Chapter 294 Encirclement and Reinforcements, Feint to the East and Attack in the West

When Zhou Jianjun said this, he was staring at Zhao Dagong. His purpose was obvious: it was a response to Zhao Dagong's attack!

Zhao Dagong was not discouraged. He still smiled and nodded, saying, "Governor Jianjun's call was very timely. He discovered the problem, inquired about the facts, and solved the problem. This is what makes him a good governor of our people!"

However, Governor Jianjun, Comrade Li Shangli just said on the phone that he instructed the staff of Guangming District to conduct an inspection of the Continental Group in accordance with normal procedures. If what Comrade Li Shangli said is true, does it mean that some staff members of Guangming District deliberately deceived their superiors and extorted money from the company?

Should public officials with such a work attitude be severely criticized or even punished?

This kind of trend must not be encouraged!

Zhao Dagong had already planned the strategy of besieging the enemy's stronghold and attacking their reinforcements.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianjun's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again. It seemed that Zhao Dagong had let Li Shangli off the hook, but punishing the staff members from Guangming District who were involved in this matter would only add fuel to the fire!

The various government departments in Guangming District were already very unhappy about Li Shangli's parachuting in, but this time, following instructions, Li Shangli absolved himself of responsibility, and they were the ones who were punished.

Who wouldn't be annoyed? Who wouldn't be grimacing?

The conference room was unusually quiet at this moment, with everyone's eyes scanning back and forth between Zhou Jianjun and Zhao Dagong.

"Comrade Dagong's opinion is very insightful! The purpose of our recently formed joint investigation team stationed in the discipline inspection department is precisely to continuously improve the business environment in Handong and prevent public officials from abusing their power!"

These departments in Guangming District should be held accountable!

Sha Ruijin, with a strong voice, broke the silence.

Zhou Jianjun's gloomy eyes held a hint of resentment, but the issue had escalated to a province-wide level, and he couldn't continue arguing. Why argue unreasonably? This wasn't a vegetable market!

"Alright! Whatever you say!"

Zhou Jianjun gritted his teeth and forced a smile as he finished speaking. Then he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

Sha Ruijin's face was all wrinkled from smiling.

He then stood up and said, "That concludes today's meeting. Meeting adjourned!"

Upon hearing this, everyone got up and left, leaving only Zhou Jianjun silently standing up last.

In the corridor, Chen Luo and Tian Guofu walked side by side.

"Secretary Guofu, when do you plan to make arrangements for Liang Pengfei of Lüzhou?"

When the topic turned to serious matters, Tian Guofu would just smile and shake his head.

"You're a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, Secretary Chen. As the Secretary of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee, you have the best understanding of the situation in Lüzhou. You say when to regulate the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and that's when! You say how to regulate the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and that's how!"

Chen Luo rolled his eyes at these words.

"Go away, you're making it sound like I, Chen Luo, have absolute power in Handong. But one thing is right: we should try to remove deputy-department-level members of the municipal party committee standing committee within a small scope. We need to make an example of them without causing chaos."

"That's easy. Just have Comrade Guofu and Comrade Chen Luo go to Luzhou together on Monday."

I remember that in your Lüzhou, the municipal party committee standing committee meetings are held on Mondays, and removing [something] from the meeting is most effective.

Gao Yuliang adjusted his glasses, a joking smile on his face.

"Yes! This plan is good!"

Wu Chunlin, who was watching the commotion from the side, chimed in with a comment.

"Huh? Again? If we do it again, Comrade Chen Luo and I might as well call ourselves the Black and White Duo. From now on, when we go to inspect work in the countryside, I'm afraid even a regular meeting will make the local cadres' legs tremble for days."

Chen Luo didn't really want to do this, but it seems that removing Liang Pengfei at the Standing Committee meeting was the best solution.

"Ahem, that Secretary Guo Fu, I think it's feasible. How about you come with me on Monday?"

As soon as Chen Luo spoke, Tian Guofu stopped in his tracks.

She looked at him with a hint of resentment in her eyes, hesitated to speak, and finally let out a sigh.

"Forget it, a lot of lice won't itch. Let the lower-level cadres be afraid, it's not a big deal."

After finishing their discussion, the group left the provincial party committee building and went home.

At 5:30 p.m., several departments at the municipal level, including the tax bureau, industry and commerce bureau, and audit bureau, issued a notice criticizing the actions of the subordinate departments in Guangming District and gave demerits to the staff members who issued the maximum penalty.

In the office of the Party Secretary of Guangming District, Li Shangli had finished an entire pack of cigarettes, his mouth was extremely dry, and of course, a bitter expression was on his face.

"What the hell? I'm a department-level cadre and I can't even handle you, Wang Dalu?"

"Why didn't you say you had connections earlier?"

Just as I was feeling down, the phone rang.

Without even looking closely, Li Shangli, still angry, picked up the phone and said irritably, "Hello! Who is it?!"

"Li Shangli!"

The familiar voice instantly extinguished Li Shangli's anger, replaced by a cautious and obsequious tone.

"It's you, Governor. I'm so sorry, I didn't look carefully just now and thought it was a call from one of my staff members."

Zhou Jianjun was speechless, but still said coldly, "Comrade Shang Li, I didn't have a chance to ask you during the meeting, but now tell me what's really going on with the Continental Group! Don't hide anything, I want to hear the facts!"

Upon hearing this tone, Li Shangli became even more frightened.

"Um... Governor... please let me explain..."

In just a few minutes, Li Shangli recounted the general course of events. Of course, he embellished his own story, portraying Wang Dalu as someone who provoked him first.

"Comrade Shangli, you must seriously reflect on this matter! Do you know that because you caused trouble for the Continental Group, Executive Vice Governor Zhao Dagong has been bombarding you with criticism one after another?"

Finally, they even pressured me to agree to punish the staff members from Guangming District involved, saying that my work in Guangming District would only become more and more difficult from now on!

Li Shangli reacted quickly to the meaning behind this, completely stunned.

"Huh? Governor, didn't you say a word for me?"

"Shut up! It's good enough that we managed to exonerate you. That Zhao Dagong even cursed me. He's a vicious wolf, baring his teeth at anyone he sees!"

That's it. Remember this. Consider this a lesson. Working in Handong isn't easy; one small mistake can have far-reaching consequences. Don't cause me any more trouble like this next time.

After saying that, Zhou Jianjun hung up the phone, leaving Li Shangli completely bewildered. He seemed to have followed the wrong person...

Shaking his head, Li Shangli dismissed the idea. A woman cannot serve two husbands; a fence-sitter cannot go far in the officialdom.

However, taking a step back doesn't lead to a brighter future; instead, it only makes them angrier. Now, the Continental Group is going directly to take legal action to terminate its cooperation with the Bright District. The losses for the Bright District are incalculable. Wang Dalu may have suffered a loss, but the Bright District cannot afford to suffer such a loss!