Starting from Handong, in the name of Xiao Hao!

"Not bad!" Seeing that Qi Tongwei had also met the people who had left earlier, Chang Junhao didn't hide anything.

Moreover, Chang Junhao himself said that Li Dakang doesn't need to hide it; he can just show it openly and honestly.

"This is..." Qi Tongwei asked with some curiosity.

However, I was also worried that this might touch on Chang Junhao's secrets, so I wasn't very confident in asking.

“Li Dakang! You know him!” Chang Junhao smiled slightly and explained.

“Li Dakang? Dakang Shu… Dakang, the Vice Governor?” He could hardly believe what Chang Junhao was saying.

"He's not..." Qi Tongwei didn't quite understand.

"Ha!" Chang Junhao patted Qi Tongwei on the shoulder.

"What? Did I suppress him?"

"Then can't it be used by me?"

"Give someone like Li Dakang a chance, and he will be loyal to you!"

"Alright, I have some things to do, so I'll be going now!" With that, Chang Junhao walked towards the car at the door.

Seeing this, Qi Tongwei immediately took over the driver's job and jogged forward to open the car door for Chang Junhao.

"Secretary Chang, please!" Qi Tongwei said with a smile.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Chang Junhao smiled, got into the car, and drove off towards home.

Just as Chang Junhao left, a guy from the procuratorate and someone from the state-owned enterprise came out.

"Director Qi, why are you walking so fast?" she said, handing a small box she had taken from the store to Qi Tongwei.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Qi Tongwei refused outright.

"What kind of relationship do we have that we need to talk about this?"

"Director Qi, these are only to be expected, they're nothing good!" the two hurriedly tried to persuade him.

"Take it back. Do you still want my help?" Qi Tongwei's attitude was very firm.

For him, political advancement has always been his most important pursuit.

"What time is it now? The anti-corruption campaign is in full swing. Are you trying to frame me?" Qi Tongwei shouted.

"Director Qi, who are you? How come the anti-corruption campaign can't catch you?"

"You're a confidant of Secretary Gao and Secretary Chang, who would dare to investigate you?" the two continued with smirks.

"It is precisely because of my position that I cannot embarrass Secretary Gao and Secretary Chang at this crucial moment, understand?" Qi Tongwei admonished.

“We all come from the same place, we’re all in the same boat, how could I not help you?”

"But take these things back immediately!"

"Yes, yes!" Seeing Qi Tongwei's firm stance, which showed he wasn't just putting on an act, she had no choice but to take back her gift box.

"Alright, you all go back first, calm yourselves down, don't rush. Although the old secretary is no longer in Handong Province, he has been promoted to the capital!"

"They won't just stand by and watch us!" Qi Tongwei said.

"Okay, okay!" With that, the two of them, just like Qi Tongwei before, respectfully opened the car door for Qi Tongwei.

Qi Tongwei smiled slightly and drove away.

However, on the way, Qi Tongwei took out his phone and contacted his teacher.

“Teacher, it’s me, Tongwei!” Qi Tongwei said.

"Why are you calling so late?" Gao Yuliang's tired voice rang out.

"Teacher, do you know who I saw earlier?" Qi Tongwei asked immediately.

"Who did you run into?" Gao Yuliang took off his glasses and rubbed his temples.

"It's Secretary Chang, and Li Dakang too!" Qi Tongwei wouldn't keep his teachers in suspense.

“You saw it, you saw it… wait, did you see it together?” Gao Yuliang asked.

“That’s right, Secretary Chang said that Li Dakang has been taken down!” Qi Tongwei explained.

"You've taken down Li Dakang?" Gao Yuliang seemed somewhat incredulous.

"Yes, Li Dakang must have surrendered!" Qi Tongwei explained.

"Teacher Gao, do you think Li Dakang might be up to something?"

"At this critical juncture, Li Dakang has suddenly switched sides to our side?"

