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

This personnel change was passed unanimously.

"Now that Comrade Sun Liancheng has been transferred to Lüzhou, my Guangming District of Jingzhou City can't continue to be without a district head, can it?"

Secretary Sha, Governor Liu, Secretary Yuliang, comrades, if you have any suitable candidates to recommend, please feel free to do so!

Li Dakang brought up the topic, and everyone remained silent, after all, this was Li Dakang's territory.

"It seems that none of you have a suitable candidate. How about I suggest someone and we can see if it works?"

Sha Ruijin picked up the conversation.

"Comrade Chen Hai is still under dismissal, right? Although he made a mistake, his original intentions were not bad. Shouldn't our provincial party committee give this comrade another chance?"

This was a bit awkward, because no one responded...

Sha Ruijin was also embarrassed. He knew it wasn't appropriate to mention Chen Hai, but his superiors were pressuring him so much that he had no choice.

"Comrade Dakang, what do you think of Comrade Chen Hai?"

The topic was then handed over to Li Dakang, who nodded with a smile as usual.

“Secretary Sha is right. Jingzhou is willing to give Comrade Chen Hai a chance to correct his mistakes. His personality might be more suitable for him to be the head of Guangming District.”

Everyone was speechless. This was blatant lying. He was just a deputy director-general, and he was on Li Dakang's turf. If you didn't object, who would care about your life or death?

When it came to raising hands, everyone agreed in unison, except for the military region commander, Lu Zheng'an, who chose to abstain.

Throughout the entire process, Gao Yuliang didn't say a word about the personnel changes. It was just a bunch of strangers swapping each other, so there was no point in talking. What Gao Yuliang was more curious about was where Chen Yanshi found the connections to get Sha Ruijin to compromise like this.

After all, this is an obvious fact!

Didn't you see that Chen Luo, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, who is always objective and doesn't target people, didn't stop it? Who would believe there's nothing fishy going on?

Chapter 99 Sun Liancheng's Blame-Shifting

Their personnel adjustments involving Sun Liancheng, Yi Xuexi, and Chen Hai also included filling vacancies for the mayor of Jinghai City and the deputy mayor of Lincheng City, among others, positions vacated by those who had been dismissed.

However, these promotions were mostly local rather than parachuted in, since the provincial party committee also needs to consider the local sentiments.

After the meeting, Sha Ruijin returned to his office.

He took out his phone and called Yi Xuexi.

"Hey, Comrade Yi Xuexi!"

"Hello, Secretary Sha!"

Yi Xuexi, who was preparing for the 10,000-mu tea garden plan in Lüzhou, was a little uneasy. After all, it was no small matter for the provincial party secretary to personally call him.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, the provincial party committee rejected your 10,000-mu tea garden project proposal submitted by Lüzhou. Secretary Chen Luo was practically pointing his finger at you and cursing you for talking nonsense."

I reviewed the specific plan, and indeed, some parts lacked supporting data; even the budget reports were unclear.

Yi Xuexi was a little stunned.

He only decided to start this 10,000-mu tea plantation project after his wife reminded him to do so. His wife helped him complete the specific data and field surveys. Yi Xuexi really didn't know what was wrong with the project proposal.

"Secretary Sha, I..."

Sha Ruijin took a deep breath.

"Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you. Everyone can make mistakes, and besides, this is just a plan. You should give up on the 10,000-mu tea plantation project. Your personnel appointment was adjusted at today's provincial party committee meeting."

You are relieved of your post as acting mayor of Lüzhou City and are proposed to be appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Jingzhou Municipal Committee of the CPC, vice mayor, and secretary of the Guangming District Committee of the CPC.

You're quite familiar with Comrade Dakang, so having you in Jingzhou to keep an eye on him will help him navigate things more steadily!

Yi Xuexi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Thankfully, he wasn't being fired. Having finally reached the level of a department director, Yi Xuexi could only think that power was truly wonderful. He never wanted to go through those miserable days again. For example, his wife used to treat him indifferently, but now she would do anything to please him...

Isn't it simply because he is the mayor?

"I understand, Secretary Sha!"

"Well, I'm glad you understand. I was worried you might have a bad feeling about it."

"Definitely not!"

After hanging up the phone, Sha Ruijin couldn't help but sigh.

He really has a shortage of people to rely on...

The decision made at this provincial party committee meeting also reached Sun Liancheng's ears.

At that moment, Sun Liancheng was meeting with the public in his office.

"Comrade Zheng Xipo, this is your third time here. I think I've made myself very clear: there is currently no industrial land available in Guangming District. How am I supposed to approve land for you?"

Furthermore, even if your Dafeng factory wanted to rebuild on the land, it would need to be leased; it's impossible for us to use it for free. This is a matter of principle!

Zheng Xipo was clearly unhappy.

“District Chief Sun, you just don’t want to see us workers live a good life. Back then, even the old Chief Prosecutor Chen Yanshi was able to coordinate the approval of land for us. Now you keep saying there’s no land and you need money. Aren’t you just making excuses for us?”

