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

Chen Luo stood up and bowed, while Director Xiao shook his head.

"Don't thank me. Whether it's you or me, we share the same goal: to serve the people!"

As Chen Luo stepped out of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, he let out a heavy sigh of relief. Once the reporting was completed, he could begin preparations for the return of overseas manufacturing industries. This included various industrial technologies, such as tunnel boring machines, fuel vehicles, new energy, communications, industrial machine tools and CNC systems, advanced materials, and even lithography machines and chip manufacturing!

Especially in lithography machines and chip manufacturing, not to mention the technology shared after Dong Sheng Overseas invested in that Swiss chip company, Dong Sheng Overseas also spends tens of billions of US dollars annually on investment and research.

When Chen Luo established the overseas Dongsheng AMY Investment Company, his goal was to target these industries and use money from overseas financial markets to research these technologies. If successful, it would be a great achievement; if it failed, it would simply mean losing some capital.

Since the money was all taken from overseas stock markets, Chen Luo and Zhang Nian didn't care at all.

Director Hu of the Handong Liaison Office in Beijing was still waiting at the entrance. When he saw Chen Luo walk out of the Discipline Inspection Commission gate, Director Hu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got out of the car to greet him.

"Secretary Chen!"

Just as Chen Luo was about to reply, the phone rang.

Chapter 111 Seeing Old Xu Again

Upon checking the caller ID, I saw the name "Old Xu"!

"Old Xu!"

"You brat, you didn't even tell me you were coming. Director Xiao just called me and said you're here to report some things. He's going to launch a big project in Luzhou."

They asked me if I knew anything about it. I had just hung up the phone when the Grand Secretary called me again.

They asked if I knew about Dongsheng's overseas investments, including lithography machines and chips. What have you and Zhang Nian been doing overseas all these years?

"Ahem, old boss, this matter is difficult to explain in just a few words..."

"Don't try to evade the issue. The Grand Secretary just asked me to inform you that you'll come with me to his house tonight. He wants to hear about Dong Sheng's overseas investments!"

Especially in some key areas, you've prepared the materials, but I don't even care about the materials you submit to the Discipline Inspection Commission. The key, specific investment details are completely missing!

"That's cautious enough, but it's good that way. We all understand your thinking; better safe than sorry."

Chen Luo smiled awkwardly. He knew he would be interrogated, but there was nothing he could do; the submitted materials were very rough.

It was only mentioned that Dongsheng has investments in key areas and the scale of those investments, but the specific details of those investments were left vague.

Just like Mr. Xu said, it's better to be safe than sorry. If some people find out, it will be difficult to transfer the money back to China.

"I understand, old boss!"

"Okay, then get ready and come to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission at 4:30. I'll be waiting for you there."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Luo finally had time to look at Director Hu and said, "Director Hu, I just received a notification that I need to go to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission now. Thank you for your help."

"No trouble at all, Secretary Chen, this is our work in Beijing, you're too kind!"

Director Hu had personally witnessed Secretary Chen enter the Discipline Inspection Commission and still manage to escape unscathed, without even showing the slightest nervousness.

He admired him greatly! It wasn't just respect based on rank, but genuine admiration from the bottom of his heart.

Once inside the car, it quickly drove away from the gate of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Half an hour later, Chen Luo got out of the car in front of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission building, then said goodbye to Director Hu and entered the building. As soon as he entered, Chen Luo saw a familiar figure waiting for him.

"Hello, Secretary Chen!"

"Director Huang, it's been a long time!"

Chen Luo was greeted by Huang Ming, Xu Lao's personal secretary.

"Secretary Chen, in the few months since you took office in Handong, Elder Xu has often praised you. By the way, Elder Xu is waiting for you in his office now. Let's go upstairs first."

"Row!"

The two took the elevator from the building and eventually arrived at the top floor.

After walking another hundred meters or so, we stopped in front of an old-fashioned door. To call it old-fashioned would be an understatement; it was actually a place steeped in culture.

Huang Ming knocked gently on the door and spoke first.

"Old Xu, Secretary Chen has arrived!"

Then Old Xu's voice came from inside.

"Chen Luo is here? Come in!"

After receiving permission, Huang Ming opened the door for Chen Luo. Chen Luo smiled and nodded at Huang Ming before entering the room. Huang Ming then very consciously closed the door gently and walked away.

Unlike Mr. Xu's home, the office has a slightly retro style, especially the desk and several sofas, which are very classic!

"Mr. Xu, you still look as radiant as ever after several months!"

Chen Luo smiled and praised him, while Old Xu rolled his eyes and said, "Can't you say something nice? Can't you just say I'm getting younger as I get older?"

After saying that, Old Xu continued, "Alright, alright, who are you standing here for? I know you're impressive and want to exaggerate, but that doesn't stop you from sitting down and talking."

Chen Luo touched his nose and then obediently sat down.

"You should have told me this beforehand. Some guys are shameless. They don't care about the country's development; all they care about is fighting for their own little piece of land."