"A conspiracy? There's no way!" Gao Yuliang knew his old rival well, and he also knew a bit about Chang Junhao.

There's nothing to be surprised by this result.

"This is Secretary Chang's decision, you don't need to worry about it!" Gao Yuliang said.

"Secretary Chang won't worry about that, and Li Dakang wouldn't do that either!"

"For Li Dakang now, the only way to save himself is to seek refuge with Secretary Chang!"

"I was wondering why Secretary Chang said he didn't have time today; it turns out it was because of this."

"Then, Teacher Gao, do we not need to worry about anything?" Qi Tongwei asked.

"Manage? What do you want to manage?" Gao Yuliang asked directly.

"N-nothing!" Qi Tongwei didn't dare to say anything this time.

"Yes, that's it!" Gao Yuliang said.

"Alright, it's getting late, I need to go rest too, you should go home early as well!"

"Okay, Teacher Gao!" Qi Tongwei said, and after Gao Yuliang hung up the phone, he headed home.

The next day, a news report once again stirred up quite a stir in the entire provincial party committee compound.

Governor Liu collapsed at home last night and has been rushed to the hospital.

Early in the morning, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee convened at the call of Sha Ruijin.

"Comrades, everyone is here. Let's begin the meeting!" Sha Ruijin sat in the main seat, looking at the people below.

Everyone sat up straight, waiting for Sha Ruijin to continue, and many of them were sizing each other up.

Everyone now knows about Governor Liu's situation and has guessed that this time, Governor Liu probably won't continue to insist.

A meeting to decide on their next provincial governor may be held soon.

Everyone turned to look at Gao Yuliang and Chang Junhao.

"Everyone has heard about what happened to Governor Liu yesterday, right?" Sha Ruijin looked at the people present, but didn't see anything wrong.

Although Sha Ruijin hoped that the meeting would be postponed indefinitely, it was, after all, something he had promised himself.

Faced with Chang Junhao, he could no longer simply ignore him, let alone go back on his word.

Sha Ruijin didn't wait for anyone to answer and spoke directly.

"We received news from the doctor that Governor Liu cannot continue to overwork himself, otherwise he may relapse, or even his life may be in danger!"

"Therefore, Governor Liu can no longer persist in handling matters within the provincial government!"

"I also contacted my superiors this morning!"

"Our superiors have also agreed that we should elect an acting governor to temporarily oversee the work in our province!"

"What do you all think?" Now that the matter was settled, Sha Ruijin didn't want to waste any more time on it.

With the matter resolved, Chang Junhao could cooperate with him more effectively, so Sha Ruijin stopped dawdling.

"Agreed!" everyone said.

"Alright, now there are three candidates. One of them is Comrade Gao Yuliang, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Handong Province!"

"One is Comrade Li Dakang, the Executive Vice Governor of our Handong Province, and the other is the Party Secretary of our Lüzhou City!"

It's not that Chang Junhao wasn't nominated, but mainly because of the time limit, even though Chang Junhao is very qualified.

Even those similar to Gao Yuliang are now stuck.

Of course, it is possible to be promoted exceptionally, but that is usually done when the position or rank is relatively low.

Now that the level has been raised, further exceptional treatment might come at a higher cost.

"Now, comrades, please step aside!" Sha Ruijin said.

Those present all knew at this point that Li Dakang and the secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee were just there to make up the numbers.

Gao Yuliang remains in the top tier, and this time, the choice will only be made for Gao Yuliang.

Li Dakang doesn't even have the same qualifications as the Party Secretary of Lüzhou City, which makes it more likely.

After all, the secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee is also a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, while very few people, like Li Dakang, the executive vice governor, are directly promoted to governor.

"Alright, now let's vote! Those who want Comrade Gao Yuliang as the acting governor of our Handong Province, please raise your hands!"

"Okay, unanimously approved!" Now, there's no need to make any further selections.

Sha Ruijin himself understood this situation...