In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

"Oh? Zhiyuan, do you know who it is?"

Liu Changsheng's anger vanished instantly as he keenly caught the mockery in Lin Zhiyuan's words.

"Chen Yanshi?"

But without Lin Zhiyuan's reply, Liu Changsheng accurately guessed the identity of the person behind the scenes.

"It shouldn't be wrong."

Lin Zhiyuan did not draw a conclusion. "I have seen the provincial government archives. Back then, the restructuring of Dafeng Factory from a public to a private enterprise was completed by Chen Yanshi, the then deputy mayor of Jingzhou."

"Only he would care so much about the survival of Dafeng Factory, after all, it's his only notable achievement."

"They also have extensive combat experience."

"But this person is not easy to deal with!"

Liu Changsheng frowned. "Although he is just a retired deputy chief prosecutor at the provincial level, he is, after all, a veteran of the organization, and he has a large number of comrades who once held high positions. Even in retirement, he still has considerable influence."

"Governor."

"Since arriving in Handong, I haven't yet visited the veterans from the war years or the heroes of the economic reform era. Besides the usual arrangements, is there any elderly person you still care about?"

Lin Zhiyuan suddenly asked.

"Forehead!"

Liu Changsheng was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood Lin Zhiyuan's meaning, "Hahahaha, yes, there are many."

7 PM.

When the provincial party committee standing committee meeting was held, a light rain was falling in the night sky over Jingzhou.

The conference room was brightly lit.

The members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee sat around an oval conference table, each with a different expression.

Eleven people attended the meeting as observers:

Governor Liu Changsheng;

Gao Yuliang, full-time deputy secretary and secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission;

Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Tian Guofu;

Organization Minister Wu Chunlin;

Executive Vice Governor Lin Zhiyuan;

Standing Committee Member and Vice Governor Fang Denggao;

Li Dakang, Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee;

Yang Wanli, Secretary of the Lüzhou Municipal Party Committee;

Propaganda Minister Pan Lin;

Wen Yiyan, head of the United Front Work Department;

Shen Shanhe, Commander of the Provincial Military Region.

Gao Yuliang sat to the right of the main seat, twirling a pen in his hand, his gaze occasionally glancing at Lin Zhiyuan across from him.

He, the full-time deputy secretary in charge of the provincial party committee's daily affairs, still doesn't know why Governor Liu proposed convening a meeting of the provincial party committee's standing committee.

"Lin Zhiyuan..."

Gao Yuliang silently recited the name in his heart, his fingers unconsciously tightening.

Governor Liu arrived just in time to say, "The purpose of this Standing Committee meeting today is to resolve one issue."

"The violent resistance to demolition at Dafeng Factory in Guangming District, Jingzhou."

Resisting demolition?

The members of the Standing Committee whispered among themselves, wondering why a demolition issue was worth bringing up to the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee meeting.

"Governor Liu, Secretary Gao, and comrades, I hereby submit my self-criticism to the Provincial Party Committee. The Dafeng Factory incident was a serious dereliction of duty on my part."

Taking advantage of the topic, Li Dakang actively expressed his remorse.

At the same time, the prepared materials and the minutes of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting were distributed to all members of the Standing Committee.

"This morning, Governor Lin and I inspected the Guangmingfeng project and discovered serious safety hazards at the Dafeng factory. Sandbags were piled up, watchtowers were built, and trenches were dug within the factory area, with workers armed to resist demolition. Even more serious, the provincial department's investigation found that the factory stored 20 tons of gasoline, as well as homemade incendiary bombs and explosive devices."

"Based on the available information, this situation has been going on for a month."

The meeting room erupted in uproar.

"Twenty tons of gasoline?"

The members of the Standing Committee stared wide-eyed in disbelief as they looked at the documents in their hands and listened to Li Dakang's report.

"Dafeng Factory is less than three kilometers away from our provincial party committee, which is located in a straight line."

Lin Zhiyuan dropped a bombshell.

"absurd!"

Gao Yuliang stood up angrily, "Secretary Dakang, does this mean that our entire provincial party committee and government, and most of the people of Jingzhou, are living on a powder keg?"

"Yes."

Li Dakang's fingers, gripping the documents, were almost white. "The cause of this matter lies in the equity dispute between Dafeng Factory and Shanshui Group."

