The car stopped by the side of the road. Chen Xing got out of the car. Song Zhi, who was eager to see the world in chaos, also got out of the car. She continued to speak without thinking. Mayor Huang, did you see that?
It's not that I want to slander you officials. Look, the facts are right in front of you. The common people are being bullied.
You are trying to change the concept. Can a few urban management officers represent the public? Chen Xing shook his head and explained to Song Zhi in a serious manner. Currently, most of the city enforcement officers on the streets were just assistant city enforcement officers, which accounted for more than 90% of the total number of city enforcement officers. They were just temporary workers and were all recruited from the society. Most of them were unemployed and had relatively low quality. Some violent law enforcement incidents were usually committed by these people. Therefore, it was impossible to equate them with the entire group of civil servants.
Even if these urban management officers were not real public servants, they must have been instructed by their superiors to beat up the peddlers and enforce the law violently. Otherwise, how could they have the guts to do so? You see, just now you said that these urban management assistants are just hired temporary workers. It can be seen that the urban management department has no good intentions. They hire some messy people to be their assistants and then authorize them to do whatever they want. Once something happens, they will fire them on the grounds that they are temporary workers. If nothing happens, they will continue to allow them to do whatever they want. Do you think the leader of the urban management department is a good person? He has power, but he uses it to harm the common people. I don't think there is anything wrong with what I said.
Chen Xing did not know whether to laugh or cry at Song Zhi's words. The little girl obviously had a one-sided view of the problem. Moreover, she was also influenced by some events that had happened and been magnified. Not to mention that she had a great prejudice against the urban management department, she also had a bad impression of the entire public servants group and even the officials. Chen Xing could not reprimand her. Take what happened in front of him as an example. Song Zhi's words were a little extreme, but it was also reasonable. When it came to urban management officers, basically nine out of ten people would have a bad impression of them. Most of them were associated with "violent law enforcement". Most people's bad impressions were not imposed on the urban management officers, but caused by some urban management officers' brutal law enforcement.
"Mayor Chen, do you have nothing to refute me?" Seeing that Chen Xing was silent, Song Zhi said proudly.
It's not that I don't have anything to refute, but I don't have the time to discuss this with you right now. Chen Xing glared at Song Zhi. This little girl was not afraid of him at all. She dared to say anything in front of him.
While they were talking, the fruit peddler in front of them had almost been caught up by several urban management officers. He was carrying a load of fruits and running. It was impossible for him to outrun several urban management officers who were running empty-handed. Chen Xing turned around and ordered Li Yong, "Xiao Li, you run faster. Hurry up and stop them. Don't let them mess around."
Li Yong nodded and ran out. Chen Xing also walked quickly. Huang Jianghua followed closely behind. He observed a moment of silence for the urban management officers in his heart. Since Chen Xing had seen this incident, these people were completely tragic.
After all, Li Yong was a little slower. The urban management officers first kicked over the fruit basket carried by the peddler, and then punched and kicked the peddler. Fortunately, at this time, Li Yong had arrived. The peddler was only kicked a few times. However, the urban management officers turned to look at Li Yong angrily. "Young man, why are you meddling in other people's business? Are you asking for a beating?"
"Even if you are enforcing the law, you have no right to beat people." Li Yong looked coldly at the urban management officers in front of him. He was standing in the direction of Chen Xing. He had already seen Chen Xing walking over. Facing these urban management officers who were looking at him angrily, Li Yong felt no pressure at all. If they really fought, he was not afraid that he would be at a disadvantage. With his skills, he would not be at a disadvantage if he fought with these burly men. Not to mention, these people looked like they were just for show and would not be able to withstand a beating.
"It's none of your business whether we beat people or not. Do you see that? I have the right to beat people in this uniform." A fierce-looking urban management officer stared at Li Yong fiercely. He pulled the urban management officer uniform he was wearing and said, "I'm warning you for the last time. Leave now, or I'll beat you up too."
"You can try." Li Yong sneered and helped the fruit seller up. The fruit seller looked to be in his forties. It was unknown whether it was because of the hardships of life, but his head was full of white hair.
