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

The shop owner was completely bewildered throughout. He only saw the younger man enter the store, pull out an ID card, and the group of men who usually acted arrogantly turned pale and then obediently followed him out of the store.

Chen Luo and Yue Chi did not reveal their identities. After finishing their mutton soup and paying, they left the shop. At that moment, Secretary Tang was coldly reprimanding the four people.

He was supposed to be drinking mutton soup with them, but the four people in front of him ruined it, so it's no wonder they weren't giving him a friendly look.

Seeing Chen Luo and Yue Chi come out, he stopped and jogged over, saying, "Secretary Yue, Secretary Chen, shall we go directly to the county party committee and county government now?"

"Okay, let's go straight there!"

Meanwhile, the county party committee and government, along with a group of Xinzhou officials led by Gu Wenzhang, the secretary of the Xinzhou Municipal Party Committee, were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the two most important figures on the Coaster bus.

Only after inquiring did I learn that Secretary Yue and Chen Luo had actually broken away from the convoy midway to drink mutton soup.

However, the reception still had to be conducted, as the other people in the group were of no lower status than them. There were several deputy-department-level cadres from Luzhou, and two full-department-level cadres from Beiyue Province. Even with these few people, the Xinzhou Municipal Party Committee could not be careless.

However, they didn't have to wait long; about half an hour later, a black Audi drove into the gate of the county government building.

As they parked in front of the county government building, looking at the license plate, beads of sweat dripped from Gu Wenzhang and Ma Guangqun's foreheads.

That's the deputy secretary's car!

Once the car came to a stop, Gu Wenzhang and Ma Guangqun jogged forward and opened the rear doors a step ahead of Secretary Tang.

"Secretary Yue, welcome to Guangming County for your inspection!"

Secretary Chen, welcome to our Beiyue Mountain for inspection!

With a chorus of voices, Chen Luo and Yue Chi got out of the car one on each side. Ma Guangqun opened the car door for Chen Luo, and Chen Luo naturally shook hands with him first.

"Thank you for your help, comrades from Beiyue!"

"No trouble at all, Secretary Chen. It's such a blessing for the 380,000 people of Guangming County that you could come to our Xinzhou and conduct your inspection!"

Compared to Chen Luo's politeness, Yue Chi was different; his expression was rather unpleasant.

Gu Wenzhang was completely dumbfounded; he had no idea what had happened.

The outstretched hand remained suspended in mid-air, and in the end, it could only be awkwardly withdrawn.

Ma Guangqun didn't notice this scene. After shaking hands with Chen Luo, he eagerly came to Yue Chi, wanting to repeat the same action. After all, although Chen Luo was very worthy of his attention, the person in front of him was the leader who truly controlled his future!

"Secretary Yue, welcome..."

As soon as he blurted it out, Ma Guangqun realized that the atmosphere seemed a bit off. His enthusiasm was met with Yue Chi's cold gaze. Gu Wenzhang breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that Yue Chi wasn't after him.

At this moment, Chen Luo didn't want to meddle in the internal affairs of Beiyue Province, but instead scanned the other cadres of Xinzhou.

He then stepped forward with a smile and asked, "Which of you is the Party Secretary of Guangming County?"

The other members of the Xinzhou Municipal Standing Committee who were about to extend their hands awkwardly withdrew them. Then, the Organization Minister of Xinzhou gently nudged Mei Xiaoge, who was behind him, to step forward.

"Secretary Chen, I am Mei Xiaoge, the Party Secretary of Guangming County. Welcome to Guangming County!"

Mei Xiaoge gripped Chen Luo's right hand tightly with both hands. It would be a lie to say she wasn't excited; this man in front of her was practically a god of wealth!

Which official doesn't pay attention to the news?

A few months ago, hundreds of billions of yuan were poured into Luzhou, a prefecture-level city. Who across the country wasn't green with envy?

"Comrade Xiaoge is very young!"

Chen Luo squinted and first offered a compliment, after which Mei Xiaoge smiled awkwardly and said, "Secretary Chen, you're not young anymore, I'm already forty-two."

At this moment, Mei Xiaoge was internally ranting, "Who can be younger than you? A 39-year-old deputy provincial-level official..."

It was just a fleeting thought.

When you meet, you can't really make the situation too awkward.

Given Chen Luo's tight schedule, Yue Chi made his own arrangements, having Mei Xiaoge and County Head Ai Xianzhi accompany Chen Luo on the inspection, while he himself was to hold a meeting with the leadership of Xinzhou City and some bureau chiefs and cadres of Guangming County.

Even a fool could tell that the meeting's theme was to scold and punish people, but what did that have to do with Chen Luo?

That evening, in the conference room of the government building, Mei Xiaoge and Ai Xianzhi briefed Chen Luo on the current situation in Guangming County.

"Secretary Chen, the development philosophy of Guangming County in recent years has been sustainable economic development, placing environmental protection in the most important position and shutting down some heavily polluting enterprises, which has made the county's economy look somewhat bad."

Mei Xiaoge said this with some embarrassment, while Ai Xianzhi teased her from the side.

"Secretary Chen, because of this matter, Mayor Ma has criticized me by name several times when I went to meetings in the city."

Chen Luo smiled and stood up, then looked at the two of them.

"The concept of environmental protection and the requirement for economic growth cannot be pursued simultaneously, at least not at the beginning."

Our current economy is no longer just about quantity, but about developing a high-quality, modern industrial economy. I looked at the data of your Guangming County. Although the total industrial output value has declined in recent years, the scale of agricultural production has been very good. Overall, it is in a critical stage of transformation.

I still maintain that it's not the best approach to use all land for industrial production; rather, it's about adapting to local conditions!

Regarding our assistance to Guangming County, Luzhou doesn't plan to invest in industry. Instead, we will focus on supporting the development of modern green agriculture in Guangming County and creating agricultural products that are unique to Guangming County. What do you think?

Upon hearing this, Mei Xiaoge and Ai Xianzhi were overjoyed; finally, someone understood them.

"Secretary Chen, I think so too! But Mayor Ma in our city might..."

Ai Xianzhi also took this opportunity to vent her frustrations. She had been criticized by name by Ma Guangqun several times at meetings. Who wouldn't be angry?

If Chen Luoneng were to mention it even once while chatting with Secretary Yue, Ma Guangqun would be in deep trouble.

Chen Luo naturally understood this little scheme, and smiled as he shook his head, saying, "Your Mayor Ma should be getting a severe scolding from Secretary Yue right now."

He'll learn his lesson; if he doesn't, then we'll just have to replace him with someone who does.

That's very straightforward, and that's indeed the case.

In the conference room of the county party committee building, Ma Guangqun and Gu Wenzhang were severely scolded by Secretary Yue Chi.

"How shameful! Two tax and urban management officials dare to act so recklessly, just because the current county party secretary is being transferred? You people always talk about how well the local governance is done, and now I've seen it with my own eyes!"

We've embarrassed ourselves in front of Secretary Chen!

Gu Wenzhang and Ma Guangqun, I'm warning you both, this matter must be taken seriously and resolved as soon as possible!

"When I get back to the provincial capital, I will hold a special meeting. I won't be Yuechi until these bad apples at the grassroots level are wiped out!"