In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

"Understood, Mr. Zhao!"

His men all nodded and silently put on their masks! They had initially been dismissive of Zhao Zhongxin's mask and helmet, but seeing the death toll data in his hand, they became somewhat frightened!

These people lost their lives. The key is that the epidemic was not in Beijing, so they didn't take it seriously. But it's written clearly and plainly here. What looks like a string of cold numbers is actually a series of human lives!

"Committee Member Chen, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Zhao Zhongxin looked at the Minister of Public Security, who was also armed to the teeth, and asked, "It's fine to call him Uncle Chen in private, but this is working time. Calling him that in a formal setting would be stupid! Even Zhong Jianjun isn't that stupid!"

"Hmm! Minister Zhao's words are acceptable! Distribute this to the public security bureaus of every province and city, and I'll add one sentence: if the mistake is due to a lapse in the public security system, and that level makes the error, I will dismiss that level! There will be no leniency!"

Minister Chen is protecting Zhao Zhongxin. Only he could say such a thing. After all, although Zhao Zhongxin is their team's successor, he's not part of the inner circle. If Zhao Zhongxin were to say this, he would definitely offend many people! But it doesn't matter if he says it; he's not afraid of offending people! Let him try if he dares! He's the one who sits in the middle of meetings!

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The people below echoed, saying they were in a difficult position too. Most of the people from the Public Security Bureau were their own people! If they didn't do a good job, something really bad could happen!

After the meeting, Zhao Zhongxin called Zhao Donglai, who is now the Standing Committee member, Vice Governor and Director of Public Security of Handong Province. He told Zhao Donglai to do his job well in order to protect him. He didn't want Zhao Donglai to fail in his job and be used as a scapegoat by Minister Chen, which would be really bad!

"Understood, boss. The batch of ventilators you asked me to stockpile has arrived. I hereby pledge that the Handong Public Security Bureau will strictly implement the orders from above and control the returnees from other places!"

Zhao Donglai was aware of the seriousness of the situation and dared not be careless. He gave his subordinates a strict order: anyone who dared to misbehave would be fired!

At this point, it's truly legal to take advantage of someone. If anyone makes a mistake, you can really be taken advantage of! There's no room for leniency!

"Okay, I trust you to handle things! Make sure it's as tight as a headband, really tight!"

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Zhongxin also walked out of the conference room. What he didn't know was that Zhong Jianjun, that bastard, was up to his old tricks again! Or rather, it wasn't Zhong Jianjun who started it, but his wife, Liu Meien!

Zhong Jianjun's father-in-law's family is from Wuhan! Most people are cooperating with the government, staying put and not moving, but Liu Meien is causing trouble at home every day!

Her father had just retired this year and returned to Wuhan. Just two days later, the epidemic broke out! She was terrified that her father and mother might die somewhere!

The main tactic was to cry, make a scene, and threaten suicide. Zhong Jianjun was also very upset. What's the use of all this? Even if I had connections everywhere, I couldn't get to Wuhan. I don't have any connections there! Even if I did, do you think anyone would risk their life to help you at this time?

But Liu Meien felt that her husband was unreliable. "Why don't you go find your second uncle? Your second uncle is a big shot in Beijing."

For the first time, Zhong Jianjun felt that his wife was stupid, incredibly stupid. Even if his second uncle had connections that reached the heavens, he couldn't get two people out of Wuhan!

Chung Jung-kook!

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"You want me to go to Wuhan right now and bail out two people? Do I even deserve this job? Minister Chen personally ordered today that anyone who obstructs or allows the epidemic to spread will be dismissed! Minister Chen is one of the top officials in the 24 Heavens; you can't afford to offend him! And the deputy commander-in-chief is Zhao Zhongxin—who is Zhao Zhongxin anyway?"

Zhao Zhongxin's return to Beijing this time is obvious to everyone: he's planning to serve as a high-ranking official in Beijing for two years, then go down to become the top official in a province, and then return to Beijing for another two years before moving to a municipality directly under the central government. Zhong Zhengguo is all too familiar with this kind of thing! This is preparation for his rise to power!

If it were anyone else, Zhong Zhengguo might not care, but he is the son and son-in-law of Zhao Mengsheng and Zhang Likai! This transformation is very likely! He knows all too well the art of power being passed down privately! He plays this game himself!

His son is following the same path as him. If his son is exceptionally capable, he might be able to take over his position in the future. Thinking of this, Zhong Zhengguo felt very upset. He had arranged for his nephew to cultivate a good relationship with Zhao Zhongxin, but he was useless. Zhong Jianjun felt that if his son wasn't seven or eight years younger than Zhao Zhongxin, he would have arranged for his son to sit next to Zhao Zhongxin!

Fortunately, it seems his son-in-law has caught Zhao Zhongxin's slip-up, and he no longer needs to use his political resources to promote him. It seems he's found a powerful backer! Perfect, he can now use his resources to promote his son! He doesn't need to worry about his nephew anymore! How wonderful!

He felt he treated his son-in-law fairly well, though perhaps with some favoritism. At least he hadn't oppressed his son-in-law. Even if his son-in-law's father were still alive, as the elder brother of their two families, he probably wouldn't treat his son much differently. Therefore, Li Kangjian had no other thoughts about his father-in-law! Although he felt it was unfair, he could still think: if he were the father-in-law, he would have done the same!

(I'll add that later; something happened at home today!!)