Hou Liangping was so anxious that he almost jumped up when he learned that the flight was delayed indefinitely.He originally planned to take the last flight to H province to coordinate and direct the arrest of Ding Yizhen, deputy mayor of Jingzhou city, but all his plans fell through.On the radio, the female announcer sent an apology in Chinese and English over and over again. There was a thunderstorm area over the airport. For the safety of passengers, the plane could not take off for the time being.A thin layer of sweat broke out on Hou Liangping's forehead. He knew the pain of being trapped at the airport, and now he has to taste it again.

The big TV screen was showing a weather map, and groups of thick white clouds were swirling and rolling, looking very menacing.The subtitles popularize aviation knowledge—how thunderstorms endanger flight safety, and how straying into thunderstorm areas has caused air crashes.But all this can't calm people's anxiety at all. The entire waiting hall seems to have turned into a giant beehive at this time, buzzing and noisy.Passengers piled up and surrounded the airport staff at each check-in counter, making a lot of noise, asking about the possible departure time of their respective flights, asking about compensation plans, and so on.Hou Liangping didn't need to move forward to understand the meaning: as long as the thunderstorm area is covered above, no flight can go to the sky.

Hou Liangping quickly walked out of the waiting hall, looking for a secluded place to dial cell phone numbers one by one. Procurator Ji Changming of the Procuratorate of H Province shut down the phone.Anti-Corruption Bureau Director Chen Customs.In a hurry, the whole fucking disappeared.Of course, Hou Liangping knew that they were not missing, but were attending an emergency meeting to report the case of Ding Yizhen to Gao Yuliang, the deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee in charge of political and legal work in the province.But Hou Liangping would rather believe that they deliberately shut down the phone and disappeared after playing with him.As the Director of the Investigation Department of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Hou Liangping repeatedly emphasized and even requested to his colleagues in H Province--arrest people first, and then hold meetings!This deputy mayor surnamed Ding is too important, he is a key link in the just-solved bribery case of Zhao Dehan.If the news leaked and he ran away, many secrets in the official circles of H province might be lost to the bottom of the sea.Hou Liangping was especially dissatisfied with Chen Hai, his former college classmate. He specifically asked Chen Hai not to report, but to control Ding Yizhen first, but Chen Hai was timid, so he hesitated and finally reported.Hou Liangping was afraid of long nights and dreams, so after arresting Zhao Dehan, he caught a night flight and flew to Province H at the first time, but unexpectedly fell into a thunderstorm area again.

Hou Liangping suddenly found that there was no wind or rain outside, it was peaceful and quiet, and even the noise of the noisy cars shuttled away disappeared.Where is the thunderstorm?Where did the thunderstorm area come from?He ran out the door of the waiting hall and looked up at the night sky.Although the sky was cloudy and the moon was dark and the stars were dark, neither lightning nor thunder could be heard. It seemed a fallacy that the plane could not take off!There happened to be an airport staff member passing by, Hou Liangping stopped him and raised a question in his heart.The elderly comrade gave him a meaningful look, and said philosophically, you can't just look at the surface of things, can you see the world above the clouds?Thunderstorms are often hidden behind the calm.Hou Liangping stared at the back of the old comrade in a daze, as if he had heard some kind of metaphor, these words made his imagination run wild...

Hou Liangping graduated from the Department of Political Science and Law of H University. His teachers and classmates are all over the officialdom in H Province, which makes him have a special concern for H Province.The anti-corruption storms in various places are intensifying, and the province of H is abnormally calm. The legends that have come and gone over the years mostly stop at legends.Of course he understands that this is an illusion. The naked eye cannot see the world above the clouds, nor can he see the darkness hidden under the sun.It seems that Ding Yizhen surfaced by accident. If Zhao Dehan's shocking case had not involved him, it would be difficult to obtain solid evidence for a while.The director of the investigation department is well aware of the importance of timing, and a quick kick is often the key to winning or losing.Hou Liangping was in a hurry, but no matter how anxious he was, there was a thunderstorm blocking it.

He went through the security check again and returned to the waiting hall.The hall was still noisy.He forced himself to calm down, drank a few sips of water in front of the water dispenser, found an empty chair and sat down, closing his eyes and meditating.The image of Zhao Dehan who had been arrested appeared in front of his eyes at the right time, and he couldn't help being immersed in the memory of Zhao Dehan again.Last night, when this person was eating fried noodles with a large bowl, the old wooden door creaked open, and he knocked on the door of this corrupt official's house on behalf of fate.

