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

Tian Guofu and Sha Ruijin went to Lüzhou for an inspection.

Luzhou was their second stop on their inspection tour, while Jingzhou was their first, since it was their local area! Hua Xingfu was the head of the organization department in Jingzhou, and he got to know many female comrades, but many of his subordinates and experts didn't recognize him.

"Luzhou is developing quite well!"

Sha Ruijin's first impression upon arriving in Luzhou was that the city was developing well. Having previously served as the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission in an inland city, he had never seen anything like this Jiangnan water town!

Tian Guofu, who was standing next to him, added: "Luzhou is the best-developed city in the entire Handong region. Moreover, it is located by the sea and relies on maritime trade. Luzhou Port is a major port on the national coast and is located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Its development speed is much faster than that of Jingzhou."

Sha Ruijin was naturally not very interested in these overt remarks.

Just then, Tian Guofu added, "Gao Yuliang started his business in Luzhou."

Sha Ruijin's eyes immediately lit up as he looked at Tian Guofu and asked, "Secretary Guofu, how much do you know about Gao Yuliang? How is the development of Luzhou going?"

"Gao Yuliang was handpicked by Liang Qunfeng. He first served as a section chief in the procuratorate in Jingzhou, and later came to Luzhou High-tech Zone as the district secretary. As soon as he took office, he immediately cracked down on organized crime and various illegal and criminal activities."

"In those days, as long as the public security was good, the economy could develop. Gao Yuliang led his men to Shanghai and Guangzhou and intercepted many projects. Later, Gao Yuliang became the secretary of Luzhou and Li Dakang became the mayor of Luzhou, and many conflicts broke out between the two sides."

"It is said that Zhao Ruilong wanted to build a food city at Crescent Lake. Li Dakang disagreed, but Gao Yuliang agreed, but only if Li Dakang was transferred away from Luzhou. Later, Li Dakang was transferred away."

"Gao Yuliang also approved Zhao Ruilong's food court. Now this food court is continuously polluting Crescent Lake."

Sha Ruijin understood the meaning behind Tian Guofu's words: the food court was a stain on Gao Yuliang's political record, and he could use this stain to directly take down Gao Yuliang.

"The times are moving forward! I never expected that Professor Gao Yuliang, a great professor, would have such a negative perspective."

"Who says otherwise? Besides, I heard that this professor even built a high-speed rail line right up to his village," Tian Guofu chimed in.

"Oh, how can that be allowed? High-speed rail is a vital national asset, how can we do this?" Sha Ruijin directly criticized Gao Yuliang.

Doesn't he consider whether he can truly modify this plan on his own? Will others agree? Will the higher-ups agree?

Then Sha Ruijin thought about how he had been in Handong for so long, but he still didn't have a single person of his own. He wanted to recruit a few people.

Mayor and Party Secretary of Handong City: If you had come and stayed in your office, we would naturally have come to you to report on our work. Instead, you went directly on inspection tours. How were we supposed to know if you came to find someone to rely on or to find fault? Who brings the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission along when they want someone to rely on them?

Not many people are necessarily clean.

Sha Ruijin spoke up: "Guofu, you've been in Handong for so long, have you discovered any talented people who can be of use to us?"

Sha Ruijin was telling Tian Guofu that it was time to promote his own people. He had only recently arrived in Handong and naturally did not know which people in Handong were capable and which were not.

But he has the power to promote people! Even if Tian Guofu had people he liked before, he couldn't promote them.

He's been in Handong for so long, but all he's done is gather information about the intricacies of the place. He hasn't even fully grasped the entire disciplinary committee system, and he suspects his subordinates are traitors. He hasn't handled many cases in Handong, let alone promoted any talent.

Tian Guofu recalled the information he had previously gathered: there was a man named Yi Xuexi in Luzhou who had helped Li Dakang take the blame and served as the director of Luzhou for twenty years.

Tian Guofu quickly spoke up: "I do know a section chief in Handong who has served for over twenty years, named Yi Xuexi. This Yi Xuexi is diligent and conscientious, a real workhorse. If he hadn't taken the blame for Li Dakang back then, he wouldn't just be a minor section chief now."

Upon hearing that Yi Xuexi had helped Li Dakang take the blame, Sha Ruijin immediately became curious and wanted to know what kind of person he was.

"Tell me in detail, what wrongful accusation did you take the blame for?"

"Back in Jinshan County, when Li Dakang was building roads, he distributed the cost of the road construction to the villagers. At that time, people were poor, and they couldn't save more than a few yuan after working in the fields for a year. When they were pushed to the limit, some people couldn't afford to pay and committed suicide by drinking pesticide."

"There was also an old village Party secretary who suddenly died while working in the sweltering summer heat. Although his intentions were good, someone still died. Shouldn't he be punished?"

"I don't know how it happened, but Deputy County Head Wang Dalu resigned to go into business, County Party Secretary Yi Xuexi was punished, and Li Dakang was fine."

"Everyone knows that Li Dakang was in charge of this matter, but he wasn't punished. Instead, two other people were punished. Yi Xuexi is still a section chief in Luzhou!" Tian Guofu told Sha Ruijin the information he had investigated.

"Let's go over to Crescent Lake and have Comrade Yi Xuexi come and join us!" Sha Ruijin instructed his secretary to contact Yi Xuexi.

In the afternoon, Tian Guofu, Yi Xuexi, and Sha Ruijin went boating on Crescent Lake.

The three people were talking and didn't want a boat worker to come over. If he did, he might overhear something and do something unexpected.

So Yi Xuexi rowed the boat for Tian Guofu and Sha Ruijin, since Yi Xuexi's position was the lowest among the three.

Sha Ruijin saw Moon Lake in front of him. Garbage was floating on the surface of Moon Lake, and there was a fishy smell. This was due to eutrophication of the water body, which caused various algae to multiply rapidly and lead to an algal bloom.

Even during the day, the food court in the distance is always bustling with people, and there is no break in the flow of people. This food court generates hundreds of millions of yuan in tax revenue every year.