Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Feng Sizhe was no longer a rookie in the officialdom after so many years of experience. He could see the essence of many things through the appearance. Just like what happened today, since Wang Hailiang could release the two men openly, it proved that he must have thought of a pretext, or even a sufficient explanation. He believed this, but he still called the other party over. On the one hand, he was curious about the other party's explanation, and on the other hand, he just wanted to have a good time with Wang Hailiang, put pressure on him, and tell him that he was not so easy to mess with.

In order to be able to fully seize the initiative, Feng Sizhe carefully considered every word he said. He thought about the consequences, and every word he said was well scrutinized and tested. Only in this way, only when a person is upright, can he forge good iron.

Finally, they talked about the night market case, which made Wang Hailiang feel relieved. To be honest, from the time he entered the office until now, he felt nothing but pressure, and this kind of pressure only came when he met Ji Quanyong. He didn't know why he would compare Feng Sizhe, who was less than 40 years old, with Ji Quanyong, a zz veteran, but his feeling told him so.

Now that Feng Sizhe got straight to the point, he felt a lot more relaxed, because everything was just as Young Master Feng had said. As for the night market case, Wang Hailiang had already thought of an explanation.

"Acting Governor, this is what happened. Although I agreed to release the person, I actually received a call from Deputy Secretary-General Yang first. He said that it was Secretary Ji's intention, so I released the person. If you don't believe me, you can call me now." When it comes to releasing the person, Wang Hailiang is obviously more confident. In his opinion, with Secretary Ji's support, he doesn't have to be afraid of the new acting governor at all.

When Feng Sizhe heard the name of Deputy Secretary-General Yang, he thought of Ji Quanyong's secretary Yang Ding. From what he knew, this person had been with the Ji family for more than ten years and was the person Ji Quanyong trusted the most. At the same time, he was also the spokesperson for the Ji family in many aspects. If it was really him who made the call, then it would make sense that Wang Hailiang would agree to bail.

Since the question had already been answered, Feng Sizhe was not going to dwell on it any further. He then changed the subject and asked, "Xiao Wang, the security situation in Ducheng Province is not optimistic. Think about it, some people can even threaten the personal safety of me, the governor, so how can ordinary people be safe? Then as the director of the provincial department, do you have any responsibility?"

Wang Hailiang was expecting Feng Sizhe to ask more questions about the night market. It would be best if he could call Secretary Ji in front of him and get rejected on the spot. That way, he would feel comfortable. But he didn't expect that the other party would not mention this matter at all, but talked about the provincial security situation, which made him not know how to answer.

But although this question was asked suddenly, Wang Hailiang was the director of the Provincial Public Security Department after all. He had encountered such things more than once. Not to mention anything else, he had experienced countless interviews with reporters. The only thing now was that the people he was facing were different.

Wang Hailiang calmed down and replied, "Acting Governor, the public security situation in Ducheng Province is not very good. I have some responsibility for this, but perhaps you don't know Ducheng Province. The people here are tough, especially in the general situation where the economy is the main focus of the country. Many people take risks to make money, and even disregard their lives. In addition, it is not only our Ducheng Province. From what I know, the public security situation in all provinces across the country cannot be said to be very good. The widening gap between the rich and the poor has made many people feel unbalanced. Of course, the public security in our Ducheng Province is not all bad. The night market you saw yesterday was just a special case. For example, such a lively commercial place involves interests from all aspects. Driven by interests, it is not difficult to understand that some people's actions are more radical. I'm not saying, Acting Governor, you should go to places like that less in the future. After all, the cultural quality of people who can stay there is generally not high. What will we do if something really happens?"

As he was talking, Wang Hailiang actually threatened Feng Sizhe. In fact, he said this on purpose, thinking, if you go to places where conflicts are likely to arise, who will be in danger if you don't?

Listening to Wang Hailiang's explanation, especially the last few sentences, which seemed to be a lesson to him, Feng Sizhe laughed instead of getting angry. "Oh, I understand. So according to what you mean, Xiao Wang, my activities will only be limited to the provincial government and the Provincial Committee of the Provincial Party Committee?"

