Dakang...
would've failed the party and the people!
Hmm!
Therefore...
I have an idea.
Remove that soft disciplinary secretary in Jingzhou,
replace with a comrade with strong principles and party quality!
Good, I agree!
Your disciplinary commission should consider,
who would fit the job.
We must think carefully then.
Comrade Dakang is in the provincial committee after all!
I found one for you, I think you'll agree!
Who?
You have high opinions of him!
You know who I think highly of?
You recommended him,
he got an exceptional promotion lately!
Comrade Yi Xuexi of Luezhou!
Would he fit?
Yes!
I know you like him!
Secretary Li is still in meeting, but he'll be back soon!
You can start first! - Alright!
Sister, thank you for so many dishes!
No worries, please help yourself!
Old Yi...
Look at how Dakang treats guests!
He invited us over, but he's away!
He said he's lecturing some lazy officials.
Hmm.
He lectured for 2 hours, lecture my ass!
This guy Dakang, others don't know him, but we do!
When he's working, he can give up anything!
Don't bother, we eat and drink as we like!
Here! - Hmm! - Old Yi!
A good wine, is it imported?
We brewed it ourselves!
I hired specialists from France!
So if you like drinking this wine,
you can get from me!
Brewed yourself, keep talking!
When did you learn to brew wine yourself?
Really, we buy large quantities of Xinjiang grapes each year!
Then we brew and sell ourselves!
Don't forget, my main profession is wine and food!
Right!
How come I forgot this!
Dalu...
How come I heard you also invest in real estate now?
Old Yi... - Hmm?
I wanna discuss with you. - Tell me.
The land of Dafeng factory,
Shanshui's boss Gao Xiaoqin no longer wants it.
She wants to sell it off and found me!
Dakang also wants me to take over!
It can help the municipality!
Is the dinner today... just for this?
No no no no!
This is especially for you, why would we be here otherwise?
Good!
Dalu, I say you better not take this land!
You had good principles,
never do business within Dakang's domain!
Don't change it!
That land is Dakang's problem,
let him solve it himself, don't get involved!
Otherwise none of you two can explain!
Even if you are clean, people will make up stuff about you!
For real!
Yeah, that's my thought too.
Besides, Ouyang just got caught!
I'm sorry!
I'm late and kept you waiting!
Who was waiting, we've been drinking for a while!
Old Yi is very interested in this wine!
I'm also interested, pour me quickly!
Pour you?
3 glasses for you as punishment! - Yes yes yes!
He's righteous and qualified,
making him the disciplinary secretary of Jingzhou,
I think nobody would object! - Yeah...
But we don't know if Li Dakang welcomes this!
We don't care!
The provincial committee assigned!
Tell him,
the trial spot of equal-level monitoring starts in Jingzhou!
Besides...
Li Dakang was his partner when they were young.
They survived hardship together!
Even if he doesn't welcome, he won't reject!
Do you agree?
I...
OK, enough about them!
Let's talk about our secretary Gao!
Have you received any complaints?
Here, be careful!
Is it heavy? - It's alright!
Police chief carrying the rock himself!
Easy! - How touching! - Easy!
Prof. Wu, where do we put it?
Behind the desk!
Having it is enough! - What do you mean?
The mountain rock to lean on, must be behind the desk!
Yeah, right there!
Here? - Good!
Secretary Gao, we leave it here! - Leave it there.
Secretary, I'll introduce.
This is the deputy office manager of provincial PD, Cheng Du!
Greetings secretary!
How intimate!
From where?
The people sent them!
Directly to me, I received today!
Any complaints letter? - No.
Even the envelop text was printed!
The people aren't simple!
Almost like from Chaoyang district! (slang for public vigilance)
Life is short, the world changes!
For so many years...
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy...
I tasted them all!
Old Yi...
Dalu...
When we were at this...
Jinshan! - Jinshan county!
Could we have imagined this?
Old Yi...
didn't have it easy, really!
You finally rose up, becoming the mayor of Luezhou!
I congratulate you!
Here, a toast for you!
Here!
Here, Dakang!
I tell you! - Hmm?
Now I totally understand the saying:
Gold will always glimmer in the end! (Chinese proverb)
Dalu, I tell you.
Sometimes a gold nugget is buried too deep!
You can't see it glimmer!
Dalu was right, this gold nugget of yours,
is unearthed by Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu!
And you Dakang!
