Chapter 2761 Threats and Pressure

"After graduating from university, I worked for a Fortune 500 company in Shanghai. Later, I took the civil service exam and was admitted to Shannan County, Jiangnan Province."

"Originally, I had excellent grades and ranked first, but because I offended a villain, I was arranged to work in the most remote and poorest township in the entire Shannan County." Qin Feng stood by the window smoking a cigarette while chatting with Jiang Yunpeng about his past.

Jiang Yunpeng also followed to the window and stood sideways beside Qin Feng.

"As a newcomer, I'm bullied. Not only do I have to be responsible for the data, but I also have to be responsible for researching, visiting, and helping poor and low-income households, and other tasks that others are unwilling to do."

"That place was poor, and I couldn't afford a car, so I rode a bicycle from village to village every day, leaving early and returning late."

"To be honest, it seemed very tiring back then, but I miss that time very much. If I were to choose now, I would rather not be the mayor and be the clerk I was back then."

"At least back then, I was carefree and my heart was pure. I was tired, but very happy."

"Besides... I still have a good body. Unlike now, the higher the official position I hold, the worse my health becomes." Qin Feng said with a smile.

"I would believe what other leaders say, but Mayor, you... your health is the best among all the leaders I have ever seen." Jiang Yunpeng flattered him.

Qin Feng and Jiang Yunpeng were smoking and chatting. Their daily work was very busy and stressful. Today, Qin Feng forced himself to relax for a rare time.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic. Sit down." After chatting for a few minutes, Qin Feng walked to his seat again and sat down. Jiang Yunpeng also sat down in front of Qin Feng's table obediently.

"Tell me, what difficulties did you encounter when you came to see me today? Who put pressure on you?" Qin Feng asked.

He already knew the situation that Jiang Yunpeng had reported before. Jiang Yunpeng had informed Zhang Xinming of the situation long ago, and Zhang Xinming also reported it to Qin Feng as soon as possible.

"I encountered two difficulties." Jiang Yunpeng said.

"Speak." Qin Feng nodded.

"First, last night, the front door of our Criminal Investigation Division Captain's house was splashed with red paint, and the windows were smashed. The wife of a comrade from our Political Department was playing with her child outside the neighborhood when several people suddenly showed up and snatched the child away in the street. An hour later, the child was returned to their home."

"These two incidents have one thing in common: both comrades received a letter afterwards, threatening that if we didn't release the person quickly, we would bear the consequences."

"This morning when I arrived at the office, I also received a threatening letter. The letter clearly stated my home address, my wife's workplace, and my children's school. It threatened that if I didn't stop the action immediately and release the people, they would attack my wife and children." After Jiang Yunpeng finished speaking, he looked at Qin Feng and didn't continue.

"These two comrades who were threatened are your people, right?" Qin Feng asked indifferently.

"Yes." Jiang Yunpeng nodded.

"Are you scared?" Qin Feng asked.

"I'm not afraid. I started as a criminal police officer and later volunteered to become a narcotics officer. I spent those years living under the weight of my belt. From the moment I chose to be a police officer, I never thought I would have a good ending."

"After hearing the news, I didn't feel scared, but angry and humiliated. We policemen are here to arrest criminals and fight crime. They should tremble when they hear our names. When did they become the ones threatening us?" Jiang Yunpeng clenched his fists tightly.

"But... my wife and children are indeed my weak spot, and also... everyone's weak spot. I know all of my brothers very well. Not a single one of them is afraid of death. If they were truly afraid of death, they wouldn't necessarily object and follow me to seal off the Yang family's place and arrest their members."

"But who can ignore the safety of his wife and children?"

"I've decided to have my wife and children move away from Ganliang and live in another city where they can't find me and can't get involved. That way, I can fight them to the end without any worries."

"But mayor, not every comrade can send his wife and children to live in another city like I do. Every family has its own special circumstances, so..." Jiang Yunpeng was very embarrassed. He wanted to say the following words but didn't dare to.

"Do you want to let him go?" Qin Feng asked indifferently.

Qin Feng's tone made Jiang Yunpeng feel uneasy, but he could only bite the bullet and say, "I don't want to. If I could really do whatever I want, I would go and catch the Yang family in one fell swoop and arrest them all."

"But I also know that I can't do this. I have to consider the overall situation and the difficulties of my comrades. Everyone knows what kind of people the Yang family is. Since they are threatening our wives and children, they will definitely do something like this."

"Mayor, I can't guarantee the safety of their families, so I have to consider their opinions and understand their concerns."

"But I also know very well that if we just let them go, it would be tantamount to surrendering to them, and it would only embolden them, making it even more difficult to subdue them in the future."

"I don't know what to do now, so I came to ask the mayor for help." Jiang Yunpeng looked embarrassed.

Qin Feng took two puffs of his cigarette and flicked the ash into the ashtray.

"You just said you have two things. This is the first one. What is the second one?" Qin Feng did not answer Jiang Yunpeng's question, but asked Jiang Yunpeng another question.

"Ever since the operation against the Yang family began, I've received countless calls and met countless people, all of whom came to me to plead with me, to put pressure on me, and to ask me to release the person and settle the matter peacefully. Those who came to me were either leaders, colleagues, or friends."

"I feel like if I don't release them, I'll be completely alone on the sandbar and it will be difficult for me to move forward."

"Mayor, to be honest, I never thought that the Yang family would be so capable and able to mobilize so many people to put pressure on me. I am really under too much pressure now. I also understand why no one dared to touch the Yang family for so many years." Jiang Yunpeng sighed.

For the first time, Qin Feng saw the haggardness and helplessness in Jiang Yunpeng.

"Which leaders are putting pressure on you?" Qin Feng asked.

"There are leaders from the Provincial Public Security Department, the Municipal Party Committee and the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, two leaders from the municipal government, and comrades from our Shazhou Procuratorate and Court. In addition, there are leaders from several districts where this operation is located. This does not include the opposition from some comrades within our Public Security Bureau." Jiang Yunpeng shook his head helplessly.

"The Yang family's huge network of interests has indeed ensnared the entire political and business circles of Shazhou. It's just as I thought, or even more serious than I thought. To be an enemy of the Yang family is to be an enemy of the entire Shazhou." Qin Feng also sighed.

This time, he asked Jiang Yunpeng to attack the Yang family just to test the strength of the Yang family so that he could have a better idea of ​​the situation.