Chapter 2838 No Physical Contact

Qin Feng returned to his office, and Chen Guohua hurriedly followed him.

"Got it?" Qin Feng asked Chen Guohua, who had followed him, as they walked.

"We received the report. This is a bit different from what we predicted. We didn't expect them to arrange to block the road at the last minute. We originally thought they were coming for the municipal party committee and government, and our contingency plans were all designed to counter their attack on the municipal party committee and government," Chen Guohua reported.

Where is Mayor Yuanwei?

"Mayor Yuanwei is convening a meeting with the heads of five projects. If they cannot resume work immediately today, they will be forcibly evicted. I didn't expect them to have already started taking action. Mayor Yuanwei is probably caught off guard." Chen Guohua followed Qin Feng into Qin Feng's office.

"Tell Mayor Yuanwei that there's no need to talk anymore. For the five projects, start the clearance procedures immediately. Clear out the original construction companies within three days. While clearing them out, let Huayang Group take over the projects. Call back all the original contractors and migrant workers to work, pay them wages, and manage them well. Once all the migrant workers come back, let's see how they cause trouble." Qin Feng sneered.

"Okay, I'll call Mayor Yuanwei right away."

"Don't rush. I'll call Mayor Yuanwei personally later. The most urgent thing is to deal with this road blockage. This matter caught us off guard, and the other side's methods are quite insidious. I guess it was Shao Hongli and Ding Wenbo who came up with the idea," Qin Feng said through gritted teeth.

“Yes, they’ve blocked Shazhou Avenue and Jiefang Avenue. Traffic in the entire Shazhou area is completely paralyzed. If they can’t be evacuated as soon as possible, it will not only seriously affect the lives and livelihoods of the people, but also incite public anger, which will be very detrimental to us.” Chen Guohua nodded, his face full of anxiety.

“Mayor Yuanwei just called me and said he had a meeting and is going to the site immediately,” Zhang Xinming continued.

"No need. Mayor Yuanwei is focused on the clearing work, that's the priority. Getting Xiao Jian'an's company to take over the project as soon as possible is the key to resolving the whole situation." Qin Feng shook his head.

"Where is Jiang Yunpeng?" Qin Feng then asked.

"Director Jiang is on his way to the area where the disturbance is taking place. He has dispatched a large number of police officers there. They were originally deployed around the municipal government and party committee offices, but now all of them have been moved to the area where the disturbance is taking place," Zhang Xinming reported.

"Have Jiang Yunpeng send the police over there first, but they must not have any contact with the public or take any action. They must wait for my orders. Without my orders, they must not have any contact. You must make sure to emphasize this to him clearly," Qin Feng said to Zhang Xinming.

Zhang Xinming nodded, took his phone, and walked out.

"Call Feng Changjun and tell him to come to my office immediately," Qin Feng instructed Chen Guohua.

While Chen Guohua was on the phone, Qin Feng walked to his desk, sat down, picked up the phone, and dialed Sun Yuanwei's number. He gave Sun Yuanwei orders over the phone to ignore the situation on-site and immediately initiate the forced eviction process. He was to evict the original construction company while simultaneously having Huayang Group take over the project and find a way to recall the migrant workers as soon as possible.

The main point of Qin Feng and Sun Yuanwei's discussion was to get Huayang Group to move in as soon as possible. Whether construction could resume immediately was uncertain. The main thing was to get Huayang Group to pay the migrant workers the back wages they owed, and then tell them they could continue construction. Only in this way would the rioting migrant workers stop causing trouble.

Without the participation of these real migrant workers, who acted as shields for Yang Zhijie's people, how much trouble could those fake migrant workers under Yang Zhijie's command have caused?

While Qin Feng and Sun Yuanwei were discussing the details on the phone, Feng Changjun walked into Qin Feng's office.

Qin Feng got up and hung up Sun Yuanwei's phone.

"You two, please sit down. I won't waste any more time on small talk; let's get straight to the point." Qin Feng gestured for Feng Changjun and Chen Guohua to sit on the sofa, while accepting a cigarette from Chen Guohua.

"Old Feng, you should know what happened, right?" Qin Feng asked.

"I understand. Jiang Yunpeng has already called me. This group is very cunning. According to Jiang Yunpeng's previous report, they were expected to cause trouble at the municipal party committee and government today, so I had them prepare in advance to intercept them along the way and prevent them from forming a group."

"We didn't expect them to make a feint and block the road, which caught us off guard. I've already instructed Jiang Yunpeng and his team to transfer all their resources to the scene. No matter what else, we must prioritize ensuring the road is clear. Even if we have to use force, we must get the traffic flowing smoothly first, otherwise, something terrible will happen," Feng Changjun reported.

Qin Feng shook his head and said, "No, we absolutely cannot use coercive measures, and there can't even be any physical contact between the police and them."

Feng Changjun was about to continue his report when Qin Feng suddenly interrupted and rejected it, leaving him somewhat bewildered. He remained silent for several seconds, not expecting Qin Feng to reject such a seemingly obvious and routine response strategy.

In Feng Changjun's view, the other party has now blocked both Shazhou Avenue and Jiefang Avenue, the two main roads of Shazhou City, causing a traffic paralysis in the whole city. The most urgent task is to restore traffic as soon as possible. This is the top priority. Everything else can be discussed later.

"Uh... Mayor, why is that? Shouldn't our priority be ensuring smooth traffic flow?" Feng Changjun asked Qin Feng politely after a moment of surprise.

“Blocking the roads will indeed cause great trouble to the city, seriously affect the production and life of the people, and also put a lot of pressure on us.”

"But can blocking the road force the municipal government to give in and abandon the investigation of those projects? Can blocking the road force me, the mayor, to resign?"

"If they can't, then what's the point of blocking the road? Besides causing trouble for the people and creating chaos in the city?" Qin Feng retorted.

“Uh…” Feng Changjun was speechless.

"I received some intelligence before that they had already set up a huge scheme in the public opinion field, spending a lot of money, even more than the money spent on the last time they falsely accused me of raping a waitress online. What kind of public opinion are they trying to create by spending so much money?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the reason they blocked the road was to force our police officers to intervene and forcibly clear the traffic. If our officers make physical contact with them, they might stage an accident to create a public opinion that our police officers are persecuting migrant workers demanding unpaid wages. At that point, we won't be able to clear our names no matter what. We are well aware of the power of public opinion, so we must not act rashly before we have a solution," Qin Feng said.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Feng Changjun felt a chill run down his spine. He knew very well how powerful the public opinion was when Qin Feng was framed last time. If the situation was really as Qin Feng said, then he, the vice mayor in charge of maintaining stability, would definitely be in grave danger.

"Mayor is truly farsighted. I hadn't thought of that. If they really intend to do that, we'll have completely fallen into their trap," Feng Changjun quickly said.