Chapter 1314: Every Step is a Calculated Move!

"I recognize him, he is the new County Party Secretary, his surname is Ding!"

"Secretary Ding, you must stand up for us!"

"If you don't give us an explanation, we will never let you leave today."

"Everyone, please don't be agitated. I am County Party Secretary Ding Zhen. If you have any problems, feel free to bring them up, and I will certainly resolve them properly! Ouch..."

In the chaos, Ding Zhen only felt a burning pain on his face; as the crowd pulled and shoved, someone had scratched his face.

Ding Zhen felt his head swelling with frustration and was secretly annoyed!

How could it have escalated to this point?

Every grievance has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor!

This group of people should be looking for Tang Ye; why are they fixated on him?

Ding Zhen shifted his pent-up anger onto Tang Ye!

Tang Ye followed the crowd all the way upstairs, and seeing Ding Zhen surrounded, he hurried forward to separate the people blocking him.

"Secretary Ding, come with me."

"Sigh, County Magistrate Tang. You finally came!"

Ding Zhen did not expect that in his moment of wretched collapse, it would be Tang Ye who found him first.

Although Tang Ye had no particular fondness for Ding Zhen, he was, after all, the County Party Secretary.

At a critical moment, the sense of the big picture—that one must present a united front—was something he still possessed.

Ma Ran was more observant and nudged Ding Zhen's Liaison Officer.

The Liaison Officer realized what was happening and stepped forward with Ma Ran to block the pestering villagers.

The villagers suddenly grew anxious!

"Secretary Ding, don't leave!"

"Secretary Ding is going to attend an emergency meeting to study how to satisfy everyone's needs, so please calm down!"

The two arrived at a safe place.

Ding Zhen was still shaken, his tone full of anger and dissatisfaction,

"What are those people outside doing? How can they be allowed to storm a Government office? If this gets out, what kind of decorum is this? Quickly arrange for the Police to make arrests. They are trying to revolt! If that doesn't work, deploy the armed Police to control the situation!"

Tang Ye frowned and thought to himself, as a County Party Secretary, how could he be so irrational?

The situation was already at a critical breaking point!

Instead of thinking about how to calm the situation, he was thinking about adding fuel to the fire and intensifying the conflict!

"Secretary Ding, please calm down first. The top priority is to quell the incident.

It is obvious that someone is orchestrating this behind the scenes, with the goal of blowing things out of proportion.

Once the situation spirals out of control, it will be of no benefit to you, to me, or to the image of the Government.

It will only let those with ulterior motives succeed."

Ding Zhen calmed his mood; although he was at odds with Tang Ye, he could still understand these words.

"What do we do now? Just let them keep making a scene like this?"

Tang Ye was silent for a few seconds, then dialed Ma Ran's phone,

"Has the Party Branch Secretary of the Urban Village been contacted?"

"He has been contacted. Where are you now? Are you alright?"

"I am fine. I am with Secretary Ding in the storage room next to the cafeteria. Bring Party Branch Secretary Liu over immediately."

About ten minutes later, Ma Ran arrived with the Party Branch Secretary.

Seeing that Ding Zhen was prepared to fly into a rage at Party Branch Secretary Liu,

Tang Ye hurriedly signaled him with his eyes to please calm down.

"Party Branch Secretary Liu, the situation is completely out of control. Secretary Ding was injured during the scuffle."

Party Branch Secretary Liu looked at the scratches on Ding Zhen's face in shock and hurriedly apologized: "Secretary Ding, sigh, I am truly sorry. I didn't expect things to turn out like this."

Ding Zhen scolded angrily: "What is the use of an apology? The top priority is to quickly find a way to make them leave!"

Party Branch Secretary Liu looked troubled, "Secretary Ding, County Magistrate Tang, I am also at my wit's end. Last night, several people broke into the village and forced everyone to relocate immediately. Someone said a few harsh words and had their head broken; they are still lying in the hospital! The woman who threw the feces is named Yang Fang; she is seeking justice for her husband!"

Tang Ye sensed that there was a misunderstanding.

