Chapter 653

League Committee – League Committee

Over 200 leading cadres of Ximeng were in the conference room earnestly watching the warning-education film "Zero Tolerance"; even though their stomachs were growling with hunger, nobody dared utter a single complaint, because this abnormal meeting foretold that something big would happen, and some people had already begun to feel restless and uneasy.

Suddenly, the conference room doors were flung open, and everyone's gaze was instantly drawn there. Only to see Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee, Lu Fan, striding in with steady, powerful steps, his expression unusually stern, his tense face like a block of ice, making people avert their eyes in awe; everything happened so abruptly, without any warning.

What made it even more frightening was that behind Secretary Lu followed the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee, Du Wenlong, the Director of the Second Supervision Room of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee, Song Junhui, along with a large number of staff members, and a large contingent of public security officers filing in; they entered the conference room in neat order, quickly dispersed, took their positions, and the whole scene became solemn and grave, filled with oppression.

Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary – Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary

Lu Fan nodded, walked straight to the rostrum, took the main seat, and silently scanned the crowd. Wherever his gaze fell, people felt a chill run down their spines and their hair stand on end. Everyone was certain that something earth-shaking would happen today; some even involuntarily shuddered.

Lu Fan picked up the microphone and said in a deep voice, "Comrades, the meeting is suspended. On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee, I announce the decision to conduct disciplinary review and supervisory investigation of some leading cadres in Ximeng suspected of serious violations of discipline and law!"

These words exploded like thunderbolts in the hall; instantly the venue fell silent, so quiet that the drop of a pin could be heard clearly. Everyone held their breath, nervously awaiting what would come next, as if waiting for a verdict.

"Deputy Secretary of the League Committee, Li Yan!" Lu Fan was the first to shout that name.

As soon as the words fell, Li Yan, seated beside Lu Fan, was stunned as if struck by lightning; his face instantly turned deathly pale. He widened his eyes, his expression full of disbelief, never expecting this day to come so suddenly, so unexpectedly.

Li Yan staggered to his feet, leaning on the table to support his swaying frame. A discipline inspection official and two police officers quickly went up to the podium, without hesitation drew a pair of shining handcuffs, and with a "click" snapped them onto Li Yan's wrists, taking the dazed Li Yan out of the conference room, leaving everyone present shocked.

"Secretary of the League Discipline Inspection Committee, Zhang Jun!" Secretary Lu continued the pronouncement!

Just a second ago Zhang Jun was still sitting on the podium; the next second he turned into a deflated balloon, his face turned white from fright, his whole body trembling, and was swiftly taken away by discipline inspection and public security officers, while the hall fell eerily silent.

Bao Hanmin – Bao Hanmin

This person was even worse: expressionless, trembling all over, and even directly pissed his pants from fear, leaving a pitter-patter all over the floor as he was led away.

Lu Fan said with anguish: "If I had known today would come, why bother in the first place? I wasn't afraid when taking money, not afraid when drinking, not afraid when engaging in power-sex trades, but afraid when putting on handcuffs—truly cowardly to the core!"

League Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary – League Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary

What no one expected was that, upon hearing his name, Yun Zitu's eyes revealed extreme terror and despair. Immediately after, he acted as if he had lost his mind, sprinting toward the nearby window in an attempt to jump off the building to escape the impending organizational investigation.

Standing Vice League Leader – Standing Vice League Leader

Yun Zitu collapsed to his knees, trembling all over while uttering incoherent pleas for mercy, a pitiful sight full of disgrace; the discipline inspectors swiftly stepped forward and, without hesitation, removed him from the venue.

The people below stared at each other, filled with myriad feelings. Knowing that this person had just been high and mighty, solemn and righteous, and in the blink of an eye become a "prisoner below", truly life is like a play, worldly affairs unpredictable!

Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Standing Deputy Secretary – Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Standing Deputy Secretary

Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room Two Director – Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room Two Director

Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room One Director – Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room One Director

After a full hour, all 28 corrupt individuals were taken away. Only a few were emotionally agitated; most people "cooperated calmly". Although the corrupt officials' hearts were in turmoil, after all they did not want their comrades to see their disgrace.

At that moment the hall was utterly silent; not hearing Secretary Lu continue the "trial", everyone felt a stone drop in their hearts, yet they were also frightened. Each wore a complex expression, solemn demeanor—some lowered their heads in silence, seemingly deep in thought; some had vacant, wandering eyes, striving to put on a calm facade as if uninvolved.

One can imagine how deeply this move affected those present! If you want no one to know, unless you do nothing wrong. Do no guilty deeds, fear no ghost knocking at your door. But nowadays, who doesn't have a guilty conscience?

