Gao Yu Liang got up and left the conference room. He didn't want to report to Sha Rui Jin in front of Li Da Kang and the others, so he went back to his office and called Sha Rui Jin to report.
Li Da Kang simply got up and went outside for some fresh air. He was sure that Gao Yu Liang would use the opportunity to report to chat with Sha Rui Jin and get closer to him. It would take a lot of time to report on the work.
Qi Tong Wei glanced at Ji Chang Ming and Chen Hai. Seeing that neither of them said anything, he also got up and left the conference room. It was better to go out and chat with Secretary Da Kang than to stay here and silently face them.
Ji Chang Ming glanced at Chen Hai's back and said with a hint of mockery in his voice, "Chen Hai, your senior is a smart one. He's already going to see Secretary Da Kang."
Chen Hai smiled wryly and shook his head. "My senior, I don't know how to evaluate him... Chief Prosecutor Ji, do you think there's really a problem within our prosecution team?"
Ji Chang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "You can't judge a person by their appearance. I really can't say. Although Li Da Kang is taking advantage of the situation, Lu Yi Ke and the others didn't do their job well."
The implication was that Lu Yi Ke and the others couldn't even keep an eye on Ding Yi Zhen. Whether it was due to negligence or deliberate action, this point was worth considering.
Chen Hai was very confident. "Chief Prosecutor Ji, I don't believe that Lu Yi Ke, Lin Hua Hua, or Zhou Zheng would deliberately let Ding Yi Zhen escape. I know them well."
Ji Chang Ming shook his head. "Chen Hai, Lin Hua Hua and Zhou Zheng couldn't even keep an eye on a living person, and Lu Yi Ke didn't arrange anyone to guard the hotel exit. These are all serious oversights!"
Chen Hai said dejectedly, "You're right. It's also my fault. I haven't been demanding enough, which has led to Lu Yi Ke, Lin Hua Hua, and Zhou Zheng's carelessness."
Ji Chang Ming spoke earnestly. "Chen Hai, mercy is not a good quality in a leader. Being too lenient is actually indulgence. Be lenient when you should be lenient, and be strict when you should be strict. Only then can you lead the team well."
Chen Hai was ashamed and humbled. He sincerely said, "Thank you for your criticism and guidance. I will pay attention to this in my future work."
Ji Chang Ming nodded and continued to advise him. "There's another thing you need to remember. Nothing is absolute. You can't judge a person by their appearance. All five of us who attended the meeting have the suspicion of tipping off Ding Yi Zhen. Can you guarantee that there are no people related to Ding Yi Zhen's interests among your subordinates?"
Chen Hai was silent. If it were before, he would have said with confidence that there was absolutely no one. Now, he dared not say that.
He had been too smooth sailing all along. At the age of 40, he was a powerful department-level official, while his father, Chen Yan Shi, was only a department-level executive deputy prosecutor when he retired.
Today, he suffered such a major setback, and he might even lose his position as the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. For Chen Hai, it wasn't entirely a bad thing.
Li Da Kang's ruthless exploitation of the situation and Ji Chang Ming's well-intentioned criticism had a great impact on Chen Hai, making him no longer complacent.
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"Secretary Da Kang, do you want a cigar?" Qi Tong Wei came to Li Da Kang's side and took out a cigar box from his pocket.
Li Da Kang waved his hand. "I don't like those foreign cigars. Besides, I'm going to quit smoking now."
Qi Tong Wei was surprised. "You're going to quit smoking?"
Li Da Kang nodded and said with a hint of meaning. "Yes, controlling greed in your heart is the way to last."
"You're right!" Qi Tong Wei put the cigar box back in his pocket and said self-deprecatingly, "I smoked this when I was young because I thought it was cool, influenced by TV. But it's really just like that."
Li Da Kang chuckled. "It's indeed cool. The price tag is there, after all. One cigar is as expensive as a pack of cigarettes."
Qi Tong Wei was smoking Cohiba cigars, a very expensive brand.
However, he knew that he couldn't be too ostentatious, so he used a plain cigar box to hold them.
"No, no, this kind of cigar isn't expensive." Qi Tong Wei quickly denied it and then changed the subject. "Secretary Da Kang, do you think Secretary Sha will agree to transfer Chen Hai out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau?"
Li Da Kang smiled. "I can't guess Secretary Sha's thoughts. But you, Chief Qi, do you hope that Chen Hai is transferred out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau?"
Qi Tong Wei shook his head. "Both Chen Hai and I are students of Secretary Yu Liang. From a personal standpoint, I naturally hope he has a smooth career path. However, personal feelings cannot override principles. Chen Hai has made such a big mistake, and he should bear the responsibility."
Li Da Kang, without a doubt, had to give him a thumbs up. "It seems that Chief Qi is a man of principle. He truly is Secretary Yu Liang's most prized student."