He had instructed Li Yongan that any violent behavior was strictly prohibited in the Old City Renovation Project.

He believed Li Yongan would not disobey his orders.

"Party Branch Secretary Liu, you must trust the Government. We will absolutely not harm the common people."

Party Branch Secretary Liu said: "County Magistrate Tang, I believe you. However, perhaps someone is going behind your back and using dirty tactics in private."

Tang Ye took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"There are so many people gathered in the Government Compound now, it's as noisy as a vegetable market.

I hope you can persuade the villagers to leave first.

As for what happened last night, I will definitely give everyone a satisfactory explanation."

At this moment, Ma Ran received a phone call.

After finishing the call, he reported softly to Tang Ye:

"County Magistrate Tang, Reporters have arrived outside, saying they are from the provincial media."

Ding Zhen looked sharply at Party Branch Secretary Liu and questioned him sternly: "Party Branch Secretary Liu, did you also contact the media?"

Party Branch Secretary Liu shook his head and said firmly, "No! I swear to heaven, I did not contact the media!"

Tang Ye glanced at Ma Ran and instructed: "Show Party Branch Secretary Liu the photos you just took."

Ma Ran went to Lianhu this time to film promotional material as requested by Tang Ye, and happened to have a camera with him.

When the conflict broke out, Tang Ye had Ma Ran film those few people who were leading the agitation.

Ma Ran pulled up the photos and handed them to Branch Secretary Liu.

"These are the people who led the charge against the Government; do you recognize them?"

Branch Secretary Liu shook his head: "I don't recognize them; they are not people from our Baoqiao Village."

Tang Ye calmly analyzed: "This group of people is deliberately fanning the flames, fearing only that the world won't be in chaos!

Branch Secretary Liu, you must remain clear-headed and absolutely must not be used by others.

If the Government and the villagers both suffer, those with ulterior motives will reap the benefits."

Branch Secretary Liu only felt a layer of cold sweat break out on his back.

Tang Ye's reminder was like a blow to the head, leaving him suddenly enlightened.

His eyeballs rolled around!

"County Magistrate Tang, I will go and persuade everyone to disperse now."

Tang Ye nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work."

Seeing that Tang Ye had persuaded Branch Secretary Liu with just a few words, Ding Zhen thought to himself that Tang Ye certainly had some real skills!

Branch Secretary Liu held considerable prestige in the hearts of the villagers.

After his patient persuasion, the villagers temporarily left the County Government Compound.

……

Tang Ye returned to his office.

Ma Ran poured a cup of tea for Tang Ye.

Tang Ye took a sip of tea and asked, "Where is the Reporter?"

Ma Ran replied softly: "The Reporter has already left; should we stop them?"

Tang Ye shook his head: "No need! Doing so would only cause the situation to escalate further."

Ma Ran exited the office.

Tang Ye dialed Jiang Jing's phone number: "Mayor Jiang, an emergency incident has occurred here in Yechuan; I would like to report the specific situation to you."

Jiang Jing frowned slightly: "Go ahead!"

Tang Ye said: "Just now, the residents of the Urban Village surrounded the County Government; the cause was their dissatisfaction with the compensation policy for the Old City Renovation Project."

Government departments fear mass incidents the most.

Jiang Jing broke into a cold sweat for Tang Ye, "How has the matter been handled?"

Tang Ye said: "The villagers have been persuaded to leave, but a Reporter came to interview, and negative news will likely come out soon."

Jiang Jing furrowed her brows: "I will communicate and coordinate with the Propaganda Department to control public opinion as much as possible. You must attach great importance to the fact that such a serious problem has occurred with the Old City Renovation Project."

Tang Ye explained: "The Old City Renovation Project caused a mass incident!

This shows that the previous compensation plan was unpopular.

Formulating a new plan might be the only way to fundamentally solve the problem!

I have conceived a brand-new plan over the past few days and would like to report it to you in person."

"Mm, I will wait for you at the Municipal Government!"

Jiang Jing knew Tang Ye's character; he liked to take precautions.

The occurrence of this emergency incident was surely within his predictions.

From here on, every step Tang Ye took was part of his layout……