Provincial Party Committee Discipline Inspection Committee – Provincial Party Committee Discipline Inspection Committee

In fact, adults understand all principles; they know good from evil, beauty from ugliness, integrity from shamelessness better than anyone. Public officials are not kindergarten children; there's no need to waste words all day long—dealing with whoever has a problem is the most effective deterrent.

"Please Enter the Jar" meeting had fulfilled its mission; why were they taken away in the venue? Lu Fan had three reasons: a silent, sudden strike; in one move crushing the corrupt officials' psychological defenses; and a powerful deterrent effect of warning and intimidation.

Lu Fan stood up, picked up the microphone, and said: "Today's integrity education lecture must have left a deep impression on you all. From your eyes I saw fear and dread; no matter what, having a sense of awe is better than not knowing fear and stubbornly resisting."

League Discipline Inspection Committee – League Discipline Inspection Committee (appears in line 40 as League Discipline Inspection Committee)

Also maybe "League Discipline Inspection Committee" appears as part of title but we already have secretary; we can include the committee itself.

Also "League Committee" we have.

Also "Provincial Party Committee" we have.

Also "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee" we have.

Also "Zero Tolerance" we have.

Also "Deputy Secretary" as a standalone term appears? Not alone; but we have the glossary term; we might include it as an entity? The instruction: List every NAMED entity / coined term in these lines: characters, places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official & sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names. So ranks/titles like Deputy Secretary count. So we should include "Deputy Secretary" as a rank title. Similarly "Discipline Inspection Committee", "Organization Department". So we need to include those generic titles as entities.

Thus we need to add:

- Deputy Secretary (Deputy Secretary)

- Discipline Inspection Committee (Discipline Inspection Committee)

- Organization Department (Organization Department)

Also maybe "Secretary" (Secretary) as a rank? It's a title; but it's generic; but could be considered a rank. However the glossary didn't list it; but we can include if appears as a named entity? It appears as "Secretary" in line 5, 47 etc. It's a title but not a specific named entity; but the instruction says "official & sect ranks/titles". So we should include "Secretary". However we need to see if we should include generic titles that are not specific to a person. The glossary only gave specific ones; but we can still include them as entities. The instruction: List every NAMED entity / coined term in these lines: characters (incl. the protagonist & minor ones), places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official & sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names. So yes, include ranks/titles like Secretary, Deputy Secretary, etc.

Thus we need to add:

- Secretary (Secretary)

- Deputy Secretary (Deputy Secretary) – already have glossary.

- Discipline Inspection Committee (Discipline Inspection Committee) – glossary.

- Organization Department (Organization Department) – glossary.

- Zero Tolerance (Zero Tolerance) – glossary.

Also maybe "Standing Vice League Leader" is a rank; we already have.

Also "League Committee Deputy Secretary" etc.

Also "Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary" etc.

Also "League Committee Secretary-General" etc.

Also "Standing Vice League Leader" etc.

Also "Dongwu County Party Committee Secretary" etc.

Also "Five Poisons Secretary" etc.

Also "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Standing Deputy Secretary" etc.

Also "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room Two Director" etc.

Also "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room One Director" etc.

Also "Discipline Inspection and Supervision Department" etc.

Also "League Leader's Office" maybe not a rank but an office; it's a place? It's an office; could be considered a place. We'll include.

Also "League Leader" is a rank.

Also "Provincial Party Committee Organization Department" is a department.

Now we need to ensure we don't duplicate.

Let's compile final list with Chinese original and English translation.

We'll produce JSON array sorted maybe by appearance order but not required.

Let's list:

1. "League Committee" – "League Committee"

2. "Tin League" – "Tin League"

3. "Zero Tolerance" – "Zero Tolerance"

4. "Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary" – "Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary"

5. "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary" – "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary"

6. "Lu Fan" – "Lu Fan"

7. "Du Wenlong" – "Du Wenlong"

8. "Song Junhui" – "Song Junhui"

9. "Men Junhao" – "Men Junhao"

10. "Li Yan" – "Li Yan"

11. "Zhang Jun" – "Zhang Jun"

12. "Ma Ming" – "Ma Ming"

13. "Yun Zitu" – "Yun Zitu"

14. "Bao Hanmin" – "Bao Hanmin"

15. "Sun Yu" – "Sun Yu"

16. "League Committee Deputy Secretary" – "League Committee Deputy Secretary"

17. "League Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary" – "League Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary"

18. "League Committee Secretary-General" – "League Committee Secretary-General"

19. "Standing Vice League Leader" – "Standing Vice League Leader"

20. "Dongwu County Party Committee Secretary" – "Dongwu County Party Committee Secretary"

21. "Five Poisons Secretary" – "Five Poisons Secretary"

22. "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Standing Deputy Secretary" – "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Standing Deputy Secretary"

23. "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room Two Director" – "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room Two Director"

24. "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room One Director" – "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee Supervision Room One Director"

