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

Governor Liu is a decisive man. Since he had promised Elder Wei to protect Zhou Chuyi, he decided to do so.

They also resolved their own worries, and Sha Ruijin didn't seem to be a rule-abiding person either.

Old Liu was already somewhat dissatisfied with Sha Ruijin's performance after he came to Handong.

I wasn't really planning to retire anyway, so I didn't think about it.

Now that Zhou Chuyi wants to fight, Lao Liu will be at the forefront.

At the first Standing Committee meeting, Lao Liu could give Sha Ruijin face, but he still needed to give him a warning.

Otherwise, do you really think he, the second-in-command of Handong Province, doesn't exist?

After the two talked for a while about how the Standing Committee would respond the next day, Governor Liu said he would explain things to Executive Vice Governor He Zhenhui.

Governor He and Zhou Chuyi should speak less at tomorrow's Standing Committee meeting.

Everything depends on Lao Liu. We'll deal with the rest after the first Standing Committee meeting.

After leaving Governor Liu's office and returning to his own office, Xiao Lin told him some news.

Chen Hai, director of the provincial anti-corruption bureau, was involved in a car accident this morning.

He was supposed to tell Zhou Chuyi the news, but Zhou Chuyi went directly to Governor Liu.

Zhou Chuyi didn't feel anything about the news.

However, upon hearing this news, he wondered if Hou Liangping might be coming to Handong.

He remembered that after Chen Hai was hit by a car, Hou Liangping, the son-in-law, applied to come to Handong overnight.

However, he remembered that Hou Liangping had not only been demoted from the rank of director to deputy director, but had also been disciplined.

Even if he came to Handong, he probably wouldn't become the director of the Handong Provincial Anti-Corruption Bureau.

After thinking about it for a long time, not knowing what the outcome would be, he stopped paying attention to it.

What he's thinking about now is the Standing Committee meeting the next day.

He carefully recalled the first Standing Committee meeting scene depicted in the TV series and found it very strange.

Zhou Chuyi served as county party secretary, deputy mayor, and mayor, and participated in many standing committee meetings.

However, he felt awkward when only a few people, such as Sha Ruijin, Gao Yuliang, Tian Guofu, and Li Dakang, spoke during the first Standing Committee meeting on TV.

When Zhou Chuyi used to attend the city's standing committee meetings, did any of the other standing committee members ever remain silent like they do on TV?

Everyone's rank is about the same, with the class monitor and deputy class monitor being half a rank higher than them.

When it comes to one's own interests and political demands, how can one remain silent?

You should know how many times Zhou Chuyi attended the Standing Committee meetings where the arguments were incredibly heated.

When he was the county party secretary, he considered himself to be quite assertive.

However, during meetings, when political views differ and ideas diverge, arguments still occur, and banging on the table is commonplace.

Sometimes, members of the Standing Committee who don't get along even end up in a physical fight.

It's nothing like what's shown on TV, where Sha Ruijin dominates the entire scene.

However, thinking about what Governor Liu had told him, he roughly knew the reason.

Everyone gave Sha Ruijin face at his first Standing Committee meeting in Handong.

But this is giving him too much face; he's never seen a Standing Committee meeting like this before.

So, his first time attending the Standing Committee meeting of Handong Province was exactly as portrayed on television.

Or are they still arguing and shouting, banging on the table and cursing?

Everything depends on tomorrow; thinking about this, he was somewhat looking forward to it.

......

The next morning, Zhou Chuyi took Xiao Lin directly to the provincial party committee compound.

He first went to Governor Liu's office and met with Governor Liu and Governor He.

I'm not sure about the other standing committee members, but the three standing committee members of their provincial government are quite united.

When it was almost time, Governor Liu, along with Executive Vice Governors He Zhenhui and Zhou Chuyi, headed towards the conference room.

The three entered the conference room and sat down in their respective seats with Governor Liu. Zhou Chuyi then noticed Li Dakang and Gao Yuliang.

