Chapter 2032: Too Much Public Pressure

It was already past two in the morning, but Zhang Yuguang still called the person in charge of the guesthouse over and made him wait at the door.

Although Qin Feng only asked for a room in the guesthouse to stay in temporarily, it was obviously impossible for Zhang Yuguang to treat him so carelessly, and the guesthouse did not dare to make such an arrangement.

In the past, the guesthouse was a place specially used for receptions by the county party committee and county government, but later on, the system was restructured and the guesthouse of the county party committee and county government was contracted out. It was no longer called a guesthouse, but was changed to Yian Hotel and began to open to the public.

Although it is open to the public, the relationship between the hotel and the government is still that of a family. A large amount of government money still flows to the guesthouse every year, and the main responsibility of the guesthouse is still to be responsible for the reception work of the county party committee and county government. The external business part can only be regarded as a sideline.

The top floor of the guesthouse is not open to the public and is used exclusively for entertaining senior leaders.

The room that Zhang Yuguang arranged for Qin Feng was here, and it had been specially modified. Of course, it was only a partial modification.

Due to the layout restrictions of the guesthouse, there were no suites, but Zhang Yuguang still asked the guesthouse to take out one of the largest rooms and isolate it into a bedroom and a reception room. A desk was also placed in the reception room because he knew that Qin Feng had the habit of working overtime at night.

The reason why Qin Feng chose to come to the guesthouse was firstly because it was close to the county party committee and convenient, and secondly because he did not want to waste time. However, Zhang Yuguang's arrangement seemed to go against Qin Feng's original intention of not wanting to waste time.

However, Qin Feng did not blame Zhang Yuguang. He himself had been a secretary, so he naturally understood Zhang Yuguang's dilemma.

Although he returned to the guesthouse at around two in the morning, Qin Feng did not sleep. To be more precise, he could not sleep.

Qin Feng sat at the desk in the guesthouse, smoking and continuing to think about what had happened.

Qin Feng was under a lot of pressure. He understood how powerful public opinion was. If this issue was not resolved properly, Yian's tourism industry would be completely ruined. Not only would Yian's poverty alleviation work suffer a huge setback, but the huge amount of money invested in the tourism industry by the leadership team led by Qin Feng would also be wasted.

Yian’s failure to develop tourism basically means the end of Qin Feng’s political future.

Qin Feng doesn't care about his political future, or to be more precise, he doesn't care that much, but what he cares about is the lives of the people of Yian.

In order to develop tourism, the Yian government has not only emptied its only financial resources, but also taken out large amounts of loans. These loans must be repaid eventually, and the result is that the people of Yian not only fail to enjoy the benefits brought by the tourism industry, but also have to bear the cost of these loans. Not to mention poverty alleviation, Yian will find it difficult to develop because of these loans.

It was because this incident had pushed him and Yian County into a dead end that Qin Feng made such an extreme and brutal decision at the meeting today.

The reason for doing this is because Zhang Yingying's so-called friend who specializes in studying and resolving online public opinion gave Qin Feng a suggestion, which was to let Qin Feng stand in the perspective of an ordinary netizen and think about how they most want the government to handle it.

These suggestions were all given to Qin Feng by this so-called expert friend. After careful consideration, Qin Feng felt that the other party had studied the psychology of netizens very thoroughly, and it seemed that this was the only way to calm public opinion.

The other party guaranteed Qin Feng that as long as Qin Feng did so, this public opinion would not have too much negative impact on the Yian government, and would most likely be unanimously applauded.

But what Qin Feng actually wants is not for everyone to applaud the Yian government, but for everyone to applaud Yian's tourism. But he also knows that once this incident happens, everyone's impression of Yian's poor tourism environment will be deeply rooted, which is the most fatal.

After solving the public opinion problem, the most important thing is how to change everyone’s impression of Yian’s tourism environment.

That night, Qin Feng almost didn't sleep all night. He sat there thinking about this problem alone.

Early the next morning, the restaurant owner who was still lying in bed was awakened by the police knocking on the door. Then he was directly knocked down, handcuffed and taken away without even being given a chance to defend himself.

At the same time, several cars were parked in front of the hotel. There were people from the fire department, industry and commerce, health, taxation and other departments. These departments entered the hotel for inspection almost at the same time. Half an hour later, the inspection department left and the store was sealed, but this time it was not just one seal, but several seals posted by several departments.

Whether it is the police going to arrest someone or multiple departments jointly inspecting and enforcing the law, there are reporters from the county TV station and people from Xie Simin’s new media base following behind and filming.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the county government issued a notice to the public, announcing a series of dismissals and suspensions, and also announced the establishment of an investigation team to thoroughly investigate the matter.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the mayor of Yian County personally called the victim to apologize.

At 10:30 in the morning, a main account held by Yian New Media Center and more than a dozen sub-accounts simultaneously released a short recorded video. The video showed the restaurant owner who beat people being handcuffed and taken away, and the restaurant being sealed off.

At 11 o'clock, a series of suspension and dismissal announcements from the county government were forwarded.

At the same time, as the biggest internet celebrity in Yian County and even Xiquan City, Xie Simin also reposted several videos from the new media center on her own personal self-media account with nearly three million followers.

Because these new media accounts have a huge number of followers, for a while, in one morning, the entire Internet was spreading news about a series of harsh measures taken by the Yian County government.

The entire internet was in an uproar, with some people cheering and some criticizing. But overall, the number of people cheering far outweighed those criticizing the Yian County government.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Zhu Dongliang walked into Qin Feng's office and reported to Qin Feng on the implementation of his instructions last night throughout the morning.

Qin Feng already had an idea of ​​the implementation situation, and he had been sitting in the office all morning, checking his phone and reading news comments.

"There is an issue that everyone is very concerned about on the Internet right now, and that is what the person who filmed the video said about the restaurant owner having a relative who is a leader. If we don't take the initiative to expose and resolve this matter, all netizens will think that our Yian County government is deliberately covering up for him." Qin Feng asked Zhu Dongliang.

"After investigation, we have confirmed that the relative behind the restaurant owner is actually his younger brother who serves as the deputy mayor of Donghe Town. I have asked the Discipline Inspection Commission to open a case against this deputy mayor." Zhu Dongliang replied.