Wandering the Heavens

Chapter 287 In the Name of People 19

"I know, Brother Li, you are the secretary that the old man is most proud of. He often says that it would be great if he could take you with him." Zhao Ruilong flattered.

"I am very touched by the old secretary's concern for me. I would like to trouble Ruilong to tell the old secretary that Li Dakang serves the people wherever he is, just like he led the reform and opening up in Handong and built this place into a strong economic province." Li Dakang said, sitting up straight.

Zhao Lichun was in charge of Handong for twenty years, which happened to be a period of rapid economic development in Handong, making it one of the top three economically strong provinces in the country. This is also the reason why Zhao Lichun has such a high prestige in Handong, or it can be said that Zhao Lichun's prestige is complementary to Handong's economy.

His family also took advantage of the booming economy of Handong, Zhao Lichun's influence and dirty tricks to make a fortune in various fields of Handong. They even monopolized the market. However, all this became hidden after Zhao Xiaohui took over the family's voice and vigorously rectified it. The competition was no longer as direct, crude and aggressive as before.

Li Dakang is not completely ignorant of all this. He was based in Handong and rose all the way to the current position of member of the Standing Committee of the Handong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee. There are two main reasons for this. One is that Li Dakang used to be Zhao Lichun's secretary, and this experience cannot be erased. Another is that Li Dakang does not admit on the surface that he is on Zhao Lichun's side, but he has to admit that the reason why he dared to make such a big fuss and everyone still had to admit it was because of his experience as Zhao Lichun's secretary, which made everyone helpless against his tyranny.

To put it politely, as long as the organization's discipline and the country's laws are still there, no matter how much Zhao Lichun hates Li Dakang for not making trouble for himself after he gets out, he has to hold his nose and admit what Li Dakang has done and endorse what Li Dakang has done. This is the so-called political resource, although it is passive.

Relying on the tradition of struggle without breaking up, Li Dakang fought back through a series of struggles after losing Lüzhou carelessly, and then found that Gao Yuliang became the third and he was the ninth. Faced with this dilemma, he was as eager to make progress as Qi Tongwei, which led to his inconsistent performance in the demolition of Dafeng Factory.

"Here you go again, Brother Li, you are just too serious. It's time to get off work, relax!" Zhao Ruilong said with a smile.

"Once a person forms a habit, it is difficult to change it. Ruilong, you came to Handong not just for Qi Tongwei's matter, right?" Li Dakang asked.

"Brother, you understand me. I am also involved in the Guangmingfeng project... Don't worry, brother, I have invested in an upright manner and have never done anything shady!" Zhao Ruilong saw Li Dakang's murderous look and hurriedly explained, "Why hasn't the Dafeng Factory land been moved? What if the owners of my building are unwilling to buy houses when they see such a bad piece of land next to the community?"

"Ruilong, to be honest, I also want to demolish this broken factory. But it's a complicated matter, and I still don't know what's going on. The old Chief Prosecutor Chen Yanshi and the new Secretary Sha have been targeting us, so we have to find out the truth."

Zhao Ruilong was testing Li Dakang, and Li Dakang was also testing Zhao Ruilong.

"This... this old guy Chen Yanshi is really something. He was picking on my dad before he retired, and now he's still clinging to power even after so many years of retirement! Secretary Sha, such a high-ranking official, shouldn't be targeting this small Dafeng Factory!" Zhao Ruilong didn't have a good impression of Chen Yanshi.

"Mr. Chen is not clinging to power, he is just worried about the people! Besides, the Dafeng Factory incident is no small matter. The fire was known all over the world, and Secretary Sha has issued a death order that the factory will not be demolished until the truth is revealed." Li Dakang first corrected Zhao Ruilong's words and then put the blame for the failure to demolish the Dafeng Factory on Sha Ruijin.

"Brother, does the fact that Qi Tongwei was taken away by the procuratorate have anything to do with Dafeng Factory?" Zhao Ruilong changed the subject and turned back to Qi Tongwei.

"Ruilong, do you know something?" Li Dakang asked, staring at Zhao Ruilong.

"Brother, my company has moved to Beijing. This time, we had to go through many twists and turns before we got the qualification to invest in Guangming Peak. There is only one food city in Luzhou in Handong, and Yi Xuexi was on TV two days ago saying that he would demolish it, and he would resign if he couldn't demolish it!" Zhao Ruilong explained quickly.

"It's better if there isn't one. Once Ding Yizhen runs away, Guangming Peak will be like a pile of firewood. I don't know how much filth and darkness will be burned. As for Qi Tongwei, I asked Secretary Gao, who said that he was interviewed by the Discipline Inspection Commission because of his lifestyle issues. But the person he cheated with was Gao Xiaoqin from Shanshui Group, so the Procuratorate is investigating whether they have any financial dealings besides adultery." Li Dakang gave the details calmly.

