Chapter 1771: Public Outrage Cannot Be Suppressed

When Qin Feng and his team were inspecting, Zhang Yugang quietly walked up to Qin Feng and whispered in his ear, "Secretary, Songshan Town and the county government just called to report that the villagers of Shuitou Village have gathered again and are preparing to go to the Tai'an County Public Security Bureau to ask for the release of the prisoners. Hundreds of people have gathered again."

Qin Feng frowned and asked, "Is the situation serious? Does County Magistrate Changsheng know?"

"County Magistrate Changsheng has already rushed over, and this time Songshan Town contacted the County Public Security Bureau immediately, and the people from the County Public Security Bureau have already rushed over."

"I just called the mayor of Changsheng County. He said the situation this time is not as urgent as last time. He will try to persuade the people to stop coming. He will report to you if there is any situation."

Qin Feng nodded and said to Zhang Yugang, "Contact the county government and Songshan Town in time to understand the specific situation and report to me at any time."

After giving instructions to Zhang Yuguang, Qin Feng continued his inspection.

After the inspection, Qin Feng got in the car and specifically asked Zhang Yuguang to get in his car.

"How's the situation in Shuitou Village?"

"I just contacted them. County Magistrate Changsheng is currently doing ideological work with the local people. From the looks of things, he has persuaded them to come back."

"Okay, call County Magistrate Changsheng later and ask him to come to my office when he gets back. I'll be waiting for him in the office."

Zhang Yugang nodded: "Secretary, Shuitou Village is a time bomb. It may explode at any time."

"Well, this mine has to be cleared as soon as possible. We can't delay it any longer, otherwise we may be blown away by this mine at any time." Qin Feng sighed.

Qin Feng did not go home. He first went to the office cafeteria to have dinner. After dinner, he returned to the office to work overtime to review documents.

It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when Cao Changsheng knocked on Qin Feng's door and walked in.

"Have you dealt with everything?" Qin Feng stood up, handed Cao Changsheng a cigarette, then picked up the phone on the table and said to Zhou Liang, "Pour a few cups of tea in and ask if Zhang Yugang is still in the office. If he is, ask him to come to my office."

"Sit down. Have you had dinner?" Qin Feng pulled Cao Changsheng to sit on the sofa.

"No, there's no time for dinner."

"That won't work. You have to eat. I'll ask the canteen chef to cook you two dishes and bring them to the office. We can eat and talk at the same time."

"Forget it. I'm not hungry and I don't have the appetite to eat. I'd better report my work to you first." Cao Changsheng shook his head.

"No, that won't work. Work is important, but health is more important." Qin Feng shook his head. At this time, Zhou Liang came in with the dishes, and Zhang Yuguang also walked in.

When Qin Feng works overtime, Zhou Liang will definitely accompany him. Zhang Yuguang will also accompany him most of the time. He will not leave until Qin Feng comes home.

"Zhou Liang, go to the canteen and ask the chef to cook a few dishes. Then bring the food here. The county magistrate hasn't had dinner yet." Qin Feng arranged for Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang nodded and hurried out.

Qin Feng, Cao Changsheng and Zhang Yuguang were sitting in the office. Before they started talking about business, the room was filled with smoke from Qin Feng and Cao Changsheng, two heavy smokers. The main reason was that things were quite bad.

"Today, the villagers of Shuitou Village gathered again. There are about a hundred people, all carrying tools, ready to do two things. The first is to block the gate of Tai'an County Public Security Bureau and force the Tai'an County Public Security Bureau to release the people. The second is to go to Zhongyang Chemical Factory, detain the boss of Zhongyang Chemical Factory and force them to pay compensation." Cao Changsheng said while smoking.

"They are too... too lawless, aren't they? They are simply bandits." Zhang Yuguang was very surprised. In today's society ruled by law, this sounds unbelievable.

"Who said it wasn't? That's why I feel bad." Cao Changsheng exhaled a puff of smoke.

"This is understandable. Wu Bo has emphasized this many times. The villagers of Shuitou Village have always been tough and valiant."

"Furthermore, many mountainous areas in Yi'an are remote and relatively poor. The older generation generally did not receive much education and did not know much about the law. Many of their thinking habits are still stuck in the past few decades."

"Besides, this incident can't actually be blamed on them. They are the ones who were wronged and bullied. We promised to give them justice, but it has been almost half a month since the incident happened, and we still have no results. No compensation has been given, and the people who were arrested have not been released yet."

"So, it is understandable that they would do this." Qin Feng said slowly.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Cao Changsheng and Zhang Yuguang both nodded in agreement.

"Have they all been persuaded?"

"They persuaded him to stop, thanks to the intervention of old Party Secretary Wang. Otherwise, we would not be able to persuade them. They started to call us dogs, saying that we don't keep our word and don't make decisions for the people."

"Finally, I had to promise them that I would give them an explanation within a week. If I couldn't give them an explanation within a week, I would ask them to come to the county party committee and government office to block the door and cause trouble."

"I had no other choice. If I hadn't made a clear promise under the circumstances at that time, they would not have gone back if the matter today had not been resolved." Cao Changsheng was obviously in a bad mood. He had just thrown away a cigarette and lit another one.

Before becoming county magistrate, Cao Changsheng's smoking addiction was not so serious.