Chapter 2816: Fight to the End

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Jiang Longjun fell silent.

Seeing Jiang Longjun sitting there smoking heavily without saying a word, Qin Feng was secretly pleased, which meant that Jiang Longjun had taken his words to heart.

In fact, Qin Feng's words were not wrong, nor was he lying to Jiang Longjun. With Jiang Longjun's shrewdness, it was impossible for him to be fooled by Qin Feng.

It's no secret among the top officials of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee and Government that Yang Zhijie has always wanted to move the No. 1 Middle School to Xinyang City. This has become a major concern for Jiang Longjun. If it weren't for Yang Zhijie's desire to move the No. 1 Middle School to Xinyang City, the school might have already moved to Nanshan New District and opened for business. The Nanshan New District might not be in its current dilapidated state.

Because Jiang Longjun didn't know that Yang Zhijie's real goal was to drive Qin Feng out of Shazhou, and only secondarily to get the No. 1 Middle School of the city out of trouble, Jiang Longjun had no doubts at all when Qin Feng mentioned that Yang Zhijie's purpose in doing this was to force him to move the No. 1 Middle School of the city to Xinyang City.

After sitting there thinking for a long time, Jiang Longjun quietly asked Qin Feng, "What do you think we should do to solve this problem now?"

"Secretary, two solutions." Qin Feng was waiting for Jiang Longjun to ask.

"You said."

"First, move the No. 1 Middle School of the city to Xinyang City to meet Yang Zhijie's demands and in exchange for his concessions on this matter, thus resolving it peacefully," Qin Feng said.

“No, the No. 1 Middle School of the city must be relocated to Nanshan New City. The relocation can be delayed, but it must be moved to Nanshan New District. This is the bottom line and there is no room for discussion.” Jiang Longjun’s attitude was very firm.

Qin Feng secretly glanced at Jiang Longjun. Jiang Longjun's reaction was exactly what Qin Feng expected. He deliberately said that because he knew Jiang Longjun's attitude towards the relocation of the No. 1 Middle School.

In order to achieve his political goals and to be promoted from the position of Party Secretary of Shazhou City to Vice Governor or directly to the Provincial Party Committee, Jiang Longjun had to produce outstanding results in Shazhou. Therefore, despite opposition and against all odds, Jiang Longjun mobilized almost the entire resources of Shazhou to build the Nanshan New Area.

The Nanshan New Area has seen massive investment, leaving Shazhou City with countless debts. The key issue is that despite all the investment, there has been no progress. Although there are towering buildings and numerous large-scale projects, the area is practically deserted, earning it the nickname "ghost town" from the locals.

Therefore, the only way to revitalize the Nanshan New Area is to relocate the No. 1 Middle School, a key institution of the city, there.

For Jiang Longjun, moving the No. 1 Middle School to Nanshan New District was not only the only way to help it reach a higher level, but also a lifeline to avoid being held accountable.

Jiang Longjun forcefully pushed forward the construction of Nanshan New Area, incurring countless debts and spending countless human, financial, and material resources. If Nanshan New Area ultimately fails, Jiang Longjun cannot escape this responsibility, and the responsibility will be heavy.

This is why Jiang Longjun has always avoided Lixin Group. However, on the issue of relocating the No. 1 Middle School, he has always been unwilling to compromise. Instead, he has been trying his best to avoid direct conflict with Lixin Group while moving the No. 1 Middle School to Nanshan New District. This has given Qin Feng so much room for political development.

Qin Feng knew that No. 1 Middle School was a political interest that Jiang Longjun would never give up, so he deliberately provoked Yang Zhijie today by saying that he did all this for the sake of No. 1 Middle School. Only in this way could Qin Feng bring Jiang Longjun to the same side as him.

“If we can’t compromise on the matter of No. 1 Middle School, then Secretary, we have no choice but to fight Lixin Group to the end,” Qin Feng said.

"There is actually no solution to this problem. It has nothing to do with my performance evaluation or project inspection. The main contradiction is that we want to relocate the No. 1 Middle School to Nanshan New District, while Yang Zhijie wants to move the No. 1 Middle School to Xinyangcheng. This is an irreconcilable contradiction."

“Secretary, I remember saying last time when I planned to inspect Lixin Group, that if we keep evading and backing down, it will only make Lixin Group more unscrupulous. The more we insist on prioritizing the overall situation, the less we can guarantee the stability of Shazhou. Just like this time, didn’t Lixin Group start to take advantage of the situation and cause trouble?”

"I'll say it again today: as long as Lixin Group exists and as long as the matter of No. 1 Middle School in the city is not settled, there will never be a stable day in Shazhou."

"I think we only have two paths in front of us now. Either we surrender directly to Lixin Group, hand over the No. 1 Middle School to them, and continue to give them whatever they want in the future, so that Shazhou can remain stable."

"The second path is to fight the Lixin Group to the end this time, hurt them badly, and after resolving this matter, immediately and decisively finalize the relocation of the No. 1 Middle School of the city, cutting off Yang Zhijie's hopes. This will also eliminate the cause of instability in Shazhou." Qin Feng led Jiang Longjun step by step into the trap he was setting.

Jiang Longjun frowned again and asked, "You keep talking about confrontation, but what do you have to confront them with?"

"Don't you see the current situation clearly? The current situation is not about what we want to do, but what they want to do. We are in a very passive position right now."

"Have you thought about this? What would happen if all the key projects in Shazhou City were to stop? Who would take responsibility for that? What would happen if they really organized migrant workers to cause trouble in the provincial capital? How many incidents have happened in Shazhou in the past six months? If they really go to the provincial capital, or if they cause another mass incident on the way, who would be able to bear the responsibility?"

"Is it that you, as mayor, don't want to keep your job, or that I, as the municipal party secretary, don't want to keep my job?" Jiang Longjun was very angry, mainly because the current unsolvable situation made him somewhat agitated.

“Secretary, I am well aware of the seriousness of the matter, but no matter how serious it is, we must deal with it, otherwise we will have no choice but to give up the No. 1 Middle School of the city, and we will lose no matter what.”

"Moreover, I don't think there's no way to deal with it. When I was implementing project inspections, I actually thought that this situation might arise one day, so I've already made some preparations since then." Qin Feng wasn't annoyed and patiently explained to Jiang Longjun.

"What's your plan?" Jiang Longjun asked, looking up.

"I've already explained the solution before..." Qin Feng roughly recounted the countermeasures he and Sun Yuanwei had devised to Jiang Longjun.

"Secretary, this solution faces significant difficulties and risks, but I am confident. At the same time, I cannot give you a detailed report because the entire project inspection was initiated independently by the municipal government without reporting to the municipal party committee, and I do not intend to report our response to this matter to the municipal party committee, so the municipal party committee is completely unaware of it." Qin Feng finished speaking and looked at Jiang Longjun.