In the Name of People
Episode 43
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!
Go tell your mom, her dumplings are good!
If she can, send me some more!
Director Lue, how's your health lately?
Not bad.
But you, chief Hou,
you must've been busy lately!
Yeah, if I knew I should let you be the bureau chief.
I could assist you! - What was that?
Don't say weird stuff chief Hou, especially now!
Especially now, what do you mean?
Nothing, I wanna avoid misunderstanding!
Wait director Lue...
what misunderstanding?
I got transferred from the bureau after all!
True.
Some people even say I pushed you away!
You see, Hu Hansan is back again! (Hu was a tyrannical landlord)
Enough chief Hou, don't make such jokes lightly!
I hope you are not back this time to avenge on me?
Of course not, I always do my job professionally!
That would be nice!
(Hong Kong, China)
Sister Gao, I used some connections for your matter.
I spent 100k,
and bought you a ticket for Mr. Zhang tomorrow.
That Mr. Zhang Guizhou with extensive networks?
Yes, Mr. Zhang Guizhou indeed!
Tomorrow at the banquet,
you'll meet some acquittances from Handong or Jingzhou.
I can't tell you who just yet.
100k for a seat is not too expensive.
Of course not!
But this afternoon, somebody asked for 80k for a seat!
Then I'll do 80k too!
Perhaps you didn't hear what I said.
I mean 80k as starting bid, we haven't haggled yet!
Then name your price!
50k!
Sister Gao, you are too calculating!
Alright, deal!
How brisk!
Excuse me, I got a call.
Sorry!
Hello?
Chief, you finally called!
I'm so worried, what's the situation?
Xiaoqin, after reporting to my mentor,
now the situation had a very positive turn!
My school brother is down!
Besides, our investment in Xiao Gangyu these years,
are finally paying off!
Come in!
Comrade Liangping! - Proc. director Ji!
Let me introduce,
the munic. proc. director of Jingzhou, comrade Xiao Gangyu.
3 years ago, he was our deputy provincial proc. director.
Hello comrade Liangping!
Great!
So the anti-corruption bureau actually became corrupt,
let's hear what they say!
I thought Xiao Gangyu would play smart with us,
but he didn't!
He wanted to, but failed!
Our mentor ordered him personally!
No wonder!
But,
in that case, would your mentor get dragged down?
Not if we win!
If we lose, nobody gets away!
OK, I'll stop talking now.
Return quickly!
Xiao Gangyu still has to check a few things with you.
Is it appropriate for me to return?
Relax, if secretary Yuliang and I are safe, so are you!
Does mentor know about my return? - Yes.
Also, tell Zhao Ruilong to return ASAP,
and finish his deal over the gourmet city in Luezhou!
If I return, would Hou Liangping cause me trouble again?
He's full of trouble himself!
Coming here is like returning home!
Old Xiao,
so is your home-trip a family reunion or adventure?
Close to family reunion, but not adventure!
It must be...
for inquiry!
Then I apologize, your inquiry must finish early.
I'll report to proc. director Ji about Liu Xinjian's questioning!
You must avoid!
Director Lue, you too!
Sorry for keeping you waiting Mr. Liu,
I can't take tomorrow's seat anymore.
My question is cleared up, finally!
It was an misunderstanding!
Sister Gao, I think I must warn you.
Don't get fooled by this fake intel and turn yourself in!
It won't be.
I just feel sorry to have you come here for nothing!
Please accept this token of my gratitude!
There's no need to avoid,
perhaps you don't know why we are here?
Comrade Liangping,
we hope you can position yourself correctly!
We have several things to check with you.
I hope you can... - Both of you, can't we wait a bit?
Let me finish my work report first.
You know the rule of confidentiality.
If you insist on hearing about Liu Xinjian's questioning,
and proc. director Ji approves, then fine.
Anyway, I follow proc. director Ji's order!
What order, you want me to make mistake?
Rules are rules, nobody can violate!
Old Lue, old Xiao, please excuse us.
Old Ji, principle!
