Chapter 542: A Legitimate Cause is Necessary!

"Brother Tianbao, the Police Station has already released the people. The few who were injured are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. The Government did not fool us."

"Understood!"

Dong Tianbao nodded slightly.

The Government's response measures caught Dong Tianbao quite by surprise.

He had originally thought that today's matter would escalate and spiral out of control.

Unexpectedly, the Government acted with great tolerance.

Sitting across from Dong Tianbao was a female Reporter; she stood up abruptly and frowned, saying, "Boss Dong, we cannot publish our report on today's matter according to the original plan. Your County Government departments handled the crisis PR very maturely. If we write it according to the original draft, the editorial department definitely won't approve it, because it deviates significantly from the facts. If I write it, I will have to bear a great risk."

Dong Tianbao was not surprised by the female Reporter's attitude.

He had originally intended to use the media to build momentum and give the Suiyuan Government a hard time, but now it was clearly of no use.

"Teacher Ouyang, this matter doesn't have to be so intense. You could report it from a different angle, letting everyone know about the plight of the Dong Family Ancestral Hall, and strive to win more support from society."

The female Reporter secretly thought that the Government had handled the matter flawlessly; if she were to report it while concealing the truth, it would violate her professional ethics.

"Boss Dong, news must adhere to principles. I originally thought the local government was very aggressive, but looking at reality, they are very tolerant. Sorry! I cannot report it according to your ideas."

Dong Tianbao realized he could not persuade the other party and said with a smile, "Reporter Ouyang, then I won't force you. I respect your choice."

After speaking, he took an envelope from his drawer and handed it to Ouyang Dan, "Thank you for your hard work in making the trip; this is for your travel expenses."

Ouyang Dan pushed the envelope back, "No need to be polite. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave."

Dong Tianbao hurriedly stood up to see Ouyang Dan out of the office.

After Ouyang Dan left, he felt a secret sense of admiration; as expected of a big reporter from a well-known newspaper, she certainly did things with class.

After Ouyang Dan left, Dong Tianbao sat in his seat, a cold look appearing at the corners of his mouth.

Although this disturbance was resolved by Tang Ye stepping in, he still wanted to let Tang Ye know that he was not someone to be trifled with.

There are two worlds in Suiyuan.

The world in the light is not something he can control!

But the underground world—that is where he calls the shots!

As for the Dong Family Ancestral Hall, if they want to carry out the demolition, they must agree to his demands.

Tang Ye returned to the County Party Committee Compound and reported the resolution process of the matter to Han Guangyao.

Although Han Guangyao did not go to the scene in person, he could sense the danger of the situation from Tang Ye's description.

"You handled this very well, keeping the flames under control within a limited scope. However, because of this, the relationship with the Dong Family has become even more severe. The demolition work of the Dong Family Ancestral Hall will fall into a difficult situation."

Tang Ye said confidently, "In the long run, the Old City Commercial Reform is beneficial to the whole of society. Although the Dong Family Ancestral Hall represents a group of people, it cannot represent the voices and needs of hundreds of thousands. They are currently deliberately placing themselves in a weak position to gain sympathy and recognition from society; we cannot let them succeed. We must tell society that the Dong Family is actually not weak at all; on the contrary, by huddling together as a clan, they have become the source of disaster that exploits collective interests."

Leading troops into battle requires a legitimate cause.

Tang Ye's meaning was very clear.

This was to let the outside world know that the Government's demolition of the Dong Family Ancestral Hall was not a case of the big bullying the small or the strong bullying the weak.

Han Guangyao patiently pondered Tang Ye's meaning and said in a deep voice, "Go ahead and do it. As long as it has value for society, I will support you unswervingly!"

Tang Ye returned to his office to handle some of the matters at hand.

Although the Dong Family Ancestral Hall was troublesome, it was only one part of many tasks.

While looking through materials, Tang Ye discovered that the Dong Family's shadow appeared among the bidders in the sale and revitalization plan for the Finance Hotel.

He became increasingly certain that Yang Guoliang and Dong Tianbao had close ties.

Yang Guoliang belonged to that type of insidiously evil person; he appeared very polite to others, but was sinister and cunning at his core.

Nine o'clock in the evening.

Wan Ming knocked on Tang Ye's door.

Tang Ye had changed into casual clothes and was doing stretching exercises; he said to Wan Ming with a smile, "How do I look?"

Wan Ming couldn't help but laugh, "You look like a college student who just graduated!"

Tang Ye joked with a smile, "Let's go, take me to see if the first fire set by County Magistrate Wan after taking office is powerful enough!"

They arrived at the largest entertainment venue in Suiyuan—the "Meilihua" Bar!

Wan Ming had to arrange tasks for the action team.

Tang Ye walked in alone.

Many young people were gathered inside.

Tang Ye rarely came to such places; for a moment, his eardrums were booming, and he felt as if demons were dancing in chaos.

Not long after sitting down at a small table, a young girl dressed in revealing clothing came over to strike up a conversation.

"Handsome, can you buy me a drink?" The girl was blowing a bubble with her gum, which popped with a 'pop' on her face.

"What would you like to drink? I'll order it for you." Tang Ye sized up the girl; she didn't look very old, but her makeup was very heavy, seemingly done on purpose to appear more mature.

"What I drink isn't important; the key is that I want to drink something icy." The girl sat directly beside Tang Ye and placed her hand on his arm.

Tang Ye was stunned.

Drinking something icy—was she hinting at something to him?

"Get lost!"

Wan Ming followed in at this moment, stood beside the girl, and ordered in a gruff voice.

The girl was initially a bit angry.

Once she saw Wan Ming's fierce face clearly, she immediately knew he was not someone to be trifled with, stuck out her tongue, and hurriedly hid far away.

Tang Ye joked, "Old Wan, you're being too much; my romantic luck was ruined by you."

Wan Ming said huffily, "County Magistrate Tang, I am saving you; don't ever be bewitched by beauty!"

Tang Ye smiled and said, "When are we taking action?"

Wan Ming laughed triumphantly, "In a little while, it will be peak hour! Once there are more people, then we strike!"

Tang Ye rubbed his head.

He was not used to this kind of noisy atmosphere.

After a few more songs, Wan Ming saw that the time was about right, took out his phone, dialed a number, and said in a deep voice, "Li Yuan, you can begin the operation!"

A moment later, Tang Ye looked toward the entrance, and a group of people rushed straight in from outside.

The bar Manager Wang Yun was stunned when he saw these uninvited guests.

Wang Yun was Dong Tianbao's right-hand man; he had spent time in the underworld in his earlier years and was quite famous in the scene. It was said that when he was young, he could take on five people at once. Although he was older now, his muscular build still made him look quite formidable.

Once he saw clearly who was leading the group, he realized something was wrong.

The one leading the group was Deputy Captain Li Yuan of the Security Brigade, and he was not on familiar terms with him.

"Captain Li, what brings you here?" Wang Yun hurriedly put on a fawning smile, acting submissive.

"What? I can't come?" Li Yuan looked left and right, as if searching for something.

Wang Yun nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice, "Of course you are welcome, have a cigarette first!"

Li Yuan swatted away the cigarette Wang Yun offered, thinking to himself, he didn't know where County Magistrate Wan was at this moment!

If County Magistrate Wan saw Wang Yun acting so familiar, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble for himself?

"Check the ID cards of everyone in the establishment; take away anyone who is a minor. And don't let anyone carrying controlled knives go either..."

Hiss!

Wang Yun gasped!

These people had clearly come with ill intent...