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

"Comrade Guofu, as a discipline inspection cadre, you should be careful with your words and actions and set a good example for others."

Sha Ruijin gave a perfunctory reprimand, but what needed to be protected still had to be protected.

This guy is a genius.

How to offend the entire leadership team in one sentence? A perfect score!

But Sha Ruijin had already given up.

Damn it!

He didn't care about Li Dakang, as he already knew that Li Dakang had sided with Lin Zhiyuan. But what about Wu Chunlin and Pan Lin?

At this Standing Committee meeting, besides stubbornly abstaining, can he pass any decree?

The situation was even more critical than he had imagined before coming to Handong.

no!no!

I have to call my father-in-law tonight.

We must divide them from within; how can Handong allow one family to become too powerful?

"Yes, yes, yes!"

As if he had been redeemed, Tian Guofu quickly stood up and bowed to Lin Zhiyuan, Li Dakang, and Pan Lin to apologize, "I will definitely improve my self-cultivation in the future. Today I spoke without thinking and was confused."

"No!"

Lin Zhiyuan gave a cold laugh and waved his hand, saying, "You should apologize not to the three of us, but to Comrade Qi Tongwei!"

Qi Tongwei?

That guy who fawns over Liang Lu doesn't even deserve it.

Tian Guofu almost gritted his teeth to death, but now that someone had seized the initiative, he had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll apologize to Director Qi after I leave."

"Secretary Dakang, Minister Pan, shall we be witnesses?"

Lin Zhiyuan turned his head and asked.

"OK!"

The two agreed instantly, their eyes filled with schadenfreude.

Lin Zhiyuan, that's enough!

Tian Guofu almost couldn't suppress the raging power within him. It would have been fine if these words were just for show, but they actually took it seriously.

They slapped the left cheek, now they'll slap the right!

"Although Comrade Guofu's words were phrased in a problematic way, they were still a form of consideration."

Sha Ruijin quickly steered the conversation back on track, saying, "A deputy provincial-level official is already a centrally managed cadre, so we must be extremely cautious. Perhaps we should have the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection investigate further based on the leads?"

"Secretary Sha!"

It was Wu Chunlin who spoke again this time, loosening his tie as he said, "You and Secretary Tian have probably misunderstood something. Director Qi was not on the list of 126 people."

What?

Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu immediately flipped through the list in their hands, and sure enough, they did not see Qi Tongwei's name at all.

"Some time ago."

"A series of incidents have occurred in Jingzhou, especially Zhao Donglai's protection of Dafeng Factory and oil dealers. Director Qi felt deeply guilty and felt that he still needed to reflect on his actions. He took the initiative to withdraw his nomination application from me."

Wu Chunlin stated definitively, "The last comrade was a substitute."

Tian Guofu!

Sha Ruijin was so angry he wanted to kill someone. He had lost face just to prevent the Han University faction from having another deputy provincial-level official, but the person wasn't even on the list.

What's the embarrassment he just made?

He's blind and deaf!

Tian Guofu trembled violently and lowered his head, not daring to meet his gaze.

"In addition, Comrade Qiu Baili, the former Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, has been transferred to the Provincial Association as Vice Chairman."

"With Secretary Sha's arrival, our Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee now has 12 members, which is not in line with the current mainstream number of Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee members. Should we fill the vacancy as soon as possible?"

Wu Chunlin inquired.

Upon hearing this question, Sha Ruijin's beating heart immediately calmed down, and he even had a moment of reflection.

We definitely need to make up for it!

Although the 13th Standing Committee member may not necessarily be the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, Sha Ruijin must have a Standing Committee Secretary-General, as this is a crucial vote.

Wu Chunlin's move was entirely altruistic, a stark contrast to his previous confrontational stance.

Could it be that I offended the organization minister by rejecting the list of 126 people right from the start?

It does seem a bit...

"good!"

Sha Ruijin's gaze immediately became friendly again.

He's a good comrade!

Wu Chunlin seemed to have been waiting for Sha Ruijin's affirmation, and stood up to hand over the list of the three candidates.

Sha Ruijin looked down.

The light that had just brightened returned to darkness.

Candidate 1: Zhou Han, current Secretary-General of the Provincial Government;

Candidate 2: Qiu Tiangen, current Vice Governor of the province;

Candidate 3: Zuo Tao, currently the Executive Deputy Director of the Organization Department.

Sha Ruijin really wanted to throw the three resumes in Wu Chunlin's face. "Damn it, are they electing my provincial party committee chief steward or yours?"

I was too quick to praise him; this guy is no good comrade at all.

"Ahem!"

Sha Ruijin coughed. "Comrade Chunlin, this is also my first day in Handong. I'm not familiar with these comrades either. How about this, let's hold off for a month... a month later, we'll vote on the appointments of these 126 comrades together."

"At present, we will first follow Governor Zhiyuan's suggestion and allow those who are temporarily in charge to take on temporary duties or concurrently manage other duties."

His only option now is to stall for time.

"That's how it should be."

Wu Chunlin nodded, and no one else, including Lin Zhiyuan, objected.

Even if you're proven wrong, you still have to follow the rules.

Just like when they rejected Sha Ruijin's first proposal to freeze assets, Lin Zhiyuan and others had a very good reason to do so. The first proposal was meant to enhance the prestige of the new Standing Committee members and open up a breakthrough, but it was not meant to be used for reckless behavior.

Furthermore, by substituting for the correct, isn't this tantamount to agreeing with some of Sha Ruijin's points?

In this regard.

Even if the superiors reviewed the meeting minutes, they couldn't find a reason to cause trouble.

They are probably more annoyed by Sha Ruijin's reckless actions than by their dissatisfaction with the Standing Committee of the Han Dong Committee.

However, forcibly approving the list of 126 people and the Secretary-General of the Standing Committee is a completely different matter.

That's called forcing someone to abdicate.

Why are the local factions in Handong planning a rebellion?

Sha Ruijin breathed a deep sigh of relief; he was eager to end this failed Standing Committee meeting as soon as possible and get back to work.

"Secretary Sha."

Yang Wanli, however, took the initiative and stopped him, saying, "I have reached a preliminary agreement with two automation companies, Europa, and I would like to apply for a visit to Europa to discuss the establishment of factories in Luzhou and to investigate high-end precision manufacturing."

"My application has been submitted to the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government for internal review."

Sha Ruijin gasped for breath.

He's like a frightened bird now, easily startled by the slightest disturbance.

"That's a good thing!"

"It's all for the sake of promoting the development of Luzhou and Handong. As long as there are no problems with the procedural review, I agree in principle."

Sha Ruijin, like a newbie who had accidentally stumbled into a high-level game, took the lead and raised his hand to indicate his agreement.

Others naturally wouldn't object.

"Then we'll follow the procedure and report it to our superiors."

As if escaping a wolf's den, Sha Ruijin tried to remain calm and said, "Let's end the meeting here for today."

This is the end.

The first meeting of the Standing Committee, chaired by the newly appointed Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin, ended rather abruptly.

That is, half an hour after the meeting ended.

The General Office of the Provincial Party Committee issued a notice: Sha Ruijin has gone to inspect local areas, accompanied by Tian Guofu.

Everything seemed to have returned to the original plot track.