Chapter 2841 Roadblock Scene

At this busy and important intersection in Shazhou City, hundreds of workers wearing hard hats and the most common "camouflage" uniforms on construction sites have completely blocked the road. These workers are holding white banners and denouncing the city government for persecuting them, while countless others are taking pictures with their mobile phones.

Seeing the situation at the scene, Zhang Xinming knew how serious the matter was and was extremely anxious.

The mounted policeman who was assigned to pick up Zhang Xinming accompanied him all the way over, and then led Zhang Xinming to a police chief who was waiting for him at the intersection. The police chief then led Zhang Xinming to the "command post" that Jiang Yunpeng had temporarily requisitioned.

As Zhang Xinming walked in, Jiang Yunpeng, who was having a heated discussion with several leaders of the Public Security Bureau, quickly stood up, walked over, and shook hands with Zhang Xinming.

"Haven't had breakfast yet? How about a bowl of mutton offal soup?" Jiang Yunpeng pointed to the pot set up at the entrance of the small shop.

"Director Jiang, forget about the mutton offal soup; we're in dire need of help right now."

“No conflict, we can eat and drink at the same time. I need a bowl too.” Jiang Yunpeng pulled Zhang Xinming to a table inside and ordered the owner to bring two bowls of mutton offal soup, and asked for extra mutton offal.

Jiang Yunpeng and Zhang Xinming sat down at a simple table, and Jiang Yunpeng handed Zhang Xinming a cigarette.

"How is the situation now?" Zhang Xinming asked.

"You saw the situation on your way here. This group of people are dressed like migrant workers and are holding up signs demanding unpaid wages. Before we've even done anything, they've already started targeting the municipal government. Look how many people are taking pictures with their phones!"

“I had someone secretly estimate that less than half of these people are real migrant workers. The other half are people sent by Lixin Group to impersonate others, and a significant portion of them are scumbags under Yang Zhihao. These people are clearly here to cause trouble on purpose.” Jiang Yunpeng said this with a serious expression.

"Fortunately, the mayor was farsighted and saw through their conspiracy at a glance, stopping my actions in time, otherwise... we would definitely have fallen into their trap by now." Jiang Yunpeng said with some lingering fear.

At this moment, the shop owner brought over two bowls of mutton offal soup with plenty of ingredients.

The owner's mood went through ups and downs early this morning. It was the peak time for breakfast, but a group of people came and blocked the road. The mutton soup shop, which usually does good business, was empty today. This worried the owner a lot, and he thought that he would definitely not sell many bowls today.

Unexpectedly, the Public Security Bureau temporarily requisitioned his shop near the intersection as a command center. Since it was a requisition, it couldn't be free; he had to pay. And the price was very fair, no less than what he would earn in a morning's business. So the people were immediately delighted.

"These two bowls are for the two leaders. If they need more, just let me know." The shop owner said with a smile and ran off. He was so nervous talking to these high-ranking officials that he stammered.

"Director Jiang, you can't keep changing the subject and not telling me the truth. How exactly are you preparing? What are your plans for the next step? If you don't give me the truth, what am I supposed to report if the mayor calls to ask me about the situation later?" Zhang Xinming asked with a smile.

"Before I tell you everything, you have to answer one question for me. I can't tell you anything if you don't answer this question first," Jiang Yunpeng said after taking a sip of mutton soup.

"what is the problem?"

"Did the mayor speak with or call Vice Mayor Feng before you came?" Jiang Yunpeng asked.

Zhang Xinming carefully considered the meaning behind Jiang Yunpeng's question, and then the two smiled at each other, everything understood without words.

“Vice Mayor Feng and I left the mayor’s office at the same time, as did the secretary-general. The secretary-general went to Mayor Yuan Wei’s place, and I came here,” Zhang Xinming replied.

“Then I know what to do. Otherwise, I would still be wondering what to do.” Jiang Yunpeng smiled and continued, “On your way here, I received a call from Vice Mayor Feng, who asked me to bring in the special police, put them in bomb suits, and we discussed the specifics of what to do.”

"To be honest, before you gave me this answer, I was still hesitant about whether I should strictly follow Vice Mayor Feng's orders. But after your words, I know what to do. This must be an order from the mayor to Vice Mayor Feng," Jiang Yunpeng said.

“Yes, the mayor’s meaning is very clear: you will handle the specifics, but Vice Mayor Feng needs to take the lead and control the overall situation.” Zhang Xinming understood Jiang Yunpeng’s meaning.

“I understand. I will strictly follow Vice Mayor Feng’s orders.” Jiang Yunpeng nodded and continued, “The riot police are on their way, and the drones will be in place soon. Once everyone is there, we will start the operation immediately and ensure that traffic returns to normal within an hour.”

“But if the other party insists on staging the accident… then once the public opinion ferments, our Public Security Bureau will definitely become the target of public criticism and be condemned by everyone…” Jiang Yunpeng then looked at Zhang Xinming.

“Director Jiang, to be honest, you know the mayor’s personality. He doesn’t like people making deals with him. As long as you do things well, he will definitely help you if problems arise. But if you make deals with him before you even start, the result will be unpleasant,” Zhang Xinming reminded Jiang Yunpeng.

"Thank you for reminding me, Director Zhang. I understand this principle. I just wanted to talk to you. I believe that if something happens, the mayor will definitely protect me. Even if he doesn't, I will still have to take responsibility. The mayor put me in this position, not just so that I could show off. There is no such thing as taking benefits without taking responsibility in this world."

"The reason I said that is mainly because I'm afraid that if I don't handle things properly during this process, it could affect the mayor's overall strategy. If that happens, I'll really bear a heavy responsibility," Jiang Yunpeng quickly explained.

“No one knows the mayor’s grand strategy except himself. But based on my understanding of the mayor, since he has asked you to do this, he has already guessed all the outcomes. Everything should be under his control, so neither of us needs to worry too much. Just strictly follow his orders and don’t let us worry about anything else,” Zhang Xinming reminded Jiang Yunpeng while drinking his mutton soup.

"Chief, the riot police are all in place, and the drones have arrived as well." At this moment, a leader from the Public Security Bureau came over to report to Jiang Yunpeng.

Jiang Yunpeng looked at Zhang Xinming.

Zhang Xinming was drinking his soup when he said with a smile, "Don't look at me. Same as always, I only brought my eyes and ears. Everything else is irrelevant to me."

"The drones are taking off and starting to film. All personnel are turning on their body cameras. Riot police, get ready for action," Jiang Yunpeng instructed.

After the police officers left, Jiang Yunpeng smiled and said to Zhang Xinming, "Let's start the operation after we finish this bowl of soup. We can't delay any longer; the sooner we resolve this, the better."