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

"Secretary Gao, as the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, you have the responsibility to supervise and manage the public security, procuratorate, court, judicial, and security departments. Were you aware of the illegal and disciplinary violations committed by Chen Yanshi and his son Chen Hai?"

"After all, according to feedback from the public and colleagues in the department, whenever Chen Yanshi encountered difficulties, his catchphrase was always 'I'll go find Gao Yuliang, the provincial party secretary.'"

As soon as those words landed.

The Standing Committee members all turned their attention to that direction.

Gao Yuliang, who was quietly sipping tea while holding a thermos, suddenly tensed his fingers. Here it comes, the knife has finally fallen.

But his face still maintained a refined, gentle, and calm demeanor.

Slowly put down the thermos.

Gao Yuliang stood up and bowed to Governor Liu and the other members of the Standing Committee before turning to Lin Zhiyuan, who had raised the question. "Governor Zhiyuan, respecting veteran revolutionaries is a fine tradition of our organization. I respect Elder Chen because of his past sacrifices for the liberation of the country and his noble spirit of working tirelessly for the people."

"But I was unaware of some of the violations that Mr. Chen was involved in. Fortunately, Governor Zhiyuan and Secretary Dakang pointed them out today."

"I offer my sincere apologies to Governor Liu and the Provincial Party Committee. I will always keep the laws and regulations in mind and will never again become a shield for illegal activities."

Gao Yuliang bowed deeply and made a self-criticism.

But there was still a smile in his eyes when he looked at Lin Zhiyuan. It was both a bad thing and a good thing that the Political and Legal Affairs Commission only had the power to guide the political and legal system. At least Lin Zhiyuan's attack this time, apart from making him lose face, could not damage the foundation.

Lin Zhiyuan didn't care. He never intended to remove Gao Yuliang in one fell swoop. If that happened, who would take over the power of the Hantong Academy faction and the political and legal faction? Qi Tongwei wouldn't be able to stand up.

So this time it was just about saving face, but if you save face too much, you lose the substance.

Cutting flesh with a dull knife is the most painful.

Lin Zhiyuan didn't respond to Gao Yuliang's sharp retort. Instead, he exchanged a glance with Liu Changsheng, who was sitting at the head of the table. Liu Changsheng, the old fox who had been in charge of Handong for ten years, immediately understood and said, "Secretary Yuliang has made some mistakes, but his attitude in admitting them is quite good. Please take a seat. However, it has always been strictly prohibited and strictly guarded against by the organization for relatives and friends to use the influence of leading cadres to interfere in government affairs. Everyone should take this incident as a lesson and properly educate their family members and relatives and friends outside."

The indifference in Gao Yuliang's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a hint of embarrassment.

Liu Changsheng's words, seemingly meant to make amends and reconcile, actually reinforced his responsibility for poor leadership and set Gao Yuliang up as a negative example.

But because of Chen Yanshi's matter, he couldn't utter a single word in defense.

He could only sit down reluctantly.

"Since Comrade Zhiyuan and Secretary Dakang have both brought this up, let's put a vote on the matter of Chen Yanshi, the suspension of Chen Hai, and the entry of the Audit Department into the Provincial Procuratorate."

Liu Changsheng continued.

brush!brush!brush!

Lin Zhiyuan, Fang Denggao, and Li Dakang raised their hands immediately, and the other standing committee members exchanged glances and raised their hands one after another.

That old bastard Chen Yanshi is so annoying, he should go live out his retirement there!

Gao Yuliang was the last one.

Powerless.

Does that mean we should disagree with the unanimous vote of the other ten standing committee members?

Not to mention him, even Chen Yanshi's few remaining old comrades-in-arms couldn't save him.

All three proposals were passed.

"Dafeng Factory borrowed money to maintain operations. Initially, the boss, Cai Chenggong, was forced by Chen Yanshi's status. But later, Cai Chenggong conspired with the finance manager, You Ruixing, to try to obtain bank loans."