What if those people find out before me and try to stop it? Wouldn't all the businesses Dongsheng brought be swallowed up completely?

Chen Luo lowered his head even further.

"Mr. Xu, this was actually a spur-of-the-moment decision. After taking on the concurrent post of Secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee, I discovered that Luzhou is very suitable for undertaking high-tech manufacturing industries. The industrial base is already in place. All we need to do is transfer the industries back to China, and we can usher in great development!"

As for those people you mentioned... they are, after all, yellow-skinned; surely they wouldn't be so utterly depraved?

"Not that bad? Hmph!"

You have no idea how greedy some people can be.

To sell a mine worth a hundred billion for a mere ten million to a front company—their greed is more terrifying than a voracious appetite; they're veritable gluttons!

Chen Luo didn't pick up on the topic, as it was too far removed from his current situation and not something he should be concerned with at this stage.

"By the way, Elder Xu, you said the Second Grand Secretary wants to see me? Do you know what the situation is?"

It's better to find out beforehand so that Chen Luo can answer questions when he gets inside. Old Xu understands this principle as well.

"Well, the Grand Secretary didn't go into details, but he did mention something about lithography machines, chips, and a national-level industrial park. The gist of it is that he plans to build a national-level industrial park in Luzhou to take over the industries brought by Dongsheng."

“I understand. I was originally going to propose at the provincial party committee meeting that we build a provincial-level economic development zone in Luzhou if the higher-ups didn’t take action. I just don’t know if it will work out.”

"You really dare to think and act!"

Old Xu's words were very direct, but Chen Luo smiled and explained, "It's just an industry brought from Dongsheng, we're just giving it a try."

If it succeeds, it benefits the country and its people; if it fails, it's just a matter of overseas stock markets being exploited.

"I think you shouldn't stay here."

I should put you in my purse, and preferably bring Zhang Nian along too.

A capital of hundreds of billions, and it's in US dollars!

You haven't been honest about your asset reporting these past few years.

They only listed the shareholding percentage without mentioning the value, and the disciplinary committee didn't investigate thoroughly.

However, it's harmless; we can all understand. If it had been leaked beforehand, those people would have been restless long ago.

Chen Luo silently agreed.

He did indeed skirt the rules regarding asset reporting, mainly because the connection between domestic Dongsheng Investment and foreign AMY Investment was too secretive.

The staff of the Discipline Inspection Commission tended to focus on verifying the domestic Dongsheng information in the submitted materials, and did not pay much attention to AMY, which held shares in the company.

To put it bluntly, I suffered because of my lack of knowledge.

Of course, this is also related to AMY's very low profile; only experts in the overseas investment community understand what AMY represents!

Old Xu glanced at the time on his wall, then stood up and said, "Alright, it's about time. We should get going."

Wherever you go, there's no need to hide; everyone there is a comrade you can completely trust!

"Mr. Xu, I understand!"

Seeing Chen Luo nod firmly, Old Xu finally revealed a warm smile.

Chapter 112 Dialogue with the Leader!

Once downstairs, Huang Ming had already made the driver wait for quite some time.

Without any instructions, Chen Luo naturally stepped forward and opened the back door, letting Old Xu get in first.

Huang Ming, who had the same thought, was stunned for a moment. Wasn't this his job?

After Mr. Xu got into the car, Chen Luo was about to open the passenger door and get in himself when Mr. Xu stopped him.

"Are you disgusted by my old-man smell? You want to stay far away from me even when we're on a bus."

Chen Luo froze as he pulled the car door shut. Seeing Old Xu's ambiguous smile, he could only obediently get into the back seat and sit down next to Old Xu before explaining.

"Mr. Xu, you are in the prime of your life, it's not auspicious for you to say such things. Besides, I'd love to be right next to you, how could I possibly find that distasteful?"

Old Xu was just joking, and Chen Luo knew perfectly well that, so he explained it casually.

The vehicle started slowly and quickly left the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

The central area of ​​power.

"On duty, an Audi with license plate a.G6009 is coming in 30 minutes...! An Audi with license plate a.G6009 is coming in 30 minutes...!"

The timing was perfect; Old Xu's car entered the very heart of Kyushu without stopping at all.

This was Chen Luo's first time stepping into this center of power. He leaned against the window, constantly looking around, until the car stopped in front of a retro-style courtyard house.

"arrive!"

Old Xu, who had been keeping his eyes slightly closed, opened them. Upon hearing this, Chen Luo opened the car door first and then greeted Old Xu with a standard posture as he got out of the car.

Old Xu didn't stand on ceremony. After getting out of the car, he first tidied his clothes. At this moment, the gate of the courtyard opened and a middle-aged man around forty years old walked out.

"Secretary Xu, the leader sent me to pick you up!"

Old Xu nodded, "Thank you for your trouble, Director Tan."

"No trouble at all, Secretary Xu. This must be Comrade Chen Luo from Handong, right?"