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

When it came to the unprofessional actions of Lu Yike and her colleagues at the procuratorate that night, even Gao Yuliang didn't know how to save face.

"I'm not a professional either, so later I talked to Luo Junzhen from the provincial department and Cheng Du from the Guangming District Public Security Bureau about this issue."

"The two of them almost laughed out of anger after seeing these surveillance videos."

"Comrade Cheng told me that as long as you have a little professional knowledge, you won't be so sloppy in your work."

"If their police officers handled cases like this, they would have been stripped of their uniforms long ago."

"Secretary Yuliang just said that we should set up controls in advance, just in case."

"However, Director Luo told me that the first thing to do when setting up surveillance is to ensure a complete closed loop."

"The prosecutors only guarded the main entrance of the hotel where the banquet was held, ignoring the side entrance, underground parking garage, kitchen passage, and VIP elevator, among other escape routes."

"In fact, Ding Yizhen escaped through the back kitchen passage. The investigation team did not set up any flanks or back door sentries."

"There's also the issue of personnel allocation; they only deployed four people for this operation."

"A team led by a division chief, a section chief, and two section-level field officers, with no backup personnel, is supposed to be preparing to arrest a provincial-level official?"

"If we're going to take precautions, is there no one left in our provincial anti-corruption bureau?"

Zhou Chuyi's words made Gao Yuliang's expression very unpleasant.

Of all the standing committee members present, only he, as the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, had a deep relationship with the procuratorate, and everyone was secretly watching him.

This made him, the third-in-command of Handong Province, lose face.

"Just now, I was only talking about the lack of professionalism of these comrades from the procuratorate in terms of surveillance and control."

"Next, I'll talk about these people's ability to handle situations and make predictions on the spot."

"Secretary Yuliang said that just in case, we should set up controls in advance."

"The premise is that you believe the information provided by Hou Liangping of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate that Ding Yizhen has corruption issues."

"Did they conduct a preliminary investigation into Ding Yizhen's social connections and entourage before taking action?"

"I don't think so. They don't know if Ding Yizhen has anyone around him who can tip him off."

"We failed to pay attention to suspicious public officials in the venue beforehand, underestimated the risk of internal leaks, and were completely unprepared."

"Look here, everyone." Zhou Chuyi switched the video to the scene where Lin Huahua and Zhou Zheng entered the hotel.

In the video, the two men stealthily approached the manager, pulled out their identification, and then entered the hotel.

"Doesn't it seem ridiculous?" Zhou Chuyi asked Gao Yuliang.

"There was no investigation, no contingency plan. They just randomly found the hotel supervisor and pulled out their work ID."

"Isn't this blatantly telling the manager, 'There are corrupt officials in your party today, and I'm here to arrest them'?"

"Do the comrades in this procuratorate have any sense of confidentiality or vigilance?"

All the Standing Committee members looked at Gao Yuliang with amusement; they hadn't thought that much about it before.

Now that Zhou Chuyi has pointed it out, it's clear that the investigators at the procuratorate are complete amateurs, with loopholes everywhere.

"That's right, those two young comrades revealed their identities right away. If the people in this hotel are familiar with Ding Yizhen or other cadres there, there's a good chance that information could be leaked."

Li Dakang strongly agreed with Zhou Chuyi's words and looked at Gao Yuliang as he spoke.

"Besides these, these people from the procuratorate did not anticipate the possibility that Ding Yizhen might abandon the car and flee before the operation."

"No personnel were assigned to monitor Ding Yizhen's car and driver, and no vehicle information was recorded in advance or any accompanying personnel were arranged."

"No prior coordination was established with the hotel security, and no access to the surveillance footage was reserved in advance."

"This also led to Ding Yizhen arranging for his driver to drive away to distract the investigation team, while he himself made a swift escape on foot. The investigation team was completely unprepared for this clever escape tactic."

"After they discovered that Ding Yizhen had escaped, they hurriedly went to the front desk to retrieve the surveillance footage, missing the golden opportunity to track him down."

"Take another look here." Zhou Chuyi adjusted the video to show Lin Huahua and Zhou Zheng after they entered the hotel.

"So you're keeping a close watch on Ding Yizhen, huh?" Zhou Chuyi laughed. "But look at these two comrades."

"First of all, his casual attire made him stand out from everyone else in the hall."

"Not to mention, after the two spotted Ding Yizhen, their demeanor and behavior were too conspicuous; they frequently looked around and whispered about their target."

"Do they really think everyone's a fool, unaware that their target is Ding Yizhen?"

"Furthermore, because the provincial party committee has been slow to issue the order to take action, they cannot act, but they can't even keep an eye on people."

What were those two doing next?

"They started by eating and drinking, but then they stopped caring about their target and started flirting and dating."

"Secretary Sha just said that there are problems with the cadre team in Handong. I'm new here and don't know the details yet."

"However, after watching these videos, not to mention other places, I think the cadres in the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate are definitely problematic."

"A division chief in his thirties and two section-level cadres under thirty—to put it nicely, they are outstanding procuratorial cadres in their prime."

"I'd like to ask Secretary Yuliang, how did someone like him manage to get a position like the head of the investigation department?"

"Even young police officers who have just graduated from police academy wouldn't act this outrageously."

"And then there's the most important issue of impact," Zhou Chuyi said, looking at Li Dakang.

"The outrageous behavior of these comrades may have led Ding Yizhen to receive information from somewhere and leave the hotel without their knowledge."

"They only discovered Ding Yizhen was missing after the provincial party committee issued the order to take him into custody."

"Let them go. We can take remedial action and launch an investigation later."

"But everyone, look at this surveillance video. This Lin Huahua stood up in a panic and called Director Lu outside."

"He shouted in front of so many investors that Ding Yizhen had run away."

"Then, Comrade Lu Yike led her men and stormed in."

"Ding Yizhen's escape was originally quiet, but now everyone knows about it."

"The chief commander of the Guangming Peak project, at a public event such as a coordination reception for investors, had the prosecutors loudly proclaim that Mayor Ding had fled."

"This also led to the immediate impact of Ding Yizhen's escape, with such severe consequences that it directly caused the Guangmingfeng project to come to a standstill."

"It also made the news of a provincial-level official fleeing abroad spread throughout the country."

Zhou Chuyi's words resonated deeply with Li Dakang.

He kept nodding, thinking to himself, "Governor Zhou is right."

Even if Ding Yizhen had secretly escaped, if the news had been covered up, their Guangming Peak project in Jingzhou City wouldn't have ended up in such a passive situation.

Sha Ruijin, who was sitting in the main seat, gradually became serious.

After Zhou Chuyi's explanation, he also understood that the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate had made such a big oversight in Ding Yizhen's escape.

Strictly speaking, it was their mistake that led to Ding Yizhen's escape.