"Li Zhen, how about we hold the meeting in the main conference room?" Zhou Jianzhong suggested.
There were quite a few people here, and Li Xiuyuan's office simply couldn't accommodate so many people, which is why everyone was waiting outside.
Li Xiuyuan shook his head: "No need, it's nothing much, just chatting with everyone for a bit, we can talk while we work."
As Li Xiuyuan spoke, he picked up the hammer and nails that were on the ground and asked Zhou Jianzhong to help him move the glass out.
As Li Xiuyuan came out, everyone's attention was focused on him again, but Li Xiuyuan did not speak immediately. Instead, he went to the window and tore off all the rough paper stuck to it.
Broken glass was exposed.
"I believe everyone knows what happened last night, but perhaps not very clearly. Let me reiterate it here. At 11:30 last night, a gang of hooligans led by Tian Zhen and Zhou Shujun, dissatisfied with the demolition and land compensation plan for Meilin Village, sent people to scale the wall into the village committee compound, smash the windows of the New Rural Construction Guidance Group office, and threw a dead dog at the group in a provocation."
After the incident, the town's police station and the county public security bureau's criminal investigation team reacted swiftly, arresting the entire gang overnight.
As soon as Li Xiuyuan finished speaking, the scene erupted in an uproar.
"Mayor Li, I'm innocent!"
“Mayor Li, my husband is a lazy bum; he would never dare to do such a thing.”
"Mayor Li, this is truly a mistake..."
The family members of those arrested were the first to speak, each one beginning to protest their innocence.
Bang.
Li Xiuyuan took a hammer and smashed the small piece of glass that was still hanging on the window after it had been smashed.
With a crash, a piece of glass fell to the ground, interrupting everyone's conversation.
Li Xiuyuan tapped the remaining broken glass again. The glass in this window was made up of pieces nailed to the wooden window frame. To replace the glass, the previous broken glass had to be smashed.
As everyone listened to Li Xiuyuan clearing away the broken glass piece by piece, the scene gradually quieted down.
After smashing all the broken glass, Li Xiuyuan looked at the crowd again and said, "Those who want to cry foul, stop. The drafty window is still here. What's wrong with that? Besides, I trust the police. They won't wrong an innocent person, nor will they let a bad person go free."
"I called everyone here today because I wanted to take this opportunity while we're working to have a chat," Li Xiuyuan continued, taking a piece of glass from Zhou Jianzhong's hand, gesturing it across the window, and then, with a small nail in hand, slowly began to secure the glass along the window frame.
“I’ve been in Meilin Village for a while now, and I believe everyone can see what I’ve been doing. Yesterday, the Blackwater River was renamed the Happiness River, and the dredging project was officially completed. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, I believe everyone has their own opinion.”
"During the dredging project, did I take care of the villagers of Meilin Village? Did everyone make money from the project? I believe everyone knows the answer in their hearts. If you really don't know, check your own pockets. Did the project owe you a single penny of your wages?"
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