Don't worry!
Sit down.
You...
got a nice childhood buddy!
Cai Chenggong, right?
Proc. director Ji,
why is the societal and moral standard like this nowadays!
Even if he's treacherous, unpredictable or shameless,
how can he do this to his childhood buddy!
I'm too sad to shed a tear!
This is a good example of making friends carelessly!
Why would you receive stuff from this treacherous type?!
What can I take from him?
I just told Zhong Xiao-Ai on the phone,
we drank one bottle of maotai together,
and my son's game console!
Is it one bottle or two boxes of maotai?
And that box of Chunghwa cigarets?
You said your son's game console,
did he also give your son 10k as first-time gift?
That's easy to solve, we can ask Cai's driver!
When he gave me the stuff, his driver was there.
I did refuse, his driver can prove it!
If they are in collusion, then how do you prove yourself?
Seriously?
Cai went inside long ago, how can they possibly collude?
There's something bigger,
that Lue Liang and old Xiao wanna ask.
I ask you to stay calm!
What else is there?
I stand straight, my shadow won't be bent! (Chinese proverb)
Bent?
Not just a little, I'm afraid!
It's so bent that you can't imagine!
What is it really?
Have you opened a coal company with Ding and Cai?
You took 400k in payout!
What?!
Commercial registry, bankcard and bank record, I saw them all!
I get it now!
This time,
they are hellbent on killing me!
They even set me up like this!
Old Lue,
Hou Liangping's case is big and serious!
Chief Sha and secretary Gao both take it seriously!
An anti-corruption official doing corruption!
How do we explain to the people? - Right...
Perhaps old Ji hasn't realized the gravity of the issue?
You know old Ji.
He likes competent people!
Perhaps he has been lenient on Hou Liangping!
I agree!
With real-name report and solid evidence, we can even arrest!
But he won't even allow suspension!
Could old Ji be covering for Hou Liangping on purpose?
That won't be!
Old Ji is a man of principles, don't worry about that!
Let's hope...
Besides, Hou Liangping was secretary Gao's student!
Not even secretary Gao is defending him!
That's a respectable quality of secretary Gao!
Perhaps Hou Liangping's issue is serious!
I think so too...
Besides, your mentor secretary Gao also spoke.
He said he'd "wipe away the tears and behead Ma Su"!
You know he won't shed tears when beheading me!
What tears to wipe away?
If he can squeeze out some tears...
they'll be the crocodile's tears!
The development we see today,
is not driven by my will!
Hou Liangping was doing well in Beijing,
why would he come to Handong to bother us?
It was very quiet here,
but once he came,
the winds got turbulent and everyone got upset!
It's because you are unfair!
You always favor Qi Tongwei!
I can't help!
No matter how much I hate Qi Tongwei, I can't lose him yet.
Of course you can't lose him!
Qi Tongwei is very smart.
He found you a...
little foxy slut!
That's how he tied you firmly to his ship!
Nonsense, what little foxy slut?
It has nothing to do with him!
I tell you once again,
me and that little Gao never involve in their shit!
I have my redlines!
What was that?
"I don't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me"... (citing Chinese fable)
Who is "Bo Ren" this time?
I don't know exactly, just an interjection!
(We must reject all corruption phenomena ourselves!)
(But the reality is not satisfactory.)
(Some fell,)
(in the temptation of money and lust.)
(Some comrades smelled the toxic aroma of...)
What are you watching, turn it off!
(...and lost their way.)
What a two-face, with the audacity to talk like that...
Bastard...
Mom, I always wanted to ask you.
How did my uncle-in-law upset you, you hate him so much.
Just eat!
Don't mention him to me, disgusting!
But I remember when I was little, you thought highly of him.
You even envied my auntie.
When was that again?
Me and your auntie were both fooled by him!
We didn't know he's that kind of man!
What kind, please do tell!
Don't ask anymore!
There are things you better not know!
Do tell me, he's my uncle-in-law after all!
What uncle-in-law?!
I tell you, remember this:
pretend like you don't know him, OK?
