Chapter 2804 Critical Situation
Although Qin Feng didn't go into too much detail, these people understood what he meant, and they also knew that Qin Feng was being rather tactful; the actual situation was far more dangerous than he described.
"Therefore, we must expedite both this assessment and project inspection and complete them in the shortest possible time." Qin Feng flicked his cigarette ash.
"Mayor, if that's the case, then our current situation is much more passive and dangerous than we initially anticipated."
"I don't know the specifics of the assessment work, but the project inspection is something that can't be resolved quickly because these things are not up to us."
"Take their organization of migrant workers to cause trouble, for example. There's no way to rush this. The more you rush, the more likely the conflict will escalate. This can only be dealt with slowly. The worst thing you can do with mass incidents is to rush."
"Another issue is the project suspension. They are using the suspension to put pressure on us. The longer it drags on, the more pressure we will face. Unless we admit defeat, it is impossible to resolve this quickly." Sun Yuanwei's brows furrowed even deeper.
“Even if we admit defeat, they won’t stop.” Qin Feng smiled and personally poured tea into Sun Yuanwei’s cup.
"The situation has been roughly explained. Mayor Yuanwei has just analyzed our current predicament in detail. Indeed, it is very difficult and dangerous, but we have no way out but to move forward. We must find a way to win this battle. So everyone, let's discuss what we should do now and how to deal with this situation," Qin Feng said calmly, without much tension.
After Qin Feng finished speaking, Chen Guohua and Jiang Yunpeng both lowered their heads, while Sun Yuanwei sat next to Qin Feng, puffing on his cigarette.
"Comrade Guohua, please share your thoughts and opinions first." Qin Feng called on Chen Guohua by name.
"Mayor, to be honest, I haven't thought of a solution yet, and I haven't been involved in that area of work much. I think we should listen to Mayor Yuanwei's opinion on this matter," Chen Guohua said.
“You little rascal…” Sun Yuanwei said with a smile after hearing this. In front of Sun Yuanwei, Chen Guohua could indeed only be considered a kid.
If you calculate it that way, Qin Feng is just a child. However, Qin Feng is the mayor, so Sun Yuanwei wouldn't dare to treat Qin Feng that way.
Qin Feng did not blame Chen Guohua, and what Chen Guohua said was true.
"Yunpeng, tell me what you're saying. From the very beginning, I've been asking you to cooperate with Mayor Yuanwei in dealing with this matter. Besides, your Public Security Bureau has a task to maintain stability, and this is your duty; you can't avoid it." Qin Feng turned to look at Jiang Yunpeng.
“Mayor, according to Mayor Yuanwei’s previous arrangements, I have placed people in these projects both openly and secretly. Mayor Yuanwei has also secretly placed people to keep an eye on these projects. In fact, the internal situation of these projects and the movements of the migrant workers are under our surveillance.” “But just because we know their movements does not mean that we have a way to deal with them, especially our public security department.”
“I also inquired about some information through various channels. They know that once there is trouble, our public security department will definitely get involved. So they have already devised a conspiracy to deal with our public security department. As soon as we make a move, they will use methods such as staged accidents and framing to create the illusion that we beat and harmed migrant workers, and spread the news to further arouse public opinion and the anger of migrant workers.”
"So our public security department was very passive. That's why even though the incident happened yesterday and migrant workers had gathered at the project site, I didn't send any police officers to the scene. I only had them patrol the surrounding area."
"According to Mayor Yuanwei's initial plan, if the migrant workers showed any signs of rioting, we would deal with it in two ways. Our public security department would play the bad cop to suppress and deter them, while Mayor Yuanwei would play the good cop to go deep into the migrant workers' ranks to resolve the situation. Now it seems that this approach may be difficult to follow."
"However, there is one thing I believe I can do, and I must do, and that is to never let them leave Shazhou for Xidu. Since yesterday, I have arranged for people to control and inspect all vehicles leaving Shazhou and the traffic checkpoints in and out of the city. It is absolutely impossible for them to leave Shazhou."
"This was also the plan that Mayor Yuanwei initially devised for me. However, apart from this point, I don't yet know how to deal with the rest. I'm afraid that if I take action, I'll be used by the other party, which would only cause more trouble," Jiang Yunpeng said.
Qin Feng nodded. He understood Jiang Yunpeng's caution. Even he, as the mayor, was unsure how to handle such a mass incident, let alone Jiang Yunpeng.
However, Qin Feng was both surprised and pleased that Jiang Yunpeng had placed the entire Shazhou City under lockdown in advance. He hadn't expected this, but Sun Yuanwei had already anticipated it. As expected, the old fox was shrewd. This was also why Qin Feng was used to consulting Sun Yuanwei first when faced with important matters.
“Yesterday, Director Jiang came to see me specifically to discuss how to deal with the situation and also told me about the situation as he knew it.”
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“The matter is too sensitive and involves too many people. It is my opinion not to let the police intervene for the time being. After all, the police are a powerful department. Once they get involved, it is very likely to escalate the conflict and may be used by the other side to further worsen the situation.”
"Mayor, the current situation is a complete mess. No matter what we do, it's wrong. There are traps everywhere."
"If we are to deal with this, I think there are a few points. First, we should further divide the projects in our sandbar, direct the conflict at the projects that have a direct interest in Shao Hongli, and appease the other projects, reduce the intensity of the investigation, or even cancel the investigation altogether."
"Our goal is to clean up the entire construction industry in Shazhou City and uproot Shao Hongli's foundation. Although letting go of some other projects will inevitably let some slip through the net, as long as we seize these projects that have a direct interest in Shao Hongli, we can still make an example of him and uproot his foundation."
"If we can win in the end, we will have completed 70 to 80 percent of the mission. Moreover, if we succeed this time, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with the other escapees later, so there is no need to rush."
“But if we let other projects join in and cause trouble, it will only put more pressure on us. So we must divide them, focus on the key projects, and let go of the secondary ones. Otherwise, we will have a hard time dealing with them,” Sun Yuanwei offered his first suggestion.
Qin Feng nodded: "Mayor Yuanwei is right. We should focus all our efforts on dealing with our main opponent now, and put everything else aside. I support this point. Please continue."
