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

Gritting his teeth, Lu Xiaojun slammed his fist on the table as he uttered those words. He was angry, but he also knew that the current public opinion was very unfavorable to him.

After taking a deep breath, Lu Xiaojun picked up the phone on the table and dialed the number of Huang Benwei, the mayor of Zunyi City.

"Hello, Mayor Huang, this is Lu Xiaojun!"

"It's Comrade Xiaojun. Is there something you need?"

"Mayor Huang, something has happened."

We recently took over the factory of a company in our city.

The factory owner, however, remained undeterred.

After failing to gain any advantage in our city, they turned to spreading rumors online, and now the public outcry is huge!

"Comrade Xiaojun, what do you mean?"

"Mayor Huang, I want to say that no matter what the reason is, we should not allow the other party to continue spreading public opinion online."

Hearing this, Huang Benwei was stunned.

"Comrade Xiaojun, you are right, but controlling public opinion is not something we can do just because we want to."

It is necessary to first report to the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, and then apply to the Central Propaganda Department for approval.

The connection with short video platforms can only be established after the Central Propaganda Department approves it.

This process is somewhat complicated, and the Central Propaganda Department generally wouldn't agree to this kind of public opinion..."

"Mayor Huang, what should we do?"

"You ask me what to do? You Huai Ren caused this trouble yourselves, so of course you have to clean up your own mess. Who told you to confiscate their sewage treatment plant?"

"Did you know that this boss surnamed Zhou came to the municipal party committee and government last week? It was only because Secretary Li Bin wasn't there that I managed to keep it quiet for Huai Ren. Otherwise, if Secretary Li had found out, he definitely wouldn't have given you a good beating!"

"Mayor Huang, then I..."

"I don't want to get involved in your business!"

"No way! Mayor Huang, we're in this together. When you were the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, I gave you plenty of favors... Now that things have gone wrong, you're ignoring me? That's not fair!"

Are you threatening me?

"Mayor Huang, you've misunderstood. How could I dare to threaten you? I just wanted to ask you for your safety."

Having said all that, Huang Benwei knew he was being entangled, so he gritted his teeth and chose to compromise.

"I'll try my best to help you suppress this matter. Don't do such stupid things again in the future. Only you would do something like confiscating someone's processing plant!"

Hearing this, Lu Xiaojun thought he was safe.

Little did they know, this matter had already been noticed by those above.

In Chen Luo's office on the seventh floor of the Central Propaganda Department building, Chen Luo, who was reviewing documents, received a call from Jia Renli.

"Hey, Comrade Renli."

"Secretary Chen, Secretary Li requests your presence here."

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo had a bad feeling.

He frowned, pursed his lips, and hung up the phone.

"Is it going to be another business trip?"

As if on cue, two hours later, in Secretary Li's office at the Discipline Inspection Commission, Chen Luo sat opposite Secretary Li, with Jia Renli, who had recently taken up his post at the Supervisory Commission, beside him.

At this moment, Secretary Li was wearing glasses and holding a pen, signing documents. After signing several documents, he put down the pen, took off his glasses, and looked at Chen Luo.

"Comrade Chen Luo, how has work been going these past few months?"

Chen Luo nodded upon hearing this.

"Thank you for your concern, Secretary Li. Apart from the occasional trips abroad with colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the work of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee and the Cyberspace Administration of China has been handled very smoothly these past few months."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Li coughed.

"Ahem, um... Chen Luo, there's something I might need to trouble you with right now."

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo rolled his eyes.

"Secretary Li, you can just give me instructions directly. I don't have the right to refuse even if you say it's troublesome..."

"Haha, then I'll just say it directly. Recently, some materials were submitted by comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission."

A member of the Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial Committee is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and a working group needs to be dispatched to investigate.

Coincidentally, the news about Guizhou Province confiscating its sewage treatment plant has been making headlines online these past two days.

I decided to hand it over to the working group for investigation and handling. Originally, I wanted Comrade Renli to make the trip, but Comrade Renli has no experience in serving as the head of an inspection team or supervisory team on a separate assignment.

You and Comrade Renli have a good relationship and know each other well. You also have rich experience as temporary group leaders. Therefore, I would like to ask you and Comrade Renli to take a trip to Guizhou Province.

The Standing Committee member suspected of corruption should be dealt with, and justice should be served for the entrepreneur.

The important thing is to let Comrade Renli gain experience; from now on, he will be solely responsible for this kind of work.

After listening, Chen Luo glanced at Jia Renli sitting next to him, and he finally understood why Jia Renli had come along as well.

How could he refuse in front of Jia Renli?

