Chapter 2241 Hate to the bone

"If you investigate the municipal government, then maybe I, as the mayor, will have to take responsibility, don't you think?" When Liu Xiaoping said this, his eyes suddenly became sharp.

Hearing this, Qin Feng laughed: "Is the mayor trying to hit me?"

"No, no, no, Qin Feng, don't get me wrong. I'm not warning you. I'm reminding you not to be fooled by certain people and count money for them after being sold out." Liu Xiaoping shook his head.

"Have you ever thought about why Xie Zhiguo held this meeting overnight to set up this investigation team? He is just trying to evade responsibility."

"If this incident had really gotten out of hand, the municipal party committee and government would have been responsible. As the municipal party committee secretary, he also has a lot of responsibility. But he has now turned the passive situation into the active one. Before the matter had escalated and the province was still unclear, he took the initiative to stir up this matter and set up an investigation team to look into it."

"I have to say, he is very smart. With just this one move, the Municipal Party Committee's responsibility is completely eliminated. But Qin Feng, have you ever thought about it? If the Municipal Party Committee's responsibility is pushed away, then who will be pushed to? Naturally, it all falls on the head of the Municipal Government."

"Who in the city government will bear the responsibility? Let's not talk about others, you and I can't escape this."

"Like I said before, if this matter spreads, it will indeed have a huge impact, but the question is, has it spread now? If it had spread, I would understand Xie Zhiguo doing this, but it hasn't spread yet, and he took the initiative to stir up this matter and report it to the province. He is deliberately making a big deal out of it."

"What is his purpose? His purpose is to target the city government. Of course, his main purpose is definitely to target me, but you and I are one. As long as he attacks the city government, he will inevitably hurt you by mistake. Has he considered your situation from beginning to end?"

"Qin Feng, do you know now why I insisted on letting you be the leader of this investigation team yesterday? Because only with you as the leader of this investigation team can the investigation be conducted fairly and impartially. Only with you as the leader of this investigation team can our city government be saved, and you and I can avoid being shot from behind." Liu Xiaoping looked at Qin Feng and said "concernedly".

Hearing this, Qin Feng smiled unnaturally again. Liu Xiaoping's eloquence was indeed good, and his level of persuasion was not low. If Qin Feng and Xie Zhiguo had not had a close enough relationship and trusted each other enough, they might have really believed Liu Xiaoping's words.

"What does the mayor want me to do?" Qin Feng still did not express his opinion.

"Qin Feng, I told you last night that you and I are on the same boat. If I sink, you will fall into the sea with me, so I hope you won't act on impulse at this time."

"Xie Zhiguo's conspiracy is already very obvious. He took the initiative to stir up this matter to attack you and me." Liu Xiaoping had already taken the initiative to classify Qin Feng and him into the same camp in his words.

"Xie Zhiguo used the authority of the Standing Committee to forcibly set up an investigation team, and he also reported this matter to the provincial party committee and provincial government. Under this circumstance, the investigation team's work must continue, and I and the municipal government must cooperate, so you are the only one who can control this matter."

"Like I said before, since this happened, someone must take responsibility. But who should take responsibility is also very particular. It can be Qingyi District, the Urban Construction Bureau, the Public Security Bureau or some other unit, but the municipal government cannot be held responsible. As long as the matter is not raised to the level of the municipal government, your and my responsibilities cannot be too great."

"You control the scope and depth of the investigation, and I will continue to cover up this matter and prevent it from getting out of hand. By then, this matter can be raised high and dropped lightly. Even if Xie Zhiguo wants to make a fuss about it, there's nothing he can do, don't you think?" Liu Xiaoping had even thought of a solution for Qin Feng.

Qin Feng now finally understood why Liu Xiaoping had strongly recommended him to be the leader of the investigation team last night.

"Mayor, do you still think you can keep this thing under control? It takes time for public opinion to ferment, usually two to three days. It's only been a day, and there hasn't been much impact on the Internet yet because the time has not come yet."

"If the investigation team acts blindly, and public opinion explodes, and the provincial and municipal committees investigate, who will bear the responsibility? You or me?"

"Even if public opinion doesn't ferment, how can we guarantee that the municipal party committee and the provincial government will not investigate this matter? By then, I will be the head of the investigation team, and the responsibility will still be mine."

"Even if the municipal party committee and the provincial government do not pursue this investigation, how can I make the entire investigation team listen to me? You also know that this investigation team is the investigation team of the municipal party committee and municipal government. Not only does the secretary-general Tang Yun personally sit in the investigation team to supervise me, but there are also comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission. Do you think I can control the scope of the investigation?" Qin Feng tried his best to find excuses for himself.

Liu Xiaoping didn't seem surprised by Qin Feng's answer.

"Qin Feng, it's just as I expected. It seems you are really coming for me." Liu Xiaoping sneered. He could naturally hear Qin Feng's sophistry. Everyone is in this circle, and everyone knows whether some things can be handled or not.

"Why would the mayor say that?"

"This whole self-immolation incident is full of weirdness."

"Does the mayor think that this self-immolation incident was intentional?"

"I don't know. It may be true or it may not be true. But what I can be sure of now is that you and Xie Zhiguo want to use this incident to completely bring me down. Am I right?" Liu Xiaoping sneered.

It now seems that Liu Xiaoping had said so much before just to deliberately test Qin Feng, and now he has obviously tested the result he wanted, so he had a showdown with Qin Feng.

"I don't quite understand why the mayor thinks so?" Qin Feng remained calm. He knew that Liu Xiaoping was still testing him, but he was also impressed by Liu Xiaoping's political acumen.

"Whether Xie Zhiguo wanted to evade responsibility or solve the problem, he should not have chosen to take the initiative to expose this matter before the incident broke out. Even if he wanted to evade responsibility, he should have said it after the incident broke out. As the secretary of the Xiquan Municipal Party Committee, he should have stood in line with me and taken the initiative to control this matter."

"But he chose the opposite path. This can only mean one thing: he came here with a purpose, and that purpose is naturally me."

"Plus, you sent the Public Security Bureau and the Discipline Inspection Commission out overnight to investigate not only the fact that this person had two broken ribs two years ago, but also the fact that these owners who petitioned were detained in recent years. It's obvious that you want to make a big deal out of this, and it's also obvious that you're targeting me."

"Qin Feng, it seems that you have always hated me to the core, and you are willing to bring me down even at the risk of being implicated." Liu Xiaoping stared at Qin Feng coldly.