25. "Discipline Inspection and Supervision Department" – "Discipline Inspection and Supervision Department"

26. "Provincial Party Committee" – "Provincial Party Committee"

27. "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee" – "Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee"

28. "Provincial Party Committee Discipline Inspection Committee" – "Provincial Party Committee Discipline Inspection Committee"

29. "League Leader's Office" – "League Leader's Office"

30. "League Leader" – "League Leader"

31. "Provincial Party Committee Organization Department" – "Provincial Party Committee Organization Department"

32. "League Discipline Inspection Committee" – "League Discipline Inspection Committee"

Smart people correct their mistakes; foolish people conceal theirs. If the disclosure of problems is not true and complete, it will not survive investigation and verification. Facts repeatedly prove that bluffing one's way through discipline will never pass; only by discarding fluke mentality and proactively confessing problems truthfully is the "correct posture".

For those who voluntarily disclose problems and turn themselves in, the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee will, following the principles of learning from past mistakes to prevent future ones, curing the sick to save the person, and combining leniency with strictness, strive to give you the opportunity to reform and receive lenient treatment, thoroughly practicing the "four forms" of supervision and discipline enforcement, and comprehensively advancing the goals of not daring to corrupt, being unable to corrupt, and not wanting to corrupt.

Comrades, the masses despise corruption most; corruption is the greatest threat we face. Only with the perseverance and persistence of anti-corruption efforts that are forever ongoing, deepening both symptomatic and root-cause treatment, ensuring officials are honest, the government clean, and politics clear, can we guarantee lasting peace and stability.

At present, the situation in the anti-corruption struggle remains severe and complex; the determination to consolidate the overwhelming advantage and win an overwhelming victory must be as firm as a rock.

The Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee adhere to no forbidden zones, full coverage, and Zero Tolerance; they adhere to strong restraint, high pressure, and long-term deterrence; they adhere to investigating both bribe-takers and bribe-givers together; they are determined to prevent the grassland from forming interest groups, which is utterly intolerable; we will definitely strike with an iron fist, showing no mercy in eliminating the malpractice of 'forming cliques' and 'circle culture'; we will resolutely prevent local forces from overriding the organization! Through unremitting efforts we will achieve a grassland of calm rivers and clear seas, a bright and peaceful world!

I hope everyone will take this as a warning, not go astray, and end up ruined and disgraced.

I believe that with the determination to use strong medicine to cure ills and enforce strict laws to restore order, with the courage to scrape the bone to treat poison and for a brave warrior to cut off his wrist, the party conduct, government conduct, and social atmosphere of Ximeng will surely be renewed, and all work will see greater improvement. Please everyone must unite around the Alliance Committee, form a strong working synergy, seek truth from facts, dare to act and do good, with full enthusiasm and firm determination, overcome all difficulties, ensure that all work yields tangible results, and make new and greater contributions to building an economically strong province and a beautiful grassland!

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, I announce that Comrade Men Junhao will preside over the work of the Alliance Committee, and Comrade Sun Yu, director of the Supervision Room of the Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee, will temporarily preside over the work of the Alliance Discipline Inspection Committee. Please everyone must comply with the Provincial Party Committee's decision, cooperate well with their work, and carry the anti-corruption struggle through to the end!

After Lu Fan left the meeting room, the attendees left one after another, but some leaders remained seated, not moving. It wasn't that they didn't want to move; they were frightened into immobility. The past hour was simply too stimulating, stimulating them to the point that their legs went weak, then became stiff, and now they can't even stand up.

Upon arriving at the Alliance Chief's office, Men Junhao attentively served tea and water, with an unusually respectful attitude.

After Lu Fan's earlier remarks left him thirsty, he drank a cup of tea and then said to Men Junhao: 'Anti-corruption is the top priority for Ximeng at present; you must take this opportunity to clear away the 'stumbling blocks' on Ximeng's development road, especially the 'two-faced people' in politics and the 'termites' who betray the organization's trust, and thoroughly purify Ximeng's political ecosystem.'

Most importantly, we must eradicate the grassland's unique 'privileges'; then corruption will have no soil to breed in, and corruption will naturally be cut off at the root, allowing all sectors of society to make substantial progress.

Men Junhao listened especially attentively and focusedly, recording the leader's words in his notebook word for word.

Lu Fan continued: 'Regarding the composition of Ximeng's leadership team, if there are suitable candidates within the Alliance, you can actively recommend them to the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department. Personnel selection must be extremely prudent; you should go to the grassroots cadres and masses more often, and learn about cadres through public opinion; especially, you should deepen your investigation into cadres' life circles, friend circles, and family circles outside of work hours. Only in this way can you truly know their roots and details, their strengths and weaknesses.'

'Okay, Secretary, I will firmly implement your instructions.'