The corrupt official has a simple and honest face. At first glance, he doesn't look like a government official, but rather an old farmer who has just returned home from the fields.But this farmer is calm and calm, with good psychological quality, and he is not surprised by changes.Hou Liangping saw it through at a glance—this is a strong state created by holding power for a long time.Of course, maybe today's scene was in his expectation, and he was mentally prepared.It's just that Hou Liangping didn't expect that a project director of a ministry who had been reported for accepting tens of millions of yuan in bribes by his real name would actually live in this ghost place!

This is a common remodeled office building, about 70 square meters, old and dilapidated.The furniture looked like it was bought by Zhao Dehan when he got married, the soil was so dusty, and the corners of the sofa were worn out.A few pairs of broken slippers were left at the door, and no one picked them up on the street.The toilet in the bathroom was leaking, and there was a "tick" every three or two seconds.The faucet in the kitchen was also dripping, but it didn't appear to be a leak, but a deliberate attempt to steal water.The evidence is obvious, there is half a basin of clean water in the washbasin under the faucet.

Hou Liangping looked around, shaking his head and smiling wryly, this director is really inferior to ordinary people. As if to explain his thinking, Zhao Dehan chewed the last bowl of fried noodles in his free time, and complained: How did your Anti-Corruption Bureau catch corrupt officials here?Hey, how many corrupt officials live in this kind of place?Seven-story old building without even an elevator. If corrupt officials behave like this, the common people will have to set off firecrackers to celebrate!His voice was blocked by the noodles, and he was a little whimpering. Yes, yes, Lao Zhao, look at how simple you are, a bowl of fried noodles is enough for a dinner.

Zhao Dehan ate with gusto: The farmer's son, this is a good one. Hou Liang smacked his lips straight, and his voice was loud and exaggerated: Oh, Lao Zhao, you are the director! Zhao Dehan laughed at himself: In Beijing, what is the director?One brick can knock down a whole division! Hou Liangping agreed: This is true!However, that also depends on where.Your old Zhao has great power here!It has been said long ago that no minister will be replaced, right? Zhao Dehan is very serious: Aren't all powers serving the people?Is power necessarily corrupt?You have also seen the situation here, I advise you not to waste your time!

