Official statement: Tongwei is dead! You chose Ruijin, didn't you?

"Secretary Dakang, you've got things moving quickly." He Jingzhong flipped through the catalog, his words carrying a hint of probing.

Li Dakang gave a wry smile: "Secretary-General He, if we're even a step behind now, it will be interpreted as a lack of cooperation. No matter how bold I am, I wouldn't dare gamble my political life on this time difference."

He Jingzhong smiled and said, "That's true."

The working group immediately got to work and began reviewing the materials.

When He Jingzhong turned to the South City development project, his fingers paused, and he looked up: "These projects involve a considerable amount of money. I heard that several entrepreneurs from the south have tried to contact you privately?"

Li Dakang nodded without changing his expression: "It has already been reported to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the supervisory team."

"Did you submit the recording as well?"

"It's submitted, not a second has been cut."

"Where is the person who acted as the middleman?"

"The two section chiefs from the Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau, along with the list of those present at the time, were handed over together."

He Jingzhong gave Li Dakang a deep look, then closed the document: "Secretary Dakang, you've already written down the answers to the questions we're going to ask."

Li Dakang sighed, his tone revealing a clear understanding: "My current principle is very simple: I must think of details that the organization may not even consider; if I hand them in when the organization has already thought of them, it will be too late."

The municipal party committee official standing nearby, responsible for pouring water, quickly lowered his head.

For the Party Secretary of Jingzhou City to say such a thing sounds rather pathetic, but in the current turbulent situation in Handong, it is absolutely top-notch survival wisdom.

........

At noon, the working group ate boxed lunches in the small conference room and took a short break.

Yi Xuexi and Li Dakang stood by the window at the end of the corridor, smoking.

Yi Xuexi exhaled a smoke ring and commented, "You performed well this morning. Your attitude was correct, and you didn't put on airs like a municipal party secretary."

Li Dakang looked out the window at the gray sky and said, "Old Yi, why does that sound like you're praising me?"

"It's just a compliment."

"Your praise of someone is just like a public reprimand issued by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection."

Yi Xuexi smiled and flicked his cigarette ash: "Secretary Dakang, you used to think that cadres should be bold and innovative, and that going through the motions was just delaying things. Do you understand now? The words 'daring to try' also contain the words 'according to law and regulations.' If you try things without following the law and regulations, you're just heading to jail."

Li Dakang did not refute.

He was silent for a moment, his fingers holding the cigarette trembling slightly, then suddenly blurted out, "Old Yi, do you think I really misjudged Sun Liancheng before?"

Yi Xuexi turned his head to look at him: "It's not just Sun Liancheng."

Li Dakang was so choked by those words that he almost couldn't catch his breath.

But this time, for the first time ever, he didn't get angry.

He knew that Yi Xuexi was right and hit the nail on the head.

.........

in the afternoon.

He Jingzhong delivered the first draft of the materials transferred from Jingzhou to Meng Huaichuan's desk intact.

Meng Huaichuan quickly flipped through a few pages, then looked up and asked, "What's Li Dakang's attitude?"

"They cooperated much better than expected."

He Jingzhong reported truthfully, "without shirking responsibility. He even attached his own past instructions that skirted the rules in full, without hiding anything."

Meng Huaichuan nodded and gave a two-word evaluation: "Scared."

He Jingzhong smiled and said, "Could this be considered progress?"

"Of course it counts." Meng Huaichuan put down the materials, his tone cold and hard. "In officialdom, those who are not afraid of the rules are the most dangerous. Only those who are truly afraid of the rules will obediently abide by them."

Lu Chengzhou happened to push the door open and came in. Hearing this, he casually replied, "We can keep Li Dakang under the fire and observe him. He has to clean up the mess hidden under the table in Jingzhou himself."

Qin Yuanzhou arrived shortly after, carrying a top-secret document bag containing photocopies of physical evidence that Lei Ming had just sent back from the Luzhou task force.

"There's been a breakthrough in Luzhou. Jiang Guoping has revealed the details, and Luo Jianping has also spoken up. We've obtained the actual service list and revised draft for the Lingang expert demonstration meeting."

Qin Yuanzhou handed the file bag to Meng Huaichuan.

Meng Huaichuan pulled out the revised draft with Wang Zonghui's annotation habits and Bai Wangshan's secretary's review number, quickly read it, and his face instantly darkened.

"The pilot program for comprehensive financial innovation, overseas procurement, and industry funds will be launched simultaneously..."

Meng Huaichuan read out a few keywords from the manuscript, sneered, "What a grand scheme. This isn't just ordinary collusion between officials and businessmen; this is blatantly using national policy channels to launder their assets."

Qin Yuanzhou pulled out a chair and sat down: "The things Zhao Ruilong confessed to in the detention center are now corroborated by physical evidence, making the whole thing completely closed."

Lu Chengzhou looked at Meng Huaichuan with a serious expression: "The provincial government system has a heavy task ahead. It needs to cooperate with the supervisory team to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the four sectors: Development and Reform, Finance, State-owned Assets, and Urban Investment. You've only just arrived in Handong, and you're already doing this kind of dirty work that will offend people."

Meng Huaichuan put the materials back into the bag, expressionless: "I knew this wasn't some Qingshuichi before I came to Handong."

Qin Yuanzhou laughed: "Now you've discovered it's a bottomless swamp?"

Meng Huaichuan shook his head: "Even a swamp needs to be measured with a bamboo pole first. Starting tomorrow, the provincial government will lead the establishment of a special task force to investigate the funds for the Lingang urban renewal project. All original materials related to the fiscal subsidies, policy loans, overseas procurement quotas, and illegal lending by state-owned enterprises from that year will be sealed on the spot."

Lu Chengzhou nodded in agreement: "The Provincial Party Committee will give its full support."

Qin Yuanzhou added, "We must act quickly. Once the evidence from Luzhou is sent back to the capital, and the higher-ups take action against Wang Zonghui and Bai Wangshan, those who have caught wind of this in the outskirts of Handong will definitely try every means to act."

Meng Huaichuan turned to He Jingzhong and said, "Issue a notice tonight that all core personnel in relevant units must cancel all leave and remain on standby immediately."

He Jingzhong jotted it down in his notebook, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "What if a cadre takes sick leave?"

There's an unwritten rule in the officialdom of Handong: whenever there's the slightest hint of trouble, the officials collectively fall ill, either with high blood pressure or heart disease, in order to avoid the limelight.

Meng Huaichuan said softly, "Then let's also take this opportunity to crack down on the problem of falsified medical examinations among cadres. Anyone who requests sick leave, first send a joint investigation team composed of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the Health Commission to check their medical records. Those who are genuinely ill will be placed in the intensive care unit under strict supervision; those who are faking illness will be taken directly from their hospital beds!"

He Jingzhong paused for a moment, then felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately replied loudly, "Understood!"

.......

P.S.: I've been writing this new book for a month now. As long-time readers know, there was a previous book where Qi Tongwei jumped off a building because his overpowered abilities led to him being locked up in a dark room.

I've been working on a new book since then, and I still want to write about Qi Tongwei. I have enough manuscripts saved up now, and once the contract is signed around noon on the 3rd, it will be available for search.

Official statement: The monkey is dead! You chose that, Xiao Ai.

The new book is a bit short. If you mind, you can read it later. Please don't just add it to your bookshelf and leave it aside!

This is a devastating blow to the new book!

The two books will be updated simultaneously from now on, and there will be no interruption in updates.

Thank you so much, dear readers!