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

The twelfth lunar month seems to still retain the laziness of the holidays, and time flies by unnoticed.

It's already the last day.

Germ rodenticide, who usually avoids provincial party committee standing committee meetings, surprisingly took the initiative to propose holding one.

Apart from Wu Chunlin, who was absent as is customary, all twelve members of the Standing Committee, plus substitute Zuo Tao, were present.

"Good news keeps coming to Handong after the New Year."

A long-lost smile appeared on Sha Ruijin's lips as he looked at Zuo Tao. "Under the leadership of Comrade Chunlin and Comrade Zuo Tao, the organization department can be said to have reaped the biggest and sweetest fruit."

"Relying on a variety show personally planned by Minister Chunlin, 8024 graduates were selected from key universities in four cities in central and western China for Handong, with the proportion of graduate students reaching more than 30%. This fresh blood will surely shine in all fields in Handong. Please give a warm round of applause to Comrade Chunlin, Comrade Zuo Tao, and all cadres of the organization department who were unable to attend today."

The Standing Committee members applauded in celebration.

The provincial organization department deserves this commendation. On the surface, it was Wu Chunlin and his secretary Xiao Ye who were recruiting people from outside, but the work behind the scenes could not have been done without the efforts of the entire organization department. It can be said that the already busy organization department is almost staffed by nuclear-powered oxen and horses.

"Thank you, Secretary Sha!"

Zuo Tao was no longer as timid as he was when he first attended the meeting. He was still nervous, but at least he didn't stutter when he spoke. "The achievements of the provincial organization department are entirely the result of the collective efforts under the leadership of the provincial party committee. It is inseparable from the cooperation of various brother units, especially the support of the provincial government office and the provincial publicity department."

Gerani was in a good mood and was not annoyed that Zuo Tao did not specifically request the Provincial Party Committee Office.

"All 8024 interns have taken up their posts and completed initial training. After arriving at their posts, they have demonstrated admirable qualities of being hardworking and capable, and are generally satisfied with the overall environment in Handong."

"In order to better accommodate these interns and to select fresh talent for Handong, the provincial organization department plans to conduct a selection examination in mid-May in accordance with the original provincial examination plan."

"The selection department has taken into account the number of vacancies reported by various units this year and the number of people admitted in the provincial civil service examinations in the past two years, and plans to increase the number by 20% based on last year's figures."

Neither side expressed any objection to Zuo Tao's report and proposal; they were passed unanimously.

Other members of the Standing Committee reported on their recent achievements in turn.

For example, Fang Denggao reported on the trial operation of the online government affairs platform, as well as the commercial operation of the system and functional modules.

This plan was decided very early on, and it was backed by the National Development and Reform Commission. The main goal was to sell within the province and then outside the province to quickly monetize the assets.

Gerbilicide indicates consent.

Then, Liu Changsheng promoted the two free trade zones in Luzhou and held a family-finding activity through the online government affairs platform of Wen Yiyan. The former was related to the overall situation, and the latter was related to the gerbil agent.

But then things went wrong, and even the smile that had been on her face couldn't be maintained.

Come on!

Li Dakang, tell me, what do you mean by planning to extend the Jingzhou subway line to the three brothers' house next door?

Have you finished repairing the subway in your own neighborhood? You want to repair someone else's? Have you considered whether your superiors will approve? Have you considered whether your neighbor would agree to you stealing his little brother's property?

Yang Wanli's speech made the naive Gerbil even more aware of what it meant to have a sleeping dragon and a phoenix chick.

What does it mean that Lüzhou is supporting Yangzhou in developing Yangzhou Ancient City? Genuine tourism is one thing, but what does it mean that the main industry is "antique charm"?

Don't let the bad habits of Luzhou corrupt honest children!

As expected of the only two municipal party secretaries among the thirteen standing committee members, neither of them takes the conventional path.

Germicide firmly opposed the proposal, but the small arm couldn't fight the big arm, and the outrageous proposal passed with an overwhelming number of votes.

Damn provincial government system!

Deceiving too much!

Sha Ruijin glared fiercely at Lin Zhiyuan. "Once the meeting minutes are submitted, I'll see how many calls you'll have to take from your superiors."

Fortunately, Pan Lin was like an honest child, and took a big gulp of the rat poison. The provincial publicity department has only one key task for the next step: to cooperate with the Sports Bureau to promote the upcoming Wuhan Super League next month, and to work with the Tourism Bureau to convert online and offline traffic into tourism revenue.

But one isn't enough!

The provincial propaganda department can't afford to fall behind among all these demons and monsters!

Since Minister Pan Lin can't find the right position, then we'll have to lend a hand.

A smile crept across Germaine's lips again. He gave Tong Li a wink; it was time for them to put on a show.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Liu!"

Tong Li responded, "Handong has recently seen a series of good news, but the Chuzhou case and the Luzhou attack case are not long past. The painful lessons constantly remind us that Handong is not perfect yet, and there are still many injustices, even widespread, persistent, and extremely harmful social problems."

"After I applied to Secretary Sha for project approval, a group of elite cadres were selected from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Provincial Publicity Department, and the Provincial Procuratorate to work with Handong TV to produce a program that uncovered hidden problems in Handong society."

"These problems may occur in corners we cannot see, spreading and breeding, yet they are ignored; even worse, some degenerate individuals become protectors of others, appearing as good people during the day but committing serious violations of laws and regulations at night."

"Deceiving superiors and concealing the truth from subordinates, committing all sorts of evil deeds."

"If we cannot dig deeper into this matter, it may become another Chuzhou."

Tong Li's gaze swept across the room, and the meaning of his last sentence was very clear: you had better express your support, otherwise we will start bringing up old grievances.

The provincial party committee, the provincial government, the provincial discipline inspection commission, and the provincial organization have all failed in their duties. If it weren't for your years of covering up the truth and creating a vacuum in supervision, how could one major scandal after another have occurred?

Of the thirteen people present, only a handful are truly innocent in this matter.

As expected, there was complete silence.

"Therefore, Secretary Sha and I discussed using a relatively mild approach, through television interviews, to dissect the facts of each violation of laws and regulations, hold the relevant unit leaders accountable, sort out the clues, and restore a clear and just environment to all parts of Handong."

"Making all the information public, transparent, and procedural is not only to let the people know the truth and reduce negative public opinion, but also to put pressure on our team members and cadres at all levels."

"We go from city to city, investigating each case one by one. But investigating one case doesn't mean it's over. We need to keep following up to see if there are any corrections, repairs, or genuine restructuring of the regulations."

"Let a sharp sword hang over the heads of all cadres, reminding them that there are gods watching from above, and even more so, laws and regulations."

"I named this program 'Clean Handong'."

I object!

Tian Guofu stood up abruptly, staring at Tong Li with an unfriendly gaze. Let him bring up old grievances if he wants; how much responsibility does Tian Guofu actually bear?

But if Tong Li’s plan succeeds, the Discipline Inspection Commission’s authority will be largely stripped away.

How can he supervise those above and below him?

Absolutely not!