Chapter 311 I'll slap you once, then say thank you!

When the call was disconnected, Liu Huabo felt utterly dejected, and was filled with even greater anger.

He actually got fooled by what he saw below!

Liu Huabo took out his phone and dialed the number of Gao Changhe, the secretary of the Mingyang Municipal Party Committee.

"Good evening, Secretary Hua Bo!"

"Gao Changhe, I'm asking you, how exactly did Mingyang investigate the statement made by Geng Zijing, the Party Secretary of Lieshan County? Do you know that what the Party Secretary of Lieshan County said was all false? They forcibly detained the police officers from Handong and forcibly abducted criminals!"

Without any preamble, Liu Huabo disregarded the fact that Gao Changhe was the son-in-law of former Secretary Sen and launched into a furious tirade.

Gao Changhe was clearly stunned by the scolding.

However, he soon became somewhat unconvinced.

"Secretary Huabo, no matter what the facts are, we in Mingyang didn't necessarily say that Handong was at fault, right? I remember clearly that the investigation report I gave you stated that there were doubts about the fact that the secretary of the Lieshan County Party Committee and members of the leadership team used their official positions as guarantees!"

You didn't read it carefully...

"Gao Changhe! You're reporting things that are uncertain? Isn't this your fault?"

"I...yes, Secretary Hua Bo, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I apologize to you and the Provincial Party Committee!"

Gao Changhe ultimately did not continue to argue.

He acted impulsively because he was too angry, but after calming down, he realized that arguing with a provincial party secretary about right and wrong was tantamount to courting death.

"Gao Changhe, I don't care what you're doing right now, I want you to take control of the entire Lieshan County Party Committee right now, including that county public security bureau!"

"Release all those police officers from the detention center in Handong, understand?"

"Yes, yes, I understand, I'll take care of it right away!"

But Secretary Hua Bo, under what pretext?

"Shuanggui!" (a form of internal party discipline)

The phone was abruptly disconnected, leaving Gao Changhe with no choice but to organize comrades from the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection to rush to Lieshan overnight. Meanwhile, at the home of Liu Huabo, the Provincial Party Secretary, the matter was far from over.

He still needs to win over Handong's understanding.

Even though he was very reluctant, Liu Huabo still dialed Sha Ruijin's number with a feeling of frustration.

In Building No. 1 of the Provincial Party Committee in Handong, Sha Ruijin didn't answer the first call from Liu Huabo. Soon after, the second call came in, and Sha Ruijin lightly touched the screen to hang up. It wasn't until the third call came in that Sha Ruijin slowly answered the phone.

"Hey, Comrade Huabo, I'm a little sorry, I accidentally clicked the hang-up button. But I hope you're not calling at this hour to interrogate me."

We in Handong are very worried. After all, Jianghai has already submitted a report to Zhongyang, accusing us of being domineering. Comrade Huabo, do you think we in Handong are domineering?

Liu Huabo was furious.

"Comrade Ruijin, we misunderstood our comrades in Handong. I already know the truth about what happened in Lieshan County, and on behalf of Jianghai, I apologize to all the comrades in Handong!"

"Comrade Huabo, let's leave the apology aside. I'm genuinely afraid the higher-ups will say I, Sha Ruijin, am being domineering and forcing an old comrade like you. But now that you know the truth, Comrade Huabo, how does Jianghai plan to handle this?"

Sha Ruijin finally started to set conditions.

"Comrade Ruijin, the Lieshan County Party Secretary and the entire county party committee involved in the incident have been dismissed from their posts, as has the Lieshan County Public Security Bureau Director. At the same time, we have sent the police officers from Handong back to Handong, as well as those criminals from the pyramid scheme organization who were arrested."

What do you think?

"Comrade Huabo, this is what Jianghai should do. By the way, what about the director of that provincial public security bureau? What's his name again? He's been covering up wrongdoing. Shouldn't he be punished? I suggest a severe punishment: a major demerit!"

"Comrade Ruijin, your suggestion is excellent; we will proceed according to your suggestion!"

"Hahaha, Secretary Hua Bo, isn't this putting you in a lot of trouble?"

"No problem, alright. Since Comrade Huabo thinks it's okay, let's do it this way for now."

However, Handong is not just my (Sha Ruijin's) Handong, and the joint signature is not just my (Sha Ruijin's) name.

I can't guarantee whether our comrades Jianjun in Handong think this, or whether Comrade Chen Luo, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, will accept Jiang Hai's apology.

"Understood. I will continue to contact Comrade Jianjun and Comrade Chen Luo. Comrade Ruijin, that's all for now."

"No problem, Comrade Huabo, don't stay up too long. After all, you're getting older and your energy can't keep up anymore."

Liu Huabo didn't reply. Instead, he hung up the phone and smashed it away.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his chest was heaving.

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous!"

Meanwhile, Sha Ruijin called Chen Luo to "share the good news".

"Secretary Sha, do you mean that the higher-ups are putting pressure on Jiang Hai?"

Chen Luo was watching TV with the two little ones when he received a call from Sha Ruijin.

"Comrade Chen Luo, this battle has been a resounding victory for us! A complete and utter victory!"

"Ahem, Secretary Ruijin, let's keep a low profile..."

"Oh, right, right, Comrade Chen Luo, Jiang Hai should still contact you and Governor Jianjun. Make all your requests, and it would be best if Jiang Hai would give you some money."

After chatting casually for a few more minutes, Chen Luo hung up the phone.

If a phone breaks, you just have to get a new one; Liu Huabo has quite a few spare phones...

The phone was quickly dialed back to Zhou Jianjun.

"Comrade Jianjun, I am Liu Huabo from Jianghai!"

Sha Ruijin did not inform Zhou Jianjun of the good news, so Zhou Jianjun remained cautious.

"Is there something you need, Secretary Hua Bo?"

"It's like this, Comrade Jianjun. The recent dispute between Jianghai and Handong has been investigated and clarified. It was a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. It was the cadres of Lieshan County who concealed the truth. I only just learned the facts myself. I'm truly sorry!"

Zhou Jianjun immediately understood.

"Secretary Huabo, speaking of misunderstandings, where are there so many misunderstandings? Secretary Huabo, you are a veteran party member, and you should have more experience with the situation at the grassroots level than us. How can you believe the lies told by the grassroots and accuse us in Handong?"

We in Handong are truly wronged! Secretary Hua Bo, I'm only letting it go because you're almost ten years older than me.

"I understand the hardships faced by older comrades. They're getting old and nearing retirement, yet the lower-level cadres don't respect them. What kind of deception is this? It's already good enough that they didn't directly confront me. What do you say, Secretary Hua Bo?"

"Yes, yes, Comrade Jianjun is right!"

Liu Huabo said this through gritted teeth.

"That makes sense, Secretary Hua Bo. Jiang Hai's misinterpretation has caused great reputational damage to Handong this time. We don't care about ourselves, but the grassroots police officers have been wronged. Putting everything else aside, we should at least give them compensation, right?"

"compensate?"

"That's right. After all, our comrades in Handong have been working overtime these past few days to prove Handong's innocence. The overtime expenses they've spent are well over a hundred million yuan."

"Comrade Jianjun, I understand. In that case, Jianghai will contribute this 100 million yuan as an apology to the comrades in Handong."

"Ahem, well then! I'll reluctantly accept Secretary Hua Bo and Jiang Hai's sincerity on behalf of our comrades in Handong!"

"But Secretary Hua, wouldn't this be putting you in a difficult position?"

"No problem, no problem at all, it's all as it should be!"

"Okay, thank you, Secretary Hua Bo."

"No, no, no, it is we from Jianghai who thank the comrades from Handong for not holding this against us."

"It's alright. We in Handong are magnanimous and not petty. Secretary Hua Bo, I'll hang up now if there's nothing else."

After saying that, Zhou Jianjun hung up the phone without any hesitation, leaving Liu Huabo with an extremely ugly expression.