When dealing with corruption, Li Jingyi's attitude was remarkably consistent with Lin Hao's.

Secretary Yuan Zhiming, having received the support of the two prominent figures, was also extremely excited and immediately said, "Secretary Li, County Magistrate Lin, don't worry, I will definitely investigate thoroughly."

"In the upcoming standing committee meeting, let's not bring up this matter for now; we'll discuss it once we have more information," Li Jingyi finally advised.

"Understood!" Yuan Zhiming and Lin Hao nodded in agreement.

"It's about time, let's go, we have a meeting," Li Jingyi slowly stood up and led the two towards the conference room.

Just as Lin Hao expected, the main focus of today's meeting was to address the aftermath of the family massacre involving five members. It was reported by the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and Public Security Bureau Director Zhang Boqing, who also issued relevant penalties.

Director Liu Bingnian of the police station was directly dismissed for failing to manage his subordinates properly, leading to excessive actions, with Deputy Director Kang temporarily taking over his position. As the Director of the Public Security Bureau, Zhang Boqing received a demerit sanction, which was reported to the municipal party committee and city government.

Li Jingyi gave important instructions at the meeting, requiring all public officials to conduct proper ideological work and strictly prevent knowing the law and breaking it, taking bribes and perverting justice, or engaging in cronyism.

Since the last cleanup, the political arena of Wucheng County had been relatively clear, but due to this mass family murder case, a shadow was cast once again.

Naturally, this incident again touched the nerves of the Wuning City municipal party committee and government, dispatching city bureau leaders to investigate and inspect.

After the meeting, Lin Hao thought it was still early, so he drove to the hospital.

After all, his father-in-law Su Dingfang was hospitalized, and as a son-in-law, he felt he ought to visit.

Yesterday, Su Muchen and her sister were here taking care of their father, and Lin Hao took the opportunity to get involved with Sister Jingjing and her mother, just thinking about the two sisters made him a little itchy.

Lin Hao walked into the ward slowly with a fruit basket and immediately saw Su Dingfang on the bed with an IV drip and Peng Yunyan attending to him.

"Dad, how are you feeling now?" Lin Hao asked loudly.

"It's the same old problem, I'm not dying yet! Aren't you supposed to be at work at this time?" Su Dingfang replied with a smile.

"I just finished a meeting, took leave from the leader to come and see you, this afternoon I still have to check on the silt removal situation at the Wuding River..." Lin Hao smiled and handed the fruit basket to Peng Yunyan.

Today, this stepmother was wearing a black dress and skirt, the hem just reached her knees, revealing fair calves, the dress was tightly fitted at the waist, and her ample bosom appeared as if it could burst forth at any moment.

Lin Hao exchanged a glance with her, and she seemed to remember being fooled by the son-in-law again last night, showing a hint of shyness.

Su Dingfang lay on the bed with the IV drip, not noticing their subtle interaction, and upon hearing Lin Hao's busy schedule, he smiled and said, "Lin Hao, you're so busy now, don't waste time on an old guy like me, I'm fine here, you should go back to work."

"Dad, didn't I say it already? I took a little time off today, just right to come and keep you company." Lin Hao smiled as he sat down.

"Sigh..." Su Dingfang sighed and said, "This high blood pressure of mine is really exhausting, I might even have to give up the director's position."

"What? Is the organizational department planning to transfer you?" Lin Hao asked in surprise.

"Yes, the organizational department spoke with me today, under the guise of being concerned about my health, but I think they just want me to step down and make way for someone else." Su Dingfang seemed a bit angry.

It turned out that just before Lin Hao arrived, the county committee's organizational department sent two people to visit the people's congress director, Su Dingfang, representing the organization, inquiring about his health, and asking if he was considering early retirement.

Of course, this type of retirement is an internal retirement; it's just to vacate the position, and only when Su Dingfang reaches the appropriate age in two years will he formally retire and receive a pension.

To be precise, Su Dingfang still had about two years left until he reached retirement age, but due to health reasons, he could step down earlier to make way for younger people.

The current issue is that this old man still wants to hold onto a bit of power for as long as possible, or you could say he is attached to the remaining sliver of power.

He naturally complained to Lin Hao to see if he could intervene with the organizational department to prevent him from stepping down.

It's often said that once a person steps down, they lose influence; once out of office, others won't treat him the same as before.

After hearing him out, Lin Hao smiled and said, "Dad, I really am a bit worried about your health; how about we quit and retire early to enjoy life?"

"What? Do you look down on me too and think I'm old?" Su Dingfang evidently got a little upset.

"Dad, that's not what I mean, it's just that with your health like this, if anything were to happen, I would have a hard time explaining to the sisters... But, if you really want to continue working, I'm sure the organizational department won't dare move you lightly!" Lin Hao hastily comforted.

Of course, Su Dingfang realized that Lin Hao had some influence, and as long as he supported him, there would be no problem.

"Hahaha... My health is good; there's no problem." Su Dingfang laughed heartily.

But Peng Yunyan interjected, "Good for what? Your old bones can't withstand the strain anymore, I think it's better for you to go home and recuperate."

"As long as you don't torment me, what issues do I have?" Su Dingfang said angrily.

He was complaining about Peng Yunyan stimulating him that night, causing his heart condition to flare up, and he unexpectedly blurted it out impulsively.

Peng Yunyan's face immediately turned red, and Lin Hao was extremely embarrassed, eyes widening, not knowing how to handle the situation.

"The IV is almost done, I... I'll go find a nurse." Peng Yunyan said before slipping away quickly.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Lin Hao coughed a few times, awkwardly saying, "Dad, you should also take care of yourself, reduce the exercise in bed."

"You brat, are you mocking me?" Su Dingfang angrily asked.

"No, Dad, you're getting on in years, indeed you should take care of your health." Lin Hao awkwardly smiled.

"Sigh... You know, your Aunt Yun is at her peak in terms of needs... I'm getting old, in that aspect..." Su Dingfang sighed with a troubled expression, pausing slightly, hesitant to continue.

"Cough, cough, cough... Dad, well... I have something to do, I'll head out first!" Lin Hao, not wanting to engage further in awkward conversation with his father-in-law, quickly excused himself.

"Didn't you take leave? You're already here, why rush to leave? Let's have a meal together later." Su Dingfang didn't let him leave.

"Dad, forget about the meal, I'm not hungry, this is a little token of my heart, take it." Lin Hao pulled out a stack of red bills and handed it to Su Dingfang.

"Why are you giving me money? I'm not short of money." Su Dingfang refused to accept it.

"Just take it and buy some nutrition," Lin Hao forcibly handed the money to his father-in-law.

Although ten thousand yuan wasn't much, it conveyed Lin Hao's goodwill, making Su Dingfang feel valued and appreciated, so he accepted it gladly.

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