Uncle-in-law...
Mom,
so if I work on some case and catch him,
then it won't counts as I put justice before family bonds?
Of course you must put justice first!
So what,
is that smiling tiger implicated?
Did I say that, I didn't!
Right...
Even if he is implicated, it's not you who can take him.
Besides, that guy is slippery!
Even if there is something, you still can't pin it on him!
(Hong Kong, China)
Do you think Qi Tongwei's call...
is reliable?
Should be...
We are on the same ship, he won't hurt us!
I'm not saying he's gonna hurt us.
I was thinking,
if it weren't Qi Tongwei who got Hou Liangping trapped,
but Hou Liangping luring Qi Tongwei into a trap,
and he called you while under Hou Liangping's control...
It can't be!
Think again, is it possible?
Impossible!
When Qi Tongwei called me, he sounded very relaxed!
It was fine!
I better call Gao Yuliang.
Is it proper?
Qi Tongwei said we shouldn't call old Gao too often!
To be frank boss Gao,
even my old man is forced to come out,
asking The Mirror to write about Handong!
How can Gao Yuliang stay away?!
But... - I'll call, I'm responsible, OK?
From whom? - Zhao Ruilong's call!
Ruilong, where are you now?
Chief Qi is correct.
Hou Liangping is suspected of duty crime, he's on leave now.
If the evidence are confirmed,
the next steps are "double-suspension", filing case and arrest!
Let's not talk too much on the phone.
Come back quickly and finish up the Luezhou gourmet city,
as your father wanted, the faster the better!
OK, I see, secretary Gao!
Alright, that's all.
This lad is smart!
He called to me, in case you won't pick up!
This lad...
Sometimes, he's the victim of his own cleverness. (Chinese idiom)
Since you know it's a scheme, you must take it seriously.
Break the scheme and prove your innocence!
Free yourself and return ASAP!
The 1/16-case awaits you!
Proc. director Ji, you do care about me!
You even assigned Lue Liang!
You know that 3 months ago,
because he didn't take over Chen Hai's post,
how he resented me!
You have your emotion, the organization made the decision!
I trust comrade Lue Liang to have the basic awareness!
Don't think too little of him, maybe he already forgot!
Forgot? I think not!
Can't you find someone who doesn't hate me,
like deputy proc. director Lin?
Smart occasionally but ignorant mostly! (Chinese idiom)
Lue Liang is the disciplinary director,
using him is due procedure!
Old Lin is not from the discipline & inspection group,
what would they say if I use him?
Alright...
I think you are all here to fix me!
It's been 3 months, you know how our enemies are!
They will do their worst on me and fight until death!
Who are you then?
Hou Liangping, aren't you the Monkey King?
Are you afraid now?
If you are a stupid coward, then get lost from the procuratorate!
Good, I like what you said!
I'll stop talking, just get them here to spar with me!
Aren't you gonna report to me about Liu Xinjian's questioning?
What's there to report, didn't you watch all along?
But I have a suggestion.
Don't switch Liu Xinjian's procurator now.
Let Lu Yike finish the job.
Alright, fine.
Let me remind you some more.
Find time to talk to Chen Yanshi,
tell him your situation.
As our old proc. director and advisor of Dafeng factory,
he knows Cai very well.
To prove yourself and stay clean from Cai and Dafeng,
master Chen may help!
Zhong Xiao-Ai said so too.
One more thing...
You must prepare for the worst!
I know, "wipe away the tears and behead Ma Su"!
I prefer to let you behead me!
You are no crocodile, you won't shed a crocodile's tear!
They are gonna bury you alive, yet you are still joking?
Hello Lue Liang,
you can come with old Xiao!
What, chief Hou is under investigation?!
That's outrageous!
With so many corrupt ones unchecked,
they investigate an anti-corruption bureau chief instead!
That's ridiculous!
Looks like that smiling tiger is up to something!
Mom, now you know the gravity of the situation!
Your daughter is fighting on the frontline!
But Yike,
don't make this matter more complicated than it is.