"What exacerbated this situation was the dereliction of duty by Ding Yizhen, the former secretary of the Guangming District Party Committee, the District Emergency Management Bureau, the Industrial Park Management Committee, and the District Fire and Rescue Brigade. Subsequently, Zhao Donglai of the Municipal Bureau deliberately condoned the Dafeng Factory and ignored or failed to report the branch bureau's reports."

"The Standing Committee of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee has passed a resolution to remove all relevant unit leaders, including Zhao Donglai from the Municipal Bureau, from their posts, and the matter has been handed over to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation and review."

"Ding Yizhen, the former Party Secretary of Guangming District, was demoted and replaced by Sun Liancheng, the District Mayor. Fang Wu, the Executive Vice Mayor of Jingzhou, and Sun Haiping, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, were given warnings."

Li Dakang continued to use his skills to shift blame, and finally added, "As the Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, I have made mistakes in leadership and supervision, and I request that the organization punish me."

Since Li Dakang, the overlord of Jingzhou, had said all that, the anger on the faces of the others subsided considerably.

The most urgent task is to deal with that explosive barrel.

The meeting room fell silent for a moment.

Lin Zhiyuan stood up, his gaze sweeping across the room. "Governor Liu, and comrades, this is not an ordinary case of disciplinary violation, but an unprecedented major public safety incident in Handong. We must act immediately, without any delay."

"Comrade Zhiyuan, what are your thoughts?"

Liu Changsheng asked this question specifically.

"Governor Liu, I suggest that the emergency response plan be activated immediately and the following measures be taken:"

First, tonight, multiple departments, including the Provincial Public Security Department, the Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps, and the Emergency Management Department, will be secretly mobilized to conduct a lightning operation against Dafeng Factory, cutting off the source of danger. Strict control will be exercised over all personnel involved, including Cai Chenggong and Zheng Xipo from Dafeng Factory.

Qi Tongwei, the director of the Provincial Public Security Department, had been lying in wait near Dafeng Factory for an afternoon.

Second, the National Health Commission was ordered to coordinate with all hospitals to be ready for emergency treatment at any time, and to reserve enough beds and medical supplies in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Third, under the pretext of repairing the communication base station, all communication signals within a 10-kilometer radius of the Dafeng factory were blocked. With the increasing functionality of mobile phones, a single mobile phone can be a live broadcast, thus preventing information leaks and avoiding social panic.

Fourth, investigate the nature of the land where Dafeng Factory is located, re-examine the equity disputes, and properly resettle the ordinary employees of Dafeng Factory.

Fifth, investigate the source of the gasoline from Dafeng Factory;

Sixth, the armed positions at Dafeng Factory are extremely sophisticated, and there must be a mastermind behind them. We must capture this villain who incites the masses and creates conflict between the masses and the government.

Seventh, after the operation concluded, the demotion of Ding Yizhen was announced publicly under the pretext of Dafeng Factory, to prevent investors from absconding.

Lin Zhiyuan's gaze swept across the entire room. "Before the operation ends tonight, except for Secretary Dakang who must go to the front line to command, no one is allowed to leave this conference room. All communication devices must be handed in."

Lin Zhiyuan's words were very blunt, but they were also the best protection for the other Standing Committee members.

"Comrade Zhiyuan's suggestions are very comprehensive and detailed. What do you think?"

Liu Changsheng gave him a push.

"Isn't this a bit too hasty? If we act tonight, there might be oversights."

Gao Yuliang tapped the table with his pen and asked.

"Secretary Yuliang, it's better to act quickly than to delay. A limited oversight is always better than a powder keg that could explode at any moment."

Lin Zhiyuan refused to budge an inch.

"Does this count as counter-terrorism?"

Shen Shanhe, the provincial military commander who usually just watched the drama unfold, suddenly spoke up, his eyes lighting up.

If it's classified as counter-terrorism, then it's at least a collective third-class merit award.

The children of the provincial military district are crying for food.

"Ahem!"

Lin Zhiyuan reached out and pressed down, feeling that each of the Standing Committee members of Handong was a bit too fierce.

Shen Shanhe shut up in frustration.

Sigh, military merits are still too hard to earn in peacetime.

"Let's vote by raising hands."

Liu Changsheng said.

All eleven members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee raised their hands.