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

"I was wrong, Chairman, I'll listen to you!"

Shen Lin hung up the phone immediately, his face extremely grim. He usually only held a nominal position in the Women's Federation.

The actual work was done by Huang Zhifeng, but now it seems that Huang Zhifeng is a bit dishonest!

Time passed by, and soon half an hour had gone by. Huang Zhifeng arrived at Shen Lin's office with a sense of unease.

Nevertheless, I gritted my teeth and knocked on the door.

"Chairman Shen, I heard from your secretary that you wanted to see me?"

"Come in!"

The only response she received was a cold command.

As Huang Zhifeng slowly pushed open the door, she saw the hidden anger in Chairman Shen's eyes as she entered the room.

Huang Zhifeng stood there, feeling uneasy.

"Comrade Zhifeng, how do you feel about the work done by the Women's Federation?"

"Chairwoman Shen, everything is proceeding smoothly. I feel that the Women's Federation is operating normally."

"Oh? Normal?"

But Comrade Zhifeng, as far as I know, the Women's Federation has been quite busy these past few days, with a showdown with Handong.

Comrade Zhifeng, I'm only giving you one chance to explain! If you confess honestly, I can protect you!

If you choose to hide it, then I can only apologize.

At this moment, beads of sweat dripped from Huang Zhifeng's forehead. She didn't know what the current situation was, but she was very clear that Shen Lin was definitely not trying to scare her.

After thinking it over, Huang Zhifeng decided to shirk all responsibility.

"Chairman Shen, I received a call from Minister Liu of the Central Propaganda Department yesterday regarding the report on Handong. The specific details of this matter are still under investigation."

However, your criticism is correct. It was my failure to properly manage the women's newspaper that led to this oversight.

Shen Lin was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

He sighed, then looked directly at Huang Zhifeng.

"You're really trying to deny everything... Since you don't want to be dignified, then I'll just have to help you be dignified!"

Don't think I don't know what you've been doing behind my back these past few years. I've been turning a blind eye to it all, but you've become increasingly audacious, even daring to go against the local authorities.

Who do you think you are! Do you really think that just because you've reached the ministerial level, you can be compared to a regional governor?

I'm telling you, you're fully responsible for this!

After saying that, Shen Lin picked up the phone on the table.

"Director Xiao, you can let the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission in now."

Two minutes after hanging up the phone, the office door was pushed open again, but this time it wasn't staff from the Women's Federation who came in, but from the National Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision!

To Huang Zhifeng's astonishment, she was immediately taken into custody by two staff members of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Only then did Huang Zhifeng realize that he might have gone too far.

"Chairman Shen, I was wrong, I really didn't mean it! I..."

"Alright, stop talking! I gave you a chance! You didn't cherish it. Go talk to the comrades in the Discipline Inspection Commission. Your hands haven't been clean all these years either."

With a sigh, Shen Lin slowly closed her eyes.

No matter how much Huang Zhifeng called out, no one paid any attention to her. As the Discipline Inspection Commission took her away, her situation was thoroughly investigated in a very short time.

Bribery certainly occurred, and the amount was not small, around 80 million yuan. Of course, compared to other officials of the same rank who have been dismissed, it can only be considered average.

The real problem is her stance!

Following Huang Zhifeng's downfall, a certain newspaper also removed the article and published an apology letter to the public.

The letter clearly states that the extreme remarks in the Women's Daily were all written by Huang Zhifeng, and the Women's Federation apologizes to the public and to Handong.

On the same day, the National Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission issued a report.

With these two pieces of news coming out, Chen Luo, Sha Ruijin, and Zhou Jianjun all breathed a sigh of relief, which showed that justice and the truth would not be buried.

Handong had already prepared for a protracted battle, but the surprise came too suddenly...

In the office of the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee in Handong, Chen Luo was on the phone with Director Xiao of the Supervisory Commission.

"Chen Luo, Huang Zhifeng's case has been settled."

"Director Xiao, thank you!"

"Oh, it has nothing to do with me. I was just handling Huang Zhifeng according to the instructions from above and in accordance with the law and regulations."

Chapter 382 Wu Chunlin, who has his sights set on the chairman of the CPPCC

Hearing this, Chen Luo was somewhat surprised.

It turned out to be an order from the head of the oversight system.

"By the way, Comrade Chen Luo, the trigger for this incident was the Jiang family. The higher-ups are also very annoyed by the Jiang family's actions. We've also learned about Comrade Jiang Kang's work in Xiji County, and he has indeed done a very good job!"

"Our own family has suffered a tragedy, and the Jiang family is still trying to smooth things over, attempting to force our young comrades to submit through smear campaigns. We cannot allow comrades like them to shed sweat and tears any longer."

