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

At this time, the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee.

In the main conference room, an impromptu meeting was suddenly convened. In addition to the members of the Standing Committee, the main leaders of various departments in Jingzhou City were all present.

Outside the meeting room, Li Dakang paced back and forth. Wu Zhenyu, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, strode over.

"How is the situation?"

Li Dakang quickly asked.

"Secretary Li, all the surveillance cameras near Chen Yanshi's house are broken. The relevant departments are repairing them. They didn't capture who sent the flowers and plants. I asked the procuratorate, and Chief Prosecutor Ji said that the flowers and plants that can be returned should be returned, and those that cannot be returned should be sent to the homes of retired cadres and confiscated."

Wu Zhenyu said quickly.

"That's good. Get the camera repaired as soon as possible."

Li Dakang breathed a sigh of relief. Ji Changming must have received instructions from Secretary Sha and didn't intend to cause any major trouble, which suited him perfectly. "Let's go, let's have a meeting."

After saying that, he turned around. As soon as the staff opened the door, he stopped in his tracks. "Also, what Chen Yanshi? You should call him Old Chen. You have to respect the old comrade."

"Yes, yes, you're right, I've got it."

Wu Zhenyu hurriedly replied, cursing inwardly, "Damn it, when Secretary Sha isn't here, you keep calling him Old Chen, Chen Yanshi, and Old Stone, but as soon as Secretary Sha comes, you become Old Chen."

The door opened, and the two walked in one after the other.

Following Li Dakang, Wu Zhenyu also enjoyed the privilege of being stood up by everyone.

"Meeting."

Li Dakang walked to the main seat expressionlessly, holding a thermos cup in his hand, his eyes sweeping over the crowd below without any emotion.

"Comrades, do you know why we've suddenly convened this meeting today?"

The group remained silent, some of them looking tense.

The huge conference room was completely silent.

Sun Liancheng twirled his pen, while Mayor Ye Qian leaned back in his chair and drank tea.

"Comrade Sun Liancheng, do you enjoy playing with pens?"

"And Comrade Ye Qian, are you very thirsty?"

Li Dakang looked at the two of them and called them out directly.

All eyes turned to the two of them.

Sun Liancheng put down his pen. "Secretary Li, just say what you need to say. I'm busy with things back in Guangming District."

"Secretary Li, the seaweed and egg drop soup I had for lunch was a bit too salty. Is it okay to have some water?" Mayor Ye Qian said calmly. "Also, Secretary Li, could you please notify us of meetings at least one day in advance next time? Otherwise, it will affect our colleagues' work schedules, especially for meetings with so many people."

Wow, that's really brave of you to talk to Li Dakang like that.

The others exchanged glances, noticing the excitement in each other's eyes.

Sun Liancheng used to be a good worker who never said anything, and Ding Yizhen handled everything.

Mayor Ye Qian was the same; Li Dakang handled everything.

However, recently, both of them seem to have become quite assertive.

"Alright, Mayor Ye, I accept your suggestion."

Li Dakang nodded, glared at the two of them, then placed his hands on the table and said, "This meeting is a bit sudden, but we have to hold it."

"It's only been a few days since Ding Yizhen fled, and he hasn't even been caught yet. Some of our city's officials have already become flower and plant merchants, buying flowers and plants from the flower and bird market and delivering them to Old Chen's house. If Old Chen likes tigers or leopards, are you going to contact the zoo and drive right up to his house?"

"How shameful! How shameful!"

Li Dakang slammed his hand on the table. "Let's talk about this in today's meeting. Consider it a democratic life meeting, an informal meeting without minutes, where we can examine ourselves, reflect on our actions, and criticize each other!"

Democratic life meeting?

Ye Qian sat up straight, picked up his water glass, and began to moisten his throat.

"Who wants to go first?"

Li Dakang sat down and glanced around.

Still, no one spoke.

"Secretary Li, you're the most senior person here, so of course you should start first."

Ye Qian spoke up.

"Since this is a democratic life meeting, we shouldn't talk about who's the big or small in rank," which is a misconception.

Li Dakang waved his hand.

"Nobody said yes, right? Then I'll start."

After Li Dakang finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Shuli, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Sun Haiping, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

"Comrade Shuli, Comrade Haiping, don't you have anything to say?"

