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

"What else can I do? Comrade Huo Chunhua is so petty, he'll definitely give me a hard time. But it's okay, I'll deal with whatever comes my way. I've only been away from Handong for a little over two years, do you think I'll let someone bully me on my own turf?"

"Hahaha, yes, yes, yes, once the guns start firing, the whole of Handong will have to listen to you, Secretary Chen!"

The two joked around, and before long, the car arrived at the foot of the Hantong Provincial Party Committee building.

At this moment, all the Standing Committee members who had welcomed Chen Luo and the others last night had arrived, except for Huo Chunhua.

The car door opened, and Lu Yun and Qin Siyuan came to greet them.

"Minister Chen, Director Tian, ​​did you get a good rest last night?"

Lu Yun seemed very concerned, but then suddenly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Minister Chen, Director Tian, ​​and Secretary Huo still have some work to finish, so he asked Comrade Siyuan and me to come over first. He said he would arrive at the venue before the meeting starts once he has finished his work."

Listening to Lu Yun stirring things up, Chen Luo and Tian Guofu remained expressionless. Chen Luo didn't even bother to look at Lu Yun, instead focusing his gaze on Qin Siyuan.

"Comrade Siyuan, are all the cadres from Handong here?"

"Minister Chen, all the officials at the bureau level and above from Handong are here. Everyone is very excited and hopes to hear Minister Chen's lecture on anti-corruption again!"

Chen Luo nodded. "That's good. By the way, now that all the comrades from Handong have arrived, Director Tian and I won't take up any more of your time. Let's head to the meeting now."

"Yes, Minister Chen, please come with me, you and Director Tian!"

After speaking, Qin Siyuan wanted to lead the way, but Chen Luo and Tian Guofu didn't need it at all. They knew the location of the Hantong Provincial Party Committee's conference hall all too well...

Seeing Chen Luo and Tian Guofu walk right past him and leave, Lu Yun was bewildered, but then he thought about it and was even happier. This way, Huo Chunhua would probably be even angrier.

Ten minutes later, in the conference hall of the Hantong Provincial Committee.

All the officials at the bureau level and above in Handong were present, their eyes fixed on the main entrance. Finally, the door opened, and Chen Luo and Tian Guofu walked at the front. The moment they saw Chen Luo, the applause from these officials in Handong became exceptionally enthusiastic.

They walked straight to the stage, where the seating arrangement was quite subtle. There were fourteen tables in two rows, with the five-person group and Chen Luo sitting in the front row.

But surprisingly, the name in the very center is Huo Chunhua, while Chen Luo and Tian Guofu are placed on either side...

Chen Luo rolled his eyes. Was Huo Chunhua crazy? Why did she have to argue over such a small detail?

Even though the Party Secretary of Zhongjiang Province doesn't particularly like Chen Luo, he wouldn't dare to rank the two provinces he's visited, Zhongjiang and Zhongyuan, in this way.

Chen Luo and the other two sat in the middle, while the Secretary of the Zhongjiang Provincial Party Committee sat on the side. Don't they even know how to treat guests? Don't they even know who should speak first?

Tian Guofu also noticed this situation, squinted and smiled, pointed to the center seat and said, "Minister Chen, please sit down!"

Chen Luo was stunned for a moment. "You, Tian Guofu, aren't you just looking for trouble?" But Chen Luo could only be stunned for a moment before he actually sat down in the middle seat.

What's he afraid of!

This isn't over yet; we can't just keep Huo Chunhua's meeting sign up, can we?

We might as well do it ourselves and be self-sufficient.

Chen Luo simply swapped Huo Chunhua's meeting card with his own meeting card next to it.

This scene left Lu Yun stunned. Could someone really play like this?

As Chen Luo and Tian Guofu sat down, Lu Yun and the others followed suit. Looking up from below the stage, the empty seat between Chen Luo and Lu Yun seemed particularly awkward.

"Minister Chen, shouldn't we wait for Secretary Huo?"

Lu Yun asked a question.

"Comrade Lu Yun, Comrade Chunhua has work to do, so let Comrade Chunhua handle the work diligently."

This anti-corruption campaign was specifically targeted at deputy provincial-level officials and bureau-level officials.

If you and Comrade Chunhua really have problems or have made mistakes, it should be the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Supervisory Commission that handle it.

Or you could just be frank with Director Tian. Although he's only the deputy head of the supervisory team, he's also the deputy director of the supervisory committee.

Lu Yun was stumped and chose to shut up.

Chapter 493 The Old Lady's Foot Binding Cloth

Meanwhile, in the seventh-floor secretary's office, Huo Chunhua was completely stunned after receiving a message from the organization minister.

His show of force was ignored once again.

After violently throwing the teacup in his hand and smashing it to pieces, Huo Chunhua finally gasped for breath.

"Outrageous! Outrageous! I am the Secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee. How can the meeting start so casually without my instructions!"

Despite his anger, Huo Chunhua now faced only two options: either continue to remain out of the public eye and not attend the meeting, but this would inevitably lead to speculation and gossip among the cadres in Handong.

After all... his meeting cards were already on the table.

Moreover, this would be a blatant disrespect to the supervisory team and a lack of cooperation with their work, which would have an impact on him if it got back to him.

