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

March 26th (Gregorian calendar).

Two days ago, Cao Minde, the Party Secretary of Jiangdong City, received a phone call from the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee. Secretary Sha requested to know the details of Jiangdong's current economic development and business environment, and asked him to bring along Executive Vice Mayor Min Zhong, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee Qian Laizhi, Secretary of the Donghu District Party Committee Feng Guangshan, and Director of the Public Security Bureau Chang Hui to report on their work.

"Secretary Cao, please!"

Hu Dong, deputy director of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee, led Cao Minde and others out of the car and onto foot.

"Is this the provincial television station?"

Cao Minde quickly exchanged a glance with Min Zhong beside him, a slight unease rising in his heart.

Today's itinerary is so strange.

Although it was Secretary Sha who took the initiative to meet with me, after I drove to the provincial party committee compound, I was told that Secretary Sha had to go out on temporary business.

Normally, in such situations, they would either be arranged to wait or to rest, but that wasn't the case. Instead, Hu Dong, the deputy director of the General Office, was arranged to bring them all back.

"Yes!"

Hu Dong nodded, appearing to be obedient and not intending to say another word.

Damn! A meeting?

Two words rose in his mind, startling Cao Minde into breaking out in a cold sweat.

Could it be that the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection has uncovered something?

That shouldn't be!

If something were truly discovered, it wouldn't be Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin who would have invited them, but rather Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Tian Guofu.

And why come to the provincial TV station?

Cao Minde forcibly suppressed his unease, and his smile was natural, yet tinged with a hint of awe.

There's nothing we can do!

Having left their base, it's no different from walking into a trap; whether it's right or wrong is not up to them to decide.

If Cao Minde was afraid, then the others panicked.

Their faces were all pale!

Sweating profusely!

Hu Dong took in everyone's reactions, a pleased smile playing on his lips.

Thank God!

He had been incredibly frustrated during the past six months working with the rat poison, but now the tables had turned, and it was finally time for Shajiabang to point fingers at others.

happy!

The television station's 1,000-square-meter studio was packed to capacity.

The audience consisted of randomly invited lucky citizens and tourists from Jingzhou, but now everyone was craning their necks to look at the guest seats on both sides of the main stage.

Holy crap!

On the right are all heads of provincial departments, many of whom have appeared on television programs and frequently appear in various settings due to the nature of their work, so ordinary people have some impression of them.

The ones on the left are much more unfamiliar, but they all wear administrative jackets and exude an aura that is in no way inferior to that of the heads of provincial departments.

They also met two old acquaintances!

Li Dakang, the Party Secretary of Jingzhou, and Fang Wu, the Executive Vice Mayor, were not originally supposed to be involved in the Jingzhou Bawang event today, but Li Dakang insisted on attending.

They even dragged Fang Wu into it.

Regarding this program.

He had to personally investigate in order to better prepare for the possibility of a sudden attack.

But that's not all that's shocking.

The host standing on the stage was the official Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, and there was a row of seven people standing at the edge of the stage.

The delegation included Sha Ruijin, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Gao Yuliang, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Tian Guofu, Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection; Lin Zhiyuan, Executive Vice Governor and Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission; Fang Denggao, Standing Committee Member Vice Governor; Pan Lin, Minister of Publicity of the Province; and Zuo Tao, Deputy Minister of the Provincial Organization Department.

There are eight people on the stage.

One minister, six vice ministers, and one poor little director-general.

Their high standards make them a top-tier group in Handong.

But now they've all appeared on a TV program, much to the delight of the audience.

Where is the ticket office?

They wouldn't feel at ease unless they spent at least ten or eight yuan.

Tong Li, who was in the center of the stage, seemed to have received a message through his earpiece, and nodded to the seven people.

The cameras set up in every corner of the studio lit up with red dots, and the large screen behind Tong Li displayed the four characters "Clean Handong".

Major live streaming platforms quietly launched a live stream at the same time.

"Hello everyone, both in the studio and watching on television!"

"You are now watching the live broadcast of 'Clean Handong,' a large-scale provincial-level integrated media program for political accountability in Handong Province."

Tong Li bowed deeply to the audience and the main camera, saying, "I am the host, Tong Li."

"The 'Clean Handong' initiative aims to focus on the central tasks of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, with supervision and implementation as the main focus. It conducts weekly thematic interviews to directly address issues and openly accept public and social oversight. We are committed to getting to the bottom of things and ensuring thorough implementation; we keep our promises and work diligently."

"Each interview invites the heads of provincial departments, provincial party committee departments, provincial associations, and provincial congresses to participate."

"At the same time, we specially invited members of the provincial party committee leadership to come to the site to serve as observers."

The camera focuses on a row of seven people at the edge of the stage.

Just when the audience thought there would be a detailed introduction, Tong Li simply said, "The units that have come to the questioning session today are representatives of the Jiangdong Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government."

"Please welcome them to the stage!"

Cao Minde and the others had just walked backstage when they heard this sentence.

His face became even uglier.

The good news isn't that they're being arrested in a meeting; the bad news is that they're being stripped naked in public, exposing their ugliness directly to the eyes of the entire nation.

That's incredibly humiliating.

Cao Minde had felt intense unease ever since the incident in Chuzhou, but he always held onto a sliver of hope, since the knife hadn't landed on him.

However, now…

He didn't know what he was about to face, and the unknown became his greatest fear.

A strong urge to turn myself in and surrender kept surfacing within me.

"Secretary Cao and everyone else, please come to the stage!"

But Hu Dong's words extinguished even that last bit of hope.

"Okay... okay, Director Hu."

Cao Minde could no longer maintain his smile. His legs trembled as he went on stage, and he almost fell to the ground.

"Secretary Cao, you must be careful!"

Hu Dong was quick-witted and agile, lifting the person up with one hand so that the other person couldn't even fall down. Hehe, his strong arm wasn't trained for nothing. He can't beat those young guys from the provincial party committee in basketball, but he can handle this old man.

On the stage.

Tong Li walked to the side alone, looking at the seven people on the observation post.

The stage mechanism is activated.

Five white tables and chairs appeared in the center of the stage.

Wanting to maintain his last shred of dignity, Cao Minde took the lead, but the moment he saw Tong Li's face, his face paled a little, and when he saw the people in the guest seats to his left and right, he paled a little more. Chao Jue turned around unintentionally, and his eyes met the seven people in the observation seat who were standing on the boundary between the stage lights and shadows. All the color drained from his face.

"Secretary Cao, everyone, please take your seats."

A strong sense of dizziness rushed to his head, and he really wanted to faint, but Tong Li's devilish whispers forcibly pulled him back.

"Yes, Secretary-General Tong!"

Secretary Cao braced himself on the table and finally landed hard on his backside, like someone who had fallen off a cliff and crashed into the ground.

The other four people took their seats in turn.

The audience below became increasingly excited, and for some reason, they felt as if they had traveled back to ancient times to watch a court hearing.

Do not!

Even more exciting!