Afterwards, Yan Qinglai planned to crack down on Huang Zhiwen, but he met with opposition from all sides. In the end, not only did the issue go unresolved, but a provincial-ministerial level bigwig from the Yan Family Brigade was taken down.
The occurrence of these two events made the situation extraordinarily tense. Many stalwarts within the Yan Family Brigade, sensing the shift in the wind through these incidents, have been acting frequently lately, seeming ready to break away from the Yan Family Brigade.
These events directly resulted in the Yan Family, which was thriving just six months ago, now showing signs of collapse.