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

Upon hearing this, Wu Chunlin slowly approached the microphone.

"Secretary Sha, Governor Jianjun, Secretary Yuliang, comrades, our Organization Department is currently investigating three candidates. One of them is Comrade Lin Guoping, the current Executive Chief Prosecutor of the Procuratorate. Comrade Lin Guoping is a conscientious worker with a calm personality and has many years of experience working in the Procuratorate!"

Another is Comrade Jiang Tao, who works at the Liaoning Provincial People's Procuratorate and is also the Executive Procurator-General.

The last one... the last one is Comrade Jia Renli, who works in Guizhou Province. However, this comrade is not from the political and legal system, but from the discipline inspection department... His current position is the head of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee Inspection Team, a first-level inspector, and the secretary of the Guiyang Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission.

Wu Chunlin was starting to lose his composure at this point, but since Jia Renli was recommended by Zhou Jianjun, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and finish what he was saying.

"Have you all heard me clearly? Now let's exercise our democracy, have a discussion, and see who is more suitable to preside over the work of the procuratorate."

Sha Ruijin smiled, not really caring. If the Jiang family wanted to give it a try, then he, Sha Ruijin, would nominate them. As for whether to accept or reject them, that was up to Sha Ruijin. As long as it looked good on the surface, that was enough.

"Let me start."

Chen Luo spoke first, after all, he was the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission!

"From the perspective of the province's political and legal work, Comrade Lin Guoping is the most suitable person. He is familiar with the Handong Procuratorate, has rich experience, and can quickly take charge of the procuratorate's work."

Comrade Jiang Tao from Liaoning Province is unfamiliar with the situation in Handong and needs time to adapt. The procuratorate cannot afford to wait for this. Similarly, the same applies to Comrade Jia Renli from Guizhou Province.

Chen Luo's reason was perfectly legitimate, as it was a fact. Moreover, the deeper meaning was that Lin Guoping was a local from Handong. If everyone didn't push for him and instead pushed for someone from another province, wouldn't the local cadres in Handong have a problem with that?

Everyone here is shrewd; after a moment's thought, it became clear that Lin Guoping had a better chance of winning.

Zhou Jianjun naturally understood this principle, but the Jia family wouldn't listen to his reasoning.

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

Chapter 323 The Truly Benevolent Jia Family

"Comrade Chen Luo, although Comrade Lin Guoping is more familiar with the work in Handong, Comrade Lin Guoping is already fifty-seven years old. Now everyone is advocating for younger cadres. I think Comrade Jia Renli is quite good. He is forty-seven years old and in the prime of his life!"

Before Zhou Jianjun could even finish speaking and Chen Luo could retaliate, someone else had already started to criticize him.

“Governor Jianjun said that cadres should be younger, but as far as I know, Comrade Jia Renli was only promoted to the position of director-general two years ago, and now he has been promoted to the position of deputy provincial governor. Isn’t that a violation of regulations?”

Sha Ruijin squinted. He wouldn't push the Jiang family members, nor would he let Zhou Jianjun push the Jia family members!

Zhou Jianjun frowned. This was inexplicable, since Jia Renli had indeed only been in office for two years.

"Governor Jianjun, whether from the perspective of regulations or the appointment of this Comrade Jia Renli, he does not meet the requirements, does he?"

The Discipline Inspection Commission and the Procuratorate are two different things. Can he really manage the work of the Procuratorate? To be honest, I don't believe it!

Unless the provincial governor issues a pledge to establish an army!

Zhao Dagong continued to perform steadily, and Zhou Jianjun didn't even bother to look at him, afraid that he might lose his temper.

"What are the opinions of the other comrades?"

Zhou Jianjun changed the subject, and Yang Yanhua, who had been eager to speak, immediately chimed in.

“I know Comrade Lin Guoping quite well, and he is indeed more suitable to preside over the work of the procuratorate.”

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

Tian Guofu and Li Dakang glanced at Chen Luo and offered their support without any hesitation. Seeing this, Sha Ruijin knew it was time.

"Let's vote. Raise your hand if you agree that Comrade Lin Guoping should preside over the work of the procuratorate."

With a swish, everyone except Zhou Jianjun raised their hands, including Sha Ruijin, since he never intended to actually push the Jiang family.

"Okay, twelve votes in favor. Secretary-General, please take notes and have the comrades in the General Office report the meeting content to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for their approval."

Zhou Jianjun sighed; he had done his best.

After the meeting, Zhou Jianjun returned to the governor's office in the government building, took out his phone, and called Jia Renli.

The call was answered quickly.

"Renli?"

"Brother Jianjun? How am I...?"

Jia Renli was completely unceremonious, immediately asking about the results, which left Zhou Jianjun speechless.

"Renli, your Jianjun brother has done his best. The results of the meeting are out."

"Your personnel proposal was not approved, so you can forget about the position of Chief Prosecutor of the Handong Procuratorate..."

"Hey, it's no big deal, Jianjun. I never thought I could get promoted to a vice-provincial level position. It was my dad who kept urging me to ask you for help. Now I don't have to worry about what the old man thinks."

Brother Jianjun, you have no idea how serious the corruption is in Guizhou Province. I arrested a primary school principal these past two days. A primary school principal was able to embezzle 100 million yuan!

The provincial leaders here are putting too much pressure on me... they won't let me follow the trail further up the chain of events.