Actually it's not that serious.
Gao Yuliang has his issues.
As a man, he's too hypocritical.
There are things I promised your auntie.
I can never tell you!
But one thing,
I'd rather you stay single than marrying such a hypocrite!
Does Gao Yuliang have mistresses?
Don't ask!
Anyway, your auntie has been so tolerant these years!
Tolerate what, why must she tolerate?
If he has issues, report to the prov. committee!
I'll go!
My dearest daughter, forget it OK?
Who's your auntie?
She's an university professor and historian!
She can't afford to lose face like this, you know?
Besides I tell you,
never ever ask your auntie about these matters, OK?
Remember, you hear me?!
It hurts, mom! I hear you!
This kid, sometimes you need a guard for your mouth!
Yuliang, I've been thinking.
Sometimes you really must accept fate.
This provincial chief post for example,
was never meant to be yours.
You better stop fighting.
I just drew an oracle stick for you.
Although it was a good stick,
but the abbot master Miaofa told me:
you must find yourself a new mountain to lean on!
Master Miaofa is wise!
So it means you can't rely on Zhao Lichun anymore!
Even though our old mountain won't fall,
but it's also weathered.
Like that weathered granite.
Although it sounds and looks like a solid rock,
you touch it, it breaks!
Could Sha Ruijin become your new "mountain"?
I think lately, he's been supportive of you.
He even took down Hou Liangping.
Naive!
It's because Xiao Gangyu has evidence against Hou Liangping,
Sha Ruijin can't evade anymore, so he must investigate.
There's another possibility:
Sha Ruijin...
is unwilling to turn against old chief!
In any case,
I think you better transfer Liangping back to Beijing.
Don't exterminate him!
It's better to be friendly with people.
Liangping is not a bad guy, after all!
But he's our opponent!
Comrade Gangyu, you can start.
Comrade Liangping, we are both of the procuratorate.
Let's be direct.
We won't look for you unless we have some evidence!
Old Xiao, old Lue...
So it means I'm a crime suspect now?
Sadly, based on our current intel,
you are indeed suspect of illegal activities!
Then why do we still talk, file a case already!
Comrade Hou Liangping, watch your attitude!
Don't get emotional!
When we talk, we must have a sense of propriety!
Yeah.
Chief Hou,
we all know you've been busy the last 3 months.
You worked day-and-night, and made great achievements!
But, merits cannot offset faults!
You must face your issue seriously!
From proc. director Ji to us, nobody wants to hurt you!
We also hope that you don't resist us!
Comrade Liangping,
the organization is just focusing on the issue,
and treat things separately.
Next up, I'll ask 7 questions on behalf of the organization.
The 1st question...
Sorry old Xiao, I can't answer any questions right now.
You were right, we are all insiders.
So let's all be direct.
I solved many cases with zero testimony, you wanna try?
Just announce your decision!
After that, I can go back and sleep!
Hou Liangping!
You are too arrogant! - It's not arrogance!
Comrade Lue Liang, it's confidence!
I believe the good will prevail!
Now you can relax!
I still don't get it,
is it so easy to take down an anti-corruption bureau chief?
It requires great power!
Unless he's really corrupt and Qi Tongwei got a handle on him!
You think it's impossible?
In this world, everybody loves money!
Hou Liangping is not that kind of man!
Think about it, he refused to even name a price!
I tell you,
even if he's not that kind of man,
with Qi Tongwei and Xiao Gangyu joining forces,
they can fabricate a case!
That's true...
Every dynasty has ghosts who died under false charges!
Boss Zhao. - Hmm?
So can we go back together tomorrow?
We gotta go and check out!
Is Hou Liangping's crying face... you know?
Tomorrow I got a meeting with journalists from The Mirror.
I need a few days, how about you go first?
Well... let me think too.
That's right!
At times like this,
thinking a lot won't hurt!
Comrade Gangyu, got anything else to say?
I got nothing more!
Good, in that case,
I'll announce the decision.
