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

Zhao Dagong once again took the lead in the attack!

"Governor Jianjun, may I interrupt for a moment?"

If they were to act politely but not politely, everyone would immediately look at Zhao Dagong and Zhou Jianjun with the eyes of someone watching a show.

Zhou Jianjun's face turned ashen.

"Comrade Dagong, isn't it disrespectful to interrupt someone while they're speaking? Do you have any sense of organizational discipline? Do you have any respect for me, the governor of Handong Province?"

Zhou Jianjun seized the opportunity to accuse Zhao Dagong, but Zhao Dagong remained calm and shook his head.

"Governor Jianjun, it was indeed my fault for interrupting you to continue speaking, but I have no choice but to interrupt you. After the Chen Hai incident last time, I began to doubt your judgment of people. Of course, this may have been just an accident, since you have always used your unfamiliarity with the cadres in Handong as an excuse."

But now Comrade Li Shangli is considered your old subordinate. Governor Jianjun, you are well aware of the situation in Guangming District, Jingzhou City. It is very serious, and we urgently need a cadre who can shoulder the heavy responsibility to stabilize the situation.

At times like this, even if I have only the slightest doubt about myself as the executive vice governor, I have to bring it up!

Is Li Shangli any good?

This concerns the vital interests of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangming District and the development of Jingzhou.

Even at the risk of incurring your wrath, Governor Jianjun, I, Zhao Dagong, on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people in Guangming District, must ask you: Comrade Li Shangli, is this really feasible?

Now everyone had a clear and intuitive understanding of Zhao Dagong's abilities.

It might be a coincidence that he confronted the provincial governor and party secretary once or twice.

To be able to remain calm and reasonable on so many occasions—that's the mark of a born politician.

Qi Quansheng saw Zhao Dagong move away from the microphone and quickly catch up with his own output.

"Governor Jianjun, what Comrade Dagong just said makes sense. As leaders, we cannot arrange personnel based on our own preferences. We must stand on the side of the people and see things from the perspective of the masses. If Li Shangli is capable, that's fine, but what if he is not capable?"

The people of Guangming District are eagerly waiting for a decisive and efficient Party Secretary to solve the problems they face.

Personnel discussions within our provincial party committee must not be taken lightly!

We need to consider this carefully!

Zhou Jianjun's face was flushed, caused by a surge of blood pressure. Zhao Dagong's words to Zhou Jianjun were too harsh. Wasn't he implying that Zhou Jianjun was out of touch with the masses and engaged in nepotism?

But the other party is standing on moral high ground...

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Jianjun considered whether to give up on transferring Li Shangli to Handong.

But Han Dong is like a rootless duckweed; if some people aren't transferred here or promoted, his future work will only be hampered at every turn.

For a moment, the conference room was unusually quiet, so quiet that Zhou Jianjun's heavy breathing could be heard.

About a minute later, Zhou Jianjun made a decision: he had to make the adjustment. Rather than letting things slowly escalate like a frog being boiled in water, he might as well take a gamble!

"Comrade Dagong, Comrade Qi Quansheng, I understand what you mean. You are both looking at the issue from the perspective of the people. And I, Zhou Jianjun, am no different."

Li Shangli is perfectly capable; I believe he is fully competent to be the Party Secretary of Guangming District!

"What if something goes wrong?"

All of Zhao Dagong's preparations were for this one sentence.

Zhou Jianjun had anticipated this soul-searching question.

"If any problems arise, I, as the governor, will personally take responsibility!"

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang, who had been looking somewhat worried, instantly brightened up. His gaze towards Zhou Jianjun was filled with joy. Just moments ago, he had been struggling with the situation. Chen Hai was gone, Yi Xuexi was gone, and Guangming District was ultimately under the direct administration of Jingzhou. If problems arose, he, as the municipal party secretary, would not be able to escape responsibility.

As a result, Zhou Jianjun descended from the sky and saved him.

What a kind person! There are still many good people in this world!

After thanking Zhou Jianjun, Li Dakang also made a gesture of thanks to Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng.

Sha Ruijin, who had been watching the fight from the sidelines, could no longer remain silent. Since Zhou Jianjun had guaranteed, using his position as provincial governor, that he would take responsibility if anything went wrong, what was there to hesitate about? He should quickly finalize the decision and vote on it!

"Ahem, Comrade Jianjun, you always keep your word?"

"Secretary Ruijin is absolutely right!"

"Alright! Since Governor Jianjun thinks so highly of Comrade Li Shangli, then our Provincial Party Committee will trust Governor Jianjun once again. Comrades, let's begin the vote!"

"Raise your hand if you agree to transfer Comrade Li Shangli to Handong to serve as the Deputy Mayor of Jingzhou and concurrently as the Secretary of the Guangming District Committee!"

In a flash, all eleven members of the Standing Committee, including Sha Ruijin and Zhou Jianjun, raised their hands in agreement with the proposal, while only Chen Luo and Lu Zheng'an remained unmoved.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Jianjun frowned.

"Comrade Chen Luo, are you against it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo smiled and shook his head, replying to Zhou Jianjun: "Governor Jianjun, you misunderstand. I am not very familiar with this Comrade Li Shangli. Back in Suzhou, I was focused on economic development. If I'm not familiar with him, I have no right to speak. I abstain!"

"I'm also abstaining!"

At this moment, Lu Zheng'an added a sentence.

Everyone was speechless. Was this excessive caution?

However, it was enough for all eleven members of the Standing Committee to pass it, and Zhou Jianjun was not concerned about whether it was a unanimous vote.

"Now that the personnel issues have been discussed, Comrade Chunlin, your organization department should conduct the assessment interviews as soon as possible."

"I understand, Secretary Sha!"

Sha Ruijin smiled. Everyone was about to leave, since the important matters had been discussed, but Sha Ruijin took out a document from his desk.

"Comrade Dakang, Comrade Chen Luo, a document was just issued yesterday regarding counterpart assistance between cities and counties. Now, only Luzhou and Jingzhou are left without being selected by lottery. Apart from Comrade Dakang and Comrade Chen Luo, the rest of you can adjourn the meeting."

No one was curious; what was so special about this kind of targeted assistance?

It's still a city-to-county relationship. To put it bluntly, in Jingzhou and Lüzhou, even a tiny bit of their fingernail is enough to feed the people they're helping.

After everyone left, Chen Luo and Li Dakang smiled and came to Sha Ruijin to draw lots. It was just a formality, as the assistance was already being selective. Drawing lots was a way to be fairer.

Chen Luo casually glanced at the person he had drawn to assist: Beiyue Province, Xinzhou City, Guangming County!

Chen Luo had only seen this county on a map and had never set foot in this Midwestern region.

Li Dakang also drew the results, but neither of them really cared who the person they were helping was.

"Secretary Sha, we'll be leaving now."

Chen Luo and Li Dakang smiled and said goodbye to Sha Ruijin, who also stood up and nodded with a smile.

After leaving the conference room, Chen Luo and Li Dakang quickened their pace noticeably, then caught up with Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin, and the four of them happened to start chatting again.

The meeting ended at 4 p.m. Chen Luo did not return to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission. He had already finished his work in the morning. Now, unless it is particularly important, Huang Ming is basically handling the work of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.