Nominal: The Handong Game, the Energy System's Counterattack

It must be said that Zhao Dehan has an honest appearance but superb acting skills; he's quite adept at deceiving people.

A gesture of empathy quickly closed the distance between him and Sun Liancheng.

Sun Liancheng was particularly moved by Zhao Dehan's actions in standing up for him and criticizing Li Dakang.

He immediately expressed his willingness to follow Governor Zhou's lead alongside Zhao Dehan.

He stood up, extended his hand, and said firmly, "Let's work together to figure out what's going on in Guangming District."

Zhao Dehan also stood up, shook Sun Liancheng's hand firmly, and said with a smile, "Okay, let's work together to get things done in Guangming District."

The atmosphere between the two gradually warmed up, and they started addressing each other as "District Chief Sun" and "Secretary Zhao" instead of "Old Sun" and "Old Zhao".

The two had a frank conversation, and Zhao Dehan's words resonated deeply with Sun Liancheng.

Years of pent-up grievances, resentment, frustration, and disheartening feelings were all dissolved at this moment.

As the conversation deepened, Sun Liancheng came to regard the other party as a confidant.

Sun Liancheng has been an official for many years, and has always been diligent, pragmatic, and committed to upholding the bottom line.

I do not seek promotion or wealth, but only to work diligently and live up to the people's expectations.

However, it has been suppressed for many years, and Ding Yizhen has effectively sidelined the actual power of Guangming District.

After Ding Yizhen escaped, Li Dakang directly pinned the huge blame for the Guangmingfeng project on himself.

He wasn't stupid; he knew exactly what Li Dakang was up to. He was already disheartened and almost resigned to his fate.

Now, finally, someone understands his efforts and recognizes his perseverance.

With the support of provincial party committee members, his long-dormant ambition was instantly rekindled.

Li Dakang's actions made him realize that he could not be promoted to district party secretary, and he completely let go of his resentment towards Zhao Dehan for seizing the position of district party secretary.

He immediately stated that he would fully cooperate with Zhao Dehan in all his work from now on.

With no reservations and with all their might, the two worked together to do practical things for the people of Guangming District.

Sun Liancheng stated that he would dedicate all his experience and connections accumulated over many years in Guangming District to this end.

Together, they addressed the chaotic situation in Guangming District and helped Zhao Dehan govern his jurisdiction.

The two drank until nearly 10 p.m. before reluctantly parting ways.

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Successfully dealing with Sun Liancheng was exactly what Zhao Dehan had expected.

Before contacting Sun Liancheng, in addition to the information provided by Zhou Chuyi, he also reviewed the other party's file himself.

Then, through casual conversations among the various cadres of the district committee, they had thoroughly learned about Sun Liancheng's experiences, personality, and so on.

It must be said that the more he learned about Zhou Chuyi, the more convinced he became of Zhou Chuyi's judgment.

So, a barbecue was all it took to successfully win the other person over and make them one of us.

After dealing with Sun Liancheng, this is the next step.

Zhao Dehan used a conciliatory approach to build rapport with Sun Liancheng, and then used Li Dakang to incite a shared hatred of the enemy.

Then, using himself as an example, he brought up Zhou Chuyi, a leader, and by comparing the two, Sun Liancheng naturally knew what to do.

However, Zhao Dehan would not do that regarding the degree of [something].

The leader's attitude was clear: it was optional, but Zhou Chuyi had already brought it up.

Zhao Dehan will definitely make good use of people; that's where his abilities will be demonstrated.

The public security system has always had a dual leadership structure. As the secretary of the Guangming District Committee, Zhao Dehan was one of the direct leaders of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau.

The next day, when Sun Liancheng went to work, he greeted Zhao Dehan in a good mood.

But not long after, a phone call from the municipal party committee summoned him away again.

As he left, Zhao Dehan gave him an encouraging look.

This improved Sun Liancheng's mood, which had taken a sharp turn for the worse. With a heart ready to die, he calmly went to the municipal party committee.

Li Dakang, once he came to terms with it, realized that the pressure he was under was just a bit of hardship.

After Sun Lian left the district committee, it was time for Zhao Dehan to meet with Cheng Du.

He didn't send Cheng Du to find him, but instead had Cheng Du wait for him in his office.

After closing his office door, Zhao Dehan drove to the Guangming District Public Security Bureau.

The Guangming District Public Security Bureau is located about three kilometers east of the district government.

It is a five-story building with dark blue paint on the exterior walls and police emblems and antennas on the roof.

