Chapter 2228 Turning Passivity into Initiative

"But no matter what, staying in Yian will not be of much benefit to her growth. For both public and private reasons, she should obey the organization's arrangements and work in the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department. Give her some time, she will figure it out herself, and I will have a good talk with her later. If it doesn't work, I will call Lu Zian over tomorrow to have a chat. It will be much more effective to let him do ideological work on Xiao Min." Qin Feng said.

"Are you here because of the self-immolation incident in front of the city government today?" Xie Zhiguo started talking about business.

"Yes." Qin Feng nodded.

"What do you think about this matter?" Xie Zhiguo asked.

"Secretary Xie, let me show you a video." Qin Feng turned on his mobile phone and played the shocking self-immolation video to Xie Zhiguo.

While Xie Zhiguo was watching the video, Qin Feng introduced the basic information and family background of the self-immolator to Xie Zhiguo.

Xie Zhiguo's expression when watching this video was almost exactly the same as Qin Feng's.

After reading it, Xie Zhiguo handed the phone back to Qin Feng, took out a cigarette from Qin Feng's cigarette box, lit it, and smoked quietly without speaking for a long time.

"Do you want justice for him?" Xie Zhiguo asked Qin Feng slowly. Xie Zhiguo knew very well what Qin Feng's purpose was in showing him this video.

"Yes, not only for him, but also for the owners of the entire Golden Orchid Courtyard complex. If this was just a case of an unfinished real estate project, I wouldn't be so angry. The entire Golden Orchid Courtyard complex is actually an elaborate scam, a complete fraud." Qin Feng was a little emotional.

"I understand your feelings. I was also angry when I saw this video and what you said. This is a desperate person who chose to end his life in such an extreme way to protest against the city government."

"But as a leading cadre, we cannot simply be guided by emotions. We must always consider issues rationally from the perspective of the entire Xiquan City."

"First of all, have you ever thought about how big of a sensation this would be if he took the initiative to expose it? He petitioned many times but to no avail, was detained by the public security organs without reason, and had no other way to go, so he set himself on fire in front of the city government. If this incident were to be exposed, it would be like a political nuclear bomb. Liu Xiaoping would definitely not be able to withstand it, and our Xiquan Municipal Party Committee might not be able to withstand this result either. The impact of this incident is no less than the last cold disaster."

"Secondly, even if I don't consider the political devastation this incident will bring to the entire Xiquan, and simply want justice for them, you have to know that this matter should either be left alone or, if it is touched upon, it will inevitably involve the entire real estate industry in Xiquan City, thus completely touching upon the core interests of that interest group, which will inevitably lead to a desperate fight from the other side."

"The situation of the Xiquan Municipal Party Committee is much more optimistic than before, and your initiative in the municipal government has also increased a lot. But if we really try to make a move now, I am not sure of victory. The outcome may be that both sides will suffer losses. By then, what will be left behind may be a broken Xiquan. This is not what you and I want."

"In fact, from a rational point of view, there is nothing wrong with what Liu Xiaoping did. It's just that he did it more out of his own interests. It's just that in this matter, the interests of the entire Xiquan city and his personal interests overlap in some aspects." Xie Zhiguo said while smoking.

Xie Zhiguo is the secretary of the municipal party committee. He is not an ordinary person. Even if he is angry after watching the video, he must put the interests of the entire Xiquan City first and cannot act rashly on impulse.

"This man's death cannot be in vain. Justice must be sought for the owners of Golden Orchid Court. The entire Xiquan real estate industry must be rectified and all lawbreakers and criminals must be severely punished. But now is not the best time, especially when this incident happened." Xie Zhiguo said finally.

"Secretary Xie, of course I understand what you said, and that's why I didn't oppose Liu Xiaoping today."

"But Secretary Xie, have you ever thought about this question: Can this matter be suppressed?" Qin Feng asked Xie Zhiguo in return.

"Now is the Internet age, and it is the Internet 2.0 age, the self-media age where everyone is a host. At a time when everyone has a mobile phone, everyone has a social media account, and everyone is keen on sharing on the Internet, how could such a novel and sensational thing be suppressed with such a simple and crude method?" Qin Feng asked again.

"Secretary Xie, I think you should trust my judgment on this matter. Yi'an County has experienced several major online public opinions, and none of them were suppressed. The more we suppress them, the more passive we will become. We can only choose to ease them, not block them."

"I can assure you that Liu Xiaoping will not be able to suppress this matter. Not only that, his crude and rough approach will only arouse public indignation. At that time, his methods will only put the entire Xiquan City in a more passive situation."

Qin Feng paused after he finished speaking. He had to give Xie Zhiguo some time to think about it.

Xie Zhiguo continued smoking and didn't say anything.

"Secretary Xie, if we know that this matter cannot be stopped, what should we do to be more proactive?" Qin Feng asked.

"What do you want to do?" Xie Zhiguo raised his head.

"Investigate! The Municipal Party Committee took the initiative to investigate this case. When the outside world and the province had not yet paid attention to this matter, it took the initiative to thoroughly investigate this matter with the courage of a hero cutting off his own arm." Qin Feng said.

Xie Zhiguo frowned after hearing this, and then slowly asked: "What is the purpose?"

"Turning passivity into initiative. Secretary Xie, if you believe my judgment, this matter will definitely spread. It will only take three days for it to spread like wildfire. By then, the Xiquan Municipal Party Committee will be under tremendous pressure. The Xiquan Municipal Government will definitely bear the brunt of this political responsibility, but the Xiquan Municipal Party Committee cannot escape either."

"Since this matter is bound to spread, we should strike first and turn passivity into initiative. The Xiquan Municipal Party Committee has taken the initiative to hold the municipal government accountable for this case. The Municipal Party Committee has set up a special investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation and hold people accountable. In this way, the Municipal Party Committee will go from being the one being held accountable to being the one investigating. As long as the Municipal Party Committee investigates this matter with sufficient force and the results are obvious enough, the responsibility will not fall on the Municipal Party Committee, whether from the outside world or the province." Qin Feng analyzed.

"By doing this, the municipal party committee can evade responsibility and turn passivity into initiative, but you have to know that by doing this, the municipal party committee is pushing all the responsibilities onto the municipal government. The pressure and responsibility on the municipal government are enormous and there is no way to escape it."

"The result of this is that Liu Xiaoping as the mayor must bear most of the responsibility, but as the executive vice mayor you also have an obligation," Xie Zhiguo asked.