In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Xu Yanwu only came to her senses after Hou Liangping's Audi disappeared from sight.

After looking at the phone number in her hand, Xu Yanwu's previously panicked heart calmed down somewhat.

Hou Liangping returned to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in the evening.

He Jun had already been taken back by the escorting staff. Hou Liangping glanced at the time; it was 7:40 PM. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to disturb Jia Renli at this time.

He has already exposed the corruption in Dongping. Sooner or later, the result will be the same. Hou Liangping and others can afford it!

However, it must be said that Lan Jingming, the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Dongping City, retaliated exceptionally quickly.

The next morning, at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Dongping Municipal Party Committee, Lan Jingming proposed a motion to remove Xu Yanwu from his post as director.

Xu Yanwu is only the director of the Public Security Bureau and does not concurrently serve as the deputy mayor. He is not a provincial-level cadre, but a municipal-level cadre.

The other members of the municipal party committee naturally did not object to the proposal to remove Lan Jingming, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Even the municipal party secretary, Wang Jianning, did not inquire about the specific reasons for Lan Jingming's dismissal, choosing to acquiesce.

The meeting had just ended when Xu Yanwu received a message from the vice mayor in charge of public security around noon, which made him so nervous that he couldn't sit still.

"You son of a bitch, Lan Jingming, all I did was not do what you asked yesterday."

You want to dismiss me from my post as director of the municipal bureau after only one day? Truly, nothing is more poisonous than a woman's heart!

Don't think you can get what you want just like that!

Xu Yanwu, who was cursing and swearing, was now covered in sweat and his face was pale. He trembled as he took out the phone number that Hou Liangping had given him when he left Dongping yesterday.

After carefully entering the phone number into the phone, Xu Yanwu pressed the dial button forcefully.

beep...

Every second that passed was agonizing for Xu Yanwu.

Finally, the call was answered.

"Hello, this is Hou Liangping, Deputy Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. May I ask who you are?"

"Secretary Hou, help! It's me, Xu Yanwu!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Yanwu lost his usual composure. After all, he was about to be dismissed, so why should he pretend to be profound?

Hou Liangping was stunned when he heard Xu Yanwu's name.

"Oh, it's Comrade Yanwu. What do you mean by 'help'? I came to the city for a meeting this morning and haven't had a chance to report back to Secretary Jia at the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection yet. Don't worry, Comrade Yanwu, corrupt officials can't escape."

"Oh no! Secretary Hou! It's like this, just now, I heard from Vice Mayor Pang, who is in charge of public security in Dongping City, that old woman Lan Jingming has proposed to remove me from my post as bureau chief at the Standing Committee meeting of the Municipal Party Committee."

The key municipal party committee meeting also approved it!

The process is now underway, and once the provincial department agrees, I will be officially dismissed!

Hearing this, Hou Liangping finally understood the real reason why Xu Yanwu had called for help.

"Alright, alright, calm down. You're a grown man, and the director of the municipal bureau, what's the big deal? It's just being dismissed, what's the big deal?"

"Secretary Hou, I..."

Hou Liangping rolled his eyes and continued, "Didn't you say that procedures need to be followed? The Dongping Municipal Party Committee must obtain the approval of the Provincial Public Security Department for your dismissal."

Have you forgotten that I said I am an old acquaintance of Zhao Donglai, the director of your provincial department?

Whether or not the procedure is followed, and how it is followed, is up to Director Zhao. I'll give him a call later. I have other things to attend to, so I'll hang up now.

After saying that, Hou Liangping hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, in Dongping City, Xu Yanwu stared blankly at the phone in his hand, speechless for a long time. Was it really that simple?

But it was actually simpler than he thought!

At 2:40 p.m., the Dongping Municipal Party Committee sent a letter of opinion to the Provincial Public Security Department regarding the dismissal of Xu Yanwu.

Zhao Donglai had already received a call from Hou Liangping. Looking at the opinion letter in his hand, Zhao Donglai made a decision very quickly: the Provincial Public Security Department disagreed with the Dongping Municipal Party Committee's opinion on dismissing Xu Yanwu!

The opinion letter was thus blatantly rejected and sent back to Dongping...

This caused an uproar at the Dongping Municipal Party Committee.

Under normal circumstances, the provincial public security department will respect the appointment and removal of the municipal public security bureau chief by the municipal party committee.

But this time, not only were their opinions rejected, but so quickly—only a few hours had passed!

This is a slap in the face to the Dongping Municipal Party Committee!

In the office of Wang Jianning, the municipal party secretary, Lan Jingming was stirring up trouble.

"Secretary Wang, the Provincial Public Security Department is showing far too much disrespect to our Dongping Municipal Party Committee! Did they even bother to read our Municipal Party Committee's decision before disagreeing? It's outrageous!"

Wang Jianning was also somewhat annoyed.

However, I still have a rational mind.

"Comrade Jingming, the Provincial Public Security Department may have its own considerations. Perhaps we should..."

Upon hearing this, Lan Jingming became indignant.

"Secretary Wang, we can't back down!"

The news of Xu Yanwu's dismissal was known not only to the comrades in the municipal party committee, but also to other municipal departments.

As a result, our municipal party committee chose to compromise. If we are so weak, how can we carry out other work in the future?

Where will your prestige and the authority of the municipal party committee be placed then? Besides, shouldn't we at least get an explanation? The provincial public security department opposed it without even giving an explanation; isn't that bullying?

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianning hesitated.

Seeing this, Lan Jingming pressed his advantage, saying, "Secretary Wang, I have diligently carried out your work instructions over the past few years. Although there have been disagreements at times, I assure you, from now on, I, Lan Jingming, will be the first to support your opinions!"

These words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing the scales in Wang Jianning's heart to tip completely.

"No need to say anything, Comrade Jingming! Our municipal party committee definitely needs to inquire with the provincial public security department about their intentions!"

After saying that, Wang Jianning picked up the landline phone on the table and dialed a number.

"Hello, is this the operator? This is Wang Jianning. Connect me to the Provincial Public Security Bureau office! Immediately!"

At this moment, Wang Jianning exuded a magnificent aura.

The call was answered quickly.

"Hello, this is the General Duty Room of the Provincial Public Security Bureau. What service do you require?"

"I am Wang Jianning, the Party Secretary of Dongping City. Please pick up Director Zhao Donglai for me."

For some reason, Wang Jianning became somewhat uneasy at this point, and his tone became more respectful.

"Okay, Secretary Wang, please wait a moment..."

Two minutes later, a steady male voice finally came through.

"I am Zhao Donglai, Comrade Jianning. What can I do for you?"

Hearing this, Wang Jianning felt immense pressure.

The other party is too calm!

"Director Zhao, I would like to ask, on what grounds did your provincial department reject the opinion letter from our Dongping Municipal Party Committee?"

"Comrade Jianning, judging from your tone, you seem quite unhappy. What's wrong? Do you have a problem with our provincial department's decision?"

Why don't you just say what you want to say?

I won't hide it; I personally reviewed and rejected the letter of opinion submitted by Dongping!