When chief Sha spoke to me on behalf of the committee,
he said,
that Li Dakang truly defended me this time!
Really, don't!
Thanks a lot, Dakang!
My truth came too late!
No, not late at all!
Got your gold nugget buried fo so many years!
Sha Ruijin called me out during the meeting,
he had me self-examine!
For this matter... - 1 glass as punishment!
I'll drink! - 1 glass! - I'll drink it!
Dakang, I tell you!
You must take 1 glass for punishment!
You deserved it, I tell you!
Without old Yi... taking the fall for you in Jinshan, I...
Dalu, Dalu! - I...
Dalu, don't always bring up the old stuff, OK?
Dalu, Dakang!
I'll drink, I'll drink!
Dakang, don't feel ashamed!
You did nothing wrong!
After Jinshan, we didn't have professional... overlap, right?
Besides,
none of us are...
faction-minded people!
You Li Dakang won't become my mountain rock!
I also won't find you...
to make you my mountain rock!
Tongwei.
Who said Handong's old mountain rock is weathered?
That's nonsense!
When old chief Zhao Lichun acted,
the world shook!
This article... has chief Sha read it?
Of course, he brought it up himself!
He takes this article very seriously!
He doesn't bother much about the Sha-clan claim.
But to say he dismiss the reform,
he totally disagrees and wants to argue back!
Hmm, that's expected!
He always called himself a reformist! - Hmm!
He also said,
what would the old leaders think if they read it?
Especially comrade Zhao Lichun!
This new chief is very smooth on the political side!
The sender of these 3 photos must be well-connected.
If he's not among Li Dakang's officials in Jingzhou,
he must be Hou Liangping's colleague or supporter!
He's aware about Gao Yuliang's relation with Gao Xiaoqin!
He wants us to use this as a lead,
to check Gao Yuliang!
Hmm...
Didn't you say...
Li Dakang asked about Hou Liangping?
Yeah...
After Hou Liangping was put on leave,
Li Dakang called me directly.
He said we can't falsely accuse any innocent,
nor let any bad guy escape!
It would be bad if anti-corruption officials are corrupt!
It'll cause extremely bad social impact!
In other words...
Li Dakang, won't come to Hou Liangping's defense.
But he'll throw out the leads on Gao Yuliang's corruption,
and let us burn the anti-corruption fire onto Gao Yuliang?
Could it be Hou Liangping's decisive counterattack?
Or... has Hou Liangping's subordinates made a move?
It's possible!
Hou Liangping's head is smart enough!
Allegedly, he fought a few rounds with his mentor.
Not even his mentor Gao could tame him!
Therefore mentor Gao is throwing his student away!
Although on surface, he's put on leave...
but he's not idle at all!
I heard, master Chen started working again!
He's mobilizing the people for him!
Chief Ruijin, you "heard"?
Did master Chen not tell you directly? - Nope!
No no!
It's true.
But master Chen is very well-placed among the people!
You see, once the people are mobilized,
finding a few photos of Gao Yuliang breaking rules,
that would be so easy!
Do you believe that in a few days,
new materials may emerge!
Yeah...
Looks like Sha Ruijin...
still concerns about Zhao Lichun!
It's a good thing for us.
At least we can breathe.
In the meantime, Tongwei... - Hmm.
Keep a low profile!
Wipe clean your butts quickly!
The land of Dafeng,
throw it away if you can, don't keep it anymore.
I discussed with Xiaoqin about this.
We wanna sell the land off to Wang Dalu.
We'll do it as soon as Zhao Ruilong is back!
Why is Zhao Ruilong still not back?
His foundation must start ASAP, what's going on?
This guy is naturally suspicious!
Before Hou Liangping is removed, he'll always feel unsafe!
Call him, tell him it's already safe.
Looks like Hou Liangping can't be the bureau chief anymore.
Sha Ruijin even told me...
he wants to transfer Hou Liangping back to Beijing!
Chief Sha told you himself?
Yeah!
Think about it,
since Sha Ruijin doesn't wanna upset Zhao Lichun,
he must move away Hou Liangping!
It's like the Southern Song dynasty,
to make peace with Jin,
they had to kill Yue Wei with false charges!
Alright, I'll call him now.
(Hong Kong, China)
Boss Li.
The trouble of your Guanghui Group...
is resolved!
You can go back to mainland assured!
Brother Liu, I really thank you this time!
