In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Jia Renli didn't dwell on the tea matter. He didn't detect any lies in Sha Ruijin's words, which meant that Secretary Chen Luo really had the means to afford it.

"Secretary Chen, I haven't officially started working yet..."

"It's alright, just have Minister Chunlin expedite the process tonight. Comrade Renli, I also agree with Comrade Chen Luo's suggestion. You should prepare for the investigation."

"Okay, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

Jia Renli suddenly stood up, his resolute appearance making him look like he was going to the battlefield.

"It's getting late, so we won't stay any longer. Comrade Chen Luo, you and Comrade Renli can have another chat."

After saying this, Sha Ruijin got up and left, and Tian Guofu and Li Dakang followed suit.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Guofu, Secretary Dakang, take your time!"

After seeing the three off, Chen Luo sat down alone with Jia Renli and started chatting.

"Comrade Renli, I spoke with Elder Jia over the phone about your visit to Handong."

Since there was no one else around, there was no need to hide anything, so Chen Luo spoke quite directly.

"Secretary Chen, my father told me to listen to you!"

"I believe that, but Comrade Renli, I will most likely not meet with you alone like today in the future. After all, you are the deputy secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Logically speaking, the person sitting here talking to you right now should be Secretary Tian Guofu."

"Secretary Chen, I understand what you mean, and I absolutely will not cause you any trouble!"

Chen Luo pretended not to hear these words...

"I'm not afraid of trouble, what I'm afraid of is that you don't dare to cause trouble. I've heard about what you did in Guizhou Province. The comrades in Guizhou are worried that if you investigate too hard, it will affect stability. We in Handong are not afraid. You can investigate as much as you want and sweep away all those hidden demons and monsters. Consider this my task for you."

"Secretary Chen, can you really investigate all of these?"

Jia Renli was clearly still not quite convinced, after all, he had been constrained in Guizhou Province.

"We can investigate! But once you have the evidence, you need to report the situation to me or Secretary Tian first."

We need to decide whether to resolve this gently or with a direct, decisive approach. Comrade Renli, please understand this point.

"It's okay, as long as it can be checked."

After chatting for another ten minutes or so, their conversation ended. Jia Renli went directly to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to prepare for his arrival, while Chen Luo went to the Provincial Party Committee meeting room a few hours later to prepare for a meeting.

At 5:40 p.m., Zhou Jianjun was not among the last two to arrive as usual; he had arrived early in the conference room.

His gloomy appearance might even make an unsuspecting person feel sorry for him.

Once Sha Ruijin arrived, everyone was present.

"Comrades, let's begin the meeting!"

An emergency occurred at noon today: Li Shangli, the vice mayor of Jingzhou City and secretary of the Guangming District Committee, was caught red-handed by comrades from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection for illegally attempting to leave the country with a fake passport!

The issues involved are somewhat complex, and I've called everyone here to discuss the handling of Li Shangli's case.

As soon as Sha Ruijin finished speaking, Zhou Jianjun stood up and looked at everyone with a tragic expression.

"Comrades, let me first apologize to you all and to the Provincial Party Committee. I guaranteed that Li Shangli would be transferred from Suzhou to Handong. I really did not expect that Li Shangli would be so audacious and reckless."

I bear leadership responsibility for his problems!

Zhou Jianjun sighed heavily, and even Sha Ruijin, who hadn't originally planned to bring up the issue, frowned.

"Now is not the time to assign blame, Governor Jianjun. Let's discuss the handling of Li Shangli first. His case is quite complicated and involves comrades from the National Security Bureau."

Personnel from the higher-level national security department have arrived in Handong and will conduct an investigation together with our provincial discipline inspection commission comrades. The most important issue at present is what to do about Guangming District.

Three consecutive secretaries have run into problems…

Sha Ruijin's words were also quite shameful, as he couldn't escape responsibility for the previous problem with Yi Xuexi.

However, Yi Xuexi's problem was not as serious as Li Shangli's, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

"The problems in Guangming District do need to be taken seriously. Three consecutive secretaries have fallen from power. Is it because our provincial party committee failed to recognize talent, or is it because the position in Guangming District is prone to corruption? We need to give an explanation to the higher authorities and the people."

Gao Yuliang interrupted, while Zhao Dagong squinted, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. He hadn't originally planned to pursue Zhou Jianjun's responsibility now, but Zhou Jianjun had jumped out first.

Just as he was about to speak, Sha Ruijin changed the subject again, leaving Zhao Dagong feeling awkward and itchy to speak.

"Let's tackle these issues one by one. Regarding the investigation into Li Shangli, I propose that Comrade Jia Renli from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection take charge and coordinate with the comrades from the National Security Bureau."

This is a signal Chen Luo is sending, clearly indicating to everyone that Jia Renli is connected to him.

"I support Comrade Chen Luo's suggestion. It was Comrade Jia Renli, who just arrived in Handong, who discovered that Li Shangli was trying to go abroad. He is very capable and has a keen eye."

However, I haven't officially started work yet. Comrade Chunlin, could your organization department arrange for my onboarding as soon as possible?

Sha Ruijin looked at Wu Chunlin, who smiled and nodded, saying, "Secretary Sha, it can be arranged, but the earliest it can be is tomorrow morning."

"That's alright, let's do it tomorrow morning. Does anyone have any different opinions on Comrade Chen Luo's and my proposal?"

Sha Ruijin glanced at everyone, and they all shook their heads.

"Okay, then this matter is settled. Now let's talk about the Guangming District. Three consecutive secretaries have fallen from power. It's really embarrassing if word gets out. People might think that all the comrades in our Handong Provincial Committee are blind."

Everyone is welcome to offer their opinions on the candidate for the next Party Secretary of Guangming District.

"Have Minister Chunlin conduct another thorough investigation; the next Party Secretary of Guangming District absolutely cannot have any problems!"

"Secretary Sha, is your primary principle the Party spirit?"

It was unusual for Secretary-General Qian to utter such a remark.

"yes!"

Sha Ruijin also replied to him.

No one paid much attention to it, but Chen Luo kept his eyes fixed on Secretary Qian. The other party probably wanted to push someone to the Bright District. Of course, that wasn't the point. The point was that Chen Luo realized he hadn't taken the other party seriously at all.

Secretary Qian was so good at hiding that everyone in the provincial party committee subconsciously ignored him...

Chen Luo wasn't sure why he was so sensitive, but he always felt that Secretary Qian was too good at hiding.

The meeting ended quickly, with little discussion; it simply laid out Li Shangli's case clearly. Of course, this was just a prelude; the real storm would only arrive after the results of the investigation into Li Shangli were released.

That evening, the Organization Department worked overtime to process Jia Renli's onboarding. The next morning, Jia Renli officially took office as the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and presided over the investigation into Li Shangli's case.