Chapter 1749 They Have Someone Above Them

"This is what I can't understand. As a brother county, they should at least give us the most basic respect, right? Moreover, they are the ones who are in the wrong. Aren't they afraid that we will make a bigger deal out of it?" Cao Changsheng was puzzled.

"With the city behind us, can we make a big deal out of this? Do we dare to make a big deal out of this? This is why they have the confidence to not take us seriously at all." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"According to the information from Xie Jiankai's investigation, our mayor has close ties with this chemical plant. Tai'an County itself is the mayor's sphere of influence. Liu Xiaoping obviously chose to place the chemical plant in Tai'an County for this reason."

"It's clear that the chemical plant has the mayor's support behind it, so Yi'an County is not afraid of anything. They are actually working for the mayor."

Qin Feng handed Cao Changsheng a cigarette and asked him, "What should be the normal operation when encountering this kind of situation?"

"Report it to the city and let the city handle it." Cao Changsheng replied that such cross-county issues would of course be investigated and handled by the city.

"Yes, isn't it obvious? Our only solution is to report this matter to the city and let them investigate and handle it."

"And the mayor is behind this matter, what can we do? Can we make a big deal out of it? Do we dare to make a big deal out of it?"

Cao Changsheng frowned and understood.

"This concerns the life safety of the villagers. Does the city dare to take sides and conceal this matter?" Cao Changsheng was a little skeptical.

"Do you remember what Xie Jiankai said about the investigation? Before this chemical plant discharged pollutants toward Yi'an, it always discharged them locally. What kind of pollution was there? Didn't the local people suffer a lot? Wasn't the situation serious? What happened in the end?"

"Do you think Tai'an County alone can suppress such a big thing? Including the environmental protection inspection team's final approval of this matter."

"Don't forget, there is nothing our Mayor Liu can't do." Qin Feng sneered.

"Do you still think we should report it to the city? Once it is reported to the city, the city will definitely take over the investigation and handling rights of this matter. At that time, the investigation results and handling methods will all be decided by the city, and we will not even have the power to intervene." Qin Feng asked.

"Then what should we do? What else can we do if we don't report to the city? According to the procedures, we must report to the city no matter what. If we don't report to the city and take some measures on our own, it will be a violation of regulations." Cao Changsheng said.

"This is exactly why Tai'an County doesn't take us seriously. Maybe the city is already prepared and is just waiting for us to report it."

"I will do the opposite. I will not report this to the city, at least not now. I will not report this to the city until our investigation and evidence collection are complete. I will not give the city a chance to intervene in this matter."

"Until the evidence of pollution and the evidence of losses suffered by the people are confirmed, the matter will not be reported to the city." Qin Feng expressed his thoughts.

"What happens next? What should we do next?"

"I haven't figured out what to do yet. To be honest, I don't want to make a big deal out of this. It won't benefit anyone. So, before that, the best outcome is that we can reach a consensus with Tai'an County and resolve this matter through mutual consultation."

"They immediately shut down the sewage outlet and privately negotiate compensation for Shuitou Village. This is the best outcome." Qin Feng shook his head.

"The problem is that Tai'an County didn't even want to do that."

"As I said before, we should use courtesy before force. We have done our utmost to be kind and righteous. If they insist on not giving us face, then they can't blame us then."

"I will go to Tai'an County tomorrow and meet Wu Zhitao in person to see what Wu Zhitao's attitude is." Qin Feng said finally.

Wu Zhitao is the secretary of the Tai'an County Party Committee.

"What about the matter of those eleven villagers? Is there any result? What is their attitude?" Cao Changsheng asked again.

"Secretary Dong Liang personally called Tai'an County yesterday, but they brushed it off, saying they were unaware of it. Secretary Dong Liang went to take charge of the construction of the tourism environment today, so this matter was handed over to Du Bing."

"Du Bing, like you, went to Tai'an County today to meet with the county's political and legal committee secretary and the director of the public security bureau, hoping that they could make this matter a minor one and release the person, even if they just have to detain him."

"But the other party didn't give me any face at all. They acted like it was just a matter of official business and charged me with provoking disturbances. Now it has been transferred to the procuratorate to confirm this charge."

"Before you came, Du Binggang left in a rage. He suffered more in Tai'an County today than you did." Qin Feng said while smoking.

"These people in Tai'an County are too arrogant and don't give us any face at all. Don't they know that things can only change after a while? Are they sure that they won't have to ask anything of us in the future?" Cao Changsheng was still angry.

"What are they afraid of? They have Liu Xiaoping as a big umbrella over their heads. Can they treat us well?" Qin Feng said with a smile.