Comrade Hou Liangping,
from today,
you are on leave for self-reflection and our investigation.
Which means from now on, you can't touch any case!
Furthermore,
during your leave and investigation,
you must come to the office everyday.
Hou Liangping,
you live in our guest room don't you, it's right here!
It's fine as long as we can find you anytime!
Comrade Liangping,
to be frank with you,
we still hope you can cooperate in our work,
and clear the questions ASAP!
Don't resist us!
We do this because the organization cares about you!
Hereby, I thank you heartily!
Can I go back and sleep now?
Wait!
Comrade Hou Liangping,
I hope you correct your attitude,
and correctly face the organization's investigation on you!
You can go now.
You are 2 days late!
Zhao Ruilong was terribly suspicious,
he made me hesitate too!
He thinks he's smart!
This battle was a close one!
If we didn't bite onto Hou Liangping,
Liu Xinjian would've given up and get breached by them!
How can you make sure Liu Xinjian is not yet breached?
Secretary Yuliang had the legal supervision office,
to watch their video.
Other than his own issues,
Liu Xinjian said nothing that involves the Zhaos or us!
So does Liu Xinjian...
already know that we took down Hou Liangping?
Of course!
If I can't even do this right, then I better quit as police chief!
What's up boss Liu?
Have you been well-rested these 2 days?
Yes actually!
You guys have calmed down too, no more continuous battles!
We are also tired, need time off!
That's right, we are all human!
Health is most important, really!
Back to topic, let's pick up from last time.
Director Lu...
Where's chief Hou, why isn't he here?
Chief Hou has other cases to work on today,
he sent us to chat with you.
Last time we talked about Ding's mishap in US.
You saw the photos.
You were quite moved, weren't you?
Yeah, times have changed!
Ding was such an influential man in Jingzhou back then!
Boss Liu, let me add this.
It's even hard to tell if Ding is still alive!
After that gun-fight, Ding's partner died.
Ding himself went missing, traceless until today!
Fate, that's fate!
But frankly speaking,
Ding is a quite capable person!
Of course!
If he weren't, the organization won't promote him.
If you wanna know more about Ding in Africa,
procurator Zhou can tell.
No, it's fine!
Knowing too much won't help!
It only adds to my sadness!
Besides,
I think I better wait for chief Hou to tell me a few things!
I'll wait until he gets here, OK?
I just told you,
chief Hou has many cases to solve.
With so much going on!
Auntie Wu, what are you doing?
Isn't it chief Hou's dorm room?
I brought him some food, so?
Auntie Wu, you better not enter, please give it to me!
To you? Can you boil dumpling for him, you know how?
Yes, everybody knows!
Listen to you!
Broken dumplings are inedible, you think it's easy?
Boiling dumpling has several steps,
first, boil the water...
Why am I telling you this, let me in!
Auntie Wu, you better not enter!
Hou Liangping is on leave for self-reflection!
On leave for self-reflection?
So he can't meet anybody? Who decided this?
It's from discipline & inspection director Lue!
Director Lue?
I'll call old Ji!
Hello?
Old Ji.
Can you do anything real these days?
The anti-corruption war is raging,
but you put a capable bureau chief on leave!
I tell you old Ji, I question your competence!
In the center of the storm, pay back if we must!
Don't insist on the Dafeng stocks anymore!
Let's do as their legal consultants suggest.
We settle with the Dafeng workers,
and give back some stocks.
Don't make Li Dakang watch us!
I'm OK, but Zhao Ruilong doesn't accept!
His dad made him give up the 180 million from gourmet city,
why can't he let go of this little profit!
How about...
how about you talk to Zhao Lichun?
Let the old man speak?
He doesn't know when to give up!
My old school sister, I...
Fine, I won't explain,
please scold me as you please!
It's anyway not the first time you scold me!
Please ventilate, school sister, don't keep it inside!
Can you pass the phone to the discipline & inspection officer?
Here!
Hello?
Who are you, I'm Ji Changming!
Little Sun, listen carefully!