When Zhao Dehan parked his car in front of the branch office, a police officer was already waiting at the door.

Clearly, when he called Chengdu, Chengdu had already notified the sentry at the gate.

"Secretary Zhao, Director Cheng is waiting for you in his office on the fourth floor."

The young police officer respectfully led Zhao Dehan into the building, through the lobby on the first floor, and took the elevator to the fourth floor.

At the far east end of the fourth-floor corridor, Cheng Du was already standing at the office door waiting.

He was wearing a police uniform with the rank of Second-Class Police Inspector on his shoulders, marked by two folded bars.

This made Zhao Dehan even more convinced of Zhou Chuyi's judgment.

In order to meet Cheng Du, Zhao Dehan also learned a little about the public security system.

Jingzhou is positioned as a sub-provincial capital city, and its subordinate Guangming District is a sub-departmental level unit.

In a key department like a district public security bureau, the director should theoretically hold a position equivalent to a division chief, and the corresponding police rank should be equivalent to a third-level police supervisor.

However, although Cheng Du is the director of the Guangming District Police Station, his administrative rank is only deputy director and his police rank is only second-level police inspector.

Second-level police inspector is a rank that some senior staff members can achieve, and it's generally a rank that deputy section chiefs can also attain.

Judging from his administrative rank and police rank, Zhao Dehan could tell that he was on par with Zhao Ruilong in terms of both degree and status.

The other party certainly didn't take the degree seriously.

In the public security system, this awkward mismatch in rank clearly indicates that a leader within the system is making things difficult for Cheng Du.

Zhao Ruilong might be able to promote Cheng Du to the position of director of the Guangming District Branch.

However, within the government and public security systems, there must be people who restrict the administrative rank and police position of the population.

Zhao Dehan could tell exactly who they were with his eyes closed.

On the government side, it's Li Dakang.

Within the public security system, this would undoubtedly be Cheng Du's superior, Director Zhao Donglai of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.

No wonder Zhou Chuyi said the other person was living a stifled life; there were even first-level police inspectors in the Guangming District Police Station.

The head of this branch office is only a second-level police inspector, tsk tsk.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dehan became even more confident in his ability to succeed.

Cheng Du is tall with a square face and thick eyebrows. He looks to be under fifty years old and is in good spirits.

Seeing Zhao Dehan emerge from the elevator, he quickly approached, extended his hand, and said with a smile, "Secretary Zhao, welcome, welcome! Please come in!"

"I should be the one reporting to you, so it's a bit of an honor to have you come here," Cheng Du said, leading Zhao Dehan to his office.

"Let's not talk about that. The situation in Guangming District has been a bit unstable lately. I know you're busy, but you're not far from the district committee anyway."

Zhao Dehan always presented a smiling and honest appearance to outsiders. He shook hands with the other party with a smile and then walked into Cheng Du's office.

The office was quite large, with a row of dark brown filing cabinets opposite the desk.

On the wall hangs an administrative map of Guangming District and an organizational chart of the Public Security Bureau.

A banner hangs on the wall directly opposite the desk, with the eight characters "Maintain stability and ensure peace" written on it.

The office layout seemed conventional, but he noticed a cabinet behind the desk with a lock that was different from the usual ones.

"Secretary Zhao, would you like tea or coffee?" Cheng Du asked enthusiastically.

"Tea bar." Zhao Dehan sat down on the sofa and looked around.

Cheng Du personally brewed two cups of tea, brought them over and placed them on the coffee table, then sat down on the single sofa opposite Zhao Dehan.

His smile was warm, but Zhao Dehan noticed that there was still wariness in his eyes.

Indeed, Zhao Dehan has been in office in Guangming District for several days, but he has not gone to report on his work.

During his time at the district committee, Zhao Dehan didn't do anything, seemingly not caring about anything.

He didn't know the extent of the problem, or why Zhao Dehan had contacted him today.

"How long has Director Cheng been working in Guangming District?" Zhao Dehan asked.

"I've worked in the public security system for twenty years, including seven years at the Guangming District Branch."

Cheng Du said, "I was the deputy head of the criminal investigation branch of the municipal bureau before I was transferred to the Guangming District Bureau as deputy director. I was promoted to director three years later."

"Director Cheng should be very familiar with the situation in Guangming District."

"It's alright," Cheng Du said modestly. "Having lived in Guangming District for seven years, I still have feelings for this place."

Zhao Dehan picked up his teacup, took a sip, put the cup down, and looked at the tea.

His tone suddenly changed: "Director Cheng, since you've been in Guangming District for seven years, let me ask you something."