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

"Comrade Yuliang, the food city in Luzhou, I heard you approved it, right? Wasn't it also a vanity project from back then?"

Sha Ruijin pointed at Gao Yuliang and said! Gao Yuliang nodded bitterly upon hearing this!

"Yes, it was a vanity project, but I also bear responsibility. It was a project for the powerful and wealthy. If it weren't for Zhao Ruilong back then, I wouldn't have approved it. His father was the provincial party secretary, and officials of higher rank can crush you. I'm not Secretary Dakang, who has a past relationship with former Secretary Zhao Lichun. I had no choice! At the time, Zhao Ruilong told me that if I helped him, I would get into the provincial party committee; if I didn't help him, he would arrange for me to go directly to the CPPCC!"

At this point, Gao Yuliang paused, then continued!

"Of course I didn't believe it at first, but Secretary Zhao's phone call made my hair stand on end! He told me he had two daughters and a son, and that as long as Ruilong's business succeeded, I would have a clear conscience for the rest of my life. Secretary Sha, if you were me back then, what would you have done? What would you have done? I was truly terrified!"

Zhao Zhongxin had already discussed this with Gao Yuliang beforehand, so they stopped trying to argue and shift all the blame onto Zhao Lichun!

When Sha Ruijin heard this, he gasped in shock. How dare Zhao Lichun do such a thing?

Li Dakang looked like he had just met Gao Yuliang. He had originally planned to take a jab at Gao Yuliang when Sha Ruijin brought up the topic, saying, "You just blurted this out so sweetly."

Besides, Zhao Lichun couldn't possibly be that bad, right? Even though he rejected Zhao Lichun back then, nothing happened afterward; he still got into the provincial party committee. Now, the reason I wasn't retaliated against and was able to get into the provincial party committee is because of my past relationship with Zhao Lichun! Damn it, Gao Yuliang, you've changed! Before, you at least had some sophistry, but now you're blatantly lying! Who taught you that?!

Moreover, if you hadn't approved this food court, how could you have been in the provincial party committee for over a decade and finally become the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, ranking third? Otherwise, if you had just accumulated seniority normally, you would have entered the provincial party committee at most two years earlier than me!

Just as Li Dakang was about to speak, Gao Yuliang spoke up again!

"Secretary Sha, if you and the Provincial Party Committee punish me for this, I have no recourse. I can submit a report to the CPPCC myself, as a way of atoning for the sins of the people of Luzhou City and this privileged son of a powerful family! Perhaps I should have gone to the CPPCC back then! I should have gone to the CPPCC long ago! Sigh!"

"Hey, Lao Gao, this isn't your fault. Even if you had risked your future back then, people would still have criticized you, and things might have been even worse than they are now!"

Sha Ruijin quickly interrupted him. He knew that Gao Yuliang and Zhao Zhongxin had a very good relationship. What if he punished his teacher because of this, and Gao Yuliang got involved himself? Besides, Gao Yuliang was also helpless in this matter. Imagine if it were him, he couldn't refuse either. On one hand, there was an infinitely bright future, and on the other hand, there was hell! Sigh?

"Thank you for your understanding, Secretary Sha! So, what you said in the meeting just now—that the Organization Department has become the organization department of a certain leader—I have nothing to say!"

Gao Yuliang suddenly realized that telling the truth was a good thing; hiding it would only hurt him in the end! Although he had exaggerated a bit, he had indeed passed this test. Zhao Zhongxin hadn't lied to him!

"This is indeed hard to refuse. I didn't expect it to go to such lengths. And you, Comrade Dakang! Your marital status..."

Sha Ruijin was too embarrassed to say anything to Gao Yuliang, so he pointed at Li Dakang and said, "Gao Yuliang, you're really something! You're awesome!"

Zhao Zhongxin walked out and saw Gao Yuliang's secretary waiting by the car. Zhao Zhongxin waved to him, signaling him to come over!

Xiao He hurried over and said with a smile!

"Executive Director, you wanted to see me?"

"Xiao He, right? I remember you!"

Zhao Zhongxin thought for a moment and said, and Xiao He nodded hurriedly!

"Yes, yes, Executive Director, my name is He Fuyun, Xiao He!"

Xiao He casually introduced himself, then pulled out his notebook to jot down any instructions Zhao Zhongxin had given him.

"Oh, no need to remember, it's nothing. Just tell your boss to invite him over for dinner tomorrow night at seven!"

Zhao Zhongxin waved his hand. This Xiao He in the original novel wasn't very smart, even Liang Lu couldn't stop him, but now he's quite capable!

"Yes, Executive Director!"

After Xiao He finished speaking, Zhao Zhongxin and Liu Kun walked towards the car. As soon as they got in, Zhao Zhongxin gave another instruction!

"You're telling Qi Tongwei and Li Kangjian that I'm treating them to dinner! Tomorrow night at seven!"

Liu Kun replied, "Why are you treating them to dinner?" Because Zhao Zhongxin suddenly remembered that not long after this meeting, Liang Lu brought up the gang rape case involving Qi Tongwei's relative!

The next day, while Gao Yuliang was still sitting in the provincial party committee office, Miss Liang Lu rushed into the provincial party committee building. She was just used to it; she used to be Liang Qunfeng's daughter, and the provincial party committee building was no different from her home!

"Liang Lu wants to see me? What does a university teacher like her want from me? If she needs anything, tell her to go find her president and party secretary! Just tell them I'm not here."

Xiao He is not thinking straight right now. Even though Gao Yuliang said he didn't want to see Liang Lu, he seems to be trying to persuade Gao Yuliang to meet her!

"That Ms. Liang was a bit agitated, and she knew you were in the office!"

It's only because Gao Yuliang has a good temper that he's like this. If it were Zhao Zhongxin's secretary, Liu Kun, doing this, Zhao Zhongxin would curse him out afterward, and there's a high chance he'd be replaced. He simply won't see her. Are you Liang Lu's secretary or mine? You can't even stop someone?

"Alright, alright, let her in!"

Gao Yuliang waved his hand helplessly.

Xiao He nodded and went out. Not long after, Liang Lu came in.

Gao Yuliang thought Liang Lu and Hou Liangping had quarreled again. There was nothing he could do; he was promoted by Liang Lu's father, Liang Qunfeng, so he had to give him the respect he deserved.

"It takes two to tango. Even if Hou Liangping bears the primary responsibility, you also bear secondary responsibility!"

Gao Yuliang poured water, trying to smooth things over! But Liang Lu was getting agitated.

"Secretary Gao, I'm not the kind of person who comes to bother you while you're working. It's just that Hou Liangping went too far this time!"

Gao Yuliang still had a smile on his face!

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Qi Tongwei, some of his relatives worked at the factory before, and they gang-raped a female worker. Qi Tongwei said he would let the matter be judged as it should be, he didn't care. But what about Hou Liangping? He insisted on suppressing the matter, saying he would settle it for his old classmate. This morning he even said he would offer 200,000 yuan to mediate the matter!"

She blurted out everything about Liang Lu in one go! She was also very emotional!

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