The discordant voice shouted again, "No, we can't go to the village this time. The village officials can't do anything about it. Their words don't count. We have to go to the county and report the situation to the county government. Only by going to the county will the officials pay attention to us!"
When the villagers heard that they were going to the county, some of them wanted to back out, while others hesitated. The reason was almost the same:
"Go to the county? That's more than 20 miles away. Isn't that too far? "
"Yeah, it's a bit far. I need to ride a bicycle for an hour to get there."
"There are so many of us. It's a bit troublesome to go to the county."
"I'm afraid we can't go. If the village officials hear about it, they will definitely stop us from going."
The discordant voice said loudly, "We don't have to all go. 20 to 30 people are enough. We don't have to go by ourselves. I happen to have a friend in the village. He drives an Iveco. I'll call him and ask him to take us there. There are about 10 people in one car. We can get there in two trips. If you want to go, come over quickly. Let's stand together and wait for the car to pick us up. "
A villager hesitated and said, "Isn't it a bit early? It's not even six o 'clock yet. We haven't eaten breakfast … "
The discordant voice shouted, "It's not early. If the village officials find out later, they won't let us go. Let's go to the county and find a place to eat first. After eating, we can go to the county government to report the situation. There won't be any delay. Come, come, come over. If you want to go to the county, come over. I'll call my friend and ask him to drive over. We can set off now! "
At this time, none of the villagers dared to go home. What if there was another collapse? They had nowhere to go, so they all wanted to go to the county with the car. They all squeezed in front of the "leader." Soon, there were 40 to 50 people surrounding them. The villagers who couldn't squeeze in were not happy. They shouted, "I want to go too. Let me pass." They used all their strength to squeeze in.
In the middle of the crowd, a middle-aged man with a beard saw this scene. A cunning smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He took out his phone and made a call. Under the rays of the morning sun, the yellow soil between his fingernails that were holding the phone was particularly conspicuous.
Ten minutes later, a white Iveco bus stopped at the entrance of the village. The driver lowered the window and looked for something in the crowd.
The bearded man went forward and greeted the driver. After a short moment of confusion, understanding, and acceptance, the bearded man asked the villagers to get into the car. This was a nine-seater car, but it couldn't handle the large number of people going to the county. In the end, there were only fifteen people in the car, and several of them were squatting in the narrow aisle. When the driver saw this scene, he curled his lips in disdain, but he didn't say anything. He quickly turned around and drove back to the county.
In just over twenty minutes, Iveco had already arrived at the county. After dropping off the villagers, including the bearded man, at an open-air breakfast stall at the intersection of Fuqian Street and Market Road, Iveco drove back to Xinguang Village to pick up the second group of villagers.
At seven o 'clock in the morning, the thirty-one villagers of Xi Kuang Village, who had eaten breakfast at the breakfast stall, turned into Fuqian Street under the leadership of the bearded man. They walked toward the county government in high spirits to report the situation to the county leaders.
Thirty-one people didn't sound like a lot at first, but when they really walked on the street, it was still a dense crowd. Under the bearded man's lead, this group of people walked in unison with large strides, looking very intimidating. When the townsfolk who were doing morning exercises, sending their children to school, and getting up early for work saw this group of people, they were all surprised and paid attention to them.
Behind the group of villagers of Xinguang Village, a black Passat sedan had unknowingly followed them. The car moved forward slowly at a speed similar to that of a bicycle. It always maintained a distance of forty to fifty meters from the group of villagers. There were two people in the car. One was the driver who was driving carefully, and the other was a young man who was recording through the car window with a camera. Occasionally, he would stick the camera out of the car window and record the group in front of him.
When the group of villagers arrived at the county government's entrance, the bearded man turned around and waved his hand. Under his command, all the villagers of Xinguang Village sat on the ground and immediately surrounded the government's entrance with three layers of people inside and outside. The bearded man didn't stand at the front. Instead, he turned back to the crowd and sat down. He told the villagers around him to not make a fuss and to wait until the government started work. The villagers were also obedient and didn't shout or shout. They just sat there quietly.
