Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Tang Zhisheng was stunned.

Liang Qunfeng's words were truly astonishing.

Not only did they address Zhong Zhengguo by his given name, but they also stopped calling him Zhong Shuji.

He also stated explicitly that Zhong Zhengguo had used him and wanted to use him as well.

These are the kinds of words he said.

In the past, Tang Zhisheng would never have imagined that Liang Qunfeng would say such a thing.

This guy used to be a die-hard fan of Zhong Zhengguo.

In the former leadership of the Handong Provincial Committee.

Zhong Zhengguo and Liang Qunfeng are conservatives.

Zhao Lichun and Liu Zhendong are reformists.

As for himself, the supervisor of the disciplinary office, he was a centrist.

But now...

Liang Qunfeng, who attempted suicide, said the following.

Is she really tired of living, or has she had enough of being controlled by Zhong Zhengguo?

"Old Liang, you can eat as much as you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

“Zhong Shuji has been transferred to Yanjing, and he obviously has no authority to interfere in the personnel arrangements of Handong Province.”

"You said he'd keep you hanging on until he parachuted someone else into Handong to replace you... Does he really have that kind of power?"

Liang Qunfeng smiled coldly.

"He doesn't have it, but the people behind him do!"

"Uh……"

Tang Zhisheng fell silent.

Zhong Zhengguo did not achieve any particularly outstanding political achievements in Handong.

He was transferred to Yanjing, but surprisingly, he wasn't given a promotion in name only; he was given a nominal position.

Instead, he made a slight advancement, becoming the third deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

How could it be possible that no one was supporting or backing them?

Take ten thousand steps back.

Liang Qunfeng was injured and hospitalized to recuperate, leaving the position of Political and Legal Secretary in Handong Province vacant.

As the former top official of Handong Province.

Zhong Zhengguo certainly still has some right to make recommendations.

If he recommends someone to replace Liang Qunfeng, then the people behind him should put in a little more effort.

That's fucking amazing!

This way.

Although Zhong Zhengguo is no longer in Handong, the third-in-command in Handong is his man.

Wouldn't this hinder Zhao Lichun at every turn, making it difficult for his high-quality development plan to be implemented smoothly?

"Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!"

"Zhong Zhengguo, oh Zhong Zhengguo!"

"You guys are really good at playing the long game!"

"To place someone in such a crucial position as the secretary of the political and legal system."

"That's like putting a noose around Zhao Lichun's neck."

"Not only will it make him very uncomfortable, but even if it doesn't strangle him at the crucial moment, it will also make him feel extremely uncomfortable!"

"Moreover, he created obstacles at every turn, which prevented Zhao Lichun from achieving high-quality economic development during his five-year term."

"Then five years from now, you can legitimately get rid of him and replace him with one of your own!"

"The political and legal affairs secretaries are arranged in advance, so the new top leader is not worried about an unstable foundation or an unstable base."

"The key point is that they clearly planned to arrange for someone else to replace Liang Qunfeng's position, but they still used this position as bait to trick me... They're so damn insidious!"

"However, no matter how much they planned, they didn't expect that I wouldn't take their empty promises, and they certainly didn't expect that Liang Qunfeng would be so desperate, unwilling to be manipulated by them, that he didn't even want to live anymore!"

Tang Zhisheng is undoubtedly a shrewd person who has managed to stay in the system for so many years.

He quickly figured everything out.

I know that Liang Qunfeng is now only thinking about dying.

At the same time, a person's words are good when they are about to die!

They don't even care about their own lives, why would they care about Zhong Zhengguo's strategies?

That being the case.

Why should I be polite?

"Old Liang, are you sure they want to parachute a political and legal secretary into Handong?"

"Yes! His name seems to be Tian Guofu, but Zhong Zhengguo obviously won't tell you the truth. Instead, he's trying to fool you by saying he can help you take my place, right?"

"Yes, he did hint at it, but I thought, if I listened to him and he helped me successfully replace you, wouldn't I end up like you, completely at his mercy?"

"Don't believe it, Lao Tang!"

With a pained expression, Liang Qunfeng propped himself up slightly and bluntly complained:

"You know exactly how he's fooled me all these years!"

"I know myself that I am not good at managing the economy. If I were to be the top leader of Handong, it would only harm tens of millions of people in Handong."

"But what about him? He's stubborn and won't listen to a word of my advice. He insists on pushing me to the top and wants me to succeed him. He really treats me like a servant."

House slave?

These two words truly surprised Tang Zhisheng.

He stepped forward and helped Liang Qunfeng sit up.

"It seems you've suffered quite a bit of injustice over the years!"

Liang Qunfeng smiled.

"I wouldn't say I feel wronged, but I'm fed up with being controlled by him. Even my secretary is his person. Where do I have any freedom at all?"

"Of course, I also have my flaws. I am nepotistic and only want to promote and give important positions to people I admire, such as Gao Yuliang, who teaches in the Department of Political Science and Law at Han University."

“I saw a reflection of myself in him back then. Plus, his wife and my daughter Liang Lu are also good friends and colleagues, so I promoted him.”