Chapter 537 Arrival in Guizhou Province, the Old God Returns

Seeing Chen Luo's resentful little eyes, Secretary Li couldn't stop smiling. He was getting old, and it was really interesting to tease the young people in his spare time.

The main point is that neither side is afraid of getting angry with the other...

After all, we'll be family in a few years.

Chen Luo took a deep breath and nodded.

"Secretary Li, when shall Comrade Renli and I depart?"

"Anytime is fine, you can decide the time yourself."

"Okay, then let's do it on Friday. Let's try to resolve it in two or three days."

After leaving Secretary Li's office, Chen Luo looked at the file folder in his hand with some curiosity, and then opened it.

It contains materials about Guizhou provincial officials suspected of violating discipline.

"Wu Shenghua, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Bishi Municipal Party Committee?"

The person in the photo has a fat head and big ears; you can tell from the amount of stuff coming out of their fanny pack.

Muttering to himself, Chen Luo returned to the Central Propaganda Department, arranged his weekend work, and then rushed to the Cyberspace Administration of China to arrange his work.

Two days later, on Friday.

At nine o'clock in the morning, at the airport, when Chen Luo arrived, Jia Renli and the inspection team members were already there.

"Secretary Chen! You've arrived!"

Jia Renli smiled and waved. Chen Luo also smiled. Well, although he didn't really want to go out on official business, since he was showing Jia Renli the procedures, he would reluctantly agree.

After boarding the plane, the two sat in the same row.

"Secretary Chen, thank you for your trouble..."

Jia Renli scratched his head; he knew Chen Luo didn't really want to leave Whale City to go elsewhere to arrest people.

He also suggested to Secretary Li that he go to Guizhou Province alone, but his suggestion was rejected.

In Secretary Li's words, investigating and punishing high-ranking officials in local areas is not an easy task, and the resistance encountered should not be underestimated. If you are stronger, the other side will be weaker; if you are weaker, the other side will act lawlessly.

The purpose of having Chen Luo take him was to let him experience what the pressure of the inspection team was like and what the courage and boldness of a swordsman should be.

That's the most important thing.

"Comrade Renli, it's not that troublesome. The main reason I don't want to go on inspection tours is that arresting people would damage my reputation."

I was teaching at the Party School a while ago. As soon as I stepped onto the podium, the students below fell silent.

It's like I'm scarier than a ghost. If this continues, who will dare to shake my hand in the future?

Of course, another reason is that I'm not affiliated with the discipline inspection and supervision system; I'm ultimately an outsider, and my position feels somewhat illegitimate, which is why I seem less than enthusiastic.

"Understood, Secretary Chen, thank you still!"

Chen Luo nodded, then continued, "Actually, Secretary Li asked me to go to Guizhou Province with you so that you could experience what the head of the inspection team should be like."

Going to inspect local areas is a different concept from being in charge of the discipline inspection work in a province. If you are in charge of a province, they may not be afraid of you today, but they will be afraid of you tomorrow. However, if you go to inspect local areas and don't catch them today, you will have to wait several more years tomorrow.

Although they may be afraid, if you are too lenient in your attitude, these people will take advantage of you.

They'll cause you all sorts of trouble, preventing you from getting any results during your inspection.

However, you can't be too hard on them. If you take a too hard stance, it could backfire and cause the entire local area to unite and secretly ostracize the inspection team, making them uncooperative with its work.

Therefore, experience needs to be accumulated for inspection work!

"Secretary Chen, I understand!"

Seeing this, Chen Luo smiled and patted Jia Renli on the shoulder.

"Just ignore what I just said. Of course, I don't care if you insist on agreeing with me."

"Ah!? Secretary Chen?!"

Chen Luo rolled his eyes.

"What do you mean 'ah'? Remember, you are the head of the inspection team. This time I am just the deputy head on secondment. To be honest, this is the first time I have served as a deputy."

Regardless of the local authorities' attitude, the inspection team must have gathered certain evidence. Comrade Renli, you must remember your identity; you are wielding the sword for the organization!

Anyone who dares to obstruct your sword strike can be cut down with a single blow. Report anyone who tries to stop you; after a couple of such incidents, no one will dare to do it again.

After speaking, Chen Luo closed his eyes and began to rest. In fact, Chen Luo provided two approaches to inspections. One was conventional and suitable for cadres like Tian Guofu.

Then there's the kind mentioned later, which belongs exclusively to people with powerful backgrounds. Both Chen Luo and Jia Renli fall into this category.

Once you arrive at your destination, unless it's a directly administered municipality like Guangxi or Xinjiang, no matter who you are, you have to obey!

As for which method Jia Renli will choose in the future, Chen Luo has no idea.

We arrived in Guizhou Province at 1 p.m.