Chapter 2941 The Situation is Grim

"We still haven't been able to tally any casualties?" Jiang Longjun raised his voice.

"I'm waiting for the specific statistics now," Qin Feng said, too lazy to explain to Jiang Longjun.

"Qin Feng, how have you been doing your work on workplace safety? How have you been fulfilling your responsibilities? Do you know what this kind of thing means? Don't forget, our Shazhou has never been peaceful. The province just held a meeting to specifically discuss our Shazhou's problems, which in itself shows that the provincial party committee has very little trust in our Shazhou leadership. And now you've caused such a serious workplace safety accident. Do you know the consequences?" Jiang Longjun began to curse.

Qin Feng held his phone tightly, smoking a cigarette, without saying a word, unable to refute.

Jiang Longjun is the municipal party secretary, and Qin Feng neither wants nor can completely break ties with him. Besides, what Jiang Longjun said is also true.

"You're the one who brought Huayang Group in, and you were the one who forced these projects into their hands. Now that such a big thing has happened, who will take responsibility?" Jiang Longjun asked.

Qin Feng smiled and asked Jiang Longjun, "What is Secretary Jiang's opinion?"

"Have you reported this to the provincial authorities?" Jiang Longjun asked.

"Not yet," Qin Feng asked.

“This matter must be reported to the province, and it must be reported to the province immediately,” Jiang Longjun said immediately.

"Secretary Jiang, there haven't been any serious consequences yet, so isn't it a bit urgent to report to the province? If there haven't been any major casualties or property damage, and the burned area isn't large, is there really any need to report to the province?" Qin Feng asked, frowning.

"When are you going to report this? Wait until there are already serious casualties before reporting to the province? You need to understand that reporting to the province now and reporting after there are serious casualties are two different things."

"Or do you have no intention of reporting this matter to the province from the bottom of your heart?" Jiang Longjun's voice became increasingly sharp.

"Qin Feng, I advise you not to take any chances. I don't care whether your municipal government reports this or not; I will report it to the province immediately."

"At the same time, I also want to make my stance clear to you. Not only will I not cover for you, but the Municipal Committee will deal with this matter seriously. You need to understand that the projects you have initiated and the Huayang Group you brought in have repeatedly run into trouble."

“I can give you one or two chances, and I can plead with the provincial authorities once or twice, but things can only be done once or twice, not three times. This time, both your municipal government and Huayang Group must deal with this seriously.”

"No one can cross the red line of workplace safety. You must do everything in your power to put out the fire and minimize casualties. It would also be best to pray that the number of casualties is as small as possible." Jiang Longjun said before hanging up the phone.

After finishing the call with Jiang Longjun, Qin Feng couldn't help but smile and shake his head helplessly.

Jiang Longjun is a typical example of wanting both sides; he wants to be a prostitute while also wanting to be seen as virtuous.

His intention was to use this incident to bring Qin Feng down, but he also had to appear righteous. He was a petty person, yet he went to great lengths to find reasons and excuses for himself, trying to make others think that he wasn't a petty person.

At this point, the power struggle among all parties is clear: Yang Guoqiang did this, and with Jiang Longjun's tacit approval.

This was a brilliant move. This fire was completely different in nature from the last one. Jiang Longjun naturally wanted to handle the Shao Hongli incident discreetly because he, as the Party Secretary, bore a great deal of responsibility. But this was a production accident, and the responsibility almost entirely fell on Mayor Qin Feng. So Jiang Longjun naturally wanted to make a big fuss about it.

Yang Guoqiang's choice to set fire to the construction site was clearly made after fully considering Jiang Longjun's attitude.

The incident has already occurred, and Jiang Longjun's attitude is very clear: he will definitely take action against Qin Feng and will also report the matter to the provincial authorities. Qin Feng can guess what the provincial authorities' attitude will be.

Whatever the attitude is on the Shazhou side, then the attitude on the provincial side will naturally be the same.

Governor Feng Li'an is still in office, and this matter could very well have been orchestrated by him. Therefore, Feng Li'an's attitude is predictable. Jiang Longjun's attitude almost represents that of Provincial Party Secretary Cao Fanyi. In addition, given Qin Feng's significant responsibility in this matter, Zhao Hongjian and Pang Yunfei may not be able to save Qin Feng.

The only variable now is whether there will be significant casualties. If there are significant casualties, Mayor Qin Feng will basically lose his position and will definitely be dismissed. This is probably the result that Yang Guoqiang and Jiang Longjun want.

For Yang Guoqiang, Feng Li'an's transfer was inevitable. With Feng Li'an gone and a new governor in charge, his biggest backer would be gone, while Qin Feng would gain a powerful new backer. Qin Feng would naturally take action against him immediately, leaving Yang Guoqiang with no chance to fight back. Therefore, he had to get rid of Qin Feng before Feng Li'an was transferred. Even if a new governor came, no one in Shazhou would be able to do anything to the Yang family.

It is more likely that because this matter is quite serious and Qin Feng bears significant responsibility, it will indirectly cause major changes in the transfer of Feng Li'an and the relocation of Pei Qinglin to Shazhou. It is very possible that the decision to transfer Feng Li'an and relocate Pei Qinglin to Ganliang will be changed by the higher authorities.

Although Yang Guoqiang simply set a fire at the construction site, it could potentially shake up the entire situation in Gansu and Liangshan provinces.

Qin Feng seemed to have returned to the scene when he tried to implicate Shao Hongli and the Yang family behind him by investigating the problems of several major projects. He originally felt that he had the advantage and the situation was very good, but Yang Guoqiang changed the situation fundamentally by handing over the No. 1 Middle School of the city to Jiang Longjun and reaching an agreement with Jiang Longjun. Qin Feng went from being proactive to being passive.

The current situation is exactly the same as before. What was originally a very favorable situation has been completely reversed by Yang Guo, who has pushed Qin Feng to the brink of life and death.

After putting down his phone, Qin Feng sat there quietly smoking, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper, before turning to look out the window again.

For Qin Feng now, there are two most important things. The first is to confirm whether there are any casualties, especially deaths. Whether there are any deaths is crucial and is the core of determining whether it is a major accident. As long as there are no deaths, the matter is not completely unsolvable. This is why Qin Feng forced Meng Dan to investigate whether there were any deaths as soon as he arrived.

The second is naturally to put out the fire as soon as possible. As long as the fire is put out, the matter will not escalate further. The sooner it is put out, the smaller the impact will be.

Regardless of the circumstances, the situation was extremely dire and put Qin Feng in a very passive position.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Qin Feng knew that Zhang Xinming was asking him for instructions, because Qin Feng had previously said not to disturb him unless it was something important.

Zhang Xinming must have something important to do at this moment, but he didn't dare to disturb Qin Feng, so he knocked on the door. If Qin Feng had finished his call, he would answer; if Qin Feng hadn't finished his business, he wouldn't respond.

"Come in!" Qin Feng called out after calming himself down.