Chapter 19 The People Besieged the Town Government
Just when Li Xiaoning was wondering what to do with the huge sum of money he "won", his and Sun Dacheng's phones rang almost at the same time.
Li Xiaoning answered the phone, and Bai Dengke's nervous words came over immediately, "Mayor Li, something happened!"
"Dengke, don't worry! Tell me slowly, what happened?" Li Xiaoning comforted Bai Dengke on the other end of the phone and looked at Sun Dacheng, who saw that Sun Dacheng's face had already changed. At the moment of doubt,
, Ning Wanli's cell phone also rang.
"Something big happened! It's going to end!" Bai Dengke said incoherently on the other end of the phone. "The people besieged the town government. It was so scary from several villages that Director Ding opened fire. He fired several shots...
"
Li Xiaoning's mind buzzed and he asked hurriedly, "Are there any dead people?"
"Who knows! Anyway, a lot of blood was shed, and it was everywhere on the walls and on the floor..." Bai Dengke was probably frightened, and his words were still messy and had no clue.
"I'm going back now. You calm down first!" Li Xiaoning said in a deep voice.
At this time, Sun Dacheng and Ning Wanli had also finished making phone calls, and their faces were very ugly.
Ning Wanli had already stood up, and while putting on his coat, he said to Li Xiaoning: "Xiaoning, let's get here first today. A mass incident occurred in Pingshan Town, and Secretary Luo convened an emergency standing committee."
Li Xiaoning nodded and said, "I also received the call. I'll rush back now."
"Okay, I'll send you a car." Sun Dacheng didn't say any nonsense.
The three beauties were also sensible. Seeing that the three of them had business to do, they all got up and packed up to leave.
Naturally, at this time, no one could care about exchanging chips into cash.
On the way back, Li Xiaoning called Gu Yun again and asked about the whole story in detail.
Although Gu Yun was a girl, she seemed much calmer than Bai Dengke. It turned out that at noon, villagers began to gather at the town government one after another. The old man guarding the gate of the town government felt something was wrong and quickly moved the iron
The door was closed and locked, locking out the farmers who were rushing up in groups.
Who knew that this would annoy the peasants even more, and some people began to yell and curse loudly outside. Moreover, the door was locked, and the people could not get in, but the people inside could not get out. This lasted until night.
At around eight o'clock, people inside and outside the door were so hungry that their eyesight was dim. More and more people gathered outside the door. Some of them were bolder and began to beat the door aggressively. Then more people joined in.
Everyone stretched out their hands, shouted one, two, three times, and pushed the big iron door hard. Then there was a loud crash, and the big iron door, which had long been rusted, was made of red bricks.
The high walls were knocked down piece by piece. Angry crowds rushed in like a tide.
A group of town cadres were panicked and didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Ding Xinjun, the director of the police station who arrived in time, reacted quickly. He took out his pistol and fired three shots in a row. Of course, the muzzle was pointed towards
It hit the sky and no one was hurt. However, it temporarily shocked the people who were swarming forward, and gave the town officials time to hide in the house and lock the door.
However, the people soon realized that Ding Xinjun was just scaring them, and Ding Xinjun's gunshots completely angered them. I don't know who made the move first, but in the end everyone took action and destroyed the town government compound.
Everything that could be smashed inside was smashed to pieces.
Zhang Erwa saw that the town government compound was already packed with angry people, and there were still many people swarming up on the ramp outside. She was worried that something bigger would happen, so she called the county government.
The county government was already off work at this time, and it took a lot of effort to contact the county magistrate Song Shijie. Song Shijie quickly notified Luo Jun. Only then did Li Xiaoning's three phones ring at the same time.
Li Xiaoning clarified his thoughts and asked again: "Why did the people besiege the town government?"
"It's not a matter of raising funds yet." Gu Yun said angrily on the other end of the phone, "Mayor He said he wanted to build the road quickly. A few days ago, he started taking people from village to village to collect funds. But in the homes of ordinary people,
Since he had no money, he led people to bring back all the pigs, sheep, and other things from other people's homes. One family's children stopped him from taking the sheep, so he beat the children and killed the sheep. The result was
There's something going on. In my opinion, just hand over Mayor He and let the people beat him to death and nothing will happen."
Li Xiaoning knew that now was not the time to be impulsive, so he said calmly: "You must not do this. The people are angry now. As soon as He Dongliang appears, the situation will inevitably intensify further, and people may die. You tell Secretary Zhang,
He Dongliang must not be allowed to show up. I will call him immediately."
After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaoning called Zhang Erwa, but the line was busy, and then called He Dongliang, which was also busy.
In fact, at this moment, Zhang Erwa and He Dongliang were being scolded on the phone. The person who called Zhang Erwa was Luo Jun, and the person who called He Dongliang was He Zhengliang. Even though they are all from the same family, He Zhengliang started scolding.
