Chapter 2827 The Lackey Cooks the Good Bow and Puts It Away

Shao Hongli shook his head: "I'm not that stupid. Although I gave the order, I didn't participate directly and it was impossible for me to leave any evidence. Moreover, the people who actually handled this matter were all from Lixin Group, and those who were arrested this time were basically all from Lixin Group."

"However... I just received news that the Discipline Inspection Commission is also involved in this matter. If the Discipline Inspection Commission investigates further, it is very likely that I will be implicated. Whether it is this operation or those people who were eliminated from this assessment and had illegal and disciplinary issues, if they follow the clues, they will definitely drag me down in the end." Shao Hongli sighed.

"The Discipline Inspection Commission has also intervened? Is it just for show or are they really planning to do it? Is it Qin Feng's idea or Jiang Longjun's idea?" Ding Wenbo asked hurriedly. As a seasoned official, Ding Wenbo immediately grasped the key to the problem.

"It's still unclear, but the fact that the Discipline Inspection Commission has intervened is a dangerous sign. And the bad news doesn't stop there." Shao Hongli shook his head again.

"There's more bad news?" Ding Wenbo asked in surprise.

"Yesterday afternoon, Sun Yuanwei convened on-site work meetings for the sports center project and the sewage pipe renovation project, calling all relevant personnel together to discuss resolving the work stoppage. The project personnel all expressed their stance according to our instructions, stating that they could not carry out their work normally unless the other party stopped the inspection."

"As we expected, Sun Yuanwei would definitely try to settle things peacefully, with both sides backing down and agreeing to stop the inspection. Then the people from both projects would agree to resume construction. However, the project people did not stop the inspection as we requested, but instead firmly stated that they could not resume work immediately."

“Sun Yuanwei’s attitude was even more resolute. He gave the two projects three days. If the issue of unpaid wages for migrant workers and the resumption of construction could not be resolved within three days, the government would, in accordance with laws, regulations and contracts, remove the two construction companies and replace them with new ones.”

"According to reports from people at the scene, Sun Yuanwei's attitude was very firm, leaving no room for the other party to bargain," Shao Hongli continued.

Ding Wenbo was dumbfounded after hearing this. He wasn't a heavy smoker, but he lit the cigarette that Shao Hongli had thrown to him earlier and started smoking.

“Yang Zhijie has completely excluded you and me from this, and now we have lost control of this matter,” Ding Wenbo sighed.

"Old Shao, now both Yang Zhijie's attitude and Sun Yuanwei's attitude are completely opposite to what we expected. Things have completely slipped out of our control."

"Where is Qin Feng? What is Qin Feng's attitude? Did Qin Feng come to see you yesterday?" Ding Wenbo asked hurriedly.

"Qin Feng? Old Ding, you're usually so smart, why is your brain getting worse and worse? Who is Sun Yuanwei? Would he dare to be so tough without Qin Feng's support? Sun Yuanwei represents Qin Feng's attitude."

"Qin Feng didn't come to see you yesterday? That's... impossible. Isn't Qin Feng afraid that things will escalate and he won't be able to handle it? Does he really not want to be mayor anymore? Even if he doesn't care, would Jiang Longjun dare to take that risk? He would never allow Qin Feng to continue acting recklessly." Ding Wenbo still didn't believe it.

"Don't ask me, my mind is a mess right now, I can't figure out what's going on either," Shao Hongli shook his head again.

"Was Qin Feng doing this on purpose? Did he see through our intentions, so he deliberately refused to back down and forced us to bow down to him?" Ding Wenbo asked.

"This morning, Yang Zhijie skipped us and directly arranged for the suspension of three other projects. Sun Yuanwei immediately issued a notice, adding manpower to further strengthen the investigation of the five projects currently suspended, demanding a thorough investigation of all illegal and disciplinary issues. It is said that he has already submitted some of the problems existing in these projects to the Discipline Inspection Commission."

"The Discipline Inspection Commission again? What does this mean? Does it mean the Discipline Inspection Commission is planning to get involved in these projects?" Ding Wenbo's expression suddenly changed. If the Discipline Inspection Commission got involved in the investigation of these projects, it would affect his future and fate.

"I don't know right now, but in any case, this shows that Sun Yuanwei has no intention of backing down on this matter, which means that Qin Feng is prepared to fight us to the end, even if it means mutual destruction."

"What I'm more worried about is why they handed the evidence over to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection at this time. If it wasn't pre-arranged, Qin Feng and Sun Yuanwei wouldn't have dragged the Commission into this for no reason. Did they have a prior agreement with the Commission?"

“I had someone ask around. After Qin Feng left Jiang Longjun’s office yesterday, he first went to Wu Jing’s, and then to Yu Hanyi’s office. He stayed there for more than half an hour. Listen carefully, Qin Feng went to Yu Hanyi’s office in person,” Shao Hongli emphasized again.

Ding Wenbo's face paled upon hearing this, and after a long pause, he said, "Old Shao, I feel things have completely gone wrong. Qin Feng is determined to fight us to the death, and Yang Zhijie is clearly planning to sell us out to bring Qin Feng down. Add to that Jiang Longjun's ambiguous attitude... I think we're in serious danger..."

Shao Hongli took deep drags on his cigarette: "Yang Zhijie's goal is to kill Qin Feng. It seems he doesn't care about my life or death at all. Yes, as long as Qin Feng is dead, whether I, Shao Hongli, live or die is not of much concern to him. Without Qin Feng, who will be his opponent in Shazhou? Who will be the mayor and the executive vice mayor who dares to disobey him?"

"I was really stupid. I didn't even know the principle of 'the lackey is cooked and the bow is put away'," Shao Hongli sighed.

"It's too late to say all this now, Lao Ding. Now it's just the two of us in the same boat. You're smarter than me, so think of something. What should we do now? If things continue to escalate, we're both doomed. There won't be any way to salvage the situation then." Shao Hongli looked at Ding Wenbo.

"There's only one way now: either Yang Zhijie stops, or Qin Feng stops. If Yang Zhijie is willing to stop first, we can try to join forces with Jiang Longjun to force Qin Feng to stop. If Qin Feng is willing to stop, then I think we, along with Jiang Longjun, can also make Yang Zhijie back down while he's ahead, because I believe Jiang Longjun definitely doesn't want things to escalate, and his position is absolutely consistent with ours on this point," Ding Wenbo analyzed.

"Don't even think about Yang Zhijie. I called him before you came, but he didn't answer," Shao Hongli said slowly.

"Then there's only one way: go see Qin Feng, but be humble," Ding Wenbo said.

"You mean I should go and beg Qin Feng to let me go?" Shao Hongli stared wide-eyed at Ding Wenbo.