Chapter 490
Mediating Road Construction Conflicts
Chapter 490 Mediating Road Construction Conflicts
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng stayed in the town for two days, waiting for news from Jinghai.
After learning the location, Zheng Qi immediately contacted police in various locations to confirm it.
Su Miaoyi was waiting for Zheng Qi's news. After all, Zhao Yongliang's letter had been written for more than four years, and many things could have changed in that time.
She also wanted to confirm if Zhao Yongliang had anything else to say to her.
After two days in town, I didn't hear Zhao Yongliang's voice again, and there was no clear news from Zheng Qi either.
The places, people, and companies that Zhao Yongliang wrote about in his letter are all still under wraps. Right now, they all seem like legitimate companies and people. It will take time to find out what they are doing behind the scenes. Even checking the company's accounts will take time.
However, Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng received news from Jiangcheng.
Lian Yi revealed who was behind it all.
Lian Yi and Han Shang were always the ones who received special protection during the interrogation of Han Zhanpeng and Lu Min.
However, some people couldn't sit still and wanted to take action against Lian Yi.
Lian Yi was rushed to the hospital that night. After being rescued and out of danger, he confessed everything.
After Lian Yi gave his instructions, Han Shang also told him everything he knew.
Their words led to the identification of quite a few people.
Jiangcheng is incredibly busy right now.
Qin Chengyuan said that a meeting was held overnight in Jinghai, and many people were sent to Jiangcheng to investigate their people.
"The higher-ups have sent people to investigate. With so many people involved, it's necessary to find out exactly what illegal or criminal activities each of them has committed. It will probably take some time," Zhuang Yanzheng said.
Su Miaoyi nodded: "But it's good that the person has been found."
Zhuang Yanzheng nodded: "What should we say? Should we go back as originally planned?"
“Let’s go back,” Su Miaoyi said. “I didn’t hear Zhao Yongliang speak again.”
“What if we go back and he calls you over again?” Zhuang Yanzheng said.
“Then I’ll have Xi Xian come over and beat him up,” Su Miaoyi said.
Zhuang Yanzheng smiled and said, "Okay, let's have lunch early and leave right after. Let's try to get to Changshi before it's too late."
"it is good."
As it turns out, plans can't keep up with changes.
The two left, and after driving for about half an hour, they encountered a fight, a group fight, which blocked the road ahead.
"It seems like the villagers were beating people on their own," Su Miaoyi said.
Zhuang Yanzheng honked the car horn three times in a row, and then honked it for a long time.
The villagers who were hitting the man stopped and looked over.
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng got out of the car.
Zhuang Yanzheng pulled out his police ID and shouted, "Police! What are you doing! You're beating people up! Stop it!"
Su Miaoyi walked over to the group of people who had been beaten. They were practically huddled together as they backed away, putting some distance between them. One of them, covering his head, said, "A bunch of barbarians! Don't you have any sense of reason? You're hitting people! I think you all want to be arrested!"
The villagers, sticks in hand, were about to move forward again when the person who had just spoken immediately shut up.
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng quickly arrived in front of them, blocking them from going any further.
Zhuang Yanzheng said, "Let's talk this out. Why resort to violence? People are made of flesh and blood. If you hit someone or two with that stick, you wouldn't want that either."
Based on his experience mediating disputes at the police station, he knew that he couldn't be too forceful at this time.
“These elderly folks are so old, and there are so many of you carrying so much stuff. Don’t hurt them,” Zhuang Yanzheng said. “Do you think we want to fight?” one of the men said. “It’s you people who keep coming here, trying to destroy our ancestral foundations. We’ve said no! But you keep coming! We have no choice.”
"We came here to negotiate!" said the person who was assaulted.
Su Miaoyi glanced at the construction work clothes they were wearing.
"Negotiation! We've already said no! Negotiation my ass!" the villagers shouted. "We've endured this for so long, it's all your fault, you deserve to be beaten to death! This mountain is our foundation, our sacred mountain, why don't you go and abandon your ancestral homeland!"
"We are building this road for your own good and for your convenience."
"Convenient? We've lived like this for generations, and we're perfectly fine. Why is it inconvenient?" the leading villager shouted. "Some outsider who appeared out of nowhere suddenly wants to build a road! He's offering to pay for it. Why are they so kind? He's after our things; he wants to make money off us. What a scoundrel!"
Zhuang Yanzheng: "??????"
"Are they insulting me?" he whispered to Su Miaoyi.
"Yes," Su Miaoyi said.
Zhuang Yanzheng gasped.
Su Miaoyi whispered, "Brother Zheng, calm down. There are too many villagers. Look, just by glancing around, more than half of them are in their seventies or eighties, and some can't even stand properly. If a fight breaks out, we'll probably only have to run away."
Zhuang Yanzheng took another breath and turned to the staff: "Go back first. Those who are injured should go to the hospital to get checked out."
"No way! We can't let ourselves be beaten like this. We need an explanation today. We're just here to work. Why are you beating us?" the staff member shouted.
“I think they didn’t hit you hard enough!” The villager stepped forward again with his stick.
Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng stood in the middle.
This village and Yanjing Village are not in the same town or county.
Therefore, they are not from the same police station.
By the time the local police station arrived, Su Miaoyi's voice had already gone hoarse.
The police officers quickly mediated, and Su Miaoyi and Zhuang Yanzheng stood by the car drinking water.
"Didn't you say last time that you wanted to take a detour and had already chosen a route? How did you end up fighting?" Su Miaoyi said.
Hearing her hoarse voice, Zhuang Yanzheng looked at her and said, "I don't know what happened? She told me that she's not going to carve into the mountain here anymore and wants to take a detour."
Su Miaoyi looked at the police officers at the police station: "They have to be locals. They were speaking in dialect just now, and I couldn't understand what they were saying."
"Let them mediate, we're leaving," Zhuang Yanzheng said.
When the police officers arrived, Zhuang Yanzheng spoke with them for a while before getting into his car and preparing to leave.
The road had been cleared, but the villagers were all standing on the side of the road. Zhuang Yanzheng was driving very slowly, afraid that someone might suddenly run out and hit someone.
Su Miaoyi sat in the passenger seat, looking ahead, when Zhuang Yanzheng suddenly turned his head to look out the window.
Su Miaoyi felt the car was moving slower, and she followed his gaze to look out the window.
There were many villagers. A few people in front were telling the police officers from the local police station what had just happened, and the rest of them were echoing them. Everyone was very excited.
Su Miaoyi didn't see anything wrong: "What's wrong?"
"I felt like someone was watching us just now," Zhuang Yanzheng said. "But when I looked over, I didn't see anything."
Su Miaoyi looked at it again.
Zhuang Yanzheng looked ahead and sped up a bit: "It's normal for people to be watching us, let's go."
Su Miaoyi withdrew her gaze and leaned back.