Official Career Storm
Chapter 509

Chapter 509: Chapter 509

City Committee, meeting room.

After receiving the call, Wu Qiangwei contacted Secretary Lu, Mayor Zheng, Minister Zhou, Jiang Yuan, and Chu Xiao’e.

Before Song Guanchao and his party returned, Wu Qiangwei briefly explained the situation to them.

Each person reacted differently.

Secretary Lu and Mayor Zheng had long been aware of the problems in Dujiang City. They had encountered them before when Secretary Sun led the project team, but they hadn’t been resolved.

Minister Zhou had also received a call from Zhang Meilin in advance and knew this incident would occur, so he wasn’t surprised.

Jiang Yuan was the last to know; Fang Wei had called him on the road.

Only Chu Xiao’e didn’t know until she entered the meeting room.

They knew how tough a local thug like Lu Xiaotian could be.

A second-generation official deeply intertwined with the local government circles, it was nearly impossible to touch him.

First off, the local officials wouldn’t agree to it.

Because Lu Xiaotian was their business partner and their cash machine.

Taking action against Lu Xiaotian meant threatening their interests.

Moreover, Lu Xiaotian himself was cautious in his dealings, knowing where the lines were, unlikely to make any significant mistakes.

Having any standing committee member at the meeting handle this would ultimately lead to a solution involving sitting down with local officials to negotiate a relocation price both sides could accept.

Of course, local officials would also release some benefits appropriately.

That was the definition of a win-win cooperation.

Song Guanchao was different; everything he did was unlike the others.

He didn’t seek mediation through local officials; in his mind, there was no golden mean, just two options: you die, or I live.

What surprised them most was that Song Guanchao really managed it.

Under the watch of local officials, he had signed such an exaggerated contract.

This seemed unbelievable to them.

Those endorsed by local officials could act arrogantly and domineeringly, but they couldn’t afford to be too foolish; they needed to know their limits.

How could this Lu Xiaotian be so foolish?

They speculated it wasn’t Lu Xiaotian being foolish but that Song Guanchao was very cunning.

"Knock, knock."

Song Guanchao knocked on the door, pushed it open, and the project team entered the room.

Joining them were the temporary head of Dujiang City’s Housing and Construction Bureau and the head of the Land Administration Bureau.

These two were trembling at the moment.

They had been present at the signing.

They wanted to stop it.

They realized Song Guanchao was setting a trap for Lu Xiaotian.

But they dared not speak, only to watch Biaozi, that big fool, happily take the contract away for sealing.

After sitting down, Secretary Lu said, "Mr. Jiang, we are already informed of the situation. Dujiang City has indeed behaved inappropriately. Rest assured, I will urge Director Qin to handle it."

Jiang Renyuan asked calmly, "How will you handle it?"

Secretary Lu said, "These factory leaders are outrageous, locking you up like that. Such criminal behavior cannot be tolerated. Rest assured, Mr. Jiang, these people will definitely be arrested by tonight!"

Jiang Renyuan, still speaking calmly, said, "Arrested, and then what? Detained for a few days, then released?"

He shook his head, "Secretary Lu, this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause, and is useless."

"Moreover, the core of this issue isn’t that we were blocked in the factory, but rather the behavior of the other party."

He placed the contract on the table, "This is a gang of criminal nature, and with Lingjiang City only, I don’t think it could be thoroughly resolved or eradicated entirely."

"Moreover, Dujiang City was formerly a county, depending on Lingjiang."

"Lu Xiaotian’s grandfather was the former leader of Dujiang County, he dares to be so brazen because there is support behind him, Secretary Lu, do you believe that? Heh, whether you believe it or not, I don’t."

"And these leaders of Dujiang City, do they have any entanglement with Lingjiang City? I believe there is, to some extent. So, Secretary Lu, you said to ask Director Qin to resolve this, but can it truly be resolved?"

Secretary Lu slightly raised his eyebrows, as Jiang Renyuan’s attitude was beyond his expectation.

He thought that with Song Guanchao causing such a stir, things were already under control.

After all, his only goal was to ensure the high-speed rail project could progress.

Now that the objective was achieved, there was no need to pursue it further.

But Jiang Renyuan’s reaction seemed to indicate he wanted to escalate the matter to the extreme?

In fact, whether it blew up or not, Secretary Lu really didn’t care much.

He didn’t have any involvement with Dujiang City anyway.

If anyone might be involved, among those present, Jiang Yuan was a slight possibility.

Then there was Director Qin.

And some departments in the city that he couldn’t control.

Overall, whether it was handled seriously or let go lightly, he didn’t care.

Secretary Lu asked, "Mr. Jiang, do you have any suggestions?"

Jiang Renyuan said, "I have already booked a flight to Yanjing, and I will report this matter to the National Railway Bureau."

The conference room fell silent.

He Songming widened his eyes and looked at Song Guanchao.

Is this the solution you mentioned?

Is this to be treated as a typical case for rectification?

Secretary Lu and the others remained silent, their expressions unchanged.

Jiang Renyuan continued, "On the way back, I had already verbally reported to the leaders at the bureau, and the leaders made their stance very clear. We will report this matter to the Ministry of Public Security and urge them to establish a special task force to crack down on organized crime!"

At this moment, Secretary Lu couldn’t sit still anymore.

If it was just the National Railway Bureau intervening, it would be somewhat okay, but once it escalated to the Ministry of Public Security, the nature of the issue was different.

Mayor Zheng and others were also restless.

Once the Ministry of Public Security stepped in, they would inevitably be affected more or less.

After all, direct intervention from the officials above is a significant blow to the image of Lingjiang.

Yet, they couldn’t think of a way to resolve it immediately.

After all, Jiang Renyuan had already contacted the leaders at the bureau, and their stance was very clear.

Do you want to obstruct it?

Do you dare to obstruct?

Why would you obstruct?

Is it because you have some vested interest with Lu Xiaotian, and that’s why you’re protecting him?

At this moment, Song Guanchao spoke out, "Leaders, I have a suggestion."

Secretary Lu and the others were very annoyed with him; had he not created a scene, things wouldn’t have escalated to this point.

Wu Qiangwei said, "Speak."

Song Guanchao said, "I believe that Lu Xiaotian’s criminal organization is a very good opportunity for our Lingjiang City and for all leaders here, to demonstrate the leadership capabilities of the Lingjiang City Committee."

Opportunity?

Secretary Lu and others raised their eyebrows; they truly didn’t see how this was an opportunity.

Song Guanchao continued, "Since this incident occurred in Lingjiang, I believe the Lingjiang Police Department should take the initiative to report to the Ministry of Public Security, and request staff from the Ministry to supervise the case here."

"Lu Xiaotian’s criminal organization is extremely brazen, and as far as I know, their crimes are countless."

"By seizing this high-speed rail extortion case, our Lingjiang Police Department can capture Lu Xiaotian and his gang in one stroke, which has significantly positive effects and can also promote a positive image of Lingjiang."

Listening to his words, the others were enlightened in their understanding.

Indeed, whether it was the National Railway Bureau reporting to the Ministry of Public Security or Lingjiang reporting, the nature was completely different.

The former would show that Lingjiang was incompetent, an area where such a serious and heinous crime occurred, discovered only by an engineer.

The latter displays initiative; it would show that the Lingjiang Police Department had already discovered this criminal gang, and the project team was cooperating with the police’s strategic deployment. Everything done was in preparation for capturing this criminal gang.

The significance and nature of the two approaches were fundamentally different.

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