In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

At this moment, Zhao Dagong's gaze was exceptionally sharp.

Without giving Sha Ruijin and Zhou Jianjun any time to refute, he continued, "Logically speaking, Governor Jianjun and Secretary Ruijin are both important leaders in Handong, the top two leaders."

As the Executive Vice Governor, I need to unconditionally trust and support the work of Governor Jianjun and Secretary Ruijin.

However, given the successive occurrence of corruption issues like Chen Haiyi's study abroad experience and other leadership personnel problems, it's not easy to simply attribute the responsibility to a lack of familiarity with Handong.

Will the tens of millions of people in Handong point fingers and curse our provincial party committee?

Are you saying our provincial party committee is blind and out of its mind?

It just means they will promote and give important positions to some corrupt officials.

Will the cadres in Handong feel disheartened?

Corrupt officials can be promoted and given important positions, but what about them?

After saying this, Zhao Dagong's emotions reached their peak.

He slammed his hand on the table!

This startled Li Dakang, who was standing next to him.

The city and prefecture party secretaries and mayors sitting below were even more terrified.

"Such a trend cannot continue to exist in Handong!"

Governor Jianjun, Secretary Ruijin, I have finished speaking. You two can now give me any instructions you may have.

I, Zhao Dagong, obey the leadership of the organization!

Sha Ruijin and Zhou Jianjun's faces darkened upon hearing this. "You've said everything, what are we supposed to say now?"

Criticize you? Doesn't that prove they're biased?

Furthermore, obeying the leadership of the organization cannot be equated with obeying the leadership of the provincial party committee.

Sha Ruijin took a deep breath; it was the first time he had ever felt the astonishing power of Zhao Dagong's attack.

At this point, Sha Ruijin chose to remain silent. He knew all too well that he, as the provincial party secretary, bore leadership responsibility for Yi Xuexi's matter. He could accept being scolded and labeled, as long as Zhou Jianjun didn't get any credit either.

But his silence does not mean that Zhou Jianjun is also silent.

Having been criticized by Zhao Dagong several times, Zhou Jianjun was no longer willing to tolerate it.

His cold gaze swept around before finally settling on Zhao Dagong.

"Comrade Dagong, we are discussing the issue of easy learning now. Please don't ramble on. What you just said seems reasonable, but it is actually sophistry!"

I am not a god, and I cannot control every situation. It is inevitable that some mistakes will occur. Why do you keep harping on this?

If you think there's something wrong with me as the governor, you can write a letter directly to the higher-ups instead of attacking me with this sarcastic tone from time to time!

I, Zhou Jianjun, also came from the grassroots level. I contributed to the construction of Suzhou City, and the results are obvious to all!

"Governor Jianjun, I might not object to anything else you say, but it seems like the development of Suzhou has nothing to do with you, right? Suzhou's real development has always been due to Comrade Chen Luo's responsibility for economic construction. As the secretary, you were also the deputy secretary of Suzhou Province at the time, and your main focus was always on Party building. Governor Jianjun, we need to be realistic!"

This blatant questioning made Zhou Jianjun's face turn very ugly; it was shaking his core support!

"Comrade Dagong! How can you doubt even this?"

Comrade Chen Luo, you were the mayor at the time. Tell me, did I contribute anything to the economic development of Suzhou?

After many twists and turns, the topic eventually turned to Chen Luo.

Chen Luo, who had been lost in thought, slowly sat up straight. He glanced at Zhou Jianjun, whose face was slightly flushed, and then at Zhao Dagong, who was smiling at him. Chen Luo gently shook his head.

"Governor Jianjun, I generally don't dwell on whose contribution or credit my past work was."

We are cadres of the people; development relies on the people, and the fruits of development are shared by the people.

Upon hearing this, several members of the Standing Committee couldn't help but laugh.

This statement, seemingly an answer, is actually full of sarcasm, practically implying that Zhou Jianjun is arguing about contributions and credits while others serve the people and never concern themselves with such things.

Zhao Dagong seized the opportunity and followed suit with his own output.

"Comrade Chen Luo is absolutely right!"

We are public servants of the people. Our cadres are not those who can only lie on their laurels and wait to die, using past achievements as a pass or a shield.

This kind of thinking is unacceptable!

Governor Jianjun, what do you say?

Zhou Jianjun was so angry he laughed. What the hell was he talking about?

Looking at Chen Luo with a deep gaze, Zhou Jianjun had originally thought that after exchanging glances with Chen Luo about mutual benefit last time, things would ease up and he could get Chen Luo to say a few words on his side, or at least speak a fair word. However, he was still too optimistic.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Jianjun gritted his teeth and looked at Zhao Dagong, saying, "You're absolutely right, Comrade Dagong!"

At this moment, Sha Ruijin discovered the blind spot. It seemed that Zhao Dagong's fire was not aimed at him, but at Zhou Jianjun. This instantly dispelled Sha Ruijin's gloom, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. This discovery was very meaningful!

During a Standing Committee meeting, Yi Xuexi, the protagonist of the most crucial topic, stood the entire time, not daring to sit down. It seemed that after he explained his problems, he and the others in the meeting room were from two different worlds.

At this moment, Yi Xuexi is alone...

However, this loneliness did not last long. After Zhou Jianjun and Zhao Dagong finished their argument, Tian Guofu gave a signal, and the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission took Yi Xuexi away on the spot.

The meeting continued, and what remained was some cautionary education; the meeting ended quickly.

After the meeting, Chen Luo didn't walk very fast. The four of them walked side by side, but Gao Yuliang cut in halfway through.

"Comrade Chen Luo, Comrade Guo Fu, Comrade Chun Lin, Comrade Da Kang, it's getting late, how about we have a simple meal together?"

Chen Luo and the other three stopped in their tracks, each seeing hesitation in the other's eyes.

However, considering that Gao Yuliang was also close to retirement, some concerns were completely unnecessary, so he simply agreed.

"Okay, no problem, Secretary Yuliang!"

Not far behind them, Zhao Dagong looked at Qi Quansheng beside him with great displeasure.

"Old Qi, you were being unfair just now. I was braving the gunfire all by myself, and you were just watching the show from the sidelines."

"You wouldn't... be a Mission: Impossible agent, would you?"

Qi Quansheng rolled his eyes.

"I'm not that kind of person. I just felt that the atmosphere at the conference was too tense and needed to be cooled down. If there are any problems, we can talk about them at another time."

Zhao Dagong retained his doubts and did not press Qi Quansheng further. Instead, he quickened his pace to catch up with Chen Luo and the others, saying, "Secretary Chen, thank you for what you just said!"

Startled by the call, Chen Luo and his group of five turned around and immediately broke into smiles.

"It's Governor Dagong. Whether you thank me or not doesn't matter; I'm just stating the facts."

After Chen Luo finished speaking, Gao Yuliang extended an invitation.

"Comrade Dagong, Comrade Quan Qisheng, you haven't eaten all afternoon, shall we go out and get something to eat?"

"what?"

Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng were both stunned.