Chapter 2224 Must Suppress the Matter

Is it really Cao Guanlin's fault for not reporting this to Qin Feng? Obviously not. Liu Xiaoping had no intention of letting Qin Feng know about this. He had kept it a secret until now, and only his own people knew about it.

It's just that today's incident has caused too much trouble, so he must take drastic measures to completely suppress it. And if the municipal government wants to take such a big action, it is impossible not to let Qin Feng know, and it is impossible to implement it without going through Qin Feng.

It would be impossible to get things done without Qin Feng with just the Public Security Bureau. Qin Feng's control over the Municipal Public Security Bureau is stronger than that of Liu Xiaoping. In addition, it is impossible for either the municipal government or Yiqing District to completely hide the truth from Qin Feng.

Moreover, without Qin Feng's support, Liu Xiaoping would not have been able to completely suppress the matter. If Qin Feng deliberately made trouble, the consequences would be even more unimaginable.

In other words, knowing that it was impossible to bypass Qin Feng, Liu Xiaoping immediately asked Cao Guanlin to notify Qin Feng to attend the meeting.

In the final analysis, this reflects Qin Feng's current status and strength in Xiquan City, especially in the Xiquan Municipal Government. If Liu Xiaoping really wants to do something, he can no longer do as he pleases as before. Now if he wants to do some things, especially big things, he can't get around Qin Feng at all. Some things must seek Qin Feng's support, otherwise they can't be done at all.

From this we can also see how smart Xie Zhiguo's move was to let Qin Feng be the deputy mayor and then push Qin Feng to take over as the executive deputy mayor. This almost choked Liu Xiaoping's throat, making Liu Xiaoping very uncomfortable. He could neither swallow it nor spit it out, and he had no way out at all.

Of course, the fact that Qin Feng can play such a big role in the municipal government today is also directly related to Qin Feng’s own abilities. It is not that an individual can exert such a great influence just by being given this position.

"Qin Feng, let me give you a brief account of this incident. This happened a long time ago. To be precise, when this incident happened, not only had you not come to the municipal government, you had not even arrived at Yi'an County."

"A few years ago, a company built a real estate project in Xiquan called Golden Orchid Court. The houses sold very well, but no one knew what happened to the company. Its funding chain was cut off overnight, and the real estate project became an unfinished project. So the owners who bought the houses have been petitioning and making trouble over the years, from the Yiqing District to the municipal government. They have become professional petitioners and a source of worry for our municipal government." Liu Xiaoping downplayed the incident as a simple case of an unfinished real estate project.

Unfinished real estate projects have become common across the country in recent years. There is no city without a few unfinished real estate projects, so it is really not a big deal.

Qin Feng continued to smoke while listening to Liu Xiaoping's introduction. He did not expose Liu Xiaoping's words.

“The man who set himself on fire today is one of the owners of this building. We really didn’t expect that he would use such an extreme method to solve the problem. Ultimately, it’s because the Yiqing District did not do a solid job and made serious mistakes. Otherwise, why would they let these people run to the municipal government to do such a thing.” Liu Xiaoping became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and he put all the blame on the Yiqing District.

"Mayor, now that this has happened, I think it may be difficult to completely solve the problem by blocking it alone. Let's not talk about whether we can completely block it this time. Even if we block it, the fundamental problem is not solved, and the same problem will continue to occur next time. Maybe the problem will be more serious next time, and the method will be more extreme." Qin Feng said slowly while smoking.

"Moreover, the impact of this incident is too great, and the method is too extreme and too bad. It may be difficult for us to suppress it, so I think we should take the initiative to report this matter to the Municipal Party Committee, otherwise... our situation will be very passive by then." Qin Feng continued.

"No, this matter must only be known to the top leaders within our municipal government. The situation must be brought under control as soon as possible and then resolved thoroughly. It must not be spread to the outside world, and the Municipal Party Committee must not be informed." Liu Xiaoping was firm in his attitude.

"Qin Feng, you may not realize the seriousness of this matter. Think about it carefully. A commoner who was cheated of hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars by a developer who failed to complete the project appealed to the government several times but to no avail, and then he set himself on fire in front of the city government. If this matter gets out, it will not be just a simple appeal incident. It is a serious political incident with huge influence."

"He died in front of the city hall gate. This is a blatant attack on our city hall. Our city hall must take full responsibility for this. We can't push it to Yiqing District."

"As the top leaders of the municipal government, how can we escape this responsibility? This political stain will never be erased. I'm old, so it doesn't matter, but you're still young and you have a bright future. If you are saddled with such a political stain because of this, it will have a huge impact on your future development."

"So Qin Feng, whether it's for public or private reasons, we must suppress this matter thoroughly and resolutely not allow it to spread outside, and we must not even let the Municipal Party Committee know about it. As long as we suppress this matter thoroughly, even if the Municipal Party Committee knows about it, as long as we don't admit it, this matter will have to be left unresolved. After all, the Municipal Party Committee will not want to make a big fuss about this matter. It will not benefit any of us, don't you think?"

Liu Xiaoping kept persuading Qin Feng.

Qin Feng had to say that Liu Xiaoping's words were very persuasive, because what Liu Xiaoping said was the truth. This incident, no matter what the inside story was, had such a bad impact, as the mayor, Liu Xiaoping could not escape his responsibility, and as the executive vice mayor, Qin Feng could not be completely without responsibility.

"Mayor, this is true, but the question is, can this matter really be suppressed?" Qin Feng asked back.

"If we can suppress it, we must suppress it!" Liu Xiaoping said firmly.

Qin Feng sneered in his heart. Qin Feng, who had dealt with several online public opinion incidents in Yian County, knew very well whether this matter could be suppressed. No one in the entire Xiquan City knew better than him what the self-media era was and what the communication power of the Internet was.

Obviously Liu Xiaoping did not realize that we have entered the 21st century, a completely Internet age, and he is still using the old methods to deal with things.

Of course, from Liu Xiaoping's perspective, he had no choice. He could have chosen to "cut off his arm to survive" in the Tai'an County incident last time, because after all, Tai'an County had not touched his core interest circle.

But this time it is different. This time the matter involves the Xiquan real estate industry, and the Xiquan real estate industry is Liu Xiaoping's core interest circle. It is a territory he cannot avoid or escape from, so he must ensure that this matter does not affect the real estate industry. So even if he knows that this matter is difficult to suppress, he must suppress it.