Lin Zhiyuan continued his explanation, pointing out that "bank loans" branched out into several arrows, one of which was a two-way arrow, representing social fundraising.

"The provincial department's investigation found that Cai Chenggong had a 1.5 million yuan high-interest loan from the public. In addition to the loan organization, one-third of it came from illegal social fundraising. Several people have committed suicide because of this."

"This money, like bank loans, was used for factory production, worker wages, and dividends."

"besides."

"The bridge loan that Dafeng Factory borrowed from Shanshui Group did not actually come from Shanshui Group itself, but from Handong Oil and Gas Group."

Lin Zhiyuan didn't linger there, continuing to draw the fourth arrow for "Dafeng Factory," which read, "Gasoline!"

"After Director Qi of the Provincial Department took control of the workers at Dafeng Factory last night, he checked the gasoline entering and leaving the factory and found that the amount of gasoline purchased was far higher than the total amount in stock and daily consumption, thus uncovering a group of gasoline thieves."

"In order to increase revenue, Tsai Chenggong thought of the fact that Dafeng Factory was a state-owned enterprise and had the right to directly purchase cheap oil from Handong Oil and Gas Group. He then had the idea of ​​reselling it at a lower price."

"They selected a few trusted confidants from the factory protection team and have been illegally selling gasoline."

"And this situation has been going on for five or six years."

"Based on the testimonies of the participants, Director Qi discovered that a large number of oil thieves had emerged in Jingzhou. He immediately organized elite forces from the provincial department to carry out an emergency arrest operation."

"A total of 356 people."

"The largest group involved in this is an oil smuggling ring, with a staggering eight tons currently in stock."

"The gang leader is Liao Qiaoming, who is the former brother-in-law of Zhao Donglai, the former director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, who was recently investigated and prosecuted."

"This means that every night, the 6.8 million people of Jingzhou are actually surrounded by dozens of mobile explosive barrels."

"The arrested oil thief confessed that all the gasoline sold by oil sellers came from Handong Oil and Gas Group."

Lin Zhiyuan pressed down Li Dakang, who was about to stand up and make a self-criticism upon hearing that it was about Jingzhou, and faced all the Standing Committee members.

"Governor Liu, members of the Standing Committee, our Handong Oil and Gas Group has serious problems!"

"It is the source of bridge financing for Shanshui Group, and it is also the source of its private sales of bulk oil. I don't believe it's a coincidence."

"Handong Oil and Gas Group holds a pivotal position in Handong. However, it is now experiencing a series of illegal and irregular activities."

"Secretary Guofu, has your provincial discipline inspection commission received any relevant leads?"

Lin Zhiyuan went straight for Tian Guofu, that old venomous snake.

Tian Guofu has always been low-key at the Standing Committee meetings, and even has little presence. He is not as impressive as the Secretary San Shuo after the plot began. It's as if he has put away his fangs and is waiting for the right moment.

But the more he tried to hide, the less Lin Zhiyuan would let him.

"That is indeed true."

Tian Guofu was silent for a moment, but nodded and said, "But most of the clues obtained by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection are about some old state-owned enterprises or restructured enterprises like Dafeng Factory exceeding the quota, and old gasoline storage conditions, which are far less shocking than what Governor Zhiyuan found."

"As for bridge loans, this is a common lending method between enterprises. Even state-owned enterprises will take out some of their idle funds to earn interest."

"Therefore, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection did not conduct an in-depth investigation."

After Tian Guofu finished speaking, he lowered his head again and started scribbling on the paper, seemingly doing nothing.

As the secretary of the provincial discipline inspection commission, how could he not know that Handong Oil and Gas Group had problems, and how could he not know that Chairman Liu Xinjian was Zhao Lichun's former secretary?

But he couldn't check.

Firstly, he hadn't yet met the new squad leader, and secondly, the Zhao family wasn't the only one behind Handong Oil and Gas.