"If I had to pinpoint any mistakes I made over the years, it would probably be that I spoiled my daughter too much and used my power to suppress Qi Tongwei, which prevented him from being transferred to Yanjing to reunite with Chen Yang even after he became a drug enforcement hero."

"He drove a promising young man, once full of ideals and ambitions, to desperation. In order to change his fate, he had no choice but to bow down to power and marry a woman ten years his senior who had also had a miscarriage..."

Tang Zhisheng picked up the thermos and poured a glass of water for Liang Qunfeng.

"That happened so many years ago, why are you still thinking about it so much?"

"Old Tang, I'm so ashamed!"

Liang Qunfeng held the water glass in his hands, his body trembling slightly.

“My Liang family has fallen from grace. Liang Lu and Liang Wei are both in jail, but he still comes to visit me occasionally.”

“Every time I see him, I feel guilty and want to apologize to him.”

Tang Zhisheng laughed and said, "Since things have come to this, there's no need to apologize; it would be pointless anyway."

"There's a poem that goes something like this: Flowers may bloom again, but youth never returns!"

"He and Chen Yang have already been delayed, so what's the use of an apology?"

With trembling hands, Liang Qunfeng brought the water glass to his lips and took a small sip.

"I'm telling you this today, I've truly seen through life and death, and I don't want to live anymore."

"But I know that if I want you to help me return to my roots and let me leave this world with dignity, I have to give something in return."

"So I'm telling you frankly, Zhong Zhengguo is a real scoundrel, obsessed with power and utterly lacking in vision. Don't believe any of his empty promises."

Tang Zhisheng nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, I, Tang Zhisheng, am not a fool. I won't believe his nonsense."

"If I were truly an idiot, would I have climbed to this position? Would I have remained a centrist for five years?"

Upon hearing Lao Tang's candid confession, Liang Qunfeng couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He was laughing so hard he was shaking, and he could barely hold the water glass in his hand.

Tang Zhisheng quickly stepped forward and fed him the water.

This small gesture.

This immediately brought tears to Liang Qunfeng's eyes.

"thanks, thanks!"

Liang Qunfeng gently patted Tang Zhisheng's hand on the back and sighed deeply.

He turned his head to look at the window where he had tried to jump but failed to climb up.

He failed to jump off the building and ended up falling down instead.

It's so sad to think about!

If I were twenty years younger... no, ten years younger...

Jumping out of a window is a perfectly swift and decisive action.

but……

At that time, I was full of vigor and rising rapidly in my career.

How could he possibly want to jump off a building?

"Flowers may bloom again, but youth never returns!"

After letting out a soft sigh, Liang Qunfeng turned to look at Tang Zhisheng.

"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!"

"For many years, I have regarded these four sentences as a wise saying, but after reciting them too often, they have become an empty slogan."

"In the end, he only thought about pursuing power and completely forgot his original intention. Now he doesn't want to live anymore. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he hadn't done much practical work for the people."

Tang Zhisheng comforted him, saying, "You don't need to blame yourself so much. You can't catch all the criminals. There will always be people who are greedy and will always take risks. Absolute peace and tranquility is simply impossible."

Liang Qunfeng chuckled.

"Of course I know that there are no bad guys left to catch."

"However, I am still to blame for failing to vigorously promote the spirit of the rule of law and ensure that Handong Province has laws to follow, laws are followed, laws are strictly enforced, and violations are investigated."

"I hope that after you succeed me as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Department of Handong, you will not be afraid of hardships and difficulties and spread the spirit of the rule of law to every corner of Handong. This will also fulfill my unfinished regret!"

"Only by governing the country according to law can we achieve fairness and integrity, and enable ordinary people to truly live a happy and stable life. Otherwise, a small act of arbitrary use of power can ruin the fate of many people!"

At this point, Liang Qunfeng paused slightly.

"Of course, economic development is also very important!"

"Ordinary people have the right to pursue a better life, but our current technology, industry, transportation, communication and so on are still unable to meet everyone's needs."

"Putting everything else aside, just take my son's Santana sedan as an example. It cost 120,000 yuan, Lao Tang. Ordinary people would have to save up for several years without eating or drinking to afford it."

"If we want ordinary people to be able to easily afford mobile phones and cars, and to afford medical care, housing, and education, we must pursue high-quality development."

"We must be bold enough to break the rigid economic system and adjust the relations of production in line with the times, but we cannot only care about GDP and ignore the ecological and human environment."

Tang Zhisheng laughed and said, "In the end, what you're really trying to do is get me to support Zhao Shuji, isn't it?"

"Don't worry, now that I've seen through Zhong Zhengguo's ugly face, I have no choice but to support Zhao Shuji in his big endeavor!"

Liang Qunfeng smiled knowingly.

He breathed a sigh of relief and silently looked out the window.

After a while.

His voice was hoarse, but he said calmly:

"Spring is about to arrive in my hometown, and flowers will be in bloom. Please, Old Tang, see me off on my final journey!"