"Damn, do you think I don't dare to beat you up too? Who asked you to be such a busybody?"
"Whose father are you? I think you are more like a grandson. " Li Yong snorted coldly and his face darkened. If it was not for the fact that Chen Xing had not instructed him, he would have beaten him up.
Brothers, help him loosen up his muscles and bones. Seeing that Li Yong did not know how to appreciate his kindness, the urban management officer also became impatient. He called his companions beside him and was about to beat him up.
"Are you urban management officers or hooligans? Who gave you the right to beat people up?" A cold voice came from behind.
"F * ck, why are there so many busybodies?" The urban management officer was furious. He turned to look at the source of the voice and saw that it was two men and a woman. He did not take it to heart. Instead, he felt angry as if his authority was being challenged. They were wearing the urban management officer uniform and no one had ever dared to stop them from doing things.
Chen Xing ignored the man and looked at Song Zhi, who was beside him. His expression was unprecedentedly serious. "Song, I want to let you know today that the power in the hands of the cadres is not as useless as you said. If you use it well, it will be a blessing to the people. If you use it poorly, it will be a real disaster to the people."
After Chen Xing finished speaking, he called Huang Jianghua to his side. "Chen, call Cheng Quan and ask him to come over."
Huang Jianghua glanced at the urban management officers who were clamoring, nodded, and walked to the side to make the call. Cheng Quan was the director of the Urban Management Bureau. Huang Jianghua was already used to Chen Xing's amazing memory. Chen Xing had already memorized the names of the main people in charge of each department, including the main leaders of each district and county (city).
"Does Cheng Quan allow you to do whatever you want?" Chen Xing stared at the urban management officer who was the fiercest. He looked young, probably in his early twenties.
Who was Cheng Quan? They all shook their heads in confusion. They were just city enforcement officers in the district. How could they know the name of the boss of the municipal bureau? Even if they had heard of it, they wouldn't have remembered it. Cheng Quan was already a high and mighty figure to them. They were just assistant city enforcement officers. They couldn't even be considered as real city enforcement officers. Cheng Quan was already a high and mighty figure to them. They were just assistant city enforcement officers. They couldn't even be considered as real city enforcement officers.
Chen Xing looked at their reactions and frowned slightly. On second thought, he was not too surprised. After all, these people were just low-level personnel. It was not surprising that they did not know Cheng Quan. However, from another perspective, it also showed that the management of the Urban Management Bureau was loose. However, the shortcomings and flaws of the urban management law enforcement system were not something that could be solved in a day.
"Hey, get out of my way. Don't block our way." The urban management officer was too lazy to pay attention to Chen Xing anymore. He just thought that Chen Xing was another nosy person. He turned around and scolded Li Yong again. They had received orders from their boss to teach this fruit vendor a lesson. This peddler was blind. Their boss had taken a few catties of fruits, but the peddler dared to ask for money. Their boss had asked them to teach the peddler a lesson. Of course, they had to do it.
"Does this road belong to you? Who said that I can't stand here?" Li Yong curled his lips in disdain. He had no intention of leaving. In fact, he wanted these people to beat him up so that he could teach them a lesson. Li Yong hated these people who bullied the weak and bullied the common people. If Chen Xing had not spoken, he would have beaten them up.
"Aha, you really need a beating. Are you looking for a beating?" The leader of the group rubbed his palms together. He was ready to beat up Li Yong as well. It was not a big deal for them to beat up one more person.
"Xiao Jiang, write down all their numbers for me." Chen Xing said angrily. He did not ask Li Yong to do anything. As a mayor, it was not proper for him to instruct his driver to fight with the urban management officers.
It must be mentioned that the urban management officers of Nanzhou City had already unified their uniforms and logos. Whether it was the regular urban management officers or the temporary assistants, they all had their own numbers. As long as the common people were dissatisfied with the urban management officers' law enforcement, they could call the hotline set up by the city to complain. Therefore, the assistants' uniforms also had numbers on their chests. Chen Xing asked Huang Jianghua to write down their numbers. Obviously, he was really angry.
