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

After the Wu sisters left, Gao Yuliang's office fell silent again.

Gao Yuliang sat back in his chair, took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and looked extremely tired.

What's going on? Everyone's come to me.

He slumped into the leather chair, raised one hand to rub his temples, and reached for a cigarette with the other, but put it down halfway through—he should smoke less.

"Teacher," Qi Tongwei's voice was a little hoarse, "Judge Wu, she..."

The look Judge Wu gave Qi Tongwei when he left made him feel very uncomfortable.

Qi Tongwei knew about Ding Yizhen's escape the whole time.

What does Judge Wu mean? Or does he know something about this?

"Her what?" Gao Yuliang opened his eyes, his gaze shifting from the ashtray to Qi Tongwei.

"Remember this, Lu Yi is Judge Wu's only daughter. If anything happens to her, she won't care about anything."

These words, full of admonition, left Qi Tongwei with a bad taste in his mouth.

Seeing Gao Yuliang's admonishing gaze, Qi Tongwei felt a chill in his heart.

It seems like these people know something about what he's doing behind the scenes.

"Also, the question I wanted to ask you when you came this morning is—how much do you actually know about Zhao Donglai's matter?"

Qi Tongwei's throat tightened: "Teacher, as you know, Zhao Donglai is Li Dakang's man."

"His affairs in Jingzhou are not something I, as the department head, could possibly know. As for the provincial department... I haven't assigned anyone to keep an eye on Jingzhou."

"You didn't assign anyone to watch you, but they did."

Gao Yuliang sneered, "Tongwei, do you think Sha Ruijin came to Handong to have tea and chat with you?"

"On the first day of the Standing Committee meeting, he suppressed your position as vice governor and directly brought up your hoeing incident at the meeting."

"Li Dakang then brought up your crying at the grave incident—do you think that was just Li Dakang's doing alone?"

Qi Tongwei felt a chill run down his spine.

"Secretary Sha casually pointed, and Li Dakang charged forward." Gao Yuliang said, enunciating each word clearly.

"Zhao Donglai is Li Dakang's man. Taking action against Zhao Donglai is a way of first sending a warning to Li Dakang."

"Our Secretary Dakang cast his vote very quickly," Gao Yuliang sighed.

"Lu Yike and the others in the procuratorate are Ji Changming's people. If we touch them—" He paused, not finishing his sentence.

Is targeting Qi Tongwei and making trouble for them a warning to the procuratorate? No, it's a warning to me, Gao Yuliang!

"You go back first." Gao Yuliang waved his hand, his voice sounding a little tired.

"Don't make any rash moves with the provincial department these next couple of days. It's better to remain still than to act rashly. Just cooperate with everything that needs to be done, and don't do anything reckless."

Seeing that Gao Yuliang didn't want to talk anymore, Qi Tongwei nodded, turned around and walked out. Just as he put his hand on the doorknob, Gao Yuliang called him back from behind.

"Tongwei."

"teacher?"

"About the hoeing..." Gao Yuliang paused, "...as for Chen Yanshi, things will remain the same as before."

"Since Sha Ruijin has already seen it and his attitude is there, there's no point in you trying to do anything more. It's meaningless."

Qi Tongwei gave a complicated "hmm," closed the door, and left.

......

Long queues formed early in the morning at the Workers' Cultural Palace in Guangming District.

In the group, there were elderly workers with gray hair, middle-aged women with children, and young faces. Everyone's expression was a mixture of anxiety, expectation, and confusion.

The special working group for Dafeng Factory in Jingzhou City is working here, and the news that resettlement fees are being distributed on-site has been communicated to all employees of Dafeng Factory.

Li Dakang, Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, Wu Xiongfei, Mayor of Jingzhou, Zhao Dehan, Secretary of the Guangming District Party Committee, Sun Liancheng, District Mayor of Guangming District, and other officials led staff from both the municipal and district levels to conduct on-site work.

On the other side, a cash transport truck from Jingzhou City Bank was quietly waiting there with cash on board.

Upon arrival, the first thing everyone saw was a huge display board filled with the names of all the employees of Dafeng Factory.

At the very top, the names of more than one hundred shareholders of Dafeng Factory were listed in red.

However, many people don't know the purpose of this arrangement.

The person most familiar with Guangming District is Sun Liancheng, the district head.

He presided over the distribution of resettlement fees on site today.

It was just 8:30 when he took a megaphone and walked onto the stage.

"Comrades, fellow villagers! I am Sun Liancheng, the district head of Guangming District!"

"Today, we are here to distribute resettlement allowances to everyone!"

"This shows the care and concern of the municipal party committee and government, as well as the provincial party committee and government, for everyone!"

"Everyone will receive their share of the money!"

He paused, looking at the countless eyes below him, and his voice became even more earnest.

"However, there are a few things I, Sun Liancheng, must make clear to everyone today!"

"I know that some people are spreading rumors about how much our Dafeng Factory land is worth, saying that everyone has shares and can get a share of the profits."

"I'm telling you all clearly today—that's a rumor! It's a lie!"

"The vast majority of us here are ordinary employees of Dafeng Factory, not shareholders, and we don't own any shares!"

"What everyone will receive is this resettlement allowance issued today, along with skills training and re-employment opportunities arranged by the government!"

These words immediately caused an uproar in the group, with a buzzing of discussion.

Some people nodded in agreement, after all, everyone knew in their hearts whether or not they had shares.

Some people have raised questions, specifically those who own shares in Dafeng Factory.

"Look at this display board, everyone. Only a little over a hundred people who own shares in Dafeng Factory are marked in red."

"According to the law and the contract, even if the land price for Dafeng Factory skyrockets, it has no direct impact on us!"

"We are all ordinary employees. Dafeng Factory is going bankrupt and will be demolished. The only rights you can get are resettlement compensation."

"Furthermore, there are the skills training and re-employment opportunities arranged for everyone by the municipal party committee and government, as well as the provincial party committee and government!"

"On behalf of the government, I assure everyone! Today's resettlement compensation is just the first step!"

"Next, the city government will work with the labor department to provide free vocational skills training for everyone."

"Electrician, welder, housekeeper, logistics... as long as you're willing to learn, there's a way out!"

"We will contact employers and hold special job fairs to ensure that every able-bodied employee can find a new job!"

"Get the money, learn some skills, and live a good life—that's the right path!"

"Do not listen to the instigation of a few and engage in pointless gatherings and confrontations!"

"That won't solve the problem; it will only cause pain to loved ones and pleasure to enemies!"

......

Sun Liancheng's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the feverish minds of some people, and also like a reassuring pill, calming the panicked hearts of many others.

"Did you arrange the subsequent skills training and re-employment?" Li Dakang, sitting next to Wu Xiongfei, asked with a stern face.

"Secretary Li, is there a problem?" Wu Xiongfei didn't look at Li Dakang, but focused on the situation on the scene.

"No problem, you did a great job." Li Dakang hadn't expected so much, and he felt a little uneasy.

The shareholders of Dafeng Factory, led by Zheng Xipo, also felt uneasy.

Sun Liancheng's words just now seemed to have exposed some of their dirty little thoughts in public, making them feel ashamed.