Searches turned up nothing.Facts have proved that it is indeed a waste of time.Hou Liangping smiled apologetically at Zhao Dehan: Is it really a mistake to say that?Got our clean government model family here?Zhao Dehan had a good sense of humor, and promptly stretched out a fleshy hand to say goodbye: Chief Hou, then goodbye. Hou Liangping was also very humorous, and grabbed Zhao Dehan's hand: Hey, Director Zhao, since I'm here, I really can't bear to break up with you right away!Let's go to the next point!After all, he accurately took out a white key card from the sundries basket on Zhao's desk, and inserted it into Zhao Dehan's coat pocket. Zhao Dehan panicked, and quickly took out the key card: This... What is this? The key card of your mansion in Imperial Palace!Please continue to cooperate with us in carrying out official duties! Zhao Dehan's sense of humor disappeared instantly, and he sat limply on the ground... Hou Liangping suddenly opened his eyes.There was a commotion in the hall, and many people rushed to different boarding gates, and there were long queues in front of each check-in desk.Hou Liangping thought the plane was about to take off, so he hurried to his boarding gate.It turned out that it was a beautiful misunderstanding. The airport attendants were distributing meal boxes to passengers who missed the flight. Hou Liangping lost his appetite and returned to his original seat angrily. The phone played music, Hou Liangping saw it, his eyes lit up immediately, it was Chen Hai's call! Are you done?Time to act?No!Said that there was a disagreement among the leaders, and reported it to the new secretary of the provincial party committee... Hou Liangping almost shouted: Chen Hai, Director Chen, let me tell you, as soon as Zhao Dehan was arrested, he sprayed it, and bribed more than a hundred people. Everyone has explained!Ding Yizhen only introduced bribes amounting to more than 10 million yuan, which shows how huge the amount of bribes Ding Yizhen herself accepted! Chen Hai said at the other end: I can't help it, what kind of onion am I?Besides, your Anti-Corruption Bureau has not passed the procedures for arresting Ding Yizhen to our provincial procuratorate!Hou Liangping jumped anxiously: the formalities have been completed, and it's in my bag!Hey, then fly over quickly, aren't you at the airport early?Monkey, you have to give us a law to follow!Hou Liangping only felt dizzy for a while.Know Thunderstorm Zones?Thunderstorms loom over your head that you can't see or hear!Forget it, forget it, I won't tell you anymore.Hey, where is Ding Yizhen now?What are you doing?Who of you is responsible for keeping an eye on me? Chen Hai endorsed the general report: Ding Yizhen held a Guangming Lake project coordination meeting at the Jingzhou State Guesthouse, and held a banquet tonight, and Ding Yizhen was almost drunk.I sent Lu Yike, the most powerful female investigation director, to play. As long as the provincial party committee makes a decision, Ding Yizhen can be taken down with just one phone call... ——Oh, I'm sorry, monkey, Secretary Gao has already asked the new secretary for instructions, and we have another meeting here!Chen Hai lowered his voice and finally said something, and hastily turned off the phone. Meeting, meeting, fuck you... Hou Liangping is cursing, but his heart is at ease.Chen Hai, an old classmate, is honest and practical, and he has been the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau for several years, so he has quite a lot of experience. A woman sitting next to Hou Liangping sighed: Alas, I don’t know when it will take off... Hou Liangping was preoccupied, unwilling to strike up a conversation with her, tilted his head, and closed his eyes. As soon as he closed his eyes, Zhao Dehan jumped in front of him alive again. This corrupt official is a masterpiece, and Hou Liangping can't forget it even if he wants to.The scene of searching the mansion in the Imperial Palace was really shocking, beyond Hou Liangping's previous experience and imagination... Zhao Dehan collapsed completely, and was dragged into his mansion in the Imperial Palace by two policemen.The mansion was empty, without sofas, tables, chairs, bed cabinets and kitchen utensils. Thick curtains blocked the outside light, and the floor was covered with a thin layer of dust.Apparently no one has ever lived here.Zhao Dehan would rather live in a dilapidated old house than come here to enjoy a day.So what is this mansion for?Hou Liangping turned his gaze to a large row of towering iron cabinets against the wall.Zhao Dehan handed over a bunch of keys, and the police officers opened the cabinet doors one by one, and the climax suddenly appeared in front of everyone—— Bundles of old and new banknotes of varying degrees were stacked neatly and stacked one upon another, filling the entire row of iron cabinets, forming an airtight wall of banknotes.Perhaps this scene can only be seen in the vaults of big banks, or it is simply a fantasy scene in a third-rate film and television drama.The concentration of so much cash has produced a strong shock to people's vision.It's like a hurricane hits, so you can't resist its impact.All the policemen, including Hou Liangping, were stunned. God, Zhao Dehan, I thought of you being greedy, but I didn't expect you to be so greedy.I really admire you, so much money, how did you, a little director, get it?Is it too resourceful?Hou Liangping didn't mean to be sarcastic at all, he squatted in front of Zhao Dehan and asked almost sincerely. Only then did Zhao Dehan cry, not only because he was afraid, but also because he was heartbroken: Director Hou, I didn’t spend a penny. Hou Liangping was deeply curious about the psychology of the criminal suspect: Come and see him often?Is this banknote nice? Zhao Dehan cast his dreamy eyes on the iron cabinet: it looks good, it looks so good.When I was a child in the countryside, I liked to look at the harvested crop fields the most, and I often squatted on the fields to look at them all at noon.I love fried noodles, and I love looking at the wheat in the field.The wheat has sprouted, the wheat is jointed, and the golden ears of wheat are ripe... just looking at it, my stomach is full.Zhao Dehan claimed that he was the son of a farmer, a farmer for several lifetimes, so poor!Look at banknotes, just like looking at wheat, look at peace of mind, look at spiritual satisfaction.If you look at it for a long time, there will be a golden wave of wheat on the