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

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Tian, ​​I apologize."

Yi Xuexi bowed deeply, "With Secretary Yang's guidance, I still managed to do things this way. I am truly ashamed."

"Comrade Yi Xuexi!"

Sha Ruijin smiled slightly, "I watched your follow-up handling just now. It was very methodical. Although it lacked a bit of tact and flexibility, it was solid in both heart and hand."

"Comrade Guofu, don't you feel that Comrade Yi Xuexi is actually more suitable for the discipline inspection system than for a general administrative position?"

Tian Guofu's lips twitched. "From which eye did you see that?"

It's true that the discipline inspection system needs strong principles, but inflexible and stubborn people won't last more than three episodes here.

No, they might not even be able to complete the most basic tasks.

There's a saying that goes something like this: corrupt officials are bad, but high-ranking officials are even worse. It's likely that Yi Xuexi, with his blockheaded mind, can't even understand the suspect's methods of committing crimes.

Especially in today's society, where development is the eternal theme, no matter how tightly the discipline inspection is carried out, it must give way to long-term stability in due course. Allowing someone like Yi Xuexi to take on discipline inspection work, whether in local government or any other department, would have disastrous consequences.

It seems that Tian Guofu has already seen through the present moment the moment when a certain top leader will collapse.

"Secretary Sha is right. You have a keen eye for recognizing and employing people, while the cadres in Handong have failed to find the right position for Comrade Yi Xuexi for more than 20 years."

Tian Guofu, however, flattered him.

On the contrary, the other party involved, Yi Xuexi, murmured, indicating that he really didn't want to do that damn disciplinary inspection work; he didn't like it at all.

But those words were said by the provincial first secretary.

What can he refute? What does he dare to refute?

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, it's getting late. Would you mind inviting Comrade Guofu and me to your mansion for a casual meal?"

Sha Ruijin laughed.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Tian, ​​dinner is fine."

Yi Xuexi waved his hands repeatedly, "I don't own a mansion."

Damn it!

There was also a provincial discipline inspection commission secretary standing next to him. This newly arrived provincial secretary is really speaking without thinking.

"Yeah?"

Sha Ruijin led the way toward the exit, saying, "I heard it from Comrade Guofu."

"When you and Secretary Dakang were serving in Jinshan County, Wang Dalu, the executive deputy county head, risked everything to go into business for the development of Jinshan. I heard that you and Secretary Dakang raised 50,000 yuan for him. Later, when Wang Dalu became successful, he gave you and Secretary Dakang half of the shares and two luxury villas."

Tian Guofu lowered his eyes and secretly rolled his eyes.

Yes, yes, yes!

That was all my doing.

"Secretary Sha, what you said is true."

Yi Xuexi followed up and explained, "Back then, it could be said that the mainland lost its career because of me and Dakang. So after he proposed to go into business, Dakang and I scraped together 50,000 yuan for him."

"I never expected that the mainland would actually break through in the business world."

Tian Guofu rolled his eyes again.

With you and Li Dakang protecting him, especially the latter, is there any possibility that Wang Dalu's business will lose money?

Is the high-end wine business something that ordinary people can get involved in?

"Later, the mainland approached me and Dakang, saying they wanted to convert the 50,000 yuan from back then into equal shares."

"But Dakang and I refused on the spot."

Yi Xuexi continued, "Later, he privately approached my wife Mao Ya and Dakang's wife Ouyang, saying he wanted to give them a villa."

"Maoya also refused."

"However, Ouyang... she and Dakang have been estranged for many years, and she often stays there."

"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics."

Sha Ruijin's eyes narrowed instantly. How could it be allowed for the spouse of a vice-ministerial-level leader to live in a luxury villa gifted by a businessman?

"It's truly remarkable that Comrade Yi Xuexi has been able to uphold his principles and maintain his integrity!"

Sha Ruijin praised.

But he secretly gave Tian Guofu a look, the meaning of which was clear: investigate thoroughly.

Tian Guofu nodded.

This brings him one step closer to becoming the Party Secretary of Jingzhou City. How wonderful!

The group boarded a Coaster bus, which followed the lakeside road, and the cluster of villas along the lakeside could be vaguely seen.

But Tian Guofu didn't say.

Sha Ruijin tacitly refrained from asking.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, what's your opinion of Secretary Dakang?"

Sha Ruijin proceeded step by step, attempting to dig out more information. His tone became slightly more serious as he said, "There have been quite a few things happening in Jingzhou recently, especially the anti-corruption campaign by Deputy Mayor Ding Yizhen, which can be described as a replica of the Lincheng incident from back then."

Yi Xuexi paused slightly, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Dakang is a person with very clear strengths and weaknesses."

"Take the case of Jinshan County back then as an example. He kept in mind the advice of his former leader Zhao Lichun, who was then the vice governor, to serve the people in the area he was in charge of."

"Faced with the complex situation in Jinshan County, he took the initiative to propose connecting all the townships in Jinshan County with highways. He pestered me almost every day to get me to agree, and I had no choice but to compromise."

"Faced with the financial problems of poverty at that time, Dakang implemented a forced apportionment system, with ten yuan for those from work units and three yuan for farmers, and mobilized all cadres."

"I tried to dissuade them every day, but they wouldn't stop. It wasn't until that time, when we held a three-day mobilization meeting and an old Party Secretary completely collapsed, that we finally had to stop."

Yi Xuexi sighed deeply.

"So, later you and Comrade Wang Dalu took the blame for Secretary Dakang? At that time, you were the class monitor, and you had to compromise because Secretary Dakang was Secretary Zhao's secretary and had so-called political resources?"

Sha Ruijin continued to delve deeper.

"No!"

Yi Xuexi shook his head at this moment, "This isn't taking the blame; it's the responsibility that an organizational cadre should shoulder."

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Tian, ​​at that time, Dalu and I didn't want to either, but looking at the completed first phase of the project and the unfolding second phase plan, to be honest, Dalu and I couldn't do any better."

Tian Guofu narrowed his eyes, keenly sensing something, and quickly seized the opportunity to ask:

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, is it because Secretary Dakang expanded the scope of the project too much?"

"right!"

Yi Xuexi nodded in affirmation.

"Neither I nor the other members of the team have the same ability as Dakang to secure bank loans for road construction and to ensure the timely implementation of the second phase of the plan."

Sha Ruijin and Tian Guofu exchanged a glance, both seeing the apprehension in each other's eyes.

Isn't this Lin Zhiyuan's ultimate move of attacking from below?

The trend of development forces other parties to compromise, and then the competitors are forced to withdraw, just like the Han River Five Group back then.

Now, development is flourishing everywhere in Handong, especially in Jingzhou and Lüzhou, which have already made great strides. If Lin Zhiyuan were to repeat his old tricks, wouldn't he be finished?

How can this be allowed?

Sha Ruijin made up his mind to call his father-in-law and adoptive fathers again to put a bad word to the leaders.

The same tactic must never be allowed to work a second time.