Chapter 2830 The Polite Shao Hongli

Shao Hongli didn't waste any words and immediately conveyed his purpose and conditions to Qin Feng.

After listening to Shao Hongli's words, Qin Feng simply smiled slightly, habitually took out a cigarette, and offered one to Shao Hongli as well.

"Vice Mayor Shao, do you think we should agree to their demands?" Qin Feng asked Shao Hongli again.

“I think we should agree. Maintaining stability is the most important thing right now. If this matter continues to escalate, the consequences will be too serious. We must not let things get to that point. So I think it is acceptable and necessary to make appropriate concessions in the investigation now.”

"Moreover, as the government, we have not suffered any losses. I don't think the project investigation needs to be stopped. We can just loosen the investigation on these few projects and impose appropriate penalties. If the mayor thinks that the project inspection work should not be half-hearted, the focus of the inspection can be shifted to some other less important projects."

“This way, we can both resume work and production on the project and prevent the worst crisis from happening, and also crack down on illegal and unethical activities in project construction and eliminate malpractices in the construction field,” Shao Hongli continued to persuade.

This shows that Shao Hongli came to see Qin Feng today with great sincerity.

“Vice Mayor Shao, I have a different opinion from you on how to handle this matter,” Qin Feng retorted to Shao Hongli again without any politeness.

"First of all, I don't think this matter will have any serious consequences, nor do I think things have reached the point of a so-called crisis. Indeed, the project's suspension has caused a lot of trouble for the people of Shazhou and has also put a lot of pressure on our municipal government. Moreover, the subsequent petitions or even disturbances by migrant workers may have some negative effects. However, I believe that our municipal government is fully capable of dealing with it, and everything will be within a controllable range." Qin Feng said this with great confidence.

Upon hearing Qin Feng's "ignorant and arrogant" words, Shao Hongli frowned. Qin Feng didn't take the matter seriously at all, which rendered all the prepared arguments pointless, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Secondly, the essence of this matter is actually very clear: these projects have joined forces to resist the government's investigation, using work stoppages and inciting migrant workers' emotions to threaten the government into stopping the investigation so that they can continue to evade justice."

“Vice Mayor Shao, I don’t need to elaborate on how egregious this behavior is, do I? If we bow down and compromise this time, where will the government’s authority be? Where will our dignity be?”

“If there is one, there will definitely be two and three. We compromised this time, but what about next time? Next time they will only break the law and regulations more blatantly, because they know in their hearts that the government is a coward. As long as they threaten the government a little, it will compromise. People in other industries will follow suit. If this continues, the entire Shazhou City will be completely out of control, which will be extremely harmful in the long run.”

"Furthermore, we have already investigated and uncovered numerous egregious and serious violations of laws and regulations in these projects, some of which involve job-related crimes committed by public officials. Now you want us to stop investigating these projects? Does that mean we should turn a blind eye to their illegal and disciplinary violations? What is this? This is knowingly breaking the law. Vice Mayor Shao, can you or I bear this accusation?"

Qin Feng retorted with a question to Shao Hongli, and then accused Shao Hongli of a serious crime.

Qin Feng paused for a moment, then softened his tone and continued to Shao Hongli: "Vice Mayor Shao, there's another crucial issue here that I wonder if you've considered?"

"What's the problem?" Shao Hongli asked.

"The fact that these projects have joined together to threaten the government with a work stoppage means that someone is organizing and directing them. This person's purpose is clearly aimed at the government, and it may also be aimed at me, Qin Feng, personally."

"Vice Mayor Shao, can you guarantee that these projects will resume work and production immediately after the government agrees to stop the investigation? You think so, but can you guarantee that the person behind this incident thinks the same way as you?"

"Or to put it more clearly, Vice Mayor Shao, as long as you can guarantee that the person behind this agrees to stop the subsequent actions and allow the projects to resume work and production immediately, I can stop the subsequent investigation according to your opinion." Qin Feng looked at Shao Hongli after he finished speaking.

Shao Hongli was surprised that Qin Feng knew everything and saw clearly the conflict of interest between him and Yang Zhijie. Shao Hongli finally understood why Qin Feng didn't compromise with him: Qin Feng had known all along that he was just a puppet and his words had no effect.

Shao Hongli felt as if he were completely naked, sitting in front of Qin Feng, with Qin Feng seeing him clearly from head to toe, which made him very uncomfortable.

Shao Hongli also realized one thing: now he had not only been abandoned by Yang Zhijie, but he had also completely lost the power to bargain with Qin Feng, let alone compete with Qin Feng for power as before.

After thinking it through, Shao Hongli felt somewhat frustrated. Although he had tried his best to hide it, Qin Feng still managed to discover it.

Qin Feng noticed the change in Shao Hongli's expression, sneered inwardly, but said nothing on the surface.

Shao Hongli then picked up the cigarette Qin Feng had handed him, put it in his mouth, lit it, and took a few puffs. He wanted to use this time to reorganize his thoughts and thoughts, because Qin Feng had completely disrupted his plans before he came, and his mind was in a complete mess.

"I have to admit that I had some misunderstandings about the mayor before, or rather, I underestimated him. After all, you are too young. Now it seems that the organization was right. Although the mayor is young, his vision and ability far exceed your age."

“The mayor sees this matter very clearly, I don’t deny it. It is indeed as the mayor said, that the whole thing was planned, organized and promoted by someone behind the scenes, with the purpose of driving you out of the sandbar.”

"Mayor, that's precisely why you should unite all forces that can be united to quell the current conflict as soon as possible and prevent the other side from escalating the matter further," Shao Hongli continued to persuade Qin Feng.

"Oh? Vice Mayor Shao also believes that this matter should be calmed down as soon as possible and not allowed to escalate further?" Qin Feng smiled.

Shao Hongli's face flushed slightly; Qin Feng was blatantly mocking him.

Qin Feng clearly knew that this whole thing was Shao Hongli's idea from the beginning, and that Shao Hongli was the one who spearheaded and organized it. Now, however, Shao Hongli had come here to ask Qin Feng to quell the matter.