In name only, I, Gao Yuliang, will sink Handong at worst.

Although there were some unpleasant things happening on Gao Yuliang's side, things were relatively peaceful, and they were discussing Gao Fangfang's marriage.

However, inside the provincial government building in Jingzhou, it was a scene of chaos—or rather, a scene of utter tranquility, where even the sound of typing on a keyboard was kept to a minimum.

Everyone knows what happened last night: Ding Yizhen received an arrest order from the Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ji Changming led Chen Hai to storm the provincial party committee, and Ding Yizhen was arrested at the airport.

Everyone was already in a state of panic, and then this morning when I came to work, there was more to the story: Ding Yizhen died at the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Li Dakang summoned people over there early in the morning; who knows what kind of tantrum he might have? If Li Dakang takes his anger out on others, in the end, it's just small fry like them who have to suffer the consequences.

"Let me ask you, how did you supervise Ding Yizhen? Such a huge problem, yet no one noticed, no one reported it to me. Zhang Shuli, what was your role as a supervisor at the same level? For so many years, have you done your job properly? Were you conscientious?"

"And now? A perfectly healthy person has died right here in your Discipline Inspection Commission. Zhang Shuli, let me tell you, you can't escape responsibility for this." Li Dakang successfully pinned the blame firmly on Zhang Shuli's head.

Zhang Shuli couldn't have escaped the blame anyway, since the person died at the hands of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Zhang Shuli had no choice but to take the blame. He had previously reported that Ding Yizhen had accepted a lot of money as gifts at the banquet and requested an investigation into Ding Yizhen.

Li Dakang did not agree. At that time, he told himself that Ding Yizhen was now in charge of the Guangmingfeng project. It was not that he would not investigate, but that he could only investigate slowly and in an orderly manner.

We must not disrupt the Jingzhou project, nor scare away the investors in Jingzhou.

He now regrets not keeping proper paper documents and reports, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a passive position now.

Li Dakang then turned his attention to Sun Liancheng, the head of Guangming District.

"Sun Liancheng, Ding Yizhen is your superior. Did you know he was embezzling? And he was using my alias to do his work. Did you know that?"

Sun Liancheng was dumbfounded when he heard this. This involved me? He had never heard of a superior making a subordinate take the blame when something happened. Moreover, it was done under my name. I had already reported it. The other party was not only embezzling and accepting bribes, but also misappropriating funds from Guangming District.

I've already reported this to you, but you haven't given me a result. I've submitted all sorts of written reports. Now, Wu Xiongfei, the mayor of Jingzhou City, is heading to the Party School. People go there to study, to prepare for advancement, or to reflect on their mistakes. It seems the mayor of Jingzhou City is treating that place as a refuge.

What can Sun Liancheng do?

"Secretary Dakang, you can't say that! Ding Yizhen is my superior, how would I know if he has embezzled or not! I've heard of supervision by superiors and supervision by peers, but I've never heard of supervision by subordinates."

Those around Sun Liancheng couldn't help but give him an admiring look; Sun Liancheng was truly brave now! He simply refused to take the blame.

"You're still being stubborn. The Guangming Peak project is located within the Guangming District. You are the district head of Guangming District and the deputy leader of the Guangming Peak project team. Do you dare say you bear no responsibility? Can you say you bear no responsibility?"

Sun Liancheng had no way to refute this time. He was the deputy leader, but he had no power at all. In the entire Guangming District, not even the entire Jingzhou City, everyone knew that Ding Yizhen was using your incarnation to seize power!

"Now, I need you to take charge of the Bright Peak project and make sure you're in charge of this 25 billion yuan project. If the investors all run away, I will hold you accountable."

"Yes." Sun Liancheng was also helpless. There was nothing he could do; a higher rank could crush a person.

Li Dakang held the entire leadership of Jingzhou City accountable, and everyone was responsible except for him, successfully shifting the blame onto the rest of Jingzhou City.

Upon hearing the news, Sha Ruijin rushed back, no longer in the mood to conduct the investigation. He had gone to investigate on the very first day, so how could such a huge mess have happened behind his back?

Tian Guofu also thought to himself that this shouldn't be happening! The new secretary had just taken office and immediately encountered such a huge situation. Was it that the people from Handong were here to give Sha Ruijin a hard time? But anyone with a sound mind wouldn't do something like this!

It wasn't just Sha Ruijin who was slapped in the face; it was the face of his superiors.

In the afternoon, Ding Yizhen's autopsy report came out, stating that the cause of death was a sudden heart attack. Everyone believed that things couldn't be that simple, but this was the autopsy result.

"Tongwei, are you sure this test result is accurate?"

"Teacher, I'm certain that Ding Yizhen died of heart disease. So far, the blood tests haven't found any known common medications that cause heart disease. The human body is too complex. If the dosage of the medication is small, and it's the kind that breaks down, we might not be able to detect anything." Qi Tongwei was referring to common medications.

As for unconventional drugs and external factors, those are beyond our control.

"How's the investigation of the disciplinary officials over there going? Has anyone tipped them off, or noticed any extra money in their accounts?"

"An investigation was conducted and it was found that three or four people were in the same situation. Two people who tipped off others have been arrested so far, and one person has escaped and is now wanted by the police."

Gao Yuliang naturally knew this and said, "Tongwei, you go ahead and do your thing! I understand."

Sha Ruijin took the initiative to convene a meeting of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, and everyone tacitly knew that it was related to Ding Yizhen.

"Chen Yu, take these documents and make 15 copies! We might need them for the meeting later." Gao Yuliang handed a document to his secretary.

"Yes."

Gao Yuliang has searched for relevant information today. Anyway, it won't fall on his head. The Supreme People's Procuratorate handled the case in violation of regulations. Someone inside the Discipline Inspection Commission tipped him off. Who is involved? It can't be him.

However, preparations should still be made. It's better to be overly cautious than to wait until someone comes to you and you're caught off guard.

Inside the meeting room.

Gao Yuliang was fiddling with his thermos cup. He sat opposite Governor Liu, who was looking straight ahead at Gao Yuliang's cup. As for the others, their eyes were on Li Dakang.

Without even looking, I knew that the other party was definitely the main character in this meeting.

Although this is called a meeting, intended for communication, coordination, and deliberation, isn't it essentially a standing committee meeting? The same group of people, the same meeting room, only producing written reports to report to superiors, without any video recording or anything like that.

Sha Ruijin pushed open the door and slowly walked in. Tian Guofu followed behind Sha Ruijin, with Secretary Bai lagging behind by half a step. Sha Ruijin was about 1.76 meters tall, while Tian Guofu was a head shorter and a bit fat. He didn't look like a secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, but rather like Sha Ruijin's follower.