Nominal: The pinnacle of power began in the sixth province of Handong.

Chapter 121: The Incident Ends

I heard the old woman's voice.

Wang Wenge, who was inside the room, visibly trembled!

Immediately afterwards, the cries and curses of a middle-aged woman rang out.

The child was wailing loudly.

These rising and falling voices were like heavy hammer blows, relentlessly striking Wang Wenge's heart.

He gradually transformed from a mad beast back into a human being.

The hand holding the knife, and the hand strangling Chen Yanshi's neck.

Everything has loosened up a bit.

Until the child outside, crying and crying, started calling out "Dad" over and over again.

Inside the room, Wang Wenge was completely unable to control himself, and tears streamed down his face.

But he made one last desperate attempt, shouting towards the outside:

"You officials are truly insidious! What kind of skill is it to bring other people's mothers, wives, and children here!"

Sha Ruijin noticed the sob in Wang Wenge's voice, and he seized the opportunity to speak up again to comfort him:

"Comrade Wang Wenge, we know you were forced into this situation, but you should think about your mother, wife, and children, who are waiting for you to come home! Similarly, Old Chen also has a wife, son, and daughter waiting for him to come home! As a father yourself, you should be able to understand Old Chen's feelings! Open the door, go home with your family, have a late-night snack, and get a good night's sleep!"

As Sha Ruijin said this, he also gave a wink to the police officer next to him.

The latter understood immediately and reported to Qi Tongwei via walkie-talkie.

Qi Tongwei immediately realized that the opportunity had arrived.

He also used a walkie-talkie to direct the special police officers hanging outside the window.

When the criminals' emotions become significantly unstable, launch a raid!

Downstairs, Sun Liancheng jogged over to Xia Qing, his face beaming with smiles, and said:

"Minister, am I not late?"

Xia Qing smiled and said:

"Well done, you came quickly, I'll give you credit for that."

Sun Liancheng nodded shyly, while Gao Yuliang exclaimed in admiration from the side:

"Impressive, Minister Xia! You actually thought of having District Chief Sun go to the criminal's family. That's a brilliant psychological tactic."

Xia Qing looked upstairs and said:

"We can't just give him whatever he asks for, wouldn't that encourage crime? If he kidnaps someone to demand shares today, he might kidnap someone to demand money from the bank tomorrow, and then Handong would be in chaos."

Gao Yuliang nodded in agreement, when suddenly he heard a sharp sound of breaking glass coming from upstairs!

Then came a loud "Don't move!"

Then, the door to the room was opened, and Wang Wenge was escorted out by special police officers.

His wife covered the child's eyes to prevent him from seeing.

The old woman stepped forward and slapped him across the face, her eyes filled with tears.

Wang Wenge knew he had no face to face his family and that his fate would not be good.

With his head drooping, he obediently followed the special police without uttering a word.

Qi Tongwei also came to Sha Ruijin's side at this moment and asked with concern:

"Secretary Sha, are you alright?"

Sha Ruijin waved his hand, turned his head and saw Chen Yanshi slumped in the corner of the room.

At this moment, Chen Yanshi, having been held hostage for several hours, had reached his physical and mental limits and was in a semi-conscious state.

He was nothing like the spirited man he was at Dafeng Factory. He was nothing but a lump of old, rotten mud.

Sha Ruijin stared at his adoptive father. The kindness he owed him was beyond question, but what his adoptive father had done was truly despicable. If not handled properly, it could ruin his political future.

But Sha Ruijin also knew that if Chen Yanshi didn't hold shares, he wouldn't be able to generate much more income.

How will we support three children?

Perhaps, without holding shares, Chen Yanshi wouldn't have been able to support himself through university, and thus wouldn't have had the opportunity to get to know the Ni family.

Sha Ruijin felt a pang of sadness. He looked up at the night sky and let out a long sigh.

As the provincial party secretary, Sha Ruijin's mistake regarding Chen Yanshi is unforgivable.

As a minor official, Sha Ruijin had no right to blame Chen Yanshi.

Sometimes, kinship and interests are intertwined, and relatives who are the direct beneficiaries are the least qualified to criticize.

Qi Tongwei, standing to the side, looked at Chen Yanshi with no pity whatsoever.

