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

After Gao Yuliang left, Tian Guofu moved into Gao Yuliang's former home and changed his car license plate to 00003. Tian Guofu also got what he wanted and became the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. He originally wanted to concurrently serve as the secretary of the discipline inspection commission, but Sha Ruijin disagreed. The political and legal committee had been kicked out before. Otherwise, it could have directly entered the provincial party committee like the discipline inspection commission. Now it's not possible. The secretary of the political and legal committee can only report to the public security, procuratorate and court. The political and legal committee can't control the handling of cases by the public security, procuratorate and court!

If you don't give the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission a concurrent position as the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, he's really not very useful. After all, if he's concurrently the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, he can say that he can manage the public security, procuratorate, and courts on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee. In other words, if you want to be the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and manage the public security, procuratorate, and courts, you can't just be the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

So why was Gao Yuliang able to manage the public security, procuratorate, and courts before becoming the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee? Well, the public security, procuratorate, and courts were all his cronies! Graduates of the Department of Political Science and Law from Handong University were all assigned jobs within the political and legal system. When Gao Yuliang became the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, he had absolute authority and influence! This was the embryonic form of the Handong University clique!

Now, Zhao Donglai of the Public Security Bureau has no reason to listen to Tian Guofu. So what if you're the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission? So what if you're the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee managing the public security, procuratorate, and courts on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee? What does that have to do with me? I only listen to the Provincial Government!

Needless to say, the court is full of Gao Yuliang's cronies, and they have now completely sided with Zhao Zhongxin. As for the procuratorate, Li Kangjian has already persuaded Chief Prosecutor Lin, and the procuratorate is now headed by Zhao Zhongxin. Zhao Zhongxin is the true Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, while Tian Guofu's position is just a figurehead!

Tian Guofu hasn't realized it yet, and even if he did, there's nothing he can do. The next step for the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission is to become the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Does that mean he won't be promoted? So be it if he's sidelined. At least within the Provincial Party Committee, his ranking is already confirmed as third! The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee ranks higher than the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission!

However, Zhao Zhongxin hadn't expected that Zhong Jianjun, sent by the Zhong family, would be chosen as the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission. He was originally the deputy secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission in a neighboring province, and since a vacancy had arisen here, he was appointed to fill it. When he arrived in Handong and saw Zhao Zhongxin for the first time, although he had prepared himself mentally, he was still somewhat afraid! But even more than that, he was resentful! Even now, at 47 years old, he still wanted revenge! In the past, he believed that revenge was never too late, even after ten years; now, he believed that revenge was never too late, even after thirty years!

Although Zhong Jianjun knew it would be difficult, and he might never achieve it in his lifetime, he still believed in having dreams—what if they came true? Zhao Zhongxin, upon hearing this, would shake his head. "Dude, you said 'what if'? There aren't that many 'what ifs' in this world! 'What if'? I'd rather Liu Yifei fall in love with me!" Well, that doesn't seem like a 'what if' anymore; that's simple, and for Zhao Zhongxin right now, it's indeed not difficult!

Almost all the current governors of Handong Province are from the Zhong family!

Sha Ruijin! Tian Guofu! These two are die-hard loyalists of the Zhong family!

Zhong Jianjun is the future Zhao Lichun. Zhong Zhengguo brought him here to work here long-term. He won't be able to leave Handong for at least ten years. He's going to start as the provincial discipline inspection commission secretary, then executive vice governor, then deputy provincial party secretary, governor, and finally provincial party secretary! He'll completely integrate the Zhong family's core power base!

Li Dakang was developed by Sha Ruijin, but he is not a member of the Zhong family. As I said before, the vassal of my vassal is not my vassal!

The other provincial party committees, apart from the newly appointed secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee (Gao Yuliang's henchman) and the secretary of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee (Governor Liu's son) who followed Zhao Zhongxin, all outwardly obeyed Sha Ruijin.

Many of them actually wanted to join Zhao Zhongxin, but Zhao Zhongxin didn't want them. They were all over 55 years old on average, and they were all about to retire. The main problem was that their past was not clean, and it was questionable whether they could retire peacefully. If Zhao Zhongxin took them in, there would be no benefit for him. He didn't want Handong. There would only be disadvantages. He would have to clean up their messes!

Therefore, these provincial party committees could only side with Sha Ruijin, hoping that they could all be safely placed in office!

"Old classmate! Long time no see!"

At the provincial party committee's reception, Zhao Zhongxin walked up to Zhong Jianjun with a wine glass in hand, smiling as he raised his glass. Zhong Jianjun was taken aback, but having been a mid-to-high-level cadre for so many years, he also smiled and raised his glass.

"Governor, hello! It's been a long time indeed!"

Zhong Jianjun was unimpressed by the phone call from his uncle Zhong Zhengguo yesterday. His uncle told him to maintain a good relationship with Zhao Zhongxin, and even if they couldn't be friends, they should never become enemies. So when Zhao Zhongxin called him an old classmate, Zhong Jianjun simply replied, "Governor!"

Zhao Zhongxin nodded, the two clinked glasses, and then left. Zhong Jianjun distanced himself from him. He hadn't expected that Zhong Zhengguo would send such an idiot to Handong.

Zhao Zhongxin used to describe Zhong Jianjun as simple-minded and physically strong, and now he says the same thing: If he ever achieves great things, there's only one possibility—the sun will rise in the west. A person who can't even control his own emotions is destined not to go far!

Even if Zhong Zhengguo paves the way for him, and you can become a prince in Handong in the future, do you still want to go to Beijing? If you go, with your personality, you'll get into trouble sooner or later! Personality is often a person's biggest weakness; what can be changed is a flaw, what cannot be changed is a weakness!

No matter who it is, no matter how many conflicts they had when they were young, today it's Zhao Zhongxin. Regardless of his status, a ministerial-level official greets a vice-ministerial-level official, and you have an indifferent attitude. That's your fault, that's a flaw in your character, Zhong Jianjun!

Change? He can't change. Zhong Jianjun is almost fifty, and he's still like this. Do you expect him to change when he's sixty? This is called "old habits die hard"!

Zhao Zhongxin greeted him because of Li Kangjian. Li Kangjian is now his little brother, and you and Li Kangjian are family. If you can make peace, then make peace. If you want to cause trouble, Zhao Zhongxin will teach you a lesson. He could hold you down and smoke your cigarette back then, and he can do the same to you now!

Zhong Jianjun, however, didn't care at all and chatted back and forth with Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu, while Li Dakang chimed in a few words from the side.

"Boss, is this Zhong Jianjun really stupid or just pretending? You're giving him face, but he won't take it?"

Liu Kun stared coldly at Zhong Jianjun!

"Haha, how would I know!"

Zhao Zhongxin smiled too!

(Chapters 2 and 3 are today, I'm writing now!)