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

Upon hearing this...

Sha Ruijin felt flattered. He couldn't help it; since arriving in Handong, when had the provincial government faction, led by Liu Changsheng and Lin Zhiyuan, ever treated him so politely?

but…

He is the provincial party secretary, he should be the absolute leader.

In an instant, shame and anger took over my heart.

"We should go and take a look."

Sha Ruijin suppressed his mixed feelings and nodded, "With us here, our comrades on the front line have more confidence and strength."

"Secretary Sha, have you run into trouble?"

Lin Zhiyuan glanced at the other person out of the corner of his eye and saw that the other person had dark circles under his eyes. Why did he seem to be in worse spirits than him? Was he worried about losing his hat?

Sha Ruijin immediately thought of Tong Li's plan to drive away a tiger and devour a wolf. How could a tiger drive away a wolf? Because a tiger is far more ferocious than a wolf. If even a wolf cannot be controlled by a human, how can a tiger be controlled?

This is a paradox in itself.

Seeking help from Lin Zhiyuan will most likely allow him to keep the Senmei project, but what will he gain? A foundational project whose control may be taken away, a falling out with his father-in-law, and even the disgust of his other adoptive fathers.

The risk is too high!

The returns are far too meager.

Sha Ruijin was very clear that what he needed was 100% control and dominance over the Senmei project. He could share credit, but he could not distinguish between primary and secondary roles.

Only if the Senmei project is successfully implemented under his leadership can he secure his position as the Secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, thus enabling him to advance or retreat as needed. If he can no longer stay in Handong, his superiors can transfer him to another province to continue serving as the top leader, giving him another five years to operate.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

Sha Ruijin shook his head. "Comrade Tianhen and the P2P platform companies that are involved in the whole province have all had their issues to consider. However, we are the leadership team of Handong, and these are the responsibilities we should shoulder."

Lin Zhiyuan didn't believe a word of it, but he didn't ask any more questions.

Ten minutes later.

The special vehicle drove into the Hao County Public Security Bureau.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Lin, and the group of eight people who came to Haoxian from Shanghai have now exited the high-speed rail station. According to the exit scanner, their luggage consists of personal items, and no weapons were found on them."

Liu Dao reported.

"Did you get the wrong person?"

Sha Ruijin frowned deeply. It was another false alarm. Was he really going to become a sitting duck?

"There is still a possibility that someone in the local area can meet them."

Liu shook his head.

"What was their movement pattern?"

Lin Zhiyuan asked.

"According to the investigation at the station, the purpose of their group of eight people coming to Hao County was labor dispatch, to work at the cooperative factory for on-site inspection, shipping and technical collaboration."

After thinking for a moment, Liu Dao reported to his superior, "Their current travel history matches the reports they submitted. We contacted the factory by phone, and it does indeed match."

"Where is the factory located? Bring up the map and project it onto the screen."

Lin Zhiyuan issued instructions.

A map was quickly brought up, and the factories that had been registered were marked with special markings.

"Shrink the map!"

Lin Zhiyuan frowned. "It shows a three-kilometer radius around the factory."

"what?"

Liu Dao exclaimed in surprise, "The location of Governor Qiu's accident is exactly three kilometers away from the edge of the area."

Was this a coincidence? Or was it intentional?

"Drag the map to the scene of the incident, zoom in, I need to see the detailed buildings."

Lin Zhiyuan spoke again.

The map view immediately switched, showing scattered factories lining both sides of the highway into the city. Several locations were marked, including the impact site, the explosion site, and the factory that the truck crashed into after losing control.

"What kind of factory is this?"

Lin Zhiyuan frowned deeply, preoccupied with trivial matters, and he hadn't even been to the scene of the accident yet.

"A hardware factory, not very large, family-run."

Liu Dao was puzzled.

"What exactly will you do?"

Lin Zhiyuan asked again.

"Metal water pipes and the like exported overseas."

Liu Dao wasn't quite sure, so he quickly turned his gaze to Chen Hongshen, the county bureau chief beside him.

"Yes, this company makes industrial thick-walled water pipes."

Chen Hongshen quickly added.

"seamless?"

Lin Zhiyuan slowly turned his head and asked softly with just two words.

Upon hearing this, Liu Dao and Chen Hongshen were taken aback. After exchanging glances, a deep sense of fear appeared in their eyes.

"Secretary Lin, I'll go and check it right away."

Chen Hongshen's voice was trembling as he ran downstairs in a flash.

"Governor Zhiyuan, you mean homemade guns?"

Sha Ruijin belatedly realized what was happening and exclaimed in disbelief.

"right!"

Lin Zhiyuan nodded. "Director Qi's guess is both right and wrong. Their target may not be us, the members of the leadership team, but ordinary people. Indiscriminate shooting can cause large-scale chaos, which can also create chaos. If the commotion is big enough, the higher-ups will hold us accountable and dismiss us, which will give them the same time to operate."

frenzied!

These four words were on everyone's mind.

"Moreover, their choice to act here was probably not only due to the dangerous road conditions, but also to make it easier to finish off the target. However, they did not expect Long An to be there to protect them, and the city and county bureaus reacted even more quickly, leaving them no time or space to operate."

Lin Zhiyuan continued his analysis.

Chen Hongshen was quick, confirming the information in less than ten minutes. "Secretary Sha, Secretary Lin, this hardware factory mainly produces thick-walled industrial steel pipes and matching machine tools, but it has the basic conditions to process homemade guns, and its products are exported, with frequent contact with overseas countries."

"Most importantly, it's a family-run business with extremely high levels of internal confidentiality."

All the objective conditions are in place.

"Now there are still two questions: how many factories like this are there in Hao County, and how many criminals have infiltrated here?"

Lin Zhiyuan immediately made arrangements: "Besides this place, we need to keep an eye on other factories with basic conditions, and we also need to find criminal suspects who match the characteristics."

Liu Dao and Chen Hongshen felt their scalps tingle. Factories and overseas people were alright, but the most terrifying thing was the local hidden people in Hao County and even Luzhou. It was like finding a needle in a haystack.

Especially now, thanks to the online tourism economy, there are an unusually large number of tourists from other places, even at this time of year.

"You can run away from the monk, but you can't run away from the temple."

A deep voice rang out at the entrance of the command room. Everyone turned around and saw Qi Tongwei, who had arrived looking travel-worn.

"Secretary Sha, Executive Director Lin!"

Qi Tongwei saluted. "I suggest using the factory as a reference point and listing all personnel within one kilometer of it as monitoring targets."

"Besides, compared to homemade guns..."

"What I'm more worried about is something else: the car!"

"Whether it's a truck or a private car, if they drive recklessly, the casualties they cause could be more terrible than those caused by homemade guns."

"And it's easy to let your guard down when you're in a car."

Another earth-shattering guess, but everyone present had no choice but to accept it.

"Director Qi, could you tell me your approach?"