Chapter 2378 A strong dragon does not suppress a local snake

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Shao Hongli looked at Qin Feng with murderous intent in his eyes.

Compared to Shao Hongli's harsh voice, Qin Feng has always been very gentle. However, Qin Feng's gentle tone is also in direct confrontation with Shao Hongli, and his momentum is no less than Shao Hongli's.

Qin Feng used the gentlest tone in the world to say the harshest words, blatantly threatening Shao Hongli that if Shao Hongli did not honestly hand over the power he was currently relying on and smoothly complete the handover of work, then Qin Feng would not approve this city lighting beautification project.

Qin Feng ignored Shao Hongli's fascinating eyes, leisurely took a sip of tea from his teacup, and said with a smile after finishing it: "This is the new tea from Wuyi Mountain that Secretary Jiang sent me today. It tastes really good."

After hearing Qin Feng deliberately mention Jiang Longjun again in front of him, Shao Hongli gritted his teeth.

"Mayor Qin, you should understand one thing: a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. You just arrived and you don't give me any face at all. How can I cooperate with you in the future?"

Shao Hongli simply abandoned the "official language" he had spoken before and began to speak the popular "jianghu language" directly to Qin Feng.

At this moment, Shao Hongli did not look like a deputy mayor, but more like a "gangster big brother" sitting at a roadside stall smoking a cigarette. This made Qin Feng, who had long been accustomed to the "official rules", a little uncomfortable. This also indirectly reflected some subtle differences between the official culture of the Northwest and the official culture of the Jiangnan region.

"Indeed, it is an old saying that a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. But Mayor Hongli, no matter how powerful a local snake is, he is still just a snake and can never become a dragon."

"So first of all, the snake must have the consciousness of a snake and cannot always think of itself as a dragon. It must know how to put itself in the right place, so that everyone can get along in harmony."

"Throughout history, whenever there have been cases of dragons and snakes fighting, it was because the local snakes didn't know their place and thought the dragons from other places had taken away their power and interests. In fact, no dragon from other places would be so bored as to compete with a snake for food."

"Mayor Hongli, dragons cross their own rivers and snakes hide in their own holes. It's the best choice for both of us to keep to ourselves and go our own ways. What do you think?" Qin Feng looked at Shao Hongli with a smile.

Since Shao Hongli wanted to tell him about the underworld, Qin Feng just said it bluntly.

He came to Shao Hongli today to use this city lighting beautification project to force Shao Hongli to completely hand over his power.

It is true that Qin Feng is the mayor, but now a lot of work is in Shao Hongli's hands. These jobs cannot be taken back just by Qin Feng's words. If Shao Hongli is unwilling to cooperate, things will be difficult to handle. If Qin Feng really makes a big deal out of this matter, it will be Qin Feng who will lose face, and it will make things very embarrassing.

The final result may not be what Qin Feng wants. After all, Qin Feng has no foundation in the municipal government now. He may not be Shao Hongli's opponent if they fight to the death over this matter.

Moreover, Qin Feng was certain that Shao Hongli would not be willing to hand over all the power in his hands to him, so Qin Feng had to use some chips to exchange with Shao Hongli. Only if Shao Hongli took the initiative to hand over the power to him could the transition be smooth.

And this so-called city lighting beautification project was the opportunity for Qin Feng and others.

It is not true to say that this 70 million yuan project is of no use to Shazhou. From a practical point of view, this project is indeed a good project for people's livelihood and tourism promotion. On the one hand, it can enhance the happiness of the people, and on the other hand, it can indeed promote the development of tourism.

However, Shao Hongli definitely did not undertake this project simply for the development of the city. A large part of it was definitely due to personal gain, and everyone knew what the personal gain was.

For Shao Hongli, since Qin Feng has come to Shazhou, it is only a matter of time before he hands over the municipal power in his hands. It is impossible for him to always control the power of the mayor as the deputy mayor. This is unrealistic.

Shao Hongli had calculated clearly that he had to give up power that did not belong to him in order to obtain tangible personal benefits. After all, Qin Feng's identity as the mayor was involved. If Qin Feng did not sign, the project would not be approved, let alone the money. This was a dilemma he could not get around.

"Mayor Qin, I underestimated you before." Shao Hongli sneered and continued, "Please have someone go to my office this afternoon. I will ask my secretary to assist with the handover. Tomorrow morning I will come to your office in person to report to you and hand over the work."

"Thank you for your hard work, Mayor Hongli." Qin Feng smiled.

"Mayor Qin, sometimes it's not smart to act rashly. You'd better think more about how you will carry out your work in the future!" Shao Hongli sneered, stood up and walked out of Qin Feng's office.

"By the way, Mayor Qin, let me remind you of one more thing. You'd better sign the site selection plan for the No. 1 Middle School in the city as soon as possible. If you delay any longer, you may not be able to bear the consequences."

Shao Hongli, who had walked to the door, suddenly turned around and threatened Qin Feng, then opened the door and walked out.

Qin Feng smiled. Looking at Shao Hongli, Qin Feng always had an illusion that he was back in Bishan Township where he used to work. It was the first time that Qin Feng saw a deputy mayor who was full of "rough" aura.

Qin Feng did not take Shao Hongli's threat seriously. At least now he was not afraid of Shao Hongli's threat at all, because Shao Hongli had no way to threaten him.

From a public perspective, Qin Feng had just arrived and the mayor's power had not been taken back yet. It was not Qin Feng who was in charge of the municipal government, and Qin Feng had not taken charge of any major work. Shao Hongli had no chance to disrupt Qin Feng's work.

Personally, Qin Feng has no personal interests in Shazhou, neither now nor in the future, so Shao Hongli is even less of a threat.

This is also the reason why Qin Feng can threaten Shao Hongli and force Shao Hongli to make a transaction without any burden.

As for how Shao Hongli will "deal with" him in the future, Qin Feng can't care so much about the long-term. After all, taking back the mayor's power first and then gaining a firm foothold in the municipal government are what Qin Feng should do most now.

The decision to confront Shao Hongli was also made by Qin Feng after careful consideration. In the complicated chess game of Shazhou, Qin Feng is now the weakest party. To survive and grow stronger in this chaotic chess game, it is useless to just lie dormant. He must form alliances to open up the situation.

Shao Hongli, Jiang Longjun and the Lixin Group hiding behind the scenes are the three forces in Shazhou.

As for Qin Feng, he cannot offend Lixin Group before he has established himself, otherwise he will immediately become the next Qi Yaqiu.

He also had to gain the support of the Jianglong Army. Without the support of the Jianglong Army, he would not be able to gain a foothold in Shazhou, let alone develop his own power.

In order to gain the support of Jianglong Army, Qin Feng must become an enemy of Shao Hongli, because this is in the interests of Jianglong Army.

In fact, if Qin Feng wants to gain a foothold in Shazhou, he must first control the municipal government, and to control the municipal government he will inevitably come into conflict with Shao Hongli.

Therefore, for Qin Feng, a conflict with Shao Hongli is inevitable and a step he must take.