Names: Uncle Zhao Mengsheng, Father-in-law Pei Yihong

Xiao Jinzi felt a sense of frustration.

There was even a period when they were thinking of promoting Chen Shan to the position of Director of the Public Security Bureau.

What's the point of talking now?

It felt like I was being attacked one after another by Gao Yuliang, Liu Changsheng, and Qi Tongwei.

Li Dakang remained silent.

He's scheming.

Chen Shan has now caused such a huge scandal.

Li Dakang's head still hurts.

If Chen Shan had been more proactive, he might not have gotten hit with a beer bottle.

"Executive Qi is right," Li Dakang slapped the table. "I'll state my position: take down Chen Shan as soon as possible. Whoever he is, if he violates Party discipline and national laws, he should be arrested. I agree to arrest Chen Shan; it should be done quickly."

Li Dakang has made a statement.

Gao Yuliang has made his statement.

Liu Changsheng has made his statement.

The tide is gone.

Sha Ruijin knew in his heart that it was no longer possible to protect Chen Shan at this time.

Otherwise, his prestige as the provincial party secretary would be completely destroyed, and he would be summoned for a talk by higher authorities.

That's called being clueless.

"Since everyone has actively expressed their opinions, and Chen Shan has committed illegal or disciplinary violations, let's vote by raising our hands."

In less than 30 seconds, Gao Yuliang, Li Dakang, Liu Changsheng, Qi Tongwei and others raised their hands.

Sha Ruijin finally raised his hand, and the vote passed unanimously.

Arrest Chen Shan.

The resolution was reached, but the knot in Sha Ruijin's heart grew bigger and bigger.

Where did Tian Guofu go?

Without him.

Chen Shan is the head of the Public Security Bureau. It's impossible and unrealistic to ask the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau to arrest the director.

What if someone gets released?

Sha Ruijin turned to Dong Jianming, "Secretary-General Dong, what's going on with Comrade Tian Guofu? He hasn't arrived at such an important meeting yet? Does he have no sense of discipline?"

Sha Ruijin was genuinely angry.

He originally planned to have Tian Guofu lead the provincial discipline inspection commission to arrest Chen Shan.

The disciplinary committee's intervention is legitimate and can keep the case within Sha Ruijin's reach.

As it turned out, the old guy didn't show up.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Dong Jianming's forehead.

He quickly opened the notebook in front of him. "Secretary Sha, I personally called Secretary Tian."

He made it clear at the time that he would definitely attend the meeting on time.

But just now, his secretary, Xiao Sun, suddenly sent me a text message saying that Secretary Tian had encountered an emergency and couldn't come tonight; he needed to ask for leave.

Sha Ruijin's face darkened. "Secretary-General Dong, why didn't you report this sooner?"

Dong Jianming swallowed hard. "Secretary Sha, you were listening to a report at the time. I... I just saw the information and didn't have a chance to speak yet."

Sha Ruijin pointed at Dong Jianming and tapped his phone again, "Call him right away."

I want to ask him personally what kind of earth-shattering emergency could have made him skip even the provincial party committee standing committee meeting.

They have absolutely no sense of rules.

Dong Jianming picked up his phone and dialed Tian Guofu's number.

The meeting room was quiet.

The number you dialed is currently switched off.

A mechanical female voice came out.

Tung Kin-ming panicked and made a second call, but the result was the same.

Then he dialed the phone number of Tian Guofu's secretary, Xiao Sun.

The number you dialed is currently switched off.

It's still that same voice.

Both of them turned off their phones.

Disconnected.

Sha Ruijin leaned back in his chair.

Not right.

Tian Guofu is a veteran discipline inspector; he would never make such a basic mistake.

Something must have happened.

Qi Tongwei sneered.

He looked at Sha Ruijin and said, "Comrade Ruijin, it's understandable that we can't get in touch with Secretary Tian. The work of the Discipline Inspection Commission is special; perhaps he's handling some major case."

But Chen Shan's case can't wait. We've already made a decision.

