In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

Seeing that Chen Luo really didn't want to talk about this topic, Li Dakang could only give up in disappointment.

Ten minutes later, almost everyone had arrived.

Finally, it was Sha Ruijin who arrived.

"Comrades, as you have all seen, the topic of this meeting is: in accordance with the spirit of the Central Committee's instructions, green mountains and clear waters are invaluable assets!"

In Luzhou City, Handong Province, Crescent Lake, a local landmark, has become severely polluted in just over a decade. Since taking office, Mayor Yi Xuexi has been in charge of the pollution control of Crescent Lake.

But there's one food court that just can't be demolished!

Sure enough, Sha Ruijin got straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth. Everyone present was a shrewd person. Who didn't know that Sha Ruijin's words were aimed at Gao Yuliang, the deputy secretary?

"Why can't we take it off?"

Sha Ruijin looked at the group of Standing Committee members with a questioning expression.

It seems they genuinely want to know the reason...

Upon hearing this, each member of the Standing Committee had a different thought.

"Secretary Sha, I know about Crescent Lake Food City. When I was the mayor of Luzhou, this project was about to be launched, but I disagreed. Later, I was transferred to Lincheng as the municipal party secretary, but I didn't expect that the project would eventually be approved."

Li Dakang clearly didn't want to miss the opportunity to attack Gao Yuliang. Although he didn't explicitly state that Gao Yuliang approved the project, the implication was that he was transferred from Lüzhou because he disagreed with it back then.

Gao Yuliang frowned upon hearing this, but maintained his usual refined demeanor, since Li Dakang's words were true.

"Secretary Yuliang, I heard that you approved this project back then? Was it a vanity project?"

After Li Dakang spoke, Sha Ruijin stopped pretending.

With a smile on his face, he looked at Gao Yuliang.

"Secretary Sha, it was approved by me."

Back then, when Party Secretary Lichun responded to the national call to develop the tertiary industry, the food court project was launched. Now, it's causing such pollution—it shows a lack of awareness!

"Secretary Yuliang really needs to recognize his shortcomings. With a wave of his hand, a project for the powerful and wealthy was launched, and the pain it has brought to the people of Luzhou over the years is profound."

Comrades, we must learn from this lesson!

"Secretary Sha's words are profound!"

Li Dakang is a master of crosstalk, and Tian Guofu is no slouch either.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Yuliang, I heard that the Crescent Lake Food City project is owned by Zhao Ruilong, the son of Secretary Lichun. Is there anything shady going on here?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Ruijin smiled faintly.

"Comrade Guofu, it's normal for your Discipline Inspection Commission to have such questions; it's out of a responsible attitude towards the cadres of Handong! Secretary Yuliang, could you explain this to Comrade Guofu?"

No matter how refined Gao Yuliang was on a daily basis, when he looked around, some people were silent, and others were staring at him. That suffocating feeling made Gao Yuliang feel really tired and uneasy.

However, he still forced himself to speak, saying, "Secretary Guofu, I am cooperating with the Discipline Inspection Commission's questions. Back then, no one knew that the Crescent Lake Food City project would end up like this. There are certain historical limitations involved."

As for Zhao Ruilong, whom Secretary Guofu mentioned, it is true that he is Secretary Lichun's son, but we cannot prohibit him from conducting normal business operations simply because he is Secretary Lichun's son.

Gao Yuliang replied calmly, without any emotion in his tone, but Sha Ruijin clearly did not intend to let Gao Yuliang off so easily.

"Secretary Yuliang, your understanding is flawed and hardly convincing. Why didn't Comrade Dakang have this historical limitation? When he was the mayor of Lüzhou, he never approved this project!"

Gao Yuliang picked up the conversation upon hearing this.

"Secretary Sha, everyone has different historical limitations. Comrade Dakang didn't have such historical limitations at the time, but he did when compared to others."

For example, Comrade Chen Luo served as mayor of Kunming for two years, secretary of the Party Committee for three years, and mayor of Suzhou for four years. He focused on the development of high-tech industries. Under Comrade Chen Luo's leadership, Kunming developed into the number one county-level city in the country, and Suzhou jumped to become the fifth largest city in the country. I heard that Suzhou's GDP will surpass Shenzhen's this year.

Compared to Comrade Chen Luo, Comrade Dakang also lacked historical perspective and understanding.

Upon hearing Gao Yuliang's words, Chen Luo thought to himself, "As expected of a great professor, he even managed to bring this up himself..."

In an instant, Sha Ruijin was speechless, and Li Dakang was also dumbfounded. What else could they say?

Gao Yuliang's shortcomings lie in his limited understanding of historical context; he is older and his understanding of economic development is not as good as Li Dakang's.

But you, Li Dakang, are no better than Chen Luo either; that's Gao Yuliang's explanation.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Luo chose to remain silent, even though Gao Yuliang was trying to use him as a shield.

From an economic development perspective, Chen Luo would find it difficult to refute the Luzhou Food City project.

As I said before, it's just a political struggle.

Sha Ruijin gave Gao Yuliang a deep look and stopped dwelling on the issue. He originally wanted Gao Yuliang to know his methods and surrender obediently, and then explain the problems with Zhao Lichun and Zhao Ruilong so that he could complete his mission and stabilize the situation in Handong.

And now it seems... since we can't win them over, the only option left is to fight it out with invisible swords and bloodshed!

After the meeting, Chen Luo walked out of the conference room.

However, before Chen Luo could go too far, Gao Yuliang quickly walked up behind him to accompany him.

"Secretary Chen, I'm sorry about earlier."

Hearing Gao Yuliang's words, Chen Luo let out a breath of stale air and then shook his head.

"Secretary Yuliang, I am not very familiar with the Crescent Lake Food City project. Secretary Yuliang, you should be careful about the impact of comparing me with Secretary Dakang."

Especially when everyone is in the same leadership team, a harmonious and stable team is beneficial to the progress of work throughout the province.

"Yes, I'll remember what Secretary Chen said."

After finishing his sentence, Chen Luo sped up and left.

After Chen Luo left, Gao Yuliang sighed softly. He knew all too well that this might offend Chen Luo.

However, the relentless pressure from Sha Ruijin, Tian Guofu, and Li Dakang at the Standing Committee meeting, coupled with the silence of the other Standing Committee members, made Gao Yuliang feel suffocated.

When she got home, Wu Huifang had already prepared dinner.

Gao Yuliang ate very slowly. They had known each other for many years, and Wu Huifang knew he had something on his mind.

"Yuliang, there are some things we can't force ourselves to do. We have to compromise on what we need to compromise on."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuliang stopped chewing.

"Some troubles are unavoidable. You don't want to provoke others, but they want to kill you. I'm not willing to give up without fighting back..."

Wu Huifang fell silent instantly.

"By the way, Yuliang, that Ms. Lin from my workplace wants to work in the political and legal system, what about you?"

Before Chen Luo took office, Gao Yuliang could still make arrangements, but now, those people in the political and legal system probably don't recognize him anymore. A new emperor brings a new court. Don't say that you're all from Han University. When it comes to interests, no one's words matter!