In the Name of People
Episode 42
Comrade Yuliang...
The last bureau chief Chen Hai fell.
The current bureau chief Hou Liangping is falling again.
Don't you feel...
this is strange?
Could it be that...
somebody is plotting against Hou Liangping!
I thought like this too.
But then again,
Hou Liangping's corruption didn't happen in these 3 months!
It happened long before, 5 years ago!
Cai believed Hou Liangping would defend him,
but seeing things fall apart,
he lost mental balance and called it quits!
So you mean...
Hou Liangping was corrupt long ago,
he's a seasoned corrupt official, correct?
I'm stating a fact,
but the final verdict depends on the evidence!
Alright comrade Yuliang.
State your opinion please.
This is what I think, chief Sha.
Shall we temporarily remove Hou Liangping from his post?
You know he's solving the 1/16-case.
But the prime suspect Ding Yizhen,
had business activities with him!
How can we allow this!
I hear you.
Let me consider it.
At least we can't allow Hou Liangping to solve the 1/16-case!
If things happen,
we can't explain to the party and the people!
It must stop!
Let trustworthy comrades like Xiao Gangyu solve it!
Do you agree?
So Xiao Gangyu is trustworthy,
but not provincial proc. director Ji Changming?!
I don't mean that!
Secretary Bai! - Chief Sha!
Contact comrade Ji Changming, I must talk to him!
OK!
Chief Sha, I'm leaving, old Xiao is waiting.
Alright, please go ahead.
Regarding Hou Liangping's matter,
we better be cautious!
Discuss thoroughly with Ji Changming!
OK!
After our discussion, we'll report to you!
And one more thing.
Tell comrade Xiao Gangyu to report to me ASAP.
Alright, I'm leaving then.
Hmm.
But frankly speaking,
chief Zhao Lichun is kind to have recognized me.
Without him, there won't be me today.
I heard when chief Zhao read an annual military report,
he noticed you are a writer!
Writer?
I had plenty of spare time, so I wrote random stuff.
And chief Zhao read them!
He decided immediately to have me as his writing secretary.
Later he heard I was a scout advisor,
he changed his mind, making me his security secretary.
Wherever chief Zhao went, I followed.
His closest security guard!
Of course, sometimes he urgently needed a text,
I could also be useful.
What a good time back then!
After 6 years with chief Zhao,
you rose up exceptionally from a retired deputy battalion officer,
became a deputy provincial-level office manager,
and director of the secretary division.
You were like 37 that year?
36.
I was assigned 3 days after my birthday.
You can say:
among all the provincial and bureau-level officials in Handong,
I was the youngest...
one of the youngest!
I can't match!
In my 30s, I was just a deputy division-level investigator.
Not even a deputy division director!
Chief Hou, speaking from my conscience,
your future is limitless, for real!
Besides, no matter what rank you have,
we all serve the people!
Well said!
You see, boss Liu has good awareness!
Such polite formula, boss Liu must be used to them!
I meant what I said!
Hello? - Proc. director Ji, I'm secretary Bai.
Director Bai! - Chief Sha wants to talk to you.
Please wait. - OK.
Chief!
Alright, then let's be frank.
You think chief Zhao was kind to you.
Later on, you always tried to repay his kindness, correct?
Correct!
Somebody who doesn't repay kindness is not a human!
Especially given your military upbringing,
you have a stronger sense to repay kindess!
No matter the upbringing, you must know to repay kindness!
Should I become Li Dakang or what?
What's wrong with secretary Li Dakang?
What's wrong...
Treacherous, disloyal, boring!
As chief Zhao put it,
you'll never feed him full!
I don't wanna talk about him!
And you?
You are too loyal!
To repay kindness, you can even jump into dirty ponds!
Look at you,
since you became chairman and CEO of Handong Oil & Gas,
what have you done?
Chief Sha, is it appropriate to let Hou Liangping stop now?
It's a critical moment, we are almost there!
Comrade Changming, don't give them a handle.
Stop if we must!
Let's stop first.
He wants Hou Liangping to stop?
Old Ji, since chief Sha has spoken...
From that time, you lost your soul!
You lost it on the wrong path of repaying kindness!
You mistook the party's fostering as a personal kindness!
You treated provincial committee as Loyalty Hall of Mt. Liang!
You treated Zhao Lichun as the master of Loyalty Hall!
You treated Handong Oil & Gas, such a huge SOE,
as the cash printer for the Zhaos!
Comrade Liangping, stop here now.
Hello?
Secretary Gao!
Old Ji is... not here, he just left!
Liu Xinjian's questioning?
Old Ji asked to stop.