Huang Jianghua nodded. He took out a pen and walked in front of the urban management officers. He quickly wrote down their numbers. The urban management officer closest to Huang Jianghua was stunned for a moment. Then he went forward and pushed Huang Jianghua. "Damn it. What are you writing down? Are you asking for a beating?"
"If you dare to hit me again, don't blame me for being rude." Li Yong took a big stride forward and stood in front of Huang Jianghua. In his eyes, this secretary, Huang Jianghua, had always been scholarly and delicate. Because Huang Jianghua was a little thin and wore a pair of glasses, he gave people the impression that he was a weak scholar. Li Yong was also afraid that Huang Jianghua would be at a disadvantage, so he warned them.
"Do it then. I'm not afraid of you." The urban management officer who pushed Huang Jianghua also lost his temper. He stared at Li Yong.
"Old Pan, why are you so serious with him? If he wants to write down the numbers, let him. We have been scared since we were young. If he wants to file a complaint, then go ahead. We are not afraid of him." Another urban management officer said disdainfully. He didn't care about this matter. It wasn't that they hadn't been complained about before, but they were still fine now. It didn't mean that they would be fine after being complained about. They would be questioned and criticized, but it was nothing more than being reprimanded. Being scolded a few times wouldn't make them lose any hair or flesh. Moreover, they had a good relationship with the captain in charge. They were just wearing the same pants, so there wouldn't be any problems at all.
"Who gave you the right to beat up a peddler?" Chen Xing questioned at this time.
"Do you see what kind of uniform this is? I have the right to beat people when I wear this uniform." An urban management officer replied to Chen Xing. He looked at Chen Xing provocatively. "Why? Are you addicted to meddling in other people's business? Get lost."
Chen Xing frowned. This was the first time he was scolded by an urban management officer like this. If the people in the city who were on good terms with him heard this, they would probably cover their mouths and laugh secretly.
"Mayor, you are also scolded." Song Zhi muttered beside Chen Xing. His eyes were obviously gloating. Chen Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "So this little girl is so happy that I am scolded."
"You guys better watch your mouths." Huang Jianghua, the secretary, had to speak at this time. Chen Xing was the mayor. It was not convenient for him to lower himself to the level of these people. However, as the secretary, he had to stand up.
"Why, you four-eyed frog, do you want to fight? Come on."
"You …" Huang Jianghua was so angry that he almost cursed out loud. Being called a four-eyed frog, no matter how good his temper was, he couldn't control it.
"Xiao Chen, there is no need to lower yourself to their level. It will only dirty your mouth." Chen Xing's face was cold. When will Cheng Quan arrive?
He just called and said that he would come immediately. If he came from the police station, it would take him at least ten minutes to get here from the city. Huang Jianghua looked at the time. Cheng Quan wouldn't be able to arrive anytime soon.
Ten minutes. Let's wait. Chen Xing looked at the time. If he had to wait for a long time, he could not waste time here. He remembered their numbers. He was not afraid that he would not be able to find them if he wanted to deal with them.
"Brother Zhou, why do I feel that the name Cheng Quan sounds so familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere, but I can't remember." One of the urban management officers said to the leader. His face was full of doubt. He tried hard to recall but could not remember who had mentioned this name. In the end, he even patted his head angrily. "Look at my melon head. My memory is getting worse."
I remember now, that's our boss's boss's boss's boss's boss. The other person clapped his hands and said in surprise.
"Go to hell. What are you talking about?" The leader scolded jokingly. "Boss of our boss? It sounds so hard to pronounce. I think you are not in your right mind."
"Tsk, Brother Zhou, I am not joking with you. Have you forgotten what Captain Wu told us? The director of the Municipal Bureau is called Cheng Quan. Captain Wu often talks about it." The other person smacked his lips. The way he looked at Chen Xing had changed.
"So what? These days, there are many people with the same name. The Cheng Quan he is talking about is the director of the Municipal Bureau. Do you think the director is like a cat or dog on the street that can be summoned with a phone call? Look at your brain. What kind of person is Director Cheng?" "How can these people in front of us be related to Director Cheng?" "I think your brain is stuck in the door." The urban management officer surnamed Zhou said disapprovingly.
