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

"Mr. Wei, what are you saying? I'm someone you've watched grow up since I was a child. I only use my power to bully people like us."

Hearing Old Wei tease him, Zhou Chuyi was speechless.

These old men, as they get older, always like to make fun of themselves.

"Alright, I was just kidding. You're a young guy, but sometimes you look more mature than us."

"Tell me, what's the story with this director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau?"

"I'm sending you down there to cause trouble, specifically targeting the Zhong family. Don't fire indiscriminately and offend people everywhere."

Old Wei and his group understood Zhou Chuyi. Little Zhou wouldn't stoop to using his background to intimidate someone without any connections.

Some people, however, rely on their resources to jump around everywhere, and they might even drag these old men along to stand behind them.

Then go up and slap someone.

"Since I want to take down the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, he must have some problems."

"Furthermore, this person has some connections with the Zhong family."

Zhou Chuyi felt that Old Wei's words were sometimes a bit too frequent, and he always liked to ramble on.

"Oh? You managed to take down one of the Zhong family's top generals on your first trip? Hahaha, it seems the decision to send you to Handong was very wise."

Old Wei was very happy because it was his suggestion to send Zhou Chuyi to Handong to cause trouble.

Look, look, what can those old men say now?

"Come, come, tell this old man what's going on with this police chief?"

Old Wei was quite excited, and his accent even came out.

"The director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau is named Zhao Donglai. I found out that there is a deputy minister in the Ministry of Public Security who was his former superior."

"This deputy minister is a classmate of Comrade Sha Ruijin, the newly appointed secretary of Handong, from the Party School. The two are said to have a very good relationship."

"When Comrade Sha Ruijin came to Handong to take up his post, it is said that the vice minister recommended Director Zhao Donglai to him."

"So, I came to Handong and discovered some problems. I'm going to cut the knife out of Sha Ruijin's hand first."

"Haha, not bad, not bad. This Sha Ruijin was put to the position of Secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee by the Zhong and Wang families."

"Since he has allied with the Zhong family, even if he is on the Zhong family's side, and since Zhao Donglai is on his side and has problems himself, then we should take him down."

"No wonder everyone says you're amazing, Xiao Zhou. You've only been in Handong for a few days and you've already seen results. Not bad, not bad."

"Wait a moment, let me have someone verify the situation..."

Old Wei was a bit impatient and hung up the phone directly, leaving Zhou Chuyi completely bewildered.

Okay, so Zhou Chuyi just heard a lot of things from hearsay. Did he come to Handong and get influenced by Secretary Sanshuo?

I guess Mr. Wei will have to confirm it himself.

Less than half an hour later, Zhou Chuyi's phone rang.

"Xiao Zhou, how come the police chief of Jingzhou, the capital of Handong Province, a sub-provincial city, is only a deputy director-general level official?"

As soon as the call connected, Old Wei's somewhat strange voice came through the receiver.

"Old Wei, this is the unique feature of the Handong Public Security Bureau."

"Throughout Handong Province, the director of the Public Security Bureau has never held the title of deputy provincial governor; his rank has always been that of a full provincial-level official."

"Very few of the bureau chiefs below hold the title of deputy mayor, and their rank is limited to half a level."

Hearing Wei Lao's question, Zhou Chuyi smiled.

"Oh dear, a deputy director-general level official is a tough nut to crack. They might not even look at him," Old Wei muttered.

"You don't like him? Did Old Wei understand the situation and even find the right people?" Zhou Chuyi knew Old Wei's influence; he probably knew everything about Zhao Donglai's situation.

"Yes, it's Zhao Donglai, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau. The deputy minister's surname is Jin. I happen to know a deputy minister named Peng from the GA department who doesn't get along with him."

(I won't mention the minister surnamed Hao mentioned on TV here, because the minister in Operation Mekong was surnamed Hao, and that was a full minister. Zhao Donglai doesn't have such a powerful backer.)

Zhou Chuyi believed what Elder Wei said, since Elder Wei happened to have connections with people who needed help.

"Xiao Zhou, tell me, what did Zhao Donglai do wrong? How likely are you to succeed?"

"Since I brought it up with you, I am confident. It involves a public safety incident affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Zhao Donglai has seriously neglected his duties and cannot escape responsibility."

Next, Zhou Chuyi recounted the situation at Dafeng Factory and the matter of the twenty-five tons of gasoline.

"Damn it, Zhao Donglai should be shot!" Old Wei cursed angrily after hearing Zhou Chuyi's account.

"Those unscrupulous coal bosses under my command all know the safety regulations for mining; if a few people die, it's a huge deal."

"How could a police chief turn a blind eye to a security threat to hundreds of thousands of people?"

"No matter what, you are now the vice governor of Handong Province."

"It would have been better if you hadn't known. Now that you, Zhou Chuyi, know about this, you should resolve the gasoline issue."

"Safety is of paramount importance. This is not a personal matter, nor is it a matter of struggle, you know that, right?"

It must be said that although the older generation has risen to high positions, they sometimes have selfish motives.

However, when faced with such a major issue of right and wrong, he was still very reliable and directly ordered Zhou Chuyi to deal with the danger.

"Don't worry, now that I know, how could I possibly ignore this?"

Zhou Chuyi was well aware of the responsibilities he bore.

"I have bypassed the Jingzhou Municipal Bureau and had a deputy director of the Handong Provincial Department, together with the fire brigade and the oil and gas group, handle the gasoline."

"I will absolutely not let that gasoline catch fire in the crowd."

Next, Zhou Chuyi reported to Elder Wei on his arrangements for disposing of the gasoline from Dafeng Factory.

"Yes, not bad, not bad. Your approach is correct. Maintaining stability is the top priority, and the most important thing is to remove the source of danger."

"By the way, why find a deputy director instead of letting the director of the Handong Provincial Public Security Bureau handle it?" Old Wei noticed something strange.

"The director of the Public Security Bureau of Handong Province is a student of the current secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Handong Province. This secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission has some connections with the people behind Dafeng Factory."

"Also, I'm currently in charge of the judicial administration department, and the provincial department head has never even stepped into my office."

"In short, I don't think much of this provincial public security bureau chief," Zhou Chuyi explained simply.

"Hahaha, you've only just arrived in Handong and someone's already showing you no respect. Aren't you angry?" Old Wei laughed heartily upon hearing Zhou Chuyi's words.

"The situation in Handong is very complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. I will tell you in detail when I return to Yanjing."

Zhou Chuyi was teased by Old Man Wei again, and he was speechless.

"Haha, let's not talk about that. Is that deputy director you assigned to do things reliable?"

"It was introduced by Governor Liu. I've met him twice, and he's quite nice," Zhou Chuyi said honestly.

"In that case, I'll leave you Minister Peng's contact information. You can give it to the deputy director."

"I will speak with Minister Peng and have the deputy director report the matter to him."

"You continue to assign tasks to them and get things done first. I'll discuss the rest with Minister Peng later."