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

After listening, Chu Shijun smiled coldly, took out a cigarette, offered one to Sima Shenhe, and said in a deep voice, "You did very well. Zhencheng is a major economic city, so we really need to be cautious."

"Alright, Comrade Shenhe, I now authorize you."

"The Public Security Bureau will continue to adopt a single-line covert investigation and control approach, maintaining the current pace, without filing a case, without interviewing anyone, and without disclosing any clues to the outside world. We will gradually build up the chain of evidence to be complete and solid, solidifying and securing all financial flows, traces, and witness testimonies, so that in the future, any action will be met with irrefutable evidence, leaving no room for reversal."

"Keep a private file on the relevant officials and business circles, observe them quietly, and don't reveal anything for the time being to avoid alerting them. Just keep an eye on the words and actions of those officials suspected of leaking information; it's not advisable to take action right now."

"We will continue to take measures to cool down the public opinion situation, suppress the heat, prevent hype and spread, and always keep the initiative in public opinion in our own hands."

"Yes, Secretary Chu, please rest assured, I will definitely complete the task."

Sima Shenhe solemnly assured him, and then expressed his concerns.

"Secretary Chu, the reason why the Discipline Inspection Commission wasn't notified immediately was also due to Gu Wangbei; after all, he is..."

"What do you think is the best way to handle this?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Shijun raised his eyes and declared firmly, "I treat everyone equally. I don't care what you say in private, but in my eyes, Meng Huo is irrelevant!"

Sima Shenhe's heart skipped a beat; it really was time to draw the sword.

"Secretary Chu, I understand."

"Okay, go back to work."

Chu Shijun nodded, stood up and said, "By the way, regarding Zhu Yang's situation, let me remind Comrade Dakang."

"Okay, I'll let Comrade Dakang know when I get back."

The message to Li Dakang was to tell him not to make any big moves that might ruin things.

Because of the discussion last night, Li Dakang will definitely make some adjustments to the leadership team when he gets back.

If he makes any big moves and Zhu Yang suspects that he is being targeted at this level, that would be bad.

Therefore, on the way back, Sima Shenhe called Li Dakang and subtly mentioned it.

……

Zhencheng, Municipal Party Committee.

In the office, Li Dakang hung up the phone, a thoughtful look on his face.

On his desk were files on the Zhencheng City leadership team and the heads of some of its subordinate departments.

Just like Sima Shenhe thought, after revealing his true intentions yesterday, he planned to start making adjustments and arrangements today.

Replace some, promote some, and recruit some.

This allowed him to control the entire team.

He was very confident about this, because on his first day there, many people approached him to express their loyalty.

Firstly, because of King Shi of Chu, and secondly, because of his father-in-law, Zhong Zhenguo.

If you really want to do it, there's not much difficulty or resistance.

However, it now seems that some people may need to slow down their adjustments.

'Bang bang'

Just then, his chosen temporary secretary knocked on the door and came in. "Secretary Li, Mayor Zhu is here."

Behind him followed a broad-shouldered, stout middle-aged man with thinning hair, not very tall, wearing black-rimmed glasses that covered his small eyes. This was Zhu Yang, the mayor of Zhencheng City.

"Comrade Zhu Yang has arrived, please have a seat."

"Comrade Dakang, I'm sorry to bother you."

Zhu Yang stepped forward and shook hands with Li Dakang.

Regardless of Li Dakang's status as a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, the two are of similar rank, both at the vice-ministerial level.

"Xiao Hu, make Mayor Zhu a cup of tea. He likes strong tea."

"Comrade Dakang knows me quite well."

Zhu Yang narrowed his eyes and a strange smile appeared on his face.

"I'm new here, how can I get started without understanding the situation of my colleagues?"

Li Dakang said with a forced smile.

Zhu Yang smiled but didn't reply.

After his secretary served tea, Li Dakang lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and exhaled sharply. He then asked with a smile, "Comrade Zhu Yang, what brings you here all of a sudden? What instructions do you have?"

Cough cough

The smoke reached Zhu Yang's face across from him, choking him so much that he coughed violently twice, his whole body trembling.

After frowning and shifting his position, he finally spoke:

"I happened to be inspecting municipal work nearby, and I heard that you, Comrade Dakang, had asked the Municipal Party Committee and the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department for detailed information on us, so I came to take a look. Comrade Dakang, information is just information after all. If there's anything you want to know, why not ask me? I've worked here for many years, and I know most of the comrades."

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang's pupils contracted. "Hehe, it seems Comrade Zhu Yang is very concerned about the situation of our comrades. Judging from what you said, you know so many people. I think you should be the Minister of Organization."

"Well, just kidding. I might consider the provincial Party committee's organization minister, but the municipal Party committee's isn't suitable. I don't want to back down." Zhu Yang's tone was uncompromising. "I wonder if Comrade Dakang, after watching for so long, there's anything you don't understand?"

very good!

Li Dakang noticed the change in the other person; the other person's tone wasn't this harsh just two days ago.

Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite!

"Comrade Zhu Yang, Minister Chen of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department is doing a very good job, and I don't think he will be transferred. But you, even if he gives up his position, you are already of age. You should first cooperate with me, the new Party Secretary of the Municipal Committee, to do a good job in Zhencheng."

After saying that, ignoring Zhu Yang's increasingly cold expression, he pointed to the pile of documents on his desk and moved on to the second topic:

"Speaking of which, after reviewing your information and learning about the situation, I feel that some of you are doing a very good job, while others seem somewhat unsatisfactory and not quite suited to the work at hand. Since you're here, let's have a chat."

really!

Zhu Yang suppressed the anger rising in his heart. Luckily, he came.

Li Dakang is indeed going to reshuffle the team.

"Comrade Dakang, isn't this inappropriate?"

"I think everyone is doing a great job. When you mentioned some comrades whose performance was less than satisfactory, were you referring to some of the younger comrades? They also need time to familiarize themselves with the work. If you, being new here, make such sweeping changes, shouldn't you consider whether it will affect the unity of the team?"

"Quite the opposite!"

Li Dakang retorted without hesitation, "Those young comrades actually did a good job; they were very conscientious."

"Some of the older comrades seem to have lost their edge. For example, our Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary and Organization Minister don't take charge of important matters or correct minor ones. But when it comes to personnel issues, they become the weather vane, following whichever way the wind blows. Some comrades have already reported some of these situations to me."

"Comrade Zhu Yang, you're an old man. Tell me, how can this be allowed?"

"Since you've taken that position, you should shoulder the corresponding responsibilities. Is it right to take advantage of your seniority and long tenure to shirk your duties or even act recklessly? How can you face the organization and the people?"