"Brother Zhou, I am afraid that if it is true, we will have kicked an iron plate." The urban management officer said worriedly.
Look at your cowardly appearance. I just casually said a name and you're scared. Are you a brat or something? The urban management officer surnamed Zhou snorted disdainfully at his companion's words. "If he is the same person as Boss Cheng, I will twist my head off and let you use it as a chamber pot."
"Brother Zhou, if it is really the same person, I think you will not be able to keep your head." The other person joked. Obviously, he did not take his companion's words seriously. He also did not think that it was the same person.
"Just wait to twist your head off and use it as a chamber pot." Li Yong sneered.
"Oh, it is so scary. I am so scared." When the urban management officer surnamed Zhou heard Li Yong's words, he looked scared. Then he laughed presumptuously. "If you are so capable, call Boss Cheng here. I will wait here."
"Brother Zhou, the key is that if Boss Cheng is here, will you recognize him?" "I don't think we have met before."
"F * ck off. It is you who has not seen him before. Do you think I am as ignorant as you? Some time ago, when Boss Cheng came down for an inspection, I had a close contact with him. Hmph, I almost shook hands with him." The urban management officer surnamed Zhou said proudly. "Old Pan must have an impression of him. You two are new here, so you definitely don't know …"
Before Mr. Zhou could finish his words, his eyes narrowed like a cross. His neck felt like it was being squeezed, and his face turned red. The words that he wanted to say were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything.
"That … that is Director Cheng." The urban management officer named Old Pan was also stunned. He pointed in the direction where Cheng Quan was coming from. He could not even speak properly. He poked the urban management officer surnamed Zhou beside him. "Old Zhou, are my eyes playing tricks on me?"
"No … I don't know. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me too." The urban management officer surnamed Zhou rubbed his eyes desperately.
Cheng Quan looked around after getting out of the car. When he saw Chen Xing, he hurried over. He arrived a few minutes earlier than expected. Cao Xiaobei, the director of the district urban management office, came with him. The two of them ran to Chen Xing, panting, and greeted Mayor Chen respectfully.
"Mayor Chen, what are you doing here?" Cheng Quan quickly scanned the scene. He saw a few assistant wardens and fruits scattered all over the ground. Cheng Quan's heart skipped a beat. When he thought of how Chen Xing had called him over without warning, he had a bad feeling in his heart. There was an 80 to 90% chance that something good was about to happen.
"Director Cheng, take a look for yourself." Chen Xing pointed at the fruits scattered all over the ground and the fruit seller who had a few footprints on his clothes. Chen Xing did not want to say anything more. He wanted to see how Cheng Quan would explain to him.
"Director Cao, is this from your branch?" Cheng Quan glanced at the scene just now and had a general idea of what was going on. From the looks of it, it was probably the subordinates who were messing around while enforcing the law. This kind of thing was not surprising. Although Cheng Quan had also emphasized at the Municipal Bureau meeting that the frontline law enforcement officers should enforce the law in a civilized manner, even if he had emphasized this problem at several meetings, this kind of thing was still not prohibited. The phenomenon of uncivilized law enforcement was reduced, but it still happened more or less. As leaders, they could only turn a blind eye to it. Because some peddlers set up illegal stalls, they had to enforce the law politely, but the peddlers would not even give a damn. They would only obey if they were violent. Therefore, this kind of phenomenon was not one-sided. But today, Chen Xing happened to bump into it. Without thinking, Cheng Quan had already asked Cao Xiaobei to clean himself up first.
"It's from our branch." Cao Xiaobei answered guiltily. He waved at the assistant wardens. His face had already become serious, and he had the posture of a director. "You guys, come over here. What's going on?
Director Cao, he set up his stall indiscriminately and ruined the city's appearance. We just wanted to drive him away, but he spoke ill of us and attacked us personally. So we got into an argument with him. That's … that's the situation. That's the truth. " At this time, the urban management officer surnamed Zhou's legs and stomach were about to cramp. Fortunately, his brain was not slow and he casually made up such an excuse. Anyway, there was no evidence. If the fruit seller said that he did not scold them, no one could testify.
