Nominal: Energy sector enters Handong, breaking the deadlock

Tian Guofu blushed and hurriedly waved his hands to explain, hastily clearing himself of the blame, "Governor Song, I was just saying it casually, following GG's line of dialogue!"

I have never personally consumed it, nor have I ever endorsed their promotional claims.

Song Yunhui pressed on, "Secretary Guofu, since you don't acknowledge or believe it, who finalized the purchase and organized the delivery of those turtle essence gift boxes that were sent to the sanatorium and given to retired cadres today?"

One question hit the nail on the head, and the entire room fell silent instantly.

Tian Guofu avoided eye contact and immediately shifted the blame, saying, "I'm not clear about the specific procedures. I was explicitly against large-scale purchases and gifts!"

Anyway, I wasn't the one who made the suggestion.

"If you don't believe me, ask Minister Wu Chunlin."

Wu Chunlin felt that he had been disgusted by Tian Guofu for no reason.

From now on, I'll have to listen to my wife and stop hanging out with Tian Guofu.

Wu Chunlin isn't stupid; anyone can shift blame. "It's said that it was Ren Zhimin, the executive director, who first proposed it."

Imitating Tian Guofu's tone, you can guess who leaked it.

Ren Zhimin's expression tightened, and he quickly stepped forward to explain, "Minister Wu, you can't just say things that aren't true. I didn't lead the effort; I was just echoing it. The one who actually connected with Handong Turtle Essence and finalized the cooperation was Wan Changhai, the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee."

Well, that's just how it is; the little boat of friendship capsizes so easily.

Wan Changhai was called out and hated Ren Zhimin to death. He still had to explain, fearing that Song Yunhui would beat him to death. "Dear leaders, I am also a victim. I was also misled by the company's publicity!"

Their GGs are everywhere, all the qualifications are complete, and their reputation is extremely well-publicized.

Moreover, Director Chi offered generous terms: if we allowed them to livestream the entire process of Secretary Sha's visit to the sanatorium, all turtle essence products would be given away for free, and the sanatorium would also receive an additional month's worth of public welfare supplies.

I thought it was a good thing for the people and a public welfare project, so I agreed.

Ultimately, they're all just trying to ride on the coattails of the popularity of the product; nobody really cares whether there's anything wrong with it.

A provincial first-class award is the best.

Since the knife had been handed to him, Gao Yuliang felt he should stab Sha Ruijin no matter what.

After thinking for a moment about his words, Gao Yuliang began his attack: "Comrade Ruijin, even if Secretary-General Wan is telling the truth, this matter is still too unclear."

As the top leader of the provincial party committee, his unwarranted endorsement of a private enterprise's products through live streaming is easily interpreted by outsiders as official endorsement and a bias of power, raising suspicions of disguised self-interest and the transfer of benefits, with extremely negative consequences.

Comrade Ruijin, you represent not just yourself, but the entire Handong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Gao Yuliang felt great when he said it aloud.

Sha Ruijin's face was grim, his brows furrowed. "Secretary Yuliang, I was completely unaware of the specific details of the cooperation; I was merely participating in a routine visit to comfort retired cadres."

Moreover, so far, it's only suspected that there's a problem; who can be 100% certain that turtle essence is a problematic product?

They still harbored wishful thinking and were unwilling to admit their oversight.

Yes!

Even Song Yunhui did not mention any problems with turtle essence.

Song Yunhui was confident. "Comrade Ruijin, don't take any chances."

Currently, all middle and senior management personnel and core sales personnel nationwide of Handong Turtle Essence Group have been taken into custody by the public security system, and interrogation work has been carried out simultaneously.

The office space, financial records, and production workshop have all been sealed off and evidence has been collected.

The truth will soon be revealed to the world.

After speaking, Song Yunhui raised his hand to signal and took the lead in stepping into the factory area.

The group followed closely behind and entered the production base of this star enterprise, which boasts an annual output value of billions and profits and taxes of tens of millions.

Looking around, the factory buildings are neat and the environment is clean, with no obvious difference from ordinary regular processing plants, and there is no sign of anything unusual.

