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

Sun Liancheng's words had a hint of flattery. Of course, he wasn't unaware of the problems facing Luzhou, but he dared not say them. For example, in the real estate sector, Ding Yizhen had sold off all the land in Guangming District, and the district's finances were becoming more and more strained year by year.

These are issues that a newly promoted mayor like him is not qualified to discuss. Even Chen Luo can only carry out reforms within his own small territory of Luzhou.

“Studying is a matter for later. You will take office in three or four days. I, the secretary, will not be able to go to Luzhou for more than half a month. Comrade Liancheng, you can’t just sit there when you get to Luzhou in these ten days. I will give you some work suggestions.”

"Secretary Chen, please speak!"

"Well, if we want to make something of ourselves and truly share the fruits of development with the people, we need to both make the pie bigger and distribute it fairly. Ultimately, this all comes down to the issue of personnel. If we use the right people, the problem is very simple. If we use the wrong people, even simple things will become complicated."

When you arrive in Lüzhou, first conduct a thorough investigation of the personnel of the municipal government and its subordinate agencies. Record those grassroots cadres who truly uphold Party discipline and possess genuine talent and competence. When I arrive in Lüzhou, be bold; these good cadres deserve promotion and important positions!

Upon hearing this, Sun Liancheng trembled all over, feeling both disbelief and a little bit of fear.

Regarding personnel matters, it's best to let the government agencies conduct their own assessments and make their own recommendations; this gives you full authority!

If it wasn't a test of himself, then it was absolute confidence, and Chen Luo could naturally understand Sun Liancheng's thoughts.

He smiled faintly and said, "Comrade Liancheng, there's no need to get excited. I'm a person who judges by the matter, not by the person. As long as the cadres you recommend are all qualified in terms of Party principles and have real talent, I, as the Party Secretary of the Municipal Government, will definitely support the work of the Municipal Government!"

Of course, if there are problems, you can't protect yourself either.

Do you get me?"

Sun Liancheng nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

He understood. Giving him power didn't mean he could act recklessly. After all, Chen Luo was not only the municipal party secretary, but also a member of the provincial party committee standing committee and the secretary of the provincial political and legal committee. Not to mention other cadres in Luzhou, even if he, the mayor, dared to act recklessly, Chen Luo could easily deal with him!

Because they are not afraid, they are not wary, and therefore they can boldly delegate authority.

Sun Liancheng exhaled a heavy breath; he thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being trusted by his superiors!

Chapter 102 Chen Haiyi's Learning: Fighting Immediately After Taking Office

"Secretary Chen, rest assured! I swear on my Party principles that I will never recommend any cadres who have committed fraud!"

"Good! It's good that you have this confidence."

The second thing was to review all the projects Yi Xuexi had done in the past few months after arriving in Luzhou. Damn it, this guy messed things up in Luzhou. I saw in the reports that Luzhou's economy not only did not rise this quarter, but actually fell by one percentage point, scaring away several investors.

When you go to Luzhou, you need to reassure the investors and stop all those problematic projects that are easy to approve. Secretary Hu will cooperate with you on this matter.

"Secretary Chen, aren't you supposed to be coming to Luzhou in half a month? How about we wait until you arrive before...?"

Sun Liancheng was somewhat uneasy. As a mayor, he had been making sweeping changes in Luzhou in just over ten days. His small frame was a bit too fragile, and he was still haunted by the experience of taking the blame for Li Dakang in Jingzhou.

"Wait? We can afford to wait, but the people of Luzhou can't. The sooner those messy projects stop, the more money Luzhou's finances will save."

This matter is bound to offend people, but we cannot follow Yi Jing's example and squander government funds.

This is the work I need you to start immediately upon arriving in Luzhou. Tell me what difficulties you're facing, and I'll do my best to resolve them.

Sun Liancheng shook his head.

“Secretary Chen, you trust me and have promoted me, Sun Liancheng. I, Sun Liancheng, will do my best to complete these tasks before you take office, even if it means working without rest.”

Even if we can't resolve everything, we'll prepare all the necessary documents and wait for you to come to Luzhou to make the final decision!