Here's a toast for you!
Good!
So long! - See you in mainland then!
Mr. Liu, how about my matter?
Boss Wang, how did you mess around?
You think money solves everything?
Too willful!
You upset both those you can and those you can't upset!
You are special!
Boss Liu, I really didn't wanna upset them!
Everybody will push a falling wall, you know? (Chinese proverb)
It's hard to explain, I have unspeakable difficulties!
Your matter is very complex...
I can't explain in a few sentences.
How about this Mr. Liu, can we discuss my stuff first?
When can I go back?
Boss Zhao, are you kidding me?
Do you even need me to sell you intel?
I'm not kidding!
I wanna use all kinds of intel to confirm a fact.
A fact? - Hmm!
What fact?
Boss Wang, you go back first!
When I'm done with this mister, I'll come for you!
Boss Liu, you must believe I got wronged!
I don't care about that, let me finish with this mister first!
I'll find you, OK? - Boss Liu!
As long as you solve this for me,
I'll double our agreed price!
Good, with money there's no problem!
OK, you can go back first.
When I'm done, I'll find you immediately!
Go back now!
Go! - I'll wait in my room!
Good!
Boss Zhao, what fact?
I wanna ask,
is a frozen serpent about to wake up?
Serpent?
Hmm!
Let me take this call!
Chief Qi, you again?
Where are you?
Where else, Hong Kong, North Watch Tower!
With the big dipper above my head, and old Qi in my heart!
No more jokes! - I'm not joking!
I'm negotiating with the intel expert Mr. Liu!
We just started when you called!
Secretary Yuliang is asking when you'll be back?
Are you with secretary Gao?
Quickly, let me talk to him!
Just a sec.
Ruilong, what's up, still not back!
Here's a good news.
Chief Sha praised your donations for the environmental fund!
Yeah, come back already!
And finish this matter!
But secretary Gao, I won't lie to you.
I left using this fake identity.
I worry that going back is easy, but leaving again is hard!
You think too much!
It's already safe, hurry back!
Listen to me, OK?
Still feeling unsafe!
Ji Changming kept saying,
Gao Xiaoqin is Qi Tongwei's mistress.
It may not be true anymore.
Gao Xiaoqin is very likely, Gao Yuliang's mistress!
But if this female billionaire is Gao Yuliang's mistress,
then the issue is...
Serious!
We always thought Gao Yuliang just didn't play by the rules,
and used officials like Qi Tongwei.
Now it seems this assessment is inaccurate.
The issue is much more serious!
If you also consider Gao Xiaoqin's Shanshui Group,
and her special relation with the Zhaos;
Liu Xinjian of Handong Oil & Gas,
how he single-handedly drained state-owned assets,
then the issue is even more serious!
That's why I'm thinking...
when Gao Yuliang approved Zhao Ruilong's projects,
the lakeside gourmet city and garden,
was it really about historical limitations?
Did it involve power and exchange of profit?
This is...
hard to say!
Comrade Ruijin, I think this factor exists!
You see...
Li Dakang was moved away.
Back then, Gao Yuliang also entered provincial committee.
Gao Yuliang sought career advancement,
and transferred profits to the Zhaos!
It's most likely to be true!
Secretary Tian, "most likely" doesn't work!
It involves two high-up officials,
there must be solid evidence!
Comrade Ruijin,
I think it's about time we report this issue to central!
Yeah...
It's time to consider!
Secretary Tian. - Hmm?
You prepare some material,
and find out the source of these photos!
The central inspection team is coming, we inform them first!
Alright.
Old Yi, you are right!
None of us are faction-minded people!
We also won't do those dirty things for personal gain!
What do we do?
We seek...
the great revival for the nation and the people!
We wanna be creators of a grand eon!
Heroic!
Li Dakang you speak with infinite heroism today!
We are the witnesses of this reform!
Besides...
He's asleep!
We will continue to make history!
Old Yi, now you are the mayor of Luezhou!
Sha Ruijin and the provincial committee,
have very very high opinions and hopes about you!
As your friend I'm happy for you!
Dakang, I'm very stressed, but I'll do my job!
I'm planning...
to organize every trade and profession of Luezhou,
to come to Jingzhou...
to visit, study, and learn!
Hmm!
Welcome!
Dakang you gotta support, support my work!
Daddy!
Have you been Leather Ball's dad for so long,
you forgot your own son?
