After hearing what Huang Huamin said, Ling Butong said,
"Governor, you're right. This guy is still too young. Even after becoming mayor, I don't even know his last name. He acts like a little gangster, causing trouble and pretending to be cool everywhere!"
Huang Huamin was completely speechless when he said this. A provincial-level cadre was saying such meaningless words to his subordinates.
However, Huang Huamin also understood that Ling Butong was here to impress Feng Yuxing, and thought to himself, "It seems that Feng Yuxing and Ling Butong will have a 'battle' sooner or later!"
Feng Yuxing and Fang Ren were drinking tea and chatting in the office. When they were chatting enthusiastically, a loud noise was heard in the city government compound.
The most jarring and provocative thing was that one or two hundred people shouted at the same time: "Feng Yuxing, give us back our hard-earned money!"
This sentence is repeated over and over again.
Feng Yuxing had only been the mayor of Zhouxi for a few months, and the debt from a few years ago was related to him, but not a big one;
These people didn't know the mayor Feng Yuxing, so when he shouted like that, everyone knew that these people were targeting Feng Yuxing and were here to cause trouble. It was too obvious.
The city government compound suddenly became extremely lively.
Mou Minmu followed the instructions of the mayor Feng Yuxing and did not stop these people. He only prevented these troublemakers from damaging property and injuring people, and let them do whatever they wanted.
Secretary Gogu pushed the door open and came in. "Mayor, there are people making trouble outside, and they're holding up a lot of banners, all targeting you!"
"I know. Don't worry about it. Let them make a fuss for a while. Go over and take a look later. If the deputy mayors have arrived, notify me! And notify the director to come over."
Feng Yuxing spoke calmly and waved to Gogu.
He looked at Fang Ren and said nonchalantly, "Let's continue drinking tea and ignore it!"
Fang Ren looked at Feng Yuxing's calm expression, with a big word "服" written on his forehead. He smiled and said:
"Mayor, you're so ruthless! I can't help but admit it! Without even using my eyes, I can tell with my ears that these people are making trouble out of nothing and are targeting you, yet you're still so calm!"
“Comrade Fang Ren, everything has two sides. It depends on how we look at it. These people are targeting me, that’s for sure.
But their purpose in coming here was not to collect a debt, but to make my actions no longer involve their interests;
If you think about it, their interests are, of course, illegal. I wouldn't say all of them, but it's certain that they're gaining benefits through improper means."
Feng Yuxing said with a smile while fiddling with the tea.
"Mayor, what are you going to do? No matter what, we can't give them so much money now!" Fang Ren looked at Feng Yuxing and asked.
He said this because he wanted to know in advance how Feng and Xing would respond.
"Paying back debts is a matter of course, nothing to say, but how and how much to pay back is something that requires careful consideration!"
Feng Yuxing said as he poured tea for both of them.
"Elaborate? Mayor, you won't use gangster tactics and act like a rogue, will you?" Fang Ren said jokingly.
"What are you talking about? We are civilized people, how can we act like hooligans!" Feng Yuxing put on his signature harmless smile.
Despite his seemingly kind smile, Fang Ren felt an inexplicable sense of unease in his heart, because he did not think that the young mayor in front of him was a kind person.
The compound of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government.
The news that the party in Chunjiang County that owed construction fees went to the municipal government to collect the debt spread quickly to every corner of Zhouxi City.
Under the command of Mou Minmu, the city police did not stop the troublemakers, but they just shouted slogans and held banners in the compound. The banners were white with red letters, which were extremely eye-catching.
The content of the banner is just these few words, "Feng and Xing, return our hard-earned money!"
"You incompetent mayor, get out of Zhouxi City!"
"Zhouxi City doesn't need a little kid as mayor!"
"If you can't solve the urgent needs of the people, you don't deserve to be the mayor!...
Staff from the municipal party committee and municipal government also came out of their offices. Most of them stood far away, just watching the show.
Confronting these troublemakers were four deputy mayors of the municipal government.
Municipal Party Secretary Huan Tongmin came over to see what was happening. He stood behind the four deputy mayors, so he was relatively close.
After all, he is the secretary of the municipal party committee and the top leader of the party committee. He cannot escape responsibility if any accident occurs.
"What do you want to do by causing trouble at the city hall? If you don't leave on your own, I'll order the police to arrest you all!"
Yi Guyong jumped out and shouted loudly.
He scolded these troublemakers by exacerbating the conflict, and the people standing and watching the show certainly understood what he wanted to do.
Sure enough, I reacted.
"If you have the guts, arrest us! Paying back debts is only natural. There is no law in Zhouxi City anymore!" the troublemakers shouted.
"Let Mayor Feng Yuxing come out, we want to know why!" someone in the crowd shouted.
"What? A mayor doesn't dare to come out and meet the people. What kind of mayor is he!" People in the crowd kept making provocative remarks.
"Comrade Gu Rong, stop talking nonsense. The police are here! Just give the order!" Executive Vice Mayor Cheng Yi glanced at Yi Gu Rong and said coldly.
The expression on the face of the municipal party secretary Huan Tongmin, who was standing not far away, did not change, but there was a glimmer of light in his eyes when he looked at Yi Guyong.
He had no intention of talking to this group of troublemakers. There was no need to do so. They were just following the wind and walking.
Based on his understanding of Feng Yuxing, he knew that he was not a timid person. He believed that Feng Yuxing would definitely come out to deal with it, and moreover, it would be beyond everyone's expectations.
He now wants to see the city's mayor Feng Yuxing's ability to deal with crisis events.
After sending away Vice Governor Ling Butong, Governor Huang Huamin went straight to the Provincial Party Committee.
"The governor is here, please take a seat! I'm here because someone is causing trouble at the Zhouxi City Government!"
Provincial Party Secretary Xiao Hairuo sat on the sofa and said, "Xiao Zhou, quickly make a cup of tea for the governor!"
Huang Huamin looked like he had a headache. He threw a cigarette to Xiao Hairuo, lit it himself, and said, "This is a bit weird. What do you think?"
Xiao Hairuo said as he lit a cigarette, "It's obvious that someone did this on purpose. Let's see how Feng Yuxing handles it first!"
"That's what I meant. This may seem like a common case of asking for project funds, but his early actions must have already touched upon the core interests of some people. I guess this is just the beginning, not the end!"
Huang Huamin touched his forehead and said with a wry smile.
"We have to wait and see. The person behind this is definitely not a simple person. With Ling Butong's level, he wouldn't be able to do such a thing under our noses!"
Xiao Hairuo sighed and said.
At this time, he was also extremely cautious. He and Governor Huang Huamin could see that this incident should be driven by someone from the Feng family in Yancheng.
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