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

Conference Room No. 1, Hantong Provincial Party Committee Building.

The first Standing Committee meeting after Sha Ruijin's arrival in Handong officially began.

The rat poison was seated at the head of the table, and the first seat to his left was occupied by Liu Wenzhong, the deputy secretary of the Hantong Provincial Party Committee and governor of the province.

Sitting next to Governor Liu was Tian Guofu, the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

Then He Zhenhui, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, Zhou Chuyi, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Governor, and Liu Kaihe, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee, sat down in turn.

To Sha Ruijin's right, sitting first in the seat of honor, was Gao Yuliang, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Li Dakang, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, and Wu Chunlin, Minister of the Organization Department;

Propaganda Minister Shi Ping, United Front Work Minister Huang Kegong, Provincial Military Commander Su Zhenzhong, and Provincial Party Committee Secretary-General Chen Huali were seated in order.

The clerk sat nearby, ready to take notes.

Zhou Chuyi didn't know why Li Dakang was sitting next to Gao Yuliang.

According to his ranking, he should be sitting next to Liu Kaihe, the Party Secretary of Lüzhou City.

Could it really be because he's the leader of the secretaries' gang? Zhou Chuyi couldn't help but wonder.

As is customary, before the Standing Committee meeting begins, Gao Yuliang, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, leads everyone in studying the spirit of the Party Central Committee.

After that, the Standing Committee meeting officially began.

Sha Ruijin sat in the chairman's seat, holding a pen in his hand, a smile on his face, his eyes sweeping over each member of the Standing Committee.

It has to be said that this move was quite stressful.

The authority of the provincial party committee's top leader still makes many standing committee members dare not look him in the eye.

"Comrades, we are here to hold this meeting in order to make today's Standing Committee meeting a success."

"I did some preparations, did some fieldwork, and conducted some research."

"After the research was completed, we encountered the January 16th mass incident."

"For the first time, our Handong Province broadcast a mass incident live to the whole country and the world."

"I don't know what everyone else thinks, but I feel ashamed and embarrassed."

Just then, Zhou Chuyi noticed that Li Dakang's expression had changed.

Before Sha Ruijin could continue, Li Dakang straightened his posture and was about to speak, showing his willingness to admit his mistake.

"Secretary Ruijin, our Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government should apologize to you, as well as the Provincial Government and all the Standing Committee members."

"Comrade Dakang." Sha Ruijin pressed his right hand down, silencing Li Dakang who was about to speak.

"Don't rush to make a self-criticism, okay?"

He turned to the crowd and said, "This matter is not simple. I've looked into it and have a preliminary assessment."

"It is neither a typical demolition dispute nor a simple economic dispute."

"This was a serious mass incident triggered by a cadre's Facebook post."

"The Facebook behavior of our cadres has aggravated and exacerbated widespread social contradictions."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuyi realized that this rat poison manufacturer had not personally investigated the problems at Dafeng Factory.

He must have gone to visit Chen Yanshi at his nursing home, based on what Chen Yanshi told him.

Zhou Chuyi already knew about this before today's Standing Committee meeting.

After learning that Sha Ruijin had gone to Chen Yanshi's place, many people inquired about Chen Yanshi's preferences and sent flowers, birds, and other such items to the nursing home.

"I say this based on evidence: the comrades from the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate cooperated with the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection."

"More than 100 million yuan in cash was found in the home of a department head in Fujian Province."

Huh? If Zhao Dehan's family doesn't have over 200 million yuan in cash, then what kind of case is this?

Zhou Chuyi was shocked by the mention of rat poison.

He had originally been thinking about how Sha Ruijin would bring up the topic of corruption since Zhao Dehan hadn't been arrested by Hou Liangping.

Unexpectedly, a department head from Fujian Province appeared out of nowhere, also possessing hundreds of millions of yuan in cash.

Not only Zhou Chuyi was interested, but the other standing committee members also looked at Sha Ruijin, waiting for him to continue.

"This department head even involves Ding Yizhen, the former deputy mayor of Jingzhou City."

"How much did Ding Yizhen, who has already escaped, embezzle?"

Damn, Zhou Chuyi almost rolled his eyes when he heard this.

So it turns out they were talking about the person who was implicated after reporting Zhao Dehan, and Ding Yizhen was also involved?

Isn't it just that this guy had his men send money to Zhao Dehan? He probably only knows that Ding Yizhen sent money to Zhao Dehan, right?

Ding Yizhen has escaped, and everyone in Handong now calls him a corrupt official, but Zhou Chuyi has been in Handong for some time now.

It seems that Ding Yizhen's case hasn't even been filed yet; a provincial-level official has fled, and there's still no explanation.

Thinking about this, Zhou Chuyi couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

"How much did those bastards who colluded with Ding Yizhen embezzle?"

"If you don't embezzle, how can you break the law?"

"Where did the shares held by the employees of Dafeng Factory go?"

"The January 16 Incident: A fire broke out at the Dafeng Factory, leading to a mass incident."

"These things must be thoroughly investigated."

"We need to give an explanation to the employees of Dafeng Factory and to the people."

"No matter who is involved, no matter which level of cadre is involved."

......

Zhou Chuyi drew circles in his notebook with a pen. This rat poison is really ridiculous.

After listening to a few words from Chen Yanshi, he shifted the blame for the Dafeng Factory incident onto Ding Yizhen's corruption, claiming that Ding had colluded with others to take away the Dafeng Factory's shares.

This led to the January 16th mass incident.

As Zhou Chuyi listened, he almost jumped out and revealed everything he had found out.

However, considering Governor Liu's words, this was the first time that Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin had convened a Standing Committee meeting, and he still had to give face to the top leader.

Otherwise, if others label him as disrespectful to authority and leaders, how will he advance in the future?

Just bear with it.

Sha Ruijin has been in Handong for so long, but he has never even met with Governor Liu alone.

If Liu Wenzhong could tolerate it, what can't Zhou Chuyi, a vice governor, tolerate?

They talked a lot about rat poison, but in the end they brought up Chen Yanshi.

"Our Handong is a place with a glorious revolutionary tradition."

"From the First Revolutionary Civil War to the War of Resistance Against Japan, and then to the War of Liberation."

"This land is soaked in the blood of countless revolutionary martyrs."

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"After the reform and opening up, our Handong, like other provinces and regions across the country, has made rapid economic progress and its urban and rural landscape has changed dramatically."

"In my opinion, Handong is not much different from other major cities now."

"It should be said that great achievements have been made."

"However, there are quite a few problems as well."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuyi realized that Sha Ruijin wanted to push Chen Yanshi forward.

By leveraging the prestige and spirit of the veteran revolutionaries, he unified thinking, sent a signal against corruption, reshaped the political environment, and consolidated his own authority, paving the way for his reform of the officialdom in Handong.

It's a pity that Zhou Chuyi has grasped some of Chen Yanshi's secrets.

If he's released later, he'll see how the rat poison will face his adoptive father.