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

"Incredibly audacious! Incredibly audacious!"

Lin Zhiyuan swept the documents off the table, irritably tugged at his collar, and paced back and forth with his hands on his hips.

This is a rant against those idiots, and also against Qiu Tianhen.

"Lin...Executive Director Lin!"

Xiao Wang, Qiu Tianhen's full-time secretary and the only victim in the office now, mustered her courage and spoke in a low voice, "The boss said that rather than handing over the initiative to others, we should light the fuse ourselves."

"The boss also said that he asked Executive Director Lin to seize the opportunity and wipe out that group of people in one fell swoop."

Jingle Bell!

The cell phone rang.

"Zhiyuan, do you know about Tianhen's matter?"

Liu Changsheng's angry and urgent voice rang out, "They've gone too far!"

"Governor, I just received the news."

Lin Zhiyuan glanced at Secretary Wang, his voice returning to calm, "Tianhen has been keeping an eye on them, but there are too many people and they are too scattered. The provincial department and the municipal bureaus don't have enough manpower or speed."

"I see."

Liu Changsheng paused for a moment, then said, "Secretary Sha is already on his way, and Comrade Shanhe has also gone there."

"You're going too!"

"I'll handle things with the provincial party committee and Jingzhou."

If it weren't for the requirement that one of the top two leaders of the provincial party committee stay behind to oversee the situation, Liu Changsheng would have preferred to go there himself.

"good!"

Lin Zhiyuan hung up the phone and then dialed two more numbers. "Director Qi, what exactly is the situation with Comrade Tianhen?"

"Executive Director Lin, I..."

Qi Feng's voice was hesitant, "On the section of road where Comrade Tianhen was about to enter Hao County, a large truck suddenly crashed into the car from behind, and the car was thrown, collided, and deformed on the spot."

"Fortunately, the road conditions were good at the time, and there were no vehicles sandwiching it from the front. The truck crashed into the road barrier, veered into the adjacent factory area, and struck hardware goods before becoming unconscious."

"Governor Qiu and his driver managed to escape, but the back seat was deformed by the impact and the car suddenly exploded. Governor Qiu suffered severe burns and fell into a coma. He also had injuries to his lower legs and has just been sent to the hospital."

"We also found components of homemade gunpowder at the scene."

The fact that the vice governor, whom they entrusted with Long'an's protection, was attacked is a slap in the face to him.

Investigate! Investigate thoroughly!

Lin Zhiyuan suppressed his anger and said, "I will go through the procedures and apply to your superiors."

A phone call ended.

Lin Zhiyuan immediately dialed Qi Tongwei's number and, without any preamble, said, "Director Qi, go to Governor Liu's office immediately to await instructions."

"Personally hand over the evidence and real-time data collected by Comrade Tianhen to Governor Liu."

Lin Zhiyuan looked at Secretary Wang.

They've all gone too far! Knowing there was danger, they still added fuel to the fire. Now look what happened! They've ended up in the hospital, their fate unknown.

"Yes, Executive Director Lin."

Secretary Wang trembled, but a blush of excitement appeared on her lowered face.

Both of Secretary Ye's had their moment in the spotlight, and Secretary Jia had even set a precedent for secretary glory; now it's finally his turn.

As for the safety of their own boss...

He wasn't worried at all, after all, his own boss was the director of this wonderful show.

Ten minutes later.

The provincial party committee meeting room is still in session, and several members of the provincial party committee and government standing committee are present, but nearly half of the standing committee members are attending the meeting online today.

"Everyone knows about Comrade Tianhen's situation, right?"

Sha Ruijin's voice, filled with barely suppressed anger, seemed to pierce through the screen.

It has nothing to do with factions or camps.

The people of Handong are so shameless. They actually dared to openly try their luck by bumping into a vice governor. This time it was Qiu Tianhen, so who will it be next time? The secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee?

"In broad daylight, under the clear sky, they actually hired thugs to drive a truck and violently rammed it from behind into Comrade Tianhen's car. After the impact, they didn't stop there and used homemade gunpowder to detonate the vehicle."

"Comrade Tianhen suffered severe burns and is unconscious. This is a blatant provocation by criminals against the security and law of Handong. The people behind this must be brought to justice."

"Secretary Sha!"

Liu Changsheng clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging on his forehead, as he desperately tried to control his emotions. "I have something to report to you now. The reason Comrade Tianhen was murdered is related to a case he was investigating recently."

"Please have Comrade Wang Jinlai, Comrade Tianhen's secretary, report the specific details to you and the Standing Committee members."

"Secretary Sha, Liu Changsheng, and fellow Standing Committee members, greetings."

Secretary Wang's voice trembled but was very clear: "Governor Tianhen is currently assisting the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau in investigating the P2P platform financing fraud case involving Handong Linzhong Technology. The investigation revealed that the high-return investments promised to the public by its platform carried huge risks, and its internal operations suffered serious losses due to the pursuit of huge profits and flawed investment strategies. Under these circumstances, it maintained investor dividends by borrowing from major banks, thereby seeking to raise even more funds, which constitutes illegal fundraising."

"Governor Tianhen has met with Dong Qing, the actual controller of Linzhong Technology, multiple times in the past month. He discovered that less than one-third of the funds raised by Linzhong Technology were invested in funds, while the rest were channeled through layers of structures to flow into numerous illegal micro-loan companies. Among the companies receiving these funds was Haoxian Qingyuan, whose actual controller is also Dong Qing."

"Governor Tianhen speculated that Dong Qing and Linzhong Technology were operating their illegal business activities in Hao County, so he went to Hao County to conduct an on-site investigation."

"In no mood…"

With a forced sob in his voice, Xiao Wang said, "My report is complete."

The quiet, suppressed atmosphere, devoid of any outpouring of grief, only intensified the oppressive feeling within the conference room.

Fang Denggao gestured with his eyes, and Secretary Xiao Wang withdrew.

"Secretary Sha, comrades, that's roughly the situation."

Liu Changsheng said in a deep voice, "This attack is inseparable from Dong Qing of Linzhong Technology, and even related to many similar P2P platform companies, because Comrade Tianhen has obtained evidence of their illegal activities through micro-loan companies and their collection teams."

"Um?"

Sha Ruijin frowned, angry but not yet blinded by rage. "Do you have any evidence?"

"have!"

Liu Changsheng said without hesitation, "The cadres from the Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau who were monitoring Dong Qing took photos of him sending his confidants to meet with others. Comrade Qi Tongwei from the Provincial Public Security Department intercepted the phone signals at the scene. One of the people at the scene made a call to Hao County. Less than an hour after the call ended, Comrade Tianhen got into trouble."

"At the same time, including Linzhong Technology, 23 similar companies in Jingzhou have been found to have collectively transferred funds, which has been discovered by the Provincial Department of Economic Investigation and major banks have been notified to freeze the funds."

Liu Changsheng's words were crisp and forceful.

"Then... arrest them!"

After a moment's thought, Sha Ruijin made his decision.

Since things can't get any worse than they are now, we might as well handle things properly and seek the understanding of our superiors.

"Secretary Sha, there are two questions now."

Liu Changsheng continued, "First, there are a lot of people involved in the P2P company case. If we are to take action, we can't just target Jingzhou. We need to take action across the entire province. Otherwise, the provincial department and major municipal bureaus may not be able to mobilize enough manpower immediately. Second, given what happened to Comrade Tianhen, I suspect that they may be hiding weapons of mass destruction."

"so…"

"Secretary Sha, in my capacity as director of the National Mobilization Committee, I coordinated with the provincial military region at the higher level and reported to Long'an to investigate whether any overseas elements were involved."