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

"Our Secretary Sha has come to Handong with an imperial edict. Since he wants to 'rectify the officials' in Handong, let him start with the political and legal system."

"I'd like to see how big this fire can get and what it can produce."

Zhou Chuyi explained why he pointed out the irregularities and lack of professional competence of these people in the procuratorate.

This sounded reasonable, but Zhou Chuyi had a deeper thought in his mind that he did not tell Governor Liu.

He is a time traveler, within the storyline he knows.

Lu Yike, Lin Huahua, and others later became Hou Liangping's capable assistants.

What this means is self-evident.

If the Zhong family wants to reap the rewards, they can't just send one secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and then join forces with the new provincial party secretary, Sha Ruijin.

These locals in Handong must have made plans in advance.

Ji Changming, the famous non-stick pan maker from Handong, is a good example of this.

He seemed to shirk responsibility in everything, but he would wholeheartedly support any instructions given by Hou Liangping or Zhong Xiaoai of Yanjing.

Don't talk about the Supreme People's Procuratorate's vertical leadership over the Handong Procuratorate; Zhong Mingguo is in the Discipline Inspection Commission, not the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

The Zhong family has some influence in the procuratorial system, but even a provincial procurator general at the vice-ministerial level is not someone they can command at will.

Judging from the several phone calls between Zhong Xiaoai and Ji Changming on TV, and their demeanor, Zhou Chuyi guessed that Ji Changming and others had long since sided with the Zhong family.

However, judging from the outcome, it seems that the Zhong family's plan did not include the rat poison mentioned in advance.

Then let the rat poison hit first, kill a few of these people's descendants first, and see if the Zhong family will tell Sha Ruijin the truth.

The Zhong family wanted to use Hou Liangping to gain a foothold in Handong and seize greater benefits.

The professional competence of these people in the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Handong Provincial Procuratorate is indeed worrying.

They could even lose track of corrupt officials like Ding Yizhen, and their work was full of loopholes, yet they held important positions because of their various networks of connections.

Such a team is utterly unworthy of the sacred mission of fighting corruption.

Zhou Chuyi came to Handong not to be a pawn for any faction, nor to engage in power struggles.

He came here to disrupt the Zhong family's plans. Handong is not anyone's backyard or private property.

Therefore, he chose this time to expose the violations of rules and regulations by the people in the procuratorate.

When Sha Ruijing came, he was just worried about not finding a breakthrough to establish his authority. When this knife was handed to him, he couldn't possibly refuse.

Sha Ruijin's target was originally Gao Yuliang.

The procuratorate and the court are areas that Gao Yuliang was primarily responsible for, and yet his own people made such a huge mistake.

Sha Ruijin took the opportunity to suppress Gao Yuliang's prestige and enhance his own, killing two birds with one stone.

Zhou Chuyi picked up his teacup and took another sip.

"As for whether it will cause difficulties for my work—" Zhou Chuyi put down his teacup.

"Boss, I came to Handong to get things done, not to make friends. As long as I can do the job well, I'm not afraid of offending people."

Governor Liu stared at him for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter.

Old Liu was able to get to this position because he understood many things clearly.

Zhou Chuyi's explanation was reasonable, but he could tell that Zhou Chuyi's true thoughts were definitely not that.

However, he didn't care. He was happy to get things done by moving those people in the procuratorate around.

Furthermore, since he had promised Elder Wei to stand up for Zhou Chuyi in Handong.

As long as Zhou Chuyi doesn't act out of line and follows the rules, Lao Liu is confident he can handle anything.

As for what Zhou Chuyi or the people he represents wanted to do, since they didn't say, Lao Liu didn't ask any further questions.

"Good! Zhou Chuyi, I'm relieved to hear that."

Governor Liu stood up, walked to his desk, picked up a document, and handed it to Zhou Chuyi.

"This is a list of key projects in Handong Province for the second half of this year. Take it back and take a good look."

"We will work with Zhenhui to ensure these key projects are completed successfully."

"Our provincial government cannot slack off on economic work."

"Let Sha Ruijin do whatever he wants, we'll stabilize Handong's 'ballast'."

Zhou Chuyi took the document and nodded solemnly: "Governor, rest assured, I will do my best."

"Haha, I believe in your and Zhenhui's abilities." Old Liu laughed.

"It's probably because of you that the higher authorities approved the shantytown renovation quota and the supporting funds for the transfer of industries in central China very quickly next year."

"Zhenhui should be able to sense this," Old Liu said, pointing to He Zhenhui.

"That's right. When I went to Yanjing to handle these matters, many people in various departments knew that Governor Zhou was in charge, so things went much more smoothly."

Executive Vice Governor He Zhenhui responded with a smile.

This is true. When Zhou Chuyi first arrived, many things that were originally planned to be done in Yanjing were instead handled by He Zhenhui, the executive deputy representative.

Compared to previous years, the process for Handong Province in Yanjing was indeed smoother this year.

"However, next year, Governor Zhou will have to go to Beijing to handle all of this himself," He Zhenhui said with a smile, looking at Zhou Chuyi.

"Actually, if it weren't for the time constraints, we should have waited this year and let Chu Yi handle it himself. Maybe we could have increased the numbers even more."

Old Liu joked, "If he goes, he'll probably just go home and rest. His secretary can handle everything."

"Let me tell you, Comrade Chu Yi's name still carries weight in the ministries."

After saying that, the three of them laughed together.

Unlike the atmosphere in the provincial governor's office, at the same time, the atmosphere in the office of Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin was somewhat somber.

The Party Secretary's Office is on the seventh floor of the Provincial Party Committee Building.

Sha Ruijin stood by the window, holding a cup of unfinished green tea, looking solemnly at the cars leaving the courtyard below.

"Secretary Guofu." He didn't turn around, his voice ringing out in the office, "What do you think of Zhou Chuyi today?"

Behind Sha Ruijin, the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Tian Guofu, walked over and stood to the side and behind Sha Ruijin.

"We all know a little about Comrade Zhou Chuyi's background, but what he said at today's Standing Committee meeting about Hou Liangping's disciplinary action..."

Tian Guofu carefully chose his words, knowing what Sha Ruijin wanted to ask.

However, Tian Guofu himself was not clear about Zhou Chuyi's intentions, and he dared not tell Sha Ruijin directly what he had guessed.

After all, Sha Ruijin only had a cooperative relationship with them, so it was impossible for him to tell them everything.

He didn't know if Sha Ruijin would jump out of the car, so he deliberately brought up Hou Liangping's matter.

"You knew?" Sha Ruijin turned to look at Tian Guofu, a hint of anger on his face. "Knowing his situation, why didn't you inform him beforehand?"

Tian Guofu remained silent for a few seconds before speaking, "After all, he's Secretary Zhong's son-in-law, I..."

"You didn't expect Comrade Zhou Chuyi to reveal this?"

Sha Ruijin placed the teacup on the windowsill, and the glass made a crisp sound.

"So you didn't expect him to target those people from the prosecutor's office?"

"You're the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, how could you not know about those people in the procuratorate? Didn't you have prior knowledge of their situation?"

Sha Ruijin's series of questions made Tian Guofu's expression stiffen.

"Secretary Sha, have you noticed that the things he mentioned, and the things Governor Liu talked about regarding Dafeng Factory, are all from the 'political and legal system'?"

"Why is the provincial government, which is in charge of the economy, getting involved in political and legal matters?"

Instead of explaining himself, Tian Guofu changed the subject, telling Sha Ruijin not to bring up Zhou Chuyi's matter.