Old Lin, find Ji Changming.
Let him meet me in my office!
I have important stuff to discuss!
Alright secretary Gao, I'm on it!
Liu Xinjian's questioning already stopped.
Hou Liangping is totally crazy!
You know it too...
One step too late, we lose it all!
Yeah...
Boss Liu.
When in military, did you foresee today's situation?
Given the situation, you better take it seriously!
Born into the military, with years of training by the party,
you should have some basic awareness!
I hope you can sincerely answer director Lu's 10 questions!
Don't wanna talk?
Wanna be loyal?
It gets people killed!
I tell you, no matter how much loyalty you show,
your brothers all hope you die!
Do you believe it?
I don't!
If we didn't detain you on time,
you'd be dead by now, you know?
So you mean I must thank you?
Yes!
Proc. director you see,
we are doing very well!
We can breach Liu Xinjian!
I suggest we hold out a bit longer!
Proc. director, just one more hour, OK?
No!
30 min, I can only give you 30 min!
Has... anything happened?
Don't ask what you shouldn't know!
Remember, you only get 30 min!
Old Lin, now I'm meeting secretary Gao Yuliang!
Take over here, tell Hou Liangping to stop in 30 min,
and meet me in my office!
If you talk with secretary Gao for 30 min more...
Don't expect that!
30 min is 30 min, that's an order!
Alright, I'll shut up.
Boss Liu, are you still dreaming,
about opening gold mine with Ding in Africa?
Have you ever thought it could be a trap?
Fine, let me show you Ding's real situation in Africa!
This is sent back from our pursuit team in Africa.
One month after Ding arrived to a certain African country,
even after buying that container of weapons, he still got robbed!
That dead body was Ding's partner,
a SOE-boss who escaped 3 years earlier than Ding!
If you went there earlier, you might've joined the gun-fight!
Remember what I told you?
Ding would be lucky to survive the harsh conditions in Africa!
His best future is to spend jail time with you,
and rebuild your lives through labor reform!
(Must stop in 30 min!!!)
Secretary Gao, I'm still worried.
Is this a possibility?
Ji Changming won't mess around, but Hou Liangping might!
We should expect that, I know my student.
Right!
If he keeps questioning Liu Xinjian, Liu Xinjian will give up!
Let's do this old Xiao.
Don't wait here to report to Ji Changming.
Go to the provincial procuratorate and enforce it!
Make sure that Hou Liangping stops the questioning!
OK!
Moreover, prepare a detailed report.
I'll report directly to Sha Ruijin.
I'm on it!
Xiao-Ai, I'm old Ji.
Greetings, are you at home?
Let me tell you something.
Liangping,
has a real-name report against him.
Prov. committee wants to put him on leave for self-reflection,
and accept investigation.
What did you say?
Liangping is reported against, and put on leave?
When things like this happen, we must stay calm!
First we must trust the party and the organization!
You know me,
you must also trust me as Liangping's direct superior!
3 months ago in Beijing,
he was still an excellent investigative director.
How come that after 3 months as bureau chief in Handong,
and solving the 1/16-case, he got issues?
BTW I wanna ask,
did a police chief called Qi Tongwei report on him?
No, I can tell you it's not him.
But I can't tell you who reported on him, please understand.
I was about to join the inspection team in Handong.
But given the situation, I must avoid, right?
Xiao-Ai, this question,
is up to your superiors!
Come on old Ji,
could it be that some of you people, are up to something?
Xiao-Ai, no matter what others are up to,
we must ensure that we are perfectly honest!
I say it again, trust the party and the organization!
Xiao-Ai, I think in the last 3 months,
Liangping had a hectic time in Handong.
He worked day and night, and his body is fatigued!
Now that he's put on leave,
he can actually get some rest, some sleep,
and nurture his body!
Yeah, it's like the frontline is waging war,
but you pull him back to sleep.
You think he can fall asleep? - He has to!
OK, I got stuff to do, let's finish here.
Xiao-Ai, call me anytime if there's anything!
Old Ji! - Secretary Gao!
I can't help but calling you here at this moment!
We got an emergency!
I know, Hou Liangping has a real-name report on him.
It's so unexpected, I was caught off-guard!
Boss Liu, you can't possibly think,
that our questions were simply made up?
Without any leads or evidence,
how could we invite you here?
You can keep silent, but I tell you,
we started a full-scale investigation on you and your company!
With new discoveries each day!
There may be new discoveries as we speak!
You can say nothing,
but we can still sentence you with zero-testimony!
But I must tell you,
if we sentence you with zero-testimony,
you would've lost a chance to reduce your sentence!
Boss Liu...
