Chapter 2815 Bringing Jiang Longjun In

“How could he possibly tell me this so openly? But the meaning behind his words was already quite clear.” Jiang Longjun was somewhat angry.

“Secretary, it’s not that I don’t understand what he’s saying. I just want to understand two things. First, what does Shao Hongli want me to do to stop? What is his purpose?”

"Secondly, is it his personal decision to come to you hoping to force me to negotiate with him, or is it his decision together with Lixin Group?" Qin Feng asked, smoking a cigarette.

"What do you mean by asking these questions? Just say what you want to say." Jiang Longjun frowned.

“I understand what Secretary Jiang means. Secretary Jiang hopes that I can reach a reconciliation with Shao Hongli, and that we can each take a step back to ensure the overall stability of Shazhou, right?” Qin Feng asked.

"Yes, that's my stance, and it's also the stance of the Municipal Party Committee." Jiang Longjun nodded. These words were an order; he didn't intend to give Qin Feng any chance to argue.

“I respect your decision, Secretary, and I will resolutely obey the decision of the Municipal Party Committee. The stability of Shazhou is your responsibility, Secretary, and it is also my responsibility. I have said before that on this point, my position is consistent with yours, Secretary, and I fully agree with and will resolutely obey your decision.”

"Since Secretary Qin has made his stance clear today, no matter how much this matter damages my personal prestige or the dignity of the entire municipal government, I will resolutely carry it out. I can suspend all project inspections right now, as long as they allow the projects to resume work and production immediately and guarantee no further trouble," Qin Feng said earnestly.

Jiang Longjun was very happy to hear Qin Feng's statement; he hadn't expected Qin Feng to be so agreeable today.

"Good, Qin Feng, I'm glad you think that way. Yes, you were right about something you just said. On the issue of stability in Shazhou, we are on the same page."

“I know that having you stop all the project inspections now will have a great impact on your reputation, and you will feel wronged, but there’s nothing we can do. The situation is beyond our control, and we must obey the overall plan.”

“However, you didn’t come away empty-handed this time. I heard that your assessment went very smoothly. You withdrew a large number of people, and yesterday you even arrested someone who was about to jump off a building, right?” Jiang Longjun said with a smile.

Qin Feng smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, it seems that's true."

Jiang Longjun was telling Qin Feng that his every move was under his control, which made Qin Feng somewhat uneasy, because it meant that Jiang Longjun still had a strong influence over the Shazhou City Public Security Bureau, otherwise he wouldn't have known about yesterday's arrest.

"The disciplinary committee should be involved in the follow-up work regarding the assessment, and we should also communicate with the organization department in a timely manner. I'll say it again: the municipal party committee fully supports you," Jiang Longjun said.

Jiang Longjun wouldn't say such a thing for no reason. He was telling Qin Feng that if Qin Feng stopped the project inspection, he would compensate Qin Feng in terms of performance evaluation. He also said that if Qin Feng wanted to take this opportunity to purge Shao Hongli's people, he would ask the Discipline Inspection Commission to cooperate with him and agree to let Qin Feng's people take over these vacancies.

In short, Jiang Longjun's meaning was very clear: he wanted Qin Feng to immediately stop the project inspection work.

"Thank you for your support, Secretary. But before that, I still need to go back to the two questions I raised earlier. I'll say it again: I will resolutely obey your decision, Secretary. If you want me to stop the project inspection, I will stop it immediately, at all costs."

"But there are two problems now. First, what are Shao Hongli's conditions? Does he expect me to stop the project inspection and then immediately resume work and production? Or does he have other conditions? For example, is performance evaluation included? I don't know how big Shao Hongli's appetite is," Qin Feng asked with a smile.

"Don't worry about that. Although Shao Hongli didn't say it explicitly, it's clear that all he wants is for the project inspections to stop. His goal is to protect these projects. I've also made it clear to him that the project inspections will stop, and he must ensure that the projects resume work and production immediately, and that there are no more disturbances. Otherwise, I won't stand idly by," Jiang Longjun said.

Qin Feng nodded: "Second question, can Shao Hongli make the complete decision on this matter?"

What do you mean by that?

"Secretary, I won't beat around the bush. Shao Hongli is definitely deeply involved in this matter because it concerns his own interests. But do you think Shao Hongli could have made such a big fuss on his own? I mean, the big moves that followed."

"If it really is just Shao Hongli who is orchestrating things behind the scenes, I don't think it's a big deal. I'm confident that I can completely control the situation."

"You and I both know that Shao Hongli was definitely the one who came up with the idea for this, but Yang Zhijie was the one who orchestrated it behind the scenes. Shao Hongli was just doing things for Yang Zhijie."

"So, did Shao Hongli come to see you today on behalf of Yang Zhijie, or just on his own?" Qin Feng asked Jiang Longjun.

Jiang Longjun frowned upon hearing this.

"From Shao Hongli's perspective, his biggest demand is naturally to protect the interests of these projects, because we have found that these projects have very serious illegal and criminal activities, which have touched Shao Hongli's fundamental interests and personal safety."

"But for Yang Zhijie or the Yang family, these projects have little to do with them. The reason they stirred up this mess is clearly because they're targeting me and you, because their goal is the relocation and reconstruction project of the No. 1 Middle School in the city." Qin Feng said, looking at Jiang Longjun.

Qin Feng deliberately muddied the waters and wanted to drag Jiang Longjun into it, because the relocation and reconstruction project of the No. 1 Middle School in the city was Jiang Longjun's fundamental interest, and it was common knowledge that Yang Zhijie had always wanted the No. 1 Middle School.

"A while ago, Yang Zhijie sent someone to find me and threatened me to move the No. 1 Middle School project to Xinyang City. If I didn't agree, I would bear the consequences. Now it seems that this action is Yang Zhijie's revenge on me. His purpose is very clear: either force me to move the No. 1 Middle School to Xinyang City, or if we don't agree to move the No. 1 Middle School to Xinyang City, he will make a big fuss about it and take it all the way to the provincial level. He's putting us both in a very difficult position." Qin Feng continued to add fuel to the fire.

At this time, Qin Feng could not offend Jiang Longjun, nor could he go against Jiang Longjun. However, he also could not actually stop the project inspection according to Jiang Longjun's wishes. Therefore, before coming to Jiang Longjun, he came up with this plan to confuse the public and tie this matter to the No. 1 Middle School of the city, so that Jiang Longjun would stand on his side.

"That's why I have two questions. Did Shao Hongli come to you today to ask if he made any request to relocate the No. 1 Middle School to Xinyang City? And the second question is whether he is representing himself or Yang Zhijie?"

“If Shao Hongli hadn’t mentioned the relocation and reconstruction project of the No. 1 Middle School, then I think Shao Hongli today was most likely just representing himself. He desperately wanted to save these projects and hoped that I would stop there.”

"But as you know, his opinion doesn't matter. The one who truly makes the decisions is Yang Zhijie, or rather, the Yang family. So I think reaching an agreement with Shao Hongli is meaningless," Qin Feng concluded.