If, because of the poor attitude of his subordinates, this esteemed person were to blow up the Procuratorate, then he could forget about retiring in this lifetime; he might even be directly expelled from the Party.
However, Secretary Sha accepted Ji Changming's promise and nodded, indicating that the matter regarding Xiao Wenshun was settled for the moment.
Then, Secretary Sha took out a special card imprinted with the national emblem. Upon seeing this card, the leaders present instantly straightened up and sat ramrod straight.
Secretary Sha positioned the card, scanned it with his phone, and began operating it. As Secretary Sha worked, everyone in the conference room held their breath and silently watched him.
As members of Hanjin Province's leadership, they naturally recognized what it was: the comprehensive surveillance system known as Heaven's Eye.
This system could monitor every dark corner of the world and even briefly achieve time reversal and future prediction.
It was also China's core strength in becoming the world's hegemon.
However, because the Heaven's Eye system consumed enormous energy and computing resources every time it was used, it was not activated casually under normal circumstances.
Even the top leaders of each province had to apply to the central government and undergo strict approval before obtaining usage rights.
Moreover, except for major incidents, each province only had one application opportunity per year.
Finally, with a "ding," Secretary Sha stopped operating the system. He then stamped the application with the provincial Party Secretary's seal and handed the card to Hanjin's Political and Legal Affairs Committee Secretary, Gao Yuliang.
"Secretary Gao, I've applied for two hours of Heaven's Eye access for you, as well as the authorization to dispatch police forces across provincial borders."
"Not a single person on this list can be allowed to escape."
"Even those who have fled overseas must be forcibly extradited back. If anyone dares to refuse, notify me directly, and I will have the Meng Ji Army conduct political diplomacy."
"If the mission is not completed, I will hold you accountable!"
Faced with Secretary Sha's direct order, Gao Yuliang took a deep breath and steadied his agitated emotions.
Two hours of usage time might seem short, and many people might think it was far from enough.
But in reality, the true power of the Heaven's Eye system lay in its astonishing positioning capability.
As long as sufficient information was available, the Heaven's Eye system could accurately locate a person in less than one second.
Even plastic surgery could not fool it.
During his more than twenty years in office, the most significant case Gao Yuliang had ever handled only granted him ten minutes of Heaven's Eye usage.
This time, however, he had obtained a full two hours of access and had even been granted the authority to mobilize armed forces for cross-border arrests.
This alone showed how seriously the higher-ups regarded this case.
"These scoundrels truly poked a hole in the sky!"
Gao Yuliang couldn't help but mourn for those who had schemed against Xiao Wenshun.
Corruption itself was not unforgivable; even he, Gao Yuliang, was one of the corrupt.
But why did they have to foolishly drag Young Master Xiao into the matter?
Now, even if they were Sun Wukong, capable of ascending to heaven and descending to earth, they still would not be able to escape China's Five Finger Mountain.
Thus, he stood up and solemnly declared,
"Yes, Secretary Sha. I guarantee I will complete the mission!"
Even though he had mentally prepared himself, Gao Yuliang's body still trembled slightly as he accepted the Heaven's Eye authorization card with both hands.
He understood that from the moment he received this authorization, the power in his hands had surpassed the scope of ordinary officials.
He would possess unprecedented omniscience.
But at the same time, he knew that such power came with immense responsibility and risk. If used improperly, the consequences would be unimaginable.
...
...
After the meeting, Qi Tongwei followed Gao Yuliang back to his office.
At the same time, Hou Liangping called Zhong Xiaoai.
"Teacher, what exactly is the Xiao Family? Why is Secretary Sha so concerned about the Xiao Family?!"
"Xiaoai, what exactly is going on with the Xiao Family? What do you mean I'm also half an insider? How long is your family going to keep things from me?!"
At the same time, in different places, Qi Tongwei and Hou Liangping asked similar questions to their teacher and wife, respectively.
"Why? Your rank isn't high enough to know!"
Gao Yuliang pondered for a moment, and his first sentence immediately left Qi Tongwei dumbfounded.
...
"How did you know? Logically speaking, you shouldn't have access to this yet!"
Zhong Xiaoai was somewhat surprised by her husband's anger.
Hou Liangping's rank was simply not high enough to access matters concerning the Xiao Family.
Due to the Xiao Family's traditions, the main branch of the Xiao Clan had always remained extremely low-key, while the collateral branches were either high-ranking officials or generals.
Although Xiao Family members were spread all over the world, they rarely revealed their true identities.
People only knew that the Xiao Family was extremely powerful, but they did not know the details.
"Xiaoai, we've been married for so long. We're family now, aren't we? Why is Dad still hiding such an important matter from me?"
Hou Liangping suddenly became anxious.
He and Zhong Xiaoai had been married for so many years and even had children together, yet everyone else in the family knew about this matter except him.
It made him feel as though he had been living in deception.
"Who told you not to work harder? You've relied on our Zhong Family for over ten years and only managed to become a section chief. My dad won't let me tell you, so what can I do?"
Although Zhong Xiaoai said her father had forbidden her from telling Hou Liangping, he understood the implication.
Her father looked down on him as a son-in-law.
"But we're married. I'm considered half an insider!"
Hou Liangping truly had nothing to say about this matter.
Yet, as the Zhong Family's son-in-law, needing a certain rank before being allowed to know these things clearly meant that they didn't regard him as family at all.
"Hou Liangping, what nonsense are you talking about? Some things you'll naturally know when your rank becomes high enough."
"As a Party member, how can you lack even this much awareness?"
Zhong Xiaoai didn't dare say too much regarding such matters and immediately reprimanded him.
...
"Me, the Director of the Hanjin Provincial Public Security Department—a genuine department-level official with real power—and my rank still isn't high enough?"
Qi Tongwei pointed at himself as though he had heard the world's greatest joke.
To understand these matters, one needed to be at least vice-ministerial level.
What kind of divine family was this?
"To know the detailed circumstances of the Xiao Family, you must at least reach the vice-ministerial level."
Gao Yuliang narrowed his eyes as he spoke, seemingly hesitating.
"Those who come from the Xiao Family are not ordinary people!"
"Not ordinary people? Heh, another aristocratic clan?"
Qi Tongwei's tone carried a hint of bitterness.
Born into a farming family and raised with help from many households, he hated such people the most, yet reality forced him to bow before them.
"Calling them an aristocratic clan isn't wrong, but they're even more powerful than that!"
Gao Yuliang drained the wine in his cup in one gulp and secretly raised his hand a little higher, implying something profound.
"Teacher, why do I feel like your gesture is a bit..."
Qi Tongwei rubbed his temples.
The more he heard about the Xiao Family, the stranger things felt.
This wasn't feudal society anymore.
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