Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

Sha Ruijin's office.

Bai Jingwen led Zhao Donglai in.

"Hello, Secretary Sha! I am Zhao Donglai, Executive Deputy Director of the Provincial Public Security Department, reporting for duty!"

Zhao Donglai stood ramrod straight and gave a standard salute.

"Hmm, Comrade Donglai, you look very energetic."

Sha Ruijin nodded, looked him up and down, and then pointed to the chair across the table.

"sit."

"Thank you, Secretary."

Zhao Donglai pulled over a stool, sat on half of it, and still maintained his upright posture.

"Xiao Bai, make Director Zhao a cup of tea, the new Wuyi Mountain tea that my old comrade gave me."

He was halfway through his sentence when he remembered that the two men had taken a lot of the tea leaves, so he quickly and naturally changed his mind.

"OK."

Bai Jingwen's lips twitched, and he turned around to make tea.

About half a minute later, the tea was served.

"Thank you, Director Bai."

Zhao Donglai took the cup with both hands and placed it on the table.

"Comrade Donglai, you're a bit late."

Sha Ruijin said with a smile.

Before he came to Handong, a friend from the Ministry of Public Security mentioned Zhao Donglai to him. It wasn't a deep relationship, just a favor the other party had done for him before.

Once it's used up, it's gone.

He also knew about Zhao Donglai's past in Handong, as he had been promoted by Zhao Lichun.

But now, Qi Tongwei is on Chu Shijun's side.

He has Ji Changming from the procuratorate on his side, who has already been disciplined, so he needs to keep this executive deputy director under his control.

As for the mark of Zhao Lichun on the other party, he didn't think it matter.

He has temporarily accepted the investigation of Li Dakang's "secretary clique." He's just a deputy director-general; he can't cause any trouble. As long as he can get things done, that's fine.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Donglai's heart tightened, and he quickly stood up. "Secretary Sha, the department has been assigning me a lot of work lately, I..."

"Sit down, sit down," Sha Ruijin gestured with his hand, "I'm not blaming you."

He was extremely satisfied with Zhao Donglai's performance. For a department-level cadre like Zhao Donglai to see him, he had to report to Bai Jingwen and make an appointment in advance.

He had only been back from his research trip for a short time, and people were coming to him to report on their work every day, so naturally he wasn't scheduled to be there yet. In addition, he was intentionally giving them the cold shoulder to test their patience.

Now it seems that Zhao Donglai is quite savvy, not bad.

"You just said that the department has assigned you, the executive deputy director, a lot of tasks?" Sha Ruijin asked.

"That's right, Secretary Sha."

Seeing that Sha Ruijin showed no dissatisfaction, Zhao Donglai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Just this past week, I've been in charge of almost all the big and small affairs in the office."

As he spoke, he glanced cautiously at Sha Ruijin, his tone slightly hesitant, "We don't know what our director is doing. He's even set up a secure channel on the Public Security Bureau's intranet, which I don't even have permission to access."

"I know about this."

Sha Ruijin waved his hand. "It's a case from the Ministry of Public Security."

"However, such a big matter should be known to you as the executive deputy director. We can't let Director Qi handle it all by himself."

As he spoke, he tapped the table with his finger and nodded, saying, "Here's what you'll do: go back to the Public Security Bureau and apply to your Director Qi to participate in this case. He'll tell you the details."

"Yes, Secretary Sha, I promise I won't let you down! I will definitely cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security to successfully complete this mission!"

Zhao Donglai said excitedly.

"Hehe, Donglai, your understanding is not good enough."

Sha Ruijin smiled and nodded at him.

"It's not about not wanting to embarrass me, but about not wanting to embarrass the people. Your Public Security Bureau's duty is to maintain stability and security, and to build a solid bridge for the people's happy life."

"Yes, Secretary Sha, your words are profound. I will learn from you in the future and will definitely understand and implement your spirit and instructions."

Zhao Donglai looked sincere, as if he had been inspired.

"Hey, have some tea, taste my tea leaves and see how they taste."

