Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Xia Qing chatted with Sha Ruijin for a while longer, then said goodbye and returned to the Organization Department.

As soon as he entered the office, he called Lei Yu over.

Xia Qing arranged the key tasks for Lei Yu.

First, he made the decision to promote the five bureau chiefs in Guangming District to the rank of full-fledged division chief and put Lei Yu in charge of the process.

This is not difficult; we can just coordinate with the district. Lei Yu said he would do it immediately.

Then, Xia Qing continued making arrangements.

To carry out a large-scale project involving the entire organization department, lasting for one month.

Go to the grassroots level and conduct on-site research!

Xia Qing made detailed arrangements for this.

The survey mainly covered two aspects:

The use of positions at the grassroots level.

Discovering outstanding grassroots cadres.

Each deputy minister led a team, along with their respective departments, to conduct research.

Each group produced a research report, emphasizing data, examples, and methods.

The report was submitted to the Policy Research Office for compilation, and finally submitted to Xia Qing.

Hearing this, Lei Yu was extremely excited!

These are all things that the Organization Department can and should do.

If you do well, your grades will definitely be good.

It can even reach the level of being commended by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Those involved in this large-scale survey ranged from deputy ministers to various departments.

It is also easy to achieve results in research.

Lei Yu was just looking for a place to show off his skills and let the higher-ups see the Organization Department's capabilities.

Xia Qing then gave such a work arrangement.

This is just like a pillow delivered to a sleepyhead!

Furthermore, Xia Qing's work in unfreezing cadres earned him a recommendation and commendation from the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, greatly enhancing the reputation of the Organization Department of the Handong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China among its colleagues nationwide.

Furthermore, Xia Qing's background and work ability are beyond doubt.

Lei Yu became increasingly certain and resolutely followed Xia Qing, believing that the road ahead would definitely be smooth sailing!

Getting promoted is no longer a pipe dream!

Thinking of all this, Lei Yu hurriedly expressed his opinion:

"Don't worry, Minister, I'll arrange for the office to draft a plan right away, and I'll try to submit it to you for review tomorrow morning!"

Xia Qing was very satisfied with Lei Yu's enthusiasm and was about to nod when he suddenly remembered something and instructed:

"For the specific implementation, I'll need you vice ministers to lead the teams. Also, I'd like to trouble you to lead a team specifically for one task."

Lei Yu was about to stand up when he heard this, and said blankly:

"Is there anything else the minister requires?"

Xia Qing smiled and said:

"You will lead a team to investigate Yi Xuexi, the director of the Management Committee of the Luzhou Economic Development Zone. Remember, don't say anything else, just 'investigation'."

Connecting with Yi Xuexi was a plan Xia Qing had long ago.

However, I've been busy with official duties, but now that things at Dafeng Factory have temporarily come to an end, I can finally free up my time to do my job.

As one of the few people Sha Ruijin can trust in Handong, Yi Xuexi is a worthwhile investment.

Xia Qing wanted to get Yi Xuexi vetted by the Organization Department before Sha Ruijin promoted him.

In this way, Yi Xuexi's subsequent promotion and important appointments would be attributed to Xia Qinghe and the Organization Department's recommendation to Sha Ruijin.

By leveraging Yi Xuexi's connections, Xia Qing might gain a valuable asset to place next to Sha Ruijin.

Although Lei Yu did not understand Xia Qing's purpose, as the executive vice minister, he always kept his position in mind.

The minister made the arrangements; I didn't ask questions, I just did it.

After the thunderstorm passed, Xia Qing began to think.

He concluded that the temporary stabilization of the situation at Dafeng Factory was an opportunity.

With no worries about people's livelihoods, Sha Ruijin will take this opportunity to launch a new offensive against the Zhao family's deeply entrenched operations in Handong.

The Han University gang must take action.

The Zhao family will no longer remain inactive.

At the same time, the person who represents the will of the Zhong family.

Hou Liangping.

Even though he was given a major demerit, Sha Ruijin would never give up this weapon, which represented the Zhong family and could help him overcome all obstacles!

