Zhang Feng Blocks the Road and Cries Out His Injustice

Fang Ren left. After all, there was still a lot of work to be done in the ministry, and he couldn't stay in Handong for too long. Gao Yuliang, Sha Ruijin, and others personally saw Fang Ren off to his car and then to the provincial party committee building, watching him walk away.

Back in the conference room, the news began to circulate that Lu Zhenguo, the president of the Handong Provincial Higher People's Court, had been promoted to full-time deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. According to the rules, Lu Zhenguo was not even a member of the provincial party committee standing committee and was not originally qualified to be directly promoted to the provincial level.

Another point is that Lu Zhenguo is too young. It's already amazing enough that he became a vice-ministerial level official in his forties, but now he has even entered the provincial party committee standing committee and is the third-ranked official in the province. It's too eye-catching!

Another thing is that when Gao Yuliang returned, he found that Liu Zhendong had left sometime earlier, officially withdrawing from the political stage of Handong and leaving his position to him.

Gao Yuliang didn't stand on ceremony and sat directly in Liu Zhendong's seat, becoming the new governor of Handong Province!

At this moment, Sha Ruijin also adjusted his mindset in time, sat in the main seat and said: "Today, our Standing Committee of the Handong Provincial Party Committee welcomes two new comrades. One is Gao Yuliang, Deputy Secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee and Governor."

"One is Lu Zhenguo, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee of Handong Province and its full-time deputy secretary. As the head of the Provincial Party Committee of Handong Province, I welcome you both on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee."

Knowing his opportunity had arrived, Lu Zhenguo immediately stood up and introduced himself: "I am Lu Zhenguo, former president of the Handong Provincial Higher People's Court, and will now serve as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and full-time deputy secretary."

Compared to Lu Zhenguo's naiveté, Gao Yuliang was much more mature, and said calmly, "I don't need to introduce myself too much, we're all old friends."

After a pause, Gao Yuliang said with a serious expression, "But I didn't expect this to happen today. I just arrived in Handong and this is what happened. Secretary Tian, ​​as the Secretary of the Handong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, made a haphazard report without investigating the case properly."

"Secretary Sha, the head of our provincial party committee, actually accepted bribes and is suspected of corruption."

The faces of Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin and Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Tian Guofu were so gloomy they were almost dripping with water. If looks could kill, Gao Yuliang would have been dead a thousand times over!

Why did I end up like this? Wasn't it all because Gao Yuliang framed me? How dare he even say that?

Seeing this, Lu Zhenguo immediately retorted, "Governor Gao, your words are biased. Secretary Sha's problems haven't been fully investigated yet, and you're already drawing conclusions? Isn't that a bit premature?"

Tian Guofu chimed in, "That's right, Governor Gao. Don't bring things to the Standing Committee meeting without evidence. After all, this is a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, not a marketplace."

"Secretary Lu, Secretary Tian, ​​do you think you can openly cover up crimes just because there's no clear investigation and no evidence?" Gao Yuliang reprimanded bluntly. "Even elementary school students know this: if you don't have it, go find it! Do I need to teach you that?"

"Looking for what? How are we going to look for it?" Tian Guofu, being a seasoned veteran, immediately found the loophole in Gao Yuliang's words. "Governor Gao, I must remind you, Secretary Sha is a centrally managed cadre, neither you nor I have the authority to investigate him."

Gao Yuliang smiled. "Who said I was going to investigate Secretary Sha?"

"Secretary Sha is a centrally-managed cadre, but Yi Xuexi isn't, is he?" Gao Yuliang placed his hands on the table, his tone leaving no room for argument. "Just now, the exorbitant price of tea has even reached higher-level organizations. Shouldn't we investigate Yi Xuexi, the Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection?"

At this point, Gao Yuliang's gaze lingered on Lu Zhenguo, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and Tian Guofu, the secretary of the discipline inspection commission, and he asked, "Regarding the case of the exorbitantly priced tea, should you be investigating it, Secretary Lu or Secretary Tian?"

The two men frowned, their faces turning extremely grim. Anyone could see that the problem with Yi Xuexi, the secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, was very serious, and that Sha Ruijin, the provincial party secretary, was directly involved.

