After the armed police withdrew, the peddlers quickly surrounded them. Lu Yiwei, who was standing on the side, was very anxious. He quickly stood in front of Zhang Zhiyuan and said to Xiao Dingyuan in the distance, "Chief Xiao, surround them first."
Zhang Zhiyuan did not say anything, and Xiao Dingyuan did not dare to act on his own. He was stunned and waited for the order. The anxious peddlers were about to surround them, but Lu Yiwei desperately blocked them and shouted, "Please calm down, everyone. The county government will definitely give you an explanation."
The staff standing on the steps of the hall saw Lu Yiwei's clown-like performance, and their faces showed disdain, as if saying, "Who do you think you are? Only you can do this!"
Xiao Dingyuan could not just watch Lu Yiwei fight back, so he had to make the decision and let the police surround them again.
Zhang Zhiyuan panicked. Seeing this situation, he did not know what to do or say. He said loudly, "Folks, I am deeply sorry for what happened today. Please choose one or two representatives, and the rest go back. I will give you an explanation."
A peddler shouted, "No! No one can leave! Let the people of Nanyang see how these cadres who drink the blood of the people treat the people. They are worse than animals! "
"Yes! Don't leave! Beat the f * cking County Magistrate to death! "
"Yes! Smash the County party committee. F * ck them! " An agitated peddler threw a brick in his hand. Fortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan dodged in time. The brick hit the glass, and there was an ear-piercing sound of glass breaking.
With someone taking the lead, the peddlers threw the things in their hands. There was only a "crack" sound, and the glass of the nearby office was smashed.
The situation continued to escalate. Zhang Zhiyuan was still standing on the steps to appease the crowd. Lu Yiwei couldn't sit still and wait for death. He ran to Xiao Dingyuan and said, "Chief Xiao, we have to take strong measures at this time. We have to control the leaders first."
"But …" Xiao Dingyuan was still waiting for Zhang Zhiyuan's order.
"No buts. The situation will become more dangerous if we delay any longer." Lu Yiwei said anxiously.
Xiao Dingyuan made up his mind and said, "Arrest who?"
Lu Yiwei was observing from the side. He had already targeted a few troublemakers. He was surprised to find Zhao Zhigang's men among them. Last time, when Li Haidong was captured by them, there was a lackey at the scene. Lu Yiwei remembered his face, and today, he was also in the crowd. He immediately realized that this incident was not a simple group incident. It was very likely to be an organized and premeditated operation.
Lu Yiwei raised his hand and pointed at four or five people. Xiao Dingyuan immediately brought his men forward to handcuff them and take them away. Now it was much quieter.
Lu Yiwei couldn't care less about other people's gazes. Things that no one had done, things that offended others would be blamed on him. He ran to Zhang Zhiyuan's side and whispered a few words in his ear. Then Zhang Zhiyuan's face darkened and he said, "Folks, no matter what your demands are, let's sit down and discuss it slowly. If you continue to make trouble like this, how am I supposed to solve it?"
The peddlers calmed down and kept quiet.
Seeing that everyone was unmoved, Zhang Zhiyuan had no choice but to say, "If you guys don't want to leave, you can ask any questions on the spot. I'll answer them for you, okay?" Zhang Zhiyuan's voice was a little shaky. Clearly, he hadn't fully evaluated the power of the crowd.
"I heard that the county wants to ban us from setting up stalls. The county needs to give us a clear answer!" Suddenly, a peddler took the initiative to speak up.
Zhang Zhiyuan sorted out his thoughts and said, "Fellow villagers, the county government has never released any information or taken any action to ban you. However, according to the standards of establishing a provincial hygienic county, the next step will be to regulate your management. These are all matters for the future."
"Standardized management? How to regulate and manage it? Aren't they going to kick us out? If we are kicked out, how are we going to survive? "A peddler shouted excitedly.
Zhang Zhiyuan said, "The regulation is still in the planning stage, and there are no specific suggestions. But I can assure you that the government will not harm your interests, and will not destroy your livelihood. "
Hearing this, the peddlers' hearts were at ease. Because the leader had been arrested, the rest of the peddlers did not know what to do.