Qi Tong Wei took the opportunity to say, "Secretary Da Kang, how can I be considered Secretary Yu Liang's most prized student? Chen Hai and Hou Liang Ping are, Secretary Yu Liang valued them more back then."
"Really?" Li Da Kang pretended to be surprised. Of course, he knew that Qi Tong Wei was saying this just to show him good intentions and not to draw a line with Gao Yu Liang.
Even if Qi Tong Wei drew a line with Gao Yu Liang, Li Da Kang wouldn't want him. Qi Tong Wei was destined not to have a good ending. Why would he even take someone like him? Was his career path too smooth sailing?
Seeing Li Da Kang feigning ignorance, Qi Tong Wei had to probe further. "Secretary Da Kang, if Chen Hai is transferred out of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, who do you think would be the most suitable replacement?"
Li Da Kang continued to play dumb. "That's Chief Prosecutor Ji's people. I don't have a say in it, and I don't care. If Chief Qi has any suitable candidates, you can suggest them later."
Seeing that Li Da Kang still wouldn't take the bait, Qi Tong Wei quickly denied it. "I don't have any candidates to recommend, and I have even less of a say. I was just saying it casually."
Li Da Kang nodded. He was too lazy to expose Qi Tong Wei's thoughts. Li Da Kang didn't care who the next director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau was. Qi Tong Wei was trying to use him, Li Da Kang, to influence the choice of the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. He was simply overthinking it. Li Da Kang would never let Qi Tong Wei get his way.
If Qi Tong Wei had the ability, he could go ahead and influence the choice of the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau himself. Li Da Kang wouldn't intervene in this matter. As long as Chen Hai wasn't the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, everything would be fine.
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Gao Yu Liang's style of reporting was exactly as Li Da Kang expected. He would randomly bring up Secretary Sha's speech to express his understanding and randomly mention implementing Secretary Sha's instructions.
Sha Rui Jin was getting a little impatient. "Comerade Yu Liang, I have a meeting to attend later. You called me, so you must have something to report, right?"
"Yes, Secretary Sha. There's something I need to report to you..." Gao Yu Liang finally got to the point and reported to Sha Rui Jin about the meeting just now.
The matter involved Chen Hai, and Sha Rui Jin couldn't help but frown. He had a deep connection with Chen Hai's father, Chen Yan Shi, so he couldn't help but think more about it.
Before he took up his post in Han Dong, Sha Rui Jin had heard that there was a Han Da Group and a Secretary Group in Han Dong. The Han Da Group was led by Gao Yu Liang, and the Secretary Group was led by Li Da Kang.
Although Gao Yu Liang and Li Da Kang were both people of Zhao Li Chun, the Han Da Group and the Secretary Group were not harmonious, and Gao Yu Liang and Li Da Kang didn't get along well.
Li Da Kang was targeting Chen Hai and so forcefully wanted to remove him from his position as the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. Was this a temporary revenge, or was there something else behind it?
Thinking about this, Sha Rui Jin, who still didn't understand the situation in Han Dong very well, decided to wait and see. So, he said, "Comrade Yu Liang, you understand the situation better than I do. You can handle it as you see fit."
Last time, when Gao Yu Liang reported on how to deal with Ding Yi Zhen, Sha Rui Jin also instructed him to handle it as he saw fit.
Handling it as he saw fit seemed to give Gao Yu Liang the initiative, but Sha Rui Jin was more proactive by giving this instruction than by making a decision directly.
Although he had the power to handle it as he saw fit, Gao Yu Liang dared not act on his own. He had to guess Sha Rui Jin's intentions.
If the outcome was good, it would be because Secretary Sha was bold enough to delegate authority; if the outcome was bad, it would be because Gao Yu Liang had a problem with handling it as he saw fit.
"Okay, Secretary Sha. I'll handle it as I see fit." Gao Yu Liang was very troubled, but he couldn't reject the instruction to handle it as he saw fit. Could he be picky about the instructions given by his leader?
Gao Yu Liang had to bring up another matter. "Secretary Sha, according to the communication investigation, Ding Yi Zhen's escape might have been tipped off. Everyone who attended the meeting is a suspect..."
After listening to the report, this time, Sha Rui Jin didn't give him the instruction to handle it as he saw fit. He said, "I will go back to Jing Zhou with Comrade Guo Fu in a few days. We'll discuss this matter then."
This matter involved two provincial Party Standing Committee members, the deputy provincial-level Ji Chang Ming, and two powerful department-level officials. There was no way to give Gao Yu Liang the power to handle it as he saw fit.
If they really wanted to investigate, they could only ask Tian Guo Fu, the secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, to investigate. However, Tian Guo Fu was accompanying Sha Rui Jin on his investigation tour, so they could only wait until the investigation was over and they returned to Jing Zhou.
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