That leaves only one path to take.

With a cold expression, Huo Chunhua quickly pushed open the office door and rushed towards the conference hall at twice her usual speed...

Huo Chunhua kept checking the time as she walked, and finally, she gritted her teeth and started jogging.

In the conference hall, as the applause subsided, Chen Luo leaned closer to the microphone to prepare for his anti-corruption speech.

"Everyone..."

The door opened as soon as he uttered those two words.

Huo Chunhua, holding his coat in one hand and rubbing his chest with the other, was panting heavily, his forehead covered in sweat, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the room.

"I'm sorry, comrades, I'm late!"

Seeing this, Huo Chunhua no longer cared about her image and walked towards the podium with her coat in hand.

Chen Luo didn't say anything more, just smiled and looked at Huo Chunhua who was walking over. Then, when Huo Chunhua reached the podium, he suddenly said, "It seems that Secretary Huo attaches great importance to this anti-corruption lecture. Look, everyone, he has taken time out of his busy schedule to attend the meeting."

That deserves praise!

After speaking, Chen Luo continued to look at the group of cadres below, not giving Huo Chunhua even a second glance.

"Comrades, I am familiar with many of you. I have been away from Handong for two or three years. I wonder if you all still remember me."

Of course, whether you remember or not, my requirements for everyone will not change: if you want to be an official, don't think about getting rich; if you want to get rich, don't become an official..."

Chen Luo focused on his presentation, while Huo Chunhua, who was seated, frowned as he noticed that his seat had been changed.

At this moment, being relegated to a supporting role fueled Huo Chunhua's growing anger, but with the conference in progress, he couldn't afford to disrupt the proceedings.

They can only swallow their bitterness and bear it with a heavy heart.

Chen Luo's theoretical lecture lasted only about half an hour, after which it was Tian Guofu's turn. Tian Guofu used cases he had personally handled as examples.

After another hour, Chen Luo finally paid attention to Huo Chunhua sitting next to him.

"Comrade Chunhua, Director Tian is about to finish. Would you like to say a few words as well?"

After thinking for a moment, Huo Chunhua nodded and said, "We can summarize it!"

"By the way, Comrade Chunhua, I met a few people when I came to Handong yesterday, and one of them looked just like you. Could it be Secretary Huo?"

It's like they're bringing up a sore subject; Huo Chunhua's fists, hidden under the table, were already clenched.

With a trembling body, Huo Chunhua forced a smile. She wanted to tell Chen Luo that he was mistaken, but that would be too self-deceptive.

"It really is me!"

"Tsk, it really is you, Secretary Huo! I thought you were a drunkard. Your face was all red back then, were you feeling unwell?"

Huo Chunhua... He felt a sense of powerlessness, as if he were being chased and killed.

"Yes, I got caught in the rain yesterday and have a slight fever."

Chen Luo smiled upon hearing this.

"Department Secretary Huo insisted on going to the airport despite having a fever, which suggests that the person he wanted to greet yesterday was very important."

They are either superiors or elders in the family.

However, I didn't hear that any leader would be coming to Handong in the next couple of days, so it must be an elder in their family!

Huo Chunhua's forced smile vanished. He had never felt so aggrieved in his life. He really wanted to lose his temper and punch Chen Luo in the face, but he could only think about it.

"Minister Chen, it's better not to mention my private matters."

Chen Luo nodded. He felt that if he continued to provoke him, the old man might really lose his temper.

Let's just let him off the hook for now.

After Tian Guofu finished speaking, Huo Chunhua, the top leader of Handong, finally took the stage.

He walked to the front of the stage, adjusted the microphone, and then straightened his collar. But that wasn't all... He looked at the bottled water on the stage, twisted open the bottle, and took a small sip.

Then he cleared his throat again before finally getting close to the microphone.

This scene left Chen Luo and Tian Guofu stunned.

"Comrade Lu Yun, has Secretary Huo always had this habit?"

Upon hearing Chen Luo's question, Lu Yun nodded, "Minister Chen, this is Secretary Huo's habit; he says that this shows he values ​​things."

Chen Luo was speechless. Sure enough, eccentric people are never just a few minor flaws.

Huo Chunhua's speech consisted of mostly platitudes and official jargon, which made Chen Luo and Tian Guofu frown.

"Minister Chen, it's been over ten minutes already. Comrade Chunhua can stand really long. She's been repeating the same point over and over for over ten minutes. That's quite impressive..."

Tian Guofu didn't hold back at all, and whispered to Chen Luo, who then started complaining as well.

"The old lady's foot binding cloth is smelly and long. If you ask me, the organization has made a mistake in hiring people."

Comrade Chunhua's abilities are best suited for engaging in verbal sparring with those guys on the international stage.

Even if you can't win an argument, you can still annoy others to death.

"Haha, it really is!"

Lu Yun and Qin Siyuan could only pretend not to hear the two's direct teasing, after all, not everyone dared to talk about Huo Chunhua, the top leader of Handong, like that!

After another ten minutes or so, Chen Luo and Tian Guofu became restless. How could Huo Chunhua still talk?

The key is to come up with something fresh!

The bureau-level officials below were also yawning constantly, enduring the discomfort with great difficulty.

"I can't take it anymore, Secretary Chen, how about we..."