Chapter 2865 Shao Hongli's Miraculous Return to Life

"You don't need to worry about the No. 1 Middle School matter. Your municipal government has been delaying this for several years. Next time, this matter will be discussed directly at the Standing Committee meeting," Jiang Longjun said calmly.

Qin Feng looked at Jiang Longjun in surprise; Jiang Longjun's words contained a great deal of information.

The relocation of the No. 1 Middle School should have been discussed by the Standing Committee, but Jiang Longjun was afraid of a direct conflict with the Lixin Group, so he deliberately pushed the matter outward, placing it all on the shoulders of the municipal government, letting the municipal government take the lead, and letting Qin Feng stand in front to block the bullets from the Lixin Group, while he controlled things from behind.

It was precisely because Jiang Longjun did not want to have a direct conflict with the Yang family that he gave Qin Feng many opportunities, which was the main reason why Qin Feng was able to rise to prominence. This shows how much Jiang Longjun feared the Yang family.

Now, Jiang Longjun's attitude has made a complete 180-degree turn. He actually took the initiative to put the decision-making power over the relocation of the No. 1 Middle School in his hands. This change was too fast and too sudden. Qin Feng was a little unable to adapt to it. After all, all his decisions regarding Jiang Longjun were based on the relocation of the No. 1 Middle School.

Qin Feng took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Jiang Longjun, then lit one for himself. After taking a couple of slow puffs, he looked up and asked Jiang Longjun, "It seems that Secretary Jiang has reached an agreement with Yang Guoqiang yesterday. It must have been tough for Yang Guoqiang. He was willing to give up such a lucrative opportunity as No. 1 Middle School in order to save Shao Hongli."

"Yang Guoqiang is much smarter than Yang Zhijie. He can see that things have come to this point and he definitely won't be able to grab the lucrative prize of No. 1 High School. Rather than that, he might as well make a deal with you before I completely hand over No. 1 High School to him. He's a businessman after all, and he understands the math better than anyone else." Qin Feng laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Qin Feng, the company that took over these projects is called Huayang Group, right? I heard that this company is from Jiangnan Province, and there is a lot of overlap between this company and your previous work trajectory. Moreover, you have a close relationship with the boss of this company. Is that true?" Jiang Longjun asked casually.

Qin Feng looked coldly at Jiang Longjun: "What do you mean by that, Secretary Jiang?"

"Huayang Group has taken on five major projects in such a short period of time. Has it all been done completely legally and compliantly? Recently, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection has received a large number of reports on this matter, suspecting that there is collusion between officials and businessmen involved in illegal and criminal activities," Jiang Longjun continued.

Jiang Longjun's threat was blatant, practically pointing a finger at Qin Feng: "If you don't obey, I'll immediately turn around and investigate the matter between Huayang Group and you."

Qin Feng was naturally not afraid of being investigated about his relationship with Huayang Group, but in order to resolve the issues of this project as soon as possible, he needed Huayang Group to take over quickly. Therefore, there must have been some procedural irregularities in the process. If Jiang Longjun really made a big deal out of this, the consequences would indeed be very serious.

"What does Secretary Jiang want me to do?" Qin Feng asked through gritted teeth.

"Stop the investigations into these projects, hand over all evidence and leads to the Discipline Inspection Commission, and don't interfere anymore. Also, release everyone you arrested recently who isn't involved in serious cases," Jiang Longjun ordered.

Hearing this, Qin Feng let out another cold laugh, but said nothing, and nodded, saying, "Okay, everything will be done as Secretary Jiang says."

Qin Feng then stood up and said to Jiang Longjun, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

Qin Feng left Jiang Longjun's office without waiting for Jiang Longjun's reply.

Qin Feng's face was terribly dark as he left Jiang Longjun's office. At this moment, he felt not only anger, but also humiliation.

Zhang Xinming had been waiting for Qin Feng in Jiang Longjun's secretary's office outside. When Qin Feng came out, Zhang Xinming quickly picked up his briefcase and followed him.

Seeing Qin Feng's expression, Zhang Xinming didn't dare ask anything; he knew Qin Feng must be in a bad mood.

