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

Gao Yuliang went back to sleep, but the entire Handong region was far from peaceful.

Li Dakang had to go back to deal with the mole. After all, such a big thing had happened in Handong, he couldn't possibly escape punishment!

The municipal standing committee meeting is to be held late at night.

There was also a nickname, Sha Ruijin, that started to spread in Handong, which also included the news that Chen Yanshi was Sha Ruijin's adoptive father. Back then, there were not only Gao Yuliang and Li Dakang, but also their secretary and the police in the vicinity.

Therefore, even the slightest disturbance can spread very far!

Li Dakang, watching his secretary, blurted out without realizing it, "Xiao Jinzi, when will those Standing Committee members be able to arrive?"

"Little Gold".

Secretary Jin shuddered, realizing that Li Dakang had just addressed her. Wasn't Xiao Jin supposed to call Sha Ruijin? He was also present tonight, so why was he calling her? He certainly wouldn't place himself on the same level as Sha Ruijin.

Didn't you used to call her Little Kim or Secretary Kim? How did it become Little Kim?

"It will probably take another ten minutes for everyone to arrive. Zhao Donglai, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, has already come over. Would you like to see him?"

"No need, I'll be there in ten minutes."

Zhao Donglai paced back and forth in the reception room. He already knew that the Provincial Public Security Bureau had intervened and removed twenty tons of gasoline from Dafeng Factory. The fact that they hadn't notified him, the director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, was itself a statement.

He came here for the meeting today just to be criticized. He didn't know what his fate would be. His former superior had long since retired, but later, due to some connections, he got in touch with the new secretary. As a result, Zhao Donglai hadn't even had a chance to show his loyalty to Sha Ruijin.

He had caused such a huge mess. Initially, he wanted to curry favor with the Chen family. His old leader had told him that Chen Yanshi was a veteran of the War of Resistance against Japan and had many comrades-in-arms in Beijing. He should try not to ruin his relationship with the Chen family.

He was on good terms with Chen Hai, and he knew about Chen Yanshi's help in protecting the rights of Dafeng Factory, but he turned a blind eye to it, since he didn't want to antagonize Chen Yanshi.

He didn't send the police to intervene much in the subsequent reports, partly because he was too lazy to deal with it and partly because he didn't want to offend Chen Yanshi. But in the end, he had no choice but to accept this outcome.

He reaps what he sows.

Ten minutes later, the Standing Committee meeting of the Jingzhou Municipal Market Supervision Bureau began as scheduled.

Zhao Donglai waited in the reception room, anticipating the criticism to come.

"A major incident occurred in Jingzhou today. Someone at the Dafeng Factory is hoarding gasoline—a full twenty tons!"

"If an explosion occurs, at least half of our team will be wiped out. Dafeng Factory is located almost in the center of Jingzhou."

"The population here is already dense. If someone dies, who will take the responsibility? And you can see here that in our Handong, some people have actually set up barbed wire, dug trenches, and even brought out Molotov cocktails to resist the demolition."

"Such a big thing happened in my jurisdiction, and I didn't even know about it. In the end, we had to rely on the province to solve it." Li Dakang directly played photos of Dafeng Factory on the PPT, all of which were taken during the day.

You can clearly see the trenches and barbed wire inside the Dafeng Factory. This method of resisting demolition is shocking no matter where it is placed.

"The municipal government is responsible for security and stability." Li Dakang was about to ask a question when he realized that only one person from the municipal government was attending the meeting. Wu Xiongfei had gone to attend a party school training course and had not yet returned. Ding Yizhen had been arrested a few days ago and detained in Jingzhou, but he never came back.

As of now, only Vice Mayor Wu Haining remains on the municipal government's side. All eyes are on Wu Haining; could he be the scapegoat?

Li Dakang wants to shirk responsibility. If it really falls on Wu Haining, who will do the work next?

He immediately set his sights on Sun Liancheng of the Guangming District Government. If Sun Liancheng hadn't done this, the command of Guangming Peak would now be in Sun Liancheng's hands. However, Sun Liancheng had already reported this in the documents.

What could he do? If it were Sun Liancheng, he would never be able to get rid of this label.

He then looked at Sun Haiping, the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, who had connections with the public security, procuratorate, and judicial organs. This kind of gasoline storage is usually related to...

"Sun Haiping, come and explain this to me."

Sun Haiping stood up, worried that this matter would implicate him. Twenty tons of gasoline—no matter who was implicated, no one would come out unscathed.

"I hereby solemnly declare that I have never received any reports, whether written or verbal, regarding Dafeng Factory's illegal stockpiling of gasoline, digging of trenches, or erection of barbed wire," Sun Haiping said.

He's not shirking responsibility; he genuinely hasn't received any related reports! Otherwise, he wouldn't be acting this way.

"I have not received any related reports."

"I have not received any related reports."

"I have not received any related reports."

Each person here makes their statement.

"Great, great! None of the Standing Committee members here know, but the provincial authorities do, and the Guangming District Public Security Bureau in Jingzhou City knows. We've been completely deceived. Is this still Jingzhou under the leadership of the municipal party committee?"

It's no wonder Li Dakang raised this question.

If your superiors discover something and then notify you, you can handle it on your own without much trouble. However, if your superiors discover something and intervene directly without notifying you, it indicates a lack of trust in your organization.

The current situation is somewhere in between. Only Li Dakang was informed, but the other members of the leadership team were not notified. Even the handling of the oil was done by personnel from the Public Security Bureau, not the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, which indicates a lack of trust in the Public Security Bureau.

"Let Zhao Donglai in!" Li Dakang directly instructed his secretary to call Zhao Donglai in.

Zhao Donglai entered the conference room wearing a police uniform, but he had a bit of a belly; otherwise, he wouldn't have stage three diabetes.

"Zhao Donglai, have you been to Dafeng Factory for an inspection?"

"no."

"Have you sent anyone to survey the Dafeng Factory area? Do you know what the Dafeng Factory looks like now?"

Li Dakang pressed the playback pen in his hand, and several pictures were played in succession. These pictures were all of Dafeng Factory. Zhao Donglai looked at the pictures of Dafeng Factory and cold sweat kept pouring down his face.

I already thought the illegal stockpiling of gasoline at Dafeng Factory was a serious offense, but now they have to add another charge!

"According to what I learned from Cheng Du and Sun Liancheng, they both reported this to you, but you didn't take any action. Do you admit that this happened?"

Zhao Donglai nodded without offering any explanation, because any explanation would be futile in the face of evidence, especially the physical documents.

Li Dakang looked at Zhao Donglai in front of him. Zhao Donglai was someone he had promoted, but now he had to deal with him personally.

But there was no other way.

"Zhang Shuli, take the people from the Discipline Inspection Commission and take Zhao Donglai away! Conduct a thorough investigation. If there are no other mistakes, demote him. If they find anything else, investigate accordingly and sentence him accordingly."