In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

Hu Dong, deputy secretary-general of the provincial party committee office, was stunned when he received a loud phone call demanding accountability. When he heard that his allowance would be suspended from today without any legitimate reason, he felt like the sky had fallen.

Oh my god!

No one told him that the struggle between the squad leader and the deputy squad leader had reached such a critical point.

But they dared not contradict him to his face.

I could only pass the message on to Secretary Xiaobai.

"what?"

Bai Ping'an's mouth dropped open as well. He had never seen an executive vice president as controlling as Lin Zhiyuan. It was just a basketball court; how much could it cost?

Isn't it worth it to please the class monitor?

"Bang! Bang!"

Bai Pingan knocked on the office door.

The renovation project being rejected is a minor matter, at most a loss of face, but now that the allowances for all cadres in the Provincial Party Committee Office have been directly suspended, that is a major matter.

His men might tear him apart!

"Xiao Bai, what are the plans?"

Sha Ruijin, who had just seen Tian Guofu off, washed his face with water and assumed that his secretary knocking on the door was a last-minute arrangement or a reminder of his schedule.

"Boss, the matter of renovating the tennis court in the provincial party committee compound was reported to Executive Director Lin by the Finance Department, and Executive Director Lin directly rejected it."

Bai Ping'an said tremblingly.

"Oh!"

Sha Ruijin scoffed. Lin Zhiyuan was too uncouth to interfere with such a trivial matter.

I didn't take it to heart.

But after washing his face, Sha Ruijin saw Bai Ping'an's conflicted expression and knew there was more to come. He frowned impatiently and said, "Speak!"

"Provincial Executive Director Lin rebuked them, saying that they should not try to curry favor with certain leaders and that if the Provincial Party Committee Office could not provide a reasonable explanation for the change of use of the tennis court, the allowances for all provincial party committee cadres would be suspended immediately."

Bai Ping'an's small eyes darted around behind his thick glasses, and he simply turned the firepower up to the maximum.

Anyway, judging from the current situation, the struggle between his boss and Executive Director Lin is not going to stop, so it's better to be more decisive, that way he can bear less anger.

"Just for such a trivial matter, they're suspending the allowances of nearly two hundred cadres?"

Sha Ruijin finally experienced the power of fiscal sanctions.

Once this news gets out, not only Bai Ping'an, but also the provincial party secretary will likely be resented. And if these grudge-holding individuals slightly distort the meaning of subsequent orders, the consequences will be dire…

Sha Ruijin felt scared just thinking about it.

"Hello, Governor Zhiyuan, it's me!"

Sha Ruijin turned around and picked up the landline on the table. He dialed a number skillfully, his face full of smiles and his voice gentle. "Are you busy now? Come to my office and let's chat if you have time."

"well!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you in my office."

The moment Sha Ruijin hung up the phone, his face turned ashen. He then looked at Bai Ping'an and said, "Governor Zhiyuan is coming right away. Make the necessary arrangements."

"yes!"

Bai Ping'an nodded.

In less than ten minutes, Lin Zhiyuan was already sitting on the sofa in Sha Ruijin's office, legs crossed, drinking Cixinyuan tea.

"Secretary Ruijin, what are your plans?"

Lin Zhiyuan asked earnestly.

"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to talk to you about the tennis court."

Sha Ruijin got straight to the point: "It was my idea to convert the tennis court into a basketball court. Firstly, I personally love basketball, and secondly, I've noticed that many provincial officials sit in their offices for long periods and have some back problems."

"My original intention was to get them moving while they work, because a strong body is the best asset for revolution."

Sha Ruijin knew that neither Bai Ping'an nor the Provincial Party Committee Office could satisfy the other party, so he simply accepted the situation himself.

"Basketball is good for your health, and so is tennis."

Lin Zhiyuan smiled broadly.

"Sigh, it's still different."

Sha Ruijin already had a plan in mind: "Basketball is a sport that even women can play to get some exercise. But tennis is more expensive to learn initially, and many people haven't had the opportunity to learn it systematically."

"They are definitely different."

Lin Zhiyuan nodded. "Basketball is more physically demanding, and there are more cases of falls and fractures during the game. We get our colleagues moving to improve their health, but we absolutely cannot let it affect their work. Tennis is much more elegant and safer, and it doesn't involve direct physical contact."

"Governor Zhiyuan, you are mistaken. There are quite a few people injured in tennis..."

The two argued their points, each insisting on their own version of events, and neither would back down. In any case, the person in charge of the purse strings refused to give an inch.

Sha Ruijin gradually became warm and red.

"How about this, Secretary Ruijin? Since it's a sporting event, let's decide through a competition."

"Secretary Ruijin, you personally lead a team, and Secretary Xiaobai leads a team. Whoever gets fifty points first wins the game."

"If you win, then we'll change it; if Secretary Xiaobai wins, we won't change it."

Lin Zhiyuan plays with flavor.

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Seeing that Lin Zhiyuan had finally relented, Sha Ruijin agreed without hesitation.

And how could Xiaobai possibly beat him?

His record against Xiaobai is a staggering 99 wins and 0 losses!

"Now then?"

Lin Zhiyuan confirmed again.

"good!"

Sha Ruijin readily agreed.

"Hey, Governor Liu!"

"Secretary Sha wants to have a basketball game with Secretary Xiao Bai. Yes, right now! Come and take a look! Remember to invite Deng Gao and the others too."

"Hey, Secretary Dakang!"

"Come quickly to the Provincial Party Committee! Secretary Ruijin wants to have a basketball showdown with Xiaobai. Come and see!"

"Minister Pan! Minister Pan!"

"The provincial party committee is holding a sports competition. You should quickly arrange for a team to come and film the event on-site."

"Yes, yes, Secretary Ruijin personally took part."

"Let's bring Secretary Gao, Secretary Tian, ​​Minister Wen, and Zuo Tao along, so they can all admire Secretary Ruijin's football prowess."

"what!"

"No need to call Commander Shen, is there? It's quite a long way from the provincial military region. What, you've already told Commander Shen? Okay, okay, the competition will begin soon."

"Hurry up!"

Before Lin Zhiyuan even left his office, he was already calling on his friends and acquaintances. In less than three minutes, the provincial party committee and government had already learned that a thrilling basketball game was about to begin.

Sha Ruijin swallowed hard. Damn it, so many people are watching. What if I lose? How embarrassing!

and…

Why is that familiar feeling of unease resurfacing?

I kind of regret using the gerbil poison!

Liao Zhiping could accept the idea of ​​erasing Zhao Lichun's traces even when there was nothing wrong, so why couldn't I accept it?

But once a word is spoken, the outcome is already decided.

Sha Ruijin could only glare fiercely at Bai Ping'an, the meaning was clear: you better behave yourselves!

Bai Ping'an, who had just learned that he would be leading the team in the competition, felt even more terrified, with a feeling of horror that his head had disappeared from his neck.

Simple intuition!

Oh no, this situation is very likely targeting him.