Chapter 2854 Kill them all

Shao Hongli realized that Qin Feng looked down on him, and immediately became anxious, quickly trying to prove his worth to Qin Feng.

In fact, Shao Hongli was right. The municipal government was already Qin Feng's domain. However, Qin Feng's power in the municipal government did not mean that he had a say in the municipal party committee. The municipal party committee was the core power center in Shazhou, and this part had always been firmly in Jiang Longjun's hands.

Although Qin Feng is the mayor, he is the only one among the members of the municipal party committee who is fighting alone.

If Qin Feng is thinking about his future position in Shazhou, Shao Hongli's support will be very important, after all, Shao Hongli is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee.

Shao Hongli now only begs Qin Feng to let him go; he doesn't care about anything else in order to save his life.

"Mayor, we have no grudges against each other. Although we had some disagreements before, it was only due to a conflict of interests. There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world, only interests."

“We used to be competitors with conflicting interests, but now I’ve lost. I’m no match for you in the city government either. Continuing to try to kill me now will do you no good.”

"Keeping me here will only be of great benefit to you. Even disregarding my status as a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Just in terms of influence in Shazhou, Sun Yuanwei and Feng Changjun combined cannot match me."

“Mayor, whether you like it or not, you will have to fight Jiang Longjun openly and covertly from now on. Even if you don’t fight, Jiang Longjun will find ways to suppress you. Under these circumstances, you need someone like me to support you even more.”

“If you get rid of me, it will only benefit Jiang Longjun in the end, while keeping me around will only be of great help to you,” Shao Hongli continued to persuade him.

“You’re absolutely right. To be honest, killing you now would have no practical significance for me personally, and the position you vacate would most likely be taken by Jiang Longjun. I wouldn’t get any benefit from it.”

“Keeping you here will be a great help to me,” Qin Feng nodded.

Hearing Qin Feng say this, Shao Hongli was overjoyed: "That's right, Mayor, you have completely finished this major inspection of the projects. Stopping now will not damage your personal prestige in any way."

Qin Feng shook his head slightly: "But I still don't plan to stop."

Shao Hongli was taken aback: "What does the mayor mean?"

"Do you see yourself as a wolf or a dog?" Qin Feng asked bluntly.

"Once a dog recognizes its owner, it will be obedient and loyal for life. But wolves are different. If you give them a piece of meat today, they will eat their fill and run away. But if they are hungry tomorrow, they will come back to you. If you don't continue to give them meat, they will eat you and will never be grateful for the meat you gave them yesterday."

"Shao Hongli, which one are you? Putting aside how I see you, in your own self-perception, what kind of animal do you see yourself as? A wolf or a dog?"

"If I let you go today, will you really be obedient and work for me from now on? No, you'll only hate me to the core, and you'll pounce on me and bite me whenever you get the slightest chance. Am I right?" Qin Feng said with a smile.

"The only reason you've come to me today is because you have no other choice. You're now in my hands. If you really had to choose, you'd rather choose Jiang Longjun than me." "Besides, you're a member of the Yang family. I'm not stupid enough to think you'd genuinely serve me. Shao Hongli, I am indeed only in my thirties this year, and I haven't been working for very long, but I've experienced everything I should have experienced, and I've suffered both the necessary and unnecessary losses. So... I understand the principle of eliminating the root of the problem." Qin Feng continued.

"You..." Shao Hongli couldn't save face.

"That's just one reason. The second reason is that when I first came to Shazhou, I was indeed all alone, so I could do whatever I wanted without any constraints."

“But things are different now. I’m not just representing myself. Everything I do has to consider not only myself but also others. If I let you off the hook now for my own personal benefit, what will the others think? How will I lead this team in the future?”

"There's a third reason. Things have escalated to this point, and there has to be a result eventually, especially with the major project inspection. Someone has to take responsibility, right? If you don't take responsibility, am I supposed to?"

"So, Vice Mayor Shao, I can't agree to your conditions. Whether you agree or not, I have to keep pushing this forward." Qin Feng spoke the harshest words in the most amiable tone, as if he were saying to Shao Hongli, "Sorry, this time I have to take your life."

"Qin Feng... are you determined to kill me completely, leaving me no way out?" Shao Hongli clenched his fists tightly.

"Vice Mayor Shao, I don't even know how to answer what you're saying. Don't you think what you're saying is childish? If we switched places, would you go easy on me? You'd probably be even more ruthless than me, wouldn't you?"

"You were the one who devised the scheme to frame me with the waitress last time, weren't you? You were involved in reporting me to the Discipline Inspection Commission and fabricating evidence, weren't you? You were also one of the masterminds behind the Liu Family Village incident, weren't you? And this time, do you dare say that you weren't the one who came up with the idea? And do you dare say that your initial goal wasn't to kill me?"

"At this point, let's not waste any more words. I can't let you go. How can I stand up if you don't die?" Qin Feng's words couldn't be more blunt.

"Go out. Don't bother with me here. Go to the Yang family and see if they're willing to help you. Zhang Xinming, see Vice Mayor Shao off." Qin Feng directly told Zhang Xinming to see Shao Hongli off, which was actually a way of telling Shao Hongli to leave.

Qin Feng's ruthlessness will surely make Shao Hongli "lose his temper," just like last time.

But this time, to Qin Feng's surprise, Shao Hongli simply got up silently. Although his eyes looked like he wanted to devour Qin Feng, he didn't say anything and slowly walked out of Qin Feng's office in silence.

Watching Shao Hongli leave, Qin Feng sat on the sofa silently smoking, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Before Qin Feng had left, Chen Guohua knocked on the door and came in.

"Shao Hongli just left?" Chen Guohua asked.

Qin Feng nodded.

"What's he doing here? Begging for mercy?" Chen Guohua asked hurriedly.

Qin Feng glanced at Chen Guohua, smiled, and said, "Getting impatient? Afraid that I'll let Shao Hongli go for my own personal gain?"

Chen Guohua felt a little embarrassed. That was really what he was thinking, which was why he had been waiting outside. As soon as Shao Hongli left, he rushed over.

Of course, the fact that Chen Guohua knew so quickly that Shao Hongli was coming to see him must have been due to Zhang Xinming's "tipping-off".