District 9

Inside the Government Affairs Office.

Ruan Jingshan slapped the table and yelled: "What on earth did you do?! Why did the other side let such a direct and clear handle be seized? Why?! Are all the people in your police station just doing the job? How do you manage it, how do you interrogate? Didn’t you even know someone went in to record the video?!”

Director Xin felt aggrieved. Ever since the commotion in Songjiang, he had almost no time to rest. After the suppression work was done well, he could at best deal with the "mistakes" the police station had made before, but if he failed to do it well, he would be taking the blame. The most criticized thing from the municipal government is, what does your police station do for a living?

This kind of questioning is full of irresponsibility. Although Lao Xin is very disgusted with Qin Yu and has always wanted to deal with him, and has also made some small moves in secret, the conflict between Tiancheng Group and Songjiang Government was not initiated by him, but by Fengbei, Songjiang Government Affairs Office, There are also a lot of decisions made by high-level officials of the party and government. At most, he can only play the role of giving advice and being a dog-headed strategist. But now all the pressure on the ground is inexplicably falling on him.

Director Xin stood in front of his desk, a little at a loss. His last few words were just sophistry, and he couldn't bear the damn responsibility if he didn't say anything...

"Mayor Ruan, the exposure of these videos is not entirely Lao Xin's responsibility." Geng Qiu pondered for a long time and finally said something for the scapegoat: "Miller, as the commissioner sent by the Fengbei General Administration, , the leader in controlling and suppressing the riots this time, he himself has problems. Why should he be used for interrogation? Why would he beat people by himself? And most of the people responsible for guarding suspects in the anti-terrorism brigade are Feng Beina. If a problem arises for the people from the border area, isn’t it unreasonable to blame all the blame on Songjiang?!"

Mayor Ruan had a gloomy face and said nothing.

"The difficulty of this matter is not that the police tortured and extorted confessions, resulting in the death of three people. What really makes us passive is Miller's skin color, identity, and background!" Geng Qiu frowned and continued: "They are using racial issues as an excuse. Son, this is very troublesome."

"Not to mention how resistant and angry our local people are to this matter, the white population in the entire nine districts is nearly two million!" Geng Qiu lowered his voice and said: "If this matter cannot be handled well, then the big It’s a mess.”

Ruan Jingshan broke into cold sweat when he heard this: "Do you have any good solution?"

"I just held a small meeting to briefly discuss a set of plans." Geng Qiu stepped forward and whispered: "Immediately hold a press conference to publish the confessions of a large number of suspects and provide them with factual evidence that they have admitted their crimes. For the public to see. First, their identity as rioters should be sealed to slow down the anger of ordinary people. Second, someone must stand up and take the blame. The video of Miller beating the suspect is too clear. You are defending him now. , that is tantamount to treating the people as fools, so he must be punished."

"How to punish him? He is the deputy director of the General Police Bureau. Judging from the rank, he is higher than me." Ruan Jingshan asked with eyes wide open: "Can I punish him??!"

"It depends on the attitude of the Fengbei Police Headquarters. My idea is to suspend Miller and let the police inspector directly intervene in the investigation to suppress the public's anger first." Geng Qiu added again : "This matter must be done quickly and cannot be delayed, because Tiancheng Group must be integrating ground energy now, and a new round of confrontation is coming soon. If you don't handle this matter well and a large number of ordinary people protest, it will be completely out of control." ”

Ruan Jingshan thought about it for a long time, then nodded immediately and replied: "Okay, I'll say hello to Fengbei."

…

Xinyuan District.

Lao Li and Wang Zongtang talked alone for half an hour before leaving.

In the hall, Wang Zongming saw Wang Zongtang coming out and asked in a low voice: "Why did the three people disappear?"

"Didn't you watch the video?" Wang Zongtang asked with his hands behind his back, "Why don't you think it's there?"

Wang Zongming was silent.

"You and I both know that if someone is caught, they will definitely not be able to get out. But this way of death and their encounter with the anti-terrorist brigade are what we cannot accept." Wang Zongtang frowned and asked: "Where is the Wu family? What do people say?"

"I can't suppress it anymore. Wu Wenqun's son exploded immediately after watching the video. People have already gathered outside the district." Wang Zongming replied truthfully.

"Get ready, use all your strength to bring this matter to an end." Wang Zongtang raised his head and shouted: "As long as the people in the area can't move, the people outside the area will also move."

"clear!"

"clear!"

"...!"

Everyone nodded.

After Wang Zongming pondered for a while, he asked directly: "It's definitely not possible to rely on us alone. If it really gets out of control, what's the next step?"

"We have done our job. If we really can't take it, the main force will enter." Wang Zongtang replied briefly: "Xiao Yu is already prepared."

"That's fine." After Wang Zongming nodded, he waved his hand and shouted at the people in the fifth room: "Don't be stuck here, hurry up and get ready!"

…

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Ruan Jingshan, Geng Qiu, Director Xin and others arrived at the media building of the city's Publicity Department, preparing to disclose the details of the case to the public.

Thousands of people spontaneously gathered on the surrounding streets on both sides, ready to see what explanation the police station would give them.

This time, the people who came were not only people from Xinyuan District, Black Street District, and Pingdao District. Most of them were ordinary people who lived in relative poverty and could not get a stable life in Songjiang. There were people from Kaiyuan District and Jiangnan District. District.

In front of the media building, military pickup trucks, armed off-road vehicles, anti-riot high-pressure water trucks, and thousands of police officers and security personnel were on guard with guns and live ammunition.

There were dark clouds in the sky and the scene was extremely noisy, which was a bit depressing.

A large number of people also came to Songjiang South Pass and more than a dozen living villages near Xinxiang. They surrounded the police station, either watching the live broadcast on the LCD TV on the wall of the special zone, or watching media reports on their mobile phones, without making any noise or making a fuss.

In the checkpoint hall, the person in charge of the afternoon shift kept wiping his sweat and communicating with the police station: "There are at least several thousand people, all of whom came voluntarily. Now they are all blocked at the gate outside the checkpoint. If they can't be suppressed, Stay, we may be able to maintain order."

There is no exaggeration in this statement. Wu Wenqun and others who died were the backbone of the third branch of the Wang family and had extraordinary influence in the living villages outside the district. In addition, the police station currently has hundreds of leading officers in custody, so after the videos of them being tortured were exposed, the living villages outside the district naturally exploded. Relatives, family members, and interest allies all came and began to exert pressure outside the customs.

At 2:30 p.m., the police station’s press conference officially began.

…

Over at the Fengbei Police Headquarters, the secretary-general held the phone and frowned and said: "Miller cannot be punished in Songjiang. He can be suspended, but he must come back. You must clearly remember that there are nearly two people in the ninth district. There are millions of white people, and they are all the elite of society. If this matter is not handled well and European-owned enterprises get into trouble and go on strike, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be?!"