This younger brother showed no mercy at all, "Have you got a fucking head in your head or been kicked by a donkey? What did I tell you before? Don't be overjoyed and don't think about getting money from those poor, clanking mud legs."
You were trying to make money, but your ear was eaten by a dog? What happens now? Let me tell you, if things get serious, I can't protect you."
Li Xiaoning managed to get through Zhang Erwa's call. He didn't waste a moment and went straight to the point: "Secretary Zhang, you have a deep prestige among the people in Pingshan Town, and they are all willing to listen to you. Please go out now."
Tell them that all conditions can be negotiated, but the mood of the people must be stabilized first. I will go back soon."
Zhang Erwa said angrily: "What the people want is money, not me Zhang Erwa. He Dongliang is holding on to the fund-raising money and won't let go. What's the use of me going out? Let He Dongliang go out."
Li Xiaoning said in a deep voice: "Secretary Zhang, you are an old party member. Is this the time to get emotional? The money must be returned to the people, but if you ask He Dongliang to come forward now, isn't it equivalent to asking him to die? Besides, if you ask He Dongliang to come forward, isn't it?
Now that things have gotten serious, isn’t it you, Secretary Zhang, who will be most affected?"
Zhang Erwa said in a slightly slower tone: "I'll go out and try it first. I can't guarantee whether it will work."
"As long as the people don't make the mistake bigger, everything will be easy to talk about. I will talk about the rest when I get back." Li Xiaoning said calmly.
At this moment, the Dongping County Provisional Standing Committee was also being convened. Luo Jun said with a livid face: "We called everyone here in the middle of the night because there is a big problem in Pingshan Town. Thousands of people besieged the town.
Government. Everyone also knows that stability is the overriding priority now, and it can be vetoed with one vote! Everyone talks about how to calm this matter down as soon as possible."
Liu Tong, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, took the lead in saying: "I have helped the poor in Pingshan Town and have some understanding of the situation there. There are so many people who have always had a hostile attitude towards the leaders of the town government. If the town government says they
They never listen, and they never implement the decisions made by the town government. They even dare to resist and refuse to pay the royal grain and national taxes. They can be said to be the real unruly people born in poor mountains and rivers, and they dare to go against the town government at every turn.
There was a big fuss last time over the family planning issue. The deputy mayor was castrated and several people were arrested, but it didn't work at all. Two days ago, the town party committee secretary was kidnapped. Now again
They gathered together to besiege the town government. This is obviously a rebellion! In my opinion, such arrogance must not be encouraged. It will create an impression among the people that the people's government is afraid of the people. And if this unhealthy trend is allowed to spread from Pingshan Town
If we go ahead, other towns and villages will follow suit. By then, they will not besieging the town government, but the county government.
In my opinion, we must suppress them with a strong attitude and let the county public security bureau take people down, arrest those who should be arrested, and imprison those who should be detained. It will not work if we do not suppress this unhealthy trend."
Luo Jun frowned and thought for a while, then asked: "What do other people think?"
Sun Dacheng pursed his lips and finally said: "I wonder if we should wait first. Mayor Li Xiaoning has rushed back overnight, and maybe the situation will be calmed down."
Liu Tong tilted his nose and said, "He's just a furry kid, and his hair hasn't even grown yet. How can he handle this kind of thing? When he got to the scene, he was either so scared that he peed, or he was beaten to the ground."
Sun Dacheng raised his eyebrows and said: "Secretary Liu, I don't like hearing what you say. Li Xiaoning is capable. What might have happened if Pang Weidong was kidnapped two days ago had it not been for him.
.It’s not like you don’t know about this. How can you turn a blind eye?”
Liu Tong sneered and said: "If you can do both hands and climb a building, you are called capable? A monkey can also climb trees."
Sun Dacheng was angry, pointed at Liu Tong and said, "Why do you talk so dirty? Why does Li Xiaoning have a grudge against you?"
"Why are you talking to Li Xiaoning like that again? Is it possible that you are related to him?" Liu Tong was not to be outdone.
Luo Jun knocked on the table "bang bang bang" and said with a sullen face: "There's a meeting here! If you want to quarrel, get out and quarrel."
Sun Dacheng and Liu Tong glared at each other, but said nothing else.
Luo Jun asked again: "What other opinions do other comrades have?"
He Zhengliang said: "I just had a phone call with Mayor He of Pingshan Town, and he said that the siege of the town government was premeditated and purposeful, and there were people behind it. Otherwise, the people of Pingshan Town would not be so united.
, they would not be so courageous. They have already knocked down the gates and walls of the town government and are smashing, smashing and looting. Therefore, I agree with Comrade Liu Tong that if decisive measures are not taken immediately, something big will happen.