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

Zhao Dehan and Sun Liancheng knew about the factory protection team organized by Dafeng Factory, and they both believed that there was a risk of a mass incident occurring at Dafeng Factory.

However, one of them was an official parachuted in, while the other was a district head who had been sidelined for a long time.

They wanted to get things done, but Li Dakang kept insisting on pushing forward the Guangming Peak project, and nobody listened.

The two had no idea that there were more than 20 tons of gasoline in Dafeng Factory.

What surprised and frightened the two even more was that Du knew about it but hadn't told them about it.

However, Cheng Du was also feeling bitter. This matter could be a big deal or a small deal. As long as nothing serious happened, it would be fine.

If we take it too far, it might cause a major upheaval.

If we were to tell the two of them about this, it might cause them trouble.

After all, Zhao Dehan had just arrived, while Sun Liancheng had been sidelined by Ding Yizhen.

If they find out, and the truth comes out, they'll be the ones to blame.

"I know... I understand the situation, but..."

"Just what?" Zhou Chuyi stared intently at Cheng Du.

"But... the complexity, scale, and connections involved in this matter."

"This is far beyond the jurisdiction and handling capabilities of our Guangming branch."

Cheng Du took a deep breath, steadied his flustered mind, and began to explain in a trembling voice.

Now that Zhou Chuyi knew about this matter, he slowly revealed everything he knew.

After all, this matter has always been a ticking time bomb hanging over his head.

However, the degree of severity is beyond my control.

"Governor Zhou, this matter started when the shares of Dafeng Factory were awarded to Shanshui Group."

......

Cheng Du slowly recounted the story.

"Later, news came out from who knows where, saying that the land of Dafeng Factory was worth 1 billion yuan."

"The Shanshui Group acquired this piece of land worth 1 billion yuan with only a 50 million yuan bridge loan."

"When Dafeng Factory was restructured, 40% of the shares were given to all the workers."

"They do not recognize the court's verdict, and all sorts of rumors are circulating wildly among the employees of Dafeng Factory, such as collusion between officials and businessmen to forcibly seize their shares."

"The people at Dafeng Factory knew that their shares would be wiped out, the factory would change hands, and they wouldn't even receive resettlement compensation, leaving their livelihoods completely unsecured."

"Led by union chairman Zheng Xipo, thousands of workers spontaneously organized a factory protection team to safeguard their rights."

"There are a large number of laid-off workers and shareholders from Dafeng Factory."

"They have been gathering in the factory area for a long time, banding together to protect their rights. They are extremely agitated and maintain a state of gathering and guarding the area for many years."

"What happened next was beyond our initial expectations; we don't know who was guiding these people."

"They built a complete set of defensive fortifications, adopted an extremely tough stance, and were very emotional."

"I had taken people there before, but our Guangming branch police cars and officers couldn't get even a step closer to the factory area."

"The barbed wire, trenches, and walls surrounding the factory area completely blocked all access routes."

"As soon as our officers approach, they are collectively blocked, verbally abused, or even surrounded by workers, making it impossible for them to enter the factory area to conduct investigations and carry out normal law enforcement and stability maintenance."

"Later, I learned that they had somehow obtained more than 20 tons of gasoline and stockpiled it."

"I did some investigation, and they said that this gasoline is used by the factory's freight transport fleet for daily refueling."

"But Dafeng Factory doesn't have many orders at all, and their transport team has hardly moved."

"We've even sold several trucks, so we don't need this much gasoline at all."

"Where did the gasoline come from?" Zhou Chuyi asked Chengdu, squinting.

"This..." Du Cheng was a little unsure how to answer.

"Speak!" Zhou Chuyi hadn't expected that Cheng Du would know the source of the gasoline.

"Dafeng Factory used to be a state-owned enterprise, and it was once allowed to legally store a certain amount of oil." Cheng Du shuddered at Zhou Chuyi's words and quickly spoke up.

"Later, when Dafeng Factory underwent restructuring, this situation was not allowed."

"But Comrade Chen Yanshi, who led the restructuring, had a very good relationship with Zheng Xipo, the chairman of the trade union at Dafeng Factory."

"After the reform, they still allowed the storage of a certain amount of oil."

"Later, the Dafeng Factory's profits got worse day by day, so it hardly bought any gasoline, and those oil storage tanks were empty for several years."

"Recently, Dafeng Factory is almost going bankrupt."

"It seems that Comrade Chen Yanshi had spoken to Director Zhao of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and they managed to get gasoline again."

No one noticed that when Cheng Du mentioned Zhao Donglai, a glint of light flashed in Zhou Chuyi's eyes.

"However, they were getting gasoline to resell, saying the profits would be used to subsidize the workers at the Dafeng factory."

"Now that Dafeng Factory has set up a factory protection team, this gasoline has become one of their trump cards."

"I heard Wang Wenge, a member of the Dafeng Factory's security team, make a threatening statement: if the government dares to forcibly demolish the Dafeng Factory, he will set fire to gasoline and perish together with the factory."

After speaking, Cheng Du lowered his head, waiting for Zhou Chuyi's criticism.

"Ha, just by making a few connections, you can get over twenty tons of gasoline? And resell it? To subsidize the workers?"

Zhou Chuyi sneered, "Light the gasoline and die together?"

"Can't the Guangming District Branch handle this?" Zhou Chuyi asked, looking at Chengdu.

The head of the person with the lowered head was lowered even further.

"If your Guangming District Police Station can't handle this, why don't you report it when you encounter difficulties?"

"I reported it, how could I not report it?" Cheng Du said somewhat urgently.

"I reported it when the factory protection team at Dafeng Factory started building the perimeter wall."

"And it wasn't just once. I also reported it several times after their gasoline tanks were filled with gasoline."

"But even if it's reported, nobody cares."

Cheng Du quickly explained that since he couldn't solve the problem, of course he reported it.

Although he was the top official in the Guangming District Public Security Bureau, Zhao Donglai could cause him trouble at any time in Jingzhou.

In this position, he was always on edge, afraid that he would make a mistake and be taken down by Zhao Donglai.

He's definitely on guard because he could be blamed for anything that happens at Dafeng Factory.

He may not have learned much else in Jingzhou, but he does know quite a bit about self-defense.

"Oh? It was reported, but nobody cared?" Zhou Chuyi looked at Cheng Du with some surprise. "Who did you report to?"

"I reported to Director Zhao Donglai of the Municipal Bureau. I reported to him multiple times about the danger, risk, and urgency of the Dafeng Factory incident."

"Several times I have requested the Municipal Public Security Bureau to coordinate police resources for a unified response, and preferably intervene in advance to resolve the matter as soon as possible."

"But... Director Zhao Donglai always ignored it. Every time the matter of Dafeng Factory was mentioned, he would say that Dafeng Factory was just exercising its rights and making a fuss, and he would ignore it."

"I talked to him about the potential dangers of Dafeng Factory several times in person, but he said I was making a fuss and told me not to get involved in Dafeng Factory's affairs."

"Therefore, the Municipal Bureau never deployed any substantive measures to deal with the situation, allowing the Dafeng Factory incident to continue to deteriorate and the hidden dangers to accumulate."

When talking about this, Cheng Du's eyes were filled with helplessness and frustration, and his emotions were even described as agitated.

"Did you report it multiple times and keep a record?" Zhou Chuyi looked at Chengdu and had a good idea in mind.

"Yes, it's recorded in the file system I reported."

"When I reported to Director Zhao in person, there were other people present as well."

"Why isn't Director Zhao Donglai of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau taking any action?" Zhou Chuyi asked.