You were born into a red family,
some of your forefathers died for the nation's sovereignty,
and the liberation of our people!
Others treated money as dirt,
they donated their savings to support revolution!
Without them, there won't be a new China!
But you, just to repay kindness to a certain person,
you sabotaged the new China!
Boss Liu, your innate character is not greedy!
I believe that when you recited communist manifesto,
you really meant it!
You don't really wanna become the horse that spoils the herd,
but you didn't stop your selfishness!
Look at yourself,
you betrayed your oath, your faith, and the people!
Stop!
Stop...
Hi, please register here.
Proc. director Xiao,
the questioning is not over, you can't enter.
Who's being questioned, Liu Xinjian?
Proc. director Xiao, you know our rules, I can't tell!
Can you tell who's questioning?
Deputy proc. director Lin!
Call old Lin!
Old Lin, I'm Xiao Gangyu!
Proc. director Xiao, what brought you here now?
I need 15 min to finish, please wait in the guest room.
Who are you questioning, Liu Xinjian?
What Liu Xinjian?
Liu Xinjian is old Ji's case.
I'm working on an official misconduct!
I'm almost finished, OK?
I understand how you feel.
Hou Liangping is your subordinate, also my student!
I'll say this: he's my most proud student so far!
He worked with you for 3 months only,
but spent 4 years as my student!
I know he's your student, you must know him better.
Do you really believe your most-proud student,
and our anti-corruption bureau chief, would take bribes?
Cai's report on him is not baseless, it has factual basis!
Besides proc. director Xiao Gangyu checked it himself!
Secretary Gao...
Your phone!
Old Xiao, speak.
Secretary Gao, I can't enter the prov. procuratorate HQ.
Please ask old Ji where Hou Liangping is,
and who's being questioned by proc. director Lin?
I see.
Old Ji,
what should we do when facing such facts?
Can we get soft?
No!
We must "wipe away tears and behead Ma Su"! (idiom from "Romance of Three Kingdoms")
Think about it,
how did Hou Liangping face Li Dakang's wife, Ouyang Jing?
Impartial and incorruptible!
He must've learned it from you, his mentor!
You are a politician who knows the rules of the politics!
We must follow the rules and have principles!
Right?
BTW, what is Hou Liangping doing right now?
What else, I pulled him back!
Maybe he's on the way back to procuratorate!
Alright...
I'll speak.
To find bonuses for my employees,
since May 2000,
I told my finance office,
to take the idle money on our acount,
to issue bridge-loans for many private companies.
We made over 60 million in bridge-interest.
Other than distributing to some employees,
the rest...
I split with some senior managers!
Proc. director Xiao, the target hasn't left!
I reckon they haven't finished questioning!
Did you get there too late?
No, proc. director, we've waited for almost 1 hour!
I see.
Secretary Gao, they lied!
My men have waited at the detention center for 1 hour,
Hou Liangping and Lu Yike never left!
I see, stop talking now!
Comrade Changming...
You are a veteran on the political & legal frontier.
Your mind is sharp, you have principles.
Especially at key moments, you have the party member quality!
Secretary Gao, please stop.
It sounds like you are writing me an elegy!
Just tell me what it is!
Fine.
Then tell me, why is Hou Liangping still not pulled back?
You know he has issues, he may be involved in crimes.
Who's responsible if things happen?
Did chief Sha tell you?
You allow him to work with issues!
Did chief Sha not tell you?
To be frank, I was worried you can't be resolute!
That's why I made a brief report to chief Sha!
Secretary Gao, I really don't know where you got it from.
After receiving chief Sha's call,
I terminated Hou Liangping's work immediately!
Then tell me,
why is Hou Liangping still at the detention center?
Impossible!
He hasn't rested for two days,
could he be napping in their guest room?
Then give him a call!
OK.
Sorry, the number you dialed is offline...
He's phone is off, he must be asleep!
Old Ji, don't get confused before crucial events!
Secretary Gao, with you watching me,
I can't even if I try!
Fine.
Old Xiao.
I can tell you responsibly,
Hou Liangping is pulled back by proc. director Ji Changming!
Yeah, he's probably napping in the detention center.
Don't worry, just wait there!
Secretary Gao, is Xiao Gangyu camping outside?
If that's true, then I suggest the prov. committee order me this:
put Hou Liangping in jail!
What do you mean by that!
Can't you calm down!
Little Ding, get inside!
No matter what Hou Liangping is doing, find him!
Proc. director Xiao, we didn't prepare the paperwork,
we can't enter the detention center yet!
You!
How can you make such mistake!
Before the benefit of the party and the people,
what is Hou Liangping, nothing!
