Afternoon.
On the way back.
There was a small dirt road in front of them. It was very desolate, and there were only some bushes around. The road was full of potholes.
In the Land Rover.
Jiang Fangfang looked at Dong Xuebing and said: "Slow down."
"Yes, Mayor Jiang." Chen Xiaomei slowed down again.
"The road is bumpy." Jiang Fangfang reached out to support Dong Xuebing. "Are you alright?"
Dong Xuebing forced a smile. "Thank you, Mayor Jiang. I am fine. It's just a minor injury."
Jiang Fangfang looked at Dong Xuebing and said: "You have seven or eight fractures and it's still a minor injury? Just sit tight. "
Dong Xuebing could feel Jiang Fangfang's concern, and he did not reject her and let her support him.
After a while, all three cars are on this bumpy road. Zhang Feng's car, which was at the front, was shaking and had to slow down. The County's driver, Old Wang, who was driving in the middle, also felt like it was going to fall apart. Only Dong Xuebing, Jiang Fangfang, and the rest's Land Rover is still stable. The interior of the car is shaking slightly and did not shake. These cars are expensive, and Dong Xuebing's Land Rover is an off-road vehicle. There is no pressure on this road.
One minute … …
Three minutes … …
Five minutes … …
The few cars drove further and entered the neighboring County. This County was not far from Zhen Shui County, and they should reach there in another 20 minutes.
Beep, beep, beep! Beep, beep, beep!
Suddenly, there was the sound of horns.
It was Zhang Feng, who was at the front, who was honking.
After waiting for a while, Dong Xuebing felt the car had slowed down and stopped. He looked up and saw a car blocking his way.
Beep, beep, beep!
Chen Xiaomei also honked!
Jiang Fangfang asked: "What's wrong?"
Chen Xiaomei looked up. "There is a car blocking the road."
After honking for a while, Zhang Feng alighted from the car with a black face. Yan Yizhi and Old Wang also alighted from the car behind. In front of them, there was a tractor standing across the narrow road, which was equivalent to blocking the road. There were a few people sitting on the tractor, and there were two villagers standing below. There were about five or six people, some holding shovels, some holding hoes. They all looked at the three cars in front of them and did not say anything. They just smoked and ignored them.
Zhang Feng got out of the car and said, "Hey!"
Those people still didn't say anything. They just looked at him.
Zhang Feng said angrily, "I'm talking to you guys! Move the tractor! "
Those people didn't seem to have heard it and didn't seem to have any intention of responding.
Yan Yizhi was also unhappy, "What are you doing? Is there a traffic jam like this? "
One of the middle-aged men glanced at them and finally walked up. He seemed to be the leader of the group. "The tractor is broken. There's nothing we can do. You guys have to take a detour."
Yan Yizhi said, "Has it ever broken on the road?"
Old Wang also said, "This is the only road here! How are we going to take a detour? "
It's not that there are no other roads. But if they want to take another road, they will have to turn back and walk a long way. It's fine if it's only them, but Mayor Jiang and Mayor Dong are still in the tractor. How are they going to return? Mayor Dong is still injured and needs to go to the hospital as soon as possible. If they had to walk that bumpy road again, they might not be able to handle it, but Mayor Dong might not be able to handle it.
Old Wang frowned. "Are you all doing this on purpose?"
The leader of the villagers shrugged. "Didn't we tell you all that the tractor is broken? What can we do? Oh … why don't you all leave some money behind? We will get someone to fix it. "
Money?
Fix the tractor?
This is a toll!
Actually, Yan Yizhi, Zhang Feng, and the rest knew what was going on, and they confirmed their guesses after hearing what Dong Xuebing said. Such incidents are common in rural areas. Even when Dong Xuebing was in Yan Tai County, he had encountered such incidents. But this incident had just been rectified after Lunar New Year. Why is it happening again so soon? Why are they blocking the tractor in the middle of the road so blatantly?
Zhang Feng knew he cannot be soft on these hooligans. If they are being unreasonable, you must be even more unreasonable. He immediately frowned. "Are you all blind?! Can't you all recognize Zhen Shui County's Party Committee's tractor? "
The middle-aged villager replied without hesitation. "Zhen Shui County? I don't know. I have never been there before! "
Zhang Feng looked at him. "Are you looking for trouble? Do you believe I will call your Mayor Li now? "
The middle-aged villager leaned against the tractor. The other villagers beside him were chatting and laughing. They did not care about them.
Chen Xiaomei also alighted from the tractor. "I will go and take a look."
Zhang Feng was furious. He agreed and took out his phone to call County Head Li. He was Secretary Meng's secretary and naturally had many dealings with the leaders of the neighboring counties. Zhang Feng thought that County Head Jiang was sitting in the car behind him, so County Head Li would definitely give him face. But Zhang Feng called Mayor Li's secretary twice, and no one answered. He also called Mayor Li's secretary.
