March 30, 2000. Sunday.
Building No. 1, Provincial Party Committee Family Compound.
Qi Tongwei sat across from Liang Qunfeng, his tone earnest and sincere. "Father, you must realize by now that simply doing nothing won't make this go away. Kong Xinghuai is acting recklessly without regard for balance, and he is doing so with the tacit approval of Jingdu. There are people putting pressure on us, determined to force Handong to be the first to ignite this storm."
"I know you have your reservations. My suggestion is to take it slow, to proceed in stages. Handong will take on the mandate, but we will start with a pilot program in Jingzhou."
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