Hou Liangping is on leave for self-reflection, not suspended,
and definitely not detained!
Who told you to guard him?!
He can meet whoever he wants, whoever he pleases!
Impertinent!
OK I see!
Auntie, I'm sorry!
Please!
My phone!
I'm sorry, auntie Wu!
Auntie Wu!
Chief Hou! I brought dumplings!
Dumplings! Come in!
Boss Liu, so you insist on waiting for chief Hou,
and only talk to him?
Director Lu...
Don't get mad by hearing this from me:
it's not that I won't talk to you,
I just feel with chief Hou...
our chat goes smoother!
We get along!
I trust chief Hou better!
Boss Liu, don't worry.
Whatever chief Hou can do, we can too.
Boss Liu, your profit transfer with Zhao Ruilong's companies...
Don't!
Director Lu, what are you doing!
Don't lay traps for me like that!
When did I mention about,
stuff between Zhao Ruilong and our company?
I don't know him at all!
If you wanna ask about Zhao Ruilong's companies,
you should ask him!
We must've had a leak!
Secretary Gao had the legal supervision office watch our video.
Really? - Yes!
That's not the key, the key issue is someone tipped him off!
He knows Hou Liangping is pulled back!
Therefore he's fantasizing again about the Zhaos!
But given our preventive measures, it shouldn't be!
We got a traitor among us!
It seems this case won't go anywhere.
Let's stop for now.
OK!
Lu Yike, stop the questioning.
How's the taste? - Good!
The best dumplings I ever had!
Really?
I can also bring tangyuan some day!
Zhao Donglai likes my tangyuan very much!
Tangyuan is sweet, but his tongue is sweeter!
Auntie Wu, is Zhao Donglai alright?
I think he's good!
But this kid Yike, she doesn't tell me straightaway!
Also with you in such trouble,
she's not in the mood!
Yike told me, somebody wants to fix you!
Is it old Ji?
Proc. director Ji can't help but doing his job.
I think it shouldn't be that old Ji either.
That guy, whenever things happen he backs off.
But he's a good man.
Right!
Does this involve that Gao Yuliang?
Auntie Wu,
why do you have such opinions about secretary Gao?
Mentor said, we must prepare for two outcomes.
To advance, we kill Hou Liangping or kick him out of here,
and leave a safe distance between us.
What if it fails, or unexpected things happen?
You know Hou Liangping is not easy to deal with!
Then we retreat.
We need at least a few months to move our assets abroad!
This way, we really can't fight the Dafeng workers anymore!
Besides, this Dafeng project...
find ways to sell it off ASAP!
Wang Dalu of the Dalu Group,
has always taken an interest in this project!
Then sell it to him,
have your men talk to him ASAP!
What do you think?
I hope it's not pirated?
Old proc. director is smart and follows the fashion!
He even knows the word "pirated"!
Of course!
But boss Zheng, please don't fool us.
We always stay highly alerted about you!
I just said it randomly, now you get too serious again!
Chairman Zheng, how have I fooled you?
Tell me what you think?
If you don't want, then we don't do it, for real!
Boss Zheng, don't listen to your dad!
Talk to me, I decide!
Uncle Ma, it's written on our contract!
Our collaboration is online sales!
I get the orders and pay you, you make production.
I take risks too, right?
Besides, with old proc. director here, I won't dare!
It's not that, there's too much piracy nowadays!
I don't want trouble!
It won't be piracy, master Chen!
Our boss Zheng said, we do "made in China", China's pride!
For these clothes,
we paid a good price for high-class designers!
Yes, come here!
Master Chen, look!
With a good price, I hired this person,
internationally renowned fashion designer, Miss Carina!
It's not opinions,
Gao Yuliang and I have little common ground between us!
Why so little, what's your ground, what is his?
Aren't we all on socialist ground?
OK enough, let's focus on the issue.
Auntie Wu worked her entire life in political & legal offices.
I can still tell apart right from wrong!
As soon as Yike told me, I understood.
Chief Hou,
you,
found their acupuncture point that kills!