Zhang Feng thought they are having a meeting and frowned. He called a Public Security Deputy Bureau Chief whom he had met a few times.
Still no answer!
Are they having a meeting?
Or did something happen in their County?
Yan Yizhi asked. "You can't get through?"
"Yes. No one is picking up." Zhang Feng's face did not look good.
Chen Xiaomei heard this and turned to open the car door. "Mayor Jiang, there is a toll collector in front, and they are not letting us pass. Secretary Zhang tried calling the local leaders, but we could not get through."
When Jiang Fangfang heard this, she took out her phone and slowly dialed a number.
Du du du.
Du du du.
No one picked up!
The middle-aged villager looked at Zhang Feng and Yan Yizhi. "Are you done? If you are done, pay us the repair fee. It's not much. 10,000 RMB should be enough. "
Zhang Feng said coldly. "Are you trying to rob us?"
Yan Yizhi shouted. "Your tractor is not worth 10,000 RMB!"
The villagers pulled a long face and scolded them with local accents.
"Shut up!"
"Are you going to pay or not?"
"If you don't pay, don't even think about passing!"
The middle-aged villager waved his hand, and those people stopped scolding. The middle-aged villager said. "Your last tractor is quite expensive, right? Do you still need 10,000 RMB? Hurry up and pay us. If you pay us, we will go and repair our tractor. We don't have the time to waste with you all. Hahaha … "
Yan Yizhi replied. "Dream on!"
Zhang Feng said. "You all dare to rob a County Leader's car?"
The middle-aged villager sneered. "We are not robbing. We are only asking for repair fees. If you all go over, we will also repair our tractor. Isn't this more convenient?"
Although the Land Rover was at the back of the group, Dong Xuebing and Jiang Fangfang could hear their conversation.
Dong Xuebing narrowed his eyes and sensed something was not right. He had worked in the grassroots for a long time and knew the ins and outs of the industry. These people who collect toll fees are usually the local villagers, and their main purpose is to make money. Also, there are many vehicles passing by, and they are very smart. They will let those they cannot afford to offend, and they will not look for trouble for some money. But this group of people is different. Firstly, they are too arrogant. Secondly, when they heard they are from Zhen Shui County's Party Committee and Secretary Zhang might be going to call their Mayor, they did not react. Thirdly, and most importantly, the toll fee is only a few hundred RMB, and it can even reach 1,000 RMB. But this group of people asked for 10,000 RMB. Most people will not carry so much cash in their wallets. 10,000 RMB is impossible, but they still said it. Dong Xuebing felt they are trying to pick a fight with Dong Xuebing.
"Mayor Jiang." Dong Xuebing looked at Jiang Fangfang.
Jiang Fangfang nodded. "Something is not right, right?"
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Why does it sound like they are targeting us?"
"I'm not sure." Jiang Fangfang replied calmly. "But it is possible."
In front, Zhang Feng and Yan Yizhi were still arguing with the villagers. They were furious.
No one would be able to suppress their anger. A tractor blocking the road and asking for 10,000 RMB toll fees. It was even a County Leader's car!
This is disgusting.
They cannot give the toll fees to the villagers!
If they give the toll fees, they will lose face. What will happen to Mayor Jiang's face? A Mayor, a Deputy Mayor, two Finance Bureau Chiefs, and the Secretary of the County's Party Committee Secretary. So many leaders were being charged toll fees on the road. People will laugh their heads off if they know about this.
This is a road that cannot be spared!
They must not give the toll fees to the villagers!
Zhang Feng then made another call to the local leader of the county, but the call did not go through. Zhang Feng was so angry that his eyes turned cold. He dialed 110.
This time, the call connected.
"Hello, is this the police station?" Zhang Feng replied. "I am from Zhen Shui County's Party Committee. Someone is blocking the road at Nanshi Road and is charging toll fees. Get someone to settle this!"
After hanging up, all the villagers' faces turned cold!
"You dare to call the police?"
"F * * k! You are asking for it! "
"Do you think we are giving you face?!"
Ding, ding, dang, dang. The sound of shovels and hoes hitting each other could be heard.
Under the command of the middle-aged villager, the villagers immediately surrounded Zhang Feng, Yan Yizhi, and the rest. One of them ran to a distance and shouted something. Within a few minutes, more than a dozen villagers appeared on the road. They were all young and strong men. Many of them were holding sticks and shovels in their hands. There were about 20 of them. Not only Yan Yizhi, Zhang Feng, Old Wang, and Dong Xuebing's Land Rover were also surrounded by these villagers!
Zhen Shui County's people's faces changed!
Not only Dong Xuebing and Jiang Fangfang, even Chen Xiaomei, Yan Yizhi, and the rest could tell something was wrong!
They had already called the police, and they still dare to ask so many people to surround them? They must be prepared!
This is targeting them!
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