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

Faced with Sha Ruijin's questioning, none of the Standing Committee members present responded.

The Standing Committee members all knew roughly what had happened regarding Ding Yizhen.

It's certain that he has problems, but this matter involves the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

It also involves Gao Yuliang, the third-ranking official in the provincial party committee, and Li Dakang, a member of the provincial party committee standing committee.

The key point is that these people have some understanding of the situation at the procuratorate.

The procuratorate and the court are quite influential in Handong; just look at the people under Ji Changming.

Lu Yike and Lin Huahua, they're so young and yet they have such high ranks, they must have something to offer.

If you say the wrong thing, you'll offend a whole bunch of people.

"Secretary Yuliang, after telling me so much, you're basically saying that a provincial-level official fled, and the entire Handong Province hasn't offered any explanation, right?"

Sha Ruijin almost laughed out loud. This Handong is really interesting. No wonder they wanted him to come here.

"Secretary Dakang, Ding Yizhen is the vice mayor of your Jingzhou City. Do you have anything to say?"

Gao Yuliang remained silent, so Sha Ruijin asked Li Dakang.

"I have a lot to say." Li Dakang looked around and found that everyone was just watching the show and not solving the problem, so his anger flared up again.

"Secretary Sha, Ding Yizhen is the vice mayor of our Jingzhou City. If he has problems, he is corrupt."

"Arrest him? No problem. Proceed according to Party discipline and national law. I, Li Dakang, will be the first to not let him off the hook."

"But so much time has passed, and so far, neither the Supreme People's Procuratorate nor the Provincial Procuratorate has taken any action."

"Neither the Anti-Corruption Bureau nor the Public Security Bureau has produced any substantial evidence."

There has been no explanation for what exactly was wrong with Ding Yizhen.

"A deputy mayor at the provincial level, who was also the commander-in-chief of Guangming Peak, just ran away like that."

"Who can give the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee an explanation? Who will bear the losses caused to Jingzhou City by his escape?"

Li Dakang glanced at Gao Yuliang, and finally looked at Sha Ruijin.

"Secretary Sha, if Ding Yizhen really has a problem, I, Li Dakang, as a leader, bear some responsibility."

"But I just want to know, what exactly is wrong with Ding Yizhen?"

Seeing Li Dakang's resentful words, Sha Ruijin smiled.

"See? Ding Yizhen's escape has had consequences. The damage he caused to Jingzhou City is still ongoing, and Secretary Dakang is very unhappy about it."

"Secretary Dakang wants to know what exactly happened to Ding Yizhen, which is also a question in my mind."

"I still have a question in my mind, which is why Ding Yizhen went to the United States in just a few hours."

"Who leaked the information? Who planned the route? How did he manage to escape from such close surveillance?"

"Can anyone give me an answer?" Sha Ruijin looked around, but no one gave him any response.

......

Old Liu squinted, boredly hoping the meeting would end soon.

Suddenly, he sensed that someone was watching him.

Turning his head to look to the left, he saw Zhou Chuyi secretly giving him winks through several people.

Hmm? Old Liu perked up instantly.

Is Comrade Chu Yi up to something again? Is it targeting Sha Ruijin again?

He has already lost face at today's Standing Committee meeting.

If we target him, wouldn't that be a bit unreasonable?

However, thinking that Zhou Chuyi wasn't a reckless person, he felt a little more at ease.

Looking up, he saw Sha Ruijin still talking about Ding Yizhen, and Old Liu immediately knew what to do.

"Cough cough..."

During a break in Sha Ruijin's speech, the familiar coughing sound rang out again.

The two coughs made Sha Ruijin stiffen for a moment.

No, Governor Liu, Ding Yizhen's matter has nothing to do with you, right? What's the meaning of your cough?

The other members of the Standing Committee were also drawn to the sound of Governor Liu's two coughs and shared the same question.

The entire venue fell into a solemn silence, with everyone looking at Governor Liu, wondering what he was going to say.

"Secretary Sha, Ding Yizhen's matter has not had a good impact on the entire Handong area."

Old Liu first smiled at Sha Ruijin, indicating that this was not directed at him and that he should not panic.

It's my little brother who's up to no good, so I'll just give him the lead.

At this point, Governor Liu had no idea what Zhou Chuyi was up to; he just wanted to start a conversation and give Zhou Chuyi a chance to speak.

"Our provincial government has been paying close attention to this matter."

"After all, the escape of a deputy mayor at the provincial level affects the image of our entire Handong."

"After Comrade Zhou Chuyi came to Handong, the provincial government assigned the public security, procuratorial and judicial affairs to him."

"Regarding Ding Yizhen's escape, our provincial government has discovered something."

"Since Secretary Sha brought this up, let Comrade Chu Yi tell us about it so that we Standing Committee members can refer to it."

Upon hearing Governor Liu's words, everyone's attention shifted from Liu to Zhou Chuyi.

Zhou Chuyi secretly gave Governor Liu a thumbs up. As expected of Old Liu, he provided the perfect opportunity.

Sha Ruijin was silent for a few seconds before saying, "If Comrade Chu Yi has any information about Ding Yizhen, please speak frankly."

He didn't want Lao Liu to talk to the people from the provincial government anymore.

But since he started it himself, he couldn't very well stop people from speaking, so he had no choice but to hold his nose and let Zhou Chuyi talk.

"Secretary Sha, comrades, as you all know, I haven't been in office in Handong for very long."

"Governor Liu valued me and entrusted me with the affairs of the provincial public security, procuratorate and judicial system."

Zhou Chuyi glanced at Sha Ruijin, then looked at the Standing Committee members, "Since arriving in Handong, the thing I've heard most often is discussions about Ding Yizhen."

"As I mentioned in the meeting just now, some time ago, Comrade Zhao Dehan brought Cheng Du, the director of the Guangming District Public Security Bureau, to me to report on the Dafeng Factory matter."

"Later, our provincial government assigned Director Luo Junzhen of the provincial department to take charge of this matter."

"After this matter was dealt with, I also inquired about Ding Yizhen's escape."

"The provincial department said that they don't have the authority to take the lead in this matter. However, I asked Director Luo and Comrade Cheng Du to find some information about this matter."

"Originally, it was not appropriate for us to interfere in Ding Yizhen's affairs."

"However, Secretary Sha just mentioned this matter and asked who can take responsibility for it."

"I cannot determine where the specific responsibility lies."

Zhou Chuyi glanced around at everyone, "But then, I saw something, and I discovered some problems."

"At least in the case of Ding Yizhen's escape, there are some obvious issues that we can still discuss."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Zhou Chuyi with some surprise.

Many people's eyes also fell on Gao Yuliang.

Just now, Sha Ruijin mentioned Ding Yizhen, wanting to pursue the matter of accountability.

However, as Gao Yuliang continued his explanation, he managed to gloss over the matter.

Now Zhou Chuyi says he has something in his possession, which means that the principal responsibility may be difficult to determine.

However, someone still got into trouble during the incident?

A smile appeared on Sha Ruijin's face when he heard Zhou Chuyi's words.

He mentioned Ding Yizhen in an attempt to salvage his lost face.

Since he says he wants to hold those responsible accountable, someone has to take the blame.

As they were talking, Gao Yuliang and Li Dakang almost started arguing, but they didn't specifically point out anyone's involvement in the matter.

Now that Zhou Chuyi has stepped forward, it means that the focus can be shifted to a specific person.

This is an opportunity for him to establish his authority. "Comrade Chu Yi, please elaborate."