Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

Meeting room of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.

The oval conference table was packed with people. Today's emergency Standing Committee meeting was convened in a very rushed manner.

Last night, Qi Tongwei led a group to block Li Dakang's car on the highway, and the incident caused a huge uproar. This morning, the news spread throughout the political circles of Handong.

Zhao Lichun sat in the main seat.

He placed his hands on the table, his ten fingers tightly intertwined, and the veins on the back of his hands pressed down.

He pushed a document in front of him forward half an inch.

"Comrades, what happened last night had a terrible impact."

Zhao Lichun's voice echoed in the conference room.

"The Public Security Bureau has already had its Discipline Inspection Commission intervene in the investigation, so let's put this matter aside for now."

"The main reason for today's meeting is to discuss something far more serious!"

He tapped the document cover twice with his fingers.

"Ouyang Jing, Vice President of Jingzhou City Bank."

"He abused his position to accept bribes from businesses on a massive scale, with a single transaction amounting to as much as 500,000 yuan. His actions were utterly lawless!"

No one in the room responded.

Everyone was looking through the materials in front of them.

Zhao Lichun turned his head and stared directly at Li Dakang, who was sitting on his left.

"Comrade Dakang."

"You are the top official in Jingzhou, and also Ouyang Jing's husband!"

"Such a serious economic problem is happening right under your nose, and you dare say you were completely unaware of it?"

Li Dakang sat in a chair, holding the thermos he had used for many years, and was blowing on the steam rising from it.

His behavior showed that he didn't take Zhao Lichun's questioning seriously at all.

Zhao Lichun's anger surged.

"How can you manage a city of millions if you can't even manage your own backyard?"

"This is a serious oversight! It's dereliction of duty!"

"As the top leader of the provincial party committee, I must take responsibility for this matter, and I must also take responsibility for you. After the meeting, the provincial party committee will report to the Organization Department of the Central Committee and hold you, Li Dakang, accountable!"

These words carry immense weight.

This directly put Li Dakang in the eye of the storm.

Logically, if his wife's bribery is confirmed, her husband's political career is over. That was Zhao Lichun's plan.

Li Dakang put the thermos back on the table.

Without rushing or getting impatient, I unzipped the genuine leather briefcase beside me.

He reached into his briefcase and pulled out a brown paper envelope.

Li Dakang pulled the contents of the envelope out and slammed it onto the table.

"Secretary Zhao, the premise of your statement is flawed."

Zhao Lichun stared at those few pages of paper.

"Ouyang Jing is suspected of economic crimes. The Discipline Inspection Commission and the Procuratorate will investigate her as they see fit, without any leniency."

Li Dakang rested his hands on the edge of the table.

"However, the dirty deeds she did have absolutely nothing to do with me, Li Dakang."

Zhao Lichun raised his voice: "She is your legal wife!"

"Ex-wife".

Li Dakang pushed those pages of paper to the middle of the long table.

That was a divorce agreement that had been officially stamped and approved by the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The red handprint at the end was strikingly red.

"My relationship with Ouyang Jing broke down a long time ago."

"We have officially completed the divorce proceedings. Legally speaking, she can go her own way, and I can go mine."

"She broke the law, just arrest her. You don't need to ask me how you want to deal with her."

Li Dakang leaned back in his chair.

"Using an unrelated person to hold a member of the provincial standing committee accountable?"

"Secretary Zhao, you're putting that label on a bit too harshly."

There wasn't a single sound in the entire conference room.

Zhao Lichun stared at the divorce agreement, his knuckles cracking as he clenched them.

When did Li Dakang get a divorce?

"Li Dakang!"

Zhao Lichun slammed his hand on the table.

"You think you can get away with this by just throwing out a piece of paper?"

"Getting a divorce as soon as something goes wrong, what do you call that? That's called a fake divorce to evade responsibility!"

"You're blatantly resisting organizational review at a Standing Committee meeting!"

Before Li Dakang could refute,

The governor Liu Changchun, who was sitting opposite him, slowly put down his pen.

Liu Changchun picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and cleared his throat.

"Secretary Zhao, I'm afraid Comrade Dakang's situation cannot be called resisting organizational investigation."

Zhao Lichun turned to look at Liu Changchun.

Liu Changchun turned his body to the side.

"We've all heard about Comrade Dakang's family situation."

"Moreover, the idea of ​​divorce didn't come about only after something happened."

"As early as the beginning of last month, Comrade Dakang came to my office and truthfully told me the real situation that his relationship with Ouyang Jing had seriously broken down and that he was preparing to go through divorce procedures."

Liu Changchun crossed his arms.

"On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, I understand Comrade Dakang's personal decision. Let him find a suitable time to settle his family affairs as soon as possible."

"How can this be called a sham divorce to evade responsibility?"

"This is clearly following the organization's procedures and reporting important personal matters in advance."

The atmosphere in the entire conference room changed completely after those words were spoken.

The second-in-command directly endorsed the deal.

Tian Guofu, the provincial discipline inspection commission secretary sitting at the other end, spoke up.

Tian Guofu opened the red notebook in front of him.

"The 5th of last month."

"In addition to reporting to Governor Liu, Comrade Dakang also made a special trip to the Discipline Inspection Commission."

"He told me in person that he wanted to end his marriage with Ouyang Jing."

Tian Guofu closed his notebook.

"Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes."

"Comrade Dakang was able to take the initiative to lay out the issues in advance, demonstrating a responsible attitude towards the organization, and the decision was implemented yesterday."

"I believe this is not an oversight, but rather a manifestation of strong party principles and a refusal to cover up for relatives."

What Tian Guofu meant was that Li Dakang was not only right, but also meritorious.

Zhao Lichun's breathing became rapid, and his chest tightened in waves.

The secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission also stood on the opposite side.

It's not over yet.

Wu Chunlin, the head of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, quickly adjusted his sitting posture.

"Secretary Zhao, what about the Organization Department..."

Wu Chunlin carefully considered the wording.

"We have also received a side statement from Comrade Dakang. According to relevant disciplinary regulations, as long as personal marital changes are reported within the time limit, it fully complies with the current organizational procedures."

"There is no basis for the claim that we have violated regulations or evaded responsibility."

Liu Changchun, Tian Guofu, and Wu Chunlin.

Three provincial standing committee members who wield core power successively dropped solid evidence, using the most impeccable procedures to build a blast wall against Li Dakang.

All the arguments, accusations, and attempts to hold superiors accountable that Zhao Lichun had prepared failed to make a ripple in the face of this wall.

It feels like hitting cotton.

That's so pathetic.

Zhao Lichun felt a sweet taste in his throat and looked at the people on either side of the conference table.

These standing committee members who used to fawn over him are now either drinking water or reading documents.

Surprisingly, not a single person spoke up for him.

They failed to seize Dafeng Factory, and Zhao Ruilong was now under constant surveillance.

By throwing out Ouyang Jing in an attempt to divert attention, Qi Tongwei ended up getting himself into trouble, while Li Dakang escaped unscathed.

A complete loss.

A tremendous sense of defeat, coupled with the rage of being betrayed, surged through my brain.

Zhao Lichun stretched out his right hand, pointing at Li Dakang, and then at Liu Changchun.

"You...you're in cahoots..."

The second half of the sentence got stuck in his throat.

Zhao Lichun's lips turned purple, and his face visibly turned ashen.

My heart tightened up.

He clutched his chest with both hands, letting out a heavy sigh, his upper body leaning forward, and he and the chair slumped to the side.

"boom--"

The person fell onto the carpet.

The meeting was in complete chaos.

"Secretary Zhao!"

"Call an ambulance immediately!"