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Chapter 2984 Attack Where They Must Rescue

“Now, Jiang Longjun has realized that the Nanshan New Area is doomed to fail. So, he probably doesn’t care about whether the Nanshan New Area succeeds or not anymore. He’s just thinking about how to prevent the Nanshan New Area from failing, at least not before he leaves Shazhou. Because if it fails, he can’t bear the responsibility, and his entire political future could end there. It’s a matter of life and death for him.” Feng Changjun explained the details to Qin Feng in detail.

"Are you telling me all this to remind me that I shouldn't have diverted the money that was originally intended for the Nanshan New Area?" Qin Feng asked with a smile. As a veteran comrade of Shazhou, Feng Changjun could naturally see through Jiang Longjun's attitude towards the Nanshan New Area. But Qin Feng wasn't stupid either; he had long understood Jiang Longjun's mentality towards the Nanshan New Area, otherwise he wouldn't have taken this step today.

"No, Mayor, that's not what I meant. Actually, everyone knows that we can't keep investing money into Nanshan New Area. It's a bottomless pit. No matter how much money we invest, it's all just throwing money down the drain."

“But Jiang Longjun doesn’t see it that way. Maintaining investment in Nanshan New Area is to safeguard his political future, so this is his bottom line. That’s why he got so angry today.”

“Mayor, I’m not saying that cutting the budget for Nanshan New Area is wrong. I’m just saying that maintaining investment in Nanshan New Area is Jiang Longjun’s bottom line. He won’t budge on this. If we continue to insist on this, it might anger Jiang Longjun.” Although Feng Changjun used his words carefully, he still managed to fully express his meaning to Qin Feng.

“Given the current situation in Shazhou, we still can’t completely offend Jiang Longjun, so I think we should take a step back on this matter,” Feng Changjun advised Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was not angry at Feng Changjun's "reactionary" thoughts. Instead, he smiled and handed Feng Changjun a cigarette, because what Feng Changjun said was right, and this way of thinking was the right choice.

Jiang Longjun is, after all, the Party Secretary of the city, and one who has been in power in Shazhou for many years. If Qin Feng really angers Jiang Longjun because of this, then Qin Feng, as mayor, will have a very difficult time in the future, and the people in the Shazhou municipal government will also have a hard time in the future.

Feng Changjun advised Qin Feng in this way not only for Qin Feng's own good, but also for the good of the municipal government.

"You think I acted impulsively today, right?" Qin Feng smiled and then said, "Old Feng, although I am not very old and am indeed a junior compared to you, if I were really an impulsive person, would I have gotten to this position?"

“I understand the situation you're describing, and I understand the reasons you're giving. Haven't I always done this? You must have seen what Jiang Longjun has been doing lately, which is why you think I'm retaliating against him, right?”

"It's a counterattack, but not revenge. And I'm not acting impulsively; he forced me to take this step," Qin Feng said after exhaling a puff of smoke.

"This time, the Public Security Bureau raided the Yang family's underground casino. Jiang Longjun wants to investigate the responsibility of the public security system, and so far, the responsibility has been placed on Wang Yalin," Qin Feng said slowly. This matter is still a secret; very few people in the entire municipal party committee and government know about it.

"Hold Wang Yalin accountable?" Feng Changjun was somewhat surprised, then asked, "When did this happen?"

"They called me over for a meeting a couple of days ago to discuss this motion. I objected, but it was forced through."

“This was originally a great achievement, and the province praised him without mentioning any accountability. Why did he have to do this at this time? And what does this have to do with Wang Yalin? If we really want to hold someone accountable, I am the one who is primarily responsible…” Feng Changjun paused here and looked at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Do you understand his purpose now? First, he wants to use this incident to extend his reach into the Public Security Bureau and gradually take control of it. Second, if this matter escalates, it will definitely implicate you."

"Jiang Longjun is clever and cunning. By making a fuss about this, he can at least extend his reach into the Public Security Bureau and expand his influence there. If all goes well, he might implicate you and disrupt the stability of the entire municipal government."

“He is the municipal party secretary. If he insists on making a fuss about this, we will be in a very passive position. If we want to protect you, we can only sacrifice Wang Yalin and let Jiang Longjun’s hand reach into the Public Security Bureau smoothly. And this hand is very powerful.”

"Moreover, this incident also reveals that Jiang Longjun has his eye on the Public Security Bureau. He wants to take control of the Public Security Bureau. Even if he fails this time, he will definitely do it again and again."

“I will definitely protect you and me, but I will also protect Wang Yalin. The importance of the Public Security Bureau goes without saying. I must keep it firmly in my grasp and no one can touch it, not even Jiang Longjun, who is the Party Secretary of the Municipal Committee. This is my bottom line.”

“If Jiang Longjun wants to cross my bottom line, then I will definitely cross his bottom line in return. It’s not that I want to provoke him, nor that I don’t know how to maintain the overall situation, but this time I have nowhere to retreat.”

"This time, I not only want Jiang Longjun to pull his hand back, but I also want him to understand that the Public Security Bureau is my bottom line, and he can't be touched," Qin Feng said, looking at Feng Changjun.

Feng Changjun is the executive vice mayor, and Qin Feng needs to explain this matter to him clearly because there are many things that Feng Changjun needs to carry out.

Feng Changjun listened attentively to Qin Feng's words while smoking a cigarette, without saying a word.

"Mayor, your considerations are comprehensive and insightful. Yes, we must not let the Public Security Bureau interfere. The reason we were able to turn the tide in the sports center fire was because the Public Security Bureau was under our control. Without the Public Security Bureau, we don't know what our situation would be now."

"The mayor's response was also very clever. He attacked his own way, and we attacked ours. He attacked the places we couldn't afford to lose, so we attacked the places he had to save. We attacked what he had to save."

“Jiang Longjun is bound to lose this time. He will definitely compromise in the end because Nanshan New Area is the place he must save. Once the funding for Nanshan New Area stops, it will immediately become a ghost town. Jiang Longjun cannot bear this responsibility.”

“But…” Feng Changjun stopped himself at this point.

"Just what?"

“But this time you and Jiang Longjun have completely fallen out, and it will be very difficult to ease the tension in the future. After all, he is the Party Secretary of the Municipal Committee, and Jiang Longjun has always been a treacherous person. We will have a very difficult time in the future,” Feng Changjun sighed.

"There's nothing we can do about it. We and Jiang Longjun are never on the same boat. Our ideas and interests are different, so we can never work together. It's only a matter of time before we head towards confrontation. It's unavoidable."