"He and Gao Xiaoqin..." Zhao Ruilong opened his eyes wide: "Brother, Qi Tongwei is so old, what does Gao Xiaoqin want from him when she is young and beautiful? Because he doesn't take a bath, because he has an old man's odor?"

Li Dakang was very unhappy when he said this. He was also over fifty...

Zhao Ruilong's successful performance fooled Li Dakang. After confirming the problem, he no longer bothered about Qi Tongwei's investigation. Then he felt much more relaxed, and exchanged pleasantries for more than half an hour in Zhao Lichun's tone before leaving.

But I didn't expect that when I returned to Shanshui Manor, I saw a dignified and upright figure sitting upright on the sofa, sipping tea leisurely, and his every move showed his elegance and cultivation.

"Hey, Secretary Gao! What a rare and distinguished guest!" Zhao Ruilong was much more casual in front of Gao Yuliang. He did not have the oppressive feeling that Li Dakang had.

"Mr. Zhao is here?" Gao Yuliang put down the steaming teacup in his hand and looked at the sloppy junior in front of him, feeling very unhappy.

As soon as Zhao Ruilong arrived, he went to Li Dakang to get information. Li Dakang had a clear conscience, but his old bones could not stand the scare, so he had to take the initiative to find him. At present, Handong is undercurrent, as long as he leaves Handong and doesn't cause trouble, he will be at peace.

"What Mr. Zhao? That's just nonsense from outsiders. I'm just a businessman. If you think highly of me, just call me Mr. Zhao!" Zhao Ruilong despised me in his heart but was polite on the surface.

This old man is old but not old at heart. He is the soulmate of "The 15th Year of Wanli". His ex-wife is a history professor. She is much better than Gao Xiaofeng, who is a wild person. The reason why he abandoned her at home is simply because Gao Xiaofeng is young and beautiful.

However, Zhao Ruilong also admired Gao Yuliang's shamelessness. He was obviously lustful, but he insisted on making a far-fetched claim that they were confidants. How could a confidant who rolled into bed with him give birth to a child?

"Mr. Zhao, the New Year is coming soon. Why did you come to Jingzhou?" Gao Yuliang asked straight to the point without any further ado.

"Why else? Qi Tongwei was dismissed from his post and the old man was so angry that his liver hurts. Let me ask him." Zhao Ruilong said helplessly as he collapsed on the sofa.

"Qi Tongwei has not been dismissed. These are just rumors." Gao Yuliang said calmly.

"But it is a fact that he was taken away!" Zhao Ruilong said, looking at the ceiling.

"Taking him away doesn't mean anything. As long as you are innocent, why should you be afraid of investigation?" While speaking, Gao Yuliang glanced at his pitiful sister-in-law who was sitting on another sofa.

"Secretary Gao, is Tongwei really okay?" Gao Xiaoqin asked.

"Tell me the truth, what's going on with the Shanshui Group and the equity of Dafeng Factory?" Gao Yuliang asked Zhao Ruilong and Gao Xiaoqin.

"This..." Gao Xiaoqin glanced at Zhao Ruilong.

"Tell... tell Secretary Gao that you want to save face after doing such a shameful thing!" Zhao Ruilong waved his hands helplessly.

Seeing that Zhao Ruilong meant this, Gao Xiaoqin had no choice but to tell him about the equity matters of Shanshui Group and Dafeng Factory.

Gao Yuliang's face became more and more ugly. With Gao Xiaoqin's words, "Secretary Gao, this is how it is." He reluctantly stretched out his hand to take the teacup that had long been cold on the table. Gao Xiaoqin saw his right hand trembling as he held the teacup tightly. Her heart was beating fast.

As expected, the next moment Gao Yuliang no longer had any of his previous composure and manners. He smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground, and stood up without caring about the tea splashing all over his body. He clenched and unclenched his fists again.

"Qi Tongwei, Chen Qingquan, Ding Yizhen and you, Gao Xiaoqin, you are all really great! You ruined the lives of more than 1,300 people while chatting and laughing. Are you still human? You ignored the discipline and national laws, and you were so bold as to rob the people. Qi Tongwei's title as the head of the Public Security Department has not made you earn enough, right?"

Zhao Ruilong was now scared. He didn't expect that Gao Yuliang, who always paid attention to his image and cultivation, would be so defeated. Not only did he swear, but he also said it in front of Gao Xiaoqin.

Gao Xiaoqin never expected that Gao Yuliang would scold her like that. The emotions that she had been suppressing since Qi Tongwei was investigated burst out at this moment. She sat on the sofa and let her tears flow freely like a flood.

"You still have the nerve to cry! Have you seen the tears of those burned workers and their families? Have you ever shed a single drop for them?" Gao Yuliang became even angrier when he saw Gao Xiaoqin's appearance.

Zhao Ruilong could only shrink to one side to reduce his presence, but he didn't expect that he would still be so blind as to bump into Gao Yuliang's gun.