Chapter 2763 Raising the Stakes

"It doesn't matter whether it's troublesome or not. It's all for work. You should arrange a reliable person to handle this matter. I will also arrange someone to liaise with you in Zhongjiang. We will get this matter settled as soon as possible so that everyone has no worries." Qin Feng ordered.

"Okay, but Mayor, not everyone is willing to leave. And even if they do, it's going to be quite troublesome. After all, it involves your spouse's work, your children's education, and other issues. It won't be resolved in a short time."

"But their threat to our family is imminent. The problem now is how to solve it this time. As you know, the Yang family is lawless and cruel, and they can do anything." Jiang Yunpeng said in embarrassment.

Qin Feng didn't speak immediately, but continued smoking.

"Go back and organize a meeting with the leaders of your Public Security Bureau. Find a reason to mobilize all your elite forces to conduct a thorough investigation of the Lixin International Hotel." Qin Feng said after smoking half a cigarette.

Qin Feng's voice was calm when he said this, but his eyes were very firm.

"Thoroughly investigate the Lixin Hotel?" Jiang Yunpeng asked in horror.

"Yes, investigate the Lixin Hotel, and investigate thoroughly, with great fanfare and momentum." Qin Feng nodded.

"Mayor, that... that's the Lixin Hotel. It's the image of our Shazhou City and the representative of the Lixin Group. How can we investigate it without a good reason? Even if we want to investigate, we may need to consult the Municipal Party Committee first..." Jiang Yunpeng spoke with a trembling voice.

"It was the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government who asked you to investigate. This is the opinion of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government." Qin Feng said with a smile.

Jiang Yunpeng paused and immediately understood what Qin Feng meant.

"Mayor, I still think it's inappropriate. Lixin Hotel is not an ordinary place. If we want to investigate Lixin Hotel, it is equivalent to directly attacking the Yang family. You also know that their casino is hidden in Lixin Hotel. If we go to investigate, the Yang family will definitely fight to the death. At that time, we will face a desperate Yang family, and the pressure will be very great. We are not ready yet..." Jiang Yunpeng was eager to persuade Qin Feng.

"Of course I know that it is not the time to confront the Yang family yet, and I know that we cannot investigate the Lixin Hotel now. But why would we be afraid if we don't pretend to investigate the Yang family? How can we solve the current problem?" Qin Feng said with a smile.

Jiang Yunpeng looked at Qin Feng in confusion. He didn't quite understand the logic behind Qin Feng's words.

"We investigated his entertainment venues and arrested his people. Now he is using these means to force us to release them. Our cards are the closure of his entertainment venues and the arrest of his people, and his means of counterattack are his influence in the political circles of Shazhou and his despicable threats."

"We can't give him the card we have, but we can't beat the card he played. What should we do? Let's play a bigger card."

"Investigating the Lixin Hotel is a bigger card, and it's definitely one that the Lixin Group can't afford and dares not take."

"Yes, now is not the time for us to investigate the Lixin Group. We don't dare to investigate, but the Lixin Group is even more afraid of us than we are. They are definitely more afraid than us, so we are betting that they dare not let us investigate."

"As long as we act like we're going to conduct a thorough investigation of the Lixin Hotel, the Lixin Group will definitely panic, and then they will think of various ways to stop us from conducting a thorough investigation of the Lixin Hotel. By then, all the focus will be on the Lixin Hotel. Will they still care about the entertainment venues we closed down and the people we arrested? They will give up on all these." Qin Feng said slowly.

Jiang Yunpeng took a few seconds to sort out his thoughts, then showed a look of admiration to Qin Feng: "The mayor is really smart, so smart, this way all the problems are solved, Lixin Group has no choice but to compromise."

"This is the art of negotiation. We need to know how to create cards in the void and increase the bargaining chips. It's also a competition of who is bolder." Qin Feng said with a smile.

……

After returning from Qin Feng's visit, Jiang Yunpeng immediately convened a meeting of all the senior leaders of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. The meeting had only one topic to discuss. According to the requirements of the city leaders, a comprehensive and thorough investigation of the Lixin International Hotel was to be carried out. The reason given was that someone had reported that prostitution and gambling were taking place in the Lixin International Hotel.

This excuse is valid everywhere and is effective everywhere.

Everyone sitting at this table understands that this is just rhetoric.

As soon as Jiang Yunpeng finished talking about thoroughly investigating the Lixin Hotel, the entire conference room exploded. Everyone was excited and engaged in a heated discussion.

It’s just that the opposing opinions are in the majority, and they are very resolute in their opposition, giving all kinds of high-sounding but indeed factual reasons.

In fact, these people may not all be connected with the Lixin Group. After the purge and replacement of two directors, Feng Changjun and Jiang Yunpeng, there are no people from the Lixin Group in the senior management of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. However, there are definitely some who still have private interests connected with the Lixin Group, but they must be a minority, or only very few.

The reason why everyone still strongly opposes a thorough investigation of the Lixin Hotel is simply because they are afraid of the Lixin Group and are also aware of the consequences of investigating the Lixin Hotel.

Jiang Yunpeng gave everyone plenty of time to discuss, while he just sat there smoking.

The topic was discussed for more than half an hour before it quieted down. The final result was that the opponents were in the majority. Their reasons were more sufficient and their voices were louder, so they won.

"Are you done discussing this? I listened carefully to everything you just said. The majority are against it, and their reasons for opposing it are very strong."

"But did you all not hear what I just said clearly? If not, let me say it again. The city government has received a report that the Lixin International Hotel is involved in illegal activities such as prostitution and gambling. The mayor has asked us to organize a comprehensive investigation of the Lixin International Hotel to verify whether the illegal activities mentioned in the report exist."

"Listen carefully, this is an order from the municipal government, an order from the mayor. What is an order? An order must be carried out, so what we are discussing today is how to carry out this order, not whether to carry out this order."

"Let me be clear: today's meeting is for everyone to discuss how we should organize and arrange the inspection of the Lixin International Hotel, not for everyone to discuss whether we should conduct an inspection of the Lixin International Hotel."

"I would also like to convey the mayor's request again. A comprehensive and strict inspection must be carried out on the Lixin International Hotel. Remember, this is serious and not a formality." Jiang Yunpeng was very serious.

After Jiang Yunpeng finished speaking, the conference room suddenly became silent and very quiet.

……

Less than ten minutes after Jiang Yunpeng finished his meeting, Ding Haiyang hurried to Yang Zhijie's office and said, "Boss Yang, something serious has happened. The Municipal Public Security Bureau will be conducting a comprehensive inspection of the Lixin Hotel soon."

After listening to this, Yang Zhijie slowly raised his head and asked Ding Haiyang in disbelief: "What did you say? The Public Security Bureau is coming to inspect our Lixin Hotel? Are you kidding? Are you sure you heard it right?"