Special forces soldier demobilization: Starting from the county government compound, a meteoric rise

The downfall of Luo Binwang was like a super earthquake of magnitude 12.

Although he was the only one at the epicenter, the devastating aftershocks swept across the entire Jiangnan Province in just half a month!

Pulling out the radish brings out the mud along with it.

As the investigation team from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) delved deeper, a massive corruption network centered on Luo Binwang and entrenched in the officialdom of Jiangnan Province for decades was completely torn apart!

Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Provincial Public Security Department, Provincial Land and Resources Department, Provincial Development and Reform Commission...

Almost all key departments that hold real power have experienced a major upheaval in their officialdom!

More than thirty officials at the deputy director-general level and division chief level have been brought down!

Hundreds of small fish and shrimp of the lowest grade were caught!

Qincheng Prison was almost full, so two more buildings were added overnight.

This unprecedented anti-corruption storm is certainly gratifying, as it has cleansed up the corrupt political environment of Jiangnan Province.

However, the "side effects" it brings are also devastating.

—The economy collapsed.

Behind almost every official who was arrested, there were several, or even a dozen, "communities of interest" formed through collusion between officials and businessmen.

With their downfall, hundreds of major projects underway in Jiangnan Province came to an instant halt!

Banks dared not lend, businesses dared not invest, and foreign investors were so frightened that they withdrew overnight, fearing that they would be affected by this "liquidation".

The stock market has seen over a thousand stocks hit their daily limit down for a week straight.

GDP growth rate plummeted from the top three in the country to last place!

The economy of the entire Jiangnan Province is like a sports car that is traveling at high speed. Suddenly someone slams on the brakes and takes apart the engine!

On the verge of... shock!

……

Office of the Provincial Party Secretary.

Smoke swirled around.

Chu Tiankuo, a high-ranking official known for his composure, was now pacing anxiously back and forth in his office like a lion trapped in a cage.

His already gray hair had turned even whiter in just half a month.

On the table, there was a mountain of urgent documents!

[...Donghai City, the largest foreign trade port, has gone half a month without paying wages due to a broken capital chain! Dockworkers are planning a strike...]

[...In Linjiang City, a cross-river bridge project with an investment of 30 billion yuan has been completely halted because the main contractor was arrested for involvement in a case! It has become an unfinished project...]

[...The Wall Street Journal, in its latest Asia Economic Review, downgraded Jiangnan Province's investment rating from 'AA+' to 'B-', with the comment: "A place that has lost its rules and credibility..."]

……

Every word was like a red-hot steel needle, piercing Chu Tiankuo's heart!

He knew he was facing the biggest governing crisis since taking office!

He personally approved and strongly advocated for the anti-corruption campaign!

Now the corrupt officials have been arrested, but they have also almost killed the economy!

He can't take the blame for this!

"Bang!"

Chu Tiankuo could no longer hold back and slammed his fist hard on the table!

"Where are they? Are they all dead?"

He roared towards the door.

"Get Wenren Mu here! Get all the department heads involved in economic matters over here!"

……

After half an hour.

An emergency meeting on economic work of the provincial party committee was convened, with an atmosphere of extreme tension.

"Tell me about it."

Chu Tiankuo sat in the main seat, his face ashen.

"Who's going to clean up this mess? Who has a way to get this stalled engine running again?"

The meeting room was deathly silent.

Executive Vice Governor Wenrenmu pushed up his glasses and was the first to speak, his voice hoarse and full of weakness.

"Secretary, even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice."

"The problem now is not that we are not doing anything, it's that... no one dares to do anything."

"Banks are afraid of bad debts and dare not lend."

"Businesses are afraid of policy changes and dare not invest."

"Foreign investors treat us like a minefield and avoid us at all costs."

"We have no money, we have no faith. Even a miracle couldn't save us."

"Yes, Secretary..."

"Now that morale is low, the team is difficult to lead..."

For a time, complaints rose and fell.

Four words were written on everyone's face.

—We are powerless to do anything about it.

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"

Chu Tiankuo was so angry that he trembled all over!

Looking at this group of "regional officials" who usually acted respectable but only knew how to shirk responsibility when it came to crucial moments, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness for the first time.

Is Chu Tiankuo really going to become the first provincial party secretary in Jiangnan Province's history to step down due to "economic collapse"?

Just when he was about to be completely crushed by this enormous pressure.

Suddenly, without warning, a young figure, full of confidence and arrogance, flashed through his mind.

And that copy he kept at the very bottom of his drawer, which could be described as "shocking"... "The New Policies of Jiangnan"!

—Liu Ming!

Correct!

And him too!

That prodigy who always manages to create miracles in the most desperate times!

Where is he now?

Chu Tiankuo suddenly raised his head, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in his cloudy eyes!

"Comrade Liu Ming! Where is he now?"

"Secretary... Secretary..." the secretary beside him hurriedly replied, "Comrade Liu... Comrade Liu Ming, he's still at the Provincial Party School... Today, it seems, is... the graduation ceremony..."

"Get the car ready!"

Chu Tiankuo suddenly stood up from his seat!

He couldn't even wait for the meeting to end!

"Now! Immediately! Right now!"

"Go to the Party School!"

"I must personally go and ask our Jiangnan Province for...savior!"

……

The auditorium of the Provincial Party School.

The graduation ceremony has just ended.

Liu Ming was holding the brand-new, still-hot "Deputy Director-General" appointment letter, preparing to say goodbye to Principal Han Zhengyang.

Just then.

A sudden, sharp screech of brakes rang out at the entrance of the auditorium!

Immediately afterwards!

Amidst the astonished and bewildered gazes of everyone!

The provincial party committee's number one vehicle, the black Hongqi with the license plate "Provincial A·00001", actually drove directly to the bottom of the auditorium steps!

The car door opened.

Provincial Party Secretary Chu Tiankuo stepped out of the car quickly by himself, without even bringing his secretary!

He didn't even have time to exchange pleasantries with Principal Han Zhengyang next to him!

He walked straight through the crowd!

They caught the young man, who was still wearing his student uniform, in one swift motion!

—Liu Ming!

"Comrade Xiao Liu!"

Chu Tiankuo's voice trembled slightly, due to extreme anxiety and... expectation.

"Come with me!"

"The economy of the entire Jiangnan province is on the verge of collapse!"

"This mess..."

He looked at Liu Ming, his deep eyes filled with a heavy feeling, almost like entrusting his orphan to someone else.

"...Only you can answer this!"