Zhou Jianjun was speechless. Was the trail really going to reach all the officials in the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee? How many of them were clean?

No wonder Jia Renli couldn't make it in Guizhou Province.

"Renli, do you understand the meaning of 'harmonizing with the world'?"

"I don't quite understand..."

Zhou Jianjun gave up completely, "Alright, take care of yourself, I'll hang up now."

Zhou Jianjun didn't think about the matter again after hanging up the phone, but the Jia family's capabilities were not limited to this.

That evening, Chen Luo was reading in his study when the phone rang. It was the old principal calling.

"Hey, old headmaster, you're still up?"

"I can't sleep, Chen Luo. There's something I need to tell you."

"Please speak, old principal!"

"Is that so? Do you know Jia Renli?"

"Jia Renli? That secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission in Guicheng City, Guizhou Province?"

"Yes, yes, that's him. His father just came to visit me. We're old classmates. Sigh, he's so persistent. He insisted that I call you to see if we could transfer Jia Renli to Handong, even if it's just to the rank of director-general."

"Former headmaster...I..."

Chen Luo was somewhat embarrassed.

"Don't worry, I didn't agree. I'm telling you this so that you know that Old Jia was very popular when he was young."

Although he didn't reach the deputy level before retiring, it was a noble act of leaving the opportunity to younger comrades. Therefore, many comrades who were deputy or even full-fledged members owe him a debt of gratitude.

He's over forty and only has one son, Jia Renli. This matter isn't going to end so easily. Just you wait and see, it won't be long before your senior, Secretary Xu from the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and the others are calling you.”

Chen Luo frowned as he listened.

"With this kind of relationship, why not just send someone directly? It wouldn't be difficult to get the Supreme People's Procuratorate to nominate someone for Handong, would it?"

"That's where Old Jia's benevolence lies. He didn't want the comrades from Handong to think that the Jia family was domineering, so he made sure to give them a heads-up beforehand so they could discuss things amicably."

"Um... old principal, by the way, how much do you know about this Jia Renli?"

"Xiao Jia? Xiao Jia is a good person. Although he looks a bit silly and straightforward, he has a good heart. He was ostracized in Guizhou Province because he was too stubborn and wouldn't let go of problems."

Chen Luo nodded upon hearing this.

"Alright, alright, let Secretary Xu explain the details to you. I reckon they'll call you soon."

The old principal hung up the phone, and his prediction was spot on. Within minutes, Chen Luo received calls from his senior classmates, the former Party Secretary, and even Director Xiao of the Supervisory Committee.

Their goal was the same: to get Chen Luo to turn a blind eye and let Jia Renli come to Handong to avoid trouble.

After receiving several phone calls in a row, Chen Luo laughed.

"This young Jia has even stronger connections than I do!"

No sooner had I finished speaking than the phone rang again, but when I picked it up, it was an unknown number.

"Hello, this is Chen Luo. May I ask who you are?"

"Brother Chen Luo, I'm Jia Fugui, you can just call me Lao Jia. I'm sorry for having your seniors or superiors call you several times."

They say you shouldn't bother two people with the same thing, and I, Lao Jia, understand that principle. But I'm really worried about my son. Back then, I advised him not to pursue a career in officialdom because the bureaucracy is full of intrigue and backstabbing. But this brat wouldn't listen and said he dared to change the world.

There was nothing I could do; as the father, I could only offer my support.

"Uh, Secretary Jia..."

"Just call me Lao Jia, I've been retired for almost thirty years."

"Old Jia..."

"Comrade Chen Luo, I'm really angry that you call me Old Jia. Old Jia, Old Jia, what I say is true, this is my true nature!"

"Uh... okay, Comrade Jia?"

"That's right!"

"Comrade Jia, parents always worry. Parents' hearts are full of love and worry!"

"Well, who can argue with that? Comrade Chen Luo, my Renli isn't a bad person by nature, he's just a straightforward guy who doesn't know how to flatter and doesn't like to blend in with the crowd. Comrade Chen Luo, could you please take care of him?"

"Don't worry, it won't be for nothing. Secretary Xu already told you, right? I still have some favors I haven't used yet. In a couple of months, after Gao Yuliang from Handong retires, I'll help you arrange for you to concurrently serve as deputy secretary. That shouldn't be a problem."

Even though Secretary Xu had already told Chen Luo these words once, hearing them again now still made him tremble.

Chapter 324 Old Jia and Young Jia, Deep Father-Son Affection

That's practically a guarantee.

Chen Luo's breathing became heavy. He wanted to say that he wasn't that kind of person, but when Lao Jia saw that Chen Luo didn't speak, he assumed that Chen Luo was dissatisfied with the conditions he had offered.

"Comrade Chen Luo, I know this is indeed a bit difficult for you, after all, my Renli has caused trouble more than once or twice."

That way, I can try my best to be elected as a deputy secretary by the Central Committee during the reshuffle after the New Year.

You don't need to worry about what others say. I, Old Jia, have never taken a single penny for myself in my entire life. If anyone dares to gossip, I'll go to their door with my cane and give them a piece of my mind!

"Ah? No, no, Secretary Jia, you've misunderstood."

"Keep calling him Old Jia..."

"Um, Comrade Jia, I was just thinking about what position would be suitable for Comrade Renli in Handong."