Even if he set up his stall indiscriminately, who gave you the right to hit people? Are you urban management officers or hooligans? Chen Xing angrily rebuked him.
We didn't want to hit him. He went too far. The urban management officer surnamed Zhou explained in a low voice. He kept his head down and did not dare to look at Chen Xing. At this time, he wanted to slap himself. Thinking of the words he had just scolded Chen Xing, his legs slapped even harder. He never thought that the person he scolded would be the mayor. If he knew Chen Xing's identity, he would not have dared to scold him even if he had ten times the guts.
"Nonsense. I didn't scold anyone just now. When you attacked me, I dodged a few blows and quickly picked up my fruit pole and ran away. When did I attack you personally?" "You're lying through your teeth." The fruit seller stood up angrily and said. No matter how stupid he was, he knew that these people in front of him were big leaders.
"You said you didn't scold anyone, but who can prove it? Who saw that you didn't hit anyone? When the urban management officer surnamed Zhou faced the fruit seller, he glared at him again. This time, his back was facing Chen Xing, and he gave the fruit seller a warning look, telling him not to talk nonsense.
"What do you mean by that look? Why? Are you trying to threaten me?" Li Yong, who was still standing next to the fruit seller, stared at him and said.
"No, that's not what I meant. I just hope that he can tell the truth and not talk nonsense." At this moment, the urban management officer surnamed Zhou did not dare to be angry in front of Li Yong. He smiled.
"Really? Why do I feel that you're the one who is talking nonsense?" Li Yong looked at him mockingly. "Didn't you want to hit someone just now?" "Why don't you do it now?"
"What a joke. That was just a joke." The urban management officer surnamed Zhou smiled stiffly.
"Director Cheng, I don't know what you usually ask of your subordinates. Today, I saw our law enforcement officers hurling insults at the common people, punching and kicking them. I just want to ask you, who is supporting us?" "Every penny of our salary, whose hard-earned money is it?" "Who are our parents?" Chen Xing stared at Cheng Quan.
"It's … it's the common people." Cheng Quan lowered his head unnaturally. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the few assistants from Anshun district. Cheng Quan felt like eating them alive. Today, he had been shot while lying down. His subordinates had been caught red-handed by Chen Xing. As the bureau chief, he was going to be scolded as well.
"It's good that you know. I don't want to see how you deal with today's incident. I only want the result. I hope you can give him a satisfactory explanation." Chen Xing looked at the fruit seller and said coldly.
He walked towards the fruit seller. Chen Xing's expression softened. He pointed at Cheng Quan and smiled. "Brother, remember him. If he doesn't give you a satisfactory explanation, feel free to complain to me. My phone is on 24/7, ready to receive your complaints."
"Are you the mayor?" The fruit seller looked at Chen Xing in disbelief.
"In front of you, I am also an ordinary person. To be exact, I am still working for you." Chen Xing smiled. "Don't treat me like a mayor."
"Then can I tell you the truth?"
"Of course, I am not a monster. If you have anything to say, just say it." Chen Xing smiled and sighed helplessly in his heart. The officials were always high and mighty in the hearts of the people. Even though he had deliberately lowered his attitude, in the eyes of the people, he could still see the fear of the officials and power.
Hearing Chen Xing's words, the fruit seller obviously hesitated for a moment. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Just now, a city enforcement officer came to me to buy some fruits. I weighed a few kilograms for him and asked him for money, but he scolded me. Then, these people came to make trouble for me. Not only did they want to take away my stall, but they also wanted to beat me up."
"Really?" Chen Xing's face turned cold again. He looked at Cheng Quan. "Director Cheng, did you hear what I said?"
"Yes, I did. Mayor Chen, I will definitely investigate it. I will." Cheng Quan nodded hurriedly. He didn't dare to say a word.
"Brother, I will first ask someone to send you to the hospital for a check-up to see if you have any injuries." Chen Xing said.
"No, no, it's just a few kicks. It's just a superficial wound. It's fine." The fruit seller waved his hand and bent down to pick up the scattered fruits.
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