Ma Yingjie said, "Thank you, Mayor Luo." Luo Tianyun hung up the phone. Ma Yingjie was indeed grateful to Luo Tianyun. Whether it was his scolding yesterday or today's reminder, it was telling Ma Yingjie that his boss was wholeheartedly training him. No matter how difficult it was, Ma Yingjie thought, he would treat it as accumulating experience, and he would face it seriously.
When Ma Yingjie arrived at the entrance of the provincial government building, the families of the two migrant workers were asking for an explanation. The entrance of the provincial government building was filled with armed police soldiers, and more than ten family members were stopped outside the cordon. Ma Yingjie did not see the bodies of the two migrant workers, but from the number of family members, it was obvious that this suicide incident was planned beforehand.
Ma Yingjie walked to the family members and told them his name and identity. The family members immediately surrounded him, and some of them even grabbed Ma Yingjie's collar. Ma Yingjie restrained himself, and even if he was beaten up by the family members, he could not lose his temper. The family members wanted to see the two migrant workers, and they said that before the two migrant workers left, they had reminded them that if they did not go back last night, it must mean that their petition to the higher-ups was unsuccessful, and they asked the family members to prepare for the worst.
It was then that Ma Yingjie found out that the family members did not know about the death of the two migrant workers. But Ma Yingjie did not know where the bodies of the two migrant workers were. He calmed down for a minute and said to the family members, "If you trust me, come with me, and we will go and find the two migrant workers, okay?"
The family members looked at each other and agreed to go with Ma Yingjie. Ma Yingjie brought them to the hospital, and he guessed that the bodies of the two migrant workers should be in the mortuary of the provincial hospital. On the way to the hospital with this group of people, he met Sheng Yaling, a reporter from the provincial newspaper.
Sheng Yaling carried a camera and walked towards him. Ma Yingjie wanted to go up to her, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he retracted his leg. He was a little worried that Sheng Yaling would film this scene. If Sheng Yaling filmed this scene, should he stop her or agree?
Sheng Yaling confidently walked up to Ma Yingjie. She didn't take any pictures, but said to Ma Yingjie, "I'll go with you." Ma Yingjie rejected Sheng Yaling's request. He was worried that if they saw the bodies of the two workers in the hospital, they would do something extreme. But Sheng Yaling insisted on going, and Ma Yingjie couldn't do anything about it.
Sheng Yaling walked in front, and Ma Yingjie followed her passively. It wasn't until she brought everyone into the hospital's morgue that Ma Yingjie realized that Sheng Yaling had known about this a long time ago. She had even found out where the bodies of the two migrant workers were. But why did Sheng Yaling help him? Sheng Yaling had only met him a few times. This thought was quickly suppressed by Ma Yingjie. He didn't have the time or the mood to think about it.
The family members were in an uproar. The middle-aged man who grabbed Ma Yingjie's collar rushed over and grabbed Ma Yingjie's clothes again. Just then, a dozen men in normal clothes rushed over. They pulled Ma Yingjie to the side, and both sides were in a stalemate.
Ma Yingjie then realized that he wasn't fighting alone. These people were plainclothes security guards from the provincial government. But Ma Yingjie didn't know who sent them to protect him. After thanking these people, he decided to face the anger of the family members.
The family members obviously understood that they were in a weak position. They started to discuss how to get Ma Yingjie to agree to their request, which was also the request of the two deceased workers. They had been asking the Industrial Bureau of Qin County for their salaries countless times, but their requests were always ignored. More than a year had passed, and no one had asked about their salaries. The two foremen who led a group of people to do the project didn't dare to stay at home, but their father was being chased by people every day. After discussing, they left their wills and chose to commit suicide in front of the provincial government. This was the only way they could make a big fuss. This was the only way they could hope the government would give them the money they owed, let their son come back, and let their son go home. In their despair at the same time, they chose this way to end their lives. This was the only way they could make up for their family's lives and make the relevant authorities pay attention to this matter. Before they went to the provincial capital, they left their wills for their family members. They didn't want their family members to cause trouble, but they hoped the government would pay attention to this matter and solve it as soon as possible. They had never owed anyone money in their lives, and they couldn't stand being chased by people every day.
This was the general story. After Ma Yingjie knew about it, he had mixed feelings, and he felt a lot of sympathy for them. He felt an indescribable sorrow for these two old fathers at this moment. They were using their lives to collect the debt. But Situ Lan's warning rang in his ears again. Sympathy could kill. At this moment, he finally understood why Situ Lan said this. If he let his sympathy overflow, he was afraid that not only would he not be able to control the development of the situation, but he would also put his future and fate in danger. What's more, these family members were telling him that if he couldn't get an answer to their demands, more family members would take the path of petitioning the higher authorities.
