Official Career Storm
Chapter 644

Chapter 644: Chapter 644

Song Guanchao came up and sorted things out, one by one, clearly presenting the entire process.

Zhou Qian livestreamed at the side, with tens of thousands of people watching online.

At first, they didn’t understand what had happened, but after Song Guanchao’s explanation, they realized it was a dispute over demolition.

A group of netizens criticized blindly, typing insults as they spoke.

In their minds, as long as it was a demolition dispute, it must be the government’s fault.

Otherwise, why would hundreds of people bother coming to the government building to protest with banners for no reason?

But after hearing the circumstances from Song Guanchao, they were confused.

What was going on?

It seemed that it wasn’t the government that was wrong, but these residents?

The terms of the demolition were not just normal, they were exceptionally good!

"These people must be crazy, turning down such terms?"

"It’s not a rejection, didn’t you hear what that leader said? They were bargaining—from 1800 up to 8000."

"Three Lanes is such a broken place, even 1800 is high, how can they demand 8000?"

"The key is the three options; those accustomed to self-built houses can choose homestead land; the government would pay for building the houses. Rejecting these terms of demolition is incomprehensible."

"Hahaha, this kills me, they disagreed when it was time to demolish, now they come running wanting it done, isn’t this stubbornness?"

"I rarely support the government, but this time, I’m clearly in favor of the government!"

"What a bunch of troublemakers!"

The livestream was incredibly popular.

This was exactly what Song Guanchao hoped to see.

When he arrived, he saw a bunch of reporters taking photos.

No need to ask, it must have been Zheng Bihui and Secretary Lu up to no good.

Luckily, these reporters were just taking photos and hadn’t reported yet.

He knew full well the importance of public opinion.

A matter, even if it’s right, if not handled quickly, can be easily manipulated into a different situation.

Therefore, he asked Zhou Qian to livestream and clarify the truth about the incident.

Even if others later tried to slander them, there would naturally be netizens to explain on their behalf.

The residents of Three Lanes were at a loss for words. Seeing Song Guanchao about to leave, they immediately blocked his way.

"Leader, we accept the demolition terms."

"Yes, we’ve accepted."

Song Guanchao sighed and shook his head, "Everyone, this is not something I can resolve alone."

"Back when the demolition was happening, I made it very clear to you, and the notification was sent to your hands..."

"I didn’t receive any notification!" someone immediately interjected.

Director He’s face darkened, "Are you sure you didn’t receive it? I have video evidence here, and making such claims has legal consequences!"

"I, I..." The person didn’t dare to speak further.

Song Guanchao said, "It was clearly written on the notification that if even one person disagreed within the week, we would not force it."

"You see, we did not forcefully demolish, did we? The terms offered were not bad, right? But still, you were unwilling, so what could we do but give up?"

"But now you want to demolish again, I’m sorry, but I really can’t ordain this."

"If other residents were like you, then this high-speed rail might as well not be built."

"So please, go back, stop causing a disturbance. You’re not in the right, and causing further trouble will lead to no results."

"Moreover, I can tell you all very clearly, Three Lanes will definitely not be demolished."

"I know very well there must be someone behind you instigating this. Whoever is instigating is irrelevant to me, but we are all adults here, and if you choose to listen to slander, you must also bear the consequences."

The residents felt a heavy despair; Song Guanchao had spoken so decisively, not leaving any hope.

But they were not giving up.

"Leader, if you won’t demolish, we won’t leave!"

"That’s right, if you don’t demolish, we won’t leave either!"

They were acting quite obstinate.

Song Guanchao declared, "If you wish to stay, then stay. This is a public building, you are citizens, and naturally have the right to be here. But I must warn you, if anyone deliberately causes trouble, I will call the police."

"Also, do you see them?"

He pointed to the nearby reporters, "There are reporters live broadcasting here; they will monitor you."

"You can present legitimate demands at any time, but if you intentionally disrupt and affect the work of staff, then sorry, we’ll have to take you to the police station."

"Look, I’ve made myself very clear," said Song Guanchao, "if you don’t want to leave, then stay put."

Having said that, Song Guanchao walked into the building.

The residents were panicked, lacking any backbone.

They had thought that by coming over with their banners and blocking the doorway, they could get the government to change its mind.

But the officials countered every move and seemed completely unbothered by these actions.

If you didn’t want to leave, you could stay; they wouldn’t force you out or escalate the conflict.

That left the residents feeling utterly powerless, as if they were throwing punches at the air.

Director Qin was secretly amazed, this guy really had his ways, defusing a potential mass disturbance silently and effortlessly.

Upstairs.

Secretary Lu walked back from the floor-to-ceiling window.

The issue was resolved, which wasn’t surprising to him.

He just felt a bit of regret.

The Three Lanes incident hadn’t been drawn out for long.

Now, hope would have to be placed on the remaining residents.

Song Guanchao came to the office door, where Zeng Li asked, "Is it resolved?"

"Yes, it is."

"I thought you wouldn’t be able to handle it."

Zeng Li pouted, "You’re so capable, there’s hardly anything I can help you with."

Song Guanchao wisely didn’t engage in that conversation and knocked on the door to enter the office.

As soon as he entered, he smelled cigarette smoke and couldn’t help but wonder, was the Secretary worried I couldn’t sort this out?

"Is it resolved?"

"Yep," Song Guanchao reported the solution to her.

Then, with a hint of confusion, he asked, "Secretary, what do you think their purpose is in doing this?"

Wu Qiangwei smiled slightly, "You’ve also noticed something amiss?"

She thought it was just her overthinking things, but now even Song Guanchao felt something was off—it wasn’t mere overthinking on her part.

Song Guanchao said, "These residents couldn’t have come up with the idea to gather at the City Committee to cause a scene so quickly, plus the kind of banner they used isn’t something a regular shop would make for them."

Someone must be pushing this behind the scenes.

What puzzled him was if it was Zheng Bihui or Secretary Lu behind this, it seemed somewhat childish.

These little maneuvers couldn’t really affect him, at most they would just waste some of his time.

Song Guanchao simply couldn’t make sense of it.

At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. Liu Lanzi had sent a message asking if he was free tonight.

"Chairman Liu has invited me to dinner tonight."

Song Guanchao asked casually, "Secretary Lu, will you be going?"

"No, I’ve got something on tonight."

"On a date?"

Wu Qiangwei was taken aback and glared at him, "No."

"Oh," Song Guanchao gave a smile that annoyed Wu Qiangwei.

After leaving the office, Song Guanchao found Wu Yun.

They also hadn’t seen each other for several days.

"Song Guanchao," Wu Yun ran out to him and whispered, "were you looking for me?"

Song Guanchao feigned seriousness, "On duty, address me by my position."

Wu Yun stuck out her tongue, "Nope!"

Song Guanchao smiled and asked, "Are you free tonight?"

"Yep, are you going to treat me to dinner?"

"The dinner will have to wait. Tonight I need to meet with Chairman Liu, the helicopter last time was introduced to me by her. It’s been so many days; I need to go show my gratitude."

Song Guanchao said, "Zhou Qian is downstairs, after work help me greet her and accompany her for a meal."

"Zhou Qian?" Wu Yun’s cheeks flushed with a sudden rush of red.

That day in the mountains, she and Song Guanchao had almost... only to be caught by Zhou Qian.

Logically, having shared a distressing situation, their relationship should have grown stronger, but she dared not meet Zhou Qian.

Every time she saw her, she couldn’t help but think about that day’s incident.

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