Chapter 2901 Expedient Measures

"Comrade Changjun made a very good point just now. Determining the nature of a case is a very professional and rigorous matter, with strict procedures and regulations. Moreover, only the public security organs have the authority to make a conclusion on this matter. I think we should give the public security bureau more time to reach a conclusion on this case and wait for them to come up with a concrete conclusion before we speak." Liu Yunbing had obviously prepared his remarks in advance.

Despite Liu Yunbing's lengthy and assertive speech, it all boiled down to one sentence: "Take this matter to the police station, don't involve me, I'm not involved."

Jiang Longjun couldn't do anything to Liu Yunbing, and he knew that Liu Yunbing would never step forward, so Jiang Longjun finally looked to Qin Feng. He knew that the key to the problem lay with Qin Feng.

The fact that Qin Feng brought Feng Changjun here today means that what Feng Changjun is about to say has been approved by Qin Feng.

"Mayor, what do you think?" Jiang Longjun looked at Qin Feng, his eyes showing some dissatisfaction.

Qin Feng had long known that Jiang Longjun would eventually force him to make a statement, and he had already thought about what to say before he came.

"Secretary Jiang announced the provincial party committee's requirements earlier. The requirements were very clear: to quickly find out the cause of death and control the impact of the situation. 'Quickly' and 'control' are the two key points. These are the provincial party committee's requirements for us, and they are also the current political task for Shazhou City."

"Only by finding out the true cause of Shao Hongli's death as soon as possible and defining the nature of the case can we close it quickly and control and eliminate the impact of the incident. Therefore, defining the nature of the case is urgent. Without defining the nature of the case, there will be no clear conclusion to the Shao Hongli death case, which will put us in a very passive position, and we will be unable to carry out any follow-up work at all," Qin Feng said slowly.

Jiang Longjun was very satisfied with Qin Feng's answer and nodded repeatedly.

"However, Comrades Changjun and Yunbing's remarks also make sense. The public security organs have their own procedures and rules for handling cases, especially those involving lives. We cannot forcibly interfere with their work. Moreover, it has only been a few hours since the incident. It is inappropriate to expect them to make a clear conclusion in such a short time." Qin Feng changed the subject, clearly supporting Feng Changjun and the Shazhou City Public Security Bureau.

"However, the provincial party committee's requirements and the impact of this matter are also there, and we must make a decision as soon as possible. My opinion is this: the public security department should continue its investigation, we will not interfere with their work, and everything should be done in accordance with principles."

“But we can’t wait. Since the current evidence points to Shao Hongli’s suicide out of fear of punishment, let’s deploy our work accordingly and eliminate the impact as soon as possible,” Qin Feng said.

"Mayor, a temporary measure is always just a temporary measure. If it's not legitimate, it will cause big problems." Jiang Longjun gave Qin Feng a cold look.

"Yes, but the situation is urgent, so we can only handle this special case first..." Qin Feng nodded.

Jiang Longjun was not satisfied with Qin Feng's speech, but he had no choice but to accept it, as he understood the meaning behind Qin Feng's words.

“The mayor’s words make some sense, but the Public Security Bureau must give a conclusion as soon as possible. Tomorrow, the Public Security Bureau must submit the conclusion of the case to the Municipal Party Committee. This is a political order. Feng Changjun, you will personally take charge of this matter. If there is no conclusion by tomorrow, you will bear all the responsibility.” Jiang Longjun turned his attention to Feng Changjun.

In fact, Jiang Longjun was saying this to Qin Feng, as he knew that Qin Feng was the "mastermind" behind this matter.

Qin Feng smiled slightly. Feng Changjun neither spoke, nor objected, nor agreed.

The atmosphere in the conference room became somewhat awkward.

"Director Duan, Mayor, let's discuss what to do next. This matter is urgent. Although we can't rush it, we can't wait either..." Feng Changjun changed the subject.

The following meeting was less confrontational and became more pragmatic, focusing on discussing and deploying countermeasures.

Duan Peng mainly discussed the disciplinary investigation of Shao Hongli and Ding Wenbo with the people of Shazhou. Although it was called a discussion, the people of Shazhou did not express much opinion on this matter. In reality, it was Duan Peng who suggested that the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government should provide support.

Neither Qin Feng nor Jiang Longjun raised any objections on this matter; they accepted it entirely and cooperated fully with Duan Peng. Obeying the organization's decision and cooperating with the investigation was not just a slogan, but politically correct.

Duan Peng also very cleverly did not mention a single word about Shao Hongli's death case again, deliberately trying to shift the whole matter to Shazhou City and not wanting to get involved at all.

After discussing the work of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Duan Peng left the meeting room first, even though Jiang Longjun tried to persuade him to stay. He knew that the comrades in Shazhou would discuss how to deal with this matter, and his departure at this time was a further indication that he was unwilling to get involved in Shao Hongli's case. Shazhou City might become the center of the vortex, so he would definitely avoid it if he could.

Duan Peng can hide, but the people on the sandbar cannot.

After Duan Peng left, the people from Shazhou sat in the conference room to continue their meeting and discuss and plan the next steps.

However, in the next meeting, Jiang Longjun directly handed over the leadership to Qin Feng, which meant that he had entrusted the entire handling of this matter to Qin Feng, as he had discussed with Qin Feng that morning.

Jiang Longjun could give this bomb to Qin Feng, but Qin Feng couldn't give it to anyone else, and Qin Feng had already figured out a way to deal with it.

Qin Feng spent about ten minutes explaining his thoughts one by one, and discussed them in detail with Jiang Longjun, Tang Zeyan and others. No one objected, and then the impromptu meeting ended.

At this point, naturally no one would oppose Qin Feng; everyone wanted to stay as far away from the matter as possible.

"Mayor, stay for a moment," Jiang Longjun said to Qin Feng after the meeting.

Qin Feng had long known that Jiang Longjun would definitely have something to say to him, so he didn't plan to leave.

After the others left, Jiang Longjun handed Qin Feng a cigarette, and the two sat in the conference room.

"Thank you for your hard work," Jiang Longjun said to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng never expected Jiang Longjun to be so polite to him, but Qin Feng wasn't foolish enough to be moved by Jiang Longjun's politeness.

"The Party Secretary isn't having an easy time either. There's nothing we can do. These are turbulent times. It's okay to work hard, but I'm afraid of putting in a lot of effort without any real results." Qin Feng sighed, his words carrying a deeper meaning.

"Don't worry too much. If anyone's going to be beheaded, it'll be me first," Jiang Longjun laughed. Then he said to Qin Feng, "As long as Shao Hongli committed suicide out of fear of punishment, everything is still under control."

Jiang Longjun was reminding Qin Feng.

"Secretary Jiang, what is the opinion of the provincial leaders?" Qin Feng did not respond to Jiang Longjun's question.

"I have already stated the requirements of the provincial party committee leaders."

"That's all?"

“That’s it.” Jiang Longjun shook his head and continued, “Shao Hongli is dead. The province only ordered us to investigate the cause of death, but did not organize an investigation team to come down and investigate. This in itself shows the province’s attitude.”