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

Government hospital.

Shi Hongxing hung up the phone with trembling hands. The scene of Tian Yuan jumping down in front of her was still vivid in her mind. Recalling the news she received on the phone, she couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Mr. Shi."

"What did headquarters say?"

Lu Jianshe looked flustered, holding his phone in his hand, seemingly playing some news.

"Qi Ben'an has been parachuted in to serve as the chairman of Jingzhou Zhongfu. He's already on the plane."

Shi Hongxing said, looking lost and dejected.

Lu Jianshe's expression changed, but he quickly returned to normal. Sure enough, in Zhongfu Group, only people from the Lin family's shop could climb higher and higher.

"Mr. Shi, take a look at this."

Lu Jianshe didn't say much, but simply handed over his phone, which was broadcasting an interview with Li Dakang, the secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, regarding the sudden incident in the miners' new village.

Were all the people who rushed to the scene dead?

"Li Dakang!"

"This scoundrel is all about showing off."

Shi Hongxing nearly smashed Lu Jianshe's phone, gritting her teeth as she said, "He's trying to drive Jingzhou Zhongfu to the brink of ruin."

"Mr. Shi, are we still going to the miners' new village now?"

Lu Jianshe asked tentatively.

"Go! Of course I'll go."

"Li Dakang would love for us not to go, but what kind of place is the Miners' New Village? It's where the older generation of miners from our Zhongfu Group lived."

"Can we not go?"

"Notify the group to prepare the necessary supplies to ensure the residents' normal living needs are met."

Shi Hongxing was somewhat irritated.

They felt that the Handong Provincial Party Committee and the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee were meddling in other people's business. The incident hadn't even happened yet, but they made such a big fuss and generated such strong public opinion. What good would that do for Jingzhou? They didn't even have the awareness to cover it up.

The profit margin in the coal industry is so low that a ton of coal can't even buy a bottle of mineral water. Jingzhou Energy is owed wages for ten months, and creditors from all sides are coming to collect debts. They are overwhelmed with a bunch of troubles. Can't Li Dakang be a little more sensible?

But by the time she got there...

Li Dakang, who promised to live and eat here until the pipeline renovation was completed, has long since disappeared.

When asked, it always comes down to a provincial party committee meeting.

Shi Hongxing was almost furious, but she still had to put on a smiling face and accept her adoptive mother Cheng Ruiyang's interrogation.

Li Dakang, however, was attending a Standing Committee meeting.

"Executive Director Lin, have you noticed? Since you came to Handong, our Standing Committee meetings, which used to be held twice a month, have become daily meetings."

Before Governor Liu arrived, Fang Denggao nudged Lin Zhiyuan on the shoulder and complained.

The sound was quite loud.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Zhiyuan felt a resentful gaze directed at him; it was Yang Wanli, the Party Secretary of Lüzhou City.

"I've been in Gyeongju for three days now."

"If this continues, Secretary Dakang, how about we switch places?"

Yang Wanli was helpless.

Since the day he welcomed Lin Zhiyuan to his new post, he realized that he could no longer go back.

There must be a time every night.

None of these matters are insignificant.

He was worried that if things dragged on in Jingzhou, his rebellious subordinates would sideline him.

After all, he's only been here for about half a year.

"Since Huaimin is also awake, Secretary Wanli, how about we have a long chat tonight?"

Lin Zhiyuan smiled broadly.

Yang Wanli shuddered upon hearing this, but a thought also struck him. Lin Zhiyuan was a top-ranked economic planner nationwide, and he had been in Luzhou for over half a year without finding his footing. Perhaps they could have a chat…

The initial resistance turned into interest.

But Gao Yuliang, Tian Guofu and others were taken aback. How could they allow this?

With Lin Zhiyuan's silver tongue.

When the sun rose the next day, Yang Wanli would have had to add another label to his body.

"Great! I couldn't be happier."

"I really need to listen carefully to Governor Zhiyuan's development strategy."

While the others were looking at Yang Wanli, Yang Wanli was also looking at the others. As if realizing something, he agreed without any hesitation.

Tsk!

Tian Guofu's lips twitched slightly. When did it become so easy to recruit people in Handong?

It's a deal.

Lin Zhiyuan even got up and went over to give Yang Wanli a high five, looking quite childish, like a pinky promise that would last a hundred years.

"And what about Standing Committee Member Fang and Secretary Wan Li? This isn't my fault!"

"The first day was at Dafeng Factory, the second day was the routine meeting, and the third day was at the miners' new village—all in Jingzhou, wouldn't you say, Secretary Dakang?"

Lin Zhiyuan returned to his seat, still catching Li Dakang's cricket.

You bastard!

Li Dakang almost broke the pen in his hand. "I was on the front line of the struggle following your orders, and you won't even take the blame for my joke."

"Secretary Dakang, you've done a terrible job managing Jingzhou!"

Yang Wanli immediately fired his weapon.

Before being transferred to Handong, Yang Wanli didn't understand why Jingzhou and Lüzhou were always fighting, but after taking office, he found that no matter who was in this position, they all looked down on each other.

"One Ding Yizhen has caused so much corruption. Won't Jingzhou become another Lincheng?"

The moment Yang Wanli fired the first shot, the atmosphere in the conference room shifted from joking to menacing.

It directly hits Li Dakang's lungs.

"I do bear an unshirkable responsibility for the successive corruption cases involving the deputy mayors under my command."

"In the future, I will focus more on improving the overall quality of cadres in the municipal party committee and government."

"But it's Secretary Wan Li!"

"In Jingzhou, only a deputy mayor was involved in corruption, while in Lüzhou, the last person investigated was the municipal party secretary, who was taken away by the higher-level discipline inspection commission. Secretary Wanli must be learning from history."

Li Dakang casually admitted his mistake and reflected on it, thus completing his counterattack.

Yang Wanli was instantly defeated.

That bastard is really ruthless. Liu Kaihe was a member of the Zhao family gang, but I never expected that he could still shine even after being arrested.

"Oh, it's seven o'clock."

Li Dakang glanced at his watch casually. "Secretary Wanli, is it still possible to catch the flight?"

"oops!"

"Look at my brain, Luzhou Meiyou Airport."

Laughter instantly filled the conference room.

"Li Dakang, you son of a bitch..."

Yang Wanli felt his blood rush to his head, his face turning red. He simply took off his suit jacket and slammed his fist, the size of a sandbag, onto the conference table. The bulging muscles on his arm almost tore his white shirt apart.

hiss!

Laughter turned into gasps of shock.

Li Dakang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock. This... this is going to be a live-action fighting tournament?

"Secretary Dakang, quickly bow your head and admit your mistake."

Lin Zhiyuan chimed in, adding fuel to the fire, "Secretary Wanli is from Heihe Province."

Bow down?

Why should Li Dakang bow down? So what if he can fight? We, the people of Han Dong, are reasonable and respectable.

"sorry."

"Secretary Wan Li, my words were inappropriate."

Li Dakang stood up, bowed, and apologized.

That's really impressive!

cut!

The eyes of Shen Shanhe, commander of the provincial military region, Wen Yiyan, minister of the United Front Work Department, Lin Zhiyuan and others all showed disappointment. Wouldn't that mean they could no longer mock Luzhou Meiyou Airport?

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Liu Changsheng, who arrived at the appointed time, was curious about the strange atmosphere in the meeting room.