This is also why Xia Qing, after receiving Zhong Zhengguo's call, superficially agreed to let Hou Liangping off the hook.

The pilot program for parallel job titles and ranks can be implemented simply by the Xia family asking for it.

Zhong Zhengguo truly believed that the so-called help in coordinating things was not very attractive to Xia Qing.

Xia Qing simply felt that Sha Ruijin needed Hou Liangping as a tool. If he had gone too far last time and broken the tool, it would have put Sha Ruijin in a difficult position, and everyone else would have been in a difficult position as well.

Sometimes, it's necessary for someone to take the lead.

Hou Liangping is the best candidate.

Therefore, Xia Qing chose to feign compliance with Zhong Zhengguo.

Once Sha Ruijin launches his offensive, a new round of reshuffling and realignment will begin in Handong.

When the situation becomes unmanageable, Sha Ruijin will launch a final offensive.

The call for a comprehensive anti-corruption campaign is just around the corner.

Fortunately, Xia Qing had completed her assigned tasks beforehand.

And they reaped a great harvest.

Xia Qing arrived in Handong with the task of unfreezing cadres as required by his superiors. He successfully completed the unfreezing work and introduced a new assessment method, which showed signs of becoming a new method applicable nationwide.

Next, they found another way and successfully resettled the workers at Dafeng Factory, leaving only the shareholders to put up a stubborn resistance.

Shareholders are not workers, and Guangming District is no longer constrained in dealing with the Dafeng Factory issue.

Xia Qing did not delve deeper into the Dafeng Factory issue in order to avoid touching upon the most crucial land relocation issue.

Others can investigate, but Xia Qing cannot.

If things continue to escalate over the Dafeng Factory issue, and one side—Sha Ruijin, the Handa gang, the Shanshui Group, or even Hou Liangping—starts to take action...

This will inevitably affect the entire situation in Handong and trigger a chain reaction.

At that time, even if Xia Qing wanted to remain calm and collected, it would be difficult for him.

This is not conducive to strategic planning and grasping the overall situation.

We should take advantage of the temporary stability of the situation to quickly complete our work and achieve even greater results.

Only with achievements can we stand firm and remain standing in the storms that will follow in Handong.

Use stillness to control movement.

Xia Qing's plan soon came true.

That night.

Anti-Corruption Bureau, Handong Provincial Procuratorate.

The lights in the political office were always on.

Chen Hai, who was demoted to the rank of division chief, has not been home for many days.

Already alone, he suffered setbacks in his career, leaving him even more confused and helpless.

His frustration made him unwilling to stay at home alone and face the quiet night.

He preferred to sleep in the office, where the bright lights made him feel less lonely.

Chen Hai still has work to do tonight.

My responsibilities include writing a press release for the procuratorate's case-handling publicity materials, and then designing a script for a promotional video based on the press release.

Chen Hai, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, looked at the script materials Lin Huahua had found for him online and couldn't help but chuckle.

The former head of the anti-corruption bureau, nighttime was the best time for him to go out and investigate cases.

But now, I can only stay in the office, writing while warming myself by the fire as winter approaches.

It's truly a case of a hero having no place to use his skills!

"Lin Huahua walks in from this angle, strikes a pose, the camera cuts to the person involved, and subtitles appear at the bottom of the screen..."

Chen Hai was writing the script when he suddenly stopped.

He clearly saw Hou Liangping's name in the role assignments.

Can you help him write a line?

Chen Hai wanted to make a move, but his fingers hovered over the keyboard, unable to press the keys.

Does the deputy director of the anti-corruption bureau have time to film this?

If I were still the bureau chief, would I have time to film this?

No, if I were still the bureau chief, why would I be asked to write a script?

Sigh, Chen Hai, oh Chen Hai...

Chen Hai struggled for a long time, his mind a complete mess, and ultimately failed to write any lines. He simply added a colon for Hou Liangping and left it blank.

Just as Chen Hai was feeling a sense of vengeful pleasure.

The office door suddenly opened.

Chen Hai looked up at the newcomer with a startled expression.