Sha Ruijin smiled and climbed up step by step from below; there were plenty of people trying to flatter him.

But after arriving in Handong, he discovered that the flattery here was even more pleasant to hear.

Zhao Donglai quickly picked up his water glass and took a big gulp, sipped it with his head swaying, then gave a thumbs up. "Secretary Sha, this tea is excellent. Just this one sip reminds me of the first cup of tea my father brewed for me. It was bitter at first, but after a careful sip, the aftertaste was lingering!"

"Haha, then drink more! I have plenty of tea!"

……

Anti-Corruption Bureau, Handong Provincial Procuratorate.

In a warehouse full of documents, several young men and women were painstakingly sorting through the files.

"Sister Huahua, when will this ever end?"

Some people complained.

Upon hearing this, Lin Huahua looked up at the piles of documents in the room and felt a pang of bitterness in her heart.

Seeing Zhou Zheng dozing off to the side, she was furious. She stepped forward and punched him twice, then stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go out and rest for a while."

"I'm exhausted from walking."

Outside was an office, where Lu Yike and Chen Hai each sat behind a desk, staring blankly at their computers.

After catching a glimpse of the group coming out, Lu Yike asked without turning her head, "Is everything ready?"

"It can't be that fast. This data is from so many years ago," Lin Huahua said, rubbing her shoulder. "Now everyone uses computers. How long does it take to look at this data?"

"Sister Yike, when will this ever end?"

Lu Yike rolled her eyes and leaned back in her chair. "It's already pretty good that you can stay here. With this demotion, you won't be moving for at least three to five years, barring any unforeseen circumstances."

Since the last time the provincial party committee and the disciplinary inspection commission dispatched teams successively announced the punishment decisions.

The group was swept here by a pole to look at materials in the Anti-Corruption Bureau's archives.

Chen Hai, a section chief, and Lu Yike, a deputy section chief, were both assigned here, to benches that were as cold as could be.

It's worth noting that the original director of this office was only a section chief, but because of them, he was transferred to another office and promoted.

Now, these people have to choose times when there are fewer people to enter and leave the Anti-Corruption Bureau; it's too embarrassing.

"Ring ring ring"

Chen Hai's phone rang, but he didn't even look at the caller ID before picking it up and answering.

"Feed".

"Hey, Chen Hai, I've arrived in Handong. Where are you? Come and greet me!" Hou Liangping's carefree voice rang out.

"Monkey? What are you doing here?"

Chen Hai frowned.

"monkey?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yike immediately stood up and rushed over, took the phone, and turned on speakerphone.

"Yes, I'm here in Handong to lead your work. Aren't you going to come to the airport to pick me up and give me a welcome-home party?"

Hou Liangping continued.

"You're Hou Liangping? You still have the nerve to come to Handong? You even expect us to come and greet you? Seriously... birdsong and fragrant flowers..."

Lu Yike roared, and Chen Hai quickly covered her mouth and snatched the phone away.

"Hey, who are you? Chen Hai, how do you manage your men? If they were under my command, I might..."

"Alright, monkey," Chen Hai interrupted, frowning, "Where are you? Hantong International Airport?"

"I just got off the plane and took a taxi," Hou Liangping replied, then continued, "That woman..."

"Just come to my house."

After saying that, Chen Hai hung up the phone.

Then, he glanced helplessly at Lu Yike and said, "Alright, Yike, say less. The monkey was also trying to catch the criminal, and so were we. The criminal ran away for some reason, so of course we have to take the blame."

"Pah! If it weren't for him, would we have been punished? And they made us welcome him? What a piece of trash!" Lu Yike waved her hand and said, "Come on, let's go to your house. I want to ask him how he has the nerve to say such a thing."

"Let's go too."

"Yes, we'll go too."

The others all stood up, some even walking to the door.

Seeing that they wouldn't give up until they were allowed to go, Chen Hai could only nod and say, "Go ahead, go ahead, we'll set off in half an hour."

With him around, nothing should happen.