Hearing Feng Sizhe calling him Xiao Wang for the second time, Wang Hailiang showed an aggrieved look on his face. Although he was relatively young, he was already 47 years old. He felt very accomplished to be the director of the Provincial Public Security Department at such an age. But now that Feng Sizhe was already the acting governor before he was even 40, his sense of superiority disappeared instantly. Now that he saw the other person calling him Xiao Wang again, how could he feel balanced? It was just that the other person was a higher official than him, and he couldn't refute it.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that Ducheng Province is one of the most populous provinces in the country, so the workload for public security is naturally huge. If you travel, you'd better be selective. If you just go to crowded places, I can't guarantee anything." Wang Hailiang, who was a little angry, didn't think too much while saying these words. He was just annoyed by Feng Sizhe's condescending attitude and the way he addressed him, so he said these things without even thinking.

When Feng Sizhe heard Wang Hailiang dare to say this, he immediately asked, "Are you threatening me?"

"No." Wang Hailiang reacted immediately after hearing the word threat. He realized that his words were a bit aggressive. He even thought that if Feng Sizhe was really obsessed with these words, he would definitely blame him. He was afraid that he would have a hard time explaining anything.

Fortunately, Feng Sizhe did not say anything about this issue. Instead, he said, "I know that the population of Ducheng Province is large, and because of the underdeveloped economy, the general quality of the people is not high, but this cannot be a reason for unstable public security. I hope this will be the last time, and I hope that the comrades of the Public Security Department can go back and think about how to change this situation."

Feng Sizhe suddenly changed the subject and spoke in a friendly manner, which made Wang Hailiang somewhat uncomfortable.

He knew something about this young acting governor. Without mentioning anything else, he acted very imposingly at Jufengyuan on the night he arrived. He gave a warning to the provincial political and legal committee secretary and the provincial propaganda minister as soon as he arrived. Now he is using the night market incident to do the same to him. I don't know who the next target will be if he continues to make trouble.

"Yes, Acting Governor, I will sum up my experience after I go back and try to solve the problems and situations in public security as soon as possible." Since Governor Feng spoke politely, of course he had to express his opinion as well.

After seeing Wang Hailiang off, Secretary Yin Fenglei came in and said, "Boss, Vice Governor Ma has returned from Kyoto and said he wants to report to you. Look..."

Feng Sizhe raised his hand to look at his watch. It was already twelve o'clock in the afternoon. He waved his hand and said, "Let's eat first. Ask Comrade Ma Weigan to come over in the afternoon."

"Yes." Yin Fenglei agreed and left the office. Then he said to Vice Governor Ma Weigan who was waiting outside the door to report on his work, "Vice Governor Ma, it's lunch time now. The governor has been busy all morning, hasn't he?"

There was no refusal, because Yin Fenglei's level was not high enough to say such words, but his meaning was clearly expressed.

"I understand. I will come over to report my work in the afternoon." Ma Weigan was so experienced, how could he not understand that Yin Fenglei meant to resign?

"Okay, when Vice Governor Ma comes this afternoon, I will arrange for you to report to the governor first." Yin Fenglei smiled and gave him enough face.

"Okay. Although Acting Governor Feng is young, he should also take care of his health and not get too tired. Xiao Yin, you should pay more attention to this aspect in the future." At this time, Ma Weigan looked like a leader and began to educate Yin Fenglei.

Yin Fenglei said yes, yes, definitely, but he was thinking in his heart, you should think about yourself. If you offend our boss, you will suffer the consequences.

The reason why Yin Fenglei thought this way was because of his understanding of Feng Sizhe. After being called by Feng Sizhe, Ma Weigan didn't want to cooperate with the work, but escaped immediately. With this work style, the boss would definitely not be pleased. And according to the boss's previous temperament, those who took up positions but did not do anything usually ended up with bad results.

Feng Sizhe in the office was not thinking about what Ma Wei had done. He was thinking about what Wang Hailiang had just said. He really did not expect that Ji Quanyong would intervene in this matter.

Although Feng Sizhe had not been in Ducheng Province for a long time, he still had some understanding of this former SW Secretary and current Director of the Provincial People's Congress. Apart from anything else, just because Wang Hailiang used the term "Secretary Ji" when referring to Ji Quanyong just now, he understood that on the surface Xu Chaoqi was the SW Secretary, but in terms of authority, Ji Quanyong was the real boss.

If he wanted to do a good job in Ducheng Province, getting the support of Ji Quanyong would undoubtedly be the best choice, but this was obviously not in line with reality. What Feng Sizhe needed was to grasp the overall work of the provincial government in a short period of time. If he didn't say what he meant, he should at least enforce his orders. Only in this way could he be properly prepared for major events. If he did this, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to taking power from Ji Quanyong. For someone who had held extremely high power for a long time, how could it be so easy for him to give up his power?