I suspect that your insistence on whether Secretary Tian is present is a deliberate attempt to stall for time.

They opened fire immediately.

Gao Yuliang immediately followed up.

Gao Yuliang picked up his teacup, blew on the tea leaves, and said, "Comrade Ruijin, Executive Director Qi's concerns are not without merit."

Chen Shan is, after all, the son of Comrade Chen Yanshi.

Everyone knows about your relationship with Comrade Chen Yanshi.

You are Chen Yanshi's adopted son.

"You're delaying issuing the arrest order, and I have reason to suspect that you're trying to give Chen Shan time and opportunity to escape."

Gao Yuliang's words were piercing to the heart.

This directly tied Sha Ruijin and Chen Shan together.

This is an attempt to force the emperor to abdicate.

Li Dakang really wanted to clap and cheer.

Everyone was watching to see how Sha Ruijin would respond.

Sha Ruijin looked at Gao Yuliang, then at Qi Tongwei.

He calmed down instead.

The more anxious these people are, the more flaws they will reveal.

Sha Ruijin placed his hands on the table, leaning forward, exuding a strong sense of pressure.

He raised his voice, "Comrade Yuliang, Executive Director Qi, what you're saying is so unprincipled."

My bottom line, Sha Ruijin, is to abide by the laws of the Party and the country. No matter who breaks the law, even if it's my own father, I will show no mercy and will investigate thoroughly.

Sha Ruijin paused for a moment and scanned the entire room.

"However, there are rules to follow when handling cases. Chen Shan is the director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province."

He has worked in the public security system for many years.

Executive Director Qi, Secretary Yu Liang, can you guarantee that you don't have any of his people in the Provincial Public Security Department?

Can you guarantee that if the provincial authorities go to arrest someone, word won't leak out? Or that they might even encounter resistance?

Dong Jianming quietly gave a thumbs up, "It has to be the best in the province."

Look at that, what a story!

They have a long-term vision.

He hadn't expected Sha Ruijin to retaliate from this angle.

Tung Kin-ming couldn't help but clap his hands. "Secretary Sha's words are insightful."

In return, Li Dakang rolled his eyes at him, thinking, "A lackey is still a lackey."

Without further ado, Sha Ruijin continued, "We can't get in touch with Comrade Tian Guofu, and the Discipline Inspection Commission is leaderless. The Public Security Bureau also has a conflict of interest and must recuse itself. To ensure the arrest operation goes smoothly, we absolutely cannot let the Provincial Public Security Bureau take the lead."

That's not wrong, and it's actually quite reasonable.

Gao Yuliang adjusted his glasses. "So, what does Comrade Ruijin mean?"

Sha Ruijin turned to Li Dakang and said, "I propose that Comrade Zhao Donglai, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, be fully responsible for the operation to arrest Chen Shan."

Comrade Zhao Donglai is strong-willed, principled, and able to avoid tipping off others to the greatest extent possible.

Secretary Dakang, what do you think?

Sha Ruijin still wanted to give Zhao Donglai a chance to make a contribution.

Li Dakang had no reason to object.

No matter who goes to arrest him, as long as they bring that old bastard Chen Shan back, that's all that matters.

"Secretary Sha, I agree."

Qi Tongwei did not object. Catching Chen Shan was not that easy. Zhao Donglai might not be able to find him. Even if Cheng Du were to catch him, it would be a waste of time.

In any case, he had already asked Zhang Qi, the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province, to make arrangements in advance.

It was virtually impossible for Chen Shan to leave Handong by plane or highway.

Now, whoever got caught up in the mess doesn't need to participate; they've already done their job tonight, and with their previous contributions, they're qualified to go even further.

Qi Tongwei raised his hand, "I agree too."

Standing Committee members Gao Yuliang, Liu Changsheng, Dong Jianming, and Wu Chunlin all raised their hands.

Sha Ruijin raised his hand. "Okay, let's do it this way. Secretary-General Dong, notify Zhao Donglai as soon as possible to lead the arrest of Chen Shan."