Starting from Handong, in the name of Xiao Hao!

The news of Chang Junhao's return caused quite a stir within Handong Province.

Inside the provincial party committee compound, news of Chang Junhao's return had also been received.

"Comrade Junhao is back?" Sha Ruijin, the provincial party secretary, who was preparing to leave work and planning further inspections in the surrounding areas, asked his secretary.

"I just received news that Secretary Chang has returned to his office and started processing the backlog of documents!" Secretary Bai quickly reported.

"Our Secretary Chang is very conscientious and responsible!" Sha Ruijin said to his secretary with a smile.

Secretary Bai simply smiled and remained silent. What could he possibly say? Given his current position, he couldn't say anything to Chang Junhao, a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and the Party Secretary of Jingzhou City, the capital of Handong Province.

It's even less likely that I'll offer any comments or reviews; that would be setting myself up for trouble.

The provincial party secretary may not say anything now, but once he feels something is wrong, that will be his fault.

"And what a coincidence that my itinerary was with those leaders!"

"No matter what, our Secretary Chang's background is anything but simple!"

"Even I would have to be wary!" As he said this, Sha Ruijin chuckled, but his smile held a serious undertone.

"It's about time we had a good chat with our Jingzhou Municipal Party Secretary!"

“Otherwise, future work will probably not be so easy to carry out!” Sha Ruijin smiled again at this moment.

However, Secretary Bai, who was listening from the side, showed a momentary change in expression.

He never expected that his boss would have such an impression of Secretary Chang.

You have to understand, this is the provincial party secretary, and even now, voting is often required.

However, the provincial party secretary naturally carries a sense of righteousness and holds the initiative.

Otherwise, if everyone can vote, what's the point of having a provincial party secretary? Just bring in a dozen or so identical people, and everyone can vote on whatever they want.

There's no need to create distinctions like provincial party secretary or governor anymore.

Moreover, such meetings are not held for every matter. They are only convened when it involves matters that they themselves are almost unable to decide.

For the rest, the provincial party secretary only needs to issue the orders himself.

How could Secretary Bai not be shocked by such words?

Seeing Secretary Bai's expression, Sha Ruijin smiled.

"What? You think I'm so great that I shouldn't have said such things?"

The fact that Secretary Bai was brought to Handong Province from another place by Sha Ruijin is enough to illustrate his own nature.

Even if they weren't Sha Ruijin's own loyal followers, willing to die for him, they were still among his most trusted confidants.

Otherwise, a provincial party secretary, especially one who had always entrusted him with important responsibilities, had followed him for so many years, and even brought him along when he was transferred here, would not have been so devoted.

If he's someone else's man, then he shouldn't be the provincial party secretary, or he might not even be able to become one.

He might not even be able to get past the county party secretary; he'd probably end up working on a sewing machine instead.

It's no big deal to talk about these things with your secretary now, but if they actually do something about it, they'll definitely get back at you.

Even if it were just Sha Ruijin himself, he could definitely drag everyone else into silence, but none of them would end up well.

Sha Ruijin himself shouldn't even think about advancing; in fact, his own position might be in jeopardy.

This is not what Sha Ruijin wanted. He used to think about using his power as the provincial party secretary to gradually win over people's hearts.

He won over those who were useful and suppressed those who were not of one mind with him, and the entire Handong Province was now under his control.

But now it seems that taking down these people won't be so easy. Even if he issues the orders, how many will actually be carried out is another matter.

Although he could deal with some people in this way, people like Chang Junhao and Gao Yuliang were beyond his ability to handle.

It requires struggle among people of the same level; higher-ups want to see this outcome so that they can remove such people.

But now, putting everything else aside, among those of the same level, only Li Dakang is still somewhat usable.

As for the higher-ups, the powerful authority they had requested, while not completely broken yet...

However, it was already practically in a state of semi-cripple, and if they wanted to continue the investigation, their superiors wouldn't say anything.

If he were to conduct the investigation himself, it would take him an unknown amount of time, and what he needs now is also time.

He hasn't forgotten what he came here for. If there's no effect for a long time, it will affect his impression with his superiors.

But the most crucial thing is not just these, the most crucial thing is Chang Junhao's itinerary this time.

It's probably the same place where those elders appeared. Although Sha Ruijin himself doesn't know whether Chang Junhao actually saw any of the elders.

But even if there were only the slightest possibility, Sha Ruijin himself would not take any chances.

Unless it's a truly life-or-death feud, and one of them has to fall or leave in despair, there's almost no hope left.

At that time, Sha Ruijin might have exploded outright.

However, Sha Ruijin is far from reaching that point yet. If they are willing to accept his leadership and follow his lead, then some things are not impossible to handle.

"Xiao Bai!" Sha Ruijin suddenly looked up and called out to Secretary Bai while he was thinking.

"Secretary Sha!"

"Yes, weren't we scheduled to go down for an inspection next?" Sha Ruijin said.

"Then let's arrange the first stop in Comrade Junhao's Jingzhou City, especially Guangming District. Some things happened before, and now we'd like to see how things are going!"

"Yes, Secretary Sha!"

With the decision made, Secretary Bai immediately went to prepare for Sha Ruijin's itinerary.

On the other side, the atmosphere was much more relaxed at Gao Yuliang's place.

At this time, Gao Yuliang was still dealing with documents from the provincial party committee. The provincial party secretary had assigned Gao Yuliang some departments to be in charge of, and the documents were handed over to Gao Yuliang.

Often, the direction assigned to them by the provincial party secretary, and the amount of work left for the deputy provincial party secretary to handle, determine the extent of their own power.

These things don't even require a standing committee meeting, or even if they are held, it's practically the power of the provincial party secretary.

Although Gao Yuliang still wields considerable power, it is significantly less than it was before Sha Ruijin was in power.

Gao Yuliang, who was initially disappointed, became more and more relaxed after learning about Chang Junhao's background.

He knew that his good days were yet to come, and he was certain that he would be among those promoted to ministerial level this time.

He could reach the rank of minister before he turns sixty and continue to work steadily for another level, thus fulfilling his wish.

That's why Gao Yuliang felt relaxed. Now that he knows where Chang Junhao might be, Gao Yuliang is even more excited.

Not only the former leaders, but also the current leaders know Chang Junhao, and are even aware of the development trend of Chang Junhao and the Chang family.

To a certain extent, following Chang Junhao can be considered politically correct.

Hearing the news of Chang Junhao's return, he must have been very happy.

In front of Gao Yuliang was Qi Tongwei, who also frequently appeared in Gao Yuliang's office.

Even now, Gao Yuliang still serves concurrently as the head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Qi Tongwei was overjoyed to receive this news, but his heart, which had been restless for a long time, inevitably began to stir again.

"Teacher Gao..."

"Hmm?" Gao Yuliang gave him a look, and Qi Tongwei instantly knew how to address him.

"Secretary Gao, now that Secretary Chang is back, shouldn't I go and pay him a visit?"

"This connection needs to be maintained regularly, otherwise..."

"Hmm? What's wrong? Your heart seems to be getting restless again?" Gao Yuliang looked at Qi Tongwei and asked him this directly.

"Was Secretary Chang's previous instruction to you only effective for a short period of time?"