It was still the old-fashioned way of playing: labeling people first and then assigning them to sides. Sun Liancheng's face couldn't help but turn ugly.

This kind of person is really difficult to deal with; they only want to take advantage of the government.

Just as Sun Liancheng was patiently explaining, his phone rang.

As soon as Sun Liancheng answered the phone, the other party's voice came through.

"Mayor Sun, congratulations!"

I am Yang Guolin, Executive Vice Mayor of Lüzhou City. Do you have some time? I'd like to visit you in Jingzhou!

Sun Liancheng was completely dumbfounded.

Mayor Sun? Call him?

"Ahem, Comrade Yang Guolin, did you dial the wrong number?"

"Wrong number? No, aren't you Mayor Sun Liancheng? Oh, you don't know yet?"

Just now, the Provincial Party Committee made a decision to transfer you from the position of District Head of Guangming District in Jingzhou to the position of Mayor of Lüzhou. It seems that your current position as District Head will be taken over by Chen Hai, the former Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. This is truly a great piece of good news!

Sun Liancheng swallowed hard. It would be a lie to say he wasn't excited, after all, the opportunity for promotion was within reach.

However, he quickly calmed down.

"Comrade Yang Guolin, whether the news you mentioned is true or false, I don't need anyone to visit me. I also hope that you can do your job well."

"Yes, yes, Mayor Sun, your words are insightful!"

After hanging up the phone, Sun Liancheng looked at Zheng Xipo apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Zheng, I just received a notice that I will be leaving Guangming District to work in Luzhou in a while. However, you know the new district head, he is Chen Hai, the son of former Chief Prosecutor Chen Yanshi."

If you have any questions or needs, you can ask Chen Hai.

After passing the buck, Sun Liancheng waved to Zheng Xipo, signaling that he could leave.

Although he didn't get what he wanted, Zheng Xipo was still happy. He knew Chen Hai! Once Chen Hai became the district head, wouldn't he speak up for their Dafeng Factory?

Zheng Xipo then got up and left.

The news spread quickly. Chen Yanshi was resting at home when he received a call from Zheng Xipo.

"Hey, Xiao Zheng, what's up?"

"Congratulations, Mr. Chen!"

I've heard that your son, Chen Hai, is about to take office as the district head of Guangming District. That's a rare and precious opportunity!

I just wanted to share the good news with you.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yanshi's smile became somewhat stiff.

Where did you hear this news from?

"Oh? I just heard District Chief Sun Liancheng say it to me at the Guangming District Government. He said he's about to be transferred to Luzhou and doesn't really want to get involved in the land approval process. He told me to ask Chen Hai after he takes office."

Chen Yanshi's lips twitched. He could shamelessly beg others to grant land in violation of regulations, but he wouldn't allow his son to grant land to others in violation of regulations. These were two different things!

"Xipo, I don't even know if my Chen Hai will be able to take office successfully yet. Let's put the land approval on hold for now and see how the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government handle the dispute between the factory and Shanshui Group."

This kind of Tai Chi-like approach might be useful to someone with self-awareness, but for Zheng Xipo, it's pure nonsense. He doesn't care what Chen Yanshi is thinking.

He chuckled and said, "Oh, Mr. Chen, don't you know me? Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

After saying that, Zheng Xipo hung up the phone.

"Hello? Hello?"

Looking at the phone that had already been disconnected, Chen Yanshi frowned. A new crisis was unfolding in his mind. Perhaps Huang Weimin was right; his son suddenly becoming the head of a government agency might not be a good thing.

But Chen Yanshi, proud his whole life, wouldn't allow himself to admit that the path he had taken was wrong...

"Being careful shouldn't be a problem, right?"

As he asked and answered his own questions, Chen Yanshi was filled with worry. The contents of the provincial party committee meeting were quickly distributed by the provincial party committee office after the meeting. At the same time, the personnel adjustment documents were handled by the organization department, which was responsible for the subsequent investigation and public announcement.

Chapter 100 Appointment Notice from the Capital

When Chen Hai returned home and saw the complicated expression on his father's face, his heart skipped a beat.

"Dad! What's wrong?"

"Hey! Hai Zi, there's news about you."

Thump thump. Looking at his father's expression, Chen Hai realized that his plan had probably failed.

Although he was feeling down, Chen Hai still tried to comfort his father.

"Dad, it's okay. So what if I can't be the district chief of Guangming District? I can just rest like this and take care of you and Mom."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yanshi shook his head.

"The provincial party committee has already approved your appointment as the head of Guangming District. The reason I'm worried is that people are already rushing to curry favor with you as soon as the news has spread."

Your Uncle Zheng just called, ostensibly to congratulate you on taking on an important position, but secretly he wanted to use my connection to get you to illegally approve land for Dafeng Factory. There will definitely be more of these kinds of things in the future, which is why I'm so worried!

Hai Zi, can you hold on to this?

Chen Hai's lips twitched slightly. He said that you were the one who said you were capable, but now you're the one who doubts your ability. If he had known, he would have accepted Uncle Huang's offer to go to the National Development and Reform Commission that day.