"Director Xiao, please rest assured, Jiang Kang is a good comrade, and our Handong Provincial Party Committee has seen that."

Although his father has acted somewhat recklessly, we at Handong will absolutely not discriminate against Comrade Jiang Kang because of this relationship. Please rest assured, organization!

“We believe in you, Comrade Chen Luo. To be honest, it is remarkable that your Hantong Provincial Committee has gone to such lengths to fight for Comrade Jiang Kang, to clear up the rumors about him, and even at the cost of going against the Women’s Federation.”

This level of vision is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Some local leaders like to be petty and calculating.

They value relationships of closeness and distance above all else!

In those kinds of places, it's already a miracle if they don't kick someone when they're down.

Therefore, the higher authorities gave high praise to Handong.

We praise you, Handong, for being a Handong with a grand vision, a Handong with integrity, and a Handong governed by the rule of law.

We hope that Handong will continue to maintain this work ethic and wholeheartedly serve the people!

"Please rest assured, Director Xiao and the organization, we at Handong will definitely adhere to the principle of serving the people."

To build a civilized, law-abiding, harmonious, green, and prosperous Handong!

After chatting for a few more minutes, Chen Luo hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief, as the matter was finally over.

Life seemed to return to normal in an instant. On Monday, Jiang Kang and Mei Xiaoge convened an enlarged meeting of the district committee.

At the meeting, those cadres who betrayed their posts were publicly named, and the staff of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection took them away on the spot for investigation.

The work of other Party and government organs is also progressing steadily.

Chen Luo himself has also adapted to the work of deputy secretary.

Aside from spending three days a week in Lüzhou to oversee work, I spend the rest of my time at the Provincial Party Committee.

To coordinate the overall development of Handong.

As the days went by, Handong's economy, like a fully powered engine, experienced a significant increase.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

As the year draws to a close, Handong's work reaches its busiest time, whether it's the audit department or the statistics department.

Everyone was busy with their own work, and Chen Luo officially entered his fourth decade of life; he was forty years old.

It was also at the end of the year that he acquired a new identity: an alternate member of the Central Committee.

Winter in Handong isn't too cold, but the wind is blowing and most of the flowers, plants, and trees in the provincial government compound have withered. Apart from some evergreen trees and pine trees, the rest have long lost their green color.

"Secretary Chen, that wintersweet tree has blossomed."

At this moment, Chen Luo was accompanied by Wu Chunlin, the Minister of Organization, and the two were taking a stroll.

Upon hearing Wu Chunlin's reminder, Chen Luo subconsciously looked ahead, and sure enough, several wintersweet plants had already bloomed.

The two approached the few wintersweet bushes, their delicate fragrance wafting around their noses.

Chen Luo was wearing a thick executive jacket and carrying a water bottle filled with hot water, which brought him some warmth.

Wu Chunlin, who was standing next to Chen Luo, was dressed in roughly the same clothes, but he was not carrying anything in his hands.

"Comrade Chunlin, this is the second time I've seen these wintersweet trees bloom. Come to think of it, it's been more than two years since I started working in Handong. Time flies!"

Chen Luo sighed, and Wu Chunlin, standing beside him, nodded with narrowed eyes.

"Who can argue with that? Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I've been in the position of the provincial Party committee's organization minister for five years now."

Wu Chunlin spoke with some melancholy, for his career path had reached a point where climbing further was extremely difficult.

"Minister Chunlin is almost sixty-one, isn't he?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo brought up his age.

"Yes, I'm 61. At my current level, I'll have to retire in about a year."

Wu Chunlin said this with some sadness.

One act ends, another begins; he's no longer young.

Hearing this, Chen Luo frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then said, "Comrade Chunlin, it's almost the end of the year."

The provincial CPPCC is also about to have a leadership reshuffle. Is Minister Chunlin, whose position as the newly appointed provincial CPPCC chairman is vacant, interested?

Upon hearing this, Wu Chunlin's eyes lit up.

"Secretary Chen, is it my turn this time?"

Chen Luo smiled without saying a word. Currently, there are only a handful of people in the entire Handong area who can sit in the position of Chairman of the CPPCC.

Sha Ruijin and Zhou Jianjun are directly ruled out, and Chen Luo is unlikely to become the chairman of the CPPCC.

After removing the three top leaders of the provincial party committee, the next two in the five-person group are the secretary of the discipline inspection commission and the head of the organization department.

Tian Guofu is only 57 years old this year, and he probably still wants to try for a powerful official position. Therefore, he will not compete with Wu Chunlin. After removing the two, the only qualified candidate is Executive Vice Governor Zhao Dagong. Similarly, Zhao Dagong and Tian Guofu are the same age and neither of them is in a hurry.