In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong!

The call was from Zhao Donglai of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau.

As soon as the call connected, Zhao Donglai's anxious voice came through.

"Secretary Dakang, something's happened!"

Just those three words made Li Dakang's heart clench and pound.

"What happened?!"

"Workers from Dafeng Factory in Guangming District and the demolition team from Shanshui Group are currently clashing. Neither side is backing down, and this could very likely escalate into a large-scale bloody conflict!"

"Understood, Donglai. Immediately dispatch police forces from Jingzhou to maintain order. Remember, don't let either side start a conflict. I'm coming right away!"

After saying that, Li Dakang hurriedly went out, and Ouyang Qing, who had finally returned home, frowned as she watched.

By the time Li Dakang arrived, Chen Yanshi had already arrived at Dafeng Factory. Standing among the workers, Chen Yanshi glared at the demolition team opposite them. The workers instantly felt reassured, and their original worries and fears vanished!

"I am Chen Yanshi. Who gave you permission to forcibly demolish my property like this? Dafeng Factory belongs to the workers; you can't act like this!"

At this moment, police cars arrived one after another.

After Zhao Donglai got out of the car, he ordered a group of police officers to temporarily separate the demolition team and the workers from Dafeng Factory. He also arrested Chang Chenghu and his group who were impersonating police officers.

"Zhao Donglai, you've come at the right time. Tell me, do these people still have any sense of law? They want to forcibly demolish Dafeng Factory."

Where's Li Dakang? Let him come!

Chen Yanshi's arrogance was a bit overwhelming for Zhao Donglai. Who didn't know that Chen Yanshi was the adoptive father of the newly appointed provincial party secretary, Sha Ruijin? He kept calling him "Little Jin," and Zhao Donglai, unaware of the inside story, felt intimidated by Chen Yanshi.

All I could do was offer kind words of comfort.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

When Li Dakang arrived, Zhao Donglai had basically brought the situation under control.

Upon arriving, Li Dakang witnessed Zhao Donglai standing subserviently beside Chen Yanshi.

"Secretary Dakang!"

Only after seeing Li Dakang did Zhao Donglai end this agonizing conversation and hand over command to Li Dakang.

Heaven knows how awful the words Chen Yanshi uttered when he was trying to comfort him were, but Zhao Donglai couldn't actually get angry and could only hold it in.

Li Dakang frowned as he looked at Chen Yanshi, who was blocking the workers' way.

"Old Chen, what are you doing?"

"You're almost eighty years old. If something happens to you, how am I supposed to explain it to the provincial party committee?"

Sensing the helplessness in Li Dakang's tone, Chen Yanshi was even less willing to back down.

"Li Dakang, you be the judge! On what grounds does the Shanshui Group demolish the Dafeng Factory? The Dafeng Factory isn't something Cai Chenggong can just mortgage like that. Did he even ask the workers' opinions?"

Li Dakang didn't know how to respond to that, but he still patiently explained.

"Old Chen, it's written very clearly in black and white. Cai Chenggong had the workers' authorization and the Shanshui Group's signature. The Shanshui Group's demolition of Dafeng Factory was compliant and legal. You are an old revolutionary and have worked in the procuratorate for many years. You can't possibly not understand the importance of the law."

"Hmph! Li Dakang, do you also want to help Shanshui Group deal with the workers of Dafeng Factory?"

I'm telling you, don't even think about it!

After a few words, Li Dakang was also quite angry.

They originally intended to forcibly remove Chen Yanshi, but then they thought about the ambiguous relationship between Chen Yanshi and Sha Ruijin...

After calming down, Li Dakang could only call Sha Ruijin to hear his attitude and opinion.

In front of Chen Yanshi, Li Dakang made a phone call.

A dozen seconds later, the call was connected.

"Hello, Secretary Sha, I'm sorry to bother you so late."

Sha Ruijin shook his head at home.

"It's alright, Comrade Dakang. You must have something important to tell me if you're calling me. Tell me about it."

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang carefully recounted what was happening at Dafeng Factory.

Especially when Chen Yanshi is mentioned!

"Secretary Sha, Old Chen is blocking the workers' way right now, isn't that right?"

Sha Ruijin was considering when suddenly a voice called out, "Little Jinzi!"

"Xiao Jinzi, don't listen to Li Dakang's nonsense. It was clearly the Shanshui Group that forcibly demolished Dafeng Factory. The workers didn't even agree to it. How can this be allowed?"

Originally, Sha Ruijin intended for Li Dakang to handle the matter conservatively to avoid conflict, and to persuade Chen Yanshi to leave before conducting a detailed investigation.

Unfortunately, this phrase, "little gold," completely provoked Sha Ruijin.

"Comrade Dakang, if the court has already made a specific judgment that is compliant and legal, then it should be executed in accordance with the law. As for Comrade Chen Yanshi, we can understand his feelings, but his actions were too reckless."

Against the government, against the law?

Handong will not allow this to happen; the law cannot yield to illegality!

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang paused for a moment, glanced at Chen Yanshi, and seemed surprised that his relationship with Sha Ruijin wasn't this close.

With this in mind, Li Dakang decided to have Chen Yanshi, this troublemaker, taken away first before negotiating with the workers.

"Director Donglai, did you hear me? Take Old Chen away first, it's too dangerous here!"

In a flash, Zhao Donglai understood what it meant.

With a wave of his hand, three police officers stepped forward and grabbed Chen Yanshi to take him away. This really stirred up a hornet's nest. Zheng Xipo, the chairman of the trade union, saw that his trusted backer was about to be taken away, so he disregarded everything else and directly called on the workers to snatch Chen Yanshi away.

"We can't let them take Old Chen away!"

In an instant, dozens of workers rushed forward and grabbed Chen Yanshi to prevent the police from taking him away.

In the chaos, Chen Yanshi felt as if he was being torn apart by two forces, and the pain made him scream.

Chen Yanshi's screams further fueled the workers' emotions.

In an instant, the workers and the police maintaining order were locked in a chaotic brawl.

boom!

Finally, Zhao Donglai pulled out his pistol and fired a shot into the air before the workers stopped.

At this moment, Chen Yanshi's face was extremely pale, and he felt a piercing pain in both of his arms.

While wailing, he didn't forget to curse Sha Ruijin. As for why he cursed Sha Ruijin, only Chen Yanshi himself probably knows the reason.

The conflict ended, and the people from Shanshui Group who came to demolish the property watched the whole thing as spectators, some even filming it.

With things escalating to this point, Li Dakang was staring at Chen Yanshi with a dark expression and a deathly gaze.

If it weren't for that old geezer Chen Yanshi's meddling, I could have easily gotten the workers at Dafeng Factory and Shanshui Group to sit down and talk things out, but now we're in this situation.

Looking at the workers' fierce eyes, it was probably impossible to persuade them.

"What are you trying to do, Dafeng Factory! Trying to take people from the police?"

Do you realize that what you just did, to put it more seriously, constitutes assaulting a police officer?

Li Dakang's words were harsh, and the workers who had calmed down were trembling.

The instant Li Dakang finished speaking, one of the workers, out of fear, dropped his torch and instantly ignited the cotton nearby.

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire spread in an instant.

Seeing this scene, Li Dakang felt as if the sky had fallen.