At this time, Zhang Lefei appeared out of nowhere and waved his hand. "Fellow villagers, you have to believe in the government. Just now, County Zhang had already expressed his position to everyone. His words are authoritative. The most important thing in the people's government is the people. Since the people have given the government the power, we must serve the people wholeheartedly. Please rest assured that we will not break our promise to the people. What do you think, County Zhang? "
Zhang Lefei's words came at the right time. As for the initiator of the whole incident, he could not wait for the situation to escalate infinitely. But when he saw Xiao Dingyuan taking Zhao Zhigang's men away, he was a little afraid. He must stand up to confuse the public and clear his name.
After being questioned by Zhang Lefei, Zhang Zhiyuan was a little flustered. He looked at Zhang Zhiyuan with disgust, and then forced a smile to the peddlers. "Secretary Zhang is right. The people's government works for the people. I will keep my promise. Please supervise me."
Since he had already said this, there was not much meaning for the peddlers to continue making trouble. One by one, they began to retreat. Gradually, they all dispersed. At this time, Cai Jianguo, who was scared out of his wits by the situation just now, also appeared. He used a loudspeaker to command the peddlers. "Fellow villagers, please go back. The government will give you an explanation."
Zhang Zhiyuan was furious. He said fiercely, "Can't you see that everyone is leaving? What's the use of shouting now? "
Cai Jianguo knew that he was in the wrong, so he retreated.
Zhang Zhiyuan was searching for the Executive Deputy County Magistrate Tian Guohua, but he could not find his shadow. So he turned around and asked, "Where is County Magistrate Tian?"
"He … he …" Cai Jianguo stammered. Little did he know that Tian Guohua was hiding in his office, drinking tea to calm himself down.
Whenever there was a major incident that was not in his charge, he would hide far away, for fear of getting himself involved. In this way, all the responsibility was pushed to Zhang Zhiyuan. And the County party committee did not care. This was all the government's business!
In front of the big right and wrong, one could distinguish who was good and who was bad, who was close and who was far away. To Zhang Zhiyuan's disappointment, except for Lu Yiwei, no one was willing to work for him. The fickleness of the world was bone-chilling.
Since it was his business, he had to solve it himself. He ordered Cai Jianguo, "Inform the Governmental Affairs Bureau to clean this place up this morning and restore it to its original state. If they can't do it, they can f * cking go home!"
It was the first time that the people present saw Zhang Zhiyuan so angry, so they did not dare to make a sound. Cai Jianguo ran faster than a rabbit and carried out Zhang Zhiyuan's order. The others saw that there was no more drama to watch, so they left.
Zhang Lefei pretended to comfort him, "County Magistrate Zhang, you can't blame the government for this. The police are also responsible. If they had activated the emergency plan earlier, this would not have happened."
Zhang Zhiyuan could hear the sarcasm in Zhang Lefei's words. He sneered, "Secretary Zhang, the emergency plan went wrong. As the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, don't you have some responsibility?"
This was what Zhang Lefei was waiting for. "Do I have responsibility? It seems that after the reorganization of the public security system, I have nothing to do with it. This is all because of Xiao Dingyuan's poor command. "
Zhang Zhiyuan waved his hand, "Let's not talk about whether Xiao Dingyuan's command is right or not. Let me ask you, what's with the mobilization of the armed police?"
Zhang Lefei shook his head and said, "I asked Secretary Liu to bring people over after I asked."
Zhang Zhiyuan took a step forward and said, "Secretary Zhang, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee didn't care about the Public Security, Procuratorial and Legal Committee, but intervened in the People's Armed Forces. If the higher military knew about this, I wonder what the consequences would be?"
Zhang Lefei was stunned, and his face turned ugly. He waved his hand and said, "I don't care anymore!" With his hands behind his back, he returned to the County party committee building. Zhang Zhiyuan looked at the leaving crowd, and he was already drenched in sweat.
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