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

The local cadres from Luzhou sitting below all began to breathe more heavily without realizing it.

They are all too aware of the prestige of being a member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, and Secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee.

"Of course, although we've said the unpleasant things upfront, there are still plenty of opportunities for those cadres who work diligently and serve the people wholeheartedly. If the municipal party committee can decide, then the municipal party committee will promote and appoint them. If the municipal party committee cannot decide, I will personally propose and discuss it for you at the provincial party committee meeting!"

In short, hard work will pay off!

boom!

Upon hearing this, the hearts of the crowd, who had been in shock just a moment ago, began to pound faster as they thought of the rumors about the new mayor, Sun Liancheng.

I heard that Sun Liancheng was transferred to Luzhou because Chen Luo valued him. This is an incredible opportunity!

A thunderous applause erupted.

Who doesn't yearn to climb the social ladder? But social dynamics and interpersonal relationships often stand in the way, and countless talented individuals remain unknown.

Chen Luo then brought up some trivial topics, since it was just his inaugural speech and there was no need to reveal some important plans for the time being.

After the speech, the welcome dinner began.

After the final banquet, Chen Luo and Wu Chunlin's group arrived at the Luzhou International Hotel as arranged by Liu Mingyu. The previous secretary of the Municipal Party Committee compound had just moved out of Building No. 1 two days ago. Although Liu Mingyu had stepped up the cleaning and renovation work, it would take at least ten days to complete. During this period, Chen Luo could only stay at the hotel temporarily.

The next morning at 9:30.

An enlarged meeting of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee was held.

In addition to members of the municipal party committee, the meeting was attended by the heads of some important departments and the heads of subordinate counties and cities, totaling dozens of people.

Sitting in the main seat, Chen Luo glanced around, as if he had returned to the feeling he had a few months ago in Suzhou.

"Comrades, although I have only just arrived in Luzhou, I have already learned some specific details about Luzhou through the information provided by Mayor Sun."

In the past few months, a number of ill-conceived projects have been launched in Luzhou, and some forced demolitions have affected public sentiment. These problems could have been avoided. I don't want to bring up past issues, as that's pointless. Now I propose that these unreasonable projects be stopped and reviewed again according to procedures. If they pass the review, they should be implemented; if they fail, they should be canceled.

"This is all taxpayers' money; our Luzhou Municipal Party Committee and Government cannot use it recklessly. It must be used effectively!"

"I agree with Secretary Chen's opinion!"

Sun Liancheng echoed him, and no one present found it strange, since Mayor Sun was originally Secretary Chen's man.

"I agree..."

"I agree!"

With a whoosh, all thirteen members of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee unanimously approved it. After that, it was Sun Liancheng's turn to make a proposal.

"Secretary Chen, comrades, the development of Luzhou cannot be separated from talent. During this period, I visited and investigated some good cadres. It is a pity that they have not been given important positions by the organization for a long time."

I propose that these cadres be given more responsibilities to increase their work enthusiasm!

After speaking, Sun Liancheng looked at everyone.

The list of cadres was included in the meeting minutes; they were mostly from government departments. It was their own little territory, and no one intended to object, especially with Secretary Chen around. Who would they get a chance?

“I have also seen the list that Mayor Sun has drawn up. To be honest, it is a great pity that these grassroots cadres have not been given important positions for a long time. I support Mayor Sun’s proposal!”

As soon as Chen Luo said this, all the team members echoed his sentiments, and it was passed unanimously once again.

Chen Luo was doing very well in his work in Lüzhou, but in Jingzhou, Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai were causing Zheng Xipo a lot of trouble. Every day, Zheng Xipo would come to the district committee and government to demand that Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai give Dafeng Factory an explanation.

If they don't agree, we'll have to deal with them with banners.

Now, Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai have become famous in the officialdom of Jingzhou. The upright official has turned into a corrupt official-businessman, and together they are bullying the workers and ordinary people. Chen Hai's face looks terrible every day.

In the secretary's office, only Chen Hai and Yi Xuexi were present. Although they did not get along at first, they had temporarily formed an alliance in the face of Zheng Xipo's shameless coercion.

“Secretary Yi, we can’t let Zheng Xipo continue like this. The discussions from all sides are getting louder and louder. If the dispute between Dafeng Factory and Shanshui Group isn’t resolved soon, we’ll both be punished!”

Does Yi Xuexi not understand this principle?

“I also want to handle this, but the conditions proposed by Dafeng Factory are simply too shameless. And Mr. Gao from Shanshui Group refuses to meet with us, saying that he will follow the law and refuses mediation. No one is willing to compromise. What can I do?”

With his hands shrugged, Yi Xuexi could only sigh.

Chen Hai also had a furrowed brow.

