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

The situation at the Dafeng Factory is unfolding according to the predetermined script.

In a secluded corner, Cai Chenggong was beaten and hospitalized by employees of Dafeng Factory because of his brief appearance.

Later, he sensed something was wrong, ran away from the hospital, and contacted Hou Liangping, who was far away in Yanjing.

Cai Chenggong stated that he possessed important leads that needed to be handed over to Hou Liangping.

However, Hou Liangping was not in Jingzhou at the time, so he asked Cai Chenggong to hand over the things in his hands to Chen Hai, the director of the provincial anti-corruption bureau.

After communicating with Hou Liangping in Yanjing, Chen Hai, the director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Handong Province, made contact with Cai Chenggong.

Hearing that Cai Chenggong had the materials he was told to report, he went alone to a remote car dismantling factory.

Here, he almost got arrested by the police from the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau.

He only managed to escape after calling Zhao Donglai and revealing his identity.

However, he did not meet Cai Chenggong immediately.

Chen Hai, a character who lay dormant for dozens of episodes in the TV series, also followed the predetermined script.

Zhou Chuyi was watching the live broadcast at the guesthouse.

The live stream ended with a shot of Chen Yanshi holding a torch, standing alone in front of a giant bulldozer.

This scene is extremely impactful and moving.

In the cold wind of the dead of night, the fire had long since died out, but some thick smoke still lingered.

Holding a blazing torch high in his hand, Chen Yanshi stood tall and fearless, single-handedly blocking the advance of the steel behemoth.

Defending workers' rights in the name of veteran revolutionaries, the scene was tragic and full of atmosphere, instantly igniting public opinion across the internet and touching the hearts of many.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chuyi, who knew Chen Yanshi's true nature, just smiled mockingly when he saw this scene and turned off the live stream.

At the Dafeng Factory site, Li Dakang ordered the demolition team to shut down their machines, but did not allow anyone to leave.

The matter was temporarily calmed down, and Zhao Dehan, who was at the scene, secretly found an opportunity to report the situation to Lin Xiaofeng.

The two sides stood facing each other in the cold wind.

Everyone present had no choice but to stay there overnight.

He sat in the chair for a moment, then stood up, walked to the window, and pushed it open halfway.

On a November night, a cold wind, carrying the chill of late autumn, blew into the room, causing the documents spread out on the desk to rustle.

The city lights flickered in the distance, but his thoughts had already flown hundreds of kilometers away to Jingzhou.

"Xiao Lin, get ready tomorrow morning, we're going back to Jingzhou."

"Such a big thing happened at Dafeng Factory, the Provincial Party Committee will definitely hold a Standing Committee meeting, and I can't be absent."

A hint of anticipation flashed in Zhou Chuyi's eyes.

Kobayashi was clearly taken aback for a moment, but proceeded according to the original plan.

They plan to visit two more counties and cities tomorrow morning for research, and will return to Jingzhou after a few more days of research.

But having followed Zhou Chuyi for so long, Xiaolin had learned not to ask questions she shouldn't ask, and simply replied, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

After explaining things to Kobayashi, he sat alone in his room, deep in thought.

He is re-examining the entire sequence of events.

The arrival of Zhou Chuyi meant that the gasoline at Dafeng Factory was moved ahead of schedule, which was the biggest variable.

Because the gasoline was moved ahead of time, Wang Wenge and his team didn't have much gasoline left.

The fire he lit wasn't as big as he'd imagined, and the burned workers were unlikely to be in mortal danger.

This makes a huge difference politically—without deaths, the nature of the event is entirely different.

If a mass incident results in death, it is a major accident, and someone from top to bottom must be held accountable.

If no one dies, the situation becomes much more flexible.

There are multiple ways to handle this, multiple perspectives on interpretation, and multiple possibilities for assigning responsibility.

He arranged for people to dispose of the more than 20 tons of gasoline ahead of schedule, which was a great achievement and his first accomplishment since arriving in Handong.

In this mass incident, everyone is focused on one person: Chen Yanshi.

His appearance was righteous and awe-inspiring in front of the workers, and he acted with great righteousness in front of the camera, and he spoke of Sha Ruijin as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

If all of this is done out of public interest, then he is a perfect communist fighter.

Zhou Chuyi does not deny that Chen Yanshi may have indeed had the original intention of speaking out for the people, but his performance in this incident deserves further investigation.

Zhou Chuyi recalled the information he and Zhao Dehan had previously investigated—the equity structure of Dafeng Factory.

Chen Yanshi's 3% stake held by others, along with the millions of dividends Cai Chenggong, Zheng Xipo, and others received from Dafeng Factory over the years.

There are also historical issues related to the land allocation of Dafeng Factory.

If all these circumstances are exposed, how long can Chen Yanshi maintain his image as "the people's spokesperson"?

A shareholder holding 3% of the shares, a beneficiary who has never missed a dividend payment for so many years.

An invisible beneficiary who has never truly stood with the workers in law.

His appearance as a "guardian of workers' interests" during the mass incident at Dafeng Factory was itself a huge irony.

At the scene at Dafeng Factory tonight, online, and in the news.

Chen Yanshi, this veteran revolutionary and cadre, was praised by almost everyone.

Zhou Chuyi was eager to immediately release what he had in his hand and see how the old chief prosecutor would handle the situation.

Unfortunately, Zhou Chuyi's target was never Chen Yanshi.

He needs to wait for the right opportunity, an opportunity to make these materials as effective as possible.

Zhou Chuyi knew that the opportunity would come soon.

The 116 Wind Factory Incident is a crucial turning point in the entire Noble Tale storyline.

It marks the beginning of a new political landscape in Handong Province.

Sha Ruijin had been in Handong for less than three months and was still in the stage of getting familiar with the situation and making personnel arrangements.

The mass incident at Dafeng Factory provided him with a good starting point.

This would allow him to legitimately intervene in the specific affairs of Handong Province and gradually establish his own authority.

Sha Ruijin must have seen Li Dakang's behavior in this incident.

The order to forcibly demolish the property was given in the early hours of the morning, which escalated into a mass incident. The demolition was eventually thwarted under pressure from Chen Yanshi.

These factors will become important criteria for Sha Ruijin's evaluation of Li Dakang, and also a key tool for him to control Li Dakang.

Although the public may not see Qi Tongwei's "advice" to Li Dakang in this incident, it will definitely spread within the system.

A police chief failed to persuade people to remain calm and exercise restraint at the scene of a mass incident.

Instead, they suggested forced demolition, which in itself demonstrates a serious lack of political stability.

As the head of the Public Security Bureau, his job should have been to maintain stability.

However, he suggested demolishing Dafeng Factory in order to please Li Dakang and out of personal interest in Shanshui Group.

If Sha Ruijin knew this detail—and he certainly would have.

As a master of shifting blame, Li Dakang will definitely reveal Qi Tongwei's suggestion that he forcibly demolish the house, showing that he was also misled.

This would greatly diminish Qi Tongwei's image in Sha Ruijin's mind as the Director of the Public Security Bureau.