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

Shen Shanhe returned to the provincial military region in a daze.

As soon as I got out of the car, I felt dizzy and disoriented, and I almost collapsed to the ground.

"Old Shen, you've had too much to drink again?"

Fortunately, a strong arm behind him pushed him back.

"Drink my ass!"

Shen Shanhe glanced around furtively, then grabbed the person and ran into the office.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"You've encountered a ghost in broad daylight."

Shen Shanhe shook his head. "Political Commissar, this is more troublesome than encountering a ghost. Lin Zhiyuan took the initiative to contact me."

Lin Zhiyuan?

Shao Qinghua, political commissar of the Handong Provincial Military Region, was slightly taken aback. This name was quite famous in their system, after all, he was a great contributor back then.

"If you want to help, then let's help."

Shao Qinghua didn't care. Even if they voted to take sides at the Standing Committee meeting, the higher-ups wouldn't bother them if it only happened once.

"He's asking us for people."

Shen Shanhe gave the political commissar a strange look. "If you want handsome men and beautiful women, go and develop the online tourism economy."

Cough!

Shao Qinghua coughed, wondering if there was something wrong with his ears. "Huh?"

So what if they're traveling? It's none of their business.

Shen Shanhe recounted Lin Zhiyuan and Yang Wanli's travel plans, exclaiming, "Wow, what a beautiful place with beautiful scenery and beautiful people!"

Pooh!

Isn't this just that kind of skin and flesh business?

How did an executive vice governor in charge of the province’s economic development and a municipal party secretary in charge of a city’s administration come together to come up with such a terrible idea?

That's utterly shameful!

They're just embarrassing themselves while helping Luzhou make money.

Is it possible that I won't help?

Veterans are still enjoying the benefits of the system left by Lin Zhiyuan; it would be too rude of them to do nothing.

"Those currently serving cannot be moved."

Shao Qinghua's attitude was clear: "Didn't you say they gave some military personnel to transfer to civilian jobs? Those who transfer are under their jurisdiction, and they can do whatever they want with them. The rest are free agents, and it's up to those brats to make their own choices."

"At least working for Lin Zhiyuan, plus the fact that Luzhou is wealthy, means the salary and benefits won't be bad."

"Okay, let's do it this way."

Shen Shanhe thought so too, which is why he pulled the other party into the office to discuss it. "Old Shao, compile a list of people who are going to retire this period, and send them over regardless of whether they are good or bad."

"And since we're involved in the internet economy, those people at the top will find out sooner or later."

"We've agreed on the same story."

"When asked, we insist that Lin Zhiyuan was taking advantage of our kindness and forced us to do this."

The worry on Shen Shanhe's face vanished, replaced by a wicked smile.

"That's exactly right!"

"hey-hey!"

Shao Qinghua smiled and raised her hand to give him a high five in celebration.

With so many people in the provincial military district every year, although the veterans employment assistance center can absorb a number of them, the pressure is ultimately getting greater and greater.

Now a sucker has appeared out of nowhere.

quack!

There's no reason not to agree.

"Old Shen, your acting skills are getting better and better."

Shao Qinghua said with dissatisfaction, "You almost fooled me too."

"Same to you!"

"Next time, I'll attend this Standing Committee meeting."

"That won't do!"

In the office of the provincial party secretary.

"what!"

Enraged, Germ Rat Poison slammed his fist on the table, making a loud thud.

"Secretary Sha, please take care of your health."

Tong Li helplessly advised, "Executive Director Lin said that on purpose."

My right hand is already broken. If you hit it so hard, what if my left hand breaks too?

"Oh!"

The gerbil agent grinned menacingly.

Even after the Standing Committee meeting had ended, Lin Zhiyuan still pretended to be friendly and came up to Tong Li, specifically instructing him, "Secretary-General Tong, you'll have to work hard. Secretary Sha injured his hand, and Xiao Bai's health has deteriorated. The heavy burden of the Provincial Party Committee Office is all on your shoulders."

I remembered this.

Gerbilicides became increasingly aggressive.

He was injured, not dead. Outsiders who didn't know the truth would have thought that this high-ranking official of a province was in the ICU.

"Tong Li, do you think I should shut down the Standing Committee?"

Sha Ruijin asked earnestly.

In the less than a month since he arrived in Handong, he has convened three provincial party committee standing committee meetings. As for getting things done, every single one of them is a failure. So far, he has yet to pass any proposals that have received a chorus of approval.

On the other hand, they accomplish everything they set out to do.

That's fine.

Today's meeting was so intense it was almost a direct sentencing of Yi Xuexi and his wife, and they almost got Tian Guofu imprisoned as well.

"Secretary Sha, you must be tired."

"Let's take a break."

Tong Li patiently advised him, saying that his eldest son had really lost his mind to say such things.

"I'm not tired!"

It was early November, but Sha Ruijin felt extremely hot and irritated, and he tugged at his collar.

"Is Xiaobai's physical condition real or fake?"

Sha Ruijin changed the subject and asked.

Xiaobai secretly went to the hospital for a follow-up examination today, and the results should be out by now.

"real."

Tong Li nodded. "These are all common occupational hazards. The only problem is that Executive Director Lin exposed it, so it will be difficult for Secretary Bai to go far."

"As long as it doesn't affect my daily work, it's fine."

Sha Ruijin didn't take it to heart. Bai Ping'an was excellent at overall coordination and writing, but he was good at abstract concepts and not practical. He didn't understand local economic development, so he hadn't been sent down to the countryside despite his age.

His plan for Bai Ping'an was very clear: he would take him as far as he could, and when he retired, he would continue to accumulate seniority within the provincial party committee.

So the future...

Ahem, sorry, I pose no threat to Bai Ping'an.

Bai Ping'an's ultimate goal is to become a senior deputy director-level secretary, and if he's lucky, to be promoted to a sinecure director-level position, laying a solid foundation for his children's careers in politics.

Shajiabang did not appear to be in such a hurry.

As for the fracture…

It was all an act for the higher-ups to see, but I never expected to punch the corner of the table.

It's really broken!

"And that idiot Tian Guofu, I've really had enough of him."

Sha Ruijin gritted his teeth, his hatred for Tian Guofu even exceeding that for Lin Zhiyuan. Damn it, every time he lost face, it was inextricably linked to this guy.

"Let's revise the plan."

"Let Lin Zhiyuan just kick him out, then we'll bring in someone else."

Sha Ruijin gradually became irritable.

"Forehead!"

Tong Liquan, as if the boss's uncle had come, let it go in one ear and out the other, and continued to ask, "Secretary Sha, should we coordinate with the Anti-Corruption Bureau to have Investigation Division One follow Hou Liangping in his investigation, while Investigation Division Two takes charge of Yi Xuexi's case?"

The people in the First Investigation Division, led by Lu Yike, are not very bright, but they have connections and are reckless. Once they get involved in Yi Xuexi's case, there is really no room for maneuver.

"Okay, let's do it that way."

Sha Ruijin was truly exhausted. He waved for Tong Li to leave, but the moment Tong Li opened the office door, he spoke again, "If there's no room for negotiation, let Yi Xuexi take the blame for everything."

Ps:

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