Chapter 635: Using the Power of Public Opinion

Almost at the same time, Geng Miao, who was having a SPA, also received a phone call, hearing that not only had the person been taken away, but even Lao Er had been shot and injured by someone.

That burst of fire flared up in an instant.

He directly called Ye Xianggao, the County Party Secretary of Lieshan Xian: "What on earth is going on over there? How could you allow Public Security Bureau personnel to run amok? When did police gain the right to shoot people indiscriminately? Why hasn't someone like that been kicked out of the Public Security Bureau? About this matter, I demand an explanation from you!"

The reason he called Ye Xianggao directly was that, in his mind, Lin Zhinan, the Bureau Chief, was utterly unqualified to sit at the table and had no standing to speak with him directly.

Ye Xianggao answered the call, and his mind went Boom— as it exploded. Geng Miao had personally called him; surely something major had happened.

He had previously imagined that Su Yang and Geng Miao might clash, but not now, and not so soon.

Su Yang had only been in Lieshan Xian for a few days, yet he didn't even grasp the situation there, and still dared to target Geng Miao?

And if Su Yang really did that, it would be utterly underhanded. Who behaves like that—taking someone's gift and then overturning their table? Is that something a person would do?

Within the System, such behavior is despicable, even worthy of being dragged out and whipped on a corpse. Who would still associate with someone like that? This is purely not something a normal person would do.

As the County Party Secretary, he had the authority to inquire into all matters occurring in Lieshan Xian, so he directly called Lin Zhinan.

As soon as the call connected, he shouted, "Lin Zhinan, what exactly happened? Did your Public Security Bureau really go arrest people from the Shuanggou Winery? Boss Geng is furious about this—you need to give me a clear explanation, or else you know the consequences!"

Lin Zhinan had just sat down in his car, the engine not even started, when he was hit with a torrent of scolding, leaving him feeling utterly depressed.

But he didn't dare to retort; he could only swallow his anger and recount what had happened at the Twin Ditch Large Koji Winery, then added, "Secretary Ye, I had already called the Director of the Paichusuo in Shuanggou Town about this matter earlier, and I believe he and Boss Geng had communicated, but later the situation got out of hand."

It was our newly appointed Deputy Chief, Sun Chengjun, who this time led the Paichusuo personnel from Shuanggou Town to arrest those individuals involved in the earlier pesticide case.

You know these cases—initially Geng Biao and his people had paid to suppress them, but in the past few days someone has been pulling strings behind the scenes, urging them to file complaints again, and the matter has already been exposed in media elsewhere, leaving us no choice but to file a case.

He had originally intended to make things difficult for Sun Chengjun, hoping he'd back off upon encountering trouble, but who knew he would directly shoot Geng Biao and arrest all three of them?

The biggest problem is that he detained the people at the Shuanggou Town Paichusuo; if he released them outright, it would be trouble for Zhang Chaoxia, but if he didn't, it would be trouble for Geng Biao and his group.

Besides, Geng Biao was directly taken by Sun Chengjun to the City People's Hospital; we truly have no control over the City Hospital, nor any way to intervene.

I'm worried this matter will blow up; in short, my original intent and all my actions were carried out under controllable conditions, but all these subsequent developments are entirely due to Sun Chengjun.

Only then did Ye Xianggao fully grasp the ins and outs, his face darkening instantly: "Is the Public Security Bureau under you or is Sun Chengjun the Bureau Chief? He said he'd take the person to a hospital in the city for surgery, and you just let him take them to a city hospital?"

You must rush to the City Hospital immediately to take charge of everything, absolutely not allowing Sun Chengjun to extract anything from Geng Biao's mouth, or letting this case drag Geng Biao into it—otherwise the consequences need no explanation; you should know them.

Besides, you'd better figure out how to explain things to Boss Geng, because if this matter blows up, you can forget about remaining as Bureau Chief.

Ye Xianggao knew Geng Miao had considerable connections in the province, but he certainly wouldn't directly mobilize them over this matter; then Geng Miao would surely pour all his anger onto him.

He must settle this matter properly; otherwise, as everyone sees, Geng Miao may not be able to promote him, but he is absolutely confident of sending him to prison.

While they were frantically tossing and turning, Su Yang was remarkably relaxed. To Geng Miao's side, it was an unexpected situation, but Su Yang could fully anticipate it, and he even knew exactly why Sun Chengjun would fire his gun, and he would certainly arrange this shooting incident to be perfectly reasonable, basically able to prove that Geng Biao assaulted an officer and seized the gun first.

Even so, he knew Geng Miao's influence; wanting to completely suppress this matter and simultaneously cause trouble for Sun Chengjun would be easy. Having reached this point, he absolutely cannot fight a battle without certainty.

Thus, he directly called Li Xunhuan.

Li Xunhuan naturally answered right away: "Little bro, did you just miss me? Tell me any arrangements! Or have you come back? Then say where, and I'll be there immediately!"

Su Yang said: "How could I possibly get back that quickly? I have a favor to ask you; the details are as follows……"

After Su Yang finished, Li Xunhuan slapped his chest and said: "Little bro, what kind of talk is that? Between us brothers, do you still need to ask me for help? You're not giving me face, not treating me as one of your own!"

What's the risk in this matter? What if there are people in the province? We're in the right, and now we're a righteous force with just cause!

Sun Lao Di dares to arrest even Zhao Ruilong—what is Geng Biao anyway? Not to mention our Lancheng Daily, I'd even pull strings for the Ganzhou Daily to have them publish this for you!

Besides, besides these two media outlets, I'll ask any influential media in other cities to run related pieces. They used to constantly wage opinion wars against you—this time we can turn public opinion against them, letting them taste what it's like to be in the eye of the storm.

Besides, don't stand on ceremony with me, and don't think about thanking anyone—doing these things is what I ought to do. Between us brothers, we must never mention thanks; the connections, resources, and even energy I've mobilized for this are all I've accumulated over the years—helping you is just helping myself.

After hearing that, Su Yang still felt a bit moved inside. Frankly, he had thought the connections he had in South City would be useless in the short term, but now he sees that resources are always useful, and so are networks.

He realized he ought to keep in touch with everyone more often, and this relationship definitely needs to be maintained.

Especially the media sector, which is the mouthpiece of public opinion—when one is in a weak position, one can use public opinion to turn the situation around.

However, just then, the phone in his pocket rang.