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

"Something's not right!"

"He didn't attend the meeting, and there was no meeting notice."

The next morning, outside the Yangcheng Municipal Party Committee compound, a car was parked outside. The people inside were shocked to see Nie Dahai's car drive into the compound.

"Quickly, report this!"

"Captain, what do we do?"

"The young man in black in the passenger seat asked."

"You ask me how I would know? Would we dare stop Nie Dahai's car? He said he was in a meeting, but do you have the authority to call your superiors to ask?"

Last night, a car was following them, but they were stopped at the highway entrance. The driver said he had been watching them for a long time and asked them what they wanted to do by following Secretary Nie's car. If they hadn't shown their identification, they would have been arrested on the spot.

Upon realizing this, the captain understood that everything had been premeditated.

The reason this car is so confident is that they dare not stop it, or have no authority to do so.

"Captain, we've replied. They're ordering the immediate arrest of Nie Mingyu. The department is also locating his position." The person in the passenger seat glanced at his phone and looked up to say.

"action!"

The vehicle started and drove away quickly.

After getting out of the car in the compound, Huang Sheng glanced at the gate in the distance, a smirk playing on his lips. He then followed Nie Dahai until they entered the office, where he lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Secretary, I have something to tell you."

"explain."

Nie Dahai's fingers tightened.

"Last night, I committed a serious violation of discipline and law. While you were asleep, I took advantage of your absence to arrange for your car to leave, falsely claiming that you were going to have a meeting, and sent away Nie Mingyu, the chairman of Longteng Group, who was under surveillance..."

Huang Sheng said calmly, "Secretary, I have failed your teachings."

"I am fully aware that I have violated regulations and discipline, and interfered with the investigation of the case. I am willing to accept all punishments, accountability and investigations from the organization, and I will bear all the consequences myself."

The office was silent.

Nie Dahai looked up at the man who had followed him for decades and whom he had promoted to the position of secretary four years ago. This man, who understood him best and was the most loyal to him, had a complex look in his eyes.

He knew.

Huang Sheng was taking the blame for him, preserving the last shred of his dignity, and also bearing the brunt of this devastating storm for him.

He knew perfectly well what had happened last night—his tacit approval, his letting go, his secret indulgence—but he couldn't admit it, dared not admit it, and couldn't mention it.

"Huang Sheng, are you sure what you're saying is true?"

After a long silence, Nie Dahai spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Everything is true. I am willing to take responsibility for what I have done. I will take full responsibility for my actions." Huang Sheng lowered his head even further.

Nie Dahai's fingertips trembled slightly, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

At this moment, Huang Sheng seemed to guess what Nie Dahai was thinking, and looked up and said, "To repay your kindness, I would gladly die for you. For the past twenty-six years, I have been grateful for your guidance and teachings, Secretary. I am ashamed of your earnest guidance."

After listening, Nie Dahai silently took out a cigarette from the cigarette box, handed it to Huang Sheng, and lit it for him personally.

Then, he closed his eyes and said, word by word:

"Since you've voluntarily surrendered, let's proceed according to procedure."

"Tell the truth and cooperate with the investigation."

Huang Sheng quietly finished his cigarette, took a deep drag, stubbed it out, took a step back, and bowed deeply: "Secretary, take care."

After saying that, he got up and strode away without looking back.

Destination: the Discipline Inspection Commission building next door.

……

Shocking!

After hearing Huang Sheng's confession, the secretary of the Yangcheng City Discipline Inspection Commission stared wide-eyed.

Looking at the top secretary of Yangcheng in front of him, he simply couldn't believe that someone with the other's skills and shrewdness would do something like this on his own initiative.

Even though he knew the truth behind the matter, he couldn't say or do anything. He could only wave his hand and order someone to take Huang Sheng away and, according to regulations, report to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, the higher-level Commission for Discipline Inspection, and the General Office.

"What a brilliant tactic!"

Xinjiang Provincial Committee of the CPC.

Sitting in his office, Chu Shijun shook his head upon hearing the news, saying, "One person taking the blame, acting without authorization, and doing it on their own—it's truly a charade!"

"Comrade Dahai, you've got a good plan."

He was naturally aware of this tactic.

Huang Sheng's surrender, seemingly a subordinate admitting his mistake and taking responsibility, was in fact a precise crisis dismantling and a perfect act of self-preservation of power.

They risked the future of a trusted secretary to protect Nie Dahai's political life, and used the characterization of "personal misconduct" to cover up the role Nie Dahai played in the incident.

"Secretary Yu, what are your opinions?"

"Huang Sheng's problem needs to be defined. The inspection team is already on its way, and his issues will eventually be brought to the forefront."

After a pause, Yu Tingyun continued on the phone:

"As for Comrade Dahai, considering Yangcheng, our opinion is to maintain stability for the time being to avoid any major impact."

"However, Huang Sheng's surrender only proves the violation of discipline in the execution process, but it cannot absolve him of his primary responsibility."

"Without the tacit approval, indulgence, and relinquishment of the main leaders, a personal secretary would have absolutely no courage, authority, or conditions to mobilize the Yangcheng Municipal Party Committee's No. 1 special car, break through the city's lockdown, and release key suspects privately."

"Therefore, we have decided that this joint special investigation team and inspection team will bypass the Yangcheng Municipal Party Committee and completely break away from local interference. They will be directly managed by the Discipline Inspection Commission, the Public Security Bureau, and the Commission's Supervision Office, and stationed in Yangcheng."

"On the public security front, we have simultaneously connected with the national public security network, transportation system, civil aviation system, and road network system to issue a high-level warrant for Nie Mingyu across the entire network. This is currently in its final stage."

"Regarding the Baijiang region, I hope Comrade Shijun will put in more effort to sort out the cases of Gu Wangbei and others."

"Of course,"

Chu Shijun nodded.

As he expected, his attitude towards Nie Dahai changed, but not significantly.

After all, he is not someone like Zhao Lichun, who is merely a figurehead; Yangcheng is far too involved.

If pushed too far, things will get out of hand, so we'll have to take a gradual approach.

Just as he hung up the phone and put it back down, Ye Wentao and Liu Tonggu walked in.

"Secretary Chu, there's been a breakthrough with Comrade Dagong's wife, Liu Lulu."

Chu Shijun's expression turned serious. "Sit down and let's talk."

"That's right. In the past two days, thanks to the persistent efforts of the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Procuratorate, and faced with some evidence, Liu Lulu finally broke through all the barriers in her confession and completely confessed to all the issues involved in the Yuanzhong Group case. However, in all the core issues she mentioned, she pointed directly to Comrade Zhao Dagong, saying that he tacitly approved and condoned the activities and manipulated them behind the scenes."

Chu Shijun paused, signaling him to continue.

"According to Liu Lulu's full confession, the expansion of Yuanzhong Group's projects and the transfer of benefits in Baijiang in recent years were basically led by her in the foreground and operated in private."

"She used the influence of Zhao Dagong, a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and Executive Vice Governor, to privately contact local officials, help Yuanzhong Group to illegally acquire land, and smooth over regulatory accountability. Most of these operations were carried out by her without prior authorization, and she profited from them."