"Good, that's ambitious! In a few days, when you go to Luzhou to take up your post, Minister Chunlin will see you off. You should know that when Yi Xuexi came to Jingzhou to take up his post, he was only picked up and dropped off by the deputy minister in charge of the work."

"You have me behind you, you have the Provincial Party Committee's support, be bold!"

"Ok!"

After nodding emphatically, Sun Liancheng felt full of energy and enthusiasm!

Even after leaving Chen Luo's office, Sun Liancheng's face was still flushed...

A few days later, Sun Liancheng, Chen Hai, and Yi Xuexi took office on the same day.

Organization Minister Wu Chunlin chose to send Sun Liancheng to Luzhou, while Vice Ministers Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai were the ones who picked him up and dropped him off.

The Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.

Li Dakang personally attended the welcoming ceremony. Although he didn't have to come, the location of Guangming District was so important that Li Dakang had to take it seriously.

The Coaster parked downstairs at the municipal party committee building, and Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai, following behind the deputy minister of the organization department, saw the cadres from the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government who were there to greet them from afar.

"Secretary Dakang, this is Yi Xuexi, and this is Chen Hai!"

Li Dakang's expression was calm yet cold.

"Understood. Welcome, both of you. Minister Zhang, please announce the appointments shortly."

"Yes, Secretary Dakang!"

Deputy Minister Zhang of the Organization Department nodded repeatedly. In addition to being the deputy minister in charge of the work of the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department, he was also the member of the Standing Committee of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Minister of the Organization Department.

How could they not see that their own Party Secretary had a bad attitude towards Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai?

Chen Hai felt somewhat embarrassed, as the people standing around to greet him were all members of the municipal party committee, all of whom were at the ministerial level.

People came to give face to Yi Xuexi and his team, while he was just there by chance. Standing there looking at Li Dakang's cold face, Chen Hai's legs trembled.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, on behalf of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Government, I welcome you!"

Public matters are public, private matters are private. Li Dakang still shook hands with Yi Xuexi in a serious manner, while completely ignoring Chen Hai.

"Secretary Dakang, thank you!"

Yi Xuexi could not hide his joy. It is said that returning home in glory is like wearing fine clothes at night. Although he was already very prominent as the acting mayor of Luzhou, Li Dakang, a member of the Provincial Party Committee, did not care at all.

Now things are different. He has come to Li Dakang's territory, to be in the same team, which is a blatant way of telling Li Dakang that he, Yi Xuexi, has caught up.

Li Dakang didn't reply. Looking at Yi Xuexi annoyed him. Soon, everyone arrived at the auditorium.

First, Minister Zhang announced the organizational appointments, followed by a normal welcome banquet. During the banquet, Chen Hai came up to Yi Xuexi and greeted him.

"Secretary Yi, this is Chen Hai!"

Upon hearing Chen Hai's greeting, Yi Xuexi frowned. He was the vice mayor and district party secretary. Didn't Chen Hai know that it would be better to call him Mayor Yi?

"Oh, it's District Chief Chen! I've heard of you. You used to be the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, right? Speaking of which, District Chief Chen, it's a bit incongruous of you to leave your comfortable position as the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau to work in a government agency."

Yi Xuexi didn't give Chen Hai a friendly look at all. That's just how he is; he dares to speak out when he thinks something is wrong!

Chen Hai felt resentful for being snubbed, and being the kind of person who couldn't hide his feelings, he immediately started arguing without hesitation.

"Secretary Yi's words are unpleasant. I have worked in the political and legal system for twenty years, but that does not mean I am not good at the work of government agencies. Secretary Yi is indeed capable, but he was only promoted so quickly at the age of fifty-three."

Secretary Yi's sudden appointment to head a department-level position is no different from mine, a self-taught anti-corruption bureau chief. I really don't know where Secretary Yi gets his confidence from!

"Comrade Chen Hai! What do you mean by this?!"

"What do I mean? What do you mean by 'easy to learn'?"

Did I do anything to you? You targeted me the very first time we met, huh! Do you really think I, Chen Hai, am easy to bully?!