banknote... This man is such a fucking strange flower, he can sublimate greed into idyllic poetry. Hou Liangping suddenly remembered that Zhao Dehan seemed to have an old mother in her eighties who lived alone in the countryside.So he asked Zhao Dehan if he also sent money to his mother.Zhao Dehan said he sent money, 300 yuan a month.For the three hundred yuan, he often quarreled with his wife, and his wife didn't know the secret of his fortune.He really wanted to take his mother to live in the city, but he didn't dare to expose the mansion of the Imperial Palace, it was a treasury!The house I live in is too small to accommodate.Fortunately, my mother didn't like the city, so she came to see it and left.Zhao Dehan comforted himself and said: Sending her three hundred yuan a month is almost enough. Hou Liangping was finally angry!You guard so much money, and you only send three hundred yuan to your mother for living expenses every month!With such a big mansion empty, you won't take your mother to live in it!Does your mother deserve such a reward for working so hard to bring you up?He still keeps saying that he is the son of a farmer. Why are we farmers so unlucky?Raise heartless sons like you! Zhao Dehan's snot and tears came down again, his face was full of vivid and profound shame, he kept saying that he was wrong, he was wrong, he was sorry for the party, the people, he failed the organization's cultivation... stop!Has the organization trained you to make money like this?Tell me, how did you get so much money? Zhao Dehan shook his head, saying that he really couldn't remember clearly.Ever since I had the first time, I can't hold back anymore!He has been sitting in this position for four years, taking money when he has money, just like picking ears of wheat, he always feels like he is in a dream, in a trance, his eyes are full of golden ears of wheat... Hou Liangping pointed to the iron cabinet and asked: Do you have an approximate number?How much is this money? Zhao Dehan said: I remember this, a total of 239,554,600 yuan! Hou Liangping patted Zhao Dehan on the shoulder, you can be accurate to hundreds of digits, your memory is really good. Zhao Dehan said: A good memory is not as good as a bad pen.Director Hou, let me tell you, I like to keep accounts, who gave me how much, when and where, I remember every account clearly. Hou Liangping's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked: What about the ledger?Where are you hiding? Zhao Dehan hesitated, and pointed to the ceiling: above the ceiling of the master bedroom is the ledger! Xiao Han left quickly, and soon retrieved a stack of ledgers wrapped in plastic bags. Hou Liangping looked at the account book and couldn't help but exclaim: My God, you are an accountant, right? Zhao Dehan said with tears in his voice: No... no, I learned mining, and I learned accounting by myself! Too professional, you are self-taught, Lao Zhao!Honestly, I want to thank you so much! Zhao Dehan asked pitifully: Director Hou, then... can that be considered my confession and meritorious deeds? That's up to the court to say.Old Zhao, how did you get to this point?Why are you so greedy? Zhao Dehan became excited: I want to report!I reported Ding Yizhen, deputy mayor of Jingzhou City, and he brought people over six times to bribe me. The total amount of bribes was 15,326,000 yuan!If he hadn't given me a bank card worth 500,000 yuan for the first time, I wouldn't be where I am today!Director Hou, find me a pen and paper, and let me write down all these painful lessons truthfully!Let the alarm bell ring for a long time, and let other comrades never make this kind of mistake again, oh, no, no, it is a crime... Well, you have plenty of time to write after you go to jail.Hou Liangping closed the account book, proceeded to the next step, took out the detention warrant, and told his subordinates: "Okay, let's arrest this gleaner!" Xiao Han and Xiao Liu stepped forward to pull Zhao Dehan up, asked Zhao Dehan to sign, and handcuffed Zhao Dehan.After that, Zhao Dehan sat slumped on the ground in handcuffs, his face pale as death. Hou Liangping directed his men to clean up the iron cabinet, and a mountain of money piled up in the living room in no time.He circled around the money mountain, took out his mobile phone to notify the on-duty prosecutors and police officers to change shifts, and asked them to contact the bank and bring a few more money counters.This was an urgent arrangement. Later, the bank shipped twelve money counters, and six of them burned out! The changing police came soon.Hou Liangping ordered Xiao Han and others to take Zhao Dehan away. Pulled by Xiao Han, Zhao Dehan stood up tremblingly from the ground and walked towards the door.Suddenly, Zhao Dehan turned around again, and said to Hou Liangping pitifully: Director Hou... Director Hou, I... I want to... go around my house again, can I do it again?Once I leave, I will never come back! Hou Liangping was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and smiled wryly: Okay, then let's take one last look! Zhao Dehan wandered around the mansion in handcuffs, with a look of reluctance, as if he wanted to engrave every detail of the mansion in his mind.In the end, Zhao Dehan lost his composure and threw himself on the mountain of money in the middle of the living room—maybe it was the golden stack of wheat in his imagination, and burst into tears.He stroked bundles of old and new money with handcuffed hands, and his hands and body trembled violently.A life of failure lies in the loss of everything he got, and he paid the price of morality, conscience, and personality for all of this, but in the end it was nothing, how sad! Zhao Dehan's shrill cry was creepy and echoed in the living room of the mansion for a long time... At four o'clock in the morning, good news finally came from the radio. The thunderstorm area over Beijing had shifted and the plane could take off.Hou Liangping finally breathed a sigh of relief as the crowd rushed to the boarding gate. What should have passed will always pass, and what should have come will always come.The thunderstorm area in Beijing has shifted, I'm afraid that province H will be struck by lightning and thunder.Hou Liangping had a premonition that the anti-corruption storm in H Province was coming, and it might involve some of his teachers and classmates from back then.Beginning with Ding Yizhen, those legends in H Province will no longer be legends, nor will they easily stop at legends...