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

Governor Liu watched with a smile as Su Zhenzhong spoke excitedly after reviewing the documents.

"Let me tell you, most people really can't do these things."

"It seems that Comrade Chen Yanshi hasn't forgotten what he learned in the army. He truly deserves to be called an old revolutionary."

Alright, Commander Su's interruption has made the logical loop complete.

Almost all the Standing Committee members present believed what Governor Liu said.

Many people nodded, realizing that this made sense.

"Commander Su, there are more than a thousand employees at Dafeng Factory."

"Many of them are veterans, and many others were militia members before."

"It's quite normal that they were able to build these professional defensive fortifications."

"We cannot dismiss the veteran comrades in our organization based on just one person's opinion."

Upon hearing Commander Su's words, Li Dakang quickly stepped forward to curry favor with Sha Ruijin.

"That's true, this shouldn't be something that Old Chen can do alone."

Tian Guofu echoed.

"It's not like there's no evidence; these visit records aren't fake."

"What, you don't believe the voice of the people, do you?"

As they talked, they started arguing.

......

"Alright, let's not talk about anything else."

Sha Ruijin looked somewhat displeased when he saw that several people were targeting Chen Yanshi.

Governor Liu just brought the matter back to the No. 116 wind turbine factory, disrupting the rhythm of the Standing Committee meeting that he had originally controlled.

After reprimanding Li Dakang and Gao Yuliang, the next step was to steer the discussion towards the cadre issues in Handong Province.

What a perfect opportunity for him to directly announce the freeze on the promotions of those 125 cadres.

But because I was soft-hearted, Governor Liu spoke up, and now everyone has completely forgotten about the topic we were talking about.

He invited his adoptive father, Chen Yanshi, to the Standing Committee to talk about his revolutionary experiences, mainly to leverage the prestige and spirit of the old revolutionary.

The original intention was to unify thinking, send a signal against corruption, reshape the political environment, and consolidate its own authority.

The initial results were indeed good, but I never expected that he would establish such authority now.

It not only involves matters endangering public safety, but also involves obstruction of judicial fairness.

The series of slaps in the face infuriated Sha Ruijin.

At this point, proposing a freeze on personnel appointments would not be as effective.

He looked at Governor Liu, then at Zhou Chuyi, then glanced at all the Standing Committee members present, before returning to Governor Liu.

"Governor Liu, everyone is basically aware of what Comrade Chu Yi just said."

"The fact that more than 20 tons of gasoline were stored in the Dafeng factory area poses a threat to public safety."

"It's really frightening to think about; the consequences would have been unimaginable if an accident had happened."

"The danger has been resolved by Comrade Chu Yi. Since you were the one who brought it up, what suggestions do you have?"

Governor Liu smiled, glanced at Sha Ruijin, and then at Li Dakang.

"I think Comrade Zhao Donglai of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau is no longer suitable for this position."

"Our provincial discipline inspection commission will investigate his dereliction of duty and abuse of power."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sha Ruijin's expression changed.

This Zhao Donglai was recommended to him by his old classmate. A top-notch criminal investigator.

He hasn't even made contact with the other party yet, and they're already about to be taken down. How can he allow that?

Before he could speak, Li Dakang got excited and blurted out that it wouldn't work.

"Oh? Why not, Secretary Dakang?"

"Comrade Zhao Donglai's problems are already quite obvious."

"Within the public security system, Comrade Cheng Du's reporting records are still available, and the facts regarding their filing of a case against Zheng Shengli are clear."

"Who can trust a comrade like this to be placed in such a crucial position at the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau?"

Governor Liu looked at him with great interest.

"This..." Li Dakang struggled to find the right words.

Zhao Donglai was Li Dakang's trusted and beloved general. If he were to take him down like this, wouldn't he be cutting off his own arm?

"Governor Liu, Comrade Zhao Donglai did not handle the Dafeng Factory matter very properly."

"It could just be a minor mistake he made at work..."

"A minor mistake?!" Governor Liu slammed his hand on the table. "It involves the lives and property of hundreds of thousands of people; it's a minor mistake."

"Hey... don't get excited, Governor Liu."

He saw Governor Liu, who was about to retire, slam his fist on the table.

Sha Ruijin was somewhat surprised; he hadn't even slammed his fist on the table.

No, it seems Zhou Chuyi also slammed his fist on the table just now.

However, he has powerful connections, so we'll let it go for now.

But Governor Liu slammed his fist on the table at the Standing Committee meeting first, saying, "Do you look like you're about to retire?"

"Am I excited, Secretary Sha?" Governor Liu's voice was not loud as he stared straight at Sha Ruijin.

Am I excited?

As soon as Governor Liu said this...

Zhou Chuyi almost laughed out loud. It seemed like Li Dakang had said something similar earlier.

Before the Standing Committee meeting began, Gao Yuliang and Li Dakang were arguing about Cai Chenggong's issue on the side. Gao Yuliang told Li Dakang not to get agitated.

Our Secretary Dakang seems to have said something similar back then, and it's rather amusing that Governor Liu is saying it now.

"I just arrived in Handong."

"I don't know much about the situation, but as far as I know, Zhao Donglai from the Jingzhou Municipal Bureau has done a pretty good job."

"Our organization's personnel policy is to learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones, and to cure the disease to save the patient."

"Comrade Zhao Donglai may not have paid enough attention to the issue of Dafeng Factory."

"The handling wasn't timely enough, but we can't condemn someone based on just one incident."

Zhao Donglai was recommended to him by his old classmate from the Party school, and he was thinking of giving him a try.

He can't leave such a crucial position as the director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau before he's even been put to use.

"Secretary Sha is right, during Comrade Zhao Donglai's tenure as Director of the Public Security Bureau."

"The stability and public security in Jingzhou have been greatly improved."

"We cannot negate such an outstanding cadre just because of a problem at Dafeng Factory."

Upon hearing Sha Ruijin speak up for Zhao Donglai, Li Dakang immediately followed suit.

"I'm also new to Handong, so I'm not entirely sure whether Comrade Zhao Donglai is outstanding or not."

"All I saw was a police chief who didn't care about the safety of people's lives and property, who seriously neglected his duties, and who abused his power."

"Our public security force is the people's public security force. Comrade Zhao Donglai's behavior is fundamentally a desecration of the four words 'people's public security force'."

"Secretary Sha just mentioned the cadre issues in Handong. I think Zhao Donglai is a very obvious example."

"After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the requirements for cadres by the organization became more stringent and standardized."

"I think Governor Liu's suggestion is correct. Comrades like Zhao Donglai are not suitable for such a crucial position as the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau."

Old Liu has already started surgery and is charging forward; Zhou Chuyi will definitely have to cooperate from the sidelines.

Li Dakang frowned as he read Zhou Chuyi's speech.

Li Dakang vaguely sensed that the newly arrived vice governor, Zhou Chuyi, disliked him, but he didn't know why.

Zhou Chuyi made Zhao Donglai's problem sound so serious that he didn't know how to respond.