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

Watching Governor Liu calmly recount his story, Gao Yuliang felt a surge of emotions and a deep sense of unease.

The Dafeng Factory's illegal storage of over 20 tons of gasoline was a major incident that endangered public safety.

The provincial government had already ordered the provincial department to investigate and handle the case. Now that everyone else has done their job, the leaders in the Ministry of Public Security are evaluating and awarding them.

He, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, only learned about all of this at today's Standing Committee meeting.

Qi Tongwei didn't report such an important matter to him, which means that the provincial department had done all the work, and Qi Tongwei, the director, was completely unaware of it.

Qi Tongwei, the provincial department head and the top official, was surprisingly excluded from this matter.

Gao Yuliang really wanted to travel back a few days and give his disciple Qi Tongwei a good beating.

He really didn't know what Qi Tongwei was thinking at the time; everyone else went to report on their work, but he didn't.

Now, he's not going; Luo Junzhen, a deputy director-general, is.

The responsibility for the Dafeng Factory endangering public safety fell to him—what a great opportunity!

Thinking of this, Gao Yuliang glanced at the newly arrived vice governor, Zhou Chuyi, with a sigh.

Thinking back to how Secretary Sha Ruijin first brought up the matter of the Organization Minister of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, and then brought up Qi Tongwei.

I and Li Dakang were thoroughly interrogated by the newly appointed provincial party secretary at the Standing Committee meeting.

And then there's Governor Liu, the former governor today, his behavior is quite unusual.

Gao Yuliang truly couldn't see through the situation in Handong.

Governor Liu continued speaking, and no one dared to interrupt him.

"The specific investigation work has already been carried out under the leadership of Comrade Luo Junzhen from the Provincial Department and Comrade Cheng Du from the Guangming District Branch."

"Through covert investigation, on-site inspection, and verification of physical evidence."

"All the irrefutable evidence has now been secured. The facts are clear, the evidence is conclusive, and there is no room for rebuttal."

"We originally planned to raise this issue at this Standing Committee meeting, and then, after reporting it to the Standing Committee, launch an operation to arrest those criminals."

"Unexpectedly, the mass incident at the No. 116 wind farm occurred."

"Almost all the suspects involved in endangering public safety are related to the mass incident at the No. 116 wind farm."

"Therefore, our provincial party committee must take a stance on this matter and on those responsible."

"As Commander Su just said, to some extent, the problem at Dafeng Factory could even escalate into a terrorist incident."

"Such a serious situation, what if the higher-level leaders didn't mention it in our report on the mass incident at the No. 116 wind farm in Handong?"

"No one investigated, no one took responsibility, and there was no follow-up action."

"If we were to be held accountable, none of us could bear that responsibility?"

At this point, Governor Liu slapped the table again.

Huh? Governor Liu, you're slamming your fist on the table again! How can this be allowed?

Seeing Lao Liu slam his fist on the table again, Sha Ruijin's expression turned somewhat displeased.

How many times has this happened? Even as the provincial party secretary, he didn't slam his fist on the table, but you, Lao Liu, have done it twice.

This seems to be my first time at the Standing Committee meeting in Handong, right?

Why does the whole stage seem to have been set up for Governor Liu?

Who exactly released Lao Liu?

Sha Ruijin thought for a moment, and it seemed to be him...

Governor Liu's words completely dispelled Sha Ruijin's desire to speak up for Zhao Donglai again.

The case of Dafeng Factory has been filed, and with the end of the year approaching, the Ministry of Public Security may review the case files at any time.

It's highly likely that the higher-ups know this is happening, and if they insist on protecting Zhao Donglai, they might end up being the ones who suffer the consequences.

It's not worth Sha Ruijin risking his political life for Zhao Donglai.

The other members of the Standing Committee also understood that this matter had to be handled properly.

A deputy director-level public security bureau chief—not too high, not too low, just enough to give his superiors an explanation.

"So, Governor Liu, what is your proposal?" Sha Ruijin didn't want to continue discussing this matter; let's just go straight to a vote.

"I propose that Comrade Zhao Donglai be removed from his position as Director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, and that the Discipline Inspection Commission intervene to investigate his case."

"We'll discuss this further after the disciplinary committee's investigation is complete."

Sha Ruijin's expression did not change when he heard Governor Liu's suggestion.

He sat in the main seat and looked around at the standing committee members: "Regarding Governor Liu's proposal, does anyone else have anything to say?"

Every time I looked at someone, I saw their head bowed.

The old provincial governor today is someone they can't understand, and he makes them tremble with fear.

How could I dare to say anything else, or I'd be slapped by the old governor?

"Alright, let's vote on Governor Liu's proposal by raising our hands."

Seeing that no one spoke, Sha Ruijin directly presided over the voting process.

He also wanted this phase to pass quickly, as the current Standing Committee was almost completely out of his control.

As soon as Sha Ruijin finished speaking, almost everyone raised their hands.

Li Dakang looked around and saw that everyone except Sha Ruijin and himself had their hands raised.

He sighed softly and raised his right hand, and then Sha Ruijin also raised his hand.

"Okay, unanimously approved." Sha Ruijin lowered his hand and turned to look at Tian Guofu.

"Comrade Guofu, after the meeting, please have the comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission do their best to investigate Comrade Zhao Donglai's matter thoroughly."

Tian Guofu nodded, indicating that he knew what to do.

Throughout the entire Standing Committee meeting, Sha Ruijin failed to achieve any of his goals. Instead, a useful person was removed by Governor Liu, leaving him somewhat depressed.

Li Dakang was just as frustrated as him.

He knew that he might be held accountable for this Standing Committee meeting because of the mass incident at the No. 116 wind power plant.

But things didn't go as he expected. The newcomer, Sha Ruijin, didn't make things difficult for him with the Dafeng Factory matter.

Instead, he used the incident involving the head of the Organization Department of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee as a wake-up call.

He thought his ordeal was over, but then Governor Liu spoke up, and the situation completely went off track.

One of his top generals was taken down just like that; where could Li Dakang possibly seek justice?

"Cough cough..."

During the brief silence that followed, Governor Liu coughed twice, once again jolting everyone into a frenzy.

No, are you coming again?

Sha Ruijin looked at Governor Liu with some displeasure.

"During the handling of the Dafeng Factory incident, Minister Peng from the Ministry of Public Security communicated with me."

"The performance of Luo Junzhen and Cheng Du from the Guangming District Branch has been recognized by the Ministry."

"The position of Director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau cannot be left vacant. Zhao Donglai has been dismissed. I suggest that Comrade Luo Junzhen from the Provincial Department temporarily take on the role."

"Comrade Cheng Du from the Guangming District Branch has worked in this position for many years."

"In this incident at Dafeng Factory, we demonstrated our capabilities and sense of responsibility."

"I propose that Comrade Cheng Du be appointed as the Deputy Director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and concurrently the Director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau."

"Coincidentally, the case of Dafeng Factory has always been handled by Comrade Luo Junzhen and Comrade Cheng Du."

"In this way, the two of them can cooperate better, conduct an in-depth investigation into the problems of Dafeng Factory, handle the case well, and properly resolve the follow-up issues."

Li Dakang was somewhat displeased when he heard that Governor Liu was going to bypass him and directly appoint the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, and even discuss the level of promotion.