Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Chapter 208 Gao Yuliang Hands Over the Account Book

The calm in Handong did not last long.

Just as Sha Ruijin was busy with his research across the province, a phone call from Tian Guofu plunged him into a state of tension and excitement once again.

The incident began in the morning when Gao Yuliang went alone to the provincial discipline inspection commission's office building and found Tian Guofu.

Tian Guofu both respected and feared Gao Yuliang, so he naturally dared not be negligent.

But this time, Gao Yuliang was not as calm and collected as before.

His expression was solemn.

Tian Guofu was about to ask what had happened.

Gao Yuliang placed a hard drive on Tian Guofu's desk and said in a deep voice:

"Comrade Guofu, this is the account book of the late Liu Qingzhu, the financial director of the Shanshui Group."

Ledger?

Upon hearing the words "ledger," even Tian Guofu felt a rush of blood to his head.

The account books destroyed by Zhao Ruilong.

It actually ended up in Gao Yuliang's hands.

Gao Yuliang also handed it over to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

This is simply unbelievable!

Afterwards, Gao Yuliang explained to Tian Guofu in detail the origin of this ledger. It was because the procuratorate failed to crack the cloud backup, so it handed it over to the Public Security Bureau, which then cracked it and found a copy of the ledger in the cloud backup.

This ledger naturally ended up in the hands of the Public Security Bureau.

Qi Tongwei copied the ledger to a secure hard drive and handed it over to Gao Yuliang.

Gao Yuliang was so worried that he decided to hand over the account books to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

This is how it all started.

After listening to Gao Yuliang's story, Tian Guofu nodded secretly.

Tian Guofu was aware of the process of Liu Qingzhu's death, the procuratorate's acquisition of his belongings, the dispatch of experts to the Shanshui Group, and the eventual failure to resolve the cloud backup issue. Logically, this process also aligns with what Gao Yuliang said.

It seems that the hard drive in front of us really is the ledger!

Tian Guofu thanked Gao Yuliang for his righteous act and told Gao Yuliang to go back and wait for the results, while he went to report to Sha Ruijin.

This led to the scene where Tian Guofu anxiously called Sha Ruijin.

Sha Ruijin was conducting research in Lincheng City at the time and stayed at the Lincheng International Hotel for a rest at noon.

Upon hearing Tian Guofu's report over the phone, all sleepiness vanished instantly. After suppressing his excitement, he asked:

"What are the contents of the ledger...?"

A serious, deep voice came from the other end:

"Secretary Sha, please come back and take a look yourself... The situation with the accounts is extremely complicated."

Sha Ruijin said "good." It seemed that the contents of the ledger were no small matter, and that quite a few people might be affected.

This is wonderful! The account book has been recovered, and we can regroup and launch a new offensive against the Zhao family.

For Sha Ruijin, who is now eager to find a breakthrough, this is a godsend.

Sha Ruijin thought about it again and realized that it was no wonder Gao Yuliang had been so humble and cautious when he invited him to the Political and Legal Affairs Commission for research.

It turns out, this was all a prelude to handing over the account books.

Are they hoping to use the ledger to secure a dignified exit?

Sure enough, no matter how powerful or influential a person is, when they reach the end of their life, they will always cut off their own edge and seek a way out.

Gao Yuliang, Gao Yuliang.

Are you aware that you are about to retire this year, and are you considering both your own situation and that of Qi Tongwei and the Handa gang?

In the end, you still bowed down to me, Sha Ruijin!

The thought of this filled Sha Ruijin with excitement.

Finally, they finally defeated Gao Yuliang.

In Sha Ruijin's view, the account book handed to Tian Guofu had become a white flag raised by Gao Yuliang.

How could Sha Ruijin possibly have the mind to conduct any research?

He immediately instructed Secretary Bai to inform the Lincheng Municipal Party Committee that Secretary Sha had urgent official business to attend to at the Provincial Party Committee, and the afternoon's research trip was canceled!

Sha Ruijin's research team returned to Jingzhou City, to the provincial party committee compound in Handong, at 5 p.m.

Upon entering the compound, Sha Ruijin disregarded the arrangements made by other personnel and went directly to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Secretary Bai quickly smiled apologetically at Secretary-General Wang of the Provincial Party Committee Office, who was accompanying him on the research trip:

"Secretary-General, I'll accompany the Secretary there. Please take care of the rest."

"Don't worry, don't worry! Thank you, Secretary Bai!" Secretary Wang said cheerfully.

Sha Ruijin strode quickly through the corridor of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, startling every cadre there.

They wondered if they were seeing things. The provincial party secretary was walking briskly down the corridor of the provincial discipline inspection commission without having received any notification.

Often, people would be stunned for a long time, or even after brushing past Sha Ruijin, before they realized what was happening. In the corridor, shouts of "Hello, Secretary" echoed one after another.

The unluckiest guy was a guy who was about to retire. As usual, he came to the corridor to smoke, waiting to get off work at 5:30.

Just as I lit it, I saw Sha Ruijin suddenly stop in his tracks, staring straight at me, and ask:

"Who gave you permission to smoke in the office area?"

The guy was clearly stunned. Damn it, who dares to tell someone from the Discipline Inspection Commission to smoke? He immediately widened his eyes and was about to start cursing.

Then he realized, "This looks like the provincial party secretary!"

He was so startled that he dropped his cigarette and stammered:

"Books, books, hello Secretary..."

Sha Ruijin coldly addressed Secretary Bai, who was jogging up behind him:

"Let their deputy secretary give me an answer, to see if smoking in the office area is a characteristic of theirs."

After saying that, he coldly continued walking towards Tian Guofu's office.

The guy's legs gave way and he collapsed at the office door, unable to get up.

Sha Ruijin arrived at Tian Guofu's office and immediately asked to see the account books.

Tian Guofu had already made all the preparations and led Sha Ruijin to his seat.

Sha Ruijin looked at the computer and scrolled through the page a few times with the mouse.

His brows were furrowed.

The situation was more serious than he had imagined.

The account books were so extensive that they covered almost the entire cadre ranks in Handong.

These people are almost all cadres who rose to prominence during Zhao Lichun's era.

Among them are a large number of high-ranking officials.

There were even several vice-ministerial level leaders!

"The implications are too broad. If this were reported to higher-level leaders, it would be nothing short of a political earthquake... Nearly two-thirds of the cadres in Handong would be affected, and our administrative functions could be declared to have ceased!"

Sha Ruijin said seriously.

Tian Guofu sighed and said:

"That's what I was thinking too, which is why I haven't dared to make a decision. But we also bear responsibility for not reporting this ledger."

Sha Ruijin stood up and paced back and forth. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he asked:

"By the way, is Gao Yuliang in here...?"

"No. Secretary Sha, since he's confident he can hand over the accounts, how could he not first clear himself of any wrongdoing?" Tian Guofu laughed.

Sha Ruijin thought so too. It was unrealistic to use the account book as a pretext to attack Gao Yuliang, especially since Gao Yuliang had already handed over the account book. There was no need to keep harping on Gao Yuliang.

"Okay, let's go through the list once, and then..."

Sha Ruijin paused, then emphasized:

"Delete some of the people in there. Especially those few vice-ministerial level officials."

Tian Guofu nodded and immediately sat down to start working.

Sha Ruijin watched from behind, still pondering Gao Yuliang's purpose in doing so.