In name only, I, Gao Yuliang, will sink Handong at worst.

Half an hour later, all 10 members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee were summoned to a conference room. Everyone's eyes were on Gao Yuliang and Liu Changsheng. Some of them had been summoned by Gao Yuliang, while others had been summoned by Liu Changsheng.

I just don't know why we came here. This isn't the Standing Committee meeting; it's just a small meeting.

Gao Yuliang looked at Li Dakang with a hint of amusement. Li Dakang sensed Gao Yuliang's expression and a feeling welled up in his heart.

Li Dakang had a bad feeling. Although he didn't know what he had done, seeing Gao Yuliang's smile made him feel that something bad was going to happen.

Could it be that Ding Yizhen's side has found out something? Although he hasn't broken the law, he still knows a thing or two about what Ding Yizhen has done.

Could this mean they've implicated me?

Just then, Gao Yuliang spoke up: "The Public Security Bureau has received information that more than 20 tons of gasoline have been illegally stored at the Dafeng Factory in Dongjingzhou, and the storage tanks are currently experiencing a minor leak."

As soon as Gao Yuliang said this, everyone was immediately in an uproar. What did he mean by twenty tons of gasoline?

Twenty tons of gasoline, no matter where it explodes, would wipe out all the Standing Committee members present. A typical oil tanker truck carries about five to eight tons.

Ma Guangming slammed his fist on the table, pointed at Li Dakang, and yelled, "Li Dakang, are you trying to kill us? Twenty tons of gasoline is equivalent to several tons of TNT! And that Dafeng factory is so far from the provincial government; it's right in the city center. If it really explodes, how many people will die?!"

"Not only will your hat be gone, Li Dakang, but mine will be gone too."

It's no wonder Ma Guangming was so angry. He was the vice governor in charge of security. If it exploded, the biggest blame would fall on Li Dakang, and the second biggest would fall on Ma Guangming.

He will inevitably be dismissed from his post, and in addition, he will be held accountable.

Li Dakang was also dumbfounded. Looking at Gao Yuliang, he couldn't believe that the blame would fall on him.

Li Dakang called out Gao Yuliang's name directly, slamming his hand on the table and saying, "Gao Yuliang, are you telling the truth? Twenty tons of gasoline."

"Secretary Dakang, don't get agitated!"

"How could I not be excited? That's twenty tons of gasoline! Twenty tons of gasoline!" Li Dakang was going crazy; he was going to die!

Gao Yuliang nodded, then retrieved the photos and materials and distributed them to everyone. These were all taken using drones and from high-rise buildings.

"Now you can see that there are 20 tons of gasoline in the underground storage tanks in Dafeng Factory, although it is nominally for refueling the cars in Dafeng Factory."

"But in the past six months, this gasoline hasn't been used up much. In other words, we've been sleeping next to this twenty-ton bomb for more than half a year. Fortunately, it hasn't exploded." Gao Yuliang gave a brief introduction to the gasoline bomb.

Li Dakang saw the photos of Dafeng Factory, which not only showed these things, but also the trenches and barbed wire, indicating that the other side had turned the place into a fortress.

Someone has turned my own Jingzhou into a fortress, and I don't even know it. What are my men doing? They've all turned it into a fortress, and now they're criticizing me at this meeting. They're being humiliated to my face.

On the contrary, Chang Li, the Minister of the United Front Work Department, and Lu Kang, the Commander of the Handong Military Region, exchanged a glance. Chang Li spoke up: "The way these trenches and barbed wire are set up is like the style of the older generation. The current combat system has changed and is different from what we see here."

"49 years ago, our trenches were mostly curved or zigzag-shaped to blend in with the terrain and weaken the shockwave of explosions."

"During the Korean War, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army interconnected the initial 'cat-ear' anti-artillery bunkers, developing them into 'U-shaped tunnels' that could be used for fighting, hiding, and living, forming a solid defensive system with tunnels as the backbone, connecting trenches and communication trenches."

"In the 1960s and 70s, focusing on nuclear, biological, and chemical defense, our army began to construct large-scale, robust, permanent tunnel fortifications in strategic locations such as the border. These fortifications incorporated nuclear, biological, and chemical defense designs."

"After the Sino-Tibetan border conflict in the 80s, the troops widely used improved foxholes for concealment and artillery protection. What they are using now is a new round of tunnel operations. In my opinion, this should be the style from around 49. It is very likely that it was guided by the older generation, or even by veteran revolutionaries." Chang Li directly stated the matter.

Things suddenly became complicated, and even involved veteran revolutionaries.

"Even veteran revolutionaries shouldn't do this! Twenty tons of gasoline—that's already jeopardizing our safety!" Li Dakang said.

As if struck by a sudden thought, Li Dakang couldn't help but ask, "Secretary Yuliang, could this old revolutionary be your former leader, Chen Yanshi?"

Gao Yuliang's eyes flashed with a slight smile, but his lips tightened. "That's right, this old revolutionary is my former leader, but I neither instructed him to oppose the government like this, nor have I ever done anything for my former leader! If you feel something is amiss, you can investigate!"

After hearing Gao Yuliang's explanation, everyone agreed. If Gao Yuliang had really done something, would he have made it public?

Moreover, Gao Yuliang did meet with Chen Yanshi, but he never did anything with him. In addition, he would not meet with Chen Yanshi if he had work commitments. He would just have someone receive Chen Yanshi in the reception room.

Chen Yanshi also criticized Gao Yuliang quite a bit, but Gao Yuliang still respected those he should. Moreover, Gao Yuliang didn't just respect Chen Yanshi; he would visit other old leaders and retired cadres in Handong during holidays. Gao Yuliang's reputation for respecting teachers and valuing morality was well-known.

If Gao Yuliang doesn't respect his teachers, will his students respect him? He possesses the virtues of an ancient gentleman.

Everyone agreed with Gao Yuliang's statement.

"Let's discuss how to handle this matter. My suggestion is that we go and take photos to collect evidence and confirm the facts. Then, Li Dakang can pursue the matter and hold the person responsible accountable, since the Public Security Bureau and the military will send people to resolve these issues."

"Moreover, the Shanshui Group plans to demolish this place tomorrow, and I'm worried that if we accidentally ignite this gasoline tank, it might explode."

When Gao Yuliang said this, everyone immediately understood his plan. All these people had done was gather evidence to claim Sha Ruijin's alibi, and then make him take the blame.