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

"Bring everyone on the list back."

Fang Denggao left the governor's office and handed a list directly to his secretary, Xiao Fang.

"Don't worry, boss!"

Secretary Fang patted his chest and assured, "I will definitely cooperate with the comrades from the Provincial Procuratorate, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Economic Crime Investigation Division of the Provincial Public Security Department, and other relevant units to ensure that they are invited to the Provincial Government Building safely and smoothly."

Naughty!

Fang Denggao glared at his secretary, but his eyes revealed admiration.

So sensible!

You know the procedures and rules, and you also know how to collaborate and share risks. All these years of teaching have paid off.

Secretary Fang is not only ruthless in words, but even more ruthless in actions.

Less than half an hour.

The chairman of the Banking Regulatory Commission of Handong Province, the presidents of major banks, and the heads of state-owned enterprises were all respectfully and amicably invited into the provincial government's conference room by Secretary Fang.

"Standing Committee Member Fang, what does the provincial government mean by this!"

Gan Minghua, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, straightened his slightly disheveled suit to maintain his composure, but his gaze trembled slightly when it swept over the armed police officers who had suddenly changed shifts at the door.

"You are all powerful and influential figures, so why ask questions you already know the answers to?"

Fang Denggao snorted coldly. He usually had to flatter them for a sum of money, but now he showed no mercy. "Who did this?! Step forward and take responsibility for your actions. If you don't, we'll investigate you one by one. Don't say I'm ruthless then."

"Standing Committee Member Fang!"

Gan Minghua panicked when he saw that the other party was going to get serious.

Who is Fang Denggao?

Before Lin Zhiyuan came to Handong, he was the sharpest knife in the provincial government and the most chivalrous person in Handong, specializing in tackling tough challenges.

The position of Standing Committee member and vice governor, which is rare in other provinces, was not actively sought by him. It was invited by Secretary Liao when he was in office, in order to make the other party maintain his dignity and restrain his behavior.

"The attack on Governor Tianhen has absolutely nothing to do with us!"

"We acknowledge that we have provided some financial policy conveniences to P2P companies, but that is within the red lines permitted by laws and regulations."

"We didn't do anything else."

Gan Minghua looked even more wronged than Dou E, and cried out in protest.

"If it weren't for you guys, how could that bunch of hooligans have accurately tracked Comrade Tianhen's route? If it weren't for you guys, how could you have obtained homemade gunpowder and precisely laid it at the spot where Comrade Tianhen's vehicle overturned?"

Fang Denggao clenched his fist and slammed it on the conference table, making a loud bang. "You won't talk, huh? Fine, now you're all on the suspect list. Anyone from your unit who dares to flee will be immediately added to the wanted list! A nationwide manhunt!"

"Once you're in the interrogation room, we'll check you one by one, making sure we know exactly what color your underwear is every day."

Fang Denggao unleashed his full killing intent, sitting in the chief seat like an evil god from the Cthulhu Mythos, with countless tentacles sweeping wildly towards them.

"No! We can't!"

Gan Minghua was pale. Anyone who had reached that position had a minor cold. Even if the final interrogation results were not accepted, they were finished.

"We have evidence."

Suddenly someone shouted something, followed by a deafening roar of self-affirmation.

We have to hurry!

This guy in front of me is clearly in a killing frenzy and wants to drag everyone down with him.

"evidence?"

Fang Denggao's anger subsided somewhat.

"right!"

A bank manager stood up, his face showing lingering fear mixed with a touch of composure. "The strongest evidence is that we have no money!"

The bank has no money?

Fang Denggao almost lost his composure.

"We don't have any money either."

But more people stood up and spoke out, saying, "Standing Committee Member Fang, you have a clear conscience! How many projects are under construction in Handong right now? Just in Jingzhou alone, the Guangmingfeng project, the two new subway lines, and the land for the TSL factory construction are all mostly financed by loans from major banks."

"We really have no money left."

"We used to be able to lend a little money to the platform company from time to time and earn some interest, but ever since Executive Director Lin came, several large projects have been launched one after another, and we're out of money!"

"All lending channels for platform companies have been shut down. Apart from daily operating funds, there is only enough to maintain lending to some listed companies and state-owned enterprises, as well as some related enterprises supported by provincial government policies."

"We only dare to invest in the most conservative short-term investments."

Cough!

Fang Denggao silently did some mental calculations.

The funds that the provincial and municipal governments have recently obtained from major banks, coupled with the planned reduction in the amount allocated for the second half of the year, seem to have indeed reached their limit.

That's a bit awkward.

But now, admitting mistakes is no longer the same as bowing down.

"Oh!"

Fang Deng scoffed coldly, "Just because you don't have money now doesn't mean you didn't have money before. You still have a dirty past."

No reply is needed.

Fang Denggao's gaze swept directly to the state-owned enterprise leaders in the back row. They had their reasons, so what about you?

But state-owned enterprises are inexplicably more confident.

"Standing Committee Member Fang, because of Liu Xinjian's illegal activities at Handong Oil and Gas Group, we also underwent relevant audits and rectifications at the end of October and the beginning of November."

"Furthermore, the provincial government office issued a document requiring a reduction in investment in the online finance industry, strict investigation and review, and guidance for the standardized and healthy development of the online economy. We have already eliminated the platform companies linked to our subsidiaries. The only similar company we are still in contact with is state-owned and is definitely not a bad company."

Fang Deng was completely stunned.

There are so many reasons, and they all seem quite reasonable and well-founded. But if it wasn't them, then who was behind this?

"Standing Committee Member Fang."

Gan Minghua tentatively reminded him, "Actually, the development of our P2P business in Handong has not been very smooth. We have always been strictly regulated in the financial sector, and the total scale, both overt and covert, is estimated to be around 100 billion."

"What do you mean?"

Fang Denggao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Gan Minghua swallowed hard, looked at the others, and after receiving encouraging glances, he mustered up his courage a bit. "Is it possible that it wasn't us from Handong who did it? After all, Hao County has a special geographical location."

"Of course, the southern provinces cannot be ruled out as suspects either; they may be even more worried."

Fang Denggao understood.

The P2P development environment in Handong is not good, yet it still has a scale of hundreds of billions. Needless to say, the situation in the east is even worse. As for the south, the tradition of private lending has always been prevalent.

But Fang Denggao didn't believe it.

Do you really think Handong is a sieve?

Anyone who can easily intrude, especially one that has been planned for a long time and completed an attack in just a few hours, must be extremely familiar with the local environment and even have a very high degree of control over it.

It's too difficult for people from other provinces to do this.

So who exactly is it?

Fang Denggao glanced at a corner of the room and thought, "Forget it, the investigation should be left to the professionals."

His furious expression suddenly changed.

Fang Denggao stood up and strode over to Gan Minghua. Under the other man's terrified gaze, the two of them put their arms around each other's shoulders as if they were brothers. "Since you've temporarily cleared your name, but you're not completely innocent, I can't let you go right away. We're just sitting here anyway, so why don't we talk business first?"