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

"I just want to ask you, Tian Guofu, do you dare to admit whether you started this 'Han University Gang' rumor first, or whether I have a so-called Han University Gang on my side? As for the Secretary Gang, who is the leader? Is it Li Dakang?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Li Dakang, who was now giving Tian Guofu and Gao Yuliang a death stare. Gao Yuliang immediately said that it was the secretary who helped.

Li Dakang stood up and pointed at Tian Guofu, "Tian Guofu, you better explain yourself regarding the Secretary Gang?"

The table was overturned! The table was overturned! All eyes turned to Li Dakang, who was pointing his finger at him and demanding an explanation.

Everyone was enjoying the show, and they initially thought it would target them, but unexpectedly, a fight broke out right before their eyes.

Sha Ruijin knew he needed to take control of the situation now; otherwise, things would get ugly.

"Secretary Dakang, don't get so agitated!"

"Am I excited? When did I get excited? I just want an explanation." Li Dakang finally sat down, but his face was already flushed, he was definitely very excited.

"Secretary Guofu, explain yourself clearly. Who are the secretaries? What did I do?" It seemed that Tian Guofu wouldn't give up until he gave the other party an explanation.

Tian Guofu was constantly pondering who might be Li Dakang's man, but he really couldn't think of anyone who was definitely Li Dakang's man. However, Li Dakang had managed to make Jingzhou an impenetrable entity.

This is an indisputable fact that he has to say. If he really admits his mistake, wouldn't that be admitting that he spread rumors without cause?

"Who doesn't know that Ding Yizhen is your reincarnation? You even forced Wu Xiongfei, the mayor of Jingzhou City, to study at the Party School. I've heard that you're the one who has the final say in Jingzhou City."

"You make all the decisions in Jingzhou, so you're the one who has the final say, right?" Tian Guofu neither denied nor admitted the existence of the secretary gang.

"The 8.7 million people of Jingzhou need to eat, find jobs, and make a living. It is my responsibility to bear that responsibility, not yours. I admit I was a bit domineering, and I misused the name Ding Yizhen, but that's not the point of your accusation that I'm forming cliques. Do you acknowledge the existence of the Secretary Clique?"

"If you admit it, then explain the situation regarding the secretary's help. Otherwise, you need to apologize to me."

Tian Guofu was naturally unaware that those people were his men. He had no choice but to admit, "The information I received was inaccurate; it was just hearsay. I admit my mistake here, but the Han University Gang is real, and that is undeniable. For this, I need to apologize to Secretary Dakang."

Li Dakang didn't say anything more. Next, it was Gao Yuliang's turn. He didn't know what to do either. When Gao Yuliang mentioned that he was the leader of the secretaries' gang, he couldn't help but say, "The Ding Yizhen incident and the Dafeng Factory incident both happened in Jingzhou. If a secretaries' gang really comes along, will I still be able to be the municipal party secretary?"

Tian Guofu looked at Gao Yuliang and said, "Every year, more than 40% of the new recruits in our Handong political and legal system are students from Handong University. Students help and promote each other. If this isn't the Handong University clique, what is it?"

"And you, Gao Yuliang, have so many students under your tutelage, each with assets exceeding 100 million yuan—they're all billionaires!"

Gao Yuliang looked at Tian Guofu and said, "Since Secretary Guofu thinks there's a 'Han University clique,' let me explain. In our country, if two or more cadres are from Peking University, that's close to 25%. Do you think that counts as a Peking University clique?"

"Let's take a look at the cadres at the top. A significant number of them graduated from Peking University and Tsinghua University. How about we add another 'Beijing Gang'?"

As soon as Gao Yuliang said this, everyone wanted to cover his mouth and stop him from commenting on his superiors so casually.

"We weren't promoted because of Hanzhong University of Science and Technology, but because we were excellent enough to enter Hanzhong University of Science and Technology and the civil service system. As for the 40% you mentioned, I don't agree with that."

"Last year, Handong recruited 3738 people from public security organs, 651 people from people's courts at all levels, 355 people from people's procuratorates at all levels, and 608 people from prisons and drug rehabilitation management agencies. You said that 40% of them were recruited from courts and procuratorates. Nearly 400 people were recruited from Handong University, accounting for as much as 40%."

"However, Handong University ranks first in the country in the Department of Political Science and Law, directly surpassing Tsinghua University and Peking University. The minimum score for admission to Handong University's Department of Political Science and Law is over 630. The university has more than 1,000 students every year, and the pass rate for the bar exam is 98% when they graduate. Handong University's Department of Political Science and Law has more than 50 professors, and more than 30 of them have participated in the formulation of my country's laws. The rest are not incompetent, but they have studied foreign countries."

Gao Yuliang slammed his hand on the table and stood up, challenging Tian Guofu.

"I can guarantee with my hand on my chest that there was no fraud in the bar exam and recruitment process. The exam papers from five years ago are all available, the scoring was fair, the video recordings are preserved, and the recruiters were selected a month in advance. They wore uniform clothes, had the same hairstyle, and were recruited according to their numbers, without names or introductions of schools. There was no possibility that they had met the candidates in advance."

"Their proportion is high because they are outstanding; you can check. Furthermore, in positions in municipal government agencies, core urban areas, and judicial and procuratorial organs in Beijing, Tsinghua University and Peking University graduates account for 5% to 15% of the total. Additionally, Shandong University of Political Science and Law accounts for 23% of the recruitment in the Beijing court system."

"The political and legal system has extremely high requirements for its personnel. They need to be familiar with the law itself, familiar with my country's national conditions, and have an understanding of the hardships of the people. The former alone can directly filter out a large number of people. In Handong, there are fewer 985 universities, so the competition is weaker than in Beijing. Handong University of Political Science and Law is strong, ranking first in the country."

"If you think there's a problem with this ratio, you can directly apply for restrictions, or have Comrade Ruijin issue an order! Directly restrict students from the political science and law department of Handong University from taking entrance exams for Handong's public security, procuratorate, and judicial systems, how about that?"

Gao Yuliang directly presented the data and conditions, laying everything out in the open. Anyone who dared to compare themselves to Gao Yuliang in this respect would be at a significant disadvantage.

Sha Ruijin thought about it. He dared not restrict students from Handong University from being admitted to the Handong Department of Political Science and Law. If he really agreed, the students and their parents could tear him to pieces.

Moreover, what Gao Yuliang said is correct. If all the specific data is listed, you'll have to admit it, whether you like it or not. Besides, they have surveillance and various test papers, so they're not afraid of being investigated.

Who wouldn't be convinced?