When do you really come back?
As soon as you leave the special-need group of your class!
Then let's make a deal, I'll work hard!
OK, time for bed!
Say bye to dad!
Good night daddy!
Good night, son!
So cheesy!
Can't you talk normally?
We must learn to communicate with the next generation too!
Don't tell the kids about my matter!
Don't worry, we do have that tacit understanding!
To avoid suspicion, I won't join the inspection group.
But,
I decided to use my annual vacation to visit you in Handong!
To cheer you on!
Don't do it, honey!
Your assistance is not very useful.
You better guard our rear for me!
Why don't you know what's good for you?
Why is my assistance not useful?
You think I did all my ideological work for nothing?
Think about it,
did I not remind you first about your childhood buddy Cai?
Don't touch the tender spot!
I wanna avoid suspicion.
The inspection team will be here soon.
You don't join them, but come here for me.
Is it appropriate? - I think so!
As your family member, can't I come and visit?
Lue Liang...
If there's any progress about Hou Liangping's matter,
report to me ASAP!
Don't worry proc. director, I'll report to you immediately!
OK, keep up the good work!
Chief Hou, I'm not criticizing.
If you have an advisor with piercing-vision like me,
you won't end up like this!
Tell me, what's new today?
Not much today!
Chen Yanshi said both the driver and the accountant are gone.
Mr. Liu...
You got a booming business!
I can't help!
Your anti-corruption storm...
has no upper limit, and smashes both flies and tigers!
So I can't keep up!
Boss Zhao I tell you,
my company is extremely undermanned!
With 30 plus provinces in mainland,
even if I assign one manager for each,
I still need 30 plus managers!
On top of the intel officers and bail-out officers...
OK, Mr. Liu!
I have no interest in your grand business!
Let's discuss my small business instead!
Then we say something that interests you.
The serpent!
This serpent is Du Bozhong.
You can check him online, he worked for me before.
Then he went solo and founded a...
...Dubang International Corp or something.
How's princeling Zhao?
According to insider intel, he's in Hong Kong,
wants to be back but doesn't dare!
Make him come back boldly!
If not, how would they sing their next acts?
I reckon comrade Lichun is keeping his son away!
Because his former secretary Liu Xinjian already fell!
Liu Xinjian is down,
but what he confessed don't involve the Zhaos!
Besides, we put his investigator Hou Liangping on leave!
I believe these info have already arrived to the Zhaos!
Then it gets strange.
Why is Zhao Ruilong procrastinating in Hong Kong?
Gao Xiaoqin is already back!
Must be something else!
Zhao Ruilong used power to dominate in the business world.
He must have made enemies, upset lots of people,
and planted many evil fruits!
Given the current anti-corruption,
if any of his earlier businesses goes wrong,
it's enough to kill him!
This Du Bozhong started out with me.
When I did real estate and gourmet city in Luezhou,
he was my CEO.
I gave him 3% in performance stock.
So he made his first bucket of gold from me!
But he didn't thank me, and instead became my enemy!
I heard you agreed to give him 10% at first!
We had an oral agreement,
but who knew there would be so much profit?
But then again, where did the huge profits come from?
Via power, of course!
Without Gao Yuliang, could the projects ever get approved?
Without my dad as provincial chief,
would Gao Yuliang approve the projects?
Boss Zhao, you are right.
But,
you still gotta keep your end of the bargain!
Secretary Tian!
I'm disciplinary director Lue Liang of provincial procuratorate!
It sounds like you know this serpent quite well?
To be frank, boss Zhao, boss Du is also our customer!
He has long-term contracts with us too!
So I found the wrong man then!
No no, perhaps you found the right man!
Boss Zhao, you got 2 options.
1st, you can switch a company for your business.
2nd, we can improve your relations as a mutual friend!
Of course, without hurting boss Du's interests!
But hurt my interest instead? - It won't happen!
Boss Zhao, you fear Du Bozhong the serpent,
he also fears you, the dragon!
Did you send someone to jail in Jingzhou last year?
You had a police chief Qi in Handong approve,
and held him for almost a month!
I remember!
It was you who bailed him out!
Yeah, it's better to make friends than enemies.
Now is a good opportunity to resolve your conflicts!
Secretary Gao's photos?
Tell us Lue Liang, what do the photos show?
Secretary Tian...
It involves a provincial leader,
how about I report to you in person?
No need!
Let me take a guess!