Qin Feng quickly left, went downstairs, and got into his car.

"Has Chen Guohua called yet?" Qin Feng asked Zhang Xinming after getting into the car.

"The secretary-general called and said he has brought Vice Mayor Ding back. Vice Mayor Ding is now working normally in his office," Zhang Xinming replied quickly.

"When you get back, have Ding Wenbo come to my office, and then call Mayor Yuanwei and Jiang Yunpeng over for a meeting in my office," Qin Feng said calmly.

“Okay, Mayor, your personal cell phone is ringing. I told you to call her back when you’re done.” Zhang Xinming took Qin Feng’s personal cell phone out of Qin Feng’s briefcase.

"who?"

“Teacher Yang,” Zhang Xinming said.

Zhang Xinming felt that the relationship between Qin Feng and Yang Yuxin was abnormal, so he always avoided mentioning Yang Yuxin in front of Qin Feng, believing that this was a taboo subject for Qin Feng.

Qin Feng saw through Zhang Xinming's little scheme and rolled his eyes at him: "From now on, just say it openly. There's nothing to be ashamed of."

After Qin Feng finished speaking, he took the phone and immediately called Yang Yuxin back.

"You've left Jiang Longjun's place? What did he want to talk to you about? How did the meeting go?" Yang Yuxin asked after taking the phone.

"Tell me what you know first," Qin Feng said.

"It seems the talks with Jiang Longjun didn't go well," Yang Yuxin said with a smile, sensing that Qin Feng wasn't in a good mood.

“I’m sorry, I don’t know what Yang Guoqiang and Shao Hongli talked about. They were talking alone in the room, so I don’t know why Yang Guoqiang insisted on saving Shao Hongli,” Yang Yuxin said.

"There's no need to know anymore, I already know the answer." Qin Feng lit another cigarette and smoked it, his mood extremely bad at the moment.

"You know the answer? What answer?" Yang Yuxin asked in surprise.

“Yang Guoqiang has joined forces with Jiang Longjun to deal with me.”

"what?"

"Yang Guoqiang made it a condition that I not compete for the relocation of the No. 1 Middle School, and he had Jiang Longjun intervene to prevent me from investigating these projects any further, while also demanding that I release the people," Qin Feng said calmly.

After Qin Feng finished speaking, Yang Yuxin fell silent, clearly still processing what he had said.

"On the surface, it looks like Yang Guoqiang is exchanging Shao Hongli for the No. 1 Middle School of the city in exchange for Jiang Longjun, but in reality, it's an agreement between Yang Guoqiang and Jiang Longjun to deal with me," Qin Feng said.

“I understand why Yang Guoqiang is trying to win over Jiang Longjun at this time, but why would Jiang Longjun be with Yang Guoqiang? Hasn’t he always been avoiding getting close to the Yang family?” Yang Yuxin didn’t understand.

"Jiang Longjun certainly wouldn't get close to the Yang family. He knows the Yang family is a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment. But he also doesn't want to see me continue to grow stronger. After this incident, he also saw that my position was more secure, which he couldn't tolerate. So he needs to maintain a balance and let the Yang family drag me down so that I can't continue to grow stronger."

"Keeping Shao Hongli around is the biggest check on me. If I'm not mistaken, the Yang family and Jiang Longjun will further strengthen their support for Shao Hongli in the future to keep me in check. On this point, Yang Guoqiang and Jiang Longjun's interests are aligned."

"In the past, it was the No. 1 Middle School of the city that prevented the Yang family and Jiang Longjun from getting together. Now, Yang Guoqiang has directly given the No. 1 Middle School of the city to Jiang Longjun, so the conflict between them is gone. Instead, I am their common enemy."

"Yang Guoqiang is indeed much more capable than Yang Zhijie. He truly lives up to his reputation as a shrewd and calculating man. Originally, the situation was very passive for the Yang family, but now, thanks to Yang Guoqiang's move, the Yang family has instantly turned the tide, and Shao Hongli has been brought back to life," Qin Feng said while smoking a cigarette.