"If I had known, I shouldn't have stood up in the first place. These workers from Dafeng Factory don't appreciate kindness. They think we're easy to bully, so they keep causing trouble. If all else fails, they'll just use force!"

Anyway, the Shanshui Group has already paid the resettlement compensation, which is reasonable and legal. Once the Dafeng factory is demolished, the workers will be able to sit down and talk things over properly!

"no!"

Without even thinking, Chen Hai rejected Yi Xuexi's suggestion.

"Last time, a fire broke out before the forced demolition even started. If something else happens again, the two of us really won't be able to handle it."

Upon hearing Chen Hai's explanation, Yi Xuexi felt a headache coming on.

"This won't work, that won't work, and we can't keep dragging this on. It's driving me crazy!"

Yi Xuexi was quite confused; in just over ten days, the number of white hairs on his head almost doubled.

Chen Hai was also looking extremely haggard.

Just then, Chen Hai's phone rang.

"Hey Dad."

The call was from Chen Yanshi.

"Hai Zi, Zheng Xipo just came to my house again, asking me to persuade you to approve a piece of land for Dafeng Factory. I didn't agree, and Zheng Xipo cursed and said he would report you to the provincial government..."

"what?!"

Chen Hai was shocked.

"Dad, what do you mean?"

"It means exactly what he said. He wants to sue your district committee and government for not doing practical work, for colluding with businessmen, and for bullying workers and ordinary people together with the Shanshui Group. He also wants to find the news media to expose this matter. Haizi, you must not let him do this!"

If it gets exposed, even if it's not true, it'll still be seen as something bad. Even if you don't get punished, your political future, and that of Yi Xuexi, will be ruined.

Chen Hai took a deep breath and nodded.

"Dad, I understand. I'll handle it!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hai looked at Yi Xuexi. The call had been on speakerphone, and Yi Xuexi had heard it as well.

"Secretary Yi, what do we do now?"

Before Yi Xuexi could reply, there was another knock on the door.

"Secretary Yi, it's an emergency!"

The secretary who is easy to learn arrived.

"Secretary Yi, District Chief Chen, just now our Guangming District's petition office was trending on social media for being criticized!"

Chapter 109 The Financial Dilemma of the Bright District

"Petition and Complaint Hall? It's trending on social media for being criticized?"

Yi Xuexi was completely dumbfounded.

"Yes, that's the petition window of the Letters and Visits Bureau."

It was built when Ding Yizhen was alive.

At that time, Ding Yizhen personally designed the petition window of the petition office in order to reduce the number of petitions from ordinary people.

They forced people to squat, saying that this would make petitioners give up and leave.

The secretary explained very carefully, and Yi Xuexi and Chen Hai breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the whole story.

It's alright as long as it wasn't their fault.

Just then, the landline phone on the table rang.

Yi Xuexi frowned, got up, and picked up the phone.

"Hello, this is Yi Xuexi!"

"Yi Xuexi, have you heard about what happened at the petition office window in your district? It's had a very negative impact!"

“Secretary Dakang! I just heard about this. From what I understand now, this petition window was personally designed and built by Ding Yizhen when he was in charge of Guangming District.”

This matter really has little to do with him or Chen Hai.

"Neither the municipal party committee nor I meant to blame you, but this petition window needs to be rectified as soon as possible, it can't be delayed!"

"Every day we drag this out, the public's trust in Guangming District and Jingzhou officials will diminish. Do you understand?"

"Secretary Dakang, I understand!"

Li Dakang didn't waste any more time talking to Yi Xuexi and quickly hung up the phone.

"call!"

After letting out a long sigh of relief, Yi Xuexi looked at Chen Hai and said, "District Chief Chen, the Petition Bureau is a subordinate agency of your government, so I'm entrusting this task of rectifying the window service window to you."

"Leave it to me?"

"Yes, you are the district head, this is your scope of work."

"You're still the Party Secretary, in charge of the overall situation!"

The secretary standing to the side looked very embarrassed. Is this how a district party secretary at the provincial level and a district head at the deputy provincial level should behave? They're not much different from old men and women arguing at the vegetable market.

"Then let's convene an enlarged meeting of the district committee, have the comrades from the petition bureau report on their work, and take charge of rectification!"

Chen Hai fell silent.

The meeting started at 2:30 p.m.

"Comrades, you've all seen the trending topic about the petition window at the petition office, right?"

Although this window was built when Ding Yizhen, that corrupt official, was in charge, some of us here also bear an unshirkable responsibility for turning a blind eye to it!

Yi Xuexi's words made everyone frown. At that time, Ding Yizhen was the deputy mayor and district party secretary. Even if there were problems, who would dare to point them out? Now that Ding Yizhen is dead, they are blaming the problems on them?

Has the director of the petition office arrived yet?

Chen Hai picked up the conversation.

In the last row, a bald, middle-aged man tremblingly raised his right hand.