The only notable detail is that two enormous stone turtle sculptures are symmetrically placed at every gate entrance and along every passageway throughout the factory area.

With its exquisite workmanship and eye-catching design, it is the only distinctive sign in the factory area.

As the group walked into the production workshop, the huge assembly line was clean and orderly, with all kinds of machinery and equipment, but they could not see any raw turtle materials, semi-finished products, or turtle processing and extraction equipment.

What can be seen are the bottled oral liquids that have been seized.

There was not a single live turtle in the workshop, nor any trace of turtle processing.

Cheng Du led the team to inspect the factory area and finally found a small pool in the eastern corner of the factory area.

Six turtles were lying lazily on the surface of the water in the pond.

Seeing this, Sun Liancheng couldn't help but complain, "My God, just six turtles, supporting the production of tens of thousands of boxes of turtle essence oral liquid every day in the entire factory?"

This isn't raw material; it's the factory's mascot!

Ha ha!"

A single rant shattered all the illusions.

Song Yunhui pointed to the pool, "Six turtles, kept the same all year round, corresponding to tens of thousands of boxes of turtle essence products produced daily and millions of boxes annually."

The raw materials did not match the production capacity at all; it was all false advertising and fake production from start to finish.

Comrade Ruijin, are you still giving these to retired cadres?

Sha Ruijin was filled with regret; he got drunk yesterday, and today his attempt failed miserably.

Subsequently, Sun Liancheng led a team to investigate the finance department and retrieve the annual purchase accounts, raw material lists, and warehouse entry and exit records.

The verification results were clear: there was no record or expenditure for purchasing turtles, soft-shelled turtles, or tonic herbs in the accounts.

The so-called turtle essence oral liquid contains absolutely no turtle ingredients.

Song Yunhui had another plan: to use science to directly crush the Handong turtle spirit.

Just then.

Liu Baili, Dean of the School of Chemistry of Handong Province and a renowned chemistry professor, arrived with a professional testing team.

Carry a full set of testing equipment to collect samples and conduct on-site testing.

The test report was issued on the spot, with clear data and conclusive evidence.

Liu Baili held the report and publicly announced the results.

"Governor Song, leaders and comrades, after comprehensive component testing, the main ingredients of the submitted Handong Turtle Essence Oral Liquid are purified water, white sugar, caramel coloring, and trace amounts of flavoring. It is essentially just a mixture of brown sugar water and does not contain any turtle extracts or tonics. It has no medicinal value."

The truth was fully revealed, and the entire audience was in an uproar.

Upon hearing the result, Old Sun felt a chill run down his spine and was somewhat frightened, repeatedly expressing his feelings.

"Thank you so much, Governor Song, for saving my life! My blood sugar is already high, and I've been tempted by GG (a type of herbal drink) every day lately; I almost drank it. If I had taken it as a tonic long-term, my blood sugar would have exploded, and I would have had serious health problems sooner or later!"

We must thank Song Yunhui.

Song Yunhui smiled faintly, "Old Sun, I am the governor of Handong Province. If I can't stand up for the people of Handong while I'm in office, I might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes."

Zhang Huaimin, President of the High Court of Handong Province, Zheng Xudong, Director of the Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce, and Wu Zhendong, Director of the Provincial Administration of Work Safety, arrived at the scene one after another.

Law enforcement officers quickly entered the scene, secured a complete set of evidence of false advertising, production of counterfeit and substandard products, and tax evasion, and sealed off the materials, seized the equipment, and affixed seals one by one.

The Handong Turtle Essence Group, which was once popular both inside and outside the province, dominated Google's news feed, and was recognized as a star enterprise and major taxpayer every year, was shut down completely overnight.

Facing the interviewing reporter, Song Yunhui solemnly said: "Comrades, the business environment in Handong must be optimized. We will never allow enterprises to survive and thrive by relying on false advertising, marketing brainwashing, hype, and deceiving the people!"

Companies that rely on Google's hype, fabricated marketing to swindle money, personal connections to obtain policies, or falsified data to survive, regardless of their tax payments, reputation, or background, will be shut down without exception!