Episode 8 recap: Zheng Han Jiang and Qian Qi had a dispute over pollution.

Secretary Yan asked Zheng Han Jiang to analyze whether Qian Qi and Wang Wu's suicides were related from a personal perspective. Zheng Han Jiang thought that it was merely Secretary Yan's speculation and did not constitute any evidence. Zheng Han Jiang said that he couldn't help with this matter, so he refused.

Zheng Han Jiang went to the steel factory in Qijiang, where Qian Qi personally received his old classmate. At that time, the sewage discharge was being conducted in an orderly manner. Zheng Han Jiang questioned why Qian Qi had to pay fines every year. Qian Qi asked his subordinates to leave first and then told Zheng Han Jiang to drop the matter.

Zheng Han Jiang still urged Qian Qi to take the issue of sewage treatment seriously and promised not to allow random discharge as long as he was around. Zheng Han Jiang also inquired about the news of Wang Wu's death, as Qian Qi had once told him that money is power.

Zheng Han Jiang knew that Wang Wu was timid, but even if the disciplinary committee investigated, they wouldn't find any problems. Zheng Han Jiang expressed his hope that this matter had nothing to do with Qian Qi and that Qian Qi must support his work. Qian Qi quickly replied affirmatively.

Zhu Tian Cai ran into Liu Geng Ye while eating and mentioned that Zheng Han Jiang was still busy with the investigation. Zhu Tian Cai used the excuse of being sick to refuse to participate in the investigation. Liu Geng Ye couldn't help but laugh. He had come this time to have either Zhu Tian Cai or Zheng Han Jiang accompany him to negotiate at the Wetland Hotel. After all, the government had sold the land to them, but now they were not allowed to develop it. They needed to discuss with them.

Zhu Tian Cai didn't want to get involved in these thankless tasks, so he pretended to be sick. However, this time he was stopped by Liu Geng Ye, so he reluctantly agreed. Liu Geng Ye was curious about Zhu Tian Cai taking sick leave. Zhu Tian Cai felt that neither Liao Yu Zheng nor Zheng Han Jiang had agreed to investigate the pollution issue. But Zheng Han Jiang had decided to go alone, which he didn't fully support. To avoid trouble, Zhu Tian Cai took sick leave to protect himself.

Liu Geng Yuan couldn't help but laugh. He was also curious if Zheng Han Jiang knew the implications of this matter. Xiao Xue was still undergoing surgery and rescue in the hospital, but ultimately failed to save the patient. Xiao Xue's emotions were still unsettled. After returning to the office, Xiao Xue noticed that this child was also around eleven or twelve years old. Today, they had received nearly twelve patients with similar conditions consecutively. Xiao Xue wanted to perform an autopsy to investigate the cause, but the families of the patients were very agitated and even believed that the hospital caused the deaths of the children.

Xiao Xue desperately wanted to work with the families and provide psychological support. Zhu Tian Cai arrived at the dinner party at the Wetland Hotel and started eating, which annoyed Liu Geng Ye. Liu Geng Ye expressed the government's stance, hoping that they could reconsider the construction plans.

However, the other party just said they would go back and made a simple excuse to evade the issue. Liu Geng Ye was very angry, realizing that this kind of attitude was probably the norm. Li Zi Ping found Secretary Chen Wei to inquire about Liao Yu Zheng's attitude. Wang Wu indeed lacked the courage of Zheng Han Jiang, but now Zheng Han Jiang's way of handling the problem left everyone unsure of how to proceed.

After Li Zi Ping came out, he called Liu Geng Ye and asked him to come over quickly. The complaints from entrepreneurs during this period had caused a big stir. Li Zi Ping also told Chen Wei that they should protect Zheng Han Jiang, but Liu Geng Ye felt that this approach wouldn't work and they needed to prioritize the overall situation.

However, Li Zi Ping insisted that no matter how much trouble Zheng Han Jiang caused this time, he would protect him. When Wang Cheng was present, everyone was enthusiastic, but after the leader left, nobody cooperated. Liu Geng Ye had no choice but to call Zhu Tian Cai over. Zhu Tian Cai learned that the entrepreneurs had come to complain about Zheng Han Jiang, and he wanted to slip away, but Liu Geng Ye insisted on bringing him along.

Liao Yu Zheng also met with the entrepreneurs, who expressed their thoughts. After all, the new regulations made it impossible for them to continue growing vegetables. Qian Qi also expressed his own thoughts.