Since he came to Handong as anti-corruption bureau chief,
he slowly changed!
Power can change people!
Secretary Gao, I know Cai is a scoundrel!
I'll never trust in his report!
Besides Hou Liangping came here less than 3 months ago!
Then let's check thoroughly, if he's fine, we clear his name!
I refuse that we file a case on him!
Especially now!
If you insist then fine,
then we report our opinions to the prov. committee,
let chief Sha decide!
Besides I must tell you,
I'll inform the Supreme Procuratorate about Hou Liangping!
Fine!
Hou Liangping has been such a lone official before,
I'm afraid this time, we must be too!
No matter how much pain we feel!
Let me be frank.
My heart right now,
is feeling pain!
I understand, you can say our feelings are similar!
Therefore I ask you,
please be cautious regarding Hou Liangping's matter!
Old Ji...
You aren't like a proc. director,
but an old hen protecting chicks!
Whatever you say...
You think I don't wanna defend him?
Alright, I agree with you on that.
Put him on leave first, and once everything is clear,
we'll decide again, is this OK?
I agree!
Besides, I must get involved in Hou Liangping's case!
Of course, and oversee it too!
I won't feel safe otherwise!
Alright secretary Gao,
then I'd ask you to tell comrade Xiao Gangyu,
let him position himself correctly!
Keep me updated about Hou Liangping's situation!
I'm not retired yet.
For the party, I'll do my job until the last moment!
Old Ji, don't get emotional.
Besides, you are also Xiao Gangyu's old superior.
Don't you know old Xiao?
I know him too well!
OK secretary Gao.
Let's leave it here. - OK.
You know about gambling in Macao already.
Yes I did lose 8 million, but I didn't wanna go myself,
it was a company that schlepped me!
Besides...
I didn't lose my company's money.
Most of the money,
belonged to that company.
That's all...
There's nothing more I can say.
Alright, stop the questioning!
Old Lin, you are finally done!
Old Xiao, why are you here so late?
Because of your bureau chief Hou Liangping, of course!
He's in trouble! - Hou Liangping is in trouble?
That's impossible! - Nothing is impossible!
Where is he?
Perhaps resting somewhere?
He's been too busy these days!
That was very strange!
It never happened before!
No matter what, you must endure!
You must oversee Liu Xinjian's case till the end!
Today was fine, he's ready to face his issues now.
If we could go on a bit longer,
perhaps he would've told about the Zhaos!
Yeah...
Now we must make sure nobody can tip him off!
Tell Zhao Donglai to monitor Liu Xinjian!
Anyone who contacts him must be registered!
Got it!
We should ask proc. director what happened!
No need, we haven't rested for 2 days.
Let's rest first.
Old Xiao, what are you looking for?
Hou Liangping is not here!
I know!
Our munic. procurators await outside the detention center!
But he never came out, so I'm wondering!
BTW old Xiao,
has your munic. office filed a case on Hou Liangping?
Not yet!
How could we do that before the provincial office!
But I'm afraid he may escape.
You know his accomplice Ding already escaped!
What if he escapes too?
What, he is Ding's accomplice now?
You see, I didn't believe it either, but that's a fact!
Old Lin... old Lin!
What's the situation with Liu Xinjian?
Why are you so interested in Liu Xinjian?
I'm not!
Hou Liangping may be corrupt, I fear that he may ruin the case!
Normally, proc. director Ji oversees important cases himself!
Nobody can act unruly!
Alright old Xiao, you can go now.
We are finishing for the day!
It's time to go home, everyone!
But old Lin...
Have you breached Liu Xinjian?
I really don't know, you must ask proc. director Ji!
You mouth is so... air-proof!
I'm leaving! - OK, take care!
Xiao-Ai, you are so well-informed!
I didn't even know that I'm put on leave for self-reflection!
But you heard it first, do you have wind-catching ears?
Hou Liangping, you still joke given the situation!
You are in big trouble, you know?
I know!
They told me, dozens of men wanna kill me!
Therefore, never underestimate your enemy!
To put a bureau chief on leave, they must have something!
To find out what it is, you must think carefully!
I'm thinking, I reckon it's about Cai Chenggong!
Your childhood buddy?
I warned you to never waste time on him!
The openings of corruption normally start from,
childhood buddies, classmates or friends!
Xiao-Ai, look at the situation,
can you stop throwing books at me?
You know I never accept his gifts!
Never? You received a bottle of maotai!
I criticized you back then, remember?
Come on director Zhong,
the organization won't use one bottle of maotai,
and our son's yo-yo to put me on leave!
What if they say you received several boxes?