What he was worried about now was if the news of the two old fathers' deaths got out, would there be more old fathers going to the higher authorities? On one hand, he did the work of the family members to calm them down. If they had any questions, he would answer them on the spot. On the other hand, he asked the family members to let him report the situation to the leaders of Qin County, so that they could agree to their requests as soon as possible.
Under Ma Yingjie's persuasion, the family members made way for Ma Yingjie and let him go to the side to make the phone call. Ma Yingjie first sent a message to Jiang Chaoqun, telling him about his concerns and asking the relevant authorities to prevent collective petitions. Then he called Cao Wuwen and reported the situation here, waiting for their instructions.
Cao Wuwen didn't expect that Ma Yingjie could control the situation alone. He couldn't help praising him and told him to handle it freely. He still said the same thing, he would support Ma Yingjie as always. After Ma Yingjie put down the phone, he knew that both Jiang Chaoqun and Cao Wuwen would fully support him.
Sure enough, Jiang Chaoqun soon replied to Ma Yingjie's message. He had already informed the Public Security Bureau to strictly control all the roads to the provincial capital. He also informed the leaders of the villages and towns to strictly prevent the migrant workers under their jurisdiction from going out to cause trouble. He wanted Ma Yingjie to handle the matter boldly, and if any accidents happened, he would take responsibility for Ma Yingjie.
Jiang Chaoqun and Cao Wuwen's attitude made Ma Yingjie completely let go of his worries and deal with the matter. He took out his sincerity to deal with all kinds of doubts and questions from the family members. Although he knew that he couldn't have any sympathy, he still felt that he should at least have the most basic sincerity. Only by treating the villagers living in the mountains with sincerity could he truly feel at ease. He hoped to give these villagers the most satisfactory result within the scope of his ability.
When Deng Desheng arrived with the people from the Industrial Bureau, Ma Yingjie was already negotiating with the family members. The family members wanted to solve the problem of the industrial building's unpaid wages as soon as possible, and they also wanted to bury the two elders. Ma Yingjie agreed to all of them. Some of the family members doubted Ma Yingjie's words, so Ma Yingjie let each of them choose a representative, and he signed the agreement with them on the spot. If he couldn't solve the problem in the future, he would resign from his position as the deputy county magistrate. At this point, the family members were still willing to believe in Ma Yingjie. The agreement was drafted on the spot and signed in front of their eyes. The family members of both families were quite satisfied with this result. However, when the family members proposed to transport the bodies back to their hometown for burial, Ma Yingjie was put in a difficult position. In Wu Du County, cremation had started ten years ago. He couldn't understand why Qin County still maintained the custom of burial. Although he was also from Qin County, he still couldn't understand why Yue insisted on burial.
Deng Desheng stood up and said to the family members. "This will be done immediately, but everyone must leave the Provincial City, and they are not allowed to be interviewed by the media. If one person causes trouble, or if one person divulges the relevant information, the signed agreement will automatically become invalid. "Deng Desheng's words were extremely decisive, and he was also extremely experienced. It seemed like he was not clear about the industrial building's problem, but he was not willing to face and solve it.
Ma Yingjie stared at Deng Desheng for a while, and Deng Desheng quickly explained to him in a low voice that Qin County's custom was to bury the bodies, and to avoid unnecessary trouble, they had to get the bodies back to Qin County first.
Ma Yingjie stared at Deng Desheng. He felt that Deng Desheng had thought things through more thoroughly than him, and Deng Desheng was ruthless enough to placate and pressure the family members at the same time. It seemed like in the government circles, the process of handling a matter was a form of experience and wealth. Only by being in the government circles, could one truly experience the profoundness and sophistication of being a government official. Although a lot of experience was gained at the cost of blood, for those in the government circles, it all depended on their own bottom line. From this incident, Ma Yingjie came to understand how the officials and ruffians in the officialdom were trained. In his eyes, Deng Desheng was a real official. He told himself that no matter how long he stayed in the government circles, he did not want to be a government official.
The storm that Ma Yingjie thought would set off a huge wave had quietly subsided. Of course, each of the elderly received 200,000 RMB as compensation, and the salary they owed was settled quickly. This condition was very sad for Ma Yingjie, but for the families of the two elderly, it was the best result.
After Ma Yingjie had settled this, he remembered Sheng Yaling. By the time he looked for Sheng Yaling, she had already disappeared, along with the dozen or so plainclothes security guards.
Ma Yingjie was puzzled. Who was helping him? However, as long as he could suppress this storm, he felt that he had accomplished something that needed to be done.
？ After the two elderly were buried, their families came to Ma Yingjie with the agreement. Ma Yingjie called Deng Desheng and asked him to pay the salary as soon as possible.
Deng Desheng asked him, "County Mayor Ma, are you really going to pay these people?"
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