Upon seeing the two, Zhou Chuyi's eyes lit up.

He remembered that, according to the plot, Cai Chenggong had been arrested by Qi Tongwei's men and was temporarily placed in the provincial government's guesthouse.

Li Dakang sent Zhao Donglai to demand the release of the person, but he was rebuffed. He should go and demand an explanation from Gao Yuliang.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chuyi pricked up his ears and secretly ate some melon seeds.

Next to the conference room, Li Dakang, the Party Secretary of Jingzhou City, was answering a phone call.

It seems that Zhao Donglai was unable to get Cai Chenggong away from the provincial department.

"Secretary Dakang." At this moment, Gao Yuliang walked over to greet him.

Li Dakang stopped Gao Yuliang's arm with one hand, held his phone in the other, said a few words, and hung up.

"What's wrong?" Gao Yuliang only wanted to say hello, but Li Dakang stopped him.

Li Dakang looked at Gao Yuliang with a strange expression, leaving him completely bewildered.

"Secretary Yuliang, you're in charge of political and legal affairs, please give me your opinion on this matter."

"Tsai Cheng-cheng, the factory director of Dafeng Factory, is suspected of committing a crime."

"A large fire, several people injured, a serious accident."

"The police can't find him now; I heard someone has hidden him."

"You mean Director Qi from our provincial department?" It turned out that Gao Yuliang knew that Cai Chenggong had already been arrested by the provincial department.

"So Secretary Yuliang was in the know."

"I know a little bit about it, since I'm in charge of law and order."

"The 116 fire, such a big thing, and I don't even know about it? That's no problem!"

Gao Yuliang looked at Li Dakang with a relaxed expression and began to explain.

"From what I understand, this Tsai Cheng-cheng has little to do with the January 16 Incident."

"Before the fire, he was beaten by his employees and hospitalized."

"Okay, even if he has nothing to do with the 116 incident, does he have anything to do with Ding Yizhen?"

Li Dakang took the thermos cup handed to him by his secretary Xiao Jin and looked at Gao Yuliang with a serious expression.

"Did he bribe Ding Yizhen?"

"Even if it's bribery, it should be investigated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate," Gao Yuliang interrupted Li Dakang.

"As far as I know, the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Prosecutor's Office really wants to investigate this Cai Chenggong thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang's face darkened, and his tone became more serious: "Secretary Yuliang, did your Political and Legal Affairs Commission give instructions to the Procuratorate?"

"The procuratorate has its own working system, and they exercise their prosecutorial power according to the law. How can I and the provincial party committee interfere arbitrarily? Don't you think so?"

Gao Yuliang denied that their Political and Legal Affairs Commission had issued any instructions, only citing procedures as the issue.

"Secretary Yuliang." Li Dakang's voice rose a little.

"Let's stop talking now and get to the meeting." Gao Yuliang interrupted Li Dakang and pulled him to go to the meeting.

Zhou Chuyi discovered that he wasn't the only one secretly listening to the gossip between Gao Yuliang and Li Dakang.

The other members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, like him, were also looking at their pens and notebooks.

But everyone's ears were turned toward Gao Yuliang and Li Dakang.

Gao Yuliang tried to pull Li Dakang to sit down, but Li Dakang dodged him.

"Secretary Dakang, don't get agitated."

Am I excited?

Alright, having heard this, Zhou Chuyi knew it was time for some gossip.

"Who's getting excited?"

Sure enough, just as Li Dakang asked, "Am I excited?" a voice broke in, and it was the newly appointed Secretary Sha Ruijin who walked in.

"Meeting." Sha Ruijin walked past the two of them, his casual remark echoing in the conference room.

The standing committee members present all stood up to welcome the arrival of the rodenticide.

Secretary Sha entered the conference room, and the Standing Committee meeting that Zhou Chuyi had been looking forward to was finally about to officially begin.