Or they say you received money?
OK that's enough, quit bothering me now.
I'm not bothering,
I fear that somebody may use Cai to take you down!
Do I need you to remind me? I figured this out already!
When I just came to Handong, they had a saying:
if I make some of them cry first,
they'd make sure I cry a river!
Chen Hai is still lying in hospital, the case is not solved.
If you let them pocket you too,
you'll fail me and your son, as well as your old classmate!
Honey...
If I can't break their scheme, I come with my head in my hand!
Yeah sure, how many heads do you have?
In the worst case, report to Chen Yanshi.
If necessary, he can tell chief Sha Ruijin directly!
Alright, got it!
Dawei, stop the car!
Why do you follow me?!
Director Lu, it's not you but chief Hou!
That's an order from our proc. director Xiao!
Sir, munic. proc. director Xiao sent a police car after us.
What's wrong with chief Hou,
has Jingzhou procuratorate filed a case already?
Have you already approved measures against chief Hou?
Tell me, proc. director!
Tell me!
If you haven't approved, tell them to get lost!
You wanna kill us or what?!
OK that's enough!
Old Xiao, what's going on?
A temporary preventive measure, what else!
You must know too,
Hou Liangping hasn't slept for 2 days and nights!
His issue is not yet a case, is what you did appropriate?
Isn't a bit hurtful?
Just doing my job!
Please sit down.
I think we must position ourselves correctly,
and sort out the relations.
Our provincial procuratorate outrank your municipal branch.
Hou Liangping is a member of our party commission,
and anti-corruption bureau chief.
No matter how serious his issues are,
or whose imperial sword you are holding,
you must always inform me beforehand!
Old Ji, I know the procedure, that's why I'm reporting to you!
I even brought the files!
Have a look!
Chief Hou,
I'll tell proc. director, I must join your investigation!
I won't let Xiao Gangyu and Jingzhou procuratorate make it up!
What nonsense,
you focus on Liu Xinjian's case, don't get distracted!
But what about you?
Let them bury you?
Nobody can bury me!
What's true cannot be false, and vice versa.
I do nothing wrong, I don't fear ghosts knocking on my door! (Chinese proverb)
By doing this, they prove that our direction is correct!
They?
Is Xiao Gangyu one of them?
Who knows...
He's so interested in me, that makes me interested!
During leave, I'll have plenty of time!
I'll check him out thoroughly!
No, they are going too far!
I must complain to our responsible superior!
Don't talk to him!
You think Xiao Gangyu alone is capable of doing this?
Secretary Gao Yuliang?
My uncle-in-law?!
Think about it,
our judge Wu...
why does she despise him, calling him a "smiling tiger"?
You think it's jealousy, being whiny or menopause?
Talk to your mom nicely, then you'll know it's not simple!
I'm such a terrible daughter!
It's about time I have a proper chat with judge Wu...
As her daughter, it's time you care about her emotions!
Why would our judge despise her relative for no reason?
Also a high-up provincial political & legal secretary!
I don't know this Hou Liangping too well,
we have no relation or histories.
I'm just doing my job for his case.
Cai Chenggong filed a real-name report,
we are still seeking evidence,
but the 400k of bribe money is already proven!
Look here, the transaction record from CMBC!
This is a copy.
Old Ji, it's a real-name report!
With the bank record, we can file a case!
Old Xiao...
you stepped over us, went directly to secretary Gao Yuliang,
and reported this.
Correct?
It was urgent, yes!
Then let me tell you,
after discussing with secretary Gao,
we decided that Hou Liangping's issues,
won't file a case yet, he's on leave for self-reflection!
But old Ji,
you mean suspended for investigation or self-reflection?
On leave for self-reflection!
Our comrade Lue Liang will form a team with you,
we lay down the basic facts first!
Our party commission will decide after careful consideration,
and once the prov. committee approves our decision,
we make our next move!
Old Ji, there are so many steps, it's bad for solving the case!
Ding Yizhen's case is a harsh lesson!
Ding Yizhen and Hou Liangping aren't related, what lesson?
Look carefully here!
This is from commercial bureau,
Ding Yizhen and Hou Liangping opened company together!
Hou Liangping opening a company with them?!
I don't buy it, it's a joke!
I also felt it's an international joke!
An anti-corruption bureau chief,
and an infamous corrupt escapee,
doing coal business together?
Chief Hou, proc. director Ji awaits in his office!
Director Lue, I demand to participate!
Director Lu, your work is finished, go get some rest!
Yeah, go get some rest!
Save your energy, Liu Xinjian is yours now!
Chief Hou...
Hou Liangping!