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

Sha Ruijin acted swiftly this time.

The next day, in his capacity as director, he convened a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Representatives to formally accept Liu Changsheng's resignation application and Lin Zhiyuan's nomination process for acting governor.

On the same day, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress issued a province-wide notice.

Of course, it wasn't that Sha Ruijin wanted things to be quick; he wished Liu Changsheng would stay in Handong forever to suppress Lin Zhiyuan.

The personnel appointment and removal notice issued by the higher-level organization department clearly stated that Lin Zhiyuan should submit his resignation as vice governor in accordance with the law. The acting governor is still essentially a vice governor, so there is no need for him to resign.

The superior's meaning is clearly clear:

The process cannot be delayed.

Sha Ruijin naturally dared not make any underhanded moves. If problems arose in the provincial government, he, as the director and the provincial party secretary, would be held accountable.

On the twelfth day, the provincial delegations held group discussions.

On the fifteenth day, the plenary session held a secret ballot and Lin Zhiyuan was successfully elected, which also marked the official debut of the new leadership of the Handong Provincial Committee to the outside world.

That was the day.

Lin Zhiyuan personally saw off Liu Changsheng at the airport. Liu Changsheng had been like a mentor and friend to him for nearly a year. They parted ways, and from then on, Qingfeng would remain Qingfeng and Qingshan would remain Qingshan.

Lin Zhiyuan had no time for sadness. Upon returning to the provincial government, he immediately convened an internal meeting to readjust the division of responsibilities among the vice governors. Most of the responsibilities remained unchanged, but the areas under Fang Denggao's supervision, such as industry, transportation, and state-owned enterprises, needed new people to fill the vacancies.

Fang Denggao recommended several cadres.

After careful consideration, Lin Zhiyuan selected Zhang Chengwei, the director of the Department of Economy and Information Technology, and recommended him as the vice governor in charge at the provincial party committee standing committee meeting. As Lin Zhiyuan's first nomination after taking office and an internal matter of the provincial government, the process went very smoothly.

Also.

Qiu Tianhen was taken away that same day after his conversation with Jiang Bowen, which shows how urgent the matter was.

Considering that the person is unlikely to return.

Lin Zhiyuan simply divided up his responsibilities completely, assigning the Supervisory Department to Fang Denggao, while handing over the public security, judicial, and petition departments to Qi Tongwei, since he had been in charge of them before.

As for recommending someone for deputy provincial position…

That is impossible!

It's been two years since I said it, and it's been two years.

If you're not happy about it, just keep it to yourself. You've done wrong things, and you're lucky to be safe now. You can't expect to get away with it without paying the price.

There were no benefits either.

Previously, he could privately arrange for someone to become a provincial governor's assistant, thus becoming a member of the provincial government and participating in internal discussions. However, now only reductions are allowed, and no increases are permitted. With orderly clean-up efforts taking place across the country, he naturally cannot go against the tide.

"I have a feeling you'll get hung up by a streetlight sooner or later."

Watching Qi Tongwei's somewhat dejected departing figure, Fang Denggao nudged Lin Zhiyuan and couldn't help but sigh, "Wanting the horse to run but not feeding it? Terrible! Absolutely terrible!"

"You pity him?"

Lin Zhiyuan said irritably, "Give up your seat then."

"Never mind what I said."

Fang Denggao immediately refused, saying that he could show pity verbally, but he would not give up his position.

"Don't try anything funny with me!"

Lin Zhiyuan glanced at him. "I haven't settled the score with you yet for recommending Li Chunfang behind my back at the last Standing Committee meeting."

"Why!"

Fang Denggao got anxious, "Why are you still holding a grudge? It's been more than half a month."

"We'll see."

"You're the one who told me, and the others, to occasionally disagree with you, so that the higher-ups wouldn't think the provincial government is too domineering. I'm just following orders, how can you hold me accountable later?"

"So you secretly recommended someone to me?"

Lin Zhiyuan kicked him, saying, "Luckily I had a backup plan, otherwise I would have used you to fill the hole."

"It's hard to repay favors."