Yes, but only a sense of pleasure and schadenfreude.

For Qi Tongwei, being assigned to a township judicial office by Liang Qunfeng forced him to separate from his beloved.

This beloved person is Chen Yanshi's biological daughter.

The old man did not react at all.

From that moment on, Qi Tongwei completely lost hope in Chen Yanshi.

After returning to Handong, he only pretended to be friendly with Chen Yanshi in order to get in touch with Sha Ruijin.

Now that Qi Tongwei is on Xia Qing's ship, he no longer needs to hide his hatred and disdain for Chen Yanshi.

Just as the two men had different attitudes toward Chen Yanshi.

Chen Hai ran up from behind, rushed into the house, draped a coat over Chen Yanshi, and carried him on his back.

He kept soothing her with his mouth:

"Dad, it's alright now. I'll take you to the hospital."

Chen Yanshi, half-asleep, heard his son's voice and burst into tears, sobbing as he said:

"Hai'er..."

Hearing Chen Yanshi's helpless cries, Chen Hai felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

But when he saw Sha Ruijin and Qi Tongwei standing to the side, Chen Hai realized that Chen Yanshi's fate was sealed.

Chen Hai wanted to plead for leniency, but he knew it would be futile.

Chen Hai was not familiar with Sha Ruijin, his "adopted brother," and Chen Yanshi had not brought Sha Ruijin back many times.

At this point, the two were only in a superior-subordinate relationship.

"Chen Hai."

Surprisingly, Sha Ruijin spoke first, sounding somewhat weary:

"The ambulance is already waiting outside. Let's get Uncle Chen into the ambulance."

Seeing that Sha Ruijin had spoken, Qi Tongwei also offered words of comfort:

"Yes, Chen Hai, take the ambulance."

Chen Hai nodded.

Along the way, accompanied by Qi Tongwei, Sha Ruijin followed Chen Hai, who was carrying Chen Yanshi, down the stairs without saying a word.

In Sha Ruijin's mind, he was thinking about how to deal with public opinion and how to make a clean break to protect his political future.

Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Governor Liu handed over the command and dispatch work to Gao Yuliang and left first.

Seeing this, Xia Qing greeted Sha Ruijin and then went back.

Sha Ruijin will make a statement soon; just wait and see.

However, things weren't so good for Sha Ruijin.

The way things have turned out today has forced him to give a proper explanation.

But this explanation itself is no small matter.

Just think, who is Sha Ruijin?

He was parachuted in as a cadre, became the provincial party secretary, and now holds the top position in Handong.

Having been in Handong for so long, I haven't achieved many notable results. To put it bluntly, the only achievements I've made are following Xia Qing in the new cadre assessment regulations and the investigation of officials and crackdowns on foreign forces.

Who relied on themselves? Not a single one.

Right now, he also needs to give an explanation to the Standing Committee, the public, and the media regarding Chen Yanshi's shareholding.

What is this?

This is an absolute disgrace!

You didn't get any grades, but you're the one making the self-criticism?

It could be said that even if Sha Ruijin made a perfect severance and statement.

The stains he left on his political future, and the unfavorable factors he left in the Standing Committee.

It's unavoidable now!

As a parachuted-in cadre, his prestige in Handong will be greatly shaken!

It's still unknown what the higher-ups will think.

On Grandpa Ni's side...

"Bang!"

Thinking of this, Sha Ruijin slammed his fist on the coffee table.

He was the only person in the huge room.

This predicament is all because of Gao Yuliang's scathing remarks at the democratic life meeting.

This single blow left Sha Ruijin exhausted and severely weakened.

After that, they thought about taking action against Gao Yuliang.

We absolutely cannot proceed rashly.

This opponent is too terrifying, too dangerous.

We must be fully prepared and have absolute certainty of victory before we take action!

At this moment, Sha Ruijin couldn't help but recall the words of advice that Grandpa Ni had given him before the democratic life meeting.

If we had listened to him back then and hadn't arrogantly attacked Gao Yuliang at the meeting, things might not be so difficult now.

Sha Ruijin gave a wry smile and turned on the table lamp.

He was wide awake and decided to take advantage of the quiet of the night, when no one would disturb him, to properly organize his next steps...