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

"The scenery at Crescent Lake is truly beautiful!"

Sha Ruijin walked leisurely through the scenic area with a smile on his face, completely unlike the disheveled state he had displayed when he fled in disarray at the Standing Committee meeting.

Why?

Because while in Yantai City, he finally caught a typical corrupt official from Handong.

This is a tricky situation!

But I was in such a great mood.

Finally, there's another pretext to halt the appointment of those 125 people.

Ah!

Those who can get their cases reviewed by the Standing Committee are at least at the bureau level. Although this includes some who receive retirement benefits, with such a large number of people being reassigned, the leadership at all levels in Handong will not be easily shaken in the next two or three years.

In this way...

How can Secretary Sha Ruijin cultivate his own people and ensure the purity of the cadre team in Handong?

This is utterly ridiculous!

That Liao Zhiping…

Once Zhao Lichun and his faction are completely dealt with, we'll send them away as well.

What a toad! He even pulls this stunt before he leaves – utterly disgusting.

"Comrade Guofu."

"Before I arrived, you, Governor Zhiyuan, and Secretary Wanli were inspecting work in Lüzhou, and you seemed to have run into some things?"

Sha Ruijin asked with great interest.

"right!"

Tian Guofu nodded. "At that time, the former director of the development zone, Yi Xuexi, wanted to forcibly demolish all restaurants in order to protect the ecology of Crescent Lake and reduce pollution from food waste."

"It was stopped in time by Secretary Wanli."

"Secretary Wanli, in front of all the restaurant owners, ordinary citizens, myself, and Governor Zhiyuan, explained in detail the composition of the pollution sources in Crescent Lake and the methods for dealing with the related pollution sources, as well as the means and attitude towards solving the problem. It was very well received by the people!"

Speaking of which...

Tian Guofu paused slightly, then turned to look at the food court on Dongshan Peninsula. "The current person in charge of the food court, who is also the eldest daughter of Deputy Zhao Lichun, Mrs. Wang, donated 300 million yuan to the Luzhou government for renovation."

Sha Ruijin nodded.

He understood that Tian Guofu was telling him not to use the food court as a pretext anymore, since the other party had already admitted their mistake and paid the money to settle the matter.

In officialdom, the most taboo thing is to completely destroy someone with one blow.

"oh!"

Sha Ruijin changed the subject, "Then what about Comrade Yi Xuexi? How could he, without fully understanding the situation, forcibly demolish a restaurant despite pressure from the municipal party committee and government? Could there be some hidden story behind this?"

The food court was immobilized, but Sha Ruijin didn't want to give up; he always felt that there was an opportunity hidden there.

I was also very curious.

How could a development zone director at the level of a division chief dare to do such a thing? And is his purpose simply to demolish individual households, or is he targeting the food court?

Did she calculate that she would catch his eye?

"Forehead…"

Tian Guofu was speechless.

He had explicitly and implicitly told the other party not to cause trouble here, but why wouldn't this rat poison listen to him?

"Yi Xuexi made some mistakes of empiricism and dogmatism in this matter."

"Upon learning that the amount of food waste reached 20-25 tons, half of which was discharged into the lake, we instinctively assumed that food waste was the main source of pollution, which led to our subsequent actions."

"Secretary Wanli also said that Yi Xuexi made mistakes in the process, but it was also wrong to discharge garbage into the lake."

Tian Guofu answered honestly, but there was nothing he could do; after all, he was the class monitor, while he was just a minor discipline committee member.

"..."

Hearing this terrifying emissions figure...

Sha Ruijin was also shocked for a moment; laymen can easily be misled by this number.

Fortunately, I knew the outcome, otherwise I would have blurted out, "How can we allow so many?"

If the proportion of pollution sources is not verified, and this data is taken to the Standing Committee for discussion, Sha Ruijin believes that Lin Zhiyuan and Yang Wanli will definitely smear environmental supervision in his face and spray spittle everywhere.

In the end, he'll be the one who loses face.

A secret sense of joy unexpectedly rose within Sha Ruijin. Thank goodness, thank goodness, he hadn't been the one to be forced to relocate.

"The provincial party committee and government should base their actions on solid data reports, and we should take this as a lesson."

Sha Ruijin pressed on, changing the subject further, "Comrade Yi Xuexi sounds familiar. Did he work with Secretary Dakang before?"

Hey, anyway, it's about dealing with the Zhao faction.

If you can't conquer the food court, then try a different, more tactful approach.

If I can't solve the problem, can't I at least deal with you?

Sha Ruijin turned around and waited for the other party's reply, hoping to hear some secrets.

Ideally, it would be a huge secret that could bring Li Dakang down or win him over.

"Secretary Sha, you have a good memory."

Tian Guofu realized his boss's intention. He was happy to deal with Li Dakang. He straightened his back and his voice became louder. "Back then, when Secretary Li was transferred from Deputy Zhao's side, his first stop was Jinshan County in Yantai City, where he teamed up with Yi Xuexi. At that time, they were the Three Musketeers of Jinshan County."

"Yi Xuexi is the class monitor, Secretary Li is the deputy class monitor, and there is also Executive Deputy County Head Wang Dalu."

"The mountains in Handong are all rocky outcrops, especially in Jinshan County. They are like treasure mountains, but there is no main road out of them."

"So after Secretary Li took office, he raised funds to build roads and open up bridges for communication with the outside world. But at that time, Secretary Li was young and ambitious and eager for quick results. He distributed high-intensity work to each village. As a result, an elderly village party secretary could not handle it and died."

"This caused quite a disturbance."

"But the road still needs to be repaired, and only Li Dakang knows how to continue repairing it!"

"So Wang Dalu, the executive deputy county head, took the blame for Secretary Li and was dismissed from his post, while Yi Xuexi, as the class monitor of Jinshan County, also received a disciplinary action."

"That's why I received this punishment."

"Comrade Yi Xuexi has been stuck at the level of a division chief for more than 20 years, and has almost tried every division chief position in the government."

"What a pity!"

"Comrade Yi Xuexi became a county party secretary at the age of thirty, sacrificing his promising future for the people of Jinshan County."

Tian Guofu appeared to be sighing, but in reality, he was relentlessly trying to sow discord between Li Dakang and Li Dakang.

"Um?"

Sha Ruijin was startled. "Comrade Guofu, what did you just say about Yi Xuexi?"

"Taking the blame? A thirty-year-old department head? A promising future ruined?"

Tian Guofu assumed his boss was surprised by this and was about to explain the trickery involved when he didn't notice Sha Ruijin trembling.

Damn it!

I finally know the name Yi Xuexi (易学习), and that's why it sounds so familiar.

not good!

I can't stay in Luzhou anymore.

As for Li Dakang's problem, he has so many issues, going to Linzhou would be the same for him.

Yes, to Linzhou.

Go now!

"Secretary Sha, be careful."

Sha Ruijingang tried to escape, but Tian Guofu grabbed his wrist and pulled him aside. His two secretaries, Xiaobai and Xiaojia, who had been following behind him, immediately rushed up and protected him on the left and right.

Sha Ruijin looked up.

But then they saw a group of restaurant owners dressed in various styles surrounding a bunch of government officials.