The argument between the two left everyone else stunned.

On his very first day in office, the district head and the party secretary started fighting. Guangming District was already a powder keg, and now it's going to blow up to smithereens.

Li Dakang sat in the main seat watching this scene, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"It seems that the stinky rock of Easy Learning is having a hard time..."

Li Dakang squinted and smiled. Chen Hai was the kind of person who was fearless to the core, otherwise he wouldn't have investigated his ex-wife on his own. It just so happened that Yi Xuexi had the same personality. Tsk tsk tsk, it's just a pity for the people of Guangming District to be stuck with these two idiots.

Shaking his head, Li Dakang had already made the worst-case scenario plan; shifting the blame to save his life was now the most urgent task!

Chen Hai and Yi Xuexi, who were arguing endlessly, ultimately decided not to continue. After all, this was a welcome banquet, not their Roman Colosseum. They would fight back on their territory in the Bright District.

During the banquet, a pair of eyes were fixed on Chen Hai, and Zhao Donglai was so angry that he wanted to tear Chen Hai to pieces.

This damn guy not only deceived me, but now he's acting all high and mighty. Zhao Donglai felt increasingly disgusted by him.

The welcome banquet ended hastily. Li Dakang didn't even glance at Yi Xuexi before leaving in his Han O.00009. The other Standing Committee members followed closely behind Li Dakang.

After leaving the municipal party committee building, Chen Hai and Yi Xuexi exchanged a deep look, their mutual disdain undisguised!

Chapter 103 The Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix are evenly matched

The next day, the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate.

Hou Liangping had been keeping an eye on Chen Qingquan for days, but in the end, he still found nothing.

Chen Qingquan insisted that his verdict was correct. Perhaps there were oversights in the evidence verification, but he had already been expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office, so he was naturally not afraid.

Even though he was seething with hatred, Hou Liangping had no choice but to suppress his anger. He planned to go to the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau again to ask Cai Chenggong if he had any other clues.

At the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, when Hou Liangping arrived, Zhao Donglai sat in his seat with a gloomy expression, the anger he had accumulated the night before still lingering.

"Good morning, Director Donglai!"

Hou Liangping casually arrived at Zhao Donglai's office and sat down on the sofa opposite Zhao Donglai.

"Is there something you need, Director Hou?"

Hearing Zhao Donglai's cold tone, Hou Liangping was taken aback. After a quick glance, he said, "Director Donglai, didn't I come with Chen Hai to question Cai Chenggong last time? We still have some questions that need Cai Chenggong's cooperation. Could you do me a favor?"

It would have been better if Chen Hai hadn't been mentioned, but hearing Hou Liangping bring up Chen Hai made Zhao Donglai feel even worse.

"It would be very simple for Director Hou to interrogate Cai Chenggong."

Either bring the documents coordinated by the procuratorate, or Director Hou can go to the Guangming District Government and ask District Chief Chen if he is willing to let you interrogate Cai Chenggong.

Cai Chenggong has already been handed over to Guangming District; Director Hou from the Municipal Bureau has come to the wrong place.

Hou Liangping was somewhat embarrassed; the other party was not giving him face.

"Director Donglai, you're the director of the municipal bureau. If you put in a good word for them, how could the Guangming branch not listen?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Donglai immediately stood up and said seriously, "Comrade Hou Liangping, the Party and the people have not granted me such power!"

Secretary Chen has repeatedly emphasized that all staff members in our political and legal system must act in accordance with rules, regulations, and laws. If you're going to try to curry favor or build connections, you've come to the wrong person!

Hou Liangping's smile gradually disappeared after being inexplicably scolded.

"Fine, very well! Zhao Donglai, you think you can shut me down with these righteous words? Just you wait!"

Hou Liangping got up and left the office without looking back.

Seeing Hou Liangping leave angrily, Zhao Donglai felt a little relieved, but soon regretted it.

While those words may have felt good, they also offended Hou Liangping, the director of the anti-corruption bureau with connections. From a cost-benefit perspective, it was unwise.