The two were suddenly called upon, exchanged a glance, and both nodded to each other to go first.

Seeing this, Li Dakang was furious. "You're still trying to shirk your responsibilities? Let me tell you, you've neglected your duties! You're failing in your duties!"

"Secretary Li, isn't that a bit of an overstatement?"

Sun Haiping frowned and looked over, while Zhang Shuli nodded.

"serious?"

"Heh," Li Dakang shook his head and chuckled, "Ding Yizhen's escape had such a terrible impact. If we hadn't taken timely measures, it would have almost affected the Guangming Peak project. You, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, knew absolutely nothing about his situation?"

Sun Haiping laughed, "Secretary Li, our Political and Legal Affairs Commission has reported some issues concerning Ding Yizhen to you, such as his frequenting of Shanshui Manor for meals and drinks. I have already reported this to you, and Comrade Shuli was also there."

"That's right," Zhang Shuli nodded.

"Back then you said we had to consider the bigger picture, that Comrade Ding Yizhen was busy with the Guangming Peak project, which was a big deal, but it just fizzled out. Now that he's run away, what are we supposed to say?" Sun Haiping said, spreading his hands.

"Yes, I said those words back then, and I apologize," Li Dakang nodded. "But what about you? Don't you bear any responsibility? Knowing there was a problem, why didn't you investigate further? Also, everyone knows about that video from last night, right?"

"After Secretary Sha went to Old Chen's house, some cadres immediately sent flowers and plants to Old Chen's house. Luckily, Old Chen doesn't like small animals, otherwise I think someone could have gotten a giant panda. The actions of these cadres can be described as bribery."

"What do you, the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, think of the actions of these officials? Did they have any problems before?"

Sun Haiping smiled. "Secretary Li, may I speak freely?"

"Please go ahead!"

Li Dakang extended his hand.

"Since it's called a democratic life meeting, everyone can speak freely, conduct self-examination and self-criticism."

"Alright then."

Sun Haiping nodded, took a sip of water,

"Regarding the Ding Yizhen incident, I was wrong, and I apologize. As the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, I discovered the problem, but I shouldn't have just listened to the municipal party secretary and let it go without considering the overall situation."

"I also made a mistake, and I will reflect on it," Zhang Shuli immediately interjected.

"In the future, if similar problems arise, our political and legal system's procuratorate and anti-corruption bureau will definitely investigate thoroughly once they are reported. I will report this to you every day. Here is a matter I have now. Chen Qingquan, the vice president of the Jingzhou City Court, is said to have visited the Shanshui Manor multiple times. What do you think should be done about this? He used to be Secretary Gao's secretary."

Li Dakang remained expressionless upon hearing this. "Comrade Sun Haiping, we don't need any Secretary Gao or Secretary Wang here, or any factions or cliques. Handong is a plain area, not a mountainous region. Also, the issue of Chen Qingquan needs to be investigated, but how to investigate it can be discussed by your Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the Discipline Inspection Commission after the meeting. We won't discuss that now."

"Alright, then I'll talk about what you just mentioned about some cadres sending flowers and plants to Comrade Chen Yanshi's home," Sun Haiping nodded. "How are you suggesting we handle this? Give them a heads-up? Heads-up aren't given every year. Political and legal meetings and Party committee meetings are held every month, and they're discussed every month. What else are we supposed to do?"

"Oh, so according to you, Secretary Li, our Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the Discipline Inspection Commission should send people to watch over these cadres every day and closely monitor their every move? They are not criminals, and we have no right to do that!"

"Furthermore, the public has reported that some people have minor issues, but they haven't reached the point of being serious. They may have some moral failings, but they haven't violated any laws or regulations. What are we supposed to do? Give them a moral lesson? Or take this one instance of giving flowers and plants as an excuse to arrest them all and execute them all?"

"Then I'll have to ask you, Secretary Li, before Secretary Sha came, Comrade Chen Yanshi wrote to you to report problems, and you just swept them away like trash, calling him 'Old Stone' and 'Old Chen' all the time. Now that Secretary Sha is here, hey, it's been upgraded to 'Old Chen.' Isn't that also considered flattery? Just without taking any action, right?"

As Sun Haiping got into the conversation, he stood up abruptly, placing his hands on the table as well, spitting as he spoke.