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

"Hehe, there was indeed such a thing, but it wasn't a happy occasion; I was just giving a wry smile."

Gao Yuliang squinted at him and said, "These past few days I've been rereading the classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Last night I happened to see the scene where Xu Shu's mother hanged herself and Xu Shu cried at her grave. It made me think about how he remained silent in Cao Cao's camp because of this, unable to come up with any brilliant plans. So I have a lot of feelings about this."

Upon hearing this, Tian Guofu's face immediately darkened.

The others had also mostly watched this classic TV series adapted from a famous novel. After recalling that scene, their expressions suddenly turned strange. After looking at Tian Guofu, the two figures in their minds vaguely overlapped.

There's no other reason than that Tian Guofu looks very similar to Xu Shu from the TV series.

Just then, Gao Yuliang seemed to have just thought of this question and said apologetically, "Oh, Comrade Xu... Guofu, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to imply anything about you, absolutely not. I sincerely apologize to you."

Since you didn't apologize, why should I?

You said it twice, and you even changed my surname?

Tian Guofu narrowed his eyes and immediately said, "It's nothing, Comrade Yuliang. I believe you didn't mean it."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Comrades, I have some other thoughts on the matter of Liu Xinjian jumping off the building."

Upon hearing this, those who were paying attention already guessed what he was going to say, and immediately sat up straight and leaned forward slightly.

"Comrades, I believe that while it is true that Comrade Li Beiguo of the Provincial Procuratorate and the comrades of the Anti-Corruption Bureau made mistakes in this matter and should indeed be severely punished, this also reflects other issues that deserve our deep consideration."

What's the problem? Tell me!

Tian Guofu also realized that what he had said was somewhat inappropriate, but he was used to speaking like this to Sha Ruijin and couldn't change it suddenly. So he quickly said:

"Comrades, as far as I know, the comrades in the Provincial Procuratorate, from Chief Prosecutor Ji Changming to Comrade Lin Jianguo, and now to Comrade Li Beiguo, all seem to have made the same mistake: failing to report to the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission in a timely manner. The same is true for the subordinate Anti-Corruption Bureau, from former Director Chen Hai to the current Director Hou Liangping."

Gao Yuliang smiled, as expected. However, he did not intend to interrupt and was ready to see what Tian Guofu had to say. He immediately took off his glasses, wiped them, and listened.

"It seems that within our province's political and legal system, the cadres in the procuratorate and related departments lack a spirit of respect for procedural justice, which I find very perplexing," Tian Guofu said, glancing at Gao Yuliang.

"Some say that Comrade Yuliang is the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, but he is also a full-time Deputy Secretary, carrying a heavy burden and unable to attend to everything. Others say that this reflects a lack of effective communication between leaders and subordinates, such as between the procuratorate and the anti-corruption bureau. What do you comrades think?"

Why don't you talk about the relationship between the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the Procuratorate? How are we supposed to see it?

Lin Wenjie and Yang Xiaofeng exchanged a glance and raised their heads.

In this situation, how can we let the eldest and second eldest brothers take the lead? They need to step up and stand up for themselves.

Soon, Yang Xiaofeng, holding the microphone, coughed, then slowly took a sip of water before asking with curiosity, "Comrade Guofu, who told you what you just said?"

Tian Guofu choked, "Who else could have said that? It must have been someone I told myself."

Also, shouldn't you be talking about the matter at hand? Why did you suddenly ask the question from this angle?

"What, did I say who it was? Is Comrade Xiaofeng planning to go and ask?" Tian Guofu replied with a forced smile.

"That's not quite right. It's just that I don't think the comrade who said that is a good comrade," Yang Xiaofeng shook his head. "If he is a comrade of the same level, I suggest he sign his name and raise it at the meeting. If he is a lower-level cadre, I suggest he strengthen his ideological development and learn what it means to respect leaders and seniors, instead of just gossiping behind their backs."

"Comrade Guofu, don't you think so?" Yang Xiaofeng leaned forward on the table, craning his neck to look at Tian Guofu, as if he wouldn't give up until he got a reply.

Tian Guofu's lips twitched, and he forced a smile as he nodded, saying, "I think Comrade Xiaofeng makes sense. I'll discuss it with these comrades later and relay your suggestion to them truthfully."

"That would be perfect."

Yang Xiaofeng smiled with satisfaction, sat up straight, and continued, "Furthermore, regarding what Comrade Guofu just mentioned, does he mean that Comrade Yuliang is focusing on Party committee work and neglecting political and legal work? I remember Comrade Yuliang raised this issue at a previous Standing Committee meeting. At that time, the Party Secretary wasn't present, and Comrade Yuliang was temporarily in charge of the Party committee's work. He was indeed very busy. Wasn't everyone present at the time?"

Someone glanced at Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu; they were indeed not physically present at the meeting, but rather on a computer screen.

"Ahem, Comrade Xiaofeng, Comrade Guofu was on the computer during that meeting, so he might not have heard clearly," Lin Wenjie kindly reminded him.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Comrade Guofu, I forgot. You don't mind, do you?" Yang Xiaofeng said apologetically.

"Hehe, Comrade Xiaofeng, I do remember that meeting you mentioned," Secretary-General Chen Jinyi said. "Comrade Yuliang did mention it that time, but didn't Secretary Sha come back later? Why does the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate keep making such procedural lapses? This time it even resulted in a death, and that was a department-level cadre."

Tian Guofu interjected, "I wonder if Comrade Yuliang is carrying too heavy a burden, neglecting the core work of political and legal affairs, and if the Party Committee is too busy?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuliang smiled slightly, picked up his water glass, and drank some water.

Sha Ruijin and Chu Shijun sat as still as old pine trees.

"Comrade Jinyi, Comrade Guofu, I think your words are biased."

Lin Wenjie narrowed his eyes.

"Let me reiterate, we are all leaders, but subordinates are also people, not machines. They can exert their initiative. What is initiative? I think I don't need to explain that, right? Comrade Yuliang emphasized many times at the political and legal work conference that cases must be handled according to law and procedures must be compliant. Now that the oversight has occurred at the front-line execution stage, how can you assume that the supervising leaders did not pay enough attention?"

"Is saying a few more words enough? Isn't this a problem of neglecting the construction of the political and legal team, failing to enforce procedural norms, and lacking supervision?" Tian Guofu was still very angry after being rebuked, so his words were quite harsh.

The others felt a chill run down their spines.

Li Dakang picked up his water glass and, under the guise of drinking, subtly turned his head to glance at Gao Yuliang's expression.

He was considering whether he should say a few words in support of Gao Yuliang.

After all, he is currently helping Chu Shijun find land for the project he brought in, and he can't let the project go to Luzhou because of this incident.

But seeing Gao Yuliang's calm expression, he suppressed his thoughts.

Let's wait a bit longer; it's better to offer help when it's in need than to add to someone's already good fortune.