But even if they didn't make a fuss, the scene of them sitting in a circle in front of the county government's entrance was no less impactful than a fuss. Soon, many passers-by who didn't mind watching the show gathered around to watch the show. Some people asked about the situation, some smiled and waited for a bigger show, and some people even recognized their relatives. The old gatekeeper and the security guards in charge of guarding the gate of the county government compound were also alarmed. After coming out to briefly understand the situation from the villagers, they said that they would pass on their message to the leaders in charge of the government and persuade them to leave for the time being. Of course, the villagers led by the bearded man wouldn't comply. The two sides quickly entered a standoff.
At this time, the Passat had stopped outside the walls of the county's guest house across the road. The driver got out of the car and crossed the road to the group of villagers who were sitting quietly. He took pictures with his camera and found the bearded man and asked, "What are you doing here? What a big scene! "
The bearded man said angrily, "We are here to complain. The coal diggers collapsed the ground of our village and many people died. We don't have a place to stay, but the government doesn't care about us at all. They don't give us any treatment, and they didn't evacuate us. They only say empty words. We really have no choice but to complain to the county government …"
The driver said, "Oh," and took a panoramic view of the scene. He exchanged glances with the bearded man and turned back to the Passat.
After another quarter of an hour, the section chief of the county government's security department and a large number of police officers from the Chengguan Town Police Station arrived. The section chief of the security department first came out to reason with the villagers and tried to persuade the villagers to leave with words. After several unsuccessful negotiations, he had no choice but to ask the police to come out. The police had no better way, so they could only push the villagers to the side of the road one by one to prevent the group of villagers from blocking the government's gate and affecting the government's leaders from going to work. In the process, there were inevitable conflicts with the villagers, and there were scenes of pushing and shouting. These negative scenes were all recorded by the camera in the Passat across the road.
"Well, perfect!"
The young man in the car who was holding the camera put down the camera and made an OK gesture with satisfaction.
The driver smiled and said, "Okay, then hurry back and upload it online." As he spoke, he turned the car around and drove to the west of the city. On the way, he made a phone call. When the other party picked up, he whispered, "We can leave now!"
Five minutes later, the driver and the young man returned to a photography studio on Xihuan Road. The young man turned on his computer and skillfully uploaded the video from the driver's phone and the camera's memory card to the computer. He then started editing.
The driver stood behind him and watched for a while. Suddenly, he thought of something and took back his phone to make a call. When the call was connected, he said, "Boss, it's done. We're now making the video and pictures. We'll upload it online now."
Su Tao's surprised voice came from the other side of the phone, "Really? You're done so quickly. You're good, kid. I didn't misjudge you. Haha. Is the scene big? Is it shocking? Is it enough to make Li Rui suffer? "
The driver smiled and said, "It's pretty big. A large group of people gathered in front of the government building. The entire Fuqian Street was alarmed and even got into a fight with the police. It's so lively. If such a large group gathering spreads to the city and province, that Li Rui won't have a good time, no matter how powerful his backing is. I'm just worried that this matter will be censored by the city's publicity system if it's uploaded online. After all, this concerns the city's reputation. I'm afraid that the provincial leaders won't hear about it. "
Su Tao casually said, "What are you afraid of? I'm here. Since I'm the one who planned this, I'll naturally let the provincial leaders know about it. You don't have to worry about it. You guys just have to upload it online. "
… …
Before it was time to go to work in the morning, Li Rui was called to the County Magistrate's office by Bo Yubing.
"Did you know? The villagers of Xinguang Village came to the county early in the morning to complain. There were over thirty of them and they caused a huge commotion. The police were only able to persuade them to leave after they were mobilized!"
Bo Yubing's face was unsightly as she glared at Li Rui with a sharp gaze. It was as if Li Rui was the culprit behind the villagers' complaint.
Li Rui was shocked with confusion written all over his face. "It can't be, right? How is that possible? We've already pacified the villagers in Xinguang Village yesterday, and we've already obtained the villagers' understanding and support. Why would they come to the county to cause trouble? "
"How is that possible?!" Bo Yubing repeated the words sarcastically. She stood up and walked around the desk to stand in front of him. "Why is it impossible? Xinguang Village suffered another collapse early in the morning. Fortunately, there weren't any casualties. However, many villagers' houses were affected and were severely damaged. The villagers were frightened and complained that we weren't efficient enough. So they came to the county to complain before the villagers were evacuated. Is it that hard to understand? "
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