Fang Denggao gasped for breath, "I didn't want to either, but they haven't asked for help in over a decade, and now they've come all this way begging me. How can I not put in a good word for them?"

The office fell silent instantly.

"Didn't Professor Gao fill the hole in Diaozhou?"

Fang Denggao changed the subject, "Where do you plan to use the Zhong family's assets? Or are you going to give them all to Diaozhou?"

"Diaozhou has a decent foundation."

Lin Zhiyuan shook his head and denied it, saying, "Gao Yuliang is honest enough. He managed to get the funds back through special means. With what he left behind, it's enough for us now."

"so…"

Lin Zhiyuan's lips curled into a wicked smile. "I plan to use it to fill Wuzhou."

Wuzhou?

Fang Denggao was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that because Zhao Ruilong was building a factory in Wuzhou, the Zhao family had transferred all of their remaining assets, except for the food court, to him.

The better Wuzhou develops, the more it benefits Zhao Ruilong's business growth. What's the difference between this and using the Zhong family's resources to support the Zhao family?

"You're really disgusting."

Fang Denggao criticized righteously, but he couldn't hide the look of amusement on his face. "But I really like it, hahaha!"

Pooh!

Lin Zhiyuan disdainfully pulled away. Had this guy been hanging out with Wen Yiyan for too long? He was acting strangely. "Since you like it so much, then Wuzhou is your responsibility."

"Ah! Me?"

Fang Denggao stood there dumbfounded.

"Now that you're the executive vice president, your core responsibilities are to coordinate the province's economic development and ensure the implementation of plans. If I have to do everything myself, what am I supposed to do with you!"

Lin Zhiyuan's eyes flashed with sarcasm. "Secretary Sha has taken care of Jiangdong, and Gao Yuliang has overthrown Diaozhou. Fang Denggao, you can't be incompetent, can you?"

"Don't provoke me."

Fang Denggao clenched his fists, grabbed his suit jacket from the sofa, and got up to leave. "Wuzhou it is! I'll go right now and give your new boss a big gift."

Diaozhou, a guesthouse.

"You shouldn't have come to Handong."

Hou Liangping looked at Hu Daniu in front of him, but he didn't feel the joy of seeing his wife or the happiness of a successful transfer. Instead, he frowned, looked anxious, and paced back and forth.

"How could you become the executive vice mayor if I didn't step down?"

Before coming down, Elder Zhong explained the calculations and exchanges in detail, so when Zhong Xiaoai saw Hou Liangping with a worried face, she was not angry, but rather felt a little sweet. This precisely shows that in Hou Liangping's heart, his own safety was more important than his personal progress.

"When earth comes, we'll block it; when water comes, we'll dam it."

Zhong Xiaoai stepped forward and gently handed Hou Liangping a towel. He was covered in sweat after being outside all day. "Your transfer to the government is a huge deal for our family. As for me... I also got promoted. It's all good news."

"Xiao Ai..."

Hou Liangping's voice choked with emotion. He had never thought that he was less capable than Xiao Ai, yet he was always overshadowed, and he felt resentful. But now, seeing Zhong Xiao Ai willing to compromise for his future, a mix of emotions welled up inside him.

"Don't cry like that, you big man. I just hope you have a conscience and don't abandon your wife and become a heartless person."

Zhong Xiaoai gave her husband a deep look.

For Zhong Mingde and Zhong Xiaoai, this was a huge gamble. Hou Liangping used to be a caged bird, but now he was set free.

"Xiao Ai, I swear..."

Hou Liangping raised his right hand above his head, but Zhong Xiaoai covered his mouth with her hand just as he opened his mouth.

A surge of emotion welled up and rushed straight to the top of my head.

But Zhong Xiaoai wouldn't let him say it, and Hou Liangping was so anxious that he scratched his head and paced back and forth in the room.

This appearance...

Zhong Xiaoai chuckled at this; she hadn't seen Hou Liangping so sincere in many years.

But the laughter flashed through Hou Liangping's mind like lightning, his eyes lighting up. "Xiao Ai, how about we change Haoran's surname?"