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

"Huh? One hundred million?"

Li Jiajia was a little confused, but she didn't ask any further questions. She knew that her father's work was always important.

Soon, Li Dakang called Zhao Dagong, and as expected, Zhao Dagong was very interested in Wang Dalu's situation. Making things difficult for entrepreneurs? That's not a deep enough understanding; affecting employment is a big deal!

Li Dakang handed the problem over to Zhao Dagong to contact Wang Dalu, and he just waited for the 100 million to arrive.

In a good mood, Li Dakang ate three bowls of rice, while Zhao Dagong had someone find Wang Dalu overnight to understand the situation. After learning the whole story, Zhao Dagong stayed up all night to write a report.

The next morning, Friday, Chen Luo rushed back to Jingzhou from Luzhou. He needed to hold a Standing Committee meeting in the afternoon, one of the topics of which was submitted by Chen Luo.

However, the content was not written by Chen Luo, but was a report submitted by Hou Liangping, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate, regarding the disciplinary and legal violations of Liang Pengfei, a member of the Standing Committee of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Chapter 293 Bombarding Zhou Jianjun, Capturing People at the Meeting

After finishing the work of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission in the morning, the Standing Committee convened on time at 2:40 pm.

As soon as Chen Luo arrived, Tian Guofu greeted him with a smile, "Secretary Chen, I didn't expect that the investigation team would have achieved results in Luzhou so soon after it started its investigation in various cities."

I've suspected Liang Pengfei of having problems before, but without evidence, I can't just deal with him arbitrarily.

Now that the investigation team has evidence, I believe the work of the Luzhou Discipline Inspection Commission will improve significantly after Liang Pengfei is removed!

Take this with a grain of salt. In reality, a deputy director-level discipline inspection secretary is no small position; though the position may be small, the power can be immense.

Tian Guofu could easily transfer one of his own people to fill the vacancy.

“Secretary Guofu, that’s true, but I’m afraid the next one to come will be someone like Liang Pengfei.”

“Absolutely impossible! Secretary Chen, I assure you, the comrade who will serve as the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission in Lüzhou after Liang Pengfei will definitely be a good comrade with strong principles, who will obey the instructions of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary Chen!”

With just a few words, Chen Luo and Tian Guofu made a deal and reached an agreement.

Just then, Sha Ruijin and Zhou Jianjun arrived.

After taking his seat, Sha Ruijin began to chair the meeting.

The first one is about Liang Pengfei.

"Comrade Chen Luo, you are the Party Secretary of Lüzhou City, so you can give your opinion on how to deal with Liang Pengfei."

Chen Luo nodded upon hearing this, and then continued the conversation.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Jianjun, Secretary Yuliang, comrades, as you have all seen, Liang Pengfei has accepted bribes totaling more than four million yuan over the years. In addition, he has used his position to cover up the violations of discipline and law by other cadres."

This is a serious violation of Party discipline and state law. My suggestion is to deal with it strictly in accordance with the provincial discipline inspection commission's handling recommendations!

"Comrade Guofu, what is the disciplinary action taken by your provincial discipline inspection commission?"

Sha Ruijin then looked at Tian Guofu.

"Secretary Sha, based on the investigation, our Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection is inclined to first place Liang Pengfei under disciplinary investigation, and the next step will be to expel him from the Party and remove him from public office and transfer him to the judicial authorities for further trial."

Do any other comrades have other opinions?

Sha Ruijin asked again, but everyone remained silent. The procedures for handling such matters were all the same; the only difference was whether the trial was more severe or lenient.

"Alright, then we'll proceed according to Comrade Guofu's suggestion. Comrade Guofu, you and Comrade Chen Luo can discuss the specific timing of the double-regulation."

To be frank, no one was very interested in Liang Pengfei's situation, since the outcome was already decided the moment Chen Luo spoke.

Soon it was time for other people's proposals, and everyone maintained a "live and let live" attitude during the meeting.

Until Zhao Dagong got close to the microphone!

"Secretary Sha, Governor Jianjun, Secretary Yuliang, comrades, now that everyone's proposals have been discussed, I also have something to bring up for discussion at the meeting."

I finished this report last night and haven't had a chance to submit it to Secretary Yuliang for review yet. Let's see if we can bring it up for discussion at the next meeting or discuss it together at this meeting.

Let me make this clear first: this is a problem that needs to be solved quickly; it can't be delayed!

These words piqued everyone's interest, except for Zhou Jianjun, who had a vague sense of foreboding.

Sha Ruijin was amused when he saw this.

"Well, Comrade Dagong, although it's not in accordance with procedure to put it to the meeting without reviewing it, we'll make an exception. Comrade Dagong, you said it's quite urgent, so let's bring it out and let's all take a look and discuss it first!"

I'm sure none of you are in a hurry to leave, right?

Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads.

Seeing this, Zhao Dagong smiled and nodded, then said, "Thank you for your support, Secretary Sha. The matter I'm about to discuss is somewhat related to Governor Jianjun."

what?

Zhou Jianjun's heart tightened; as expected, he couldn't escape.

"Governor Jianjun, Comrade Li Shangli, whom you transferred to Handong despite opposition, has accomplished a great thing these past two days."

What happened? Using his position as the district party secretary, he instructed various departments in Guangming District to conduct surprise inspections and impose maximum penalties on a local multi-billion-dollar group in Jingzhou!

In just one afternoon, they were fined eight million, along with several business suspension notices. I've already found out the reasons.

It's because Wang Dalu, chairman of the Continental Group, was unwilling to cooperate with the Guangming District old residential area renovation project to speed up construction.

Li Shangli thinks he's a department-level cadre, so he wants the Continental Group to rush the project at a loss. The Continental Group disagrees, so he makes this fuss, which has a very bad influence!

If all our Handong cadres were like Li Shangli, forcibly demanding that companies cooperate according to their own wild ideas, the damage to the business environment would be unimaginable!

Returning to the Continental Group, this multi-billion dollar conglomerate supports the employment of tens of thousands of people. Just because they refuse to cooperate, they want to bring them down? Such officials are simply insane.

"Governor Jianjun, look at this! Is this the good cadre you transferred here despite all the opposition?"

Zhou Jianjun was actually confused, after all, he really didn't know what Li Shangli had done.

"Comrade Dagong, has everything been clarified? Could there be any misunderstandings?"

Zhao Dagong shook his head after hearing Zhou Jianjun's words.

"The probability of it being a misunderstanding is very small. After all, the incident has already happened, and those tickets and penalty notices are not fake."

Governor Jianjun, I'm not targeting you specifically, but Li Shangli's actions have had a terrible impact on Handong. If this gets out, what will other businessmen think?

Will there be a mass evacuation from Handong?

This matter should not be taken lightly!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianjun fell silent, then took out his phone in front of everyone and dialed Li Shangli's number.

As soon as the call connected, Li Shangli's voice reached everyone's ears.

"Governor Jianjun, is there something you need to tell me before you call at this hour?"

"Li Shangli, I'm asking you! Did you instruct the Guangming District tax authorities and others to conduct surprise inspections of the Continental Group and impose the maximum penalty? Answer me!"

The sudden stern tone made Li Shangli's heart tighten. He knew what this tone meant; calling him by his name meant there were other people present.

Considering the timing of Friday...

"Governor Jianjun, I'm innocent! I really didn't have any intention of retaliating. I just felt that the old community renovation project was too important, so I asked various departments to carefully inspect the Continental Group for evaluation."

I didn't expect to find any problems during the inspection. As for the maximum penalty, it's very likely that my subordinates misunderstood me. I apologize to you!

Zhou Jianjun's move was very clever; he directly called Zhao Dagong and told him to bury all the other excuses he had prepared.

"Okay, I get it."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jianjun looked at everyone.

"Comrades, as you have all heard, Comrade Li Shangli did not do it on purpose; he meant well but ended up doing something wrong. He absolutely did not intend to make things difficult for the company!"

Chapter 294 Encirclement and Reinforcements, Feint to the East and Attack in the West

When Zhou Jianjun said this, he was staring at Zhao Dagong. His purpose was obvious: it was a response to Zhao Dagong's attack!

Zhao Dagong was not discouraged. He still smiled and nodded, saying, "Governor Jianjun's call was very timely. He discovered the problem, inquired about the facts, and solved the problem. This is what makes him a good governor of our people!"

However, Governor Jianjun, Comrade Li Shangli just said on the phone that he instructed the staff of Guangming District to conduct an inspection of the Continental Group in accordance with normal procedures. If what Comrade Li Shangli said is true, does it mean that some staff members of Guangming District deliberately deceived their superiors and extorted money from the company?

Should public officials with such a work attitude be severely criticized or even punished?

This kind of trend must not be encouraged!

Zhao Dagong had already planned the strategy of besieging the enemy's stronghold and attacking their reinforcements.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianjun's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again. It seemed that Zhao Dagong had let Li Shangli off the hook, but punishing the staff members from Guangming District who were involved in this matter would only add fuel to the fire!

The various government departments in Guangming District were already very unhappy about Li Shangli's parachuting in, but this time, following instructions, Li Shangli absolved himself of responsibility, and they were the ones who were punished.

Who wouldn't be annoyed? Who wouldn't be grimacing?

The conference room was unusually quiet at this moment, with everyone's eyes scanning back and forth between Zhou Jianjun and Zhao Dagong.

"Comrade Dagong's opinion is very pertinent! The purpose of our recently formed joint investigation team stationed in the discipline inspection department is precisely to continuously improve the business environment in Handong and prevent public officials from abusing their power!"

These departments in Guangming District should be held accountable!

Sha Ruijin, with a strong voice, broke the silence.

Zhou Jianjun's gloomy eyes held a hint of resentment, but the issue had escalated to a province-wide level, and he couldn't continue arguing. Why argue unreasonably? This wasn't a vegetable market!

"Alright! Whatever you say!"

Zhou Jianjun gritted his teeth and forced a smile as he finished speaking. Then he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

Sha Ruijin's face was all wrinkled from smiling.

He then stood up and said, "That's all for today's meeting. Meeting adjourned!"

Upon hearing this, everyone got up and left, leaving only Zhou Jianjun silently standing up last.

In the corridor, Chen Luo and Tian Guofu walked side by side.

"Secretary Guo Fu, when do you plan to investigate Liang Pengfei from Lüzhou?"

When the topic turned to serious matters, Tian Guofu would just smile and shake his head.

"You're a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, Secretary Chen. As the Secretary of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee, you have the best understanding of the situation in Lüzhou. You say when to regulate the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and that's when! You say how to regulate the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and that's how!"

Chen Luo rolled his eyes at these words.

"Go away, you're making it sound like I, Chen Luo, have absolute power in Handong. But one thing is true: we should try to remove deputy-department-level members of the municipal party committee within a small circle. We need to make a strong impression without causing chaos."

"That's easy. Just have Comrade Guofu and Comrade Chen Luo go to Luzhou together on Monday."