Nominal: Hou Liangping blocking the door? He was slapped away!

At the northern base, the convoy has already started moving.

Shen Zhong sat down in the lead vehicle. The top-secret box was locked in the armored vehicle behind, and the door closed with a dull thud.

Zhou Weiguo sat in the passenger seat, checked the magazine, and then looked back at it again.

"Sir, will things calm down in Xishan?"

Shen Zhong looked at the runway lights ahead.

"They will change battlefields."

Zhou Weiguo gripped the safety pin with his fingers.

"Handong?"

Shen Zhong did not speak immediately.

A few seconds later, he picked up the military terminal.

"Send a warning to Qi Tongwei and keep an eye on the financial sector, especially companies related to the heavy machinery factory."

Zhou Weiguo's face darkened.

"Are these people really going to dump their shares?"

Shen Zhong put the terminal down heavily.

"When the altar is about to collapse, the people below will overturn the table first."

The convoy drove out of the northern base.

Night fell outside the car window, and rows of combat readiness lights shone in the distance.

……

The next morning at 9:30.

The Hantong Financial Center collapsed as soon as it opened for business.

The stock prices of all eleven key state-owned enterprises are in the red. The heavy machinery factory's related chain was hit first, with sales orders piling up one after another, like someone using a shovel to fill a pit with soil.

Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee.

Li Dakang stood in front of the big screen, his eyes red-rimmed, still wearing his trench coat, and smashed the teacup in his hand to the ground with a bang.

"What about the Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission?"

The secretary, holding the phone, looked grim. "Secretary Li, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is raising funds, but the banks are stuck."

"Who's on the card?"

"Several major banks are conducting risk control reviews, saying that credit limits are locked."

boom.

The second teacup broke.

Li Dakang stared at the downward curve on the screen, his face expressionless, but the veins on his forehead were taut.

"If the heavy machinery factory shuts down for even one day, the eleven supporting factories behind it will have to shut down as well. If the supporting factories shut down, the workers will block the gates."

A nearby official whispered a suggestion, "Secretary Li, should we report this to the provincial authorities first?"

boom.

The third teacup also broke.

"Can a report really pull a stock that has hit its daily limit down?"

No one in the room dared to respond.

Li Dakang picked up his coat, turned around, and walked out.

"Discipline Inspection Commission, Economic Investigation Department, Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, follow me."

The secretary quickly followed, "Where are we going?"

"Handong Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau"

"But that's the financial regulatory area. If we go there like that, won't it...?"

Li Dakang stopped.

"If the economy of Handong collapses today, no one can expect to hide behind the rules and have an easy time."

Ten minutes later.

The convoy blocked the entrance to the Handong Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau.

Two police cars blocked the main gate, while the disciplinary committee's vehicle was positioned on the side gate. Special police officers got out of the rear vehicle, raised their shields, and the gatekeeper could barely hold onto the registration book.

"Secretary Li, you can't do this."

The duty officer from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission ran out, his shirt collar askew and his face covered in sweat.

Li Dakang didn't even glance at him.

"Get out of the way."

"We have a rule here that external personnel must report in advance before entering the command center."

Li Dakang raised his hand and pointed to the Economic Investigation Department behind him.

"The report has arrived."

"However, the financial system is under the risk control instructions of higher authorities, and the province has no right to interfere in the market without authorization."

Li Dakang looked at him. "Which superior?"

The person in charge's lips moved slightly.

"System superior."

"name."

The other person lowered their head and remained silent.

Li Dakang sneered, "You don't even dare to mention the name, yet you dare to use it to intimidate Handong?"

He stepped inside.

Just as several security guards were about to stop them, a special police officer stepped forward and placed his hand on his holster. The security guards immediately retreated to the wall.

Inside the command center.

Dozens of screens were lit up at the same time, displaying bank fund flows, corporate credit lines, risk control lists, and market transaction data covering an entire wall.

Several technicians sat at their workstations, their hands no longer on the keyboards.

The provincial branch manager was also there.

He was in his fifties, with his hair neatly combed, his dark blue suit buttoned up to the middle, and his leather shoes polished to a shine. However, he had heavy eye bags, as if he hadn't slept all night.

Seeing Li Dakang come in, he stood up and forced a smile.

"Secretary Li, why did you come in person?"

"If I don't come, are you prepared to watch Handong die?"

The provincial branch manager's face stiffened.

"Secretary Li, that's too harsh. We're also very anxious, but the head office's risk control has already blocked the channel, and large loans will have to wait for review."

"How long will the review take?"

"As fast as three business days."

Li Dakang stared at him.

"Three working days later, the gate of the heavy machinery factory was full of workers demanding their unpaid wages."

The provincial branch manager sighed, "There's nothing we can do; the higher-ups are sticking to a very firm stance."

"Whose caliber?"

Head Office Risk Management Department

Who is behind the risk management department?

The provincial branch manager remained silent.

Li Dakang took two steps forward and slammed his hand on the table.

"If Handong's economy collapses today, you'll all be charged with dereliction of duty!"

No one in the command center dared to type.

The provincial branch manager, sweat beading on his forehead, said, "Secretary Li, you're forcing us to make mistakes."

"Making a mistake?"

Li Dakang took the file bag from his secretary and slammed it on the table.

The red stamp was pressed against the paper.

Order for assistance in investigating a terrorism-related money laundering case.

Issued by: Qi Tongwei.

The provincial branch manager picked it up and glanced at it; his expression immediately changed.

"Involved in terrorism and money laundering?"

Li Dakang pointed at the large screen, "The Haizhou Coastal Fund, in collusion with unidentified foreign speculative capital, is shorting state-owned assets in Handong, intending to create a wave of work stoppages and social unrest. Tell me, what's this called?"

No one answered.

"I'll answer for you."

Li Dakang pushed the document forward.

"Derivative crimes arising from foreign interference in national strategic planning."

The technical director stood in the corner, his face pale. "Secretary Li, our system is directly connected to the core risk control network. Access is locked, and local operations will be considered violations."

Where is the network cable?

The technical lead was stunned. "What?"

Where is the core direct connection to the risk control network?

"In the server room."

Li Dakang turned around and said, "Lead the way."

The technical supervisor instinctively looked at the provincial branch manager.

The provincial branch manager pursed his lips tightly, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Secretary Li, pulling this line would be too much of a responsibility."

Li Dakang looked at him.

"The collapse of Handong is a greater responsibility."

The provincial branch manager placed his hand on the edge of the table, tapped it twice, and then stopped.

"I need to consult with head office."

"Your phone is being monitored by an overseas money laundering case. If you ask for instructions now, it's tantamount to tipping them off."

After these words, the provincial branch manager could no longer maintain his composure.

Li Dakang slapped the warrant for assistance onto his chest.

"signature."

"I……"

"sign."

A disciplinary committee official handed over a pen, police officers from the economic crime investigation department stood at the door, and special police officers lowered their guns. The air in the entire command center tightened.

The provincial branch manager gritted his teeth and wrote his name on the physical offline loan authorization form.

The pen tip tore through the paper.

Li Dakang took the authorization form and handed it to the technical supervisor.

"Now, unplug the cable."

The computer room door opened.

Inside, the fans were humming, and rows of wire mesh cabinets were lit up with green lights.

The technical supervisor, wearing gloves, stood in front of the cabinet marked with the core direct connection to the risk control line, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"After unplugging it, the local special period permissions are only for 27 minutes."

Li Dakang looked at his watch.

That's enough.

The technical supervisor closed his eyes briefly and yanked the dedicated line off.

Snapped.

The green light went out.

The command center's large screen went black for two seconds, after which the provincial backup system took over.