Chapter 297 The Black and White Duo Strikes Again

"Okay, I understand. I'll find a way to follow up with Continental Group."

Monday arrived in the blink of an eye.

At eight o'clock in the morning, at the entrance of Chen Luo's home in the provincial party committee compound, the driver was already waiting. As Chen Luo stepped out with his briefcase, he saw Tian Guofu walking towards him from not far away.

Good morning, Secretary Guofu!

Good morning, Comrade Chen Luo!

The two simply greeted each other, without shaking hands or anything like that, which is something only strangers would do.

"The comrades from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection have already taken the high-speed train to Luzhou. I don't want to go through all that trouble, so I'm planning to hitch a ride with you, Comrade Chen Luo."

"How about it? Secretary Chen won't be unwelcoming, will he?"

Chen Luo shook his head.

"Since you're already here, even if I don't welcome Secretary Guofu, you can't leave, can you? Let's go, get in the car."

"Haha, that's true."

The two quickly got into the car, and after driving for a while, Chen Luo arrived in Luzhou at 11:00 a.m.

However, instead of going to the municipal government, He Tianguofu randomly found a restaurant to fill his stomach first.

At 2:40 p.m., in the small conference room of the municipal party committee building, all the members of the municipal party committee standing committee took their seats and waited.

At 41 minutes past the hour, Chen Luo pushed open the office door, and at the same time, Tian Guofu followed him into the conference room.

When they saw that Chen Luo was not the only one present, all the members of the Standing Committee of Luzhou were stunned, especially when they saw Tian Guofu, their hearts were in their throats.

This includes Sun Liancheng.

However, he reacted quickly. Although Chen Luo had not informed Sun Liancheng beforehand, Sun Liancheng still smiled and got up to greet the two of them.

"Secretary Chen, Secretary Tian!"

As he stood up, Sun Liancheng tactfully gave up his seat, and Tian Guofu, without any hesitation, went directly to sit in Sun Liancheng's mayor's seat.

After Chen Luo sat down, he looked around. All thirteen of his standing committee members were there. When he glanced at everyone, he could clearly sense the tension in everyone except Sun Liancheng.

After all, the signal is quite obvious!

Without a word, the provincial discipline inspection commission secretary arrived in Luzhou, choosing to appear at the standing committee meeting. Surely some of them were going to be taken away; nobody wanted to be one of them…

The most nervous person was Liang Pengfei. Considering the recent joint investigation team from the province entering various cities, he knew that they were most likely coming for him. His pen trembled incessantly, and sweat poured uncontrollably from his forehead.

"Comrades, let us first welcome Secretary Guo Fu of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection to our Luzhou to guide our work."

Chen Luo led the applause, and everyone else forced themselves to clap, their smiles looking more like they were about to cry.

After the applause subsided, Chen Luo continued, "I've been in charge of work in Lüzhou for about half a year now, and it's fair to say that Lüzhou has changed a lot in the past six months. All of you here have put in considerable effort, but!"

But one thing instantly silenced the entire conference room.

"However, some situations still persist despite repeated prohibitions. While the staff who solicit bribes and demand favors have become more restrained, they've simply adopted more covert methods. Comrade Pengfei, as the Secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, can you confirm whether this situation exists?"

The direct call to name startled Liang Pengfei, and his legs went numb. After struggling to his feet, before he could explain, Tian Guofu cleared his throat.

"Secretary Chen, this situation shows that the work of the local discipline inspection commission is inadequate. It has failed to deter local authorities and has not truly unleashed its sharp edge. According to the statistics, the number of public officials dealt with in Lüzhou is far lower than that in Jingzhou!"

Surely not all comrades from Luzhou are good comrades?

These words shattered the hope Liang Pengfei was trying to conceal, leaving him speechless and standing there with a blank stare.

"a shame!"

Chen Luo didn't even bother to look at Liang Pengfei again.

"Secretary Guofu, you handle this."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Luo got up and left. Then, staff from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection quickly entered the conference room and took Liang Pengfei into custody in front of everyone.

With Tian Guofu announcing the provincial party committee's resolution and Liang Pengfei's violations of discipline and law, this scare tactic came to an end, disappearing without a trace.

The other standing committee members left the meeting room feeling fortunate that they hadn't suffered the same fate as Liang Pengfei.

Who was clean in the early days?

Nobody's clean!

The fact that Liang Pengfei took Liang away clearly sends a signal that Chen Luo is not looking to settle old scores.

Instead, if your current work is inadequate or careless, then you should voluntarily give up your position.

If you don't want to step down and don't do anything, then you can only end up like Liang Pengfei, stepping down in a sorry state.

In the office of the municipal party secretary, Tian Guofu was quite at ease. Looking at Chen Luo, who had a calm expression, Tian Guofu made a joke.

"Why did you suddenly leave? Didn't you say we were going to put on a show, and I'd play the bad guy?"

Chen Luo sighed softly.

"Secretary Guo Fu was indeed a little angry just now, but it wasn't because of Liang Pengfei. He's not qualified."

In the six months I've been in Luzhou, the improvement in the treatment of public officials has been very noticeable. Human nature! They're never satisfied with the status quo. Even though their salaries are already generous, the staff still can't resist asking for more.

Tian Guofu fell silent upon hearing this.

Indeed, no matter how perfectly the policies are formulated at the top, when they are implemented at the grassroots level, people will always try every means to find loopholes.

"Secretary Chen, that's the general situation."

"Never mind, let's not talk about that."

Chen Luo smiled again. He wasn't some hot-blooded youth; everyone has desires.

The real reason for anger is nothing more than acting...

cough cough.

Tian Guofu left, taking Liang Pengfei with him. The next morning, Tuesday, Chen Luo chaired a city-wide meeting on clean governance for cadres, highlighting Liang Pengfei's violations of discipline and law as a typical example.

It's not that there's no effect, it's just a matter of how long it lasts, since people don't always remember things.

This can be seen from Mao Ya's methods.

After thinking it over for the past few days, she felt that using some means to control officials seemed like a good option, although the risks were considerable, the potential returns were also good!

After being sentenced by the court, Mao Ya had little money left. However, over the past two days, Li Shangli had given her 50,000 yuan in cash. The money was secondary; the important thing was that Li Shangli was actually arranging a plan for her to be smuggled out of the country.

This allowed Maoya to relax her tense nerves a little.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Mao Ya opened the door and Li Shangli arrived right on time. After entering the room, Li Shangli looked somewhat worried.

"Mao Ya, the smuggling arrangements are almost complete, but it's hard to say whether it will succeed. I have a lot of troubles right now, and the problems in the Bright District are very serious!"

Could you please get Wang Dalu to continue working with our Guangming District and complete the project as soon as possible?

Mao Ya rolled her eyes. How could she possibly have such an ability?