If we take on this hot potato, it will inevitably involve Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin, and then things will get complicated.

If it is found that the provincial party secretary Sha Ruijin has problems, will you report it truthfully or not?

Failure to report is cover-up, which is a crime!

If the report is submitted truthfully, will Sha Ruijin agree?

Gao Yuliang, of course, saw through their little scheme. A slight smile played on his lips as he said, "Of course, if you two find it troublesome, the provincial government can investigate the case of the exorbitantly priced tea!"

"No way!" Sha Ruijin refused without even thinking. How could he hand over the authority to handle the case to Gao Yuliang? What if Gao found out something wrong with him? Would there still be room for maneuver?

"Governor Gao is busy with planning and developing the economy of the entire Handong Province. How can we trouble him with this case?"

"Furthermore, as the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Jingzhou City, and with the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission being the superior department, coupled with the responsibilities of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Secretary Tian is the best candidate to investigate this case..."

As he spoke, Sha Ruijin looked at Tian Guofu and said, "Secretary Tian, ​​don't you agree?"

Honestly, Tian Guofu wanted to cry. He wanted to refuse, but seeing the murderous look in Sha Ruijin's eyes, he nodded and agreed, "Our Discipline Inspection Commission will investigate this case!"

Gao Yuliang did not refute, but looked at Tian Guofu meaningfully. This old silver coin still has the mind to investigate the case?

A moment later, news came that Zhang Feng, the secretary-general of the Luzhou Municipal Government, had blocked the road to appeal for justice. He wanted to see how this old silver coin would defend himself!

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On the other side, Fang Ren did not linger. He took a private car straight to the nearest highway entrance, wanting to get back to Beijing as soon as possible.

However, upon arriving at the highway tollbooth, a shocking scene unfolded: a middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman, and a child under ten years old stood in the middle of the road, holding a banner!

The banner, with its blood-red characters for "injustice," was incredibly eye-catching!

Nearby, three or four police cars were parked on one side, and seven or eight police officers were trying to communicate with the three people, hoping to persuade them to move to the side of the road so as not to disrupt normal traffic.

Faced with the unusual situation of people blocking the road and protesting their grievances, Fang Ren, as the head of the organization and one of the country's leaders, certainly couldn't just walk away. He immediately said to the driver who was about to detour, "Stop for a moment, go and ask what happened..."

The driver pulled the car over to the side of the road, got out to find out what was going on, and returned a few minutes later, saying, "Boss, the one blocking the road is Zhang Feng, the secretary-general of the Luzhou Municipal Government. It seems that he was demoted to work at the subdistrict office because he couldn't afford to buy the exorbitantly priced tea from Mayor Yi Xuexi's home."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ren frowned slightly, and then immediately got out of the car!

Ignoring the conversation between the driver and the police, Fang Ren strode up to Zhang Feng. "Comrade Zhang Feng, tell me your situation in detail!"

Zhang Feng, with his stubble, wiped away his tears and said aggrievedly, "Leader, everyone says that if you run around and give gifts, you'll be promoted and given important positions, and if you don't, you'll be demoted. I really did buy tea from the mayor's house. I have the purchase record. I bought about 70,000 to 80,000 yuan worth of tea in total."

"But after the provincial party secretary recommended this tea, the price became too high. I simply can't afford it anymore! I have no choice!" Zhang Feng said, his face flushed with grief and indignation. "But you can't just dismiss me completely because of this!"

Fang Renyi looked surprised. "Comrade Zhang Feng, this is a serious violation of laws and regulations. Why didn't you report it to the Provincial Procuratorate's Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection?"

"The Provincial Procuratorate's Anti-Corruption Bureau? The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection?"

Speaking of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Discipline Inspection Commission, Zhang Feng laughed self-deprecatingly: "Why didn't I go? I did. I submitted eleven real-name complaint letters to the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Provincial Procuratorate and seven to the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. In the end, not only did they disappear without a trace, but I was also retaliated against and demoted to work in